Firefox tab groups are here https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/tab-groups-community/

#firefox #opensource

Let's #workTogether !

No job description yet, but, hear me out:

I've recently left #RedHat, to do something I feel is more meaningful: help build a better home for #OpenSource: @radicle

We're now looking for someone with experience in the #frontend world and a #UserExperience focus and #product builder mindset to join my team!

( A thread 🧵👇 )

Boosts, to help this get to the right person without an algorithm in the way, are highly appreciated!

#FediHire #HiringAlert #Jobs

My honest opinion: Taxpayer money should be spent wisely. That means investing in #opensource software, not expensive proprietary technology. Better value, more transparency, and no vendor lock-in.

Well, there goes the first of what I'm sure will be several #NSF #OpenSource ecosystems grants killed:

"SceneryStack: Inclusive Interactive Media Open-Source Ecosystem (OSE) for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education"

https://airtable.com/appGKlSVeXniQZkFC/shrFxbl1YTqb3AyOO?detail=eyJwYWdlSWQiOiJwYWduMzBQcXBvSzBCcHE2SCIsInJvd0lkIjoicmVjbGl6ZlZFT1A1V01SSnMiLCJzaG93Q29tbWVudHMiOmZhbHNlLCJxdWVyeU9yaWdpbkhpbnQiOnsidHlwZSI6InBhZ2VFbGVtZW50IiwiZWxlbWVudElkIjoicGVsOGZUUjBPMnJhTm1jVGMiLCJxdWVyeUNvbnRhaW5lcklkIjoicGVsa25QS3haQU95am50dmsifX0

TIL: The European Union Public License.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licence

Looks pretty decent actually!

• OSI and FSF approved
• copyleft
• SaaS clause (like the AGPL)
• explicitly compatible with several copyleft licenses to allow EUPL code to be integrated into GPL, AGPL, LGPL, OSL, MPL etc. projects
• based on European law
• available in 23 languages, all with the same validity

#EUPL #EuropeanUnion #software #license #FLOSS #OpenSource #licensing

Huge respect 🫡

#opensource

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The entire world's IT infrastructure: A photo of an Elephant standing on a rubber ball. Unpaid open source devs: Two ants holding up the same rubber ball.

This retro-computing project restores support for x87 floating-point unit (FPU) emulation in the NetBSD kernel, targeting legacy 486SX-class processors without hardware FPUs https://github.com/mezantrop/i486SX_soft_FPU?tab=readme-ov-file

#unix #netbsd #opensource

OpenBSD 7.7 released with AMD SEV support in QEMU, SMP improvements, updated DRM based on Linux Kernel 6.12.21, kernel support for Ryzen AI 300, Radeon RX 9070 and Intel ArrowLake, new Intel E810 ethernet devices driver, support for MA devices, installer and bootloader improvements

https://www.openbsd.org/77.html

#openbsd #openbsd77 #bsd #amdsev #amdryzen #qemu #opensource #freesoftware

Please welcome @PodOS to the Fediverse 🎉 Follow it to keep updated about it's development and get interesting tips and tricks about what you can do with it and the #Solid ecosystem.

#Web #PodOS #SolidProject #LinkedData #DataSovereignty #OpenSource

Have a GitFlow diagram I made using DrawIO

#agile #scrum #git #gitflow #tech #development #opensource #programming

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A Granular Agile Oriented GitFlow visualisation diagram, showing how to organise development from a git perspective.

@BoxyBSD was always for BSD based systems only. I focussed to push the whole BSD community and to encourage people to try BSD based systems (such like #FreeBSD. #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, etc.) but I'm not sure if it might provide more value to the whole #opensource community by also supporting #Linux systems (such like #Debian, #Ubuntu, #RockyLinux, #SuSe and more).

I'm not sure if the #BoxyBSD project still provides a value for the community right, now.

What do you think?

And this is why if public money is being spent the code should be open source:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgm8lmz1xk1o

I bet @openuk has something to say on this!

#OpenSource #PostOffice #Horizon

Ik zit dit te kijken:
https://debatdirect.tweedekamer.nl/2025-04-23/digitale-zaken/thorbeckezaal/digitaliserende-overheid-15-00/video

Verbaas me over het 'paling in een emmer met snot' gewiebel van dhr Buijsse om te pogen dat wat krom is recht te praten.

De VVD lijkt willens en wetens niet de benodigde stappen te willen nemen om digitale autonomie te waarborgen.

Ondanks meerdere pogingen van andere Kamerleden om hem hierin mee te krijgen.

Opmerkelijk. Wiens belang dient de VVD?

#DigitaleZaken #Politiek #OpenSource #Privacy

🌟 Introducing BSD.cafe 🌟

Excited to present the first building block of the BSD Cafe project! When I registered this domain months ago, I envisioned a themed bar where we can casually chat about *BSD systems, Linux, and Open-Source technology among friends, acquaintances, and patrons. But like any bar, discussions can cover a wide range of topics while respecting everyone.

