Three of our games are now - with editor - available for Windows as part of a bundle: https://itch.io/blog/1663192/luckey-bundle

Linux versions will remain gratis.

#crossplatform #gamedev #games #libregaming #freesoftware #foss #libre #freedom

I hope I'm wrong but feels like eventually XCancel/Nitter will be pressured to shut down permanently

(nitter.kareem.one still works but occasionally)

#XCancel #Nitter #FOSS #OpenSource #Twitter #X

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XCancel service is suspended. Unfortunately, due to a new development in the ongoing legal proceedings, we are required to suspend this service again until further notice. We can't share more details. You can find the content you were looking for on the original website: (button "Continue to X") Thank you for your understanding. And the trust you have put into the XCancel project.

After that crappy #firefox announcement about not-selling-my-data-but-still-selling-it-because-selling-is-a-complicated-word bullshit I switched to @librewolf
Feels weird to uninstall firefox after all those years.
#foss #tos #privacy

Sterna Mail just landed on F-Droid 🐦

A private, native Android email client for JMAP (and classic IMAP/SMTP). No ads, no tracking, no Google services.

Reproducible builds too, verified by F-Droid. It only took me three attempts to make two computers produce the exact same bytes, which I'm told is called "determinism".

https://f-droid.org/packages/app.sterna/

#fdroid #android #email #jmap #foss #stalwart

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Godot 4.8 Dev Snapshot 5 Lands Mip-Level Texture Streaming Before Feature Freeze:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/godot-48-dev-snapshot-5-lands-miplevel-texture-streaming-before-feature-freeze/

Zed Editor 1.19.2 Adds Call Hierarchy, Git Multi-Select, and Enables Search-on-Type by Default:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-editor-1192-adds-call-hierarchy-git-multiselect-and-enables-searchontype-by-default/

VSCodium 1.135.06055 Ships With VS Code 1.135 AI Features, Restores ARM32, and Adds 164 New Assets:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/vscodium-113506055-ships-with-vs-code-1135-ai-features-restores-arm32-and-adds-164-new-assets/

Penpot 2.18 brings Enterprise and stroke-to-path tools:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/penpot-2-18-brings-enterprise-and-stroke-to-path-tools/

Node.js Releases v26.8.2 and v24.21.0 LTS with OpenSSL 3.5.8 and Crypto Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/nodejs-releases-v2682-and-v24210-lts-with-openssl-358-and-crypto-upgrades/

OpenSSL 4.1 Promises Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE, Alpha Out Now:
https://9to5linux.com/openssl-4-1-promises-support-for-dtls-1-3-ikev2-kdf-and-grease-alpha-out-now

PHP 8.6.0 Beta 3 Ships with Automatic Closure Optimizations and Oniguruma EOL:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/php-860-beta-3-ships-with-automatic-closure-optimizations-and-oniguruma-eol/

Kotlin 2.4.20 brings Swift export and Gradle 9.7 support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/kotlin-2-4-20-brings-swift-export-and-gradle-9-7-support/

Julia 1.13 released with major speed gains in precompilation, startup & garbage collection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/julia-1-13-released-with-major-speed-gains-in-precompilation-startup-and-garbage-collection/

GNU Automake 1.19 Released With More Than One Year Worth Of Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Automake-1.19

GrapheneOS plans to overhaul the bundled AOSP apps, including messaging with RCS support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/grapheneos-plans-to-overhaul-the-bundled-aosp-apps-including-messaging-with-rcs-support/

FreeBSD 14.5 Released With Hardware Support Improvements, Many Bug & Security Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-14.5-RELEASE

NetBSD 9.5 has been released as the final version of this aging stable branch:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/netbsd-9-5-has-been-released-as-the-final-version-of-this-aging-stable-branch/

BeOS-Inspired Haiku Now Supports Changing Audio Outputs Live, Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-OS-August-2026

ReactOS Dev Gets FEX Running For x86_64 Games On This "Open-Source Windows" OS Under ARM:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-FEX-ARM64-Stacking

DirectX Support Promoted To Official Target Within LLVM:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLVM-DirectX-Backend-Official

Intel Reverses Decision To Cancel Their Open-Source Font Project:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-One-Mono-Saved

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Godot #Zed #VSCodium #Penpot #NodeJS #OpenSSL #PHP #Kotlin #Automake #GrapheneOS #FreeBSD #NetBSD #Haiku #ReactOS #Dev #FosseryTech

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Elon Musk's X Tried to Kill Nitter. The Project Just Said It’s Coming Back:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17441795/nitter-returns-after-legal-troubles
(FOSS alt frontends are basically unkillable (if they have enough contributors). Not even a billion dollar corp can shut down a community project. See the Invidious case, when YouTube sent them an email threating them with legal action 3 years ago. The project is still active, with a few functional instances.)

