2026-01-05 09:31:36
But sir, the Shackle Maker 2000™ by Shackle Corp® is open source. You could, theoretically, use it to make more than shackles.
#CorporateOpenSource #openSource #openAsInOpenForBusiness
But sir, the Shackle Maker 2000™ by Shackle Corp® is open source. You could, theoretically, use it to make more than shackles.
#CorporateOpenSource #openSource #openAsInOpenForBusiness
Contrast-Finder — Find correct color contrasts for web accessibility.
Opensource software and online tool for web accessibility.
There are lot of tools to find a good contrast on the web, but no one to suggest valid contrasts. Contrast-Finder is a tool which computes the contrast between two colors (background, foreground) and checks if the contrast is valid.
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I visited a popular #OpenSource documentation site this morning, and the glare almost blinded me.
Folk, in this day and age, if you run a website, there is NO EXCUSE for not implementing `@media: prefers-color-scheme(dark)`
But, I thought, this is open source! I can submit a pull request to fix this!
Reader, there are ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR distinct colours specified in th…
I currently have 4 in-flight RFCs for PHP, and one more I'm trying to launch soon. I'm not actually paid for any of this.
I think I may be the problem...
#PHP #OpenSource
Only just recently had some time to read the Kimi K2.5 technical report , an impressive open weights model (it's not fully opensource), the distance towards large paid proprietary foundation models is becoming very small.
https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2.5/blob/ma…
Delightful piece of software
#opensource #Selfhosted
»Sicherheitsexperten warnen — OpenSource-#KI könnte zu gravierendem Security-Problem werden:
Setzen User:innen von #OpenSource-KI ihre #Sicherheit aufs Spiel? Sicherheitsforscher:innen warnen jetzt davor, …
I'm happy to announce that since today I'll be leading the development of the #OpenSource SoulCrafted Slicer for resin 3D printers:
#3dPrinting
Yes the #FOSDEM app was absolutely great to find my path through all the devrooms, lectures and BOFs. This largest #opensource event was just amazing! It attracted 40% more attendees than last year and was enriched with a policy track on digital sovereignty. Now just reading a review about the event on…
Petition zur Anerkennung von Open Source Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland
#opensource #deutschland
I want to include a section on #Drupal contribution in future RFPs and I’d rather adapt what others already have than start my own.
What have you got??
#openSource
End-of-Year Threat Intelligence Sightings Forecast
This report presents an analysis of Threat Intelligence (TI) Sightings aggregated from several key data sources, including social platforms, code repositories, and specialized TI feeds. The primary objective is to visually track historical trends per source and provide a short-term adaptive forecast for a defined period (in days).
#opensource
It isn't all that hard for my reminders. I use the default stuff for now, but there are #opensource apps that can remind you to do things.
"Damit verändert sich auch, was ein Open-Source-Projekt überhaupt ist. Es wird nicht mehr als sozio-technisches Gefüge wahrgenommen, in dem Code, Dokumentation, Community und Finanzierung aufeinander bezogen sind, sondern als bloßer Datenlieferant für nachgelagerte Systeme. Das Projekt wird unsichtbar, während seine Produkte weiter zirkulieren."
#oss
I just sponsored the #junit team. Go sponsor your #opensource dependencies!
https://github.com/sponsors/junit-team
Bist du in Deutschland und magst #OpenSource? Dann solltest du das unterschreiben:
"Open-Source-Entwickler fordern Gleichstellung mit Vereinsarbeit:
Eine #Petition fordert, ehrenamtliche Arbeit an Open-Source-Software rechtlich wie klassisches
Zork I, II, and III go open source
https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source
🎙️ #VibeVoice – Frontier #opensource Voice #AI by #Microsoft
Oh wild! Full circle moment today when I found out #jellyfin uses PlaylistsNET, a library I contributed to years before even hearing about Jellyfin 🤓
#OpenSource is so cool!
#programming
Nur noch ca. 4️⃣ Tage bis zum ersten Digital Independence Day #DIDay am kommenden Sonntag (04.01.2026).
So gut die Idee ist: Von den großen OpenSource Transitionen in München und Schleswig-Hollstein wissen wir: Ohne Support sind viele User:innen überfordert und frustriert.
Auf
Modern software developers: 100% of our users enable telemetry *.
* according ot the data obtained from our telemetry.
Also modern software developers: 147% of users use "AI" features †.
† according to our "AI".
#OpenSource #Mozilla #NoLLM
Von Speakerdeck zu Hugo – #opensource
RE: https://social.opensource.org/@policy/115575889086954433
Sure, bringing more Open Source into public infrastructures would be great. Pouring more funding (and structural support) into that space also would be fantastic.
