#Prav stall at #BiharFOSS, IIT Patna.

#XMPP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

🎉 Le site est en ligne depuis 48 heures, et 60 responsables informatiques de collectivités ont d'ores et déjà rejoint France Numérique Libre.

Merci à toutes et tous ! ❤️

→ france-numerique-libre.org/ins…

#LogicielsLibres #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Collter #Colter #Collterr

One more variation of #UnplugTrump!

@libreoffice wrote:
With the world changing around us, many governments and organisations are trying to reduce their dependency on tech giants. Here's an update on how one German federal state is moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice (and longer-term, Linux): blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Updates on Schleswig-Holstein moving to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog

Nearly a year ago, we posted about the German state of Schleswig-Holstein’s plan to move 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice.

^{Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)}

Today, the United Nations announced the "UN Open Source Principles" – 8 practical ways for groups around the world to promote global digital cooperation through free and open source software.

✍️ Like software freedom itself, these principles are for everyone, everywhere - and the orgs you support can join a list of endorsers today.

#boostsAppreciated - spread the word!

unite.un.org/news/osi-first-en…

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #UN #UnitedNations

🤔 If you wanted to contribute to an #OpenSource project working on various types of social goods, and contribution opportunities were curated through the global UN Volunteers* Programme, how likely would you be to pursue that option?

#boostsAppreciated

unv.org/become-online-voluntee…

#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #volunteering

Become an Online Volunteer

Why volunteer online? Through Online Volunteering, you can contribute your skills and expertise towards achieving sustainable human development efforts of organizations around the world.

^www.unv.org

• Very likely (28%, 4 votes)
• Somewhat likely (57%, 8 votes)
• Somewhat unlikely (0%, 0 votes)
• Very unlikely (14%, 2 votes)

@prav is on Google Play Store!

Thanks to @VishnuSanal and @mj for all their efforts to get this on the Play Store.

You can see an incomplete list of all the people who contribute to Prav at prav.app/credits/ (if you are missing or know someone else is missing in the list or your information is incomplete, feel free to send a pull request).

#prav #xmpp #FreeSoftware

Happy I Love Free Software Day! 💕

Unfortunately, this year I could not join nor organize any in-person celebration, BUT of course I want to share my gratitude to the many, countless #FreeSoftware services I don’t merely use, but actually depend on.

Last year, I decided to focus only on #YunoHost, because it would have been crazy to list all the projects I use and I love.

This time, even if I will most certainly forget someone, I am challenging myself to mention all the #LibreSoftware my life is powered by.

Without further ado, THANK YOU to:

• @yunohost, for powering Nebuchadnezzar
• @fedora, for running my beloved #Framework laptop
• @frameworkcomputer, for designing and building repairable, #Linux-friendly and truly open hardware
• @gnome and @GTK, for being just gorgeous
• @calyxos (thus @LineageOS), for powering my #Fairphone5
• #Obtainium, for making me directly download apps on my phone, and @fdroidorg for distributing them
• #AuroraStore, for proxying the download of apps I am doomed to get from Google Play
• @element, for developing #Synapse, even though the new proprietary Synapse Pro is VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DISAPPOINTING
• #Fractal, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Matrix client ever
• @signalapp, for keeping me connected with the people I love
• @Mastodon, for also maintaining a feature-packed experimental fork (#GlitchSoc), that is what Pan runs
• #Tuba and #Moshidon, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Mastodon clients ever
• #Firefox, for still remaining the best possible #browser choice, despite #Mozilla’s governance messiness
• @openstreetmap, for allowing us to find the right path, both literally and metaphorically!
• @organicmaps, for being the simplest, cleanest, yet feature-rich #OSM client and navigation app
• @protonvpn, for making me browse safely from/to anywhere in the planet and @protonprivacy #ProtonMail, for hosting my email, despite the latest alarming political statements…
• @libreoffice, for allowing me to draft documents with ease, the last of which was my #CV
• #LanguageTool, for preventing me from making embarassing spelling mistakes
• @photoprism, for safely storing and indexing all my photographic memories, on Aby, and for providing stellar and friendly support too!
• #Actual, for moderating the very likely risk of ending up completely broke, since it forces me to manage my finances consciously and coherently
• @readeck, for storing and sorting ALL my varied and overwhelming inputs
• @nextcloud, for storing and synchronizing my data, for its #calendar, its #tasks, and all its awesome apps
• #Rustdesk, for preventing my friends and family members from going crazy, by allowing me to remotely connect to their devices and directly address the issues they have
• #Listmonk, for sending out my newsletter
• @eleventy, for powering all the websites I maintain, above all the virtual representation of my mind, and for being the only reason why I resist and try to continue learning #JavaScript
• @forgejo, for giving us a chance to truly control and collectively develop the sources of our software, but most importantly @Codeberg, for RESISTING, RESISTING, RESISTING, despite the hatred and attacks nazi assholes throw at them
• @musicbrainz for keeping music knowledge open and free, and @ListenBrainz for scrobbling the crazy music I listen to
• The @fsfe, for promoting this celebration and fighting the good fight!

Lastly, but most importantly, the biggest thank you goes to all the free software libraries and dependencies the above mentioned #software are made of/built with, including #C, #JavaScript, #Python, #Rust, and all community-maintained programming languages.

