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1 Meme sagt mehr als 1000 Worte. Oder, Conny?

Wir sind nächsten Freitag in Sachen Aufklärung über Open-Source-Software-Alternativen auf der Digitalen Woche Kiel unterwegs - von Office-Anwendungen über Clouddienste (Nextcloud) bis zum Betriebssystem (Linux).

Wir freuen uns über alle, die sich aufschlauen möchten oder noch weitere Tipps für #OSS-Tools in der Tasche haben.
👉🏼digitalhub.sh/de/termindetails…

#oss


It's not often I need to use "office programs" such as #LibreOffice. But it happens, and I've been running Linux on my computers for over 25 years without looking back or really considering anything else (except when doing music stuff, which is a different story for another thread).

But are there any @ONLYOFFICE users around here on Mastodon who can share some experience with it? Is it more lightweight? How is the interoperability with other office applications? Is it functionally stable, compared against LibreOffice? How does it compare in regards to features?

#foss #oss #onlyoffice



The latest proprietary #VSCode extension that no longer works in non-Microsoft builds of the MIT licensed VS Code source code appears to be C and C++ support.

Your regular reminder: every day more of VSCode functionality is proprietary, and increasingly #FOSS hostile.

#FreeeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS

github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/i…


Hi folks, I'm trying to jumpstart federation on my little gotosocial instance and get a more full feed of things to read and interact with.

I could use your help. If you could boost this, I would appreciate it. If you see this and favorite it, I will follow you if your interests seem to align with mine.

I'm not asking for follows... rather I'm asking for you to help me shout out into the ether that I'M looking for people to follow. My main interests are going to be hashtagged below.

By the way, the way hashtags work here is that currently, if I search, I only see what my server is already knows about... which would mean just the folks I follow, since I'm a single-user instance. Not very helpful 😂

I will also be using one of my apps that can load the main feed from other servers, to see if I see something interesting. If you see a follow from me and come here to check me out... I mean you no harm and I come in peace.

Thanks all!

#linux #fedora #foss #floss #oss #fediverse #raspberrypi #technology #gnome #polymerclay #fantasy #scifi #adventuremotorcycles


#oss


Ich habe, bevor @k9mail von @mozilla für @thunderbird übernommen wurde, immer monatlich über GitHub unterstützt. Da ich k9 weiterhin nutze, ging die Spende dieses Jahr an Mozilla. Das ist echt einfach gemacht in der App, schwupps über G-Pay. Ich konnte endlich mal die Gutscheine einlösen.

Unterstützt Open Source - mich würde auch interessieren was für Chromium Derivate die ganzen Google Hasser nutzen, anstatt Gecko. 🤷

#spende #support #oss


I've noticed a concerning trend of "slop security reports" being sent to open source projects. Here are thoughts about what platforms, reporters, and maintainers can do to push back:

#oss #opensource #security

sethmlarson.dev/slop-security-…



@jakob it fits the road #GitHub has taken since it was taken over by #Microsoft. The original promise was to be #OSS friendly. Now that they are the goto place for Open Source they change the rules step by step. This also affects paying users. The SaaS price list exploded a couple of months ago. You now even pay extra for git LFS. I guess, this is the enshittification process @pluralistic is talking about.


fail2ban has one core maintainer github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban and he has only 3 Github sponsors github.com/sebres

WTF

I can't even comprehend how many servers are protected by fail2ban, how many compromises are avoided, how many people who run hobby things all the way up to major sites that get to sleep soundly every night... because of this single project.

#oss

#oss


Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I complained that a very large #python contribution to #inkscape was poorly formatted and I felt embarrassed about pushing back and asking them to run a linter over it?

Yeah I'm not fucking embarrassed now, I'm furious. 🤬

Update: Apparently they meant a small section of it was, not the whole MR. I'm annoyed, but I'll have to take them at their word.

#llm #oss #foss #mergerequest


Von den meisten kaum bemerkt, wird das Open Source Learning Management System ILIAS laufend in Sachen #Barrierefreiheit verbessert. Aber diejenigen, die dringend darauf angewiesen sind, wird es freuen.
Einen schönen Einblick in die Communityarbeit zur Barrierefreiheit gibt's unter dem folgenden Link der FH Dortmund:
fh.do/nLSktc

#OSS #ILIAS #LMS
mastodon.social/@ilko/11233289…


"(...) Hardly noticed by most people, the open source learning management system ILIAS is constantly being improved in terms of accessibility . But those who urgently need it will be happy.

