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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

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

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.

Wie zu erwarten war, geht #Arduino durch den Verkauf an #Qualcomm nun den Bach runter. Der neue Besitzer hat AGB und Datenschutz geändert. Die Arduino-Plattform ist somit wohl nicht mehr unter freier Lizenz. Auch erhält Qualcomm eine Nutzungsgenehmigung für alle hochgeladenen Materialien …

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

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…

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…

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

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

If you're going to police git history messages of a feature branch I'm out.
#opensource #git

Ach schau an eine #menubar App für #macos vorgestellt vom @… #opensource

This is why the OpenBastard team needs to do more community outreach and not just commit more PRs
#cloudflare #opensource #foss

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…

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

»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…

Diese Open-Source-Projekt können Weihnachtsspenden gut gebrauchen | t3n
Praktisch die gesamte IT-Infrastruktur würde ohne Open Source zusammenbrechen. Doch das fragile Gleichgewicht aus Idealismus und kommerzieller Unterstützung beginnt zu kippen, viele Projekte sind unterfinanziert. Was dagegen helfen würde – und was man selbst tun kann.

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 ...

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 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…

#Berlin will sich langfristig von #Windows und #MicrosoftOffice lösen und setzt auf eine neue #OpenSource

Open-Source-Strategie: Mit diesem Plan will Berlin weg von Windows und Office - Golem.de
Mit Schulungen, Sprechstunden und Prototypen des Linux-PCs will die Berliner Verwaltung sich selbst verändern - eine große Aufgabe.

<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

If you want a quick way to install misp-modules, the installation via ‘uv’ is super easy.
#misp #cti #opensource

📊 #VictoriaLogs - Fast #opensource log database from #VictoriaMetrics using 30x less RAM & 15x less disk than

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

I forgot this existed :)
#foss #opensource

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

RE: #opensource

#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

Interessante Gedanken zu Openness (wie in #oer und #opensource). Nicht im KI Kontext sondern historisch. Wo sind die gemeinsamen Wurzeln von Silicon Valley Libertären und unserer Openness?
https://overcast.fm/ AAJIJUxIiEA

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

Much thanks and heartfelt support to @… for writing up the kind of article that I, too, have been dreading to have to write: that absolutist OSS is bad and we protect the commons with fair licensing, non-commercial and otherwise

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/

Yesterday I installed some OpenSource Software on my Laptop. As it also has a donation page, I donated 5€.
Since a couple of years I try to donate whenever I install OpenSource Software. Something between 5€-15€. Especially in the age of "Free"Apps that are bloated with Ads, I want to honor when a software comes just as is with a friendly hint to a donation page.
(I really try to avoid resetting my machines as this always comes with a couple of donations...)

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

Petition zur Anerkennung von Open Source Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland
#opensource #deutschland

Anerkennung von Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland - Online petition
Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Dennoch wird die Arbeit, die tausende Freiwillige dafür leisten, in Deutschland steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Dieses Ungleichgewicht zwischen gesellschaftl…

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

Trotz Herausforderungen setzt #SchleswigHolstein konsequent auf #OpenSource in Verwaltung und Justiz.
Seit 2024 werden Systeme wie #LibreOffice,

Schleswig-Holstein: Open Source ist praxistauglich trotz Umstellungsproblemen
Schleswig-Holsteins Regierung setzt auf Open Source. Der Umstieg ist für Verwaltung und Justiz nicht leicht – aber laut Digitalisierungsminister notwendig.

Martin Fleischmann @… gave a fantastic talk today at ITU about his personal path :geopandas: and insights about #opensource in front of a 100 people audience, impressing also many students!

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.
🎨

Something's brewing!!
#GitRaven is getting UI to switch branches and tags.
#opensource #cppdev

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.

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.

I just sponsored the #junit team. Go sponsor your #opensource dependencies!
https://github.com/sponsors/junit-team

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

Delightful piece of software
#opensource #Selfhosted

Fizzy
A refreshing take on cards, columns, and kanban.