I am super sorry if I forgot someone!

#OpenSource #ILoveFS #SoftwareFreedom #Fairphone #Android #LineageOS #FSFE #OpenStreetMap #PhotoPrism #LibreOffice #Readeck #Eleventy #11ty #GNOME #Signal #forgejo #Codeberg #MusicBrainz #ListenBrainz #MetaBrainz

Nebuchadnezzar

Information and insights concerning the configuration and maintenance of Tommi’s server.

^{Tommi (Tommi’s mind)}

🇺🇳 Similarly, as part of $dayJob, here are the top 10 #FreeSoftware daily drivers I recommend to folks to try to start using in their work.

1️⃣ @signalapp
2️⃣ @libreoffice
3️⃣ @nextcloud
4️⃣ @torproject
5️⃣ Firefox
6️⃣ @matrix
7️⃣ @Mastodon
8️⃣ @fedora
9️⃣ GitLab
🔟 uBlockOrigin

#iLoveFS #OpenSource

💗 It's no secret that #iLoveFS - and it's worth pausing for a moment today to share my gratitude to so many that help me (and many others) live a life free of the abuses of proprietary software.

What projects are you grateful for using regularly and take for granted? Here's my list of those on the Fediverse:

@fdroidorg @debian @fedora @gnome @matrix @signalapp @nextcloud @Mastodon @moshidon @thunderbird @GrapheneOS @prosodyim @inkscape @GIMP @Kodi @homeassistant

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Today is #ILoveFS Day!

ilovefs.org

It is the day to appreciate all the people involved in #FreeSoftware & #OpenSource.

Not just developers & maintainers, but also designers, translators, documentation contributors etc

Personally I'd like thank:
@AntennaPod @inkscape @libreoffice @openstreetmap
@omgubuntu
@joplinapp
@LineageOS
@openandroidinstaller
@GIMP
@Mastodon
@thunderbird
@Wikipedia

Thank you all for your work! It is much appreciated!

#Commons #Volunteers #Tech

🇺🇳 Some folks have asked how our efforts are going helping governments be good open source citizens as they leverage free software to provide public services.

🎉 The answer is: Things are going very well, and they're getting better every week.

📋 With 4 months until UN Open Source week, here's a current update from our UNDP team:

undp.org/digital/blog/open-sou…

#UN #UNDP #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #GovTech

Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs): Greater collaboration for more sustainable impact

^UNDP

RIP #GNOME logo ... we barely knew ya. 1997-2025

gnome.org

#BrandEquity #logo #branding #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

We are delighted to share that #Prav app is now on the Google Play Store. Wanna try it out? Click here to install.

Thanks to @VishnuSanal and @മൂലേക്കരി ജോസൂട്ടീ.

However, the service is still in public beta, and we are preparing for a production release. Stay tuned!

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #XMPP

Prav - Apps on Google Play

A user-friendly messenger for everyone with a focus on privacy and freedom!

^{play.google.com}

#Prav project started 3 years ago with the goal of mass adoption of private messaging powered by #XMPP and democratic decision-making. The project was inspired by #Quicksy and #Snikket.

Read more at ravidwivedi.in/posts/backstory…

Today, I am glad to announce our first edition of #PravConf in #Kochi, #India. Join us on the 1st and the 2nd of March.

Don't forget to spread the word😜

More details at conf.prav.app

#coop #FreeSoftware #opensource

New big update! #LibreOffice 25.2 is here, with:

➡️ Better change tracking
➡️ More versatile comments
➡️ Extra theme support

...plus compatibility improvements, extra privacy options, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #freesoftware

@switchingsoftware

💪

#LibreOffice #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Unsurprisingly, hearing tons of people who tested positive for #COVID on the way home from #FOSDEM.

Please take care of yourselves and test if you can to make sure.

#COVID19 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FluConf #FOSDEM25 #FOSDEM2025

Really? You had no problems with having debconf hosted in the Zionist state. You even refer to that illegal entity by the name "Israel". Does the Debian project have the same values as the Zionist state?
I understand a free software project not wanting to be on a proprietary platform, but this is ridiculous.

#debian #freesoftware #freedom #zionism #Zionist #palestine #free_palestine #foss #opensource #tech #technology #politics

Dear @thunderbird :
I want exactly zero notifications for me and for the desktop users I support using the upcoming #Thunderbird 134 when it's released.

Will there be an easy option to disable all such notifications ?

support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/n…

#Mozilla #FreeSoftware #Email

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-…

Official account: @matrix
Official hashtag(s): #matrixFringe

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

// foss.events

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

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
Mastodon: @libreoffice

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#Microsoft #Office2016 #Office2019 #Office #LibreOffice #CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

Pixelfed exists today because of @nlnet's vital support since 2019.

Their grants helped build our ethical photo-sharing platform from the ground up.

The EU must continue funding #FreeSoftware projects, as we have proven, they can be hugely popular and shift the control back to the people, where it belongs.

ow2.org/view/Events/The_Europe…

🇨🇵 Who do we know in the Fediverse based in or near #Paris #France and working on #OpenSource strategy, policy, etc.? Bonus points if a funder or if in government of some kind.

#boostsAppreciated

#askFedi #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS