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MX Linux 25 Release Candidate Arrives with Various Improvements and Changes https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-release-candidate-arrives-with-various-improvements-and-changes
pw-videomix v0.5.0 - a video synthesizer / mixer
"Transform Filter"
- Added transform nodes to change aspect ratio, size, background color, position, rotation (centered & off-centered) and reflections.
- Enhanced the kaleidoscope filter with many more variables as well as p2, p4 and pm symmetry.
... more in the changelog
Try it out here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/AdeptVeritatis/pw-videomix
(There is no binary available anymore.)
#rust #rustlang #vulkan #egui #winit #opensource #freesoftware #creativecoding #art
I made a script to put GIFs & transparent images as your Windows profile picture!
It always annoyed me, how on Windows, if your profile picture is partially transparent, #Windows will convert it to a .jpg file with a black background.
Well, it turns out if you edit the right registry keys (which are super protected even under admin rights, I wonder why!), you can set your account picture with transparency, and even use a #gif which moves and everything!
I made a neat Powershell script that does all of it for you, if you'd like to do it as well!
You can see it at https://github.com/helloyanis/windows-account-picture-changer
@technology @opensource
Did you know #Django is on ham radio? Our community member Adam Fast takes our 20th birthday celebrations on the air! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/25/on-the-air-20th-birthday-special-event-station-w2d/
We are excited to share our latest work on making secure messaging more decentralized!
We've developed DMLS – a new approach that brings fork resilience to the MLS protocol, solving a key challenge in distributed systems while maintaining Forward Secrecy.
This work was made possible by eQualitie, who funded it as part of the SplinterCon Breakout program.
#Cryptography #MessagingLayerSecurity #DecentralizedMessaging #Messaging #OpenSource #Security #E2EE #Encryption
2,102 Halloween Gambits were played on Lichess last Halloween, according to our free and open database! 🎃
👻 Check out the Halloween Gambit: https://lichess.org/opening/Four_Knights_Game_Halloween_Gambit/e4_e5_Nf3_Nc6_Nc3_Nf6_Nxe5
➡️ All rated games are available for download in our free and open database: https://database.lichess.org/
The European Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a group of four countries to establish a common organisation for building #opensource alternatives to much-used software.
France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands will work to develop open, European alternatives in “key areas” such as AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and – curiously – social networks.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-country-grouping-cleared-to-build-sovereign-digital-infrastructure/
Pull requests wanted!
I've just opened a whole bunch of issues in the PyLadiesCon Portal repo and all of these are up for grabs.
Check it out if you know some Python, Django, and maybe a little of HTML or CSS.
Hello, Fediverse!
We just shipped NeoDB 0.10 , with revamped i18n support and other features. A dedicated project site is also up: https://neodb.net
If you haven't heard about #NeoDB , it's basically Goodreads+ Letterboxd + RateYourMusic + Podchaser, all in one place, #opensource, powered up with #ActivityPub, plus microblogging, like #Mastodon and its apps.
Love to hear your thoughts, and if you find this project useful, or think someone else may think so, please help boost!
We've published 300 magazines during the last 25 years, and we couldn't have done it without our loyal readers. To thank you, we are offering a special discount: 25% off print and digital subscriptions! Enter code LM25YRS to get our lowest price. Please use the shop for your currency. #Linux #OpenSource #magazine #FOSS #25Years #discount
Europe & Switzerland (EUR/CHF):
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United Kingdom (GBP):
https://shop.sparkhausmedia.com/shop/category/linux-magazine-22
All Other Countries (USD):
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Very nice review and run-down of the #OpenSource, #Encrypted, #NoteTaking App, #Notesnook over on #DASgeek.
https://youtu.be/GnCMzEBI1R0?si=LBmcLm3Itk7ydqgi
🚀 Quark v0.3.0 is out!
My reverse proxy written in #Rust 🦀 just got a big upgrade — it’s now also a fully-featured static file server!
Quark started with a very basic static mode (mainly for Let’s Encrypt’s ACME challenges), but it’s now evolving into a truly hybrid tool — both a reverse proxy and a static content server.
It’s still young and experimental, but every release makes it a bit more solid 💪
Check it out on GitHub:
https://github.com/Goliworks/Quark
I shared with some folks at the Ubuntu Summit last week, but it’s official today: I’ve joined ROOST as OSS Community Manager!
https://cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joined-roost-oss-community-open-online-safety/
I’m stoked to dive into building and supporting an active and sustainable contributor community around open source trust and safety tools, as well as helping improve the discourse and understanding of open source in the trust and safety world.
