What? TWO new good first bugs have been opened in the #Matrix #Rust SDK repository? Is this Christmas?

github.com/matrix-org/matrix-r…

github.com/matrix-org/matrix-r… is even a set of incremental changes that can be picked up one by one

Good luck, and don't hesitate to chime in / ask for help on Github or our Matrix channel matrix.to/#/#matrix-rust-sdk-d…

#RustLang #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

testing: use more the `EventFactory` to get rid of `sync_timeline_event!` and `EventBuilder` · Issue #3716 · matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk

The EventBuilder struct/methods and sync_timeline_event! macros are used all over the place, but they're quite verbose and not the easier to use, when usually tests want simple things ("a plain tex...

^GitHub

Thanks to gitlab.com/ab-amal and gitlab.com/Glitchyi we have a redesigned home page for diasp.in

#XMPP #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

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.

What's your favourite #FreeSoftware that is #NotOnGitHub (or on other proprietary code forges like #GitLab.com)?

Let us know in the comments! Feel free to also share code from other #Forgejo instances, #Sourcehut or other platforms.

#FreeLibreSoftware #LibreSoftware #Opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #GiveUpGithub #GitHub

#XMPP #community sprint comes to an end

Developers of #Dino @dino, #Kaidan @kaidan, #Libervia @Goffi, #Monal @Monal, #Prose @prose, #Renga (#HaikuOS) and even #Debian and #ejabberd met in #Berlin to work on e.g. "#XEP-0394: #MessageMarkup", #OMEMO, and A/V calls.

Thanks to the #XSF @xmpp for sponsoring yesterday's dinner and very big thanks to #Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. @wikimediaDE for hosting us! 🙏

#Jabber #freeSoftware #digitalSovereignty

I promised myself that I wouldn't return to this, but the maintainer of #PyNose while "leading a busy life" found time to grace us with a "post-mortem" to the "license confusion". Do I have to point out that it just keeps adding insult to injury?

Some interesting things we learn:

• we "mainly came from Reddit and 4Chan."
• "Certainly looks legal if Microsoft can do it."
• or maybe not… "even big companies can get licensing wrong sometimes."
• …and in general, past actions of Microsoft justify everything.
• he's the hero "who fixes unmaintained Python packages that businesses still depend on", while we're all the villains.

In the end, the biggest issue remains. The guy's so full of himself that he still didn't realize that license wasn't the real problem. The problem was that he was a complete asshole about it, and this "post-mortem" proves that he still is completely incapable of self-reflection.

• […] "pynose will continue to be shipped with Linux distributions around the world."

I wonder why would we want to do that, given that he already banned people participating in the original thread from reporting bugs.

#Gentoo #Python #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

— Them: “Please test #GNOMECalendar's sidebar again”
— Me, coming back from another round of testing: “Code’s haunted”
— Them: “What?”
— Me, loading a pistol and getting back to the bug tracker: “Code’s haunted”

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#MaintainerLife #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #QA #testing #programming #GNOME

When clicking today's date in the sidebar's minicalendar, some events will randomly appear or disappear (#1255) · Issues · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab

Affected version Nightly / main Also version 45.1 from Fedora

^GitLab

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.

Find more about the NGI Zero Common Fund: nlnet.nl/commonsfund/

Nice!

But, and please pardon me for perhaps a stupid question...

Under "non-qualifying vulnerabilities" it says "Everything not in the qualifiying vulnerabilties list[...]".

But the last entry under "qualifying vulnerabilities" is, and I quote the list entry in full: "Other".

What gives?

#GNOME #infosec #FreeSoftware #security #BugBounty #OpenSource #cybersecurity

Do you want to help secure GNOME and get a reward? 🏅

We are testing a new program in which people get a payment for reporting and/or solving vulnerabilities.

yeswehack.com/programs/gnome-b…

From €500 to €10,000 depending on criticality 💶

For now only GLib is in scope but we will expand the list of modules and advertise as the program grows.

In partnership with @yeswehack and @sovtechfund

#GNOME #infosec #FreeSoftware #security #bugBounty #OpenSource #cybersecurity

GNOME Bug Bounty Program bug bounty program - YesWeHack

GNOME Bug Bounty Program bug bounty program details

^{YesWeHack #1 Bug Bounty Platform in Europe}

New on // foss.events: The #Matrix #Conference by The Matrix.org Foundation on 19-22 September 2024 in Mitosis LAB in #Berlin, #Germany

foss.events/2024/09-19-the-mat…

Call for participation is running until 26.06.2024

@matrix

#TheMatrixConference #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

People ignoring issue reporting templates in FOSS projects has to be one of the most demotivating things. They file an issue, implicitly demanding my time and attention, but explicitly choose to not provide any of the information needed to fix that issue, despite being prompted for it.

I guess the kicker is that it demonstrates that action I take to try and make issue triage easier is explicitly dismissed. i.e. I can do nothing to make things better.