BSD.cafe will be a hub for various tools and services, powered by *BSD.

The first brick is a new Mastodon instance, a gateway to the Fediverse. Registration is open, and the server will be moderated under clear guidelines promoting good behavior and zero tolerance for hate towards anyone. Inclusivity, respect, and constructive dialogue are the key values of this new instance.

The main server is currently hosted in Finland on a small VM, based on #FreeBSD. Services are divided into VNET jails, connected in a LAN via a local bridge. A VPN system is also present and have been able to move individual jails to different, more powerful, machines.

Multimedia data and cache are hosted on another physical server (FreeBSD, within a jail), with Cloudflare in front. The aim is to cache and geodistribute data, reducing network traffic on the main VPS.

Reverse proxy (frontend), mail server, media server, and the instance itself are reachable via #ipv6.

The instance started empty. No unnecessary content was pre-loaded; I want it to grow organically based on users' interests and following. There won't be any preemptive blocks at this stage. Users are encouraged to promptly report anything they find worth flagging.

Join us at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe to build a constructive and inclusive community—a safe and relaxing space for everyone.

Our wiki, located at https://wiki.bsd.cafe, features essential links and articles related to the BSD world. It provides an overview of the tools, services, rules, uptime, and more information about the BSD Cafe Services.

A Matrix server, a Miniflux RSS Reader, the Wiki itself, and the BlendIT Lemmy instance are all part of the BSD Cafe services, with more to come.

#BSD #OpenSource #Fediverse #Community #Tech #Networking #Mastodon #Inclusivity #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Linux #OSS #SysAdmin #Miniflux #RSS #Matrix

Wonderful news to share: @compiler_explorer has received a $10K grant from NVIDIA's FOSS Fund!

After years of collaboration with their engineers to support GPU compilation, this funding will help us maintain the AWS GPU instances that make CUDA experimentation accessible to all.

A huge thank you to NVIDIA for supporting open source tools that benefit the entire developer community! #NVIDIAGrant #OpenSource

NEW VIDEO - Setting up an OpenLDAP server on FreeBSD!

#FreeBSD #Unix #opensource #ldap #garyhtech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02_U_kl4WxU

Frankreich und Deutschland präsentieren Docs – ein sicheres, kollaboratives Schreib- und Informationstool für die Cloud oder offline. Als Alternative zu Google Docs & Co. setzt es auf Einfachheit, Datenschutz und europäische digitale Souveränität.
https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/
#DigitaleSouveränität #OpenSource #Datenschutz #EUtech #Kollaboration

Wow, everyone, response to the petition to #OpenSource Initiative seeking release of results of 2025 Board of Directors Election had quicker response than imagined, but it still needs more sigs:
https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025

I joked than per Arlo Guthrie's song, *Alice's Restaurant*, that it's officially a Movement (since Arlo says 50 people)…
https://floss.social/@bkuhn/114371121751860621
… But forgot to mention Arlo said “50 people a day”😛 — as such, I'd really appreciate if 50 more of you could sign. Could you please?

Getting Forked by Microsoft https://philiplaine.com/posts/getting-forked-by-microsoft/ The author details his frustration over Microsoft seemingly creating a derivative of his open-source work. He raises concerns about their collaboration methods and asks, "How can a solo open-source developer work with multi-billion dollar corporations without being taken advantage of?" Microsoft has a long history of as an evil corporation. I'm not surprised at all. We know it well. Search for "EEE" ;)

#opensource #microsoft

I have signed the Petition to the Open Source Initiative: Publish the Full 2025 Election Results.

Organisations that are meant to safeguard our licence definitions for the commons should be open.

This petition is as much a signal to let others know they aren't alone in their disquiet with the direction of the OSI.

It's not pointless, or a waste of time. If you feel the same about the lack of transparency with the election. Now's the time to sign.

#OpenSource #OSI

https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025/commit/445cbe7b7fa35d2bd08cef3f5872e4f90448567b

LXQt 2.2.0 released with enhanced Wayland support, power profiles in LXQt Power Management, PCManFM-Qt improvements, QTerminal text rendering fixes

https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/04/17/release-lxqt-2-2-0/

#lxqt #qt6 #linuxdesktop #linux #opensource #freesoftware #wayland

Some say they're afraid to sign #OpenSource initiative Election Results petition…
https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025
…they correctly say (paraphrased):
> “you [bkuhn] faced — & will continue to face — political retribution from #OSI . You have privilege of notoriety to endure that; I don't.”

Herein, I respond: that view assumes a zero-sum game that doesn't exist.

Thesis: each person who signs has nominally less personal political risk *&* incrementally reduces risk for each past & future signer. HMO…