How my students taught me that Github’s monopoly is hurting the Open Source ecosystem even more than I thought.

ploum.net/2026-01-05-unteachin…

#github #floss

How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem

How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

^ploum.net

🚨 NEW VIDEO: The Windows Exodus Has Begun.

2025 was the breaking point. Forced hardware retirement and intrusive AI have sparked a mass migration to GNU/Linux. In this video, I explore:

📈 The data behind the 3.20% Steam high.

🇪🇺 How the EU is saving millions by ditching Microsoft.

🛡️ Why 2026 is the year of Digital Sovereignty.

Stop fighting your OS. Start owning it.

🔴 Full Video: youtube.com/watch?v=dLzdTgCXyR…

#TerminalTilt #WindowsExodus #Windows10 #Windows11 #Microsoft #WindowsEOL #Recall #Copilot #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #DigitalPrivacy #NoAI #HumanMade #DeGoogle #EthicalTech #Autonomy #DataSovereignty #AntiSpyware #Telemetry #SurveillanceCapitalism #RightToPrivacy #Encryption #SoftwareFreedom #ExitWindows #Migration #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #SteamDeck #Valve #Proton #Bazzite #SteamOS #HandheldGaming #PCGaming #ROGAlly #LegionGo #GamingCommunity #SteamHardwareSurvey #EWaste #Sustainability #RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence #CircularEconomy #GreenTech #SaveThePC #Hardware #Environment #EUtech #PublicMoneyPublicCode #OpenStandards #SchleswigHolstein #GermanyTech #GovernmentIT #DigitalRights #Linux #GNUlinux #Debian #Trixie #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #LibreOffice #Thunderbird #Nextcloud #SelfHosted #HomeLab #CLI #CommandLine #Terminal #Bash #FishShell #Dotfiles #SysAdmin #QueerTech #TransInTech #DisabledInTech #Accessibility #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #HumanContent #ContentCreator #SmallYouTuber #SmallStreamer #YouTube #IndieCreator #SupportIndependent #LinuxUser #Tech #TechNews #OperatingSystems

The Windows Exodus Has Begun. (And the Data Proves It)

For decades, “The Year of the Linux Desktop” was treated as a tech world punchline. But as we enter 2026, the data shows the laughter has stopped. Between th...

^YouTube

Some other simple things

8. Disable google advertising ID in phone settings

9. Install F-Droid where you can discover many FLOSS apps deliberately not published on google play

10. Switch from a fingerprint to a pin (added bonus that police in several countries can legally force your thumb onto your phone but cant legally force you to give up a pin)

11. Switch from google notification servers to something else like microg and/or set notifications to not display message content or at least not display message content when the phone is locked (Im pretty sure all that can be done from notification settings)

12. Switch from googles keyboard app to an open source alternative from f-droid (google has been fined millions before for illegally and secretly tracking geolocation it wouldnt surprise me if they do the same with keystrokes, and also mic and camera)

13. There's a bunch of other phone-home features spread across the settings but mostly under privacy category and accessibility category that you might want to turn off if you have no use for

#Google #Android #Privacy #PSA #FLOSS #FDroid #Advertising #Microg

🔐 Did CryptPad help you this year?

Millions of documents were written and shared on CryptPad this year, all encrypted on the user’s device.

If every active user gave 5 EUR in December, the project could be funded for all of 2026 without external grants.

If you want to support private, open-source collaboration, you can donate here:
👉 opencollective.com/cryptpad

Thank you to everyone who already supports us 💚.

#CryptPad #FLOSS #Privacy #E2EE #DigitalSustainability

CryptPad - Open Collective

Collaborative suite, end-to-end encrypted and open-source. Made at XWiki.

^{opencollective.com}

In the early 2000s the ReactOS team paused development for years; to engage in a project wide audit, under accusations that a developer may have SEEN leaked windows sourcecode.

