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@matrix has gone from $0 to $561K in recurring revenue in just 2 years. But our expenses run $1.2M/yr.
We've burned through reserves and are at a crossroads.
It's the classic FOSS funding problem: use and adoption are at an all-time high, wealthy companies and countries use it, and secure decentralized comms have never been more important. And yet we can't pay our bills.
YOU have a role to play in shaping what comes next: matrix.org/blog/2025/02/crossr…
#Matrix #FOSS #OpenSource #IndieWeb #Fediverse
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsThib (matrix.org)
Berlin, 20 February 2025 – LibreOffice 24.8.5, the fifth minor release of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free open source, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and Linux, is available on our d…Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Here I discuss some notes for the newcomers on how to better understand the existing LibreOffice code, and provide better patches.Hossein Nourikhah (LibreOffice Development Blog)
Tell us a bit about yourself! I live in Lagos, Nigeria, and I spend my time dabbling into user experience design with research, although these days, I’m diving deeper into research. I’m a big fan of books, especially well-written fiction.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
The world needs secure communication more than ever, as a bulwark against the surveillance, authoritarianism, and oppression increasingly enabled by Big Tech. Matrix seeks to meet that need, as an open source, decentralised, encrypted comms protocol.
But Trust & Safety is more difficult in a decentralised environment. How are we building a safer Matrix?
matrix.org/blog/2025/02/buildi…
#Matrix #Security #Privacy #TrustAndSafety #OpenSource #FOSS
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJim Mackenzie, VP Trust & Safety — The Matrix.org Foundation (matrix.org)
Happy #ILoveFreeSoftwareDay from the entire Tuta Team ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
ALL our apps are published as #opensource and on @fdroidorg 💖
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Some folks have asked how our efforts are going helping governments be good open source citizens as they leverage free software to provide public services.
🎉 The answer is: Things are going very well, and they're getting better every week.
📋 With 4 months until UN Open Source week, here's a current update from our UNDP team:
undp.org/digital/blog/open-sou…
#UN #UNDP #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #GovTech
"The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us" via @verge.
Indeed, the UK's actions imperil security across the globe.
It's worth highlighting that open source comms tools, like @matrix and @signalapp, empower researchers and users: you'll _see_ if a backdoor is added.
Not so with proprietary tools. Do you really trust Meta, Apple, or Google not to roll over on you?
theverge.com/policy/612136/uk-…
#FOSS #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Security #Privacy #Encryption
The UK is using its Investigatory Powers Act to demand backdoor access to iCloud users’ encrypted backups worldwide.Gaby Del Valle (The Verge)
RIP #GNOME logo ... we barely knew ya. 1997-2025
#BrandEquity #logo #branding #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS
Despite not having a lot of money we are yearly subscribed to give 300eur to the #foss #forgejo platform of @Codeberg who are currently suffering sustained network and abuse attacks social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg/1…
Some of our #webxdc developments takes place on Codeberg. Thanks for persevering! #hugops
We are currently suffering from a network-level DDoS attack. Or maybe just a single actor. Anyway, our downlink is jammed.social.anoxinon.de - Mastodon
One week ago, we announced LibreOffice 25.2, our brand new major release. It’s packed with new features, and has many improvements to compatibility and performance too.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.1-beta11 has been released yesterday and is available for testing.
Its "latest and greatest" are:
- tags in post headers in your timeline (if that post is included due to you following one orore hashtags);
- new post detail layout which makes it easier to view relationships between posts and replies and load more replies on demand.
The initial depth of nesting (higher values imply loading will be less performant, lower values imply you'll see more often the "load more replies" button due to threads being partially downloaded).
It is the best I can do with the current Mastodon APIs but it looks ok-ish and, which is more important to the user who asked for this feature I guess, it makes it easier to follow conversations.
Let me know what you think, and if I accidentally broke anything and in the meantime, as usual, #livefasteattrash
#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject
General Activities Olivier Hallot (TDF) added help pages for new Calc functions TOROW(), TOCOL(), WRAPROWS(), WRAPCOLS(), EXPAND(), TAKE() and DROP(), added dark mode support to the help interface, improved help for PDF/UA, did cleanups in the Xapian…x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
It is once again time to give thanks to Brian Fox, the Black American programmer that has given us BASH and echo! Thank you for your INCREDIBLE contributions to open source software, Unix, and Linux. It literally would not be the same without you. BASH is still absolutely foundational to all computing today. Happy Black History Month to an absolute icon!
#bash #bashscript #echo #foss #linux #unix #BlackHistoryMonth #gnu
New big update! #LibreOffice 25.2 is here, with:
➡️ Better change tracking
➡️ More versatile comments
➡️ Extra theme support
...plus compatibility improvements, extra privacy options, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #freesoftware
The new major release provides many user interface and accessibility improvements, plus the usual interoperability features Berlin, 6 February 2025 – LibreOffice 25.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.1-beta10 has been released and is available for testing in the Play store (or in Obtainium if you prefer installing directly from GitHub)!
