“The vulnerability might be in the proof-of-concept”

This is a common pattern I see for reporters to open source projects, where the proof-of-concept itself contains the vulnerability, not the project.

👉 sethmlarson.dev/the-vulnerabil…

#security #opensource #oss #vulnerability

The vulnerability might be in the proof-of-concept

The Security Developer-in-Residence role at the Python Software Foundation is funded by Alpha-Omega. Thanks to Alpha-Omega for sponsoring security in the Python ecosystem. I'm on the...

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The slides from my first talk from earlier today at #OSSummit can be found below. Building a SolarPunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future

#SolarPunk #OpenSource #ClimateTech #WebSustainability #SustyWeb

docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future

Building a SolarPunk Web Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future Mike Gifford, Open Source Summit Europe 2025 August 27, 2025 2:10-2:50pm CEST D202 (Elicium Level 2) Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future - Mike G…

^{Google Docs}

Great presentation today at #OSSummit Europe today by @zendis

So encouraging to see #Germany's leadership on deploying #OpenSource #SoverignDigital #government

Looking at how to manage both the technology but also the change. Amazing to see France & Holland also collaborating on this project!

Initial applications are now open for the December 2025 Outreachy internships!

Outreachy provides remote, paid internships in open source & open science, supporting applicants from any background or identity who are impacted by underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination.

📅 Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🔎 Read important information and apply: outreachy.org/blog/2025-08-25/…

Some helpful guide: diode.zone/w/p/9VoMGSJWQEhxiaq…

#Outreachy #FOSS #OpenSource #Internship

This governance work by @pyladies is truly top notch. The evolution of their governance as the project grows and matures is exactly the way a #FOSS community should operate.

pyladies.com/blog/A-New-Era-of…

#OpenSource #Python

Apple: spaceship 🛸
Microsoft: glass tower 🏢
Linux: basement... still runs the internet 🐧😎

Root access > real estate.

Pic source: reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/commen…

📸👇

#Linux #Desktop #FOSS #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #TechNews #CyberSecurity #UserFreedom #Freedom #Tech #Technology #AI #OS #MacOS #Meme #TechMeme

As of GNOME 49, GNOME Settings will feature a button for configuring the Orca screen reader!

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #Orca #ScreenReader #ScreenReaders #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

I am pleased to be speaking at #OSSummit this afternoon in Amsterdam on Digital Public Goods - Incentivizing Collaboration

osseu2025.sched.com/event/28XF…

#DigitalPublicGoods #DPG #FOSS #OpenSource #OSS

Digital Public Goods - Incentivizing Collaboration - Mike Gifford, CivicActions

Digital Public Goods are often celebrated as open-source software, open data, open AI models, open standards, and open content.

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Bottles devs give more info on their funding from NLnet gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bott…

#Bottles #OpenSource #Linux

Bottles devs give more info on their funding from NLnet

Recently the Bottles team announced they've been granted funding by NLnet NGI Zero Commons and now they've given more detail on what it means.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The first public release of Nitro adds another option to the world of init systems, offering a minimalist process supervisor for Linux environments.
linuxiac.com/nitro-is-a-new-in…

#linux #opensource #init

Hyped for Thunderbird Pro? The team has shared an update on what's planned, including Thundermail e-mail address, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe a bit more!

omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-de…

#opensource #Thunderbird #email

Thunderbird Shares New Details on Upcoming Pro Features

Thunderbird Pro will offer Thundermail email service, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe even AI features. Email will be hosted on German servers.

^{Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)}

[arch-announce] Recent services outages

archlinux.org/news/recent-serv…

#ArchLinux #OpenSource #devops #Community #ddos #Linux

New major update to the private, free and open source office suite! #LibreOffice 25.8 is now available, with:

📝 Navigator improvements in Writer
📊 Many new spreadsheet functions
🚀 Faster file loading

Learn more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware

Forum outage (bbs.archlinux.org) due to cloud node outage

lists.archlinux.org/archives/l…

#linux #ArchLinux #OpenSource

Curious about our progress on Thunderbird Pro? Our latest update, direct from Managing Director Ryan Sipes, keeps you in the know - and lets you know how to stay updated:

#Thunderbird #ThunderbirdPro #OpenSource

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/t…

Thunderbird Pro August 2025 Update - The Thunderbird Blog

Our team is hard at work on Thunderbird Pro. Get the latest developments on Thundermail, Appointment, and Send in our latest update.

