Little Bits: Issue #31 For November 2025
Road blocks may have delayed this release, but it is still full of endless little bits to explore along with a message of gratitude and positivity.
freesoftware
🎬 Skryptowanie nginx-a za pomocą js-a. Case study na rzecz wydajności i prywatności
@kuba z Fundacji @icd pokazuje, jak wykorzystać #JavaScript do skryptowania #NGINX oraz jak ta technika może poprawić wydajność i zwiększyć prywatność użytkowników.
👉 PeerTube: https://tube.pol.social/w/2BbPBaXKQU1c2QCEThGQNR
👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8wkSDxssLw
#PIWO #PIWO2025 #opensource #freesoftware #prywatność #poznań
I respect #Emacs. I really do. But right now I just wanted to move a sentence around and somehow I've read about marks, regions, kills, yanks, buffers, windows, frames, and the deep personal meaning of the Meta key. I'm sure this is very powerful. I'm also sure this task would already be done if I'd used literally anything else I already know. #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
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
Hey fediverse #nonprofit people,
I've got a project (missionlibre.org), which is meant to bring kids aged 11-14 into #freesoftware. No part of it has been easy -- not practically, not personally.
I think Mission:Libre is wonderful, but I'm struggling: it's an odd little project in a complicated situation and I'm trying to find a way forward. I could really use an ear and some practical advice from someone with experience. Are you able to help me?
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TODAY on FIRESIDE FEDI!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @lxo
Main interests: Free Software, Neurodivergence, Veganism, Marxism, Politics, Social Justice, Environment, Vocal/Choir Music; Affiliations: GNU, FSF, FSFLA, 0G, Linux-libre, GCC, glibc, Libre-SOC, AdaCore; Languages: Portugueas; English; Espaol; learning Esperanto, French, Ukrainian, Japanese;formerly @lxo@gnusocial.jp @lxo@gnusocial.net @lxoliva@diasporabr.com.br @lxoliva@identi.ca
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 28 January 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Shoutout to @kde for the quickest fix ever to any software I use every day:
I report a #Bug , go out for a bike ride, and it's fixed when I'm back!
Thanks a lot, folks :)
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/ksvg/-/merge_requests/79
Now I hope @fedora will include that ASAP :)
FLOSS #MaintainerLife public service advisory:
If you're filing a potential bug upstream in #GNOME, particularly on rapidly-improving apps like GNOME Calendar, please test the latest version, unmodified by third-parties. #Flatpak helps.
Don't come at me with a 4-years-old version cowboy-patched against our will by #Linux distros like Mint; I will send you downstream, like this: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/issues/1526#note_2640160
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #QA #bugreporting #LinuxMint #Debian #Ubuntu #LTS #GNOMECalendar
Got a radical idea for digital payments that puts people over profit?
💸 If you’re building privacy-first, Free Software–based solutions — we want to hear from you.
⚡ Apply for #NGITALER funding!
This is your chance to hack the future of money.
🕐 Deadline: December 1, 2025
🔗 https://nlnet.nl/taler/
#GNUTaler #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #PrivacyTech #OpenCall #DigitalCash #NLnet #Funding
https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/115325962291008190
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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.
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Little Bits: Issue #29 For September 2025
A fresh new issue is here overflowing with discovered little bits to explore and a message of personal reflection on the challenges of writing.
Fireside Fedi: E71 - Building Freedom: A Conversation with Alexandre Oliva, FSF Latin America Co‑Founder @lxo 
https://tubefree.org/w/faD93wn8B59HCsydCseVfN
#FreeSoftware #PeerTube #FsF #FSFLA #Brazil
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FOSS == ✅️ software artifact
FOSS != ❌️ software project
SOSS == 🌱 sustainable software project
Plasma 6.5 is out! Look forward to cool interface re-designs (rounded corners! Automatic smooth light-to-dark transitions!), features (smart KRunner searches! Pinned clipboard items!) and tons of usability and accessibility improvements:
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @rileytestut
Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 05 February 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Nuovo video tutorial su come aggiornare @linuxmint 22.2 a 22.3 "Zena" in pochi minuti.
PeerTube: https://videos.gianmarco.gg/w/fuyH6mwKosDKRfA6kkcwF5
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@gianmarcogg03:e/mintupgrade:a
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_M83E7fF2s
@linux
#FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #SoftwareLibero #OpenSource #FOSS #Video #Privacy #Linux #GNULinux #LinuxMint #LinuxMint223
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Just checked in at #SFSCon 🇮🇹
If you re interested in decentralized #networks like the #Fediverse and #open protocols come over and say hi 👋
We'll have a screen with demos and stuff to show you ✨
Main Hall, close to the speakers room.
I took a bye last month on account of it being the busiest week of my life, but I'm back with two #50forFOSS donations this month to make up for it. It's a double feature!
Psst...#50forFOSS is a monthly community pledge. If you want to join in, just pick a free/open-source project you appreciate and send 'em some cash. $50 is suggested, but any amount is great.
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New episode 📣📣
@_elena is an independent filmmaker who decided to leave the social networks of GAFAM to immerse herself in the #Fediverse and self-hosting.
She tells us about her discoveries, learnings and her love for the Fediverse!
👉 https://www.projets-libres.org/en/podcast/s4e4-fediverse-the-future-will-be-federated/
Nouvel épisode 📣📣
@_elena est une réalisatrice indépendante qui a décidé de quitter les réseaux sociaux des GAFAM pour se plonger dans le #Fediverse et l'auto-hébergement.
Elle nous raconte ses découvertes, apprentissages et son amour pour le Fediverse !
👉 https://www.projets-libres.org/podcast/s04e4-fediverse-futur-federe-auto-heberge-elena-rossini/
Bonne écoute 🎧🎧
#yunohost #podcast #freesoftware #logicielslibres #LogicielLibre #gafam
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Just placed an order for a new prototype PCB (Printed Circuit Board) for makers. This one charges NiMH (Nickel-metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries with charging speed options, support for up to 6 cells, temperature sensor, and USB-C plug.
This is a step toward our first accessibility product for blind people to feel visual art through a haptic pen-like stylus interface.
https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr
#blind #accessibility #a11y #pcb #prototype #fosh #foss #freehardware #freesoftware #copyleft #ee
TODAY ON FIRESIDE FEDI!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @limebar
Making electronic music:https://mastodon.social/tags/limebar He/Him/His and 100% OK with you being you. Hello new users best advice:write a short intro post, pin it to your profile and update your profile follow every interesting account you see you can and should follow interesting hashtags and use hashtags when posting home shows what you follow and what they boost follow @FediFollows & @FediTips
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 23 January 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
We must not forget that there are people working (oftentimes voluntarily) in ethical alternatives to harmful technologies so we can have a better usage of our computing systems while preserving our rights. These people include:
Free Software Foundation: https://www.fsf.org/
Free Software Foundation Europe: https://www.fsfe.org/
Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org/
Framasoft: https://framasoft.org/
KDE: https://kde.org/
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!