#GNU / #FSF / #FOSS folks have clarified that *software* freedoms can be the only freedoms in their scope.
So those restrictive communities are no longer *my* communities.
A community without humanity is no better than a pack of LLM agents congratulating themselves on their mutual productivity.
#H3CC: Towards a Human/e Creative Community Ethos
➡️ https://jpoesen.com/articles/2026/11/09/post-foss-towards-a-humane-creative-community-ethos/
The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind #LibreOffice, now has its own visual identity: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/09/tdf-visual-identity/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware
🎉 Early announcement!!!
F-Droid has secured a stand at FOSDEM 2027!
We'll be there to meet the community, talk about free and open source Android apps, discuss the future of F-Droid, and catch up with fellow FOSS enthusiasts.
Planning to attend FOSDEM 2027? Come say hello, meet the team, and spend some time with us!
See you in Brussels! 💚
RE: https://mastodon.social/@meejah/117595425483136501
I'm not going to sign #HumanEmacs because I *want* discussions about LLMs effectiveness in particular with open weight models, for example.
You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
LLMs are here to stay. Ignoring their impact without any discussion as proposed on https://human-emacs.org/ is the wrong approach in my opinion. Blocking is not the best thing here, discussing the terms would be better.
If not, what's next? Block all people who use hardware where its vendor has some connections to unfair workforce policies? Block all #FOSS contributors whose electricity supplier as a certain amount of nuclear energy?
It's never black or white.
I think we've got enough experience with #cancelculture, over-stressed #policitcalcorrectness and similar movements already.
I acknowledge the good spirit behind it, I disagree on the chosen method.
YMMV.
Really fun, of course - but also another confirmation for me that Linux just isn't ready for the real world.
Even discounting the current AI debacle, all signs indicate that for any foreseeable future Linux will remain a niche plaything for people who care about the OS & the computer itself, not a serious or reliable workspace for people doing other things.
Do you want us to cut down your forest for a data centre to power our chatbot?
- Yes
- Maybe later
If you’re angry (but not surprised) that the people with zero understanding of consent may be guilty of illegal logging, here’s a list of alternative services to help chop down their bottom line:
#bigtech #nobigtech #GAFAM #deletegafam #proton #tuta #microslop #capitalism #anticapitalism #socialism #surveillance #foss #opensource #noai #digitalsovereignty #techalternatives #fediverse #finland #consent #nature #forest #ecosystem #conservation
This is depressing. Perfectly good alternatives to all Adobe have existed for many years and are used at pro level, but someone hallucinates some code with claude (which I hear was trained on code of programs like gimp and inkscape) and suddenly everyone is raving about it being the end of Adobe, though the thing they praise is at best entry level stuff. But like other snake oil sellers, they claim it will get there, though their "in one month" is now "many months" #artcraft #foss
Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 #OSCL26 concluded successfully with
500+ registrations
90+ talks/workshops
130+ speakers.
We thank speakers, sponsors and participants and look forward to 2027.
#OpenSourceConference #OpenSource #Conference #Luxembourg #OSCL26 #FOSS
The second anniversary of this post is coming up, and surprise surprise these little "end of life" laptops are continuing to run well with #linux and do what we need them to, which includes spending less on tech so we can buy more actual books for the school library. #schooltech #endof10 #edtech #foss #reading #kidlit
We are happy to announce 47 free and open source projects have been selected for the 12th round of the NGI0 Commons Fund.
The efforts of these teams all go toward strengthening the digital commons, and we thank them for their contribution to more digital autonomy for everyone.
Commons Fund will provide them with practical and financial support, kindly made possible by @EC_NGI
Here's an overview of all 47. Come and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20261015-47-new-projects.html
At long last, my blogging project is ready for general use! Check out the video below, or see the main feature list here.
Features:
- Create posts in HTML or Markdown. RSS versions of your post are created but you can also override it
- Fully responsive layouts for all screen sizes
- OGP metadata support
- Static files are freely editable and viewable, with rare exceptions
- Subscribe to and read RSS and ATOM feeds on the main page
- Automatic sanitization of remote feed files
- Search for posts by category, title, content, date range, image presence
- Directly accepts certificates for HTTPS connections
- Configurable rate limiting and IP ban lists: also supports IP ranges
- Import + export your data to prevent data loss and for migrations
- Supports RFC 5005: Feed Paging and Archiving for your feed
- Editable layout file which gets applied to all of your posts at once
https://codeberg.org/firecakes/cakelandish
No GenAI was used, sad I have to say that now.
I’m at the very beginning of an idea I call Kunstagenda.
The goal: promote and urge artists and cultural organisations to move into the open, federated internet, and make more space for art free from Big Tech algorithms.
Europe needs stronger digital independence in culture too. That means FOSS, the Fediverse, self-hosting, and platforms where artists and institutions own their presence and data.
Just starting. Follow along if this resonates.