In the 2020s folks keep insisting it's cool for #FLOSS devs to use AI's trained on random other projects to generate code; when it is known that such AI assistants occasionally reproduce code verbatim, without regard to the original software license. #llm #AI #eliza #generativeAI

📣 Ready to shake up digital payments?

The 11th open call from #GNUTaler is now live!
We’re looking for #privacy-first, Free Software-powered payment projects that challenge the status quo.
💡 It's real, it works, no blockchain, no surveillance.

⏳ Deadline: February 1, 2026 – 12:00 CET
🔗 nlnet.nl/taler/
#FLOSS #FreeSoftware Tech #DigitalCash #OpenCall #NLnet #Funding
ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/11564970…

NGI TALER (@NGI_TALER@s10y.eu)

Attached: 1 image 1/2 📢 Got a groundbreaking idea for #free #software and #privacy preserving projects that support our mission for @Taler ? 🌟 Our 11th Open Call is live since yesterday 1st of December and you’ve got 2 months to apply! ⏰ Deadline 1…

^{Une fois pour TOOT! A Mastodon in Brussels}

Petition in Germany to recognize unpaid contribution to free and open source software projects as 'society-beneficial volunteering' (ehrenamt)!

This will give volunteering for e.g. @postmarketOS , @freifunk , @kde , @nextcloud , @Mastodon and other libre projects the same legal status as taking care of an elderly family member, which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits.

openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

English language version (only sign one version): openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

If you're not a resident of Germany, go ahead and use this thread to organize similar initiatives in your country of residence.

#deutchland #foss #floss #volunteer #ehrenamt #freiwilligkeit #openSource #freeSoftware

The #dragons may have all been adopted, but, in the true spirit of #FLOSS, we give you the instructions on how to make your own!

Grab the instructions as a PDF document from the "thank you" page you see after donating:

kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202…

or directly download them from here:

kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202…

And get knitting!

#fundraiser #freeSoftware #amigurumi

We’re also thankful for all of our Friends of GNOME who help keep the GNOME Foundation sustainable! The next time you see one of these 720+ outstanding individuals, join us in thanking them for directly supporting our vision of a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust:

donate.gnome.org/#friends-of-g…

#FriendsOfGNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

Today we are thankful for each and every contributor to the Free and Open Source software that makes GNOME possible. ❤️ And of course, we’re extra grateful for the contributors to GNOME projects, tirelessly working to build and improve our diverse and sustainable personal computing ecosystem.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

Ca. 15 Jahre nutze ich nun #ubuntu auch beruflich fast ausschließlich. Aber erst dieser Tage habe ich so richtig gecheckt, dass man dem Terminal sagen kann, in welcher Fenstergröße es starten soll:

Menü [Einstellungen]->[Profile]->[z.B. Unbenannt]->[Anfängliche Größe des Terminals]

... wieder ein Klick weniger

#Useability #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource

As we continue to grow the Foundation’s donations, we look forward to being able to focus on additional ways to directly support the community and the development of GNOME itself.

Thank you again to all 500 of you Friends of GNOME! To everyone else, we’d love for you to consider joining today: donate.gnome.org

#GNOME #FriendsOfGNOME #GNOMEfoundation #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Flathub

It’s been a period of transformation for the Foundation, and the support of every Friend of GNOME truly makes a difference by enabling us to:

• Maintain and improve our infrastructure including GitLab hosting and build pipelines we freely provide to Core, Circle, and World projects

• Provide services for members like blog hosting, chat, and video conferencing

• Support the development of Flathub

#GNOME #FriendsOfGNOME #GNOMEfoundation #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Flathub

We just hit 500 Friends of GNOME! Thank you so much to every single person donating to the GNOME Foundation to help ensure our sustainability.

