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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 ...

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…

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

»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.

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

<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

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

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

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

RE: #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.

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

#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

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.

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

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

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!

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

Delightful piece of software
#opensource #Selfhosted

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

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

Anonymous help:
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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

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

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

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?

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

🙌 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

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 …

»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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

💻 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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