serverok.pl is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Zen Browser: Ein Wolf im Schafspelz
Zen bringt einen frischen Wind in den Browser-Wald. Mich hat er überzeugt.
#Browser #FOSS #Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #OpenSource #Minimalismus #Äathetik #Design #Fokus
https://dusk.morbia.org/knix/zen-browser-ein-wolf-im-schafspelz
Do you have a clear idea of the distinction between open-source and libre software?
I am currently writing an academic thesis, and would love to see what the #privacy community on Mastodon thinks.
Feel free to discuss in replies about some misconceptions we all might have had in this fight for freedom!
#libresoftware #foss #opensouce #software
| Yes, it is very clear for me.: | 22 |
| Not at all, is there a difference?: | 17 |
Closes in 13:03:43:29
WhatsApp Clone... But Decentralized and P2P Encrypted Without Install or Signup.
Features include:
* P2P
* End to end encryption
* forward secrecy
* Multimedia
* Open source
* No registration
* No installation
* Encrypted storage
* TURN server
The project is far from finished and presented for testing, feedback and demo purposes (USE RESPONSIBLY!).
https://positive-intentions.com
#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics
proton-ge-custom has updated to version GE-Proton10-31. Check it out here: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton10-31
#foss #OpenSource #linuxGaming
(Linux news in previous posts)
FOSS NEWS
Godot 4.7 Making Progress On Vulkan Ray-Tracing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Godot-4.7-Dev-1-Vulkan-RT
Buckshot Roulette dev becomes a major Godot Engine donor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/buckshot-roulette-dev-becomes-a-major-godot-engine-donor/
Blender 5.1 Lands Raycast Nodes, Blender Adjusting Release Cycle Moving Forward:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.1-Raycast-Nodes
DreamWorks' OpenMoonRay 2.40 Introduces New GUI, Light Path Visualizer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DreamWorks-OpenMoonRay-2.40
PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-9-open-source-archive-manager-released-with-improved-user-experience
Offpunk 3.0 "A Community is Born" Release:
https://ploum.net/2026-02-09-offpunk3.html
FosseryWeb progress report: bye AI, hello custom script:
https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116073595143789630
Burner Todo progress report: solid progress, but various Qt quirks:
https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116073607252959643
OpenVPN 2.7 Released with Support for DCO Linux Kernel Module, mbedTLS 4:
https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-released-with-support-for-dco-linux-kernel-module-mbedtls-4
IPFire DBL Launches as a Community-Powered Domain Blocking for Everyone:
https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-dbl-launches-as-a-community-powered-domain-blocking-for-everyone
Vim 9.2 Is Out with Comprehensive Completion, Wayland Support, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/vim-9-2-is-out-with-comprehensive-completion-wayland-support-and-more
Intel Recently Shelved Numerous Open-Source Projects:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-OSS-Projects-Ended-2025
ESLint 10.0 brings tracked JSX references, enhanced RuleTester API, and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/eslint-10-0-brings-tracked-jsx-references-enhanced-ruletester-api-and-other-improvements/
Go 1.26 Introduces Two Language Changes, New Performance Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Go-1.26-Released
LLVM 22.1-rc3 Released - LLVM To Provide Windows ARM Release Binaries Moving Forward:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLVM-22.1-rc3-Released
Intel Ends Work On Quantum Compiler Open-Source Bits:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Quantum-Passes-OSS-End
Haiku OS Lands Improved Touchpad Support, Still Working Toward Beta 6:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-OS-January-2026
Redox OS Gets Cargo & The Rust Compiler Running On This Open-Source OS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-January-2026
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #Godot #Blender #OpenMoonRay #PeaZip #Offpunk #FosseryWeb #BurnerTodo #OpenVPN #IPFire #DBL #Vim #ESLint #Go #LLVM #Intel #Haiku #Redox #OS #GameEngine #JavaScript #Programming #Animation #VPN #Browser #WebBrowser #ProgrammingLanguage #OperatingSystem #Zip #FosseryTech
Schönen guten Morgen,
DARF ICH EUCH EINLADEN ZU MEINER NEUEN GESCHICHTE!
DIE GEBURT VON LINUX! – Wie ein Hobby‑Projekt die Welt veränderte.
Kapitel 2.
Jeden Sonntag gibt es ein Kapitel davon auf:
I got enough of AI constantly messing up the cheatsheet conversion from Markdown to HTML, producing inconsistent results despite providing a massive, detailed prompt which tells exactly how to do things. It frickin ignores one or two instructions randomly, and rewrites the text of the cheatsheet regardless of explicitly telling it not to do so. I hate when an AI wants to outsmart me lmao.
