Wishing everyone a great time at Gnome 46 Release Party by Volunteers starting today in Offline in #Berlin, #Germany

https://foss.events/2024/03-30-gnome-46-release-party.html

@gnome
#gnome46 #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #gnome

🚨 ⚠️ Emergency PSA: A critical security exploit was discovered in the xz package recently, used for compression and decompression on nearly all Linux distributions.

Rawhide users ARE impacted and should immediately STOP using Rawhide until the package update is fully rolled back. (1/3)

Security Advisory: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Security #Privacy

Urgent security alert for Fedora Linux 40 and Fedora Rawhide users

Red Hat Information Risk and Security and Red Hat Product Security learned that the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries contain malicious code that appears to be intended to allow unauthorized access.

^{, (Red Hat)}

In true open source, the software is open to everyone on the same, neutral terms. If you are in need of an #opensource in-memory, key-value data store, check out Valkey, a community-driven fork of the Redis codebase by the former community contributors.

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community

Community maintainers, contributors, and users will continue collaborative development of an open source, in-memory data store under the new Valkey name.

^{The Linux Foundation}

#Jami est un #logiciel #opensource qui se pose en alternative libre aux solutions de #visioconférence plus traditionnelles comme Skype, WhatsApp, Zoom, ou Teams. Il a été développé par les Canadiens de Savoir-faire Linux spécialisés dans les logiciels open source.

Source : @Fidel
https://outilscollaboratifs.com/2024/03/jami-visioconference-open-source/

Jami - Visioconférence sécurisée et respectueuse de la vie privée

Découvrez Jami, une solution open-source de visioconférence. Une alternative fiable à Zoom et autres Teams.

^{Fidel Navamuel (Les Outils Collaboratifs)}

Thunderchat Alert! 🚨

Community Office Hours start in ONE hour at 17:00 UTC! Today's format is Open Forum and FAQs, so bring your questions and comments and we'll bring the team! Find out how to join in the blog post: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/03/march-2024-community-office-hours-open-forum-and-faq/

#Thunderbird #Community #OpenSource

March 2024 Community Office Hours: Open Forum and FAQ

The March 2024 Thunderbird Community Office Hours invites questions from the community in an open forum format.

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

💡 The last Wednesday of March can only mean one thing...

#DocumentFreedomDay ✍️

Today we celebrate open standards: The ability for everyone to work and communicate using free software.

If you're using paid software that confines you see if any of the alternatives on my list of #opensource software can make life easier for you:

https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/opt-open-source/

Includes (but not limited to) @cryptpad @thegoodcloud @piefedadmin @libreoffice @thunderbird @Tutanota @protonprivacy @plausible @GIMP @inkscape @session @signalapp @delta @efoundation @MattermostFR @element

Any I've missed, let me know!

@dff

#FOSS #DFF #DFD #decentralize

Opt Open-Source - Ethical Revolution

Join me in taking step O, “Opt Opensource”, in the A-Z of steps to a better world: transparency, quality, reliability, flexibility +low cost.

^{Sam (Ethical Revolution)}

If you're an #opensource maintainer seeking a good task to give a less-skilled new contributor, ask them to do a discovery report on the project, such as:

Starting from scratch, try to get a local installation up and running, and note how long it took.

Take an hour to explore our documentation and fora, and tell us your impressions.

Given a demo install, try these common user tasks.

Examples:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2014/03/25/seeing-through-the-eyes-of-new-technical-contributors/

http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2014/03/25/hyperkitty-at-the-0th-spinachcon/

https://blog.openhatch.org/2014/spinachcon-zero-a-huge-success/

https://www.changeset.nyc/resources/installation-audit.html

Wiki Loves Africa – Africa Creates

Arguably the largest photo contest on the African continent aimed at highlighting the richness, diversity and beauty of Africa which deserves to be visually celebrated […]\n

^Diff

The #GNOME 46 desktop environment already landed in #ArchLinux and #openSUSE Tumbleweed 👏👏👏

@gnome #Linux #OpenSource

It's time for our Community Office Hours this Wednesday March 27 at 17:00 UTC and the topics are up to you! We'll answer live questions, questions sent to officehours@thunderbird.net, and some of the questions we heard most at SCaLE! 🤔 🐧

Find out how to join us in the blog, and note the shift in day and in UTC! Silly spring time changes. 🗓️ ⏰

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/03/march-2024-community-office-hours-open-forum-and-faq/

#Thunderbird #Community #OpenSource

March 2024 Community Office Hours: Open Forum and FAQ

The March 2024 Thunderbird Community Office Hours invites questions from the community in an open forum format.

