Looking for a new job? Got experience with C++? Join the #LibreOffice team: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/07/join-the-libreoffice-team-as-a-paid-developer-focusing-on-ui-with-initial-emphasis-on-macos-preferably-full-time-remote-m-f-d/ #foss #OpenSource

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Just a periodic reminder that Forgejo, the software that powers the open-source GitHub alternative Codeberg, has been working towards implementing federation.

https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation/

Might be worth contributing, if you have the time and skills!

#forgejo #codeberg #opensource #github

If you are interested in making #OpenSource contributions, and the project that you are contributing to has gating CI checks, please do your best to ensure that *all* tests are passing whenever you submit something for review. Some of the steps may seem bureaucratic or unnecessary to you, but if they were put in place, they're there for *some* reason. A ready "X" on a PR is an indication that you're not really putting in the effort on your end to ensure your change is of acceptable quality.

As I am browsing through the settings in firefox I see the odd setting of using it's own DNS over https enabled. My settings should be copied over from the account I use and I know that I've **never** turned this setting on.

I'm now on the SBC Pi5 running MX Linux Pi respin.

My own dns config is perfectly fine and Im changing it back to my own local DNS.

Why is the firefox team doing this? IS there any protective benifit from having this setting on? Are they snooping my data?

The help file is here

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/dns-over-https?as=u&utm_source=inproduct#w_what-is-a-local-provider

#InfoSec #AskFediverse #firefox #DNS #https #port443 #settings #OpenSource

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In case you have not done so yet, you should play around with Open Camera and advanced Open Source camera program which will unlock features of your camera hardware you didn't know existed.

I've tested the program on all of my current androids

#OpenCamera #Android #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #GPL

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What made you try Linux for the first time? 🐧
Was it the thrill of freedom, the escape from Big Tech, or just plain curiosity?

Vote below ⬇️
Hit 🔁 after voting to help reach more Linux folks!
And share your story in the replies 💬

#Linux #Arch #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #LinuxGaming #Fedora #Debian #Ubuntu #Desktop #FOSS #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #TechNews #CyberSecurity #UserFreedom #Freedom #Tech #Technology #AI #OS #MacOS

In this FreeBSD Journal article, Randall Stewart and Michael Tüxen walk through how SYN segments are processed during TCP’s three-way handshake—crucial for establishing reliable connections.

Learn how FreeBSD handles the client-server exchange and what happens behind the scenes during SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK.

Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/the-handling-of-syn-segments-in-freebsd/

#FreeBSD #Networking #TCP #OpenSource #SystemInternals #FreeBSDJournal #TechInsights

@stefano it works fine here on the Raspberry Pi 5
Maybe the difference is that this system runs on 64 bits {OS/ DDR4 memory}

#SBC #ARM #Pie #Raspberry #firefox #good #OpenSource #POSIX

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With firefox running using 4 open tabs, Debian ARM uses just 2.08GB (1GB=1024MB) of RAM. It looks like I should just browse in ARM linux on the SBC

#SBC #ARM #Pie #Raspberry #firefox #good #OpenSource #POSIX

ICYMI: The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration

💡 If your company uses FreeBSD, we’d love to hear from you. Even if your story can’t be shared publicly, we still want to know what’s working—and where support is needed. These conversations help us better connect the dots between community, hardware vendors, and industry needs.

📖 Read the full post:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/the-report-of-my-death-was-an-exaggeration/

#FreeBSD #ICYMI #OpenSource #FreeBSDFoundation #TechCommunity #Infrastructure

Bastille was born in frustration:

Too many broken tools.
Too much bloat.
FreeBSD deserved better.

So I built it.

Now it powers projects I never imagined.

#ThrowbackThursday #FreeBSD #Bastille #OpenSource

I'm done with GitHub.

(cue the *well……bye!* Tombstone meme! 🤠)

I won’t be starting any new software projects on GitHub going forward. To the extent that I am able, I am leaving GitHub.

CEO Thomas Dohmke can go pound sand.

OTOH I am very excited with what the folks at @Codeberg have been doing, built on top of the open source @forgejo platform. Imagine that! An #OpenSource project powering the sharing of open source software! 😅

#blog 🔗 https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250805/im-done-with-github

OpenAI returns to its open-source roots with new open-weight AI models, and it's a big deal https://www.zdnet.com/article/openai-returns-to-its-open-source-roots-with-new-open-weight-ai-models-and-its-a-big-deal/ by @sjvn

The explosive rise of the #opensource Chinese DeepSeek #AI software caused OpenAI to re-embrace open source.

🎙️ BSD Now: Behind the Mic of a Long-Running BSD Podcast

Earlier this year, the BSD Now podcast celebrated its 600th episode—a major milestone for one of the BSD community’s most enduring shows. In this FreeBSD Journal article, Benedict Reuschling takes us behind the scenes to explore the show’s origins, growth, and lasting impact.