I looked at some already available AI-free Markdown converters like Pandoc and Md2html.py but they are too limited for this usecase, they don't let to customize how to convert individual Markdown elements, customize boilerplate, etc, so I decided to write my own script, which will be tailored specifically to FosseryWeb's codebase. It will also be written with future contributors in mind. It will prompt for FosseryWeb local repo directory, cheatsheet Markdown file, and meta description (for link previews on external sites), then automatically get the directory where the Markdown file is stored (if it's saved in the right directory), and where the HTML file should be saved. The FosseryWeb repo path will also be saved to a config file, so it doesn't need to be typed out each time, will be shown as default option...
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#FosseryWeb #Dev #Development #FOSS #OpenSource #FOSSProject #CodeGeneration #CodeGen #FosseryTech
For my newly joined friends, here is a detailed - though not frequently updated - resource about European alternatives of US big-tech services and solutions:
https://european-alternatives.eu/categories
I already made the switch on my private phone and laptop. Several radical switches as well. I am still not 100% migrated, and might not reach it at all, but a good start.
#europeanalternatives #FOSS #digitalsovereignty #buyeuropean
A question for more experienced devs: is the rise of CONTRIBUTING.md organic, or is it becoming more popular as a sort of proto-AGENTS.md that allows projects to have some plausible deniability regarding their use of or tolerance for vibecoding tools?
It feels like I almost never saw a CONTRIBUTING.md before a few months ago, but now it’s everywhere, and I’m curious.
@GrapheneOS @LaQuadrature @mullvadnet
@protonprivacy @ivpn @divested @archlinux @fedora @Androidauth l @signalapp @Mer__edith @mollyim @simplex @kuketzblog
@secureblue.dev @tommytran732
@josh
https://mamot.fr/@LaQuadrature/115581775965025042
GrapheneOS is being heavily targeted by the French state because we provide highly secure devices and won't include backdoors for law enforcement access. They're conflating us with companies selling closed source products using portions of our code.
Both French state media and corporate media are publishing many stories attacking the GrapheneOS project based on false and unsubstantiated claims from French law enforcement.
They've made a clear threat to seize our servers and arrest our developers if we do not cooperate by adding backdoors. Due to this, we're leaving France and leaving French service providers including OVH. We need substantial help from the community to push back against this across platforms.
People malicious towards us are also using it as an opportunity to spread libel/harassment content targeting our team, raid our chat rooms and much more. /e/ and iodéOS are both based in France, and are both actively attacking GrapheneOS. /e/ receives substantial government funding. Both are extremely non-private and insecure which is why France is targeting us while those get government funding.
We need a lot more help than usual and we're sending our the first ever notification to everyone on the server because this is a particularly bad situation. If people help us, it will enable us to focus more on development again including releasing experimental Pixel 10 releases very soon.
#grapheneos #privacy #security #nobackdoors #fightchatcontrol #foss
Heute ein paar Jugendliche beim Öffnen meiner Präsentation: "Was ist das denn für ein Betriebssystem? Sieht ja voll alt aus."
Darauf ich: "Linux." Antwort: "Hab ich noch nie gehört."
Bin immer noch hin- und hergerissen, unter was ich das verbuchen soll.
#linux #foss #unplugbigtech
@EUCommission OR join our #FOSS alternative called #Loops!
https://vido.social/invite/a_019c0565-43b2-7142-a249-c4193ce9565dFNNtC5E
Non ho letto un numero sufficiente di commenti in italiano su questa notizia. Quindi li sollecito!!!
A me sembra un figata pazzesca, teniamolo d'occhio!!!
Spoiler: ELFA è un consorzio finanziato dalla Commissione Europea - stavolta sul serio! - per una una suite integrata di applicazioni collaborative, FOSS e self-hostable, interamente Europea
@elfa https://fosstodon.org/@elfa/116047901066857843
#FOSS #selfHosting #Office #collaborativeworking #eusoftware
Watching a Youtube video rn about moving away from #Discord to something #FOSS (#Matrix 's #Element ) . It's a great video... BUT, it really underlines some big issues with attitudes toward #UX and #UI in #tech circles.
He said: "you can't customise your profile with kawai pictures and emojis, but who gives a crap about that".
I get it. Priorities should be on privacy. But the fact is: this stuff IS important to people. Also, why _cant_ we have that? (cont)
Ok! The Linux Install Party is done!
I am declaring it a success!
