My honest opinion: Taxpayer money should be spent wisely. That means investing in #opensource software, not expensive proprietary technology. Better value, more transparency, and no vendor lock-in.

#introduction

Hi all you all know of me.

My name is Stu for anyone who hasn't heard of me.

I like technology and music and golf ⛳.

I love open source platforms and decentralized platforms.

#opensource #bsd #freebsd #linux #fediverse

@BoxyBSD was always for BSD based systems only. I focussed to push the whole BSD community and to encourage people to try BSD based systems (such like #FreeBSD. #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, etc.) but I'm not sure if it might provide more value to the whole #opensource community by also supporting #Linux systems (such like #Debian, #Ubuntu, #RockyLinux, #SuSe and more).

I'm not sure if the #BoxyBSD project still provides a value for the community right, now.

What do you think?

Fuckit, now is as good a time as any to finally submit that Pull Request to update MacPorts' OpenSSH to 10.0p2 that I had been sitting on hoping for help in improving the MacPorts' patches to ssh-agent.c (making it launchd aware) and sshd-session.c (utilizing macOS's sandbox functionality):

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/28253

Maybe the GitHub Continuous Integration checks will break there too?

#OpenSSH #MacPorts #OpenBSD #SecureShell #OpenSource #PleasForHelp

Without getting into the rest of my exhausting day, I finally submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' Game of Trees to 0.111 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/28252

GitHub Continuous Integration checks are running!

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it (that is if the CI checks run without issue).

#GoT #GameOfTrees #VersionControl #OpenSource #OpenBSD #MacPorts #Git

anyone know a open source selfhostable centralized chatting software like discord or matrix (prefurably for debian)

💸 Germany sends €204.5M to Microsoft annually while European open-source projects need investment.

Our Account Manager's analysis shows how redirecting these funds could:
✔️End vendor lock-in cycles
✔️Strengthen data sovereignty
✔️Create local tech jobs
✔️Support FLOSS innovation

XWiki, CryptPad and other open-source solutions prove alternatives exist, they just need proper funding.
Read more : https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/why-governments-should-invest-in-open-source/

#OpenSource #FLOSS #oss @ueeu

Reflecting tonight on the #CVE program, all it has given us, and how frustrated I’ve been because of what does, and what it fails to do.

Unfortunately there is no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do…

Today we released a new pair of spins - Fedora COSMIC and Fedora COSMIC Atomic!

Thank you to the folks at @COSMIC_desktop and @system76 for helping @ryanabx and the Fedora community make this happen. :)

Fedora COSMIC Spin: https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cosmic

Fedora COSMIC Atomic: https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/cosmic/

Fedora Linux 42 is released, and we have a ton of updates to share with you!

Announcement: https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42/

NEW Fedora KDE Desktop Edition: https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-for-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-42/

Fedora Workstation 42: https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-42/

Fedora Asahi Remix 42: https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-42-is-now-available/

Fedora Atomic Desktops in F42: https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-for-fedora-atomic-desktops-in-fedora-42/

Happy upgrading!

Importante!!!!!;

Gente, por favor, necesitamos su ayuda.

CuteMusic, la app de código abierto totalmente libre y gratuita de la que soy colaborador está siendo suplantada en playstore, esto no solo viola las licencias sino que es un golpe muy bajo. Modificaron la app para añadirle anuncios...

Por favor, ayúdennos a reportar esta basofia sin alma: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sosauce.cutemusic

Dear #OpenSource folks, I'd like to offer #UX help to your teams. I've tried "making a small PR" on projects and it turns out that's TERRIBLE advice for a UX designer. The PR is usually misunderstood or ignored. I don't fault the teams for this! It's just the wrong tool for the job.

So I'm trying something different. I'm offering free consulting time to any project that wants it. Sign up here:

🧵 …zum obigen Toot von drei Jahren fällt mir auf, dass einige #OpenSource Produkte mittlerweile ihre #Lizenz wechseln um nun #Geld zu verlangen. Mit anderen Worten, die haben #Menschen anhand ihr #Wissen und #Einsatz ausgenutzt um nun schonungslos Profit zu ergattern. Diesbezüglich gehören weit verbreitete Werkzeuge für #Web-Entwicklung und der gleichen, die Alternativen zu #Redis & Co. bauen sich nun "langsam" auf.

Ich werde den Verdacht nicht los, dass #OpenSource zu einem #Ablasshandel #Geschäftsmodell der großen #Tech-Firmen wird um den Kartellstrafen vorsorglich zu umgehen.

zB #Google hält #Mozilla am leben und #Adobe, #Epic uva sponsern #Blender und so weiter. So existiert eine frei zugängliche angebliche #Konkurrenz und kann von sich weisen, dass man ein Monopolist sei. Abgesehen davon, dass damit auch noch unterschwellig seine #Dienste unter die Leute gebracht wird, so zu sagen als Gegenleistung.

