🇨🇭 Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source - @ZDNet

｢ This new law requires all public bodies to disclose the source code of software developed by or for them unless third-party rights or security concerns prevent it. This "public money, public code" approach aims to enhance government operations' transparency, security, and efficiency ｣

zdnet.com/article/switzerland-…

#switzerland #opensource

Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source

The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.

^{Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)}

Hello hello Jamers 👀

Our team focused on bug fixes, UI enhancements, unit tests implementations. 😍

👀 Want to know more about the jami's #development progress? Read our Dev update 10 !
Here is the link: jami.net/dev-update-10/

#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #PrivacyMatters

Being #OpenSource has many advantages. For #NVDA has opened the way for community contributions, and has enabled #transparency, #security and #innovation beyond what might have been possible in closed software. Increasingly, governments are also mandating the use of open source. Here is an article on such a step forward in Switzerland:

"Switzerland Makes Open Source Software Mandatory For Public Sector"

news.itsfoss.com/switzerland-o…

#FOSS #NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #Software #News

Switzerland Makes Open Source Software Mandatory For Public Sector

A big boost to the open-source community and an inspiration to other public sectors!

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Derek attributes his experience with NVDA instrumental to his career success and since working at Google has found numerous ways to improve accessibility, both internally and externally.

"A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek Riemer

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource

GitHub has released an insightful article to accompany the documentary shared earlier showcasing NVDA, OSARA, & REAPER. The article interviews NVDA co-founders, Mick Curran & Jamie Teh, as well as Derek Riemer, who has used NVDA since 2011. Derek has contributed to NVDA itself & written over 20 add-ons. He also now works as a software engineer at Google.

Find the full article (& short documentary) here: github.com/readme/featured/nvd….
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource

Coding accessibility: Software by the blind, for the blind

NVDA and OSARA provide access to information, employment, community, and more, as well as empower a new generation to build a more accessible world.

^{Mike Melanson (GitHub)}

Switzerland passes law requiring #OpenSource software in the public sector. "All public bodies must disclose the source code of software developed by or for them, unless precluded by third-party rights or security concerns" Well done @maemst, great work!

joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection…

Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone

Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.

^{Axel Thévenet}

OK Mastodon #OpenSource folks, this is your time to shine

I need some examples of common open source myths. This will have a security slant to it when I put it all together, but I'm not only looking for security examples, I want all types

Here are a few I've cooked up, but I know there are ton more

- Most projects have more than one maintainer

- Most projects are part of a large foundation like Eclipse or Linux Foundation

- There are many options for libraries and you can swap them out if needed

- Open source is more secure than closed source

- Open source is less secure than closed source

- Most projects have funding driving the development

- If I use open source in my product, I have to open source the whole product

- If the source code is available, it’s open source

- There are a few thousand open source projects

I want them all, no matter how small, silly, or obvious you think they are, let me know

Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source zdnet.com/article/switzerland-… by @sjvn

Switzerland is one of the world's leading #opensource countries; now, if only the United States could follow its lead!

Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source

The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.

^{Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)}

Immer öfter muss ich von #m4a zu #mp3 convertieren.

Da hab ich meiner Kollektion von #Nautilus#Scripts für #Ubuntu doch mal wieder eines hinzugefügt:

codeberg.org/cExplorer/nautilu…
Ein Rechtsklick genügt 🎉
Die Scripte kann man sicher professioneller machen 🤔
#Audio#Workflow#OpenSource

nautilus-scripts-audio-video

^Codeberg.org

🚨Jami is your free communication software, end-to-end encrypted and private. Ensuring non-commercial use of your data.😍

Here is the link to dowload it: jami.net/download/

#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #PrivacyMatters

Zahrajte si #FlappyBird bez instalace v prohlížeči!😎

👉 infoek.cz/zahrajte-si-flappy-b…

#opensource #gaming

Ryan's GUADEC keynote about Thunderbird's story of death and rebirth - and how its lessons can help your OSS project - starts in just under an hour at 21:45 UTC! Plenty of time to get a snack, find a comfy seat, and watch in person or online: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?f…

#Thunderbird #GUADEC #OpenSource

Make no mistake, if an outage similar to Crowdstrike would have been caused by OpenSource, there would be calls across the entire industry and at the government level to ban OpenSource from critical systems. But since it was caused by billion-dollar publicly-traded companies, nothing to see here, move-on.

