This morning I got an email from a sender that identified itself as an AI agent.

So - plus for being upfront about it, but... please don't do this.

I get that a lot of people are really, really, really into AI tools. OK. I have my opinions on them, you have yours. I have major qualms about them, some people think they're the best thing ever.

OK. Fine. But when your use of these things spills over into the rest of the world, it's no longer a question of my opinion vs. your opinion, my decisions vs. your decisions.

At this point, things have moved from each person doing their own thing to inflicting your use of AI onto me without my consent.

Before this spirals out of control, which I can see happening *very* quickly, I'd like for us to agree on a piece of netiquette:

- it is rude in the extreme to set loose an AI agent to reach out to people who have not consented to interact with these things.

- it is rude to have an AI agent submit pull requests that human maintainers have to review.

- it is rude to have an AI agent autonomously interact with humans in any way when they have not consented to take part in whatever experiment you are running.

- it is unacceptable to have an AI agent autonomously interact with humans without identifying the person or organization behind the agent. If you're not willing to unmask and have a person reach out to you with their thoughts on this, then don't have an AI agent reach out to me.

Stuff like this really sours me on technology right now. If I didn't have a family and responsibilities, I'd be seriously considering how I could go live off the grid somewhere without having to interact with this stuff.

Again: I'm not demanding that other people not use AI/LLMs, etc. But when your use spills out into my having to have interactions with an agent's output, you need to reconsider. Your ability to spew things out into the universe puts an unwanted burden on other humans who have not consented to this.

#LLMs #AI #AgenticAI #OpenClaw #OpenSource

My primary laptop is still on Fedora 42, so I need to take a bit and refresh it. I usually do a full backup and fresh install rather than upgrades.

Debating whether to go to #Fedora 44 once it hits beta, try #Arch or #CachyOS, or move to #Debian Trixie on this machine. I'd lean toward Debian right now, but I'd have to start compiling #niri on my own since it's not available in Debian Trixie, nor does the project supply Debian packages.

Thoughts?

#Linux #OpenSource

Episode 4 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e4.php

By the way, you can now use our RSS feed to get the latest Dark Blue Weekly article directly in your feed reader: https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/rss.xml

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #opensource #freesoftware #linux #tinycorelinux #parrotsec #mesa3d #gnuproject #vim9

https://www.howtogeek.com/if-you-only-use-ubuntu-you-are-missing-out-on-what-linux-is-all-about/

Several reasons why Ubuntu Is not a standard Linux experience

You are:
- Outsourcing understanding to system defaults
- Learning Ubuntu-specific syntax not Linux concepts
- Embracing bloat with Snap packages
- Settling for corporate meddling

#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource

I’m thrilled to see this feature from GitHub: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-13-new-repository-settings-for-configuring-pull-request-access/

Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #OpenSource

I’m thrilled to see this feature from GitHub: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-13-new-repository-settings-for-configuring-pull-request-access/

Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #OpenSource

Update. The Danish government is moving away from #Microsoft products to #OpenSource alternatives.
https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-road-traffic-authority-ditches-microsoft/

#Denmark

I recently added several #SEO improvements and made some smaller changes to the design to make it more readable but also slightly more modern. I'm not sure if this isn't already too fancy again where it should focus on simplicity and alignment with traditional manpages.

If you're interested into manpageblog, you can find it at:
GitHub: https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog
#FreeBSD Ports: https://www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/

#blog #blogging #staticblog #blogengine #wordpress #alternatives #free #opensource #manpage #manpageblog #python #webdesign #simple #kiss #freshports

Join the FreeBSD Foundation at SCALE 23x this March, there’s still time to register.

The FreeBSD Foundation will be attending SCALE 23x, and we’re looking forward to connecting with members of the open-source community in person.

Location: Pasadena, California | Dates: March 5–8, 2026
Registration is still open. Learn more and sign up here:

https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x

#FreeBSD #SCALE23x #OpenSource #Community #FreeBSDFoundation

https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com is a tech related relay instance that connects over 100 instances, focussing on things like #FreeBSD, #BGP, #IPv6, #Proxmox, #Homelab, #Linux and many other things! You can easily add a really when using #snac / #snac2, #mastodon, #pleroma and many other ones!

#community #activitypub #socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #relay #opensource #tech #federated #social

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Overview of the fedi-relay gyptazy instance for the Fediverse

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mauticcommunity/116058585565220108

An important thread. If you support #opensource #privacy respecting software, please consider supporting @mautic at this time.