#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.

The Hippocratic License was just brought to my attention: #opensource #ethics

Anonymous help:
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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

Codeberg is a non-profit, community-led effort that provides #Git #hosting and other services for #free and #opensource …

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

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

💡 Follows the obfuscation strategy of #TrackMeNot, shifting the power balance between trackers and tracked users
🆓 Free and #opensource browser extension available for #Firefox,

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

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...📜

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. 🤔

#LB Esse gambito do Halloween eu não conhecia.
https://mastodon.online/@lichess/115471199915421638

Just to repeat / recap what others have said already.
"No politics in my #OpenSource project" is a political statement. It's a statement of "I'm fine with the status quo, and I don't want to be bothered by people who are hurt because of it."
"Neutrality" doesn't make you look professional. It makes you either look ignorant or complacent.
The whole #FreeSoftware movement is a political movement. So is the idea that you can freely use, modify and redistribute software.
So you should really think where you want to stand. Do you really want to be the complacent fascist enabler, or do you want to actually try making a difference?

»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

Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt: Petition will rechtliche Anerkennung
Open Source steckt in so ziemlich allem, was digital unterwegs ist: vom Router daheim über Server in Rechenzentren bis hin zu Tools in ...

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

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…

So, the new LLM from Zhipu, GLM 4.6, is about as good at coding as Anthropic's Sonnet 4.5. but roughly 8 times cheaper. It's impressive since, apparently, Zhipu has raised 13x less capital than Anthropic. Additionally, since GLM 4.6 is an open(ish) model, the inference costs will come down rapidly.
The beginning of the end for the #AI investment bubble?
#AIResearch #opensource

Once again I have an #askfedi question regarding #android #apps, ideally #opensource:
What is your favorite

📦 #Docker Hardened Images (#DHI) now free for all developers! #OpenSource #DevSecOps

#vim hat heute Geburtstag!
https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/115479105194109581

💻 New Tech Unveiled Meet TSUs (Thermodynamic Sampling Units)! The X0 prototype chip proves these primitives work in silicon at room temp. Plus, XTR0 desktop kit for early researchers—available this fall.
📚 #OpenSource Kickstart Dive in with Thermal, the #Python library to simulate TSUs on GPUs. Build thermoAI algorithms now & collaborate!

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

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

Help! :)
Open source wordpress/blogging alternatives?
aaannnnd GO
#AskFedi #AskMastodon #Help #OpenSource #OSS #Web #Blogging

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

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

🙌 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

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

🎙️ #VibeVoice – Frontier #opensource Voice #AI by #Microsoft

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

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

#pgaiquery v0.1.0 — First stable release brings multi-model #AI directly into #PostgreSQL #opensource

🛡️ #du_setup – Automated Server Setup & Hardening Script for #Debian & #Ubuntu #opensource

Schön zu sehen, dass #digitec #galaxus aktives Mitglied der #chocolatey Community ist. 🙏
#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

📦 #Copyparty - Turn Any Device Into a Feature-Rich File Server #opensource #selfhosted #Python

#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

🔄 #VERT - Next-generation #opensource file converter that processes files locally using #WebAssembly #privacy

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

RE: #SPUI25 #SaveSocial #Fediverse #OpenSource #FOSS #sovereignty #EuSummit25 #SocialMedia #SozialeMedien #bpb #x #Musk #Wisskomm #SciComm

Neues #Startpaket mit 72 IT-Dienstleistern im #Fediverse:
➡️ #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitaleSouveränität #EuroStack #IT #Software #Hardware #Business #BigTech #Cloud #Podcast #Groupware #Office #Communication

New #StarterPack with 72 IT service providers in the #Fediverse:
➡️ #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitaleSouveränität #EuroStack #IT #Software #Hardware #Business #BigTech #Cloud #Podcast #Groupware #Office #Communication