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🕘 December 2009: Maybe you were upgrading your computer to the new Windows 7, or checking out Ubuntu 9.10. Perhaps you were pouring all your free time into Valve’s ridiculously fun survival shooter Left 4 Dead 2. And maybe, just maybe, you were eagerly anticipating installing Thunderbird 3.0…
Step back into the Thunderbird Time Machine as Jason looks at what made this such a landmark release!
blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/t…
#FOSS #Thunderbird #Retro
Thunderbird Time Machine: Was Thunderbird 3.0 Worth The Wait?
After a 2-year development cycle, Thunderbird 3.0 finally released late 2009 with a bunch of new feature milestones. Was it worth the wait?Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
Just bought a #DELL 3190 laptop, new for $150 (11.6" screen, 64GB eMMC). It's fully supported on #Linux, and even if it has a Celeron N4120 CPU and only 4 GB of RAM, it'll work fine with #Mint, or #XFCE (and #Gnome/ #KDE if you don't mind some minor lag). Not opening too many browser tabs will ensure that the swap file won't get used too often.
If you're on a tight budget this is a good option, as it also has great battery life too at 10 hours with Linux.
#linuxmint #ubuntu #opensource #foss
Community Member Monday: Adam Seskunas - The Document Foundation Blog
Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Adam Seskunas and I currently live in San Diego, California. In my free time I enjoy outdoor activities, hiking, backpacking in the Sierra, rock climbing and surfing with my daughter Sofia.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Reminder: The Sovereign Tech Fund is asking #FOSS maintainers for input as we design the pilot program for a paid fellowship to support critical digital infrastructure. Help us by sharing this with maintainers you know!
The last day to submit a response is Sunday, 7 April 2024.
More: sovereigntechfund.de/news/foss…
Survey: survey.sovereigntechfund.de/96…
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on the release of NVDA 2024.1, plus highlights from our trip to CSUN. Do check it out now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #FOSS
In-Process 5th April 2024
It’s been a busy few weeks for the team, culminating in the BIG release! Let’s get you up to speed: NVDA 2024.1 The big news of course, is that, yes, NVDA 2024.1 is finally out! I know some of thos…NV Access
"You have to understand, we’re responsible for taxpayer money here. We can’t just make a donation to your open source project."
— a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially
Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability
Open Source Infrastructure must be a publicly funded service.
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Open source infrastructure *must* be a publicly funded service, and funders need to support maintenance – not just new feature development 📣
This is on our minds this week in the wake of the #xz news, and as we continue to seek funding to support #Matrix.
Read the latest from project lead, @matthew: matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#OpenSource #FOSS #OpenStandards
Open Source Infrastructure must be a publicly funded service.
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Tomorrow's the official start of #30DayFOSSChallenge! We've got a few people chatting in the #matrix already: matrix.to/#/#30DayFOSSChalleng…
Feel free to join us. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look here: nullarch.com/30DayFOSSChalleng…
#foss #floss #opensource #freeculture #degoogle #indieweb
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
Have you seen @nextcloud AI Assistant 2.0?
You can now chat about your own documents and data, use GPU acceleration, transcribe audio with Whisper, use your own LLMs, and a ton more integrations and new features.
All #open-source 😀
Boosts appreciated 🙏
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-r…
#AI #mastodon #Linux #Foss #OSS
Nextcloud releases Assistant 2.0 and pushes AI-as-a-Service - Nextcloud
A major update to the Nextcloud AI Assistant 2.0, plus the news we work with several big hosting providers like IONOS and OVHcloud to bring AI-as-a-Service options to you!Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
LibreOffice project and community recap: March 2024 - The Document Foundation Blog
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 March by announcing the new Board of Directors at The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Wishing everyone a great time at Gnome 46 Release Party by Volunteers starting today in Offline in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/03-30-gnome-4…
@gnome
#gnome46 #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #gnome
Results from our survey of LibreOffice localisation tooling and workflows - The Document Foundation Blog
LibreOffice’s localisation community translates the software’s user interface, along with its documentation and websites.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Am I late for the Xenia bandwagon? 
#furry #furryart #anthro #anthroart #linux #xenialinux #transrights #foss
Joint release of LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community and LibreOffice 7.6.6 Community - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 28 March 2024 – Today the Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community [1] and LibreOffice 7.6.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
There is a good discount on the #FOSS conference in #Zagreb in May - why don't you combine your thrust for knowledge with a nice trip.
dorscluc.org/2024/03/hop-into-…
I most probably will be there speaking about #heavymetal #thunderbird and maybe #osm.