But what has "AI…
This is why the OpenBastard team needs to do more community outreach and not just commit more PRs
#cloudflare #opensource #foss
🛡️ #du_setup – Automated Server Setup & Hardening Script for #Debian & #Ubuntu #opensource
I was looking at the @… OpenSSF annual report and wondering which kind of open source they use for their publishing.
Maybe one day, open source foundations will actually use open and free software.
#opensource
MISP core format has been updated with a new field to track first-time publication, and a new IETF Internet-Draft has been published.
This minor, fully backward-compatible addition reinforces the long-term stability and extensibility of the MISP standard format.
#cti #opensource
Besides publishing the PDF of this guide, I've also added the source documents to github.
You can view the Markdown files here: #xbrlQuickguide #opensource
Kostensparen trifft Unabhängigkeit: Schleswig-Holstein ersetzt proprietäre Software von #Microsoft durch offene Lösungen – nicht zuletzt, um sich von politisch-ökonomischen US-Einflüssen zu lösen. Ein Modell für andere Verwaltungen, das zeigt: digitale Souveränität ist kein Traum. 🔄FAZ #OpenSource
My experience attempting to contribute to #opensource :
1. Submit an additional pr
2. Contributor A asks me to fix a lint err my editor didn’t pick as it’s not often used.
3. Find out that the lint error would normally make the entire codebase error, except that it only checks the latest changes.
4. Attempt to fix the issue systematically, as the current contributor …
RE: https://social.opensource.org/@policy/115940134797418877
-"OSS in Europe this"
-"OSS in Europe that..."
Now might be a good time to put our voices where...
You know.
»Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt — Petition will rechtliche Anerkennung:
#OpenSource steckt in so ziemlich allem, was digital unterwegs ist: vom *Router daheim über #Server in Rechenzentren bis hin zu #Tools
Help! :)
Open source wordpress/blogging alternatives?
aaannnnd GO
#AskFedi #AskMastodon #Help #OpenSource #OSS #Web #Blogging
The #libxml2 situation is a sad one. It sucks that big tech companies refuse to fund a library that is so critical to their products.
Let it be known that I support Nick, the now-former, original maintainer of the project.
#opensource
Trotz Herausforderungen setzt #SchleswigHolstein konsequent auf #OpenSource in Verwaltung und Justiz.
Seit 2024 werden Systeme wie #LibreOffice,
Vibe coding is the single biggest transformation since ChatGPT 3.5, it is one of the biggest transformations since the dawn of computing. It will thoroughly transform Open Source. We are not ready. #VibeCoding #OpenSource

What did Vibe Coding just do to the Commons? - varnelis.net
I write a lot about art and architecture, landscape, and the impact of technology on culture, but I haven’t written about coding since the 1980s, when I sold my first article to Creative Computing magazine. Back then I was a high school kid, spending hours working in both BASIC and 6502 assembler on the VIC-20. I ...
RE: #opensource
Nach #Jahresurlaub jetzt auch noch der #NovaLauncher, der nicht mehr weiterentwickelt wird. Und die Firma hält sich auch nicht an seine Abmachung mit dem Hauptentwickler, die App #OpenSource
Die Dinacon 2025 in Bern ist mit einer Begrüssung der Berner Finanzdirektorin Melanie Mettler eröffnet.
Revamp-it wird am Nachmittag Mastodon vorstellen.
#dinacon #opensource #Nachhaltigkeit
<insert image of a Dickensian soot-stained child, with sixpence in hand, asking for half a stale loaf as pittance for working all week in the pipes and sewers, keeping the digital commons infrastructure running>
#opensource #sustainoss
Die EU-Kommision macht eine Konsultation zu #OpenSource für den Einsatz in ihrer Verwaltung und sucht Stellungnahmen und Use Cases, z.B. von Unternehmen, Verwaltungen oder Einzelpersonen:
> The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:
a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU [...]
a strategic and operational framework to strengthen t…
Heartfelt thanks to Google for their Gold Sponsorship of SCaLE 23x! Your partnership elevates our event and the open-source community. Let’s meet in Pasadena from March 5-8, 2026! Learn more here: #SCaLE23x
When you find an issue with software you use that you can fix right away, what are hurdles you are prepared to take while sending that fix upstream?
#FLOSS #supplychain #opensource
Czy ktoś ma doświadczenia ze #Stremio na #GrapheneOS? Ten projekt jest trochę dziwny, bo jest określany semi-opensource... Co to w ogóle znaczy?! Wygląda mi na to, że nie zadziała bez #GMS, co jest sł…
I don't think that adopting #OpenSource software for government administration functions would leave Scotland 'stuck with choosing between US... or EU cloud services', @….
After all, 'cloud' is just space you've hired on som…
People have this weird idea that commercially maintained software would be of better quality, because there are paid developers working on it. On the contrary, the main difference is how much red tape #OpenSource contributors have to go through to get the fixes in. Or the amount of effort necessary to even get someone to look at the pull request before the stale-bot closes it.