GIMP 3.2.6 released with faster font loading, Wacom barrel rotation:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gimp-3-2-6-wacom-rotation-input

Kdenlive 26.08.1 Releases: Stability Fixes, FFmpeg Modernization, and Crash Patches:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kdenlive-26081-releases-stability-fixes-ffmpeg-modernization-and-crash-patches/

Shotcut 26.9 Video Editor Beta Brings UI Improvements, Better Audio Quality:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.9-Beta

BleachBit 6.0.4 offers faster scanning, improves Linux cleaners:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/bleachbit-6-0-4-update

Cryptomator Hub 2.0 adds user management and emergency access:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/cryptomator-hub-2-0-adds-user-management-and-emergency-access/

Firefox redesign will arrive in v157 release:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-nova-redesign-coming-september

Ladybird web browser gains video playback, JS debugging, and downloads that pause & resume:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/ladybird-web-browser-gains-video-playback-js-debugging-and-downloads-that-pause-and-resume/

Zen Browser 1.22.1b Ships With Cross-Device Sync and Shareable Workspace Links:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-1221b-ships-with-crossdevice-sync-and-shareable-workspace-links/

Ente Photos introduces encrypted library sharing and faster on-device machine learning:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/ente-photos-introduces-encrypted-library-sharing-and-faster-on-device-machine-learning/

Privacy-focused email aliasing service addy.io now blocks email tracking pixels by default:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/privacy-focused-email-aliasing-service-addy-io-now-blocks-email-tracking-pixels-by-default/

OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-7-released-with-various-improvements-bug-and-security-fixes

Immich 3.2 debuts new search API, cluster groups, workflows' expansion, and much more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/immich-3-2-debuts-new-search-api-cluster-groups-workflows-expansion-and-much-more/

Jellyfin 12.0 adds major books and comics support, faster browsing, and FFmpeg 8.1:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/jellyfin-12-0-adds-major-books-and-comics-support-faster-browsing-and-ffmpeg-8-1/

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Nitter #GIMP #Kdenlive #Shotcut #BleachBit #Cryptomator #Firefox #Ladybird #ZenBrowser #EntePhotos #AddyIO #OpenVPN #Immich #Jellyfin #Browser #SelfHosting #FosseryTech

pet hate...

ignorant, or otherwise malicious, #penguinistas who use the racist term "ricing" in images they attach to their posts, so my filter-block can't remove this shit from my timelines 😡🖕

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS #racism #FuckRacism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@linuxiac/117258197041429531

it's slightly discombobulating reading such reports, coz i run kdelinux as my primary boot, thus have had all this good stuff for yonks; it's simply my "daily normal". 🙂 💜

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#KDELinux | #ArchLinux #KDEPlasma

@engadget really irritating generic article. pointless, misleading. assumes the whole online world accesses internet by mobile device [ie, bullshit]. on a linux pooter with my #vpn permanently connected [albeit sometimes to different geo-servers as desired] precisely NONE of the "problems" inferred herein arise. furthermore, these days heapsa countries' govts mandate mandatory data retention by domestic ISPs, so you'd have rocks in your head, if you already had a bloody vpn, to turn it off. articles like this are clickbait crap.