Check out everyone who opted into being listed over at donate.gnome.org

…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉

#GNOME #FriendsOfGNOME #GNOMEfoundation #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Flathub

News for developers! As a result of some awesome cross-project collaboration, Flathub now has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for you.

tl;dr app developers, ensure you’re using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and copyright notices are properly included; distros, ensure your OS images have been built with updated runtimes from Flathub.

docs.flathub.org/blog/enhanced…

#Flathub #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS

Enhanced License Compliance Tools for Flathub

tl;dr: Flathub has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for developers. Distros should rebuild OS images with updated runtimes from Flathub; app developers should ensure they're using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and cop…

^{Cassidy James Blaede (docs.flathub.org)}

A 🇩🇪 iniciou a sua transição para o software livre

"Os gabinetes governamentais de Schleswig-Holstein migraram do Microsoft Exchange e do Outlook para o Open Xchange e o @thunderbird ."

"A fase final envolve a migração do #Windows para uma distribuição #Linux ."

pplware.sapo.pt/linux/alemanha…

#OpenSource #Microsoft #outlook #software #SoftwareLibre #LibreOffice #win10 #Win11 #FOSS #FLOSS #Alemanha

Alemanha afasta-se da Microsoft com a ajuda de software livre

Poucos meses após ter anunciado que iria abandonar a Microsoft, a Alemanha iniciou a sua transição para o software livre

^{Pedro Simões (Pplware)}

We took for granted that at least our tech bubble would understand what the Google Decree means for Android, #FLOSS and freedom. Unfortunately we never saw the uproar we were expecting and people just shrugged it off taking for granted that "nothing changes".

@marcprux great #FDroid post brought the issue into the light, waking up developers, users, media and (we hope) concerned authorities to the immense danger the newly proposed gatekeeping controls Google wants to add.

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A new #DestinationLinux has hit the road!
😂❤️🐧🐧🐧
tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destin…

We Have a Wonderful Interview Exploring Design in Linux & Open Source with Máirín Duffy 🎉

#Linux #SwitchtoLinux
#FLOSS #RedHat

Thank you @SandflySecurity!
destinationlinux.net/sandfly

Itching to try GNOME 49 today? Developers and curious testers can try GNOME OS in a virtual machine or bare metal:

os.gnome.org/

Just remember that GNOME OS itself is considered pre-release software; bad things may happen if you use it in production. Happy testing!

#GNOME #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #Linux

GNOME OS Nightly

Try the latest and greatest GNOME software in a VM or on real hardware

^os.gnome.org

Thank you to everyone who helped make GNOME 49 a reality—especially every Friend of GNOME whose financial support sustains the GNOME Foundation!

If you'd like to join us on the road to GNOME 50, consider donating to become a Friend of GNOME today. With your help, we can continue to build a diverse and sustainable free software personal computing ecosystem to realize a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust.

donate.gnome.org/

#GNOME #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #Linux

GNOME 49 has been officially released! Head over to the release notes to discover all the new features and enhancements:

release.gnome.org/49

Many thanks to our community for your work over the past 6 months. You're amazing!

#GNOME #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #Linux

GNOME Release Notes

Discover what's new in GNOME, the distraction-free computing platform.

^{GNOME Release Notes}

It's here! The NVDA 2025.2 Release Candidate is available: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2r…

We encourage ALL users to try this before we declare it is stable. Please see tips on how to test without affecting your installed copy in this week's In-Process: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-4…

NVDA 2025.2 includes improvements in Windows 11, browse mode & Microsoft Word. Plus updates to eSpeak-NG & LibLouis, new device support & more!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Release #Update #NewVersion #PreRelease #test #Testing #FOSS #FLOSS

NVDA 2025.2 Beta 5 is now available for testing!

Read more & Download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…

Changes in Beta 5:
- Fixed a bug where supported languages were incorrectly being reported as unsupported.
- Updates to translations.