So we only had one week to prepare for this and notify folks in town about it.
Last week we:
- Reserved a room at the local library
- Created the website (just a digital flyer site)
- Printed out release forms
- Made a handful of install USB ISOs with Linux Mint on it
- Made a post on the town's subreddit, a couple local discord channels, and told people to tell others
Not a lot of advertising at all.
But!
We had:
- 7 volunteers show up
- 5 groups of people who got Linux installed on their laptops (including one family: a mom and dad who were updating an old laptop for their 8 year old to use)
- And a good handful of people who stopped by to see what it was about, ask questions, and try out our demo laptops running Linux
All installs went chill. We even popped open one laptop to try and repair it (the keyboard and touch pad were borked. It turned out to be a hardware issue. We determined that an external keyboard and mouse were the quickest and cheapest fix. the laptop itself and linux install worked great)
When we werent installing things, we were hanging out, discussing linux and various open source projects and town groups and events and getting to know each other and generally just having a great time. I met new people from town and had some wonderful conversations. No masking, just being myself.
Folks really wanted this to happen again. We even had a librarian come in and ask when we were doing it again so they could bring their laptop to get Linux installed! Some of the volunteers were from the local college and said they had a great time and want to do these events at college and in town again.
We're shooting for next February (in conjunction with a repair cafe) and will try and hold it every month thereafter. Once its a regular monthly event and word of mouth and proper advertisement and posting flyers up in cafes etc, more people will show up and it will grow!
We also think we can make it an official library event (and not just a community event using library space). Once that happens it gets into the town events notification and really attracts folks!
That was awesome.
#solarPunk #mutualAid #FOSS #Linux #LinuxInstallParty #endOf10
Got a little salty about the colonization of organizations by AI companies, forcing their staff to adopt LLMs and creating an artificial divide between them and those who cannot afford them (or do not want to), from the perspective of someone (me) who has involved Open Source Software in every aspect of my craft:
https://www.sounding.com/2026/02/11/mindcolonization/
#SRE #LLM #HumanWork #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #MindColonization
Flashed the latest LineageOS Android 16 build (Feb 10, 2026) onto my Redmi 10 Pro, and everything runs smoother than my life decisions — except gesture navigation, which behaves like it’s powered by a drunk accelerometer.
Tried third‑party gesture apps:
• ads everywhere,
• permission chaos,
• Android yelling at me every 5 seconds like a paranoid security guard.👇 #Lineage #Android #redmі #Launcher #AndroidDev #FOSS #Gesture #Tech
Imagine being jail to an operating system where even the blast editor is vulnerable
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20841
Keep contributing and funding alternatives for all of us.
Ich habe auf mein Telefon ein privacy Glas gepackt und sofort bemerkt wie verdammt dunkel das dispaly dadurch wird.
Ich habe gedacht "es muss doch eine #foss Lösung geben" natürlich habe ich diese schnell gefunden die nette APP "autolight". Mit dieser kann man einstellen wie hell oder dunkel dsd display sein soll je nachdem wie viel die Lichteinstrahlung von außerhalb einwirkt.
Sehr genial und der Akku Verbrauch ist auch nicht merklich höher !
Ich muss noch mal Werbung machen, die APP #gadgetbridge ist Klasse. Meine watch läuft super und der Akku Verbrauch von Smartphone und Uhr hat sich auch verbessert .
Es gab ein Problem mit der Übertragung der Wetterdaten und wir sind jetzt schon 2 Tage im #matrix chat am tippen um herauszufinden wo das Problem her kommen könnte, die Entwickler haben merklich Spass daran Probleme zu fixen. Diese #foss community ist herrlich, ich freue mich so sehr ein teil davon zu sein.
it could just be my algorithm but I like that half the people that appear on the fediverse are socialists and the other half are OSS people
#okay_my_feed_is_probably_biased #socialism #foss #floss #oss #meta #fediverse
https://stoat.chat/ Stoat is "discord but FOSS". Has apps for all platforms. Self-hostable.
https://zulip.com/ zulip is kind of like "discord but FOSS". Originally meant for work teams, it has topic-based conversation threads for asynchronous messaging. Self-hostable. Uses either jitsi meet, zoom or bigbluebutton protocols for calls (hoster's choice). Has apps for all platforms. Features: https://zulip.com/features/
https://chitchatter.im/ chitchatter is an ephemeral chat web app. It is lightweight and embeddable, doesn't require signing up, does video/audio calls and text/media chat. The web app is self-hostable. It's purely peer to peer, so it cannot store messages for asynchronous communication unless you leave the app running. You create a channel, share its URL (and password if it is private), and keep it open to catch messages sent to it.
https://docs.spacebar.chat/#what-is-spacebar Spacebar is a self-hosted alternative to discord's back-end. It aims to be a drop-in replacement that should be compatible with discord clients and bots that were only made with the discord API in mind, e.g. Dissent. It is explicitly compatible with the https://fermi.chat/ web client too, if other clients don't work as well, or hardcode discord's API, since this is still in development.