Apart from the usual localization and dependency updates, this version contains several improvements for embedded images and, if you are using Friendica, you will also be able to insert embedded images within your post body (as opposed to regular attachments). This can benefit those who want to create larger posts with several illustrations.
Let me know what you think about it and, as always, #livefasteattrash
#friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject
We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded a grant from #OpenTechFund designed to support FOSS projects in addressing long-term sustainability challenges.
More details: f-droid.org/2025/02/05/f-droid… #FDroid #FOSS #Sustainability
We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded $396,044 from theOpen Technology Fund’s FOSS SustainabilityFund.This grant is specifically designed ...f-droid.org
The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein is moving 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Windows and Office to Linux and LibreOffice.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
📢 January 2025 Newsletter is here! We’re kicking off the year with exciting updates:
⚙️ Rust support progress for Native
🔤 Web font improvements in GL JS
💡 Read more: 🔗 maplibre.org/news/2025-02-03-m…
Great turnout today at the State of Open Con in London.
More discussion of procurement, regulation and the role of government.
#SOOCon #StateOfOpen #SOOCon25 #FOSS #London #Drupal #CHAOSS
The UK's Open Technology Conference: Open Source Software, Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Standards, & AI Openness. 4 and 5 February, 2025 at Sancroft, Rose St, Paternoster Sq., St Paul's London EC4M 7DQState of Open Conference 25
My 2nd @fosdem talk was Alternative Text for Images: How Bad Are Our Alt-Text Anyway?
fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event…
It is available online:
docs.google.com/presentation/d…
#FOSDEM #FOSS #AI #LLM #AltText #Accessibility
Alt Text for Images: How Bad Are they Anyway? FOSDEM, Feb 1, 2025 25 minutes, Track: Inclusive Web, Room: K.3.201 https://fosdem.Google Docs
@RaccoonForFriendica I'm seeing a lot of new users from Google Play's statistics, even if the app is not yet in the production channel. Welcome everyone, I hope you'll enjoy #friendica and #raccoonforfriendica!
Thanks to all the translators who continued to work on the app UI and store description, your dedication is really appreciated. @Fitik @Cătă @TamilNeram @Ricky-Tigg
To old users, I've added two new big features: swipe navigation which allows you to navigate between posts from the conversation detail and the "shortcuts" section, where you can explore other instances and see their local timeline "as if" your were registered there. Plus, as usual, small fixes and enhancements listening to your continuous feedback.
Have a nice weekend and #livefasteattrash
#friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject
For folks who couldn't make my first 2025 @fosdem.bsky.social talk Digital Public Goods - Incentivizing Collaboration fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event…
My slides are available here:
docs.google.com/presentation/d…
#DigitalPublicGoods #FOSS #FOSDEM #OpenSource #GovTech #Procurement
Digital Public Goods - Incentivizing Collaboration FOSDEM, 5:35pm, Feb 1, 2025 25 minutes, Track: Community, Room: UB5.230 https://fosdem.Google Docs
LibreOffice is used by 200 million people around the world. Every major release goes through extensive testing, with Alpha, Beta and Release Candidate versions – and there are regular monthly minor updates to fix issues too.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Really? You had no problems with having debconf hosted in the Zionist state. You even refer to that illegal entity by the name "Israel". Does the Debian project have the same values as the Zionist state?
I understand a free software project not wanting to be on a proprietary platform, but this is ridiculous.
#debian #freesoftware #freedom #zionism #Zionist #palestine #free_palestine #foss #opensource #tech #technology #politics
🏆 A huge congratulations to @bagder , founder of cURL , for receiving the first European Open Source Achievement Award! 🎉
The award was presented by Omar Mohsine, Open Source Coordinator at the UN, a key advocate for using open technologies !
👏 Daniel will take place in the EOSAcademy as its President! #EOSA2025 #FOSS #cURL
🚀0 A.D. Alpha 27: "Agni" is here! 🔥 The final alpha of our free, open-source RTS, named after the Hindu god of fire. Play on Windows & macOS—no ads, no paywalls! Should be on Linux in the coming weeks.
🔽 Download: play0ad.com/download/
#0AD #RTS #FreeGame #Strategy #FOSS
0 A.D. is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers.Wildfire Games (0 A.D. Franchise - Official Web Site)
The histogram says it all. First, rapid growth between 2011 and 2014 to 30 million downloads, despite the fierce hostility of the project created to kill LibreOffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#surrealchan explores the upcoming imgram2, the only (in theory) decentralized image gallery written in ksh and (in theory) rc!
#comic #ksh @sigrid #serpico #9front @kinderstampfer #comic #foss
LibreOffice 25.2 – our next major release – is due to arrive next week! But while you’re waiting, here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… We started 2025 …Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
On route to #FOSDEM in #Brussels- so looking forward to talking about #Civicactions work with #FOSS #OpenSource & #DigitalPublicGoods
Every year, on the last Wednesday of March, advocates of free and open technologies come together to celebrate Document Freedom Day (DFD). In 2025, the Document Freedom Day will happen on March 26, and will be driven by the LibreOffice community.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
