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I'm currently looking to expand my social network and would love to get in touch with anyone in the "global south" (especially African countries) involved in #hamradio, wireless community networks, #FOSS or #OSHW development or the #maker and #hacker communities. I'd be very happy if anyone from the above target groups would reach out and introduce themselves #followerpower

FLOSS, FOSS, OSS… what’s the difference?

Our Explained series breaks down complex digital topics clearly and practically: what they mean, why they matter, and how they work in the real world.

This explainer dives into what open source really means, why “free” doesn’t refer to price, and how open-source software became the backbone of modern technology.

🔗 Read more: https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/floss-foss-odd-open-source-explained/?mtm_campaign=blog&mtm_source=mastodon&mtm_medium=social&mtm_content=Floss_foss_oss

#CollaboraOnline #OpenSource #floss #foss

Missing a centralized overview of all your snapshots in your #Proxmox clusters? #PegaProx has you covered!

Recently, I added #ProxSnap to #PegaProx which allows you to quickly find snapshots of your VMs and Containers. You can also filter them by date to quickly identify older or even outdated ones and clean them up at a central point!

ProxSnap: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxSnap
PegaProx: https://pegaprox.com
Blog Post: https://gyptazy.com/blog/pegaprox-real-datacenter-manager-proxmox-clusters/

#pve #prox #homelab #virtualization #vmware #alternatives #opensource #enterprise #python3 #coding #development #foss #devops

#Heliboard is gathering gesture typing data, so that we can implement a #FOSS alternative to the closed gesture typing library Heliboard currently relies on. The data we collect will be released under the CC BY-SA 4.0

I also made a video including details & instructions.

Boosts Please! The greater the diversity of people & languages in the data, the better we can test for correctness.

PT: https://makertube.net/w/cQECfDkuLGR9eUQquUEo4K

YT: https://youtu.be/CyjumVTWtJA

Text (instructions only):
https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/wiki/Tutorial:-How-to-Contribute-Gesture-Data

Entropy 2

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #linux #foss #comic #art #mastoart #privacy

Veronica Explains creates fun and interesting videos about technology including FOSS, Linux, retro computing, retro gaming, self-hosting and assorted other stuff. You can follow at:

➡️ @vkc

There are already 60 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://tinkerbetter.tube/a/vkc/videos

#FeaturedPeerTube #Linux #FOSS #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #SelfHosting #PeerTube

📝 New post 🚀

"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

mentioning @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission

#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #TheFutureIsFederated #RSS #SocialWeb

I've overhauled my Patreon! I'm now focused on making CC0 software for Linux and Windows - free, open source, no strings attached. If you want to support the work, vote on what gets built next, or just follow along, the new tiers are live now. Everything I make will always be free for everyone, but if you believe in what I'm doing, this is the best way to help 🙂

https://www.patreon.com/lashman

#CC0 #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #Windows #FreeSoftware #CreativeCommons #Patreon

Penpot have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. https://penpot.app/ambassador-program

Check out the announcement: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-ambassador-program-is-live/10405

I’ll be building community where I'm based here in the UK but also wherever my connections to open source software and design take me and my work.

I’ve long been a supporter of Penpot and design needs reliable and dedicated tools and teams that support the growing need for design in open source software and transparent and open source design as a practice.

I can’t wait to get working on our collaborative library and share the liberating and collaborative nature of open source design facilitated via Penpot! 💖✏️

Come and join all the ambassadors Penpot Community Hours, 20th March at 3PM UTC.
Sign up here: https://app.formbricks.com/s/ko5b815vsd5d5sz2gq8tiu8i

And of course, check out penpot here https://penpot.app/

#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration

Big news for Mastodon GmbH. They have formally joined forces with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

If you’re not in the design/tech world, trust me when I say this is a big step for the fediverse. The W3C establishes the standards used for the internet.

This is a solid path forward for small tech.

https://github.com/w3c/socialwg/blob/main/meetings/2026/2026-03-06-WG-kickoff.md

#Mastodon #News #Technology #Fediverse #W3C #SmallTech #FOSS

smol.stream 2.0 for Owncast streamers is out! 🎉

The big new thing: a chat overlay for your stream!

And everything is fully customizable. Fonts, colors, sizes, animations, themes... tweak everything., make it yours.

It's free, open source, and takes about 2 minutes to set up. No download, no signup!!

👉 https://smol.stream

#owncast #selfhosted #livestreaming #foss #smallstreamers #indiestreams #streaming #obs

NV Access are extremely pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2026.1!

Featuring:
- NVDA is now 64-bit
- Inbuilt MathCAT
- Improvements to speech, OCR, languages, braille, browse mode, web access, add-on store, and lots more!

