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How many of you recently getting started to Emacs?

If you love :emacs:, please boost.

If you use :emacs: for under 1 year, please share your experience.

If you use :emacs: for programming or anything else, please share.

#Emacs #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OrgMode

  • Yes, I recently started to use Emacs (22%, 5 votes)
  • Yes, with some issues (please share) (9%, 2 votes)
  • Yes, I already use Org-mode (50%, 11 votes)
  • Yes, but I need more resources to learn (18%, 4 votes)
22 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

#FreeSoftware #emacs #opensource #orgmode

The free open source email & comms app Thunderbird now has official accounts on both Mastodon and PeerTube. You can follow these at:

➡️ @thunderbird (main account)

➡️ @thunderbird@tilvids.com (videos)

If the videos aren't visible from your server yet, you can see them all at https://tilvids.com/a/thunderbird/videos

Thunderbird is available for Linux, Mac and Windows from https://www.thunderbird.net

#Thunderbird #EMail #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Apps #Productivity #Office #Videos #Computing #RSS #XMPP

Thunderbird

The Thunderbird Project is a family of free & open-source email software and productivity solutions for managing your personal and professional communications. Available on Linux, macOS and Windows. Coming soon to Android.
TILvids
#FreeSoftware #xmpp #foss #email #opensource #apps #floss #libre #thunderbird #office #RSS #Videos #computing #productivity @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox @Thunderbird

AntennaPod is a free open source podcast manager app for Android devices. You can follow at:

➡️ @AntennaPod

There's more info on the website at https://antennapod.org

It's available through @fdroidorg and Google Play.

#AntennaPod #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Apps #Android

AntennaPod – The Open Podcast Player

AntennaPod is a podcast player that is completely open. The app is open-source and you can subscribe to any RSS feed. AntennaPod is built by volunteers without commercial intere...
AntennaPod
#FreeSoftware #android #foss #opensource #apps #floss #libre #antennapod #podcast #Podcasts #podcasting @AntennaPod

Bitwarden is a free open source password manager for computers and mobile devices. You can follow their official accounts at:

➡️ @bitwarden@fosstodon.org (main account)

➡️ @bitwarden@tilvids.com (videos)

➡️ @Bitwarden@pixey.org (photos & clips)

Their website is at https://bitwarden.com

(New post due to additional official accounts)

#BitWarden #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Password #Passwords #PasswordManager #Business #Productivity #Office #Apps

Bitwarden Open Source Password Manager | Bitwarden

Bitwarden is an integrated open source password management solution for individuals, teams, and business organizations
bitwarden.com
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #apps #floss #libre #office #bitwarden #business #passwords #password #productivity #passwordmanager @Bitwarden @Bitwarden | PeerTube @Bitwarden@pixey.org

Shouldn't DebConf make a clear statement that although it accepts money (sponsorship) from corporations with abominable reputations in relation to the #FreeSoftware community, there will be no tolerance of suppressing criticism of any of those corporations during DebConf?

It looks rather shocking to see Microsoft and Google logos in association with Debian, but as long as participants are "fully allowed to bite the hand feeding them", the compromise could at least be defended.
#FreeSoftware

Opening Ceremony of #DebConf22 happens in few minutes in https://debconf22.debconf.org/schedule/venue/1/ #Debian #freesoftware

Drini - DebConf 22

debconf22.debconf.org
#FreeSoftware #debian #DebConf22

“Distributors entering Flatpakland”
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/900210/e8afdb4d219e1468/

In which we learn (surprise!) that Fedora and openSUSE, supporters of #flatpak, will suddently provide all of Flathub to their users, including proprietary software.

#FreeSoftware

Distributors entering Flatpakland

Linux distributions have changed quite a bit over the last 30 years, but the way that they package software has been relatively static. While the .
lwn.net
#FreeSoftware #Flatpak

As I wrote in a comment, I think we #FreeSoftware folks and #Guix in particular must address the shortcomings of traditional distros that make flatpak appear necessary. Instead we must design for practical user freedom.

The alternative is: more control for software vendors, or more power to users?
#FreeSoftware #guix

@fsfe did you know there is a logo for Free Software? Would be kind of great if "Open Source" wasn't ahead of Free Software in that regard. Use it! 😀

https://free-software-logo.codeberg.page/

# #

Free Software Logo

free-software-logo.codeberg.page
#FreeSoftware #logo @Free Software Foundation Europe

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support # https://u.fsf.org/32h
#FreeSoftware

# Inc sponsored our work of maintaining a native # package of gitlab server software for last 6+ years.

This work made setting up / self hosting gitlab server just running `apt install gitlab` on a debian server.

Now they stopped this funding. We thank them for their support till now and looking for support from the # community to continue this work.

Donate at https://opencollective.com/debian-gitlab
... and spread the word!