I’m available for hire. I’ve worked with #rails for the past 15 years, tried a bunch of other frameworks in #python and #elixir. 7 years of experience with #flutter. I especially love working with both rails and flutter.

Preferred timezones UTC-3 to UTC+6

Contributed to and created a bunch of #opensource projects. Links in profile.

Boosts are appreciated.

I also ❤️ #coffee and #ramen

I'm looking for an #OpenSource static site generator for non-technical users. Ideally what I want is something with a control panel which can be driven with a mouse, which has controls for add new page, edit page, delete page, serve site locally, push site to server.

Needs to work on Windows and Mac. #Linux would be nice, but Linux folk can mostly cope with command lines.

If I can't find one I'll write a WIMP control panel to wrap around #Cryogen.

Any suggestions?

Please boost!

We are excited to announce that CIRCL has three open positions available.

As a team strongly oriented towards open-source development, we value contributions that drive innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity community. These roles are open to EU citizens, with the workplace based in Luxembourg. If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and open-source collaboration, we encourage you to apply and make a meaningful impact.

• CIRCL - Software Engineer and Intelligence Analyst (software-engineering-analyst)

🔗 https://www.circl.lu/projects/position/software-engineering-analyst/

• CIRCL - Security Analyst and Researcher (Security-Analyst-and-Researcher)

🔗 https://www.circl.lu/projects/position/security-analyst-researcher/

• CIRCL - Incident and Vulnerability Disclosure Coordinator/Analyst (nis2-incident-analyst)

🔗 https://www.circl.lu/projects/position/nis2-incident-analyst/

@circl

I'm pretty certain I saw a post some time last year about an #OpenSource alternative to MAXQDA. I thought I had bookmarked it, but evidently not. Can someone help me out? Thanks!

Von #Microsoft zu #OpenSource: Wie Schleswig-Holstein den Wechsel schaffen will (€)

Während viele andere Bundesländer weiter auf Microsoft setzen, schlägt Schleswig-Holstein einen eigenen Weg ein und entscheidet sich für Open-Source-Software.

Read this:

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-leadership-growth-planning-updates

👀 at this:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/leadership

I'm baffled about the myriad of @mozillaofficial structures, amount of directors / C-level people & how to rhyme 'investing in privacy-respecting advertising; with 'draw a bigger circle of supporters over the long run.'

As a long time Mozilla supporter, I was already unhappy about the direction of the last years & this does certainly not bode well for the future. 😞 😩

Some red flags: 🚩

🚩"Mozilla grants you a personal, non-exclusive license to install and use the “Executable Code" version of the Firefox web browser, which is the ready-to-run version of Firefox from an authorized source that you can open and use right away."

I wonder:
For how long will Mozilla Firefox stay Open Source? It seems the ToS apply only to the executable of an authorized source. Anyone compiling their own seems out of scope of these ToS?

2/N

Well, that was quick!

I wrote about about my disappointment with @mozillaofficial changes:

https://mastodon.social/@BjornW/114032743031437841

Seems they were just starting 🙄

Read
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-terms-of-use/

Check
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/

- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/#notice

Consider other Open Source apps you may use: aren't you sad that these lack ToS & Privacy legalese?

My advise: move away from Mozilla.

They have lost my trust.

1/N

Read this:

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-leadership-growth-planning-updates

👀 at this:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/leadership

I'm baffled about the myriad of @mozillaofficial structures, amount of directors / C-level people & how to rhyme 'investing in privacy-respecting advertising; with 'draw a bigger circle of supporters over the long run.'

As a long time Mozilla supporter, I was already unhappy about the direction of the last years & this does certainly not bode well for the future. 😞 😩

#Firefox #Mozilla #Thunderbird #Tech #OpenSource

Codeberg.org is under attack by right wing trolls over diversity, equity and inclusion. This is what you get when you enable the goons. They will spoil public resources.

This is a good illustration of Popper's paradox on why one should not tolerate intolerance.

https://blog.codeberg.org/we-stay-strong-against-hate-and-hatred.html

😪 Tired: “Perl, aka write-only code”, “Perl is write-only language”, et al.

🤓 Wired: I can produce write-only code in any language, not just #Perl 😅 However I choose not to 🤷­ Because best case I have to read it again, and worst case my employers and customers know where I live 🙃

🚀 Inspired: Maintaining an inherited large #opensource Perl project with 120+ contributors since 12 years, and intending to continue for the next 12 years too.

A big battle on Lemmy about why I prefer Chrome/ium instead of Firefox on the old laptops I rescue from the landfills: https://lemmy.ml/post/24202956/15809331

People need to stop thinking with GNU glasses on, and become more objective. The reality is, Chrome is FASTER and uses less RAM than Firefox. This has a HUGE IMPACT on the desktop experience on OLD Pcs (not on your modern PCs, no).

But noooo... we have to support Firefox no matter what. Cultists.