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS

If you REALLY want to stick it to companies knowingly funding fashtech, consider becoming a Friend of @gnome! There’s a convenient $50/month option in case you’re not planning to drop $3 million on something else. Or, you know, any amount helps. 😉

https://donate.gnome.org

#GNOME #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #FriendsOfGNOME

if you're upset about a certain fascist tech fund and want to give your money to software and devs that aren't evil, consider sponsoring me? https://absolutely-vivid.srht.site/sponsor-me/

i make software specifically to help people move away from fascist and big tech organizations, and provide resiliency to small software projects trying to exist in an increasingly hostile digital landscape

i make these tools, provided for free, as a public service. but i'm not able to dedicate as much time to them as i would like, because i'm struggling to make ends meet financially. any tips, donations, or sponsorships will go directly towards helping me exist and continue to contribute software for fighting back against corporate and fascist capture of the digital commons :)

https://git.sr.ht/~absolutely-vivid/doink
https://git.sr.ht/~absolutely-vivid/gah

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

I wanted to use my #Jellyfin server for audiobooks, but failed in terms that it not seem to be capable of tracking progress, even after converting to m4b. Maybe it's just a skill issue, if so, please enlighten me.

However I found a great offline audiobook app, that is FOSS and even has features like. Character list, sleeping mode and more

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.mistermo_vibecode.voiceplus/

#FOSS #Android #FOSSdroid #books #audiobooks

[Veille 📣] Weird little guys of FOSS
https://drewdevault.com/weird-guys/

Une liste de personnes questionnables dans nos rangs du logiciel libre.

Lien vers cette entrée dans ma veille : https://liens.declosure.ch/shaare/P_4k2w
Toute ma veille est disponible ici : https://liens.declosure.ch/
#FOSS #logicielLibre #politique #logiciel #développement
#links #liens #veille

the weird guys list https://drewdevault.com/weird-guys/ #foss

FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software, and it is exactly as it sounds: software that is free that allows you to see the source-code so that you can ensure there is nothing suspicious.

Quite often, the projects run off donations, and communities may work together to improve the code for everyone.

Here is a list of some popular options:

Arts:

• Krita: Open source free drawing program
• Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files
• Seamly2D: A program for creating fabric patterns
• Scribus: InDesign alternative
• FontBase: A program for sorting and previewing your fonts.

3D: – FreeCAD: a free alternative to AutoCAD – Blender: pro-level 3D creation software

Animations: – Synfig Studio: 2D animations – OpenToonz: 2D animations – Enve: 2D animations

Music and Audio

• Mixxx: for DJ's
• Audacity: Audio editor
• lmms music creation software
• Musescore Studio: notation app

Streaming and Video Editing

• OBS Studio: a free program for livestreamers
• DaVinci Resolve video editor
• Shotcut video editor

Photography:

• Dark Table: Photo editing that supports RAW files
• GIMP: photoshop alternative program

Office, Writing, and Business:

• LibreOffice: Microsoft office alternative
• OpenOffice: Microsoft office alternative
• Logseq: Obsidian alternative
• Reactive Resume: Resume builder

Creating Writing Specific:

• KIT Scenarist: Screenwriting
• Manuskript Creative writing
• Bibisco: Novel writing

Accounting and Money Management:

• HomeBank Accounting software
• Frappe Books: Accounting software

Entertainment:

• VLC: a media player that can play pretty much anything
• Kodi: Video media manager
• Jellyfin – A personal media server and client.
• HandBrake – An open-source video transcoder.
• VidCoder – An open-source DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application.
• Metastream – Watch streaming media with friends
• Syncplay – Syncplay synchronizes the position of media so people can watch the same thing at the same time.

Ebooks:

• Calibre: ebook management

Gaming:

• Playnite: Video game manager

Farming:

• FarmOS
• OpenFarm

Other:

• GRAMPS: family tree maker
• uBlock Origin: Ad Blocker
• Eraser – A secure data removal tool for Windows.
• Powertools: Productivity tools for Windows.
• KDE Connect: Connect your devices: including by syncing notifications between phones and computers.
• Grocy: “Grocy is a web-based self-hosted groceries & household management solution for your home.”
• Devtoys: “Swiss army knife for developers”
• VSCodium: “VSCodium is a community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft's editor VS Code.”

Text-to-Speech:

• bark
• Piper
• espeak

#digitalfreedom #foss #opensource

Our block-based map editor called Edddy is now also available for #Windows, and we're working on Windows version of our games as well. These releases will come with a small price tag. Hopefully, doing so will bring in a bit of revenue to keep us going, while simultaneously providing a financial incentive for people to choose freedom.
🧀 🐁 🪤

If you're already on #Linux and are enjoying our forever gratis libre games and tools, or simply appreciate our approach, please consider making a donation: https://luckey.games/donate/

Until the end of the month, the Windows version of Edddy is 80% off, available for just one dollar. After that, the incentive for switching to Linux will increase.
https://luckeyproductions.itch.io/edddy

#crossplatform #gamedev #mapping #tools #freesoftware #foss #libre #freedom

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Logo of Edddy, thee block-based map editor.