#CrowdStrike #Linux #OpenSource #Outage #Microsoft

We think our project's journey from nearly dead to thriving is an awesome story with lessons for any OSS project. Watch @ryanleesipes tell that story in today's #GUADEC keynote at 21:45 UTC/ 15:45 Mountain. @gnome is streaming their talks (thank you!), and you can catch his talk here: youtube.com/live/jS7NzYqxH3o?f…

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community

GUADEC 2024 – Day 1, track 1

GUADEC is the GNOME community’s largest conference, bringing together hundreds of users, contributors, community members, and enthusiastic supporters for a w...

^YouTube

Huge thanks to @mattj and @ralphm for their time today. I'm delighted to be getting acquainted with leadership at @xmpp – there are _so_ many things we can learn from each other and collaborate on.

It's free, open, federated communications versus the forces of centralization and proprietary walled gardens!

#XMPP #Matrix #FOSS #OpenSource #Interoperability

🚨 Hello hello Jamers 😍

🎊 New versions of Jami are available:

🤖 A Beta version and an official version on Android: jami.net/download-jami-android…

📺 An official version on Android TV: jami.net/download-jami-android…

💻 A beta and official version on Windows: jami.net/download-jami-windows…

💻🐧 A Beta version on Linux: jami.net/download-jami-linux/

💻🍏A Beta version on macOS: jami.net/download-jami-macos/

🍏 A Beta and official version on iOS: jami.net/download-jami-ios/

🗨 Download your Jami's version!

#Jami #opensource #P2P

Download Jami for Windows

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^{jami (Jami)}

Please take this survey about AI/ML and Fedora. We know that this is a sensitive subject, so the Fedora Council spent time putting a survey together to understand what our community thinks about this area of technology.

Last day to take the survey is July 31.

➡️ discussion.fedoraproject.org/t…

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Fedora AI/ML Survey is Live until July 31st

Hello folks, I had posted this to the original discussion thread last week, but to make sure everyone is aware of its existence, I wanted to post it in this section too.

^{Fedora Discussion}

The Matrix.org Foundation joins the FOSS community and advocates of digital sovereignty in calling on the European Commission to sustain its funding for the Next Generation Internet program.

The European Union must keep funding free software: matrix.org/blog/2024/07/17/ngi…

#Advocacy #Policy #EU #FOSS #OpenSource

The European Union must keep funding free software

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

^{Josh Simmons (matrix.org)}

Hello Hello Jamers 🙂

For those who didn't have the time or energy to click on the Dev update #9 link, we've got you covered!

Here's the link, if you want to know more: jami.net/dev-update-9/

#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #PrivacyMatters

What? TWO new good first bugs have been opened in the #Matrix #Rust SDK repository? Is this Christmas?

github.com/matrix-org/matrix-r…

github.com/matrix-org/matrix-r… is even a set of incremental changes that can be picked up one by one

Good luck, and don't hesitate to chime in / ask for help on Github or our Matrix channel matrix.to/#/#matrix-rust-sdk-d…

#RustLang #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

testing: use more the `EventFactory` to get rid of `sync_timeline_event!` and `EventBuilder` · Issue #3716 · matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk

The EventBuilder struct/methods and sync_timeline_event! macros are used all over the place, but they're quite verbose and not the easier to use, when usually tests want simple things ("a plain tex...

^GitHub

Thunderbird 128 'Nebula' is out and our blog post has all the details! With Rust under the hood, a clearer Cards View, and a sharper (and more colorful) look, the future is looking fast, organized, and bright. See what's new, what's coming soon, and details on how to try it for yourself!

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/07/w…

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development

Welcome to Thunderbird 128 "Nebula"

Thunderbird 128 "Nebula" ushers in significant improvements to our code, stability, and overall user experience. Find out what's new inside!

^{Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)}

Thanks to gitlab.com/ab-amal and gitlab.com/Glitchyi we have a redesigned home page for diasp.in

#XMPP #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

We are hosting a public XMPP / #Jabber service for 8+ years and you can request an account now. You can learn more about XMPP / Jabber at joinjabber.org

With a diasp.in account and app like Monocles Chat or Monal, you can talk to users of many others messaging apps like Quicksy or Prav.

What's your favourite #FreeSoftware that is #NotOnGitHub (or on other proprietary code forges like #GitLab.com)?

Let us know in the comments! Feel free to also share code from other #Forgejo instances, #Sourcehut or other platforms.

#FreeLibreSoftware #LibreSoftware #Opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #GiveUpGithub #GitHub

Do you use any #desktop #music #player? If yes, then which one?