#FreeSoftware #MaintainerLife

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.

hackaday.com/2024/06/19/floss-…

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Matrix

FLOSS Weekly Episode 788: Matrix, It’s Git, For Communications

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? A…

^Hackaday

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:

undp.org/digital/osee

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

OSEE

^UNDP

Sind die Schulzimmer unserer Kinder sicher vor Datenklau durch Amerikanische Gross-Konzerne? Diese Frage stellte sich ein Dänischer Vater, weil in der Schule #Chromebook zum Einsatz kommen. Pädagogen und Schulleiter sollten dringend vermehrt auf den Einsatz von freier Software für Schüler plädieren!

#schule #datenschutz #freesoftware #opensource

👉 infosperber.ch/freiheit-recht/…

Daten-Skandal an Dänemarks Schulen: Chromebooks saugen Daten ab - infosperber

Google sammelt illegal Informationen über Schulkinder. Jesper Graugaard, ein Vater, wehrt sich und sorgt für einen Paukenschlag.

^infosperber

You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

Come to #Umweltfestival 2024 in #Berlin to learn about the role of independent #FreeSoftware in the sustainable use of hardware.

🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

#KDEEco together with #FSFE (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the #GNOME and #postmarketOS community may be joining as well :)

@kde

#KDE #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #OpenSource

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.

#Fedora #GNOME #OpenSource #Slimbook

fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-fe…

Slimbook Fedora 2: New Ultrabooks for Fedora Linux 40 - Fedora Magazine

Check out the new Fedora Slimbook 2 Ultrabook with Fedora Linux 40 installed! Fourteen inch and sixteen inch versions are available.

^{Joseph Gayoso (Fedora Project)}

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.

#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation

linuxfoundation.org/press/valk…

Valkey Community Announces Release Candidate Amid Growing Support for Open Source Data Store

Valkey community welcomes new partners, including Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.

^{The Linux Foundation}

Now on stage for the morning #OSSummit keynotes, core team member Madelyn Olson to speak about the new Valkey community effort.

The walk-on music: "We are never ever getting back together" by Taylor Swift. 🤣

Love it!

#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation

🇪🇺 #EUelections are getting closer! Get active and make your voice be heard about #SoftwareFreedom!

🤔 How?

💡 For example, you can use our share-pic generator and share why you support our “Public Money? Public Code!” campaign. Post your share-pic on social media and encourage others to do the same! 🚀

#PublicCode #PMPC #FreeSoftware

More ideas here: fsfe.org/activities/publiccode…

Get active during electoral campaigns - FSFE

A guide to make an impact by getting in touch with political representatives during electoral campaigns

^{FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe}

We are part of the #ZOOOMProject consortium, a #HorizonEU project with the purpose of promoting open technologies. 🚀

💡 Recently, the #FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in 🇪🇺 in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.

📃 Check them out!
🔸 zooom4u.eu/wp-content/uploads/…
🔹 zooom4u.eu/wp-content/uploads/…

⚠ NGI Zero Commons Fund 2nd call ⚠

Are you developing or contributing to #FreeSoftware that contributes to the vision of the Next Generation Internet?

💥 You might be eligible for the @nlnetlabs funds!

💡 Find out more information and how to apply here: ⤵️

nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240401-ca…

Elections for the #EUParliament take place 6-9 June 2024.

Get active and ensure #SoftwareFreedom is part of the larger political debate!

Spread the word about #FreeSoftware among candidates running for the 🇪🇺 elections!

fsfe.org/activities/publiccode…

Get active during electoral campaigns - FSFE

A guide to make an impact by getting in touch with political representatives during electoral campaigns

^{FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe}

"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 communications

^{Matthew Hodgson (matrix.org)}

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

💥 Elections in the 🇪🇺 European Union are getting closer and closer! 👀

ℹ️ As candidates are busy with electoral campaigns, NOW is the moment to get active and question them about their position on #FreeSoftware 🤔

💡 We have created a reference guide to make it easier for you to contact them ‼️

fsfe.org/news/2024/news-202403…

Let’s advocate together for Free Software in the European Elections - FSFE

European citizens will hit the ballot boxes from 6 to 9 June 2024 to choose their next representatives in the European Parliament. As the campaign heats up...

^{FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe}

What is #FreeSoftware ⁉️

💡️ Advocating for #SoftwareFreedom starts from understanding its basic concepts and its fundamental values: the freedoms of using, understanding, sharing, and adapting the code. 🚀️

🤔️ Learn more by watching our video, translated in 14 languages! 💕️

media.fsfe.org/w/p/9gYSyoEYggs…

What is Free Software?

Four Freedoms explained in under 3 minutes. Free Software guarantees you the essential four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve the software. These rights, that define software freedom, help...

^FSFE-Tube

The #fossnorth 2024 schedule is now available! foss-north.se/2024/schedule.ht…

Don't miss out and make sure to get your tickets now!

#opensource #freesoftware #conference #gbgtech