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Open source project contains hidden instruction for “AI” agents: delete my code – OSnews https://www.osnews.com/story/145130/open-source-project-contains-hidden-instruction-for-ai-agents-delete-my-code/ #OpenSource #AI #LLM

Here it is; my write up of about a week's worth of work to better understand Godot Engine, Flatpak, and—in a way—game developers. :D

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/publish-godot-engine-game-flathub-flatpak/

It looks like a long post (and I could probably use an editor for concision!), but I hope it’s an easy read, and useful reference material.

Boost widely! Let’s get more indie games to Flathub!

Oh, and reply publicly here to comment on the post. :)

#Godot #OpenSource #Flatpak #Flathub #GodotEngine #GameDev #LinuxGaming

#ProxCLMC 1.2.0 for #Proxmox Clusters has just been released!

ProxCLMC detects the best CPU mode for VMs across all nodes in a cluster to guarantee safe live migrations.

Github: http://github.com/gyptazy/ProxCLMC

#opensource #rust #PVE #homelab #virtualization #cpu #evc #Proxmox #ProxmoxVE

‘#OpenSource And #Ethical’ #TikTok, #WhatsApp And #Instagram Alternatives Could Transform #SocialMedia

from #Forbes
By Esat Dedezade, Contributor.
Esat Dedezade is U.K.-based journalist who covers Big Tech for Forbes
Jan 25, 2025, 12:23pm EST

[a very well-written article with a favorable yet realistic angle on the #Fediverse]

"At the heart of these alternative apps lies the Fediverse platform — a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe" that represents a radical reimagining of how social media can work. Unlike traditional platforms where users are locked into isolated ecosystems, the Fediverse operates as an interconnected network of independent servers that communicate with each other through a standard protocol called #ActivityPub."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/2025/01/25/open-source-and-ethical-tiktok-whatsapp-and-instagram-alternatives-could-transform-social-media/?ref=blog.elenarossini.com

#Pixelfed #PeerTube #Mastodon #Loops #Sup #FreeSoftware #SocialWeb #technology #news #press

I really love to see #Sylve in #FreeBSD allowing us to define CPU pinning with #bhyve! That's a missing piece in other "major" solutions... Well done!

#virtualization #proxmox #opensource #alternatives

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

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' nvi2 to 2.2.2 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/32625

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed OK!

It's up to someone else to merge it.

This rabbit hole brought to you by: https://lpar.ath0.com/posts/2026/05/the-vi-family/ (which I think I encountered via lobste.rs ?) and has me thinking: maybe I should create a MacPorts' Portfile for OpenVi (https://github.com/johnsonjh/OpenVi) but apparently: OpenVi lacks UTF-8 support. ;( nvi2 doesn't fail in such regards, and there was already a MacPort (just with no maintainer and so many months out of date) and interestingly: it looks as if at least one OpenBSD developer (namely: Todd C. Miller) may have contributed code to nvi2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The genealogy of vi and its various off shoots is vast. I lament that I only created a MacPort for em (editor for mortals, a predecessor to vi) too late for its original author to know of its existence. ;(

#nvi2 #MacPorts #vi #editors #OpenSource

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

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

A couple of months ago a family friend had a very serious health issue and he couldn't move or speak much. So I put together a web app with a set of phrases, connected to a game controller, in a way that he could just select phrases from the list to communicate. Luckily this person got better quickly, and this app was no longer needed, but I decided to improve this experiment and publish it as an Open Source project.

So, this is VoxEase. It can be operated with a mouse, a touch screen, a computer keyboard, a game controller using a single hand, or you can set it to scan the list of phrases automatically so you only need to press one button to pick your phrase.
It only requires a modern browser and once downloaded it works offline.
It supports multiple languages and it can also be used by people with sight impairments (it works with screen readers).

Any suggestions on how to make it better are welcome!

Link: https://turisc.github.io/voxease/

#openSource

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

@autistics
Announcement: #Voxelibre multiplayer casual game today (Sat) for 4 hours in the late afternoon to evening (North America). That's in about 8 hours from now.

Voxelibre is a free and #OpenSource #Minecraft clone. More details here:
https://docs.autis.toque.im/

Damage has been turned off. People with #Autism, #ADHD or #AuDHD are invited.

PS: There was a security announcement affecting Luanti:
https://forum.luanti.org/viewtopic.php?t=32443
I've upgraded my server to 5.15.2. **Please update your #Luanti client if possible.**

🐭 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