#FreeSoftware
If you're going to police git history messages of a feature branch I'm out.
#opensource #git
Open Source als Schlüssel zur digitalen Souveränität
Soeben ist mein Artikel im Swiss IT Magazine erschienen. Happy reading. Bin auf Feedback gespannt.
#swissitmagazine #opensource #digitalesouveranitat #digitalsovereignty
For #TextModeTuesday, some fonts from my old demoscene days, recreated in 2022 for an example project of my opensource libraries:
Figlet style text generator using big fonts:
https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/big-font/
Ach schau an eine #menubar App für #macos vorgestellt vom @… #opensource
I'm usually donating to OpenSource software when I install it. Now that I switched from OneNote to Joplin, I installed it on 3 devices. - To be consequent, I now have to donate 3x my regular amount. 🤔
#Android #OpenSource Project "is already on life support, and with this latest move #Google is firmly gripping the plug." 😯🫣😞
Google takes next big leap in killing
Schleswig-Holstein zeigt der Abhängigkeit von Microsoft die kalte Nordseebrise: Statt Lizenzgebühren fließt Geld jetzt in offene Software und digitale Souveränität. Über 25 000 PCs wechseln zu Open Source – und sparen Millionen. Ein Modell für andere Bundesländer?
#heiseonline
#OpenSource
#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.
Something's brewing!!
#GitRaven is getting UI to switch branches and tags.
#opensource #cppdev
If you want a quick way to install misp-modules, the installation via ‘uv’ is super easy.
#misp #cti #opensource
How should the #EU support #OpenSource companies and communities? How about the #Fediverse?
#HaveYourSay: The @… would like to hear your views about the #European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy:
⏰ Deadline: 3 February 2026
👉 #FOSS #Floss #OpenSource #NGI #DigitalSovereignty #DutGemacht #DiDay #UnplugTrump
»Diese Open-Source-Projekte können Weihnachtsspenden gut gebrauchen:
Praktisch die gesamte IT-Infrastruktur würde ohne #OpenSource zusammenbrechen. Doch das fragile Gleichgewicht aus Idealismus und kommerzieller Unterstützung beginnt zu kippen, viele #Projekte sind unterfinanziert. Was dagegen he…
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.
📊 #VictoriaLogs - Fast #opensource log database from #VictoriaMetrics using 30x less RAM & 15x less disk than
Codeberg is a non-profit, community-led effort that provides #Git #hosting and other services for #free and #opensource …
Am 13.11.25 durften wir für den #nationalerZukunftstag #Seitenwechsel 5 mutige Mädchen bei uns an der Birmensdorferstrasse 379 begrüssen!😎
Daniel fing an mit der Frage "Was ist OpenSource und Nachhaltigkeit?"...💭
dann ein bisschen Computergeschichte...📜
💡 Follows the obfuscation strategy of #TrackMeNot, shifting the power balance between trackers and tracked users
🆓 Free and #opensource browser extension available for #Firefox,
MeshCore is opensource
The foundation of MeshCore is developed primarily by a single developer who is incredibly hardworking, dedicated and idealistic about keeping everything he does fully open. The firmware and protocol specification are completely open, allowing anyone to create a client app or perform security audits on the device firmware implementation. Just hop over to the meshcore-dev github repo and have a look. There are also open source command line, python and javascript cl…
Once again I have an #askfedi question regarding #android #apps, ideally #opensource:
What is your favorite
📦 #Copyparty - Turn Any Device Into a Feature-Rich File Server #opensource #selfhosted #Python
#Berlin will sich langfristig von #Windows und #MicrosoftOffice lösen und setzt auf eine neue #OpenSource
Schön zu sehen, dass #digitec #galaxus aktives Mitglied der #chocolatey Community ist. 🙏
#opensource
🔄 #VERT - Next-generation #opensource file converter that processes files locally using #WebAssembly #privacy
Oh, "nice". I see that #GitHub now #PGP-signs commits made via the web UI with its own key, and gives them a green "Verified" label as if *you* actually signed them.
Not that you could ever really trust labels displayed by a third party, but still.
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware
stakeholders are invited to reply to the following questions:
1. What are strengths & weaknesses of the #EU #OpenSource sector? What are the main barriers that hamper
(i) adoption and maintenance of high-quality and secure open source; and (ii) sustainable contributions to
open-source communities?
2. What is the added value of open source for the public and private sectors? Please provide concrete examples,
including the factors (such as cost, risk, #LockIn, #security, innovation, among
1/2
🧠 #Headroom - The Context Optimization Layer for #LLM Applications #opensource #Python
…
Don't miss this keynote by @… and @…!
> #SocialMedia: We Can Change the Defaults
📅 Th. 27 Nov. 2025 at 8 pm
online and #Amsterdam
> @…, … co-author of #ActivityPub, … will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumptions of the web 2.0 era? She will introduce the work @… is doing to make a positive future possible.