#-gitlab

Debian Gitlab - Open Collective

Make native Debian packages (.deb) of gitlab and its dependencies (mainly ruby, nodejs and golang libraries).
opencollective.com
#FreeSoftware #debian #gitlab

💡 It leaves out the important reminder that many of the # used to create this so-called "public #" have their roots in #, which allows citizens to control of their own "digital lives" without government or quasi-government corporate # as intermediary.

e.g., I may have a Chinese-made phone sold with Google's # spyware, but because it's # I am free to install a privacy-protecting OS instead.

3/4

https://jacobin.com/2022/06/us-tech-companies-government-contracts-data-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon/

Biden’s Campaign for “Digital Democracy” Is Really a Giveaway to Big Tech

The United States claims it benevolently promotes democracy over authoritarianism through its international technology policies. In reality, America forces poor countries to let US-based Big Tech companies steal their data.
jacobin.com
#FreeSoftware #android #opensource #surveillance #infrastructure #digitalpublicgoods

Darktable is a free open source raw photo processing app for Linux, Mac and Windows, sort of a libre alternative to Adobe's Lightroom.

You can follow at:

➡️ @darktable

You can download it from the project's website at https://www.darktable.org

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

darktable

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer
darktable
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #floss #Alternatives #libre #camera #development #photography #photos #developer #darktable #Adobe #lightroom #raw @darktable

Microsoft's Github Copilot is disregarding Free Software licenses and will be happily selling parts of your GPL code against your will! Woo!

https://drewdevault.com/2022/06/23/Copilot-GPL-washing.html

As the author of this article says - free software should be dependant on free software architecture - I recommend https://codeberg.org as an open-source alternative to Github.
Sadly Github is no longer a platform that can be trusted.

CC: @codeberg

# # # # # # # #

GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

drewdevault.com
#FreeSoftware #foss #codeberg #opensource #github #microsoft #gpl #copilot

The person who was setting up a conference session to discuss # maintainer overwork and ways to address it couldn’t attend due to… burnout:
https://lwn.net/ml/linux-xfs/20220426024331.GR17025@magnolia/

I can very much relate to the account of what their daily life looks like.

# #

Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] xfs: remove quota warning limits [LWN.net]

lwn.net
#FreeSoftware #linux #maintainership

Did you know that # is taking comments on the importance of #?

I certainly didn't. https://open.canada.ca/en/open_source_software

# # # # #

Open Source Software | Open Government, Government of Canada

The government of Canada (GOC) produces more software (aka. applications, code, computer programs, scripts…) then you might think. All the data recently published on Data.gc.
open.canada.ca
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #floss #canada #opengov #OpenGovernance

Lots of understandable concern today as # # announced their new # availability today. Probably worth a reminder that @conservancy has convened a working group on #, #, and other related issues, especially for # and # contributors.

Perhaps you or others may want to join or read more?

Boosts welcome! :boost_requested:

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/feb/23/committee-ai-assisted-software-github-copilot/

New Committee Will Investigate Copyleft Implications of AI-Assisted Programming

Software Freedom Conservancy announces a Committee On AI-Assisted Programming and Copyleft to develop recommendations and plans for a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community response to the use of machine learning tools for code generation and…
Software Freedom Conservancy
#FreeSoftware #opensource #github #microsoft #ethics #licensing #copilot

Game on! Our recommendations of # that work out of the box on our Librem devices on PureOS ⬇️
@Minetest, SuperTuxKart, SuperTux and many more. Read the full post here ➡️ https://puri.sm/posts/the-ultimate-guide-to-free-software/?mtm_campaign=FOSS_Options&mtm_source=Organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls_FOSS_Option_Gamer

The Ultimate Guide to Free Software – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#FreeSoftware @Minetest

Here are our recommendations of # for desktop users.
Read the ultimate guide to free software alternatives here ⬇️
https://puri.sm/posts/the-ultimate-guide-to-free-software/?mtm_campaign=FOSS_Options&mtm_source=Organic&mtm_medium=Librem_Social&mtm_content=ls_FOSS_Option_Video

The Ultimate Guide to Free Software – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#FreeSoftware

As long as the code behind "smart" home devices is proprietary, these companies are free to spy on us as much as they like. Help us fight back: tell your friends about free software and urge then to join the FSF! Support #. https://fsf.org

Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software

fsf.org
#FreeSoftware

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support # https://u.fsf.org/32h
#FreeSoftware

Good support is key to expand access to free software. It builds a community, a fertile ground for exploration, experimentation, and education. This is why we invest in empowering you with professional support so you can explore and tinker, and if you get lost, guide you back to safety.

# # # #

https://puri.sm/posts/free-software-support-is-critical-to-its-success/

Free Software Support Is Critical to Its Success – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#FreeSoftware #free #software #tech

UnifiedPush is a set of specifications and free open source tools to help users get more control over how their phone's (or computers's) notifications are handled. You can follow the project at:

➡️ @unifiedpush

The project website is at https://unifiedpush.org

There are options for self-hosting notification systems if needed.