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

A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (363) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/dl363

Check out #DestinationLinux 363: PipeWire Interview with Wim Taymans, Revolutionizing Audio & Video on Linux

#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech

363: PipeWire Interview with Wim Taymans, Revolutionizing Audio & Video on Linux - Destination Linux - TuxDigital

Download as MP3 On this week’s episode, we have a special guest joining us to discuss his work with making our lives better in Linux audio. Of course, this...

^TuxDigital

Noch eine Woche: Bewerbt euch noch bis nächsten Sonntag, 31.03. um 23:59 Uhr auf 47.500€ Förderung für euer #OpenSource Softwareprojekt.
Keine Sorge: Für unseren Bewerbungsprozess braucht ihr kein Jurastudium, sondern müsst nur elf einfache Fragen beantworten.
Los gehts!

https://prototypefund.de/jetzt-bewerben

a periodic reminder that open source and free software licences enabled the unpaid mass transfer of skills and labour to corporations and societal elites to an extent unparalleled since the abolition of serfdom and slavery.

they effectively seized the means of production, then packaged them all up and delivered them to the worst people imaginable, wrapped with a bow and a little card that said “exploit me!”

and people are still out here cheerleading for them.

#foss #opensource

How it started: "This change has zero effect on the Redis core license, which is and will always be licensed under the 3-Clause-BSD."

How it's going: "Beginning today, all future versions of Redis will be released with source-available licenses. Starting with Redis 7.4, Redis will be dual-licensed under the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2) and Server Side Public License (SSPLv1)."

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #Redis

🗺️ 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘔𝘢𝘱 3𝘋 🧊

https://demo.f4map.com

Zoom in to street level to see the 3D features.

#map #maps #OpenStreetMap #3D #topography #world #WorldMap #cities #landscape #environment #data #tools #OpenSource #FOSS

Apache Pekko has left the incubator phase and is now a top-level project.

https://lists.apache.org/thread/grl5h0l79oywnjtmfv0mdg3w108vsh6o

That's great news! Pekko was created as a Fork of Akka 2.6, right after Lightbend chose to pull a bait-and-switch by relicensing Akka to a non-FOSS license.

I have already switched to Pekko a few months ago, it went very smooth, and I am grateful to everybody involved in making this happen.

#opensource #pekko #akka #scala #java #licensing #apache #foss

You know it's interesting that I think @thunderbird is probably the one piece of software I have been using since Windows XP as a kid and still use it to this day. I even pay $10/year for a plugin to make Thunderbird work with my Office365 I use for my content creation so I can use it seamlessly on #Linux for contacts, calendar, and mail integration.

Despite all the email providers I have hopped between I still have used Thunderbird since around 2005 or 2006 #infosec #cybersecurity #opensource

#GNOME 46 "Kathmandu" Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What's New https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-kathmandu-desktop-environment-released-heres-whats-new

@gnome #Linux #OpenSource

Starting tomorrow we have a series of Test Days coming for different projects. Maybe contribute with testing for the ones that pique your interest?

* Mar 20-26: @Podman_io Desktop (for Windows and macOS as well)
* Mar 21-26: Podman 5
* Mar 25 - Apr 1: Fedora CoreOS
* Mar 27: (Toolbx) @containertoolbx

Get started: https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-at-fedora-coreos-podman-and-toolbx-test-days/

#Podman #CoreOS #Toolbx #FedoraCoreOS #Fedora #DevOps #CloudNative #Linux #OpenSource

#SCaLE21x, it's almost time to say goodbye, but it's been a blast. Thank you everyone who came by our booth to share your stories, heard @linuxflower talk about Thunderbird for Android, and made our first time here a great one. 🐧 💙

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community

The #fossnorth 2024 schedule is now available! https://foss-north.se/2024/schedule.html

Don't miss out and make sure to get your tickets now!

