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After way too many years the very first release of Pidgin 3.0, Experimental 1 has been released! You can read all about it over on our official Discourse post!! https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-3-0-experimental-1-has-been-released/227

#OpenSource #Pidgin #Chat #Messaging #Release

Sent my feedback on public initiative for European commission and open source. Placed my name - I am proud and active on what I'm doing, talked as a blind european citizen.
Every european relying on accessibility should talk now.

https ://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems/

#accessibility #a11y #blind # disability #eu #europe #inclusion #OpenSource

You know what happens when you haven't released a piece of software in awhile? You have to nearly immediately release a bug fix version!

So without further ado, we've released Pidgin 2.90.1 to fix some bugs in Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 1 that was released yesterday.

This release fixes a crash when reconnect an IRC account that had a connection error and makes SASL PLAIN work properly.

You can read the full announcement here https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-2-90-1-has-been-released/228

#OpenSource #Pidgin #Messaging #Release

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

Grateful for the incredible community behind MapLibre🌍

Thank you for powering MapLibre and helping shape the future of open geospatial.

Read more: https://maplibre.org/news/2026-02-18-supporting-maplibre/

#maplibre #openstreetmap #opensource #foss4g

@pluralistic The EU Commission has launched a Call for Evidence regarding how to break the dependency of US tech and to promote #OpenSource. It seems they got part of your memo! #foss https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=intcom%3AAres%282026%2969111

2026 will see #deMicrosoft trending - what's your pick?

#NoAI #MS365 #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource

Not ready to pay increased prices for AI? Choose alternatives: https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-365-price-increase

So uhhh... KDE 1 on Slackware 15, anyone?

#Slackware #Linux #KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #KDE1 #MiDesktop

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' rpki-client to 9.7 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30763

GitHub's Continuous Integration checks passed!

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

For whatever reason? The rpki-client.org website main page hasn't been updated to reflect the release of 9.7 yet, but it's there on the mirrors (and I verified the tarball with signify) and an undeadly.org story was posted, so I am guessing I didn't really beat anything to the punch so much as the World Wide Web isn't a first class citizen contrasted with those toiling in the realms of securing routing protocols, as it should be.

#RPKI #rpkiclient #MacPorts #OpenBSD #OpenBGPD #BGP #OpenSource

This is a must-read.

https://cryptography.io/en/latest/statements/state-of-openssl/

#python #cryptography #crypto #openssl #opensource

Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.

You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.

AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.

Reject this future.

Keep your hardware local.

Run #Linux.

Own your data.

The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.

#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

🐭 Real question:

Sometimes I read negative comments about #Lemmy or even calls to defederate...

Why do some people on the #Fediverse feel so strongly about Lemmy?

Isn't an #opensource alternative to #Reddit a good thing?

Running Mastodon on FreeBSD? Stop using wrapper scripts that break service status.

I've refactored the init scripts for Sidekiq, Puma, and Streaming to be fully production-grade:

- Clean privilege dropping (no su wrappers)
- Native signal handling for log rotation
- Correct PID tracking & status reporting.

I published the scripts and the reasoning behind them in my Codeberg gists:

https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/gists/src/branch/main/2026/20250115-FreeBSD_Mastodon_rc.d.md

I use those to run a Mastodon instance and they're working great so far!

❤️ 🦣

#FreeBSD #Mastodon #SelfHosting #mastoadmin #runbsd #OpenSource

From: @podfeet - @bart  is enamored with the open source shell from Microsoft called #PowerShell. He was so excited to tell us about it his post got quite long so we broke Tidbit 11 into two halves. We should be able to record part 2 soon, but you can read ahead in the shownotes if you’re game.

https://pbs.bartificer.net/tidbit11

#PowerShell #OpenSource #CrossPlatform #microsoft

Ps: a copy, so I can pin it

🦣 stegodon v1.5.0 is out! Huge thanks to @Demigodrick@stegodon.zip for stepping up as maintainer! Most features in this release came from their contributions. stegodon is in good hands! 🙏 Full changelog below 👇 #stegodon #fediverse #activitypub #opensource

Do you know any new open source projects that deserve recognition?

Projects that are:
- Solving real world problems and driving technical innovation
- Improving science, research or medicine
- Challenging long standing platforms or paradigms
- Just super nerdy and doing something novel!

If you do, please share them and perhaps we can help them get the attention they deserve. 🧡
#opensource #linux #Innovation

@schmaker and MakerTube are streaming selected rooms from FOSDEM to the Fediverse this weekend! Here are the playlists to the available streams:

➡️ https://makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7b3cnqsfhmW
➡️ https://vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLcKxLLG

Are you missing any room in particular? Please reach out, I'm thinking of adding one or two rooms to the list.

If you are a Peertube admin you can follow these channel handles to promote them on your instance:

➡️ @fosdem
➡️ @fosdem@vhsky.cz

#fosdem #peertube #makertube #fediverse #opensource #foss #live

Hello! We never did a proper #introduction.

We're an #OpenSource and #NonProfit #research, #design and #development organisation, based in #Cornwall in the UK. We actually care about stuff, and mostly work on #environment, #climate and #social projects.

We're all a bit #generalist, and many of our projects are rooted in rural issues, rather than being city-centric. Always open to collabs.

Most of us are on here: @nebogeo @amberfirefly @yaxu @cassandreces and @kanderson_rs

In the mood for an open source AI-powered visual editor? 🎨

https://news.itsfoss.com/onlook/

#opensource #ai

Am I to understand from this that SearXNG is in the process of becoming AI poisoned?

https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2163
https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2008
https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2273

The last issue hasn't been active since 2023 but the 1st one has been active recently and the middle one last summer.

#SearX #SearXNG #SearchEngines #AlternateSearchEngines #MetaSearchEngines #web #dev #tech #FOSS #OpenSource #AI #AIPoisoning #AISlop #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #ChatGPT #Claude #Perplexity

🚀 LiberaForms version 3.5.0 is here! 🎉

This release brings smoother form sharing, improved collaboration options, and a series of bug fixes to make your experience even better.

Explore what’s new and why it matters: https://blog.liberaforms.org/2024/12/27/version-350/

#OpenSource #FOSS #WebForms #LibreSoftware

Denmark's open source move could be a game-changer!

https://news.itsfoss.com/denmark-set-to-replace-microsoft/

#opensource #denmark

I love open source, and I want young people to know there’s a career path outside of #FAANG. Open source can be financially sustainable—it just gets super hard if one of your key goals is making your investors even richer. #Conversations_im is about the same age as #Matrix. I never took VC funding, and I’m doing fine.

#OpenSource

📢 The UK Online Safety Act claims another victim: Haiku OS community forums

From March 2025, UK users will lose access to Haiku's forums due to the unsustainable legal requirements of the new Online Safety Act. Small open-source communities shouldn't have to choose between legal risks and serving their users.

Read more about this concerning development and its implications for open source communities:
https://www.desktoponfire.com/haiku_inc/701/open-source-under-pressure-haiku-forums-exit-uk-over-safety-act/

#OpenSource #HaikuOS #DigitalRights #OnlineSafetyAct #UK #FOSS

Nextcloud vs Immich : arrêtez de comparer ! 🛑

L'un est un bureau numérique (PDF, agenda), l'autre une galerie photo ultra-rapide dopée à l'IA. Ce ne sont pas des concurrents, mais des alliés ! 🤝

#SelfHosting #Nextcloud #Immich #OpenSource

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