Hop into DORS/CLUC 2024 with Our Exclusive Easter Discount! - DORS/CLUC
As the spring season unfolds, bringing with it a sense of renewal and growth, we at DORS/CLUC 2024 are excited to share some exhilarating news with our esteemed community.andrei (DORS/CLUC)
💡 The last Wednesday of March can only mean one thing...
Today we celebrate open standards: The ability for everyone to work and communicate using free software.
If you're using paid software that confines you see if any of the alternatives on my list of #opensource software can make life easier for you:
ethicalrevolution.co.uk/opt-op…
Includes (but not limited to) @cryptpad @thegoodcloud @piefedadmin @libreoffice @thunderbird @Tutanota @protonprivacy @plausible @GIMP @inkscape @session @signalapp @delta @efoundation @MattermostFR @element
Any I've missed, let me know!
@dff
#FOSS #DFF #DFD #decentralize
Opt Open-Source - Ethical Revolution
Join me in taking step O, “Opt Opensource”, in the A-Z of steps to a better world: transparency, quality, reliability, flexibility +low cost.Sam (Ethical Revolution)
Czech translation of LibreOffice Writer Guide 24.2 - The Document Foundation Blog
Zdeněk Crhonek (aka “raal”) from the Czech LibreOffice community writes: The Czech team has finished translating the LibrePffice Writer Guide 24.2. As usual it was a team effort, with translations by Petr Kuběj, Radomír Strnad and Zdeněk Crhonek.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
In an attempt to be a less silent majority, I would like more of us to speak up and appreciate the hard work that goes into #foss maintenance. Thanks for a wonderful tool that a BILLION people use, that's remarkable!
Missed @lea@ordinary.cafe and @jaiden@ordinary.cafe's panel at @socallinuxexpo@social.linux.pizza about the future of the Linux desktop?
Here’s a recording to satisfy your curiosity :3
youtube.com/watch?v=hNDJDyef_U…
Featuring:
- @lea@ordinary.cafe, Fyra Labs
- @jaiden@ordinary.cafe, Fyra Labs (Moderator)
- @zana@sfba.social, @gnome@floss.social Foundation
- @technobaboo@tech.lgbt, @stardustxr@fosstodon.org
- @communiteatime@fosstodon.org, @thunderbird@mastodon.online- @mattdm@hachyderm.io, @fedora@fosstodon.org & Red Hat
- @druonysus@mstdn.io, @kde@floss.social & @opensuse@fosstodon.org
#tech #linux #foss #oss #scale21x
Where Does the Linux Desktop Go from Here?
It's no lie that the Linux desktop has been changing greatly. Through technological and social shifts, the desktop and community we know today is a far cry f...YouTube
🗺️ 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘔𝘢𝘱 3𝘋 🧊
Zoom in to street level to see the 3D features.
#map #maps #OpenStreetMap #3D #topography #world #WorldMap #cities #landscape #environment #data #tools #OpenSource #FOSS
F4map Demo - Interactive 3D map
F4 Map is a WebGL 3D Map Viewer based on OpenStreetMap dataF4map Demo - Interactive 3D map
Apache Pekko has left the incubator phase and is now a top-level project.
lists.apache.org/thread/grl5h0…
That's great news! Pekko was created as a Fork of Akka 2.6, right after Lightbend chose to pull a bait-and-switch by relicensing Akka to a non-FOSS license.
I have already switched to Pekko a few months ago, it went very smooth, and I am grateful to everybody involved in making this happen.
#opensource #pekko #akka #scala #java #licensing #apache #foss
We’re seeking input from #FOSS maintainers as we design a fellowship program pilot. We want to test a support mechanism that addresses structural issues in the FOSS ecosystem, and support maintainers who work on open digital infrastructure in the public interest.
If you maintain open source projects, we would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes to respond to the survey:
survey.sovereigntechfund.de/96…
Please also repost and share with FOSS maintainers you know. Thanks!
Community Member Monday: Dione Maddern, LibreOffice docs team - The Document Foundation Blog
Today we’re talking to Dione Maddern, who helps out in LibreOffice’s documentation team… Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m 44. Originally from Brisbane, Australia but I currently live in Baltimore, on the East Coast of the USA.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Whoa! TIL just how widespread Matrix is at universities in Germany.