Please read the full update and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1/

#NVDA #NVDAsr #New #News #Update #ScreenReader #Free #FOSS #FLOSS #NewVersion #NewRelease #Accessibility

The Netherlands has launched a pilot self-hosted Git platform using Forgejo, a fully free and open source Git forge under GPLv3+ governance 🐿️
Multiple ministries and municipalities are onboarding to ensure code sovereignty and government-wide collaboration 🔐

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/netherlands-forgejo-migration/

#TechNews #Forgejo #Git #GitHub #OpenSource #FOSS #Government #Politics #Privacy #Transparency #UserControl #Sovereignty #Collaboration #Software #DevTools #Programming #Netherlands #Public #Dutch #Europe #EU

Today we are very proud to announce that the United Nations has switched from Google Forms to CryptPad Form for collecting endorsements on the UN Open Source Principles: https://unite.un.org/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles

CryptPad Form is a full-fledged application allowing you to build privacy-preserving questionnaires for your respondents.

Try it for free, without even registering an account, on our CryptPad.fr flagship instance!

#UnitedNations #UN #Privacy #OpenSource #Forms #Studies #FOSS

What is the oldest Linux distro?

#fediverse #linux #foss #question

Last week I had several meetings with customers where I also showcased the #PegaProx project for #Proxmox.

The feedback was honestly amazing. Many were impressed by how PegaProx brings essential enterprise grade features to Proxmox clusters that are still missing today. We can clearly see the gaps that were fixed by #ProxLB, #ProxSnap, #ProxCLMC, #ProxPatch and many other ones! Keep in mind, PegaProx is free and fully #opensource!

That said, we know there's always room for improvement. Whether it is major enhancements or small quality of life tweaks, every detail matters. Over the weekend, I took your feedback from the calls seriously and integrated a number of improvements to make PegaProx even more intuitive and powerful.

Your input drives this project forward. If you feel something is missing or could be improved, let us know!

PS: Pegaprox also support #XCP (#XCPng) ans corss-cluster / cross-hypervisor migrations. So, you can quickly jump over to XCP 🙂

Blog: https://gyptazy.com/blog/pegaprox-real-datacenter-manager-proxmox-clusters/
Website: https://pegaprox.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/PegaProx/project-pegaprox/

#PVE #Prox #ProxmoxVE #homelab #enterprise #virtualization #foss #datacenter #manager #python #python3

⚠️ Github CLI now has telemetry spyware built in:

https://cli.github.com/telemetry

They're shifting the burden onto users by requiring YOU to opt out, instead of making it opt in.

Run `gh config set telemetry disabled` to disable it.

#privacy #foss #github #cybersecurity #surveillance

New YT video is up!

This week I talk about several alternatives to paid and subscription-based software packages, all of them free and/or open source.

If you give it a watch, please remember to hit the like button, as it helps push my videos out to new users.

Happy Saturday, all!

#YouTube #FOSS #OpenSource #Technology #Video #SocialMedia

https://youtu.be/QP_ubAKpaWw

Old: "Zaonce" - Dell Inspiron 1525
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p10 amd64
Operating System: GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p8
Desktop: LXQT 2.3.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Graphics Platform: X11

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=2904d8ae09

#runbsd #freebsd #ghostbsd #unix #foss #lxqt #desktop #screenshot

Krita is free open source painting and art software. You can follow their official video account at:

➡️ @krita

There are already over 70 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://tube.kockatoo.org/a/krita/videos

You can also follow Krita's Mastodon account at @Krita@mastodon.art

#FeaturedPeerTube #Krita #Art #Painting #FOSS #PeerTube

Inspired by Germany's #DiDay ("digital independence day") and the Danish #DanmarkSkifter, the Netherlands now has #DoeiDag ("bye day"), every first Sunday of the month. 🔥🇳🇱

DoeiDag is a montly day to say goodbye to big tech and to try open alternatives. It's organized by the good folks of @doeidag

More info: https://doeidag.nl

#TheNetherlands #opensource #foss

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Blender/116482997785333001

Reputation is one of the most valuable things any social project has. It can inspire people to do great things together.

Money is, *waves hand*, helpful; but just a thing. It's not valuable in itself, only in what things it can be transacted to get people to do for you.

If you trade inspiration for transactional power, then you no longer need to lead people, just money.

And money just isn't as valuable as people.

#Blender #PayForFreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #FreeSoftware #funding

Arcticons 14.7.1 dropped.

🎉 163 new and updated icons!
💡 Added support for 1011 apps using existing icons.
🔥 14714 icons in total!

Out now on GitHub, soon in your app store of choice. :)

https://github.com/Arcticons-Team/Arcticons/releases/tag/14.7.1

#arcticons #iconpack #icons #opensource #foss

W3C is very pleased to announce that the @sovtechfund has launched a pilot program to support independent #OpenSource maintainers participation in the work of our groups, including training, mentoring, and financial support to make sustained engagement possible. It is really wonderful to see efforts from organizations to recognize the role that open standards play.

The call for applications is open until 19 May.
More information available at https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards
Apply now!
#FOSS

Requesting funding : please donate via UPI and or PayPal (UPI available there): vdbhb591@upi
It will help me run various open source services I offer via: https://flossboxin.org.in
My monthly bill comes to approx EURO 65.
#selfhost #selffunded #fundingrequired #floss #foss #request #boostsappreciated