@cazfi@social.linux.pizza2026-01-06 03:01:37
Maybe we do something right in freeciv development, as reviews in sourceforge still show 5.0 stars out of 5 (38x5, 2x4, no lesser scores) https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeciv/reviews/
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2026-01-07 06:13:21
For a project to be truly #OpenSource (not to mention #FreeSoftware), it really needs to:
1. Have a *public* issue tracker that enables you to browse and search through issue reports *without* having to create an account.
2. Accept issue reports, with no strings attached. Yes, expecting registration is fine. Yes, expecting some effort to file a good bug report is fine. No, expecting people to ask permission, donate or otherwise put a lot of extra work to report a problem is not.
3. Do not close issue reports as "stale". Yes, it's fine to close a report if you really believe it was fixed, or if you asked for something and the user didn't reply for a long time. It's not fine to run a bot expecting users to jump every month so that the issue report that *you are ignoring* doesn't get closed.
If a project doesn't meet these, it's just a glorified throwaway code.
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza2025-12-07 08:34:41
#FreeSoftwareAdvent I couldn't work without LibreOffice or Thunderbird. The former is a fantastic and comprehensive office suite, and the latter is Mozilla's IMAP and POP3 email client.
I suggested using them years ago at a work meeting, and since then, Microsoft tools have been discarded in favor of their opensource alternatives.
@compfu@mograph.social2025-12-07 11:25:00
#FreeSoftwareAdvent
A piece of free software I rely on at work is #Dokuwiki: https://www.dokuwiki.org
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@jdrm@social.linux.pizza2025-12-07 08:42:45
#FreeSoftwareAdvent KeePassXC is the best password manager I've used.
Can create strong passwords, store TOTP data, organize in folders all the keys, add comments...
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-01-07 11:24:03
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@jeang3nie@social.linux.pizza2026-02-05 15:59:50
Beginning a new #FreeSoftware project and I want to have an inclusive code of conduct in place right from the beginning. Anyone have any good examples to share to help me get started?
@benb@osintua.eu2026-03-06 15:59:59
NEW SCANDAL! Orban is taking hostages β Ukrainians are being FORCIBLY DETAINED in Budapest!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/06/new-scandal-orban-is-taking.html
@relcfp@mastodon.social2026-01-06 16:06:04
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@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-01-06 00:00:42
So Ker-Frisbie is nuts. The things the worst people/regimes teach us.