"When the market is this many layers of fucked, we’re lucky that we have alternatives. By using, supporting and contributing to nice products built by nice people, we can go some way to making open source a viable and sustainable model in whatever future in which we find ourselves."

https://piccalil.li/blog/the-open-source-design-stack/

#OpenSource #FOSS #WebDesign

Episode 3 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e3.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #freesoftware #opensource #linux #linuxfromscratch #cosmicdesktop #system76 #kdelinux #libreoffice

Developers of open-source applications SHOULD include a PRD.md document with the source-code — in addition to README.md and HACKING.md documents.

#HACKINGmd #OpenSource #PRDmd #READMEmd

The chaos in the US is affecting open source software and its developers

It was only a matter of time before the illegal, erratic, inhumane, and cruel behaviours and policies of the second Trump regime were going to affect the open source world in a possibly very visible way. Christian Hergert, longtime GNOME and Linux contributor, employed by Red Hat, wanted t

https://www.osnews.com/story/144348/the-chaos-in-the-us-is-affecting-open-source-software-and-its-developers/

#OpenSource

New blog post: Dark Blue Weekly published

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/blog/dark-blue-weekly-published.php

By the way, 2 episodes are already published.

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd

Do any moots know someone who we might be able to consult about restructuring a mid-size FOSS project? Essentially to migrate from a BDFL model to a more flat-structured democratic organisation.

We are discussing how to restructure #postmarketOS so that it can continue to scale up and be a truly community-run project.

We have some idea of how co-ops like Igalia do this, but we have a lot of differences (like being largely volunteer run and having very different goals) which leave us with a lot of unknowns.

To give an example of the kind of structure we're thinking of (by no means final, there hasn't been any broad agreement on a new structure yet):

We have the relevant pieces in place to form an assembly (everyone listed on https://postmarketos.org/team/ ) which could then democratically form teams and delegate responsibilities to them (e.g. finance/budget, technical policy-making, maintainers for various OS components).

The assembly would then also be responsible for deciding on focus areas and long term goals for the project (e.g. improving reliability, building a production-ready immutable version of the distro)

We could then form working groups to enable cross-team collaboration to move towards our specific goals.

Currently we lack a lot of understanding of the potential implications of something like this, how we can ensure the project doesn't get hijacked, that we don't drift too far from our mission statement, etc etc...

If you have a background in sociology and/or relevant experience from other projects then I would love to reach out and be able to discuss this in more detail!

#decentralization #opensource #freesoftware #foss

"Other speakers on the same panel made the point that FOSS doesn't mean free of charge, but spending money with European companies means benefits to European economies – keeping more of the EU's vast public spending inside the EU."

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/eu_foss_fears/

Another non-political tid-bit from the #EpsteinFiles.

A whole load of famous software developers, from Paul Vixie and Bram Moolenaar through Matthew Dillon and Theo de Raadt to a positive laundry list of Perl module developers, all get search hits because someone decided to make a 205-page collection of free software/open source copyright licences.

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00289243.pdf

I expect some very bored person one day to make a statistical analysis of how many of each kind of licence is in there.

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #CopyrightLicences

1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit organizations to take over the Open Access Tracking Project (#OATP, @oatp) and the open-source software (#TagTeam) on which it runs.

Details in this Google doc:
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP

Contact me <peter.suber@gmail.com> if you have any questions or any level of interest.

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm

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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

I'm currently working on a new personal project, but I also happen to have some free cycles for smaller advisory, coaching, or consulting engagements.

Would you like my decades of experience applied to your pursuits, while also helping me pay my rent? Sure you would!

Find more info here: https://anonymoushash.vmbrasseur.com/2026/02/availability

#PleaseBoost
#OpenSource #Strategy #Mentoring #Coaching

#FOSDEM: Wo das "Herz der freien Welt" schlägt - Golem.de
#FOSDEM26 #opensource #linux
https://www.golem.de/news/fosdem-2026-wo-das-herz-der-freien-welt-schlaegt-2602-204902.html

The Open Invention Network looks to the future of open-source patent protection https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/the-open-invention-network-looks-to-the-future-of-open-source-patent-protection by @sjvn

The OIN has expanded the #Linux System Definition and changed its financing model. #OpenSource