🎉🎉🎉
#LibreGameWiki, the #wiki for #FreeSoftware games, just reached 1400 articles!
🎉🎉🎉

🌐 https://libregamewiki.org/

#FOSS #OpenSource #gaming

RE: https://social.lol/@neatnik/117247235937476398

We have to wake up to the fact that one of the aims of the #Omarchy scam is to raise its visibility outside tech circles. So the Muggles associate "Linux" with "Big Tech Billionaire Fascists."

What they will spend this money on is publicity. And for these fuckin creeps there is no such thing as bad publicity.

To erase the history of genuine successful leftism in the movement. To erase what was, before this fascist astroturfing invasion, a genuinely tolerant and diverse movement. No, not in racial and gender terms, historically, but politically. And we were working hard to move in the right direction. These currents are the target of the attack.

If we let them succeed it will be a catastrophe for this movement.

#foss #floss #libre #freesoftware

for #auspol-lers of an #RSS bent -- #PSA

1. SBS News lists various of their rss urls here; https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/feeds/nbv1rs3kw
2. i have been using their https://www.sbs.com.au/news/feed for yonks, but it has not updated since 26 Aug, midday.
3. from the first link i discovered https://www.sbs.com.au/news/topic/latest/feed, which i've now added to my rss feedreader, & it is updating properly

for fedizens of an #RSS bent -- #PSA

1. in recent days my exasperation with using my #thunderbird app's rss feedreader reached boiling point [a large number of my rss feeds which worked ok back when i did my feedreading in my via various rss addons, all of which btw had their own various problems, simply do not work in TB; grrrrr]
2. ergo i've spent the past coupla days trying all the rss apps in my #Discover app's #flatpak inventory. many are just terrible [aesthetically, functionally, &/or operationally], some are close but no cigar, but finally i found one which seems to tick all the boxes
3. it is #Liferea, & though afaict a #gnome #gtk3 app, with all that entails re laughably infantile giant fonts, icons, & horrifically excessive padding everywhere, i was able to force it to use my theme for gtk apps, so it's now much better aesthetically. as for functions & operation, i am very pleased with it; so far 100% on my [many] rss feed channels work in it, plus several new ones i've found & added during this process
4. so if any #penguinista needs a good rss feedreader app, do yourself a favour [respect, Molly!] & have a good ol' gander at Liferea

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#KDELinux
#FirefoxNightly #FirefoxSecondSidebar #NativeTreeTabs

I'm not a #neovim user, but it was on my list of editors to test out - due to the praise it's gotten from a lot of people I know and trust, as well as all over the Interwebs.

But I lost interest after seeing how the Neovim maintainer handled this case:

https://github.com/neovim/neovim.github.io/issues/501

I mean, that's just cruel behaviour of the project lead and maintainer.

I'm just disappointed. And I don't even care what anyone else think about that. This just makes Neovim a completely unacceptable project for me to even look at any closer.

#opensource #foss #fascism #fascware

Ich arbeite in der Tech-Branche, weshalb die Wohnung Folgendes hat:

- Mechanische Schlösser
- Mechanische Fenster
- Router auf Foss Basis
- Keinen Smart-Home-Quatsch
- Kein Alexa/Google/Siri Assistant/...
- Kein Smart-TV
- Keine mit dem Internet verbundenen Thermostate oder Haushaltsgeräte

Ergo, echte Freiheit und Ruhe!