A nice insight into the community work on accessibility can be found at the following link from the FH Dortmund:
fh.do/nLSktc

#OSS #ILIAS #LMS
mastodon.social/@ilko/11233289… (...)"


While the #GenAI news cycle keeps announcing new models, cost and evaluation continue to be crucial for both developers and businesses.

This post showcases #OSS tools that help evaluate models while keeping costs low. We include Prometheus by KAIST AI; @MozillaAI's very own lm-buddy; and llamafile.

Davide Eynard @mala shows how these components can work together to evaluate LLMs on cheap(er) hardware.

blog.mozilla.ai/local-llm-as-j…



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…



Have you seen @nextcloud AI Assistant 2.0?

You can now chat about your own documents and data, use GPU acceleration, transcribe audio with Whisper, use your own LLMs, and a ton more integrations and new features.

All #open-source 😀

Boosts appreciated 🙏

nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-r…

#AI #mastodon #Linux #Foss #OSS


It is really terrific to hear about the great work on #OpenSource being done by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It was terrific to learn about the work of @jakerella work & about the adoption of #OSS in #DigitalGovernment.

Great to see government agencies setting up Open Source Program Office #OSPO & beginning to change the culture around buying, building and sharing code. All this helps broader goals towards government transparency and #OpenGovernment.

medium.com/@DigitalServicesCoa…


Keep the momentum going for free open source projects in this week's Follow Friday by giving your support with contributions, boosts and follows.

adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-f…

- LÖVR @lovr
A framework for rapidly building immersive 3D experiences.
- NV Access @NVAccess
A screen reader.
- BiznisBox @biznisbox
A web app for managing invoices, clients, & payments.
- BookStack @bookstack
Documentation system.

#FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #ff #oss #foss #floss


Nach #SR-Berichten über Chaos beim Datenschutz für den Schul-Messenger #OSS im Saarland hat das Bildungsministerium Fehler eingeräumt: sr.de/sr/home/nachrichten/poli…. Es ist gut, dass die gemachten Fehler eingeräumt werden aber es ist mir nach wie vor vollkommen schleierhaft wieso hier überhaupt auf eine Eigenentwicklung gesetzt wurde. Warum nicht von Anfang an freie Software? Mit @matrix existiert doch schon seit Jahren eine entsprechende Lösung. Was soll(te) dieser Alleingang? #PublicMoneyPublicCode


Holy shit.

That is a masterclass in how to _not_ handle accessibility request in #OSS.

Prusa needs to do better. Frankly, probably all #3dPrinting tools need to be better, but how this was handled is egregious.

The one positive takeaway was the reference to See3D in the issue thread. Glad I found out about that as it seems like a good organization.

see3d.org/index


Hey Fedi! We're hosting a panel at SCALE 21x with some of the major players in the Linux desktop ecosystem to discuss where we go from here, any big ideas you want us to discuss?

Here's our list as of now: outline.fyralabs.com/s/8f1ce88…

And the abstract: socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/p…

Post your ideas in the replies!

#foss #linux #oss #opensource #gnome #kde #stardustxr #stardust #vanillaos #xdg #scale21x


The #EuropeanCommission is finally considering whether "#OpenSource software (#OSS)…can be used as a foundation for developing the new #publishing platform" for EC-funded #OpenAccess research.
op.europa.eu/en/publication-de…

Unfortunately, the new software would merely "underpin" #OpenResearchEurope (#ORE), not replace it. ORE is proprietary software owned by #TaylorAndFrancis. When the EC called for bids on ORE, it did not require open code despite many calls to do so.

#FLOSS #OpenInfrastructure



What's the best thing about #LibreOffice? The software's pretty awesome, sure – but so is the worldwide community behind it! Learn what they did last year, and join them: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #oss #foss #community



100% agreed that the CVSS scoring system and "assume the worst" guidance makes for scores that do not accurately reflect importance. Especially for very broad-use things.

My take on this is that. like it or not, more open source projects of note need to become "CNA" (certificate numbering authorities) of their own which I understand can given them some control over the content of CVEs filed against their project. cve.org/ProgramOrganization/CN…

#cve #cvss #cna #oss

#oss #cve #cvss #CNA



Very excited to have shared this morning at @fosdem that @osi has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance ! and is supporting this important initiative's mission of creating a more equitable world through OSIs activities of education, advocacy, and sustained care of the OSD. #oss is treated as digital public goods and is recognized in it's registry. Fantastic way for OSI to kick off its 25 year anniversary! blog.opensource.org/osi-joins-…