Please boost for more reach.

#OpenSource #Linux #Mac #Windows

I would love to encourage y'all #GUADEC attendees to use the "Download" button from the event's Indico platform (that button is in each event's details page) to use it directly in #GNOMECalendar, but… it turns out that you'd run into this silly timezones bug where the event importer dialog considers UTC times to be the local time 🤦

So… can I motivate someone to send a merge request for gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c… ? This would be timely for #GNOME's main conference next week 😉

#Linux #OpenSource

I promised myself that I wouldn't return to this, but the maintainer of #PyNose while "leading a busy life" found time to grace us with a "post-mortem" to the "license confusion". Do I have to point out that it just keeps adding insult to injury?

Some interesting things we learn:

• we "mainly came from Reddit and 4Chan."
• "Certainly looks legal if Microsoft can do it."
• or maybe not… "even big companies can get licensing wrong sometimes."
• …and in general, past actions of Microsoft justify everything.
• he's the hero "who fixes unmaintained Python packages that businesses still depend on", while we're all the villains.

In the end, the biggest issue remains. The guy's so full of himself that he still didn't realize that license wasn't the real problem. The problem was that he was a complete asshole about it, and this "post-mortem" proves that he still is completely incapable of self-reflection.

• […] "pynose will continue to be shipped with Linux distributions around the world."

I wonder why would we want to do that, given that he already banned people participating in the original thread from reporting bugs.

#Gentoo #Python #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Oh, and I love these colorful wallpapers (amazing work from @jimmac yet again!). They pair so nicely! I didn’t have to download anything to change up the look—each screenshot was just two or three clicks.

#GNOME #GNOMEDesign #GNOME47 #Linux #OpenSource

— Them: “Please test #GNOMECalendar's sidebar again”
— Me, coming back from another round of testing: “Code’s haunted”
— Them: “What?”
— Me, loading a pistol and getting back to the bug tracker: “Code’s haunted”

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#MaintainerLife #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #QA #testing #programming #GNOME

When clicking today's date in the sidebar's minicalendar, some events will randomly appear or disappear (#1255) · Issues · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab

Affected version Nightly / main Also version 45.1 from Fedora

^GitLab

My favorite new thing by far is accent colors. It’s so nice and refreshing to be able to really change the feel of your computer with just a few well-defined options—all while not introducing a massive burden to third-party app developers.

I’m most excited to see more apps incorporate the accent color in interesting ways, as it’s a great way to pull the user’s preferences into the app.

#GNOME #GNOMEDesign #OpenSource #Linux

I’m really loving what’s coming in GNOME 47! It’s shaping up to be such a good polish release, and it keeps getting better. Huge props to all the folks who’ve been plugging away at the design and entire stack this cycle.

I'm looking forward to meeting up with folks next week in Denver for them to share more about their work this cycle and to hack on any last touches—plus planning what’s next. Join us in-person or remotely! guadec.org

#GNOME #GNOMEDesign #OpenSource #Linux #GUADEC

Today we announce Holly Million will be departing from her role at the GNOME Foundation and we welcome Richard Littauer as Interim Executive Director. Holly's last day will be July 31.

Thank you, Holly, for all your incredible work!

Read more:
foundation.gnome.org/2024/07/1…

#GNOME #OpenSource #LeadershipTransition

Hello Jamers😎

Jami's #development is progressing 😍 , with our #developers concentrating on improving small fixes to the user interface.

👀 Want to know more about the jami's #development progress? Read our Dev update 9 !
Here is the link: jami.net/dev-update-9/

#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #PrivacyMatters

#GNOME 46.3 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements 9to5linux.com/gnome-46-3-deskt…

@gnome #Linux #OpenSource

📢 We're looking for GNOME users for a 30-40 minute session to test some GNOME apps and share your experiences. No specialist knowledge is required.

Interested? Pick your preferred time for the study via this link surveys.gnome.org/816914 and we will get back to you.

Thank you for helping us improve!
#GNOME #OpenSource #UsabilityTesting

It's time for the June Thunderbird for Android Progress Report! We have:

👨🏻 A New Team Member
💕 A Two App Foundation
✨ Material 3 and Android Updates
🌏 Translation News

We also have a bonus Thundercat! 🐈

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/07/t…

#Thunderbird #Android #OpenSource

Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: June 2024 Progress Report

A new mobile team member. more progress on Material 3, targeting Android 14, and more in June's monthly Thunderbird for Android report.

^{cketti (The Thunderbird Blog)}