#DigitalSovereignty #DataSovereignty #FreeYourMarketing #MarTech #FundOSS #FundOpenSource #FundMautic

HELLO! My #opensource #lisp game Kandria is now out on GOG with a 70% discount (highest ever!) to go along with it:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/kandria

#commonlisp #indiedev #gamedev

Been on LXQT on my computers (main, secondary and ancient) for about a month now and I'm pretty happy. I'm not missing much and it wasn't (apart from setting it up in the first place) not much of an effort to adapt.

I just updated the Ghostbsd boxes to 25.02-R14.3p8

Thanks to the Qogir theme for applications and icons and the marvelous wallpapers by @orbite lambda I felt right at home and thanks to the LXQT people, both the FreeBSD and GhostBSD team, the FreeBSD port maintainer for giving us the ability to chose.

#LXQT #FreeBSD #GhostBSD #appreciation #foss #floss #opensource

Sony's introduction of the PS2 Linux Kit caught the attention of researchers at NCSA. They combined 70 PS2 consoles in 2003 to form a supercomputer, highlighting its ability to perform complex scientific calculations.

credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsoleteSony/comments/1ije8cz/sonys_introduction_of_the_ps2_linux_kit_caught/

#linux #opensource

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A person (man) in an "Area 51" T shirt stands next to a large server rack filled with many of networked Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.

Now would be a great time for smaller hosting providers like Hetzner to offer managed services with Zulip, RocketChat, and IRC servers...

Wouldn't it be spiffy if we saw an explosion of open-source managed services to replace proprietary ones Discord, Slack, Instagram, etc.?

System administration isn't for everyone. It's a non-starter to expect everybody to manage their own open-source services. *Especially* when people are trying to disentangle themselves from multiple proprietary things at once.

Run your own blog and web site? Sure. File backup? OK. Chat server... and photo hosting ... music and video streaming... and everything else? That starts to add up and become overwhelming for most people pretty quickly.

There's an opportunity for lots of small businesses, jobs, improving open source, and setting people free of proprietary services all at once here. If we all take it. Self-hosting doesn't *have* to mean literally running services yourself, if there are reasonable alternatives. (e.g., Fastmail, Hetzner Storage Share.)

#opensource #discord

RE: https://ruhr.social/@sonjalemke/116046752331624115

Sinnvolle Digitalpolitik in Deutschland?

@dielinke oder @GrueneBundestag

#DigitaleSouveränität #OpenSource #depol

Claudius Link boosted

Sonja Lemke » 🌐 2026-02-10
@sonjalemke@ruhr.social

Denn der Deutschland Stack muss an den Bedürfnissen der Zivilgesellschaft und der Verwaltung ausgerichtet sein und nicht an denen von Lobbyverbänden!

Er muss komplett Open Source sein. Jede*r muss ihn nutzen können und ein ihre*seine Bedürfnisse anpassen können.

Dafür muss er als Teil einer digitalen Infrastruktur gedacht sein, die öffentliches Eigentum ist.

https://www.sonja-lemke.de/detail-artikel/news/bundesregierung-laesst-sich-beim-deutschlandstack-agenda-von-unternehmen-diktieren-zivilgesellschaft-wurde-erst-durch-anfrage-der-linken-beteiligt/

We’re pleased to highlight an article from the latest edition of the FreeBSD Journal. In “printf(“Hello, srcmgr\n”);”, Mark Johnston introduces the Source Management (srcmgr) team and the role it plays in supporting FreeBSD source development.

Read the article:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/freebsd-15-0/printfhello-srcmgrn/

#FreeBSD #FreeBSDJournal #OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment #Community

More than 135,000 #OpenClaw instances exposed to internet in latest #vibecoded disaster
By default, the bot listens on all network interfaces, and many users never change it
When combined with previously known vulnerabilities in the vibe-coded AI assistant platform and links to prior breaches, #SecurityScorecard STRIKE warns that there's a systemic #security failure in the #opensource #AIagent space.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/openclaw_instances_exposed_vibe_code/

"Hedy is an open-source programming language designed to make programming easier for children."

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QVRM9K-hedy-gradual-programming/

#opensource #education #hedy

Feb. 26, 2026 at 4pm UTC - deadline for #FLOSS communities to sign up to participate as mentoring organizations in the Outreachy apprenticeship program for the May 2026 cohort

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

I think there are likely a bunch of #opensource & #freesoftware projects started in the last ~5 years that are run by maintainers who would love a structured way to recruit and nurture new human contributors, and who haven't yet heard of Outreachy @outreachy

Dear FOSS maintainers,

here’s a list of funding programs currently accepting proposals for maintenance work:

Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding

GitHub: https://github.com/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding

Thanks to everyone who helped crowdsource it! I’ll keep it updated, issues and PRs are very welcome :)

#opensource #funding #maintenance #foss