THIS IS NOT A DRILL
#msdos 4.0 JUST GOT OFFICIALLY OPEN-SOURCED

HOLY SHIT

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

#Microsoft #opensource #DOS

GitHub - microsoft/MS-DOS: The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes

The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes - microsoft/MS-DOS

^GitHub

After a great week for Linux, with the releases of Fedora 40 and today Ubuntu 24.04, I would be interested to know which operating system the Fediverse in my "bubble" uses? Linux? Windows? Or macOS or even a BSD? More than one?

Please write in the comments which distribution or version! Thanks for participating and SHARING!

#linux #unix #opensource #freesoftware #windows #microsoft #apple #macos #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #debian #fedora #ubuntu #linuxmint #archlinux #opensuse #gnome #kde

• Linux - Which one? (71%, 50 votes)
• Windows 10/11 (15%, 11 votes)
• macOS (20%, 14 votes)
• FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD (30%, 21 votes)

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

Hallo, ich bin eine Informationsspezialistin in der Finnischer Nationalbibliothek. Ich intereressiere mich für #librarySystems und #openSource , speziell für 💚 #KohaILS

Ich habe ein Vortrage (auf Englisch) in #BiblioCon24 in Hamburg nächstes Juni. Ich hoffe neue Bibliothek-Kollegin(ne)n dort zu treffen.

#neuhier #vorstellung

Thanks to an extra set of eyes we narrowly avoid the XZ backdoor spreading across the globe. 🪲🚪🌍

Open source publishing is the most secure way to distribute code - That's why our client-side code is released transparently! ❤️🔐

Read more here: https://tuta.com/blog/xz-linux-backdoor

#xzbackdoor #opensource #tuta #privacymatters

I've been glued to the @matrix Governing Board nomination form results since it opened 🤩

It's a wonderful feeling, seeing the nominations come in from many different people who care about Matrix and want to help make it better for one another.

Folks have been working toward this open governance for years now, and every day it gets more real!

June 3rd is when our first ever election results will be announced. Then the next phase of hard work begins 🚀

#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS #Governance

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

https://fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-fedora-2-new-ultrabooks-for-fedora-linux-40/

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)}

Fedora Linux 40 is HERE! Check out all our latest variants for desktop, server, and more.

New features include:
* @kde Plasma 6
* @gnome 46
* Fedora Atomic Desktops (rebrand for Silverblue et al)
* PyTorch / ROCm
* And more!

Learn more and try Fedora 40 today! https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Gnome #KDE

« Open Source Security (@openssf) and OpenJS Foundations (@openjsf ) Issue Alert for #SocialEngineering Takeovers of #OpenSource Projects »

› https://openssf.org/blog/2024/04/15/open-source-security-openssf-and-openjs-foundations-issue-alert-for-social-engineering-takeovers-of-open-source-projects/

Ich bin begeistert: Firefox Bookmarks zwischen drei Clients (2 x Notebook, 1 x Smartphone) synchronisieren läuft nun seit einem knappen halben Jahr per @floccus ohne Probleme - der Umstieg von Chrome auf Firefox klappte dadurch schneller als gedacht.

https://chaos.social/deck/@escuco/111453639979298061

#floccus #firefox #bookmarks #nextcloud #opensource #lesezeichen

chaos.social

chaos.social – a Fediverse instance for & by the Chaos community

^{Mastodon hosted on chaos.social}

WTF? Is #Tenacity on the #Flatpak store #MALWARE? Apparently it was running in the bg AS IF it was an invincible #Gnome extension so SystemMonitor/htop would NOT see it as a process. But #MissionCenter (also from flatpak store) saw it as it is: an app running on startup! Killing it killed Gnome session! It was also spiking wifi, and was leaking the Gnome gjs service from 4MB RAM to 120MB. Uninstalling fixed the prob

Third party flatpak/snaps should be vetted.

#security #opensource #linux #foss

A new version of GNOME Podcasts is out - you can now search for podcasts in-app using iTunes search

https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-podcasts-7-0-released-with-itunes-podcast-search/

#gnome #opensource #podcasts

GNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search - OMG! Linux

If you love podcasts and you love the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps then you'll be pleased to hear a new version of the GNOME Podcasts app has been

^{Joey Sneddon (OMG! Linux)}

The #IzzySoftRepo (better known as #IzzyOnDroid – so I'll probably use that hashtag in the future) is used from all over the world, as this graph from GoAccess web statistics shows. Almost no country where it's not in use. I could only spot 3 small gray areas where no requests originated from.

I'm glad being able to help people from all over the world to get their #free and #OpenSource #Android #apps – and hope you enjoy them, too!

Catima 2.29.0 is out!

This release adds support for finding barcodes in PDF files[1] and dealing with multiple barcodes. It also properly colours the status bar during usage now.

As always, it's available on #GitHub, will soon be available on #IzzyOnDroid and will slowly roll out to other app stores.

https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android/releases/tag/v2.29.0

[1] Not sandboxed yet, help welcome in https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android/issues/1804

#Catima #OpenSource #Android

Sandbox PdfRenderer in a Service with android:isolatedProcess · Issue #1804 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

The Android documentation for PdfRenderer states: If the file is from an untrusted source it is recommended to run the renderer in a separate, isolated process with minimal permissions to limit the...