^{Ryan Sipes (The Thunderbird Blog)}

But, @gnome, #KDE is six months ahead! How will you catch up?

So few are old enough to even get that joke now! 😝

Cc: @federicomena @karen

#GNOME #Linux #GNU #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

BudgetBraillerBlog: BudgetBraillerBlog Intro. “A manual brailler costs a little under $1,000 and electric braillers cost significantly more. Given that I was just at a 3D printing festival and you can build a 3D printer for under $200, I decided to try to design one.”

rbfirehose.com/2025/08/16/budg…

BudgetBraillerBlog: BudgetBraillerBlog Intro | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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🍴 Nevíš co vařit?
V MXChatu ti poradí baibot – recept máš hned po ruce!

💬 MXChat není jen bezpečný messenger bez reklam, ale i místo s komunitou a chytrými pomocníky.

👉 Více o baibotovi: web.mxchat.cz/index/novinky/baibot.html
#oscloud #oscloudcz #mxchat #opensource

😲🤬 re: what's happened to @Codeberg today.
The AI ballyhoo *is* a real DDoS against one of the few code hosting sites that takes a stand against slurping #FOSS code into LLM training sets — in violation of #copyleft.

Deregulation/lack-of-regulation will bring more of this. ∃ plenty of blame to go around, but #Microsoft & #GitHub deserve the bulk of it; they trailblazed the idea that FOSS code-hosting sites are lucrative targets.

giveupgithub.org

#GiveUpGitHub #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

On August 15, 1997, @Migueldeicaza announced the start of GNOME on the GTK mailing list¹. Twenty-eight years later a lot has changed, but we continue to develop and iterate on “a free and complete set of user friendly applications and desktop tools… based entirely on free software.”

To help us continue this work far into the future, we hope you join us in celebrating our birthday by becoming a Friend of GNOME today! 🎂

donate.gnome.org

¹mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-li…

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux

Hey, Linux people: a LOT of folks are screaming off Windows right now.

Be. Kind. To. Them.

They don't know much yet, so they are going to ask really basic questions. If you're KIND, you might get some to give it a try and stick to it bc they know they can ask for help. If you're unkind, you're showing them using Linux will be *worse* than Windows. If you can't bring yourself to be kind, then SAY NOTHING. Let others pick up that slack.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Ubuntu #Debian #LinuxMint

Thank you to everyone who left us comments and questions on our Accessibility post this Tuesday. We'll gather those up and bring them to our design team when we meet with them later this month to record our next community office hours!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Accessibility

We've now hit 100 projects reviewed on isitreallyfoss 🎉

isitreallyfoss.com/

#OpenSource #freesoftware #licensing #foss

Our regular Development Digest has some exciting updates on features that are nearing completion, in the case of Exchange email support, and are just starting development, in the case of the long-awaited Conversation View. We're also adjusting Account Hub and tackling the usual maintenance tasks and bug fixes

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/t…

Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest - July 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog

We're approaching the finish line for Exchange email support, addressing issues in Account Hub, diving into Conversation View, and more!

^{Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)}

I wish there was an open-source license that had an ‘if you are a company with over $<X> revenue, then you owe <Y>% of it to the project’ type of clause.

Wouldn't that mostly fix the problem? Is there such a license available now? #openSource

[ Addendum: I'm still compelled by this idea. But, here is an important differing point of view: thenewstack.io/open-source-is-… ]

Open Source Is Worth Defending - The New Stack

The definition of "open source" is quietly eroding. When these lines blur, trust breaks — and open source doesn’t work without trust.

^{Dan Lorenc (The New Stack)}

Great post by Dries dri.es/funding-open-source-lik…

It is high time that #OpenSource is recognized for what it is, critical digital infrastructure!

I was happy to be able to contribute a small amount to this post.

Funding Open Source like public infrastructure

To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.

^{Dries Buytaert}

For this month's Office Hours, we're talking to members of our Design Team about how we're assessing and improving Accessibility in Thunderbird. We'd love to bring them your questions! Please leave them in a comment to this post and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can in the recording and blog post!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Accessibility

I have just released new versions of PHPUnit 8.5, PHPUnit 9.6, PHPUnit 10.5, PHPUnit 11.5, and PHPUnit 12.3.

These new versions (as well as new versions of some of their dependencies) no longer use functionality that was deprecated for PHP 8.5 within the last 24 hours or so. This should make testing your code with PHP 8.5 easier.

How is your Sunday going?

#PHP #PHPUnit #OpenSource