#SPUI25 #SaveSocial #Fediverse #OpenSource #FOSS #sovereignty #EuSummit25
Let's get this straight: it is entirely normal for a #OpenSource project to accumulate bug reports over time. They're not a thing to be ashamed of.
On the contrary, if you see a nontrivial project with a very small number of bug reports, it usually means one of the following:
a. you've hit a malicious fake,
b. the project is very young and it doesn't have many users (so it's likely buggy),
c. the project is actively shoving issues under the carpet.
None of that is a good sign. You don't want to use that (except for b., if you're ready to be the beta tester).
#FreeSoftware #Gentoo #GitHub #Python
📦 #Docker Hardened Images (#DHI) now free for all developers! #OpenSource #DevSecOps
Neues #Startpaket mit 72 IT-Dienstleistern im #Fediverse:
➡️ #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitaleSouveränität #EuroStack #IT #Software #Hardware #Business #BigTech #Cloud #Podcast #Groupware #Office #Communication
How to absolutely *not* do #OpenSource: require people to commit to work on other issues with your project in order to file bugs. So, sorry, #Typer, I won't be filing bugs. You figure out how you messed up your release yourself.
Also, please don't use #FastAPI. They are clearly bothered by the fact that people dare use their projects and waste their precious time with support requests.
#Python #FreeSoftware #Gentoo
New #StarterPack with 72 IT service providers in the #Fediverse:
➡️ #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitaleSouveränität #EuroStack #IT #Software #Hardware #Business #BigTech #Cloud #Podcast #Groupware #Office #Communication
Diskussionsbeitrag des Präsidiumsarbeitskreises #DigitaleSouveränität der Gesellschaft für @… :
»Digitale Kolonie oder #souveräne Macht? Warum #Europa #US-Tech-Monopole aus öffentlichen Aufträgen von kritischer Infrastruktur ausschließen muss«
21.01.2026: #OpenSource Software
Dr. Weigele, Sprecher AK#Datenschutz u. #ITSicherheit
#Informatik #Sicherheit #Kritis #NSS2025
Dear #OpenSource Community 👋,
The @… would like to hear your views on the »European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy« − #HaveYourSay.
– Call for evidence –
Deadline: 3 Feb. 2026
👉 #EODES #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FediAdmins #EU #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #DigitaleSouveranitat #OpenSourceSoftware
#pgaiquery v0.1.0 — First stable release brings multi-model #AI directly into #PostgreSQL #opensource
🙌 We are delighted to welcome Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech #Sovereignty, #Security & #Democracy of the 🇪🇺 @… on the #Fediverse!
👉 @…
Our concern: In addition to regulating #X & Co., democracy needs tangible investment in digitally sovereign communication infrastructure.
The Fediverse is the only decentralised, independent #SocialMedia network with the greatest potential for innovation, competition and democracy!
#NeuHier #FollowFriday #OpenSource
Statement von #Digitalminister Dr. Fabian #Mehring zu … #Bayern und #Microsoft:
> #DigitaleSouveränität ist… zu einem Masterthema unserer Zeit geworden …. Als Top-Tech-Standort im Herzen #Europas muss es daher Bayerns Anspruch sein, auch in Fragen der #Digitalisierung #souverän zu handeln, strategische #Abhängigkeiten zu vermeiden und unsere staatliche Handlungsfähigkeit dauerhaft zu sichern.
12.01.2026: #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource
What did the 🇪🇺#EuSummit25 on #DigitalSovereignity achieve?
Find out live what digital experts, journalists & businesses are saying about the digital future of the #EU on this #Mastowall:
➡️ #EuSummit #SocialMedia #Meta #BigTech #Digitalgipfel #OpenSource #Foss #DataProtection #Datenschutz #omnibus #AI #Cloud #DigitalCommons
54 Members of the 🇪🇺 #European Parliament from #EPP #SD #Renew #GreensEFA and #TheLeft are calling on the @… to take urgent action and build European #SocialMedia platforms following the recent #Grok scandal.
Read the full text on @…'s website:
#democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #OpenSource #privacy #usa #trump #Musk #Sovereignty #trump #fediverse #mastodon
#TechCrunch provides a nice »beginner’s guide to #Mastodon, the #OpenSource #Twitter alternative« ¹
🤔 What is Mastodon? How do you create an account?
🤔 What is Mastodon’s #moderation policy?
🤔 What are the benefits compared with Twitter/X?
🤔 Does it work with #Bluesky & #Threads?
And much more!
Amanda Silberling, 1 Jan. 2026
👉 #DIDit #IDIDIT #DigitalIndependenceDay
#DID #DigitalerUnabhängigkeitstag
#DUT #DutGemacht #SaveSocial #DIDaySupportCommunity