In-Process is now available, featuring all the info on CSUN ATC 2025, Thorium Reader, how the NVDA 2025.1 Update is going, Open-Source software and a new RH Voice Update! Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2… and don't forget to subscribe via email: eepurl.com/iuVyjo
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #CSUNATC #CSUNATC25 #CSUN #Thorium #RHVoice #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #News #Newsletter #Update
Announcing the first 15 endorsers of the United Nations #OpenSource Principles" – 8 practical ways for groups around the world to promote global digital cooperation through free and open source software.
✍️ Like software freedom itself, these principles are for everyone, everywhere - and the orgs you support can join a list of endorsers today.
#boostsAppreciated - spread the word!
unite.un.org/news/fifteen-orga…
#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #UN #UnitedNations
The United Nations Open Source community is proud to announce that 16 leading organizations have the UN Open Source Principles, following the initial endorsement by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), bringing the total to 17.unite.un.org
Google has signed a contract with Israel to supply Tech support used in the Palestinian genocide. A US$1.2 billion deal, with Amazon in the mix.
It's not the first time Google has been implicated in this type of crime.
Google obeys the every command of Trump-musk fascism, the Gulf of Mexico is just the one example that makes you laugh.
So when you have google main sponsor of FOSDEM and debian going dancing to GSoC, and many others in the FLOSS and Open movement doing the same,
I say to you straight out:
You're embracing fascism, you're legitimizing genocide, you're part of the problem!
**Google Summer of Code 2025, Get Googled, Get Mixxx-ed, Get Involved**
Google Summer of Code is a program that enables students to work on open-source projects over the summer, typically lasting between 3 to 12 weeks. Participants are matched with mentoring organizations like Mixxx, where they collaborate on various projects under the guidance of experienced mentors.
Apply now! Check out our wiki for more details: github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/wiki/…
Mixxx is Free DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes. - mixxxdj/mixxxGitHub
🤔 If you wanted to contribute to an #OpenSource project working on various types of social goods, and contribution opportunities were curated through the global UN Volunteers* Programme, how likely would you be to pursue that option?
unv.org/become-online-voluntee…
#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #volunteering
Why volunteer online? Through Online Volunteering, you can contribute your skills and expertise towards achieving sustainable human development efforts of organizations around the world.www.unv.org
I have a good friend, for real, that is slowly going #blind. Is there a good plugin for #thunderbird
to read emails without involving a #bigCorp ?
I'm thinking of
1) Open email in window,
2) click button that says "read aloud"
She is not blind yet, this would be like training wheels to get her use to using a screen reader while she can still see a little.
I'm happy that, not wanting to accept the monthly price hike from 7 to 10 Euros, or the annoying cursor adjacent Copilot prompt, my wife decided to finally join me and switch permanently to the latest version of LibreOffice (@libreoffice). One less customer for Microsoft, one more user for quality, free, libre and open source office software, without the annoying, planet-burning AI.
🇺🇳 
Some folks have asked how our efforts are going helping governments be good open source citizens as they leverage free software to provide public services.
🎉 The answer is: Things are going very well, and they're getting better every week.
📋 With 4 months until UN Open Source week, here's a current update from our UNDP team:
undp.org/digital/blog/open-sou…
#UN #UNDP #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #GovTech
RIP #GNOME logo ... we barely knew ya. 1997-2025
#BrandEquity #logo #branding #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS
Going thru the stands at fosdem ran into immich.app as a photographier I was interested so asked a few questions :
- what's your biz model?
- none yet, but probably hosted services
- how do you compare to #flickr or #pixelfed?
- pixelwhat? We are providing a replacement photo - no direct answer for flickr
- do you support activitypub?
- actiwhat?
- do you run on any OS?
- of course we do, we provide docker images
#fosdem2025 #floss #selhosting #photography
@accrescent Sounds great. I am looking forward to it. Thanks for #Accrescent and contributing to the #FLOSS community. I greatly appreciate that.
Adding an info whether an app is FLOSS is helpful.
New on // foss.events: Matrix Fringe Event by Matrix.org Foundation & Matrix Events Working Group on 31 January 2025 in HSBXL in #Brussels, #Belgium
Find out more on foss.events/2025/01-31-matrix-…
Official account: @matrix
Official hashtag(s): #matrixFringe
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
Everything in a nutshell about Matrix Fringe Event 2025 on // foss.events - The most comprehensive collection of FOSS events in Europe (and online)foss.events
🇨🇵 Who do we know in the Fediverse based in or near #Paris #France and working on #OpenSource strategy, policy, etc.? Bonus points if a funder or if in government of some kind.
