Search results for tag #fediverse
(Linux news in previous posts of thread)
FOSS NEWS
Mastodon 4.5 RC1 adds quote post authoring, async reply fetching & HTTP message signatures:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mastodon-4-5-rc1-adds-quote-post-authoring-async-reply-fetching-and-http-message-signatures/
Mozilla will soon require all Firefox extensions to disclose data collection practices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mozilla-will-soon-require-all-firefox-extensions-to-disclose-data-collection-practices/
(Oh Mozilla doing the right thing, pretty rare to see.)
Firefox Introduces new recommended extensions after six-month community review:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-introduces-new-recommended-extensions-after-six-month-community-review/
Firefox tests privacy-focused direct results in the address bar with possible sponsorships:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-tests-privacy-focused-direct-answers-in-the-address-bar/
Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited Linux CLI is Finally Here:
https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-vpn-linux-cli/
Introducing Lumo for Business, confidential AI for your team:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-business
See the business data leaking onto the dark web with Proton's Data Breach Observatory:
https://proton.me/blog/introducing-breach-observatory
Proton 2025 autumn/winter roadmaps:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-2025-autumn-roadmaps
Ultra Private Tor Browser's Last 32-bit Release:
https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-15-0-release/
Signal Desktop adds customizable chat folders for better organization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/signal-desktop-adds-customizable-chat-folders-for-better-organization/
Organic Maps adds EU iOS default app option, updated OSM data, new POIs:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/organic-maps-adds-eu-ios-default-app-option-updated-osm-data-new-pois/
Krita Lands Basic HDR Support On Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Krita-HDR-Wayland-Support
(more FOSS news in comment)
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Mastodon #Firefox #Proton #ProtonVPN #Lumo #ProtonLumo #Tor #TorBrowser #Signal #SignalDesktop #OrganicMaps #Krita #Fediverse #Fedi #Browser #WebBrowser #VPN #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #ChatService #Chat #Maps #FosseryTech
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https://bretthodnett.com/HUMAN.html
#Climate #ClimateChange #Future #Evolution #HumanEvolution #WhatToRead #Readers #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Science #Biology #Bookstodon #BookLaunch #Fediverse #Books #Livres #Fiction #EPUB #Ebook #FreeBook #FreeBooks #GiveAway #SFF
Inspired by @fediversemap
A dummy list of Mastodon instances with active IT tech/dev communities:
🔹 TechHub.social (https://techhub.social/about), passionate technologists.
🔹 Fosstodon.org (https://fosstodon.org/about), for those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software.
🔹 InfoSec.exchange (https://infosec.exchange/about), infosec & cybersecurity folks.
And others worth mentioning will be cont...
...cont
🔹 Sigmoid.social (https://sigmoid.social/about), for people researching, working with, or just interested in AI.
🔹 Floss.social (https://floss.social/about), for those who care about, support, and build Free, Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS).
🔹 Indieweb.social (https://indieweb.social/about), focused on the evolution of #OpenWeb, #IndieWeb, #Fediverse, #Mastodon, #Humanetech & #CalmTech.
🔹 Gamedev.place (https://mastodon.gamedev.place/about), for game development and many related creative/technical fields.
...cont
🔹 IOC.exchange (https://ioc.exchange/about), INDICATORS OF COMPROMISE (IOC) InfoSec community within the Fediverse.
🔹 Tech.lgbt (https://tech.lgbt/about), for folks who are LGBTQIA+ and allies with an interest in tech work.
🔹 Oldbytes.space (https://oldbytes.space/about), oriented around retrocomputing and vintage tech enthusiasm.
🔹 HCI.social (https://hci.social/about), for HCI folks and fans of PCS. Hosted by Princeton HCI.
🔹 Tilde.zone (https://tilde.zone/about), something something Unix.
🔹 Functional.cafe (https://functional.cafe/about), for those interested in functional programming and languages.
#Fediverse #TechCommunity #InfoSec #RetroComputing #FunctionalProgramming #HCI
...cont
🔹 Chaos.social (https://chaos.social/about), for & by the Chaos community; aka. the Chaos Computer Club and its circles. Germany’s legendary hacker collective since the 1980s; privacy advocates, freedom-of-information enthusiasts, and all-around tinkerers.
🔹 BSD.network (https://bsd.network/about), a corner for users and developers of the BSD family of operating systems. Invite-only.
🔹 Defcon.social (https://defcon.social/about), the Fediverse home for artists, hackers, policy wonks, academics, researchers, infosec pros, activists, and cyberpunks.