#smarthome #smarthomes #foss

#FediAsk - I'm searching for a tool to maintain my #homepage of mostly #fanfic (= looong texts that should be easily readable on diff screens & printable with a few images in them).
I hope for a #FOSS #tool that has to work with #Linux and with #noAI & is easy to use - as this is something that I have to do entirely on the side.
I looked at HUGO so far, but it appears rather daunting (or I didn't find the right tutorial yet).
Any suggestions - either for a different tool or a good tutorial? :-)

This is a well written post on the "apolitical" aspects happening in a lot of the tech space, especially within open source.

https://brennan.day/normalized-fascism-in-open-source-12-million-given-to-dhh/

#DHH #Omarchy #Omacron #fascism #rasism #tech #politics #opensource #foss

Woohoo, finally got another achievement on my GitHub profile 🥳

#github #fediverse #achievements #FOSS #opensource #help #growth

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GitHub achievement dialog titled Galaxy Brain. Purple banner with a white circular frame around the GitHub Octocat silhouette, a glowing brain inside the head, and short rays around the circle. Below the banner, the line "@oliinykdm answered discussions." History section. Trophy icon with the text "Unlocked on Sep 9". A list item linking to "symfony/symfony#65869" and the label "2nd accepted answer". Eye icon in the top left, close button in the top right, share icon next to the title.

Normalized Fascism in Open Source: $12 Million Given to DHH

https://brennan.day/normalized-fascism-in-open-source-12-million-given-to-dhh/

#politics #technology #opensource #foss #programming

Hi, moOde 10.3.4 (Trixie) is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download from the Release archive at moodeaudio.org. Visit the Forum for more information https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8922&pid=74419#pid74419

#audio #foss #linux #raspberrypi #music #moodeaudio #opensource #supporter

Whoa. @libreoffice unleashes “no AI as a feature” and breaks download records.

“In one week, the installer was downloaded more than 1 million times — not counting updates via Linux distribution repositories.”

Great work, LibreOffice team! 👏🏻

https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai

#LibreOffice #FOSS #AI #Software #NoAIAsAFeature

Proprietary formats are just traps to keep you paying a subscription. Open standards like ODF ensure you actually own your data. Using LibreOffice is a practical way to stop vendor lock-in before it starts.

#libreoffice #openstandards #foss

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libreoffice The role of open-standard document formats in preventing vendor lock-in

Ich spiele im Moment mit dem Gedanken meinen Passwort Safe zu wechseln. Ich nutze schon lange Passwd Safe. Ursprünglich entwickelt von Bruce Schneier, dass Arbeit ich sehr schätze. Er wird nicht umsonst auch als Cryptopapst bezeichnet.
Allerdings ist die Software etwas in die Jahre gekommen und die Oberfläche inzwischen altbacken.
Ich tendiere zu KeyPass. Das hat sogar etwas bessere Mechanismen gegen Brute Force Angriffe und nutzt wie passwd safe auch AES256.

#passwdsafe #keypass #aes256 #oss #foss

Open standards are the only way to stop companies from holding your data hostage. Proprietary formats create vendor lock-in by making it hard to switch software. Using tools like LibreOffice ensures you actually own your files. It is about digital sovereignty, not just free software.

#libreoffice #openstandards #foss

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libreoffice The role of open-standard document formats in preventing vendor lock-in

W marcu zacząłem rezygnować z usług Google i migrować wszystko co mam na rozwiązania foss i także zamknięte (ale europejskie, najmniej niezaufane).

Dziś jestem już zadowolony z efektu, który uzyskałem. Nie jest to 100%, ale zadowala mnie już.

#foss #degoogle #debigtech

I posted in an open source community chat, where everyone seems to get an appropriate response, and I got the response too, but it kinda didn’t resolve what I expected to get. It said that everything supposed to work. I explained in next 5-10 messages how to reproduce it, but got nothing in response. Is it that obvious that I should create an issue instead of dumping it in the chat?
#foss #opensource #socialskills

RE: https://cupoftea.social/@zersiax/116648386367242112

I'm happy to report that after quite a lenghthy review process, these changes are now merged into Lichess as of last week. The tutorials in the /learn section of Lichess now work with a screen reader in the same way their live play #accessibility layer, cutely called #blind mode, works. I hope this helps some folks get into the hobby :) #chess #gaming #blindness #screenReaders #foss #tech

RE: https://floss.social/@Luanti/117236624063635761

I must admit that I am not privy to the particulars of this matter. However, Luanti's contributions to the FOSS community would be best served by his continuation in his role. Microsoft has expressed concerns that the Luanti interface bears a striking resemblance to Minecraft. However, it's important to note that Luanti does not resemble Minecraft at all. Instead of being a closed source, Luanti is an open platform that empowers individuals to create their own gaming experiences and modifications.