#askFedi #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS
The new background removal tool is ready for testing! One of the many nifty features planned for 2025.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think.
kdenlive.org/en/2024/12/kdenli…
@kde
#Kdenlive #videoediting #floss
One of the much requested feature for Kdenlive was a modern background removal tool. Among the many features and enhancements that will come in 2025, we are excited to announce […]Jean-Baptiste Mardelle (Kdenlive)
After 9 months of work, we're happy to announce that Veloren 0.17 is almost ready!
Join us in-game at 18:00 GMT on December 28th, when we will hold a release party on the official game server 🎉
More information at: veloren.net/release-0-17
Wishing everyone a great time at EmacsConf by EmacsConf team starting today in the Internet
foss.events/2024/12-07-emacsco…
#emacsconf #EmacsConf #EmacsConfteam #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
Everything in a nutshell about EmacsConf 2024 on // foss.events - The most comprehensive collection of FOSS events in Europe (and online)foss.events
As I just joined social.coop, it may be a good time to re-introduce myself.
I studied architecture and organization development, and work now at tangente.coop supporting community-led and non-speculative #cooperative #cohousing projects in #Spain.
Also experienced in sustainable and people-centered urban develoment, and urban #cycling #mobility.
I love and support #FLOSS #freesoftware, digital autonomy and libre culture in general.
Black Weeks at @Tutanota Save 62% On Our Legend Plan! 💎 tuta.com/blog/black-weeks-at-t…
#Encrypt #privacy #BlackFriday #Email #Calendar #FLOSS #OSS #OpenSource
Not endorsing the #degoogle hashtag here just because a hell of a lot of spackle is needed for a comparable experience, but if you're interested in #cloud email servoces, this is one of the better ones in this space.
Get the deal from November 15 to December 4, 2024.Tuta
👉 "The core issue is that open source contributors are not paid fairly. 60% of open-source maintainers are unpaid volunteers, and just 13% make a living as professional project maintainers, according to the 2023 State of the Open Source Maintainer Report."
Boosts appreciated 🚀
➡️ infoworld.com/article/3557846/…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #SoftwareLibre #Business #KDE #Research #Science #NLnet #softwareDevelopment
Experts with deep experience across open-source software communities share their opinions on how to sustain this critical ecosystem.Bill Doerrfeld (InfoWorld)
Wishing everyone a great time at The #Matrix #Conference by The Matrix.org Foundation starting today in Mitosis LAB in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/09-19-the-mat…
#TheMatrixConference #TheMatrix.orgFoundation #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
As has been foretold: chaos.social/@RichiH/112579960…
#FOSDEM will happen on 2025-02-01 and 2025-02-02, we just signed the contract with ULB today!
You're hearing it here first, because Mastodon is the #FLOSS social network. We'll publish official news in a bit :)
wtf is #1p_for_floss ?
One percent 💰 for Free and Libre Open Source.
1% is a suggestion. Substitute whatever fraction makes sense for your life and position. Is that 0.025%? Great! Contribute that and use the tag with blessings.
The idea is to normalize regularly giving to support the tens of thousands of "dude in Nebraska holding up the internet" #XKCD2347 that make our computing life as rich as it is.
Use Ko-Fi, Patreon, GitHub Sponsors, PayPal, Bitcoin, ... heck even old fashioned snail mail 🐌 💌. Just make sure it's money 💰, and make it a habit.
Because software needs to be more expensive blog.glyph.im/2024/03/software…
I just read on the fediverse about a trackball input system that is open hardware. When I looked at the website I found out that they design a headphone and several trackballs and mice.
I am happy with my computer mouse. But out of curiosity I might try a product of them later this year
If FLOSS is built on the four freedoms, and FLOSS has created an environment that is brittle, then perhaps it’s time for FLOSS to similarly augment the four freedoms.
