One trick to make your life much better as a maintainer and help contributors

Have a Makefile directive to run everything that runs on CI

`make x` is all it should take to verify the changes pass automated tests

Linter, formatter, sorter, unit tests, etc

If tooling is needed then add a `make setup` directive that takes care of installing it

#offlinefirst #ci #development #git #GitHub #GitLab #Codeberg #dx #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #developerExperience #developer

And what a great piece of #freesoftware !

Thank you so much for this. Conversations is one of the most polished XMPP client I've used.

Please, please, please add a reminder to your calendar so that you do not forget to thank a #FreeSoftware #OpenSource contributor or organisation on 14 February (#ilovefs). 🙏

Some more background and ideas are available here: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240109-01.html

Are you ready for ‘I Love Free Software Day’ 2024? - FSFE

Every year, on 14 February, the FSFE, together with Free Software organisations around the globe, celebrates “I Love Free Software Day”: a special day of a...

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@Jami is officially supported on #RedHat and #AlmaLinux 9, aligning with their mission to provide free, secure communications for all.
#Jami benefits from the robust ecosystem and community-driven innovation fostered by #redhat and #AlmaLinux.

Donate : https://jami.net/whydonate/

#freesoftware #opensource #gnu #communication #linux

Why donate

Jami - the distributed and open source communication platform

^{jami (Jami)}

Our friends at #KDE e.V. are hiring! The non-profit behind the software-development @kdecommunity@gnusocial.de is looking for a Project Lead and Event Manager for a new project funded by the German government to promote environmentally-sustainable software and long-term hardware use. It's a part time job (10h/week) for a duration of two years.

If you are interested, additional information is found here: https://ev.kde.org/2024/01/14/2024-01-14-job-project-lead-event-manager/ #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Sustainability

The @NGIZero consortium, of which the #FSFE is a partner, has just unveiled the #NGI0 Commons Fund! 🏦

Are you developing any #FreeSoftware tech improving the Internet❓

This fund is for you! It will award 21.6 million euro 💶 to small and medium R&D projects developing #FreeSoftware technologies.

Learn more here:

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240117-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom

NGI: € 21.6 million in grants for Free Software - FSFE

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a partner, has just unveiled the NGI0 Commons Fund. This new public fund will awar...

^{FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe}

This is a cool new feature coming up in @libreoffice 24.2 next month:
You can now create styles for your comments!

Check out the release notes for more:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/24.2

#libreoffice #foss #freesoftware

KDE e.V. is looking for a project lead and event manager for environmental sustainability project.

https://ev.kde.org/2024/01/14/2024-01-14-job-project-lead-event-manager/

@kde@lemmy.kde.social @be4foss

#greencomputing #FreeSoftware #ecology #sustainability

I'm still concerned but the Python Software Foundation's post about the #EU's Cyber Resilience Act (#CRA) makes me optimistic that it could work for #FreeSoftware. I do agree with the core idea that #commercial #software companies should be held more accountable than they currently are. The key is getting it just right so that anyone can write whatever free software they feel like writing, and share it on the internet, without having to get a lawyer first.

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/01/CRA-update.html

EU’s Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source

Back in April, we wrote to the community about our concerns for the future of the open source ecosystem generally and CPython and PyPI spec...

^{Python Software Foundation Blog}

In my talks and discussions about the role of Open Source maintainers, I usually list a number of reasons why maintainers might quit or otherwise reduce their involvement.

"The Russian army destroyed my house" hasn't been on that list yet 😐 🇺🇦

Source: https://github.com/wasm3/wasm3

#OpenSource #maintainer #freesoftware #FOSS #ukraine #StandWithUkraine

Hello Fediverse,

We are looking for Text-To-Speak (TTS) expertise to help or advise us on improving the default voice of the Linux desktop. 📣

Please reach out or boost

Thanks!

#Linux #tts #accessibility #a11y #GNOME #KDE #FreeSoftware #freedesktop #ml

The latest #LibreOffice version (7.6.3.2) for #Android is finally on #fdroid

🇧🇷🇵🇹 A versão mais recente (7.6.3.2) do @libreoffice para Android está enfim disponível no @fdroidorg

#FreeSoftware #FreeAsInFreedom

Wir haben unterzeichnet!🙂

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231115-01.de.html

@fsfe

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom #deviceneutrality

Deutscher Bundestag nimmt Offenen Brief zu Upcycling Android entgegen - FSFE

Am 14. November übergab die Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) den Offenen Brief „Das Recht, jede Software auf jedem Gerät zu installieren“ an Tabea Rö...