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

UnifiedPush

UnifiedPush is a set of specifications and tools that lets the user choose how push notifications* are delivered. All in a free and open source way.
unifiedpush.org
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #floss #UnifiedPush #notifications #smartphones #libre #smartphone #selfhosting #dev #computing #phone #phones #pushnotifications @UnifiedPush

Castopod is a modern and fully-featured open-source project for publishing podcasts.

Makes we want to start a podcast ;)

https://castopod.org/

# # # # # # # #

Castopod | Your Free & Open-source Podcast Host

Castopod is a free and open-source hosting platform made for podcasters. Engage and interact with your audience whilst keeping control over your content.
castopod.org
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #libre #podcast #gnu #podcasting #audio

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I'm Sumana Harihareswara, a woman in # New York City. I have a consultancy https://changeset.nyc, Changeset Consulting and provide short-term project management services for # # # projects. I'm writing a book on maintainership skills and have accidentally developed expertise in # packaging tools.

I'm married, a stand-up comedian & fanvidder, a frequent poster on # & #, Indian-American. Just moved from mastodon.social!

Changeset - Changeset Consulting

Bringing new life to the open source projects you depend on.
changeset.nyc
#FreeSoftware #opensource #floss #python #introduction #nyc #metafilter #dreamwidth

Check out the latest news about the
project and the current status of the new alpha
https://play0ad.com/0-a-d-empires-ascendant-alpha-26
-feature-freeze-update/

# # # #

0 A.D. | A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

0 A.D. is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers.
play0ad.com
#FreeSoftware #opensource #gamedev #indiedev

Today the FSFE publishes an #, co-signed by 38 European organisations and companies to ask # legislators for the universal right to install any software on any device, including full access to hardware: https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220427-01.html

# # # #

EU Ecodesign: 38 organisations demand the right to access and to reuse hardware - FSFE

The FSFE publishes an open letter, co-signed by 38 organisations and companies, to ask EU legislators for the right to install any software on any device, ...
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#FreeSoftware #UpcyclingAndroid #openletter #european #ecodesign #righttorepair

Join the welcoming LibreOffice India Community https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/03/19/join-the-indian-libreoffice-community/

We are waiting for you.

@libreoffice
# #

Join the Indian LibreOffice community!

Across the globe, LibreOffice communities help to improve the software, translate the user interface, update documentation and spread the word.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation Blog)
#FreeSoftware #libreoffice @LibreOffice

A huge thank you to @AntennaPod and @funkwhale by Lina Ceballos.

Join the #ilovefs day by saying thank you to your favourite #FreeSoftware 💜

For more videos have a look at our peertube-instance on media.fsfe.org

https://media.fsfe.org/w/sPVNgFumLjdtyGnTw34mZP

I Love Free Software Day: Who would you like to say thank you to? - Lina Ceballos

We often underestimate the power of a simple Thank You. Free Software contributors do important work for our society and they deserve attention.
FSFE-Tube
#FreeSoftware #ilovefs @AntennaPod @Funkwhale

The #FSFE opens its own #Matrix server! Supporters and registered volunteers can get their :fsfe.org account, and everyone can join our community chatrooms 🚀

A must-have to attend #FOSDEM this weekend!

➡️ https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220202-01.html

@matrix @fosdem #freesoftware #softwarefreedom #opensource #synapse #element #federation

Welcome to the Matrix: the FSFE now runs its own server - FSFE

The FSFE is eager to support its community with diverse Free Software communication channels. We are happy to announce that we have recently added Matrix t...
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#FreeSoftware #matrix #element #opensource #federation #fosdem #fsfe #softwarefreedom #synapse @The Matrix.org Foundation @FOSDEM

The Fediverse has a podcasting platform called @Castopod which has accounts that can be followed from Mastodon etc. People can also comment, like or share individual episodes. More info at:

https://castopod.org

It has just moved out of alpha testing into beta testing, with a new interface and lots of new features.

Podcasts can also (of course!) be followed through RSS instead, if you prefer.

#CastoPod #Podcasting #Podcasts #Podcast #Fediverse #FediTips #ActivityPub #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #RSS

Castopod | Your Free & Open-source Podcast Host

Castopod is a free and open-source hosting platform made for podcasters. Engage and interact with your audience whilst keeping control over your content.
castopod.org
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #activitypub #fediverse #floss #FediTips #libre #podcast #RSS #Podcasts #podcasting #CastoPod @Castopod :podcasting2:

@matrix Any chance you can prioritize https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-bifrost/issues/64 ? Currently people joining matrix rooms via XMPP apps don't get a good experience as they miss all offline messages. #xmpp #matrix #freesoftware #interoprability

XEP-0313: Message Archive Management · Issue #64 · matrix-org/matrix-bifrost

XEP-0313: Message Archive Management I didn't see an issue about this, while this is a very important feature at XMPP and I think it can also help Matrix users. What I wish to see: XMPP users g...
GitHub
#FreeSoftware #xmpp #matrix #interoprability @The Matrix.org Foundation

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