This, on top of adoption by their national healthcare system and other corners of their public sector.
Source: doc.matrix.tu-dresden.de/why/
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS
LibreOffice 24.2 Shines Again! Writer 24.2 and Calc 24.2 Guides Published - The Document Foundation Blog
The LibreOffice Community Documentation Team is happy to announce the immediate release of the latest Writer and Calc guides for the new LibreOffice 24.2 office suite. The two books are updates of the respective LibreOffice 7.Olivier Hallot (The Document Foundation)
NV Access are pleased to share the release of NVDA 2024.1 Beta 13.
Changes introduced in Beta 13:
- Bug fix for interacting with some NVDA controls such as the synth selection dialog and selectable checklist items
- Updates to translations
Read the full information and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Release #Software #FOSS #Beta
NVDA 2024.1beta13 available for testing
Beta13 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome y…NV Access
So @gnome is removing the x11 session, leaving just the Wayland one.
If this goes out before Orca, the GNOME screen reader, is fixed to work on Wayland, it will mean that people who rely on screen readers will have no way to use one on GNOME. And thus on the major Linux distributions.
So I’m hoping the plan is that this change will not land until GNOME has a working screen reader.
#accessibility #a11y #gnome #linux #openSource #foss #wayland #x11 #orca peoplemaking.games/@ailepet/11…
ailepet (@ailepet@peoplemaking.games)
@noracodes@tenforward.social @aral@mastodon.ar.al @zeorin@indieweb.social For now: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99People Making Games
Keep the momentum going for free open source projects in this week's Follow Friday by giving your support with contributions, boosts and follows.
adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-f…
- LÖVR @lovr
A framework for rapidly building immersive 3D experiences.
- NV Access @NVAccess
A screen reader.
- BiznisBox @biznisbox
A web app for managing invoices, clients, & payments.
- BookStack @bookstack
Documentation system.
#FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #ff #oss #foss #floss
Discover The Fediverse: Keep The Momentum Going
Find the momentum in your challenging life and in your community of free open source projects with these highlights in fediverse.Adam Douglas
The #GUADEC2024 call for abstracts for those looking to be *sponsored* has passed (due to visa reqs & travel lead time), BUT the call for both in-person (if you don’t need sponsorship) and remote talks IS STILL OPEN!
events.gnome.org/event/209/abs…
If you’ve been working on something interesting in GNOME or GNOME-adjacent spaces and can present remotely or get yourself to Denver in July, you still have just over two weeks to propose a talk!
Nepali Community celebrates LibreOffice 24.2 Release Party with CS50x Nepal students - The Document Foundation Blog
Suraj Bhattarai, our Nepalese LibreOffice Community Liaison, writes: We shared some positive words around the LibreOffice project, among students of IOE Purwanchal Campus enrolled in CS50x Nepal.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
LibreOffice 24.2 Community available for all operating systems - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 31 January 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2 Community, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite and the first to use the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M), is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
LibreOffice 24.2 Community available for all operating systems - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 31 January 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2 Community, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite and the first to use the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M), is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Spectral Compressor. It's incredible that FOSS audio production tools are at a level where top EDM producers make videos about them. Props to au5 for acknowledging that it's not just free, but also open-source.
youtu.be/jo_ayanaKo4?si=evvqcO…
#MusicProduction #FOSS #SoundDesign #EDM #music
This Plugin Shouldn't Be Free, But Is
School Of Bass: https://bit.ly/SOBassSpectral Compressor: https://github.com/robbert-vdh/nih-plug/tree/master/plugins/spectral_compressorDisable Gatekeeper (...YouTube
LibreOffice 24.2 Community available for all operating systems - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 31 January 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2 Community, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite and the first to use the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M), is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
If you're a fan of the free open source e-mail software Thunderbird, you might want to follow their official PeerTube account:
(You can also follow their Mastodon account at @thunderbird@mastodon.online)
If you just want to browse their PeerTube videos without following them, you can watch them all at tilvids.com/a/thunderbird/vide…
#Thunderbird #Mozilla #MozillaThunderbird #FOSS #EMail #Libre #PeerTube
Thunderbird
The Thunderbird Project is a family of free & open-source email software and productivity solutions for managing your personal and professional communications. Available on Linux, macOS and Windows. Coming soon to Android.TILvids