📖 Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/bsd-now-and-then/

#FreeBSD #BSDNow #OpenSource

JetBrains now a Platinum sponsor of Godot Engine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/jetbrains-now-a-platinum-sponsor-of-godot-engine/

#GodotEngine #Godot #GameDev #OpenSource

Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse.

Sometimes it looks like apathy, avoidance, or perfectionism.

If you’re struggling, take inventory and be honest with yourself.

#MentalHealthMonday #OpenSource #SelfCare

NetBSD 11.0 đang trong quá trình phát hành! Bản cập nhật mới hứa hẹn nhiều cải tiến và tính năng mới. Cùng chờ đón nhé!
#NetBSD #OpenSource #PhanMemTuDo #NetBSD11 #MãNguồnMở

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process

Bonjour

Il y a des associations Linux & logiciel libre en Dordogne / Périgueux ?

#linux #dordogne #opensource

NetBSD 11.0 sắp ra mắt! 🚀 Bản cập nhật này tập trung cải thiện khả năng tương thích Linux và hỗ trợ RISC-V. Hứa hẹn nhiều điều thú vị cho người dùng NetBSD!
#NetBSD #RISCV #Linux #opensource #netbsd11 #mãnguồnmở

https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-Released

Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week as users look to avoid subscription costs. That’s the highest download number since 2023. It works on Linux, macOS, Windows and Unix like systems. https://www.computerworld.com/article/3840480/libreoffice-downloads-on-the-rise-as-users-look-to-avoid-subscription-costs.html

#opensource #macos #windows #linux

I have something else to be thankful for today. At this moment in time I am busy restoring functionality on systems so that I will be able to resume important remote tasks, which shall enable me to restore the level that I am used to, when it comes down to actual value of goods

This work is highly specialized and needs a set of computing systems, communication systems which use GSM messaging systems and other means of signalling, in order to properly Act, monitor react and deploy the remote systems, of which a set of those are managed deployed monitored and configured through Proxmox.

@gyptazy has made incredibly wonderful contributions to the community of Open Source and I'm specifically highlighting his work in for example the great Proxmox load balancer.

Through the Work Of Him and other hundreds to thousands nameless Open Source coders, programmers en hackers am I able to do this work.

I am fortunate enough to have virtually met him here on the FediVerse through a beautiful forward that @stefano has made, who also makes great contributions in Open Source

Without the work of these incredible people none of this would have been possible. I would be sitting watching this beautiful scenery that I would have made myself with props

There would not be any Open Source Operating Systems, plural, driving the displays.

Being Grateful is important. Giving Thanks sends a beautifully Modulated Pulse of Energy, through the Universe to everyone.

I am thankful to you all

#OpenSource #programming #GNU #GPL #license #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #POSIX #Proxmox #thankful #thanks #FediVerse #Love #UniversalLove

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The open-source CapCut alternative to edit videos. No watermarks or subscriptions and works on all devices https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut

#opensource #AppOfTheDay

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.81 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29032

GitHub Actions' Continuous Integration checks has passed OK, which hopefully is a good sign?

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

(As a total aside, given the comam.es .es TLD; I'm guessin you're in Spain? I have tentative plans to attend the MIRA Festival [mostly to see Amnesia Scanner] in November. Albeit, that's in Barcelona and I vaguely understand there are linguistic, cultural and socio-political differences? I've never visited before; but thought I would mention it as a possibility to meet up AFK maybe!)

#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit

Open Robotics’ innovative governance, put in place last year with the launch of the OSRA project, is paying off! Fundamental Rust infra and a LOT of work on docs!

I’m very proud of the work the team is doing here. This $250000 is just the start and will do so much to ensure the future of Open Robotics projects. #OpenSource
https://www.openrobotics.org/blog/2025/7/31/osra-approves-250k-funding

Introducing KDE Linux, a free operating system that can turbocharge new computers and breathe new life into old ones. Linux has been used for decades powering the world’s supercomputers, data centers, web servers, and most smartphones. Now KDE makes it available for you too! https://kde.org/linux/

#linux #opensource #kde

`neofetch` developer discontinued the project and took up farming. i think that is beautiful and i think about it all the time.

#linux #unix #opensource

Issue triage is the first step towards great software!

Here’s how Astro maintainers evaluate every bug report we receive 🐛

https://github.com/withastro/astro/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#issue-triaging-workflow

#opensource #software

FreeBSD Foundation’s Alice Sowerby and Moin will be speaking at Open Source Summit Europe on August 26 in Amsterdam.

Panel: From Backlog to Breakthrough: How FreeBSD and Bitergia Tackled 7,000+ Bugs with Data-Driven Dashboards

Date: August 26 | Amsterdam
Explore the schedule: https://bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
📌 Register here: https://bit.ly/3yD2c78

Will you be at #OSSummit Europe? Let us know, we would love to connect.

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #OSSummit #LinuxFoundation #GrimoireLab

Do you use lots of Linux containers? Try, `ctop` cli utility on Linux, macOS or Windows, that provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers. It is `top` like interface for container metrics and a good tool for all developers and IT pros.

Repo https://github.com/bcicen/ctop

#opensource #linux

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