#opensource #freesoftware #conference #gbgtech

Sam Thursfield, a software engineer at Codethink, recently led a project for Outreachy covering improving end-to-end testing for #GNOME.

Outreachy is an organisation that provides paid open source internships to people who are subject to systematic bias and underrepresentation.

You can read about how the project went and the outcomes here: https://buff.ly/3PkufkA

#opensource #outreachy #careers #DiversityinTech #careerbuilding

Are you a #ScreenReader and/or #Braille user on #Matrix?

Should we be adding messages as captions until #AltText is supported?

#A11Y #Accessibility #BRLTTY #FOSS #OpenSource #Element #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE

• Yes, always. (66%, 4 votes)
• A quick summary is fine, I'll ask if I need more (16%, 1 vote)
• As long as you do it if I ask. (16%, 1 vote)

A few days ago I talked about why I chose #Fedora #Silverblue and how finding the right environment for me would be a motivation to contribute to #OpenSource projects, something I've always wanted to do. Well... I finally made it! 🎉

I've implemented a small feature (link below) in #Errands, the best to-do app for #GNOME. It's already merged so it will appear in a future version! ✅

Yes, it's a modest first step, but also an impulse to keep supporting projects I like! 😊

https://github.com/mrvladus/Errands/issues/138#issuecomment-1989245042

Show/Hide Completed Tasks button · Issue #138 · mrvladus/Errands

Hello, I have a lot of completed tasks that I don't want to be deleted. Would be nice to have a button on a task list that would show/hide completed tasks.

^GitHub

Today's tip is all about getting help.

Our official community support site where amazing contributors offer advice is Mozilla Support, aka SUMO: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/thunderbird.'

Here's our top 5 tips for getting the most from SUMO.

1. Search for your issue - maybe there's already a solution!
2. Be detailed! Include your OS, TB version, and other info.
3. Answer follow up questions.
4. Mark solutions to help future readers!
5. Be patient - it's a global community!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource

Whoa! TIL just how widespread Matrix is at universities in Germany.

This, on top of adoption by their national healthcare system and other corners of their public sector.

Source: https://doc.matrix.tu-dresden.de/why/

#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS

OBS Studio 30.1 Released with AV1 Support for VA-API, #PipeWire Camera Source, and Much More https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-30-1-released-with-av1-support-for-va-api-pipewire-camera-source

@pipewire #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

#KDE Plasma 6.0.2 Is Out Now to Improve Night Color, Discover, Plasma #Wayland, and More https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-0-2-improves-night-color-discover-plasma-wayland-and-more

@kde #Linux #OpenSource

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.

https://medium.com/@DigitalServicesCoalition/dsc-supports-the-federal-governments-collaborative-open-source-initiatives-6b5845ce1891

DSC Supports the Federal Government’s Collaborative Open Source Initiatives

Adopting open source policies, initiatives, and laws is more than a technological shift — it’s a commitment to transparency, security, and collaboration. As the Digital Service Coalition (DSC), we…

^{Digital Services Coalition (Medium)}

It's SCaLE21x week! We're dragging out our suitcases and making our packing lists - can't forget the stickers! We'll be at Booth 215 Friday through Sunday, and we hope you come visit us. It's our first year at SCaLE and we can hardly wait. 🐧 🌴

And in a completely, totally, honestly unrelated question, we've been thinking about the kinds of Easter Eggs you can't eat. What are YOUR favorite hidden surprises? Any media counts! 🐣 😉

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #SCaLE21x

So @gnome is removing the x11 session, leaving just the Wayland one.

If this goes out before Orca, the GNOME screen reader, is fixed to work on Wayland, it will mean that people who rely on screen readers will have no way to use one on GNOME. And thus on the major Linux distributions.

So I’m hoping the plan is that this change will not land until GNOME has a working screen reader.

#accessibility #a11y #gnome #linux #openSource #foss #wayland #x11 #orca https://peoplemaking.games/@ailepet/112077559713299711