How do you learn to use your #GNU #Linux tools?
#floss #foss #technology #computer

LLM scrapers are overloading and taking down websites for open-source projects.

This is a very sad state of the internet:
https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

Please donate, i have exausted my glasses fund to pay for food and clothes, i live in an abusive and transphobic home and im constantly bullied by family members, im extremely poor and unable to work, i need money urgently to pay for basics, please help me.

current goals:

food: 35$/75$

prescription glasses: 0/250$

misc bills/expenses: 0$/150$

payment information:

cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a

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monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Trying out something new for #FOSS code I unleash upon the world.
#politics #antifascism

Wine has updated to version wine-10.4. Check it out here: https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-10.4
#linux #foss #OpenSource

We are happy to announce that 56 teams and individuals will receive funding to support their work on improving the core technologies of the internet.

We'd like to congratulate them and thank them for making the internet better for us all.

Come and take a look at the projects to see the marvellous work being done to upgrade the open internet architecture.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250321-call-announcement-core.html
#FOSS #NGI0 #NGI

If you're a dues-paying Member of #OpenSource Initiative or represent an Affiliate of #OSI, please get in touch with me via:

* DM on fedi to this account
* email at bkuhn@ebb.org
* XMPP: bkuhn@sfconservancy.org,
* bkuhn on libera.chat IRC
* call/text my mobile number if you happen to have my number.

I would like to discuss what's happened with other concerned parties and make a plan on how we should organize to respond.

ICYMI:
https://floss.social/@bkuhn/114201035037997772

Calibre 8.01 released! https://calibre-ebook.com/download #Books #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #gnome #Windows #MacOS

Happy Open-Source Day!*

Open-Source brings so many benefits. NV Access is proud to be part of the community, from welcoming code contributions, to decreasing cost for users around the world. It's easy to see why "Open-Source First" is a popular policy for governments & companies everywhere.

(*At least in Florence, Italy - a quick search found several dates this year - Open Source not only brings innovation, but also choice!)

C'est magnifique, pourquoi ne pas faire la même chose au Québec et Canada?

Toute une suite de logiciels open-source sur des serveurs au pays pour remplacer les outils courants de Microsoft (office, Teams), Zoom, Google Docs/Workspace, etc...

Tout cela mis à disposition à l'ensemble des fonctionnaires, puis éventuellement à toute la population.

J'adore !

#foss #opensource #souverainetenumerique #digitalsovereignty #france #allemagne #paysbas #canada #quebec

https://www.frandroid.com/culture-tech/web/2549907_voici-la-solution-francaise-publique-pour-vous-faire-oublier-google-docs-gmail-et-meet

I cannot stress enough how therapeutic being involved in #linux, #foss and #selfhosting is at this time in history.

I am reminded every day that we’re not at the mercy of tech oligarchs. While the mainstream wring its hands and worries, the FOSS devs are out here providing solutions. The people have power.

#Substack rival #Ghost is now connected to the #fediverse

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/substack-rival-ghost-is-now-connected-to-the-fediverse/

Getting started with XMPP/Jabber and PGP for federated, encrypted messaging

This is a short thread where I explain how I started using the XMPP protocol and PGP encryption for secure messaging. I am not a security expert, but I am a mathematician and I am confortable with the Linux command line. This guide is for people who want to use PGP for secure messaging easily. You will need to be okay with typing commands into the Linux command line in order to do this, but I will tell you exactly what to enter.

Part 1: XMPP

Mastodon is like email, but for social media. You sign up for an account with a server, and then you can talk with any other accounts that are signed up on other servers, as long as your servers are getting along. (No one wants emails from the sketchy spam server, and we want to be able to choose between Yahoo, Gmail, etc.) XMPP (a.k.a. Jabber) is the same thing for text messaging.

Just like signing up for an email/Mastodon account, you need to sign up for an account. You can find a list of servers at https://list.jabber.at/ and will probably at least need to provide an email addess when making an account.

Once you have made an account, you need a client. On Linux, I've been having a good time using Dino (https://dino.im/). You can then enter your account name and password to log into your XMPP account and start chatting! There are both public rooms and you can also message directly with your friends.

#security #PGP #XMPP #FOSS #Jabber #Dino #MonoclesChat

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I was a bit slow on this one, but I finally disabled Google Maps on my phone! I've been using Organic Maps (https://organicmaps.app/) for a little while now and I've had a great experience. I just have two issues:

1) Unless I download Organic Maps from the Google Play Store, I can't use it with Android Auto when I'm in a car. I want to disconnect from Google, so this is not ideal.
2) It seems like @organicmaps is the official Mastodon account, but they don't have their website verified.

It only took a few minutes to copy the places I had saved on Google Maps into a note in #Fossify Notes (https://www.fossify.org/). As usual, I'm finding that plain text notes are exactly what I need and give me a better experience than these bloated corporate apps.

Artificial intelligence companies are creating incredibly large scale denial of service situations on the infrastructure of Open Source Networks.

Now Network owners need to waste time on Finding ways of sending All These requests of the rogue AI insects to /dev/null

@altbot

#DDoS #DenialOfService #AI #LLM #KDE #crawler #programming #Alibaba #IP #FOSS #attack #OpenSource

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

When the greed becomes automatist, something like this happens here:

»Open Source World – FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies:
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.«

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

Die Infrastruktur von FOSS wird von "KI"-Firmen angegriffen:
"LLM Scraper zerstören die Infrastruktur von FOSS-Projekten, und es wird immer schlimmer."

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

Nous venons d'atteindre 1'000 commits ! Fier de notre équipe qui repousse les limites de la monetisation en contribuant au #LogicielLibre !

Continuons à construire un monde meilleur ! #FOSS

Europe’s digital sovereignty is at risk.

Governments say they want sovereignty, yet they keep buying from #Microsoft #Google and #AWS.

If Europe wants control over its digital future, it must act now. The choice is clear:
Invest in open-source technologies
Reduce dependency on foreign providers

Read the full article https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/European-digital-sovereignty/