Is It Really Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
Protect your software rights by gaining clarity and transparency of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) by using the project Is It Really FOSS?
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/is-it-really-free-open-source-software-project-review/
Currently writing a self-hosting guide for newbies, showing off the beauty and ease of #YunoHost.
Part 1 was really popular - beyond my expectations - with 1500+ unique visitors. Thank you!
For reference:
Part 2 (step-by-step installation and post-installation) will be super visual. I tried to keep things simple but I still have 27 - yes TWENTY-SEVEN - screenshots. I'll keep #AltText relevant to each step on a need to know basis or else it will turn into a novel... and will be too overwhelming for people using screen readers.
Aiming to get it published by Wednesday AKA the one year anniversary of the start of my own self-hosting adventures with YunoHost.
This is the guide I wish I had had back in the day... I would have started A LOT sooner. I'm basically writing it to my old self, hoping it will be useful for others 🥹
PSA: if you're using YunoHost please consider donating to them, to keep the project healthy and long-lasting (it's run by a team of volunteers, maintaining hundreds of apps): https://donate.yunohost.org
#MySoCalledSudoLife #FOSS #advocacy #selfhosting
We're happy to announce three projects will be funded to contribute to the TALER secure electronic payment system based on open standards, free software, and advanced cryptography.
The three projects are:
Libre Payments in Ruby, a GNU Taler Integration for ethical trade.
Taler in Liberapay, an implementation of Taler as payment provider in Liberapay.
And Taler OpenAPI specification, a JSON/YAML OpenAPI for key GNU Taler API's.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250901-New-projects-NGI-Taler.html
Meine IT Sicherheits-Privatsphäre Übersicht für alle :-)
als PDF:
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/++iR72w4cvNFngjd0ndhS2Yn/
Meine IT Sicherheits-Privatsphäre Übersicht für alle :-)
Sachliches-Feedback wie immer, erwünscht :-)
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/-Iwh2dp8BGFrZgSdv3FY9594/
#Privatsphäre #Datenschutz #sicherheit #Kryptografie #Passwort #PasswortManager #Informationssicherheit #Informationsfreiheit #IFG #Politik #Gaming #GOG #Lutris
#Mail #Cloud #Browser #WebBrowser #Verschlüsselung #DNS #VeraCrypt #Fdroid #Messenger #Threema #Signal #Linux #Foss #OpenSource #UnplugTrump #Fediverse #LinuxHelden #VPN #FediLZ #Mastodon #Medienkompetenz #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #YouTube #Chatkontrolle #überwachung #Matrix #Suchmaschine #Tastatur #2FA
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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
New post:
"A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 2: installation & setup"
with a special shout-out to @shollyethan and @ilja who, a year ago, encouraged me to try self-hosting. And of course immense gratitude to the @yunohost team for making all this possible ❤️
I hope this guide may inspire others to try it, too. The path to digital independence and empowerment is easier than you thought...
⏳ One week left!
Atlassian just announced the end of Data Center by 2029. For many orgs, that means a forced migration.
Most webinars explain why to leave Confluence.
This one shows you how teams already did it.
On Sept 17 we’ll demo a real Confluence migration with XWiki + @nextcloud building a full open-source alternative to Atlassian’s stack.
📅 Sept 17, 3:00pm CEST
🔗 https://go.nextcloud.com/r/20it
#ConfluenceMigration #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Atlassian #DataCenter
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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.
Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.
* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀
"My Fediverse Starter Guide" for newbies, based on my video and articles about Fediverse software and culture.
🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/my-fediverse-starter-guide/
mentioning @Mastodon @news @gotosocial @pfefferle @pixelfed @peertube
If you share it with friends/family, let me know how it goes and if this guide is helpful to them 🙏
Stand Up and Celebrate Software Freedom Day
Join in the celebration of Software Freedom Day and learn about Free Software and its virtues along with how to host or attend this worldwide event.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/celebrate-software-freedom-day/
Desde mi página web https://www.autumn64.xyz se puede acceder a todos mis pasatiempos y actividades que realizo en internet. Recuerden que hosteo desde mi casa y se va la luz a menudo, por lo que no puedo prometer un uptime del 100%. En caso de que la página no sea accesible el mirror está en https://autumn64.codeberg.page
En cuanto a los servicios web está activa la instancia de SearXNG (metabuscador) y de Redlib (frontend alternativo para Reddit). También subí algunos documentos y un libro que me faltaba publicar en el apartado de Artículos y Libros.
¡Muchas gracias por todo el apoyo!
