Kavic Marabush's Pocket Guide to Computers

#unix_surrealism #magnetic_nymph #comic #computers #linux #runbsd #foss #programming

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magnetic nymph: and now that you know how the machine works, you still won't give it up it's admirable really

Bambu mochte ich schon früher nicht, aber das ist so ein richtiger Arschloch Move und typisch im Kapitalismus. Ein Ökosystem der Abhängigkeit schaffen und dann mit Lügen gegen die Nutzer und Konsumenten stellen. Es geht nicht um den Verkauf von Produkten, sondern Nutzungslizenzensen und Kontrolle. Menschen sollen brav konsumieren und nicht Eigentümer*innen sein. Deshalb geht Bambu auch gegen OpenSource vor und alle die sich ans Recht halten.

#3Ddruck #bambu #foss #golem

https://www.golem.de/news/wegen-orca-slicer-fork-bambu-lab-geht-gegen-open-source-entwickler-vor-2605-208641.html

Nach #LIMUX: Umstieg auf Microsoft gescheitert. München setzt in Zukunft wieder auf Freie Software.

#München #FOSS #OpenSource #Mircosoft

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Foto von dieser Zweibelturm-Kirche in München. Darauf das Logo des Heise-Verlags und der Text: München setzt auf Open-Source Neue Koalition macht freie Software zum Standard heise Online

In light of the recent GitLab announcement, which raises questions about long-term software quality and security, it is worth mentioning that there are alternative open source solutions out there which are worth using and supporting.

Forgejo is an open source VCS platform that you can self-host. Its look closely resembles GitHub's and many of the features you know from GitLab and GitHub are available.

https://forgejo.org/

#git #devops #devsecops #foss

Just muted (and unfollowed) the #GrapheneOS account, because I keep getting more posts about constant badgering against other #FOSS projects than information about GrapheneOS itself. At some point I lost track which larger #FreeSoftware project based around #Android and #AOSP hasn't clashed with the "I backed down from my position but obviously didn't" GOS leadership yet.

While often making valid points pretty much anyone disagreeing with their posts or not "doing it the GrapheneOS way" is considered an enemy at this point and this has been going on for years. Even I have been accused of supporting the "attacks and misrepresentations" before because