π A huge congratulations to @bagder , founder of cURL , for receiving the first European Open Source Achievement Award! π
The award was presented by Omar Mohsine, Open Source Coordinator at the UN, a key advocate for using open technologies !
π Daniel will take place in the EOSAcademy as its President! #EOSA2025 #FOSS #cURL
π0 A.D. Alpha 27: "Agni" is here! π₯ The final alpha of our free, open-source RTS, named after the Hindu god of fire. Play on Windows & macOSβno ads, no paywalls! Should be on Linux in the coming weeks.
π½ 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 β our next major release β is due to arrive next week! But while youβre waiting, hereβs our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks β click the links to learn moreβ¦ We started 2025 β¦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)
Two projects we love are currently running a crowdsource campaign. The modular Open Hardware laptop MNT Reform Next is up on Crowdsupply where you can support them by buying a T-shirt or treat yourself to an OH laptop in pre-sale.
[1]And the Pixelfed and Loops team is seeking backers to support the development of these federated social networks with no ads, no algorithms and no tracking.
[2][1] crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reformβ¦
[2] kickstarter.com/projects/pixelβ¦
#OpenHardware #FOSS #Fediverse #NGI #NGI0
You can now back the next-generation open hardware MNT Reform Next laptop!Crowd Supply
Jak si postavit vlastnΓ webkameru z Raspberry Pi Zero W? Sleduj! Showmewebcam GitHub: https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcamVHSky
Signal is a secure messenger, but there are interesting alternatives, such as @matrix , @session , @delta , @simplex or XMPP β¦
β‘οΈ matrix.org
β‘οΈ getsession.org
β‘οΈ delta.chat
β‘οΈ simplex.chat
β‘οΈ xmpp.org
If youβd like to learn more about these options, have a look at the responses to this toot.
#matrix #session #signal #XMPP #messenger #decentralized #tech #technology #OpenSource #FOSS #WhatsApp #security #InfoSec #data #safety
Session is a private messenger that aims to remove any chance of metadata collection by routing all messages through an onion routing network.Session
Most folks don't know what an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) is
There's a definition here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Souβ¦
But it needs some love. What do folks think is missing?
#OpenSource #FOSDEM #FOSS #OSPO
New on // foss.events: Matrix Fringe Event by Matrix.org Foundation & Matrix Events Working Group on 31 January 2025 in HSBXL in #Brussels, #Belgium
Find out more on foss.events/2025/01-31-matrix-β¦
Official account: @matrix
Official hashtag(s): #matrixFringe
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
Everything in a nutshell about Matrix Fringe Event 2025 on // foss.events - The most comprehensive collection of FOSS events in Europe (and online)foss.events
Gebruik je #WhatsApp? Dan support je #Meta. #Instagram is ook van Meta.
"Het is dinsdag niet mogelijk om verschillende zoekopdrachten gerelateerd aan politieke tegenstanders van Donald Trump uit te voeren via Instagram."
Wil je werkelijk een bedrijf met zulke ondemocratische praktijken steunen?
Maak de switch je kunt het! Heb je vragen, laat het me weten!
Schakel over naar @signalapp of @matrix
nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/21/instaβ¦
#BanWhatsapp #BanMeta #signal #signalapp #matrix #opensource #FOSS
Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 will no longer receive software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes after 14.10.2025.
Consider migrating to LibreOffice.
LibreOffice is free to use.
LibreOffice supports Office file formats.
Install LibreOffice and compare it with your version of Office.
Website: libreoffice.org
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#Microsoft #Office2016 #Office2019 #Office #LibreOffice #CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS
Free office suite β the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.www.libreoffice.org
FOSDEM is one of the largest meetups for free and open source software projects, and it takes place every year in Brussels at the ULB Solbosch campus.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Another great @sustainoss #Podcast this time with @brian on Approachable Open Source podcast.sustainoss.org/262
Lots of nuggets for #OpenSource maintenance. Thanks @richlitt & @abbycabs
Worth checking out Brian's book too:
approachableopensource.com/
#FOSS #SustainOSS #FOSS
A new book by Brian Muenzenmeyer, available paperback or digitalapproachableopensource.com
LibreOffice 25.2 will be released as final at the beginning of February, 2025 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 25.2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) the forth and last pre-release since the development of version 25.2 started in mid Juny, 2024.x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
ZdenΔk Crhonek (aka βraalβ) from the Czech LibreOffice community writes: The Czech team has finished its translation of the LibreOffice Getting Started guide 24.8.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Dione Maddern and The Documentation Team are proud to announce the immediate availability of the LibreOffice Calc Guide 24.8, an update of the existing Calc Guide 24.2 with enhancements taken from the current LibreOffice 24.8 Calc module.Olivier Hallot (The Document Foundation)
General Activities LibreOffice 24.8.4 was announced on December 19 Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved the warning in Help when JavaScript is not active and did many cleanups in help pages Dione Maddern created a help page for Alignment Sidebar deck Alain β¦x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
β€οΈ Privacy matters - so does doing good. We donate Tuta to #opensource projects! β€οΈ
Ready to turn on #privacy?