Imagine if Luanti were a lookalike of Roblox, but it was born as free software and was part of the FOSS community. This would allow users to do anything with it and would not limit the creativity of game developers.

It should be noted that one of Luanti's games, Mineclonia, is a result of cloning/reversing Minecraft. However, its results differ significantly from the original Minecraft. Therefore, in the event of Microsoft withdrawing their DMCA claim, it would be reasonable to conclude that Luanti should be allowed to live.

#Luanti #GameDev #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

https://linuxiac.com/open-cad-studio-is-a-new-rust-based-open-source-cad-app-for-linux/

Open Cad Studio a new Rust-based Open Source CAD app for Linux. Wondering if I can work this into my 3D Printing workflow

#OpenSource #Rust #CAD #FOSS #3dPrinting

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Fortunately, unlike Codeberg, the Git providers GitHub, GitLab, and GitFlic have all been in agreement and have seen reason.

The scam group, along with their allies, have previously filed multiple false flag reports. They have a clear financial incentive to discourage, oppress, and discredit any attempt to filter them out — and that includes my block list.

It has been over a month since the Codeberg incident. While I would have preferred a repository with better digital sovereignty than the USA or Russia, it ironically seems the more reliable providers with sound reasoning are GitHub, GitLab, and GitFlic.

I would argue and encourage FOSS developments to think about that. The last thing you want is your work being sniped by a bunch of trolls dogpiling your project. It seems prudent and wise to choose a provider who ignores drama, false flags, and other such nonsense.

#CodeBerg #OpenSource #Foss #Code

RE: https://mastodontech.de/@tuxedocomputers/117211611470494117

Check out this special offer for @tdforg members from @tuxedocomputers

The new release of @libreoffice Expert is available now in print and digital formats.

Customers in Europe and the United Kingdom:
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#LibreOffice #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS

I work in the tech industry, which is why my apartment has the following:

- Mechanical locks
- Mechanical windows
- Foss-based router
- No smart-home nonsense
- No Alexa/Google/Siri Assistant/...
- No smart TV
- No internet-connected thermostats or appliances

In other words, true freedom and peace of mind!

#smarthome #smarthomes #foss

🤔 I'm old enough to remember when we used to have Free Software institutions that took a moral/ethical stance on things that mattered.

They are gone. All of them.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #noAI

Anyone who is interested in the Volla Plinius Plus I have one on Ebay. Price includes phone, screen protector, three cases, USB cable, box, codes to get discounts off Tuta Mail and Startmail, & original manual. Ships worldwide.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/168671757043

#ubuntutouch #volla #pliniusplus #linuxmobile #foss

https://itsfoss.com/news/switzerland-replace-microssoft-pilot/

Switzerland is going to replace MS Office 365, with Open Source Alternatives on over 3,000 government computers, roughly 7% of the current workforce.

Switzerland's military cybersecurity unit, Cyber Command, will be completed replaceing MS Office 365 entirely with openDesk by October 2026.

#OpenSource #Switzerland #OpenDesk #FOSS

@fdroidorg please don't. It was disappointing enough with Debian already:

https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/-/work_items/699

One should never forget: the people who control access to #GenAI technology today, will tomorrow be the ones who exercise total control over #FOSS projects which embrace GenAI.

We can tell first hand, that setting up a policy for that is not done overnight. But you could at least "strongly discourage" until you have one, no, #FDroid ?

Hi, moOde 10.3.3 (Trixie) is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download from the Release archive at moodeaudio.org. Visit the Forum for more information https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8872&pid=73999#pid73999

#audio #foss #linux #raspberrypi #music #moodeaudio #opensource #supporter

https://github.com/neovim/neovim.github.io/issues/501

THIS. RIGHT. HERE. is the problem with Linux and FOSS. this is the PRIMARY example of it. The users don't want racism, facism, etc in their FOSS and god knows how many devs are tolerating it IN HOPES of getting some of that fat Omarchy Funding.

This is why there will never be an age of "Linux for the Desktop" because at the end of the day, no matter what a maintainer or dev says they need/WANT that money.

So stop using Neovim? sure. but how long until the devs at Helix pull the same card? How long until the dev of Foot does the same because Omarchy uses Foot?

this sucks. but this is where we're at.