Boosts greatly encouraged, let's help people make an informed choice! 
#FOSS #Discord #ageverification #privacy
Hey #FOSS community!
Anyone know what happened to freshcode.club?
It was a bit broken a few weeks ago, and now it's just returning an empty page :(
I used to enjoy looking every few weeks to see what new things had been released.
Does anyone know of a good alternative? I guess this one isn't coming back :(
I really prefer #onlyoffice before #libreoffice - I feel it's quicker and has a more satisfying gui - is there something wrong with me? alt. why is LibreOffice such a standard in the #FOSS community?
PS. With all the Discord stuff, in case you wonder why you never see me promoting Matrix, it’s not because it’s a usability nightmare (which it is) but because it’s made by the kind of people who’d be happy to call ICE a customer.
The “F” in FOSS doesn’t stand for fascism.
@element https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110340953550548309
proton-ge-custom has updated to version GE-Proton10-30. Check it out here: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton10-30
#foss #OpenSource #linuxGaming
I really liked the idea of #flattr.
I have a budget set aside to pay for 'things I like in the world' and use it mostly to pay for, or sponsor, #FOSS software and art/creators, but there are a couple things I dislike about the way I spend it.
1) Payments are fragmented over sites/services.
2) I can't give something to every project I like.
I liked the idea to pool all my money with others and give everyone a slice.
@TruthMattersww @Openhuman @ulrichkelber
Ja, das ist so. Aus meiner Sicht sollten #FOSS - Investitionen den Verteidigungsausgaben zugerechnet & damit auch der sog. Schuldenbremse enthoben sein, da sie direkt die Infrastruktur resilienter machen, Daten schützen & die Abhängigkeit von potentiell feindseligen Konzernen & Nationen verhindern.
🇫🇷 The French government is sending a message about digital independence by ditching Microsoft Teams and Zoom for its own platform, Visio. This move is not about a lack of features but a calculated push for digital sovereignty. By 2027, every government department in France will communicate via this sovereign stack, ensuring that sensitive data remains subject to European law. The shift addresses a growing concern that relying on foreign cloud giants creates a strategic vulnerability. France is opting for an open-source architecture built on Django and React, hosted on the domestic Outscale cloud. This infrastructure removes the risk of external service disruptions while fostering a local tech ecosystem.
🧠 The Visio platform integrates with Tchap, a secure messaging app based on the Matrix protocol.
⚡ French startup Pyannote provides the AI backbone for meeting transcripts and speaker identification.
🎓 The administration expects to save millions in annual licensing fees by using in-house software.
🔍 Data remains strictly within French jurisdiction to bypass foreign data access laws.
https://itsfoss.com/news/france-ditches-microsoft-teams-and-zoom/
#France #TechHistory #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #FOSS
LibreOffice is more than just software – it's a worldwide community doing cool things together. Here's what we did in January: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/09/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-january-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware
So with AI over the past month, I've:
* Gotten Termux to a state I can use it accessibly on my Android phone.
* Gotten Emacs and Emacspeak working, with DecTalk not just ESpeak, in Termux.
* Created a brand new MUD client that can even use some sound packs from Windows clients, inside Emacs, of course working with Emacspeak, that works in Termux.
* Got XFCE running with Orca and AT-SPI support. In Termux using Termux-x11.
* Got the beginnings of the Action RPG Flare working with menus speaking and rudamentary pathfinding. In Termux.
* Made Emacspeak helpers to get Telega and Mastodon-mode (more or less) accessible with Emacspeak, since Inafore went down.
None of this, absolutely none of it, would have happened without AI. Sighted people would not have done this. There aren't enough blind programmers interested in Android, or Linux, or Termux specifically, to do any of this. And even if AI disappears tomorrow, all this is open source, and once blind programmers and nerds get into Android, it'll be there waiting.
Instead, AI will continue, my weekly Codex limit will reset tomorrow at 1 PM, and I'll continue working on stuff.