π tuta.com/blog/tutanota-for-opeβ¦
#foss #givingback #encryption #security
Open Source is at the heart of our products since we first launched Tutanota. Now we are giving back to open source teams with free Tuta accounts.Tuta
Marcial Machado recently posted on Reddit about his βfully-featured LibreOffice Impress template for creating Jeopardy-style games.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
LibreOffice 25.2 will be released as final at the beginning of February, 2025 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 25.2 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) the third pre-release since the development of version 25.2 started in mid Juny, 2024.x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
Introducing Refine, an app to tweak advanced and experimental settings in GNOME. It is an alternative to GNOME Tweaks, and is a pet project I'm currently working to experiment with PyGObject and dconf, while following the data-driven, object-oriented, and composition paradigms.
The entire codebase is made up of widgets that provide all the functionality needed to add an option. For example, instead of adding each option programmatically in Refine, the ultimate goal is to have it all done in the UI file.
For example, if we want to add an option to enable or disable middle click paste, all we need is the following code in the UI file:
$RefineSwitchRow {<br> title: _('Middle Click Paste');<br> schema-id: 'org.gnome.desktop.interface';<br> key: 'gtk-enable-primary-paste';<br>}<br>RefineSwitchRow widget will do whatever it needs to do to ensure the option is available, grab the setting if it's available, and display it to the user. Many of these widgets provide extra functionality, such as a Reset button.You can get Refine on Flathub: flathub.org/apps/page.tesk.Refβ¦
Everything else (source code, screenshot, etc.) is in the project website: tesk.page/refine/, as well as the Flathub link.
#GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub #FOSS #OpenSource #GTK #Libadwaita
Transnational hacking and FOSS bonding in action! Family trip brought me across the Atlantic, but got a chance to meet @pan and bring a FairPhone for development. It's amazing when we can not only hack, but also meet and enjoy the human part of it :)
@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.0-beta05 available for testing!
This is mainly a maintenance/bugfix release with no brand new features, just:
- chore(l10n): translation updates;
- fix(10n): format specifier used in hashtag list;
- chore(qa): add more unit tests;
- chore: add mentions of new contributors.
I'm setting up the process to be able to distribute the app on Google Play too. If you are willing to help, we need a minimum number of people to participate in the closed testing program for two weeks before releasing to production. To enroll, first join this group with the same email address you are going to use on Google Play, then download the app using this invitation link.
Any help is highly appreciated! #livefasteatrash
#procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject
@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.4.0-beta04Β available for testing!
Changelog:
- fix for a bug after adding/removing a post to favorites which led to lose custom emojis;
- fix spacing between post and reply placeholders when using the new Card layout;
- fix a minor accessibility issue with the new audio player;
- fix crash when rendering some HTML posts;
- fix "floating" (overlapping) images for embedded contents;
- localization updates (included support for upcoming Romanian translation);
- library updates.
I think we are almost ready for the 0.4 version. In the meantime I've submitted both Raccoon apps to Google Play so I may be needed some volunteers to participate in the closed testing program before the apps can be made available to the general public.
Happy New Year and remember to #livefasteatrash
#procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject
@RaccoonForFriendica do you want to try the new "Card" layout for posts? All you have to do is downloading version 0.4.0-beta02 and try it out! Using Compose Multiplatform, customizing UI is as easy as eating a piece of cake.
This version also contains a fix for the search text field which was not scrollable horizontally when its content exceeded the available width, plus some localization updates.
We're reaching towards the 0.4.0 milestone, just another feature (audio playback) and then it'll be ready to go!
#livefasteatrash #procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject
Berlin, 19 December 2024 β LibreOffice 24.8.4, the fourth 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 at www.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
General Activities LibreOffice 24.8.3 was announced on November 14 Olivier Hallot (TDF) did big updates to screenshots in Help, added a help page for login/password dialog and improved help pages on Skia, Writer Navigator and Edit β External links inβ¦x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
A quick look back at the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024, which took place in Luxembourg from 10 - 12 October.LibreOffice is a free and private o...YouTube
Our team member Peter Schofield just updated the Impress, Draw and Math guides to the latest LibreOffice 24.8 release. Β The Impress, Draw and Math guides are the authoritative guides for the end user.Olivier Hallot (The Document Foundation)
@RaccoonForFriendica Finally we have a Weblate project for the translations of the app UI, changelogs and metadata. Hope this will help us all create a better user experience and correct some localization mistakes!
#raccoonforfriendica #procyonproject #foss #opensource #friendica #fediverseapp