#Linux #FOSS #Neovim

I am pretty pissed that just because Google has captured the SMS/MMS messaging market with its proprietary RCS standard, I might have to switch from a microG-based Android OS to something with actual Google integration just to even receive text messages from loved ones.

#Android #Degoogle #FOSS

TIL about @mosscap / #Amiko, a human friendly fork of Ruby on Rails, in response to DHH's politics.

I'm actually learning a bit of Ruby atm to understand OpenProject's back-end code a bit better.

(And yes, I live under a rock)

https://mastodon.me.uk/@Floppy/116997766777309382

#foss #rubyonrails #ror

Any #android #foss calendar recommendations that go with #caldav?

I'm syncing from #Nextcloud and my main requirement for the android app is to handle timezones correctly.

Currently using #fossify but I don't see any option for timezones...

I would like to choose the timezone when setting up an event and also view the calendar from a chosen timezone. Basically the same features that I can use in Nextcloud on the web-browser.

Any recommendations?

FOSS NEWS

Brave updates GPU fingerprinting protections with version 1.93 rollout:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/brave-updates-gpu-fingerprinting-protections-with-version-1-93-rollout/

Zen Browser 1.21.13b Lands with Sidebar and Pinned Tab Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-12113b-lands-with-sidebar-and-pinned-tab-fixes/

Privacy giant Proton may be building a web browser — but its community turns cold:
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/privacy-giant-proton-may-be-building-a-web-browser-but-its-community-turns-cold
(Well, I don't rely that heavily on the Proton ecosystem, so I didn't notice any bug in existing products, but regardless, I also think they shouldn't expand more, because they already have a wide ecosystem which can lock people in, so it's basically Google. People should be taught to avoid putting all eggs in one basket, not to switch to another ecosystem just because it claims to be more privacy-focused. There were already some news that Proton handed over user data to authorities.)
(As for the Chromium base, I agree that supporting the Chromium monopoly isn't a good idea, although unfortunately it's necessary to use a Chromium-based browser for a few sites, web apps which don't play nice with Firefox.)

Signal to add optional registration without phone number through one-time payment:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/signal-to-add-optional-registration-without-phone-number-through-one-time-payment/
(Pay to be able to sign up without a phone number? Sounds pretty stupid. Why the heck they want that phone number that badly? I still don't get it)

Signal introduces Automatic Key Verification to detect suspicious encryption key swaps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/signal-introduces-automatic-key-verification-to-detect-suspicious-encryption-key-swaps/

SimpleX Chat Wants Its 400K+ Users to Become Investors Too:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17416295/simplex-chat-investment-drive

addy.io launches Duo and Family plans for group Pro subscriptions:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/addy-io-launches-duo-and-family-plans-for-group-pro-subscriptions/

OBS Studio 32.2.2 lands with critical hotfixes, but Linux package managers are still playing catch-up:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/obs-studio-3222-drops-what-linux-users-need-to-know-right-now/

Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena adds major new features like enemy combat AI:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/open-source-re-implementation-of-the-elder-scrolls-arena-adds-major-new-features-like-enemy-combat-ai/

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Brave #Proton #ZenBrowser #Signal #SimpleX #AddyIo #Addy #OBS #OBSStudio #TheElderScrolls #FOSSGame #Browser #WebBrowser #FosseryTech

Wrzuciłem małą aktualizację mojego środowiska na GrapheneOS!

Zgodnie z filozofią zero trust i chęcią redukcji attack surface, wprowadziłem kilka zmian w moim codziennym zestawie aplikacji. Pożegnałem PipePipe na rzecz duetu NewPipe oraz Auxio, a rolę głównego notatnika przejął Quillpad. Mniej zbędnego kodu, więcej kontroli i świadome budowanie własnego workflow.

Zapraszam do lektury zaktualizowanego wpisu:
https://eteryu.space/moj-zero-trust-setup-w-2026-roku-google-pixel-8-grapheneos/

#GrapheneOS #ZeroTrust #OpSec #Prywatnosc #FOSS #DeGoogle #Cyberbezpieczenstwo

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Screen z bloga https://eteryu.space/ na którym widać zaktualizowany fragment wpisu.