^GitHub

Here's a neat exploration of the curb cut effect for accessibility in @gnome - using accessibility tools to aid in testing automation! Has pros and cons identified in the article, but interesting nonetheless.

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/automation-through-accessibility/

#Fedora #Gnome #accessibility #a11y #Linux #OpenSource

Automation through Accessibility - Fedora Magazine

Using Accessibility as an automation testing tool. Learn about DesktopQE's automation stack to test Desktop Applications.

^{Michal Odehnal (Fedora Project)}

No #LinuxFoundation, not "rebel", but "evil 800 pound gorilla suing the life out of projects left and right"

Don't whitewash history
#ossummit #opensource #Microsoft

We're very happy to use a free and open source, decentralized tool for chat - @matrix has been a great resource! Fedora contributors can easily connect with each other or outside communities with a single account.

All users who make a Fedora Account are able generate a related Matrix account from fedora.im.

Learn more about Matrix and how Fedora uses it! https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-chat-your-gateway-to-matrix/

#Matrix #Element #Fedora #OpenSource

Fedora Chat: Your Gateway to Matrix - Fedora Magazine

What is Matrix and how to get connected to the Fedora Community via Fedora Chat, the Fedora Project homeservers.

^{David Cantrell (Fedora Project)}

Come and meet the 41 projects which will receive funding in the latest round of the #NGI0 Entrust and NGI0 Core programs.

We want to thank all the people/teams/communities behind these free and open source projects for their important contribution to a trustworthy, resilient, open internet.

If you want to properly meet each project, come over to https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240417-announcing-projects.html and we'll give you a proper introduction.
Or, for a quick hello, see the list below.
#NextGenerationInternet #opensource

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

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/valkey-community-announces-release-candidate-amid-growing-support-for-open-source-data-store

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

I really appreciate Thunderbird's team, and these updates are going to finally put it into the running with other modern offerings. I migrated to using it as my daily driver for email management a few years ago, and I'm glad I did, but I'm also so excited to be looking at desktop improvements and an android app.

#Thunderbird #Email #EmailClient #OpenSource #Mozilla #Android #Software

You've got questions, and we've got answers! We took feedback from recent social media, mailing lists, and in-person conferences, gave it to our team in last month's office hours, and then turned those answers into a blog! 📖

So if you want to know more about Thunderbird for Android features, or when full sender names are coming, read this short and sweet post full of information! 💡

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/team-thunderbird-answers-your-most-frequently-asked-questions/

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community

Team Thunderbird Answers Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

Exchange support & add-ons for Thunderbird mobile? True conversation view on desktop? The team answers your most frequently asked questions.

^{Monica Ayhens-Madon (The Thunderbird Blog)}

Wir suchen EntwicklerInnen, die Lust auf #matrix und #Kotlin / #KotlinMultiplatform haben. Wir entwickeln den https://timmy-messenger.de und möchten Menschen finden, die gut in unser kleines Team passen und Spaß an agiler Produktentwicklung ohne Hierarchien haben. Viel von dem, was wir entwickeln ist #opensource. Mehr dazu hier: https://germantechjobs.de/de/jobs/connect2x-GmbH-Softwareentwickler-mwd-fr-Matrix-Messenger

Würde mich freuen, wenn das gut geteilt wird 🙂

Timmy | Die sichere Art zu kommunizieren

Der vollintegrierbare TI-Messenger von connect2x.

^{timmy-messenger.de}

Microsoft announced their latest round of FOSS fund recipients. We're thrilled to share that @NVAccess are among this quarter's recipients. From: https://github.com/microsoft/foss-fund

"A project of the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office, the FOSS Fund provides up to $10,000 USD in sponsorships to open source projects as selected by Microsoft employees."

Congratulations also to The GNU Compiler Collection, Urllib3, CLAP & MSW.

#OpenSource, #FOSS #Free #Software #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y

The thing I want to shout from the rooftops is: THIS IS POSSIBLE.

#opensource projects can hire UX experts, who gather quantitative & qualitative data, and who then recommend specific choices. Maintainers don't just have to guess how to design good, usable features and interfaces.

Yes, even for command-line tools.

Yes, even without a big company running the project. We got grants: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2019/12/moss-czi-support-pip.html

And tool*chains* can pool resources to invest & learn together! https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2023/user-support-equanimity-potential-cross-project-tools-practices-open-source/

Mozilla and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support pip

The Python Software Foundation is receiving $407,000 USD to support work on pip in 2020. Thank you to Mozilla (through its Mozilla ...

^{Python Software Foundation Blog}

Just bought a #DELL 3190 laptop, new for $150 (11.6" screen, 64GB eMMC). It's fully supported on #Linux, and even if it has a Celeron N4120 CPU and only 4 GB of RAM, it'll work fine with #Mint, or #XFCE (and #Gnome/ #KDE if you don't mind some minor lag). Not opening too many browser tabs will ensure that the swap file won't get used too often.

If you're on a tight budget this is a good option, as it also has great battery life too at 10 hours with Linux.

#linuxmint #ubuntu #opensource #foss

CURL Up 2024

Let's meet @bagder and the other #opensource developers of the #CURL project

📅 May 4-5, 2024
📍 Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
🏨 Best Western Hotel
🎤 English
🌍 github.com/curl/curl-up/wiki/2024

https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2024-04-08/CURL_Up_2024