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In Spain we're having major changes in the rules for the evaluation of research activities (in the public sector, our research merits are evaluated every six years, a "sexenio". #ANECA, the evaluation agency, opened a public consultation about their draft for their new rules, which advance in the consideration of #OpenScience practices, including #FreeSoftware

Here are my contributions to that consultation (in Spanish) https://jgbarah.github.io/Notes/sexenios-comentarios-2023.html

Any comment or suggestion will be appreciated

Good news! Prav app is now available to download from the F-Droid app store, a repository of Free Software apps we recommend for #android users. If you do not already have F-Droid, you can get it from https://f-droid.org.

#prav #fdroid #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #coop #xmpp 

Software Freedom Day celebration at sflc.in.

I had a stall about #prav and #libreoffice

#sflc #sflcindia #freesoftware #softwarefreedomday

Mainstream social media and messaging apps (#Facebook, #WhatsApp, #Instagram etc) are a nightmare for our personal data and freedoms.

We have #FreeSoftware replacements for most of these services but maintaining these services has recurring cost and effort.

diasp.in is a community project supported by volunteers. We offer #diaspora, #matrix and #xmpp services.

If we don't find enough volunteers by October 31st, we will be forced to shut it down.

Please volunteer at https://diasp.in/volunteer

GStreamer Conference 2023 - the Call for Papers is open!

Submit your talk proposals now!

https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/conference/2023/

See you 25-26 September in A Coruña, Spain!

#GStreamer #Conference #GstConf #opensource #FreeSoftware #Multimedia

We're ready for #FOSSY! Stop by the #GNOME table to pick up some stickers or purchase a t-shirt - if you're quick you might grab our very last hoodie (size L)!

#opensource #freesoftware

The combination of rapidly-improving technologies like GNOME, Flatpak, Wayland, and Portals also means our active privacy protections are also better than ever before.

I went on to write:

>If and when we are able to develop an open, peer reviewed, industry-respected method of responsible and privacy-first telemetry, we may consider doing so.

While that post was in the context of elementary OS, I believe every word I wrote.

#Privacy #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Flatpak

I’ve spent a long, long time thinking about ethical software, the challenges we *necessarily* give ourselves compared to closed competitors, and crucially, how to overcome those challenges.

Four and a half years ago, I wrote:

>respecting your privacy is the ethical thing to do; users have a fundamental right to the utmost privacy, even from companies and products they trust.

That’s as true as ever.

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/privacy-and-elementary-os/

#Privacy #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

Privacy and elementary OS ⋅ Cassidy James Blaede

How we protect your data from ourselves and others

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Read my colleague @wjt’s post covering the privacy-first system we have built into @EndlessOS, how it fits together, and why it exists.

https://blogs.gnome.org/wjjt/2023/07/05/endless-oss-privacy-preserving-metrics-system/

I hope this can serve as the beginning of the ecosystem coming together to solve this unique challenge in a way that is objectively superior than any proprietary system—all with privacy as the fundamental principle.

#EndlessOS #GNOME #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

With #FreeSoftware you can do something to combat #EWaste!

Production accounts for 75+% of a device's #carbon footprint over its operating life.

Software can determine how long a device remains in use.

Lightweight, up-to-date software, free from bloat and ads, keeps less-powerful #hardware running and out of the bin.

Software freedom means hardware freedom.

Donate to #KDE and other #FOSS projects to support #SustainableSoftware.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

#KDEEco #OpenSource #Sustainability

The video of my talk on #Libervia at #OW2Con 23 is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkkiKn0TONs

Huge thanks to the organizers! If you have questions or just want to chat about it, don't hesitate to reach out.

#XMPP #Conference #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource #Decentralized #Privacy #Paris #OW2

Jérôme Poisson, Software Developer

Libervia: the Universal Communication EcosystemAre you looking for a communication solution that prioritizes privacy, security, and ethics? Introducing Liber...

^YouTube

Software created using taxpayers’ money should be released as #FreeSoftware.
Can you help us to achieve it?👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

🔹Sign our Open Letter publiccode.eu/
🔸 Support our work! my.fsfe.org/donate

#PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

Do you really need to host that via Zoom?

With @bigbluebutton, #Jitsi and @OpenTalkMeeting there are already some really good #FreeSoftware programs available.

#FreeSoftware developer? Looking to measure the #energy consumption of your software in a dedicated lab? Can't make the trip to #Berlin to do so?

Karanjot Singh is working to change that!

This summer remote access to the #KDAB measurement lab will become a reality. Read more at the #KDEEco blog:

"#KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab"

https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gsoc23-energy-measurement-lab/

@drquark

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #SustainableComputing

#Mozilla #Thunderbird 115 Reaches Beta with Updated UI and Improved OpenPGP Support https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-115-reaches-beta-with-updated-ui-and-improved-openpgp-support

@thunderbird #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Hoping to make the list with my first patch which I've just confirmed to be fully operational!

Was looking forward to a smoother all-#FOSS paper writing workflow with @zotero and @libreoffice, am now also looking forward to getting some cool stickers 😎

#freesoftware #community #libreoffice #zotero