And no, I don't one-prompt things. I tell it to look at, for example, the Emacspeak project directory, so it gets context full of how Emacspeak advises packages. Then I tell it to look at, for example, Mastodon-mode. This was the hardest, since it appears Mastodon-mode grabs the webpages and rangles them into buffers. And I don't blame the author if that's how things actually work. That's beside the point though. I tell it to make n and p speak the next/previous toot. It took a while to get that working. And then I test it. Then I tell it to have "f" and "b" ETC. speak "favorited" and "boosted" and so on. You really have to test the stuff you make.
But in the end, I don't care about the code. I care that I can use, for example, Mastodon-mode. And AI made that happen for me, in like an hour.
👉 20. Sesja Linuksowa czeka na Ciebie! 👈
Interesujesz się Linuksem, Open Source i nowoczesnymi technologiami? Masz pomysł na prelekcję lub warsztaty? To doskonała okazja, aby podzielić się wiedzą z szeroką społecznością IT.
Trwa nabór prelegentów na jubileuszową 20. Sesję Linuksową - jedną z najstarszych konferencji poświęconych Linuksowi i open source w Polsce! Zaprezentuj się przed kilkusetosobową widownią, podziel się swoim doświadczeniem i wiedzą oraz stań się częścią wydarzenia, które od lat łączy pasjonatów technologii, programistów i administratorów. To doskonała okazja do budowania rozpoznawalności, nawiązania wartościowych kontaktów i realnego wpływu na rozwój społeczności open source.
Zakres tematyczny obejmuje:
- Linux,
- Open Source,
- Open Hardware,
- Gamedev,
- Cyberbezpieczeństwo,
- Hacking,
- DevOps,
- i inne obszary IT.
📅 Termin nadsyłania zgłoszeń: do 20 lutego 2026
🌐 Zgłoszenia i bilety: https://linuksowa.pl/
@ASI
Sesja Linuksowa to świetna okazja do wystąpienia na jubileuszowej edycji wydarzenia i spotkania społeczności open source z całej Polski.
📍 25–26 kwietnia 2026, Wrocław, Politechnika Wrocławska
#SesjaLinuksowa #CfP #CallForPapers #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS
📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/rVbVv928iSmLangKuKp7GG
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_A3S94RQN/1)
Une réponse pragmatique à la monopolisation et aux dérives du SaaS dans les outils de conception.
📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/e2nMr1N3TrLBCx4d312p7U
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_A3S94RQN/1)
Ein Aufruf zur Abkehr von SaaS-Monopolen durch praktische, ethische Open-Source-Alternativen.
Any good alternatives to #nextcloud for pure backing up data to the cloud? (#FOSS only)
preferably with a linux and also android client that supports 2way sync
Hi, moOde 10.1.0 (Trixie) is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download from the Release archive at https://moodeaudio.org. Visit the Forum for more information https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8466&pid=70120#pid70120
#audio #foss #linux #raspberrypi #music #moodeaudio #opensource #supporter
what a giga #FOSS chad at video production (section 0:57 - 2:32)
NVIDIA is preparing native GeForce NOW support for Linux, reducing reliance on browser workarounds. 🎮
This could make Linux more viable for Windows 10 users ahead of a likely CES 2026 reveal. 🐧
It also deepens reliance on cloud gaming over local control. ⚖️
🔗 https://www.neowin.net/news/new-geforce-now-native-linux-support-could-lure-windows-10-refugees/
#TechNews #Linux #Gaming #OpenSource #Privacy #Cloud #NVIDIA #Software #Technology #Users #Freedom #GeForce #GeForceNOW #Game #Games #Gamedev #FOSS #Windows #CES #CES2026
I'm thinking about starting to use an app for tracking my personal finances. (Currently doing everything in spreadsheets)
Any software recommendation for managing personal finances? #gnuCash? #fireflyIII? something else? (Requirement: FOSS that can run locally/self-hosted)
I'm interested in what people use :)
Hi, moOde 10.0.3 (Trixie) is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download from the Release archive at https://moodeaudio.org. Visit the Forum for more information https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8343&pid=68939#pid68939
#audio #foss #linux #raspberrypi #music #moodeaudio #opensource #supporter
You need two apps. One for syncing and one to look at the contacts.
sync app: davx5
Contacts app: fossify contacts
Both apps are available on #fdroid
Hi, moOde 10.0.2 (Trixie) is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download from the Release archive at https://moodeaudio.org. Visit the Forum for more information https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8280&pid=68481#pid68481
#audio #foss #linux #raspberrypi #music #moodeaudio #opensource #supporter