The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!
* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!
* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy
* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.
* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)
This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem
Espero que vídeos como esse abram essa "janela" para mais pessoas conhecerem o GNU/Linux. Em 2022, quando descobri o "Tiling Window Manager" por meio da Cosmic, fiquei com entusiasmo semelhante:
thanks to the amazing #DjangonautSpace program, i recently started contributing to #django . i documented the journey towards my first PR in this getting-started walkthrough - hope it's helpful to you new contributors out there: https://dev.to/annalauraw/your-first-django-pr-from-scratch-to-improved-patch-5b2f.
with huge thanks to @djangonaut 🙏
#python #OpenSource #contribution #WebDev
Do you know of Open Source projects that need help with being translated into german?
I've been using some of my free time to translate whatever projects I find online that lack translation and am eager to do some more translating...
This release adds features that were requested during the #DutchProxmoxDay2025 which was hosted by our friends Tuxis (tuxis.nl). I'm hearing your feedback and all your feedback from the community and user base is important to me, so let me introduce the following new features:
* Add an optional memory balancing threshold
* Add affinity/anti-affinity support by pools
* Add pressure (PSI) based balancing for memory, cpu, disk
* Pressure (PSI) based balancing for nodes
* Pressure (PSI) based balancing for guests
You can simply upgrade via APT or by obtaining the latest Docker/Container image. PSI based balancing (still in beta) requires Proxmox VE 9 or greater.
Thanks to my employer
@credativ (https://credativ.de) who provides me the required time to work at this.
GitHub: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB
GitHub Release: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/releases/tag/v1.1.9
Author: @gyptazy@gyptazy.com
#PVE #Proxmox #Community #OpenSource #FOSS #gyptazy #DutchProxmoxDay #coding #projects #virtualization #vms #hypervisor #homelab #vmware #alternatives #pve #balancing
After jailbreaking my #kindle I decided to see what else I can do. Since it runs on #linux I was able to create a fetch utility to show some of the system information.
The project README is non existent at the moment but I’ll get that added when I get a chance.
It does a stellar job pointing out the problems (first 2/3), but less so the solutions. Some good points even there, though.
#lang_en #freesoftware #freesociety #opensource #libresoftware #linux #gnu
Mastodon Bird UI v3.0.0 is now released! 🎉
Most notable changes:
- Support for Mastodon stable 4.5.0
- Fix profile links and alignment
- Re-style Quote Posts
- Improved UI for the new quote posts popper
- Improve status__quote--error being to high, update min-height
- Remove the separator dot redundant since 4.3
- Fix performance-expensive transitions
- Fix audio embed overflow
- Improve the accesibility of modals
Full changelog and download: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/releases/tag/3.0.0
#MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #CSS #UI #OpenSource
Donated to Bonfire.
@bonfire is like Lego you can use to facilitate different types of online spaces & communities.
@publicspaces wrote about them in '22:
https://publicspaces.net/2022/12/14/bonfire-social-on-your-own-terms/
Now they've launched #Bonfire Social 1 .0 & are busy working on Bonfire Open Science Network. These apps share code, but the focus of each ‘flavor’ of Bonfire is slightly different. If you have the opportunity to support them, it would be greatly appreciated!
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community#/section/what-were-building-next-4672931
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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This new community event brings together everyone who’s passionate about open virtualization technologies, whether it’s Proxmox VE, XCP-ng, bhyve, Harvester, or any of the countless projects that make open infrastructure thrive. It’s about sharing experiences, learning from each other, and connecting with those who build and rely on open platforms every day.
We start the evening with two talks:
* "Enterprise-Ready? How people use Proxmox VE & Ceph" by Ronald Otto from Tuxis B.V.
* "BoxyBSD – Creating a free VPS hosting platform" by Florian Paul Azim Hoberg from credativ GmbH
Afterwards, the space opens up for discussion, networking, and casual chats. If you like to join with a talk, please feel free to reach out to me.
More details can be found here:
* https://gyptazy.com/open-source-virtualization-gathering-in-germany-monchengladbach/
* https://www.credativ.de/blog/aktuelles/open-source-virtualization-gathering-dezember-2025/
* https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/monchengladbach-oss-virtualization-gathering/events/311284475/
Tags: #meet #meetup #gathering #virtualization #virtualisation #container #kvm #proxmox #proxlb #xcpng #xen #bhyve #sylve #klee #kleene #incus #vmware #alternatives #opensource #free