🔹 Corteximplant.com (https://corteximplant.com/about), a node for edgerunners, netrunners, cyberpunks, and like.
These seem to be the last of the larger, tech-related servers (1K+ active users) still online and working today.
...bonus: smaller, niche, but active tech instances
🔹 Discuss.systems (https://discuss.systems/about), for discussion of computer systems research & practice; OSes, distributed systems, networks, databases, architecture, etc. A spot for researchers, academics & professionals.
🔹 vmst.io (https://vmst.io/about), home for respectful technologists, geeks, and nerds of every type and stripe.
🔹 Mastodon.acm.org (https://mastodon.acm.org/about), the ACM’s official Mastodon server; for members of the world’s largest professional organization advancing computing as a science and profession.
🔹 Graphics.social (https://graphics.social/about), a gathering place for the computer graphics community to discuss 2D & 3D graphics, computer science, and related topics.
🔹 Mast.hpc.social (https://mast.hpc.social/about), an instance supporting communication within the High Performance Computing community and related fields.
#Fediverse #TechCommunity #Computing #HPC #DataScience #Graphics
...cont (because of course there are more)
🔹 Tchncs.de (https://social.tchncs.de/about), a German server that tends to attract techy people.
🔹 Linux.pizza (https://social.linux.pizza/about), dedicated, but not limited, to folks interested in the GNU+Linux ecosystem.
🔹 Mstdn.games (https://mstdn.games/about), a gaming-focused instance for everyone from casual players to game devs and streamers.
🔹 En.osm.town (https://en.osm.town/about), an independent community of OpenStreetMap enthusiasts.
🔹 Bitbang.social (https://bitbang.social/about), for retrocomputing, vintage hardware, and all sorts of fun electronic shenanigans.
🔹 Types.pl (https://types.pl/about), a queer, leftist instance for programming language enthusiasts.
🔹 Systerserver.town (https://systerserver.town/about), a feminist community for technologists, researchers, activists, and artists.
#Fediverse #TechCommunity #FOSS #Linux #Gaming #RetroComputing #OpenStreetMap #DiversityInTech
Aurin (ki, ki, kis)Tech people talk about tech too much.
I really really REALLY want to use all the awesome privacy friendly FOSS (and similar) stuff, but I am not a techie person! I don't know how to program, nor do I want to.
And every SINGLE time I try to find out even what thing (OS, program, app, service, etc) to use, let alone how, and I search for it... I get techie-focused answers.
It's complete gibberish to me! Absolutely useless. It makes me feel actively unwelcome even though I really care about using alternatives to Windows, Meta, X and other dystopic nonsense.
For example: I'm like "How do I start a non-enshittified group chat to talk about a thing?" and all the results are technobabble to me. I don't even know if the words they use are supposed to be normal english words or if they refer to orgs or groups or apps or some weird coding wizardry.
I am so lost, every single time.
I stick with it though. But like. I wonder if the tech people realise that this is happening???? Because they probably understand what they're talking about. And they seem to not realise that not everyone does.
I'm not trying to blame or shame anyone or even complaining as such (a little bit complaining, ngl), mostly just giving feedback. This is not an issue with a singe thing but with ALL of it as a whole! Including #GNU #Linux the #Fediverse #Matrix and most #FOSS apps.
My sincere wish: Give non-techie people an EASY TO FIND and easy to read and easy to understand and easy to implement guide about how to use the things as an alternative to using big corporation services, ie, "I just want it to work" and not have to worry about the technical side of things. (examples in thread)
Shalien
Do you ever unfollow someone after having followed them?
#fediverse #askfedi #mastodon #unfollow #socialmedia
A question for the "The #Fediverse doesn't need to grow" crowd:
Do you _want_ commercial platforms to dominate social media around the world - and allow them to manipulate the algorithm in order to promote unchecked #Capitalism, #fascism, and everything else that is currently wrecking the planet? Not to mention handing over sensitive personal information to authoritarian regimes.
I don't see social media going away. But the Fediverse currently represents our best hope of getting away from _commercial_ social media, and thus we need it to grow.
Thus, if you don't want the Fediverse to grow, you want #Meta and #X to win. Unless you have a _better_ noncommercial social media alternative than the Fediverse, in which case I'd love to hear about it!
OK you have only two #vim / #neovim plugins to use which one would they be ?
Anyone user interested in writing an article on this for the #carnival ?
#FLOSS #foss #opensource #bsd #linux #debian #fediverse #mastodon #devops #sre #dev #programming
Как же меня заколупал Erlang, ещё во времена админства jabber.org.by и ejabberd !