We have to address this in a fundamental way. The alternative may well be the (eventual) end of FLOSS as we know it.
interpeer.io/blog/2024/04/in-s…
#xz #FLOSS #FourFreedoms #sustainability #robots
A few days ago, a vulnerability in xz-utils named CVE-2024-3094 was discovered, and since then the open source community as well as security pundits...Jens Finkhaeuser (Interpeer gUG)
Your attention please:
Maybe you've never heard about it but since 2020, the Next Generation Internet programs, a sub-branch of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program, have been cascading funding (via @nlnet calls) open source software in Europe. The massive fundings have enabled a great deal of free software development in recent years, and all without too many constraints (with too few transparency and monitoring, though… which urgently needs to be improved). Unfortunately, these NGI programs seem to have been withdrawn from the next round of Horizon Europe fundings to give priority to AI bullshit.
As a result, we’ve been invited to contact the National Contact Points, Horizon Europe’s national representatives, to express our concern and the importance of maintaining public funding for free software. With this in mind, we wrote an open letter at Petites Singularités and thought it would make sense to fork it out with Hackstub and ARN in Strasbourg for the French NCP to get other French-speaking free software orgas to sign. I’m thinking in particular of the software that has benefited from this funding, such as Yunohost, but also of the Kittens that use this same software.
We can also announce that this topic will be part of the central theme of the next #OFFDEM in Brussels, on the first weekend of February 2025. There's not yet an exact title, but we’ll be discussing financing and community structuring for free software over the next few years.
If you want to sign the french-speaking version of this letter, there's a pad for it: pad.public.cat/lettre-NCP-NGI
New on // foss.events: The #Matrix #Conference by The Matrix.org Foundation on 19-22 September 2024 in Mitosis LAB in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/09-19-the-mat…
Call for participation is running until 26.06.2024
#TheMatrixConference #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
Really glad we finally get DRM lease (thus VR) on gnome wayland
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/…
Add Wayland DRM lease protocol support. Based on the work byGitLab
"You have to understand, we’re responsible for taxpayer money here. We can’t just make a donation to your open source project."
— a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially
Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Tomorrow's the official start of #30DayFOSSChallenge! We've got a few people chatting in the #matrix already: matrix.to/#/#30DayFOSSChalleng…
Feel free to join us. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look here: nullarch.com/30DayFOSSChalleng…
#foss #floss #opensource #freeculture #degoogle #indieweb
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
Wishing everyone a great time at Gnome 46 Release Party by Volunteers starting today in Offline in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/03-30-gnome-4…
@gnome
#gnome46 #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #gnome
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
Find the momentum in your challenging life and in your community of free open source projects with these highlights in fediverse.Adam Douglas
The #GUADEC2024 call for abstracts for those looking to be *sponsored* has passed (due to visa reqs & travel lead time), BUT the call for both in-person (if you don’t need sponsorship) and remote talks IS STILL OPEN!
events.gnome.org/event/209/abs…
If you’ve been working on something interesting in GNOME or GNOME-adjacent spaces and can present remotely or get yourself to Denver in July, you still have just over two weeks to propose a talk!
New Changeset newsletter is out:
buttondown.email/Changeset/arc…
Guides on #opensource project management, caregiving and persuasion, arguing responsibly, and asking more effective questions. And: celebrating Beautiful Soup's 20th anniversary.
#Python #maintainership #FLOSS #burnout #sustainability #management
Guides on open source project management, caregiving and persuasion, arguing responsibly, and asking more effective questions. And: celebrating Beautiful Soup's 20th anniversary.buttondown.email
The popular DJ software @mixxx is now official on Flathub 
Announcement: mixxx.org/news/2024-02-21-offi…
Get Mixxx on Flathub: flathub.org/apps/org.mixxx.Mix…
#Mixxx #Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #dj #audio #DigitalAudio
“Improved build validation, increased moderation, and the long-awaited switch to libappstream” by @barthalion
Heads up to app developers: Flathub’s automatic build validation is more thorough now, and includes checks for issues we previously would have only flagged manually. There’s a chance that if your app has been passing continuous integration checks previously, it will fail now; here’s why, and what to do about it:
docs.flathub.org/blog/improved…
#Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS
Flathub's automatic build validation is more thorough now, and includes checks for issues we previously would have only flagged manually.docs.flathub.org
Danke für #FreeSoftware - mein Arbeits Alltag wäre nicht der gleiche ohne #OpenSource
Ganz besonders Dankbar bin ich für #LibreOffice, #Firefox, #Thunderbird, #Nextcloud, #Wordpress & #KDEnlive und so viele weitere Projekte wie #Signal
#SoftwareFreedom #ILoveFS #FLOSS
@fsfe mastodon.social/@fsfe/11192840…