Please try Beta 5 and let us know what you think.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #NewVersion #Update #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #FLOSS

Are you a developer looking to make a difference? NVDA is on GitHub with an enthusiastic community of people who report issues, test bugs & features & submit code to improve NVDA. Now is an exciting time to become involved in a not-for-profit. Use your skills to directly impact the lives of blind & vision impaired people around the world! Find out more, read the developer docs & join in at: github.com/nvaccess/nvda

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Community #Contribute #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource

🚨 Keynote Announcement 🚨 - We are excited to announce our first keynote for the 20th FrOSCon presented by Daniel Stenberg

AI slop attacks on the curl project

Full abstract here programm.froscon.org/froscon20…

Further information at froscon.org

@bagder #floss #opensourcde #ai #aidriven #aislop

NVDA 2025.2 Beta 3 is now available for testing: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…

Changes introduced in Beta 3:
- Added a WASAPI toggle to SAPI5.
- Added a confirmation dialog to update root certificates when downloading add-ons.
- When using NVDA Remote Access, speech from User Account Control screens on the remote computer now works reliably.
- Updates to translations.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #PreRelease #News #Update #Software #FLOSS #FOSS

It's another End Of 10 Challenge 🖖

Supporters are invited to do a simple task to further the campaign goals.

This time's challenge … 🚀

Locate the bug tracker 🐞 of an app you use, and learn how to submit a bug report 🐝 for the developers.

BONUS ❤️ POINTS: Actually submit a bug report.

BONUS BONUS ❤️❤️ POINTS: Show a friend how to do it too!

Tell us about it in a post. Don't forget hashtag #EO10Challenges

#EndOf10 #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Linux #GNULinux #Windows

It's a busy day! NVDA 2025.2 Beta 1 is now out: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…

AND In-Process is also out: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3… - covering all about NVDA 2025.1, NV Access in the Forbes Accessibility 100, five quick things to try with NVDA 2025.1, and a small end of financial year request: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #NewVersion #PreRelease #Beta #FLOSS #FOSS

I just updated the list of weather stations used by #TinyWeatherForecastGermany , and it turns out my app now supports 6291 locations worldwide.

Time to update the advertising claim from "over 5000 locations worldwide" to > 6000 👍

#TinyWeatherForecastGermany delivers you a weather forecast on #android devices based on #opendata from the Germany's National Meteorological Service, @DeutscherWetterdienst .

It is a #floss app without any trackers.

It also includes weather warnings and a pollen forecast amongst other features.

You can get it at #IzzySoftRepo apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/ or at #fdroid .

You can visit the project homepage at #codeberg
codeberg.org/Starfish/TinyWeat…

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

Are you a GitHub user who would like to support the great work NV Access does?

You can become a GitHub Sponsor!

Today, we'd like to give a shoutout to Nael-Accessvision, one of our GitHub sponsors.

You can sponsor NV Access here: github.com/sponsors/nvaccess

(Or through PayPal or bank transfer via the "Donate" link on our website)

*Donations in Australia are tax deductible*

#FOSS #FLOSS #Accessibility #NonProfit #NotForProfit #GoodCause #Donate #Donation

Exciting day for the #Fediverse! This morning at #UN #OpenSource Week, @haubles announced that @Mastodon has been named as a Digital Public Good for its work to empower communities, protect privacy, and foster authentic connections.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/…

#Mastodon #DPG #DigitalPublicGoods #UnitedNations #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

🗓️ There are 4 days left to contribute to the crowdfunding campaign for the #PeerTube mobile app and help us to reach the next goal!

Every contribution helps us build a world where everyone can use PeerTube from anywhere!

👉 support.joinpeertube.org

#crowdfunding #mobile #app #FLOSS #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Soutenir PeerTube

Popularisons les vidéos partagées par les humain⋅es pour les humain⋅es !

^{support.joinpeertube.org}

Want to start a Repair Café in your area?

You can!

Repair Café International enables local groups around the world to start their own:

repaircafe.org/en/join/start-y…

@RepairCafeInternational supports #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!

#RCInternational #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Win10