#fediverse #mastodon #foss #freesoftware #digitalart #indiemusic #indiebooks #indiegames #socialmedia
Over next 1-2 weeks,I'd appreciate an extended thread re: #FrameworkLaptop, #mntreform, & #FOSS.
TL;DR on my idiosyncratic needs:
* minimize binary firmware blobs¹
* Having 2 disks in RAID-1²
* Runs stock Official #Debian stable³
* Understanding best current replacement keyboard options⁴
Is @frameworkcomputer or @mntmn better for me?
As I **hate** “please boost” requests, I don't so-ask, *but* I'd be glad if ∃ active engagement on this.
🇦🇹 Austria's Armed Forces have replaced MS Office with LibreOffice on 16,000+ workstations 📄
This shift began in 2020 to avoid mandatory cloud reliance ☁️
Their goal? Digital sovereignty—not cost saving 🔒
They even contributed 5+ person-years of code 🛠️
EU trend toward open-source grows 🇪🇺
🔗 https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/
#TechNews #LibreOffice #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #FOSS #Security #Europe #EU #Microsoft #Cloud #DigitalSovereignty #Government #Defense #Innovation #Technology
👁️ #SX focus shift..
Attn: This is now an 🫂 outreach channel of Social coding commons, under custodianship and tender care of humane tech community gardeners.
Specifically this a 🪵 #dreamlog..
My personal account has moved (temporarily) to @humanetech in a custodianship (janitoring) 🎩
With my support by @nlnet ending, how I continue to foster and nourish my work, depends on 🌱 sustenance I manage to find, as I am out of money totally.
Na naszym kanale YouTube pojawił się film z wystąpienia Kamili Drzewieckiej (@MarkAssPandi) “Sztuka tworzenia koła od nowa”, które miało miejsce podczas 19. Sesji Linuksowej.
🎥 Link do filmu: https://youtu.be/EV6pLE8CUrk
Zapraszamy do oglądania prelekcji i subskrybowania kanału.
¿Conocéis alguna alternativa #FOSS o respetuosa con la privacidad para Google Find Hub?
Me estoy planteando comprar una ficha localizadora de estas típicas para el llavero, pero paso un poco de que Google me tenga permanentemente geolocalizada xd
#selfhost #homelab #opensource #foss
Hello dear Fediversers,
My students want to improve their home lab backups and have come up with the idea of storing their offsite backups with each other instead of in the cloud.
My question is, does anyone know of any software or solutions for this? It doesn't have to be open source, but it would be best if it were. The option to encrypt the backups is not essential, but would be preferable.
Please boost.
Many thanks for any tips.
Nowy rok, nowa energia, a to oznacza jedno: ruszamy z intensywnymi przygotowaniami do kolejnej Sesji Linuksowej!
Przed nami jubileuszowa, 20. edycja jednej z najstarszych imprez poświęconych Linuksowi i Open Source w Polsce.
Czekają na Was dwa dni merytorycznych prelekcji, inspirujących spotkań, integracji i… dużo więcej!
Już wkrótce zdradzimy więcej szczegółów – obserwujcie nas i bądźcie na bieżąco!
Strona: https://linuksowa.pl/
thinking about foss stuff, and I know I've groused about licensing stuff before, and how I feel like my only way out is to just Parity7 everything and fall into obscurity but...
...I think we need a different movement around open source, with new terminology, that clarifies the intent and opens doors to more pro-social behavior and capabilities (up to and including the potential for "ethical licensing").
I've been spitballing the terms Common Software and Community Software. The core idea is that things that count as Community/Common Software can't enter the realm of the proprietary (so, strong copyleft a-la AGPL and Parity, virality not necessary). What's the difference from "Free Software"? We get rid of "freedom zero", aka "the freedom to run software for any purpose". Common Software licenses may have Non-Commercial clauses, Anti-Particular-Industry clauses (such as anti-MIC stuff), etc.
I think "freedom zero" was a grave mistake. I get where it came from--a desire to remove discrimination--but what it resulted in was a hijacking of Free Software by the corporate "Open Source" wing to exploit an otherwise healthy community of people openly sharing their creations... for an enormous profit that we can't even quantify right now.
We need a strong return to copyleft, and we need to gather together and grow its existing ecosystem, away from the MIT/BSD poison that our world has turned towards.
Your thoughts are welcome on this. I want to have a conversation about this stuff and maybe eventually record all this in a longer-form blog post. If you know folks who have had similar thoughts please link them so we can chat, too.
