Proud to share that my team at UNDP is offering a course for folks wanting to learn how to deliver government public services using #OpenSource software.
Are you also concerned about the @EUCommission decision to cut the funding for #FreeSoftware projects?
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper ๐๏ธ to make their readers aware of the importance of funding #FreeSoftware solutions with a long-term sustainable funding:
๐ You heard the news: the @EU_Commission is planning to stop funding @EC_NGI in #HorizonEU 2025 โผ๏ธ Our community reached the EU institutions its answer expresses vague support for #FreeSoftware.
Unfortunately it is failing to provide concrete examples on how to do so. The EC needs to come up with dedicated budget for Free Software solutions!
Keep the pressure on the EC on this topic by contacting them!
We are hosting a public XMPP / #Jabber service for 8+ years and you can request an account now. You can learn more about XMPP / Jabber at joinjabber.org
With a diasp.in account and app like Monocles Chat or Monal, you can talk to users of many others messaging apps like Quicksy or Prav.
โ Them: โPlease test #GNOMECalendar's sidebar againโ โ Me, coming back from another round of testing: โCodeโs hauntedโ โ Them: โWhat?โ โ Me, loading a pistol and getting back to the bug tracker: โCodeโs hauntedโ
The #NGI Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a partner, is granting small and medium R&D projects developing #FreeSoftware technologies that can improve the Internet.
The conversation with @josh and @matthew about @matrix on @FLOSS_Weekly was fascinating and for once I would have enjoyed more than an hour. Matthew's frustration with trying to explain to legislators why #ChatControl and #OnlineSafetyBill are so misguided was especially striking - I do hope @EUCommission listen.
This week Jonathan Bennett and Simon Phipps chat with Matthew Hodgson and Josh Simmons about Matrix, the open source decentralized communications platform. How is Matrix a Git for Communications? Aโฆ
Join our team! We're on the lookout for a tech-savvy team member with a passion for helping others with hardware and software issues. If you have experience with GNU/Linux systems, Debian-based distros, and have a knack for support, we want to hear from you. #TechSupportJobs #jobopening #techsupport #Purism #FreeSoftware puri.sm/job/support-staff/
As Purism SPC grows, so does our customer support team requires more personnel. If you enjoy communicating and helping people, and troubleshooting various software and hardware issues, please apply.
Hey #Mastodon! In today's world, software seems to be in EVERYTHING. Your phone, your fridge, even that high-tech "smart" fork you got for Christmas. But here's the real fork in the road: Who controls that software? Big Tech, Big Gov, or Big Brother? Spoiler alert: it's probably not you. #StayInControl with #FreeSoftwarefsf.org/about #SoftwareFreedom @fsf
A game jam from 2024-06-10 to 2024-07-17 hosted by Purism. All those participating, use the code purismgamedev to save 10% on the purism shop! Welcome to the first Purism Free Software Game Jam! Here, we want...
A game jam from 2024-06-10 to 2024-07-17 hosted by Purism. All those participating, use the code purismgamedev to save 10% on the purism shop! Welcome to the first Purism Free Software Game Jam! Here, we want...
The first Purism Free Software Game Jam is almost here, scheduled for June 10th! Join us in creating free software games to promote freedom-respecting software and hardware. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of open-source gaming! #FreeSoftware #GameJam #purism puri.sm/posts/free-software-puโฆ
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Pleased to be able to announce my day job: The exciting new Open Source Ecosystem Enabler (OSEE), a collaboration between between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Read more about the initiative:
In non-web applications, #accessibility has long been confined to only a handful of the largest, most well-resourced UI toolkits, leaving a large proportion of #freesoftware inaccessible to disabled people. @accesskit aims to solve this problem by providing an accessibility abstraction and glue layer that can be reused by many toolkits across programming languages. Learn more at #LibrePlanet 2024: u.fsf.org/43y
Did you know that #LibreOffice has a tabbed user interface option? Make sure you're using the latest release, LibreOffice 24.2, to get the most from it! (And you can find it in the menu under View > User Interface...) #foss #opensource #freesoftware
Want to learn new skills, for a potential future career change? Or just expand your knowledge and have fun on the way? Get involved in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2024! Over the next four weeks, hundreds of people around the world will collaborate โฆ
Sind die Schulzimmer unserer Kinder sicher vor Datenklau durch Amerikanische Gross-Konzerne? Diese Frage stellte sich ein Dรคnischer Vater, weil in der Schule #Chromebook zum Einsatz kommen. Pรคdagogen und Schulleiter sollten dringend vermehrt auf den Einsatz von freier Software fรผr Schรผler plรคdieren!
@prav is looking for an #iOS developer to build Prav App on iOS. So far we have raised 500+ USD for this work via opencollective.com/prav-ios If you are an iOS developer and interested in this work, contact us or knows someone who will be interested, share this with them. If you or any contacts use iPhone donate now to make joining #XMPP easier. #FreeSoftware We need more coordinated effort to break monopoly of #WhatsApp in messaging. Your support is crucial in this challenging task.
Prav is a messaging app built on Quicksy IM and available on Android. We are currently in private beta. This fund raiser is to build Prav iOS app based on Quicksy iOS by Monal project. See About section to learn more.
Congratulations to the entire @fedora community on the release of F40!
And this is awesome: The "Slimbook Fedora 2" laptop looks like a great way to get more people up and running with #FreeSoftware and best of all, they donate 3% of the proceeds to @gnome.
Today more companies are announcing their support of the Valkey community (the group that includes committed developers previously working on the OSS version of the core Redis engine): Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.
๐ช๐บ #EUelections are getting closer! Get active and make your voice be heard about #SoftwareFreedom!
๐ค How?
๐ก For example, you can use our share-pic generator and share why you support our โPublic Money? Public Code!โ campaign. Post your share-pic on social media and encourage others to do the same! ๐
We are part of the #ZOOOMProject consortium, a #HorizonEU project with the purpose of promoting open technologies. ๐
๐ก Recently, the #FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in ๐ช๐บ in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.
Pleased to be able to announce my day job: The exciting new Open Source Ecosystem Enabler (OSEE), a collaboration between between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Read more about the initiative:
Congratulations to the entire @fedora community on the release of F40!
#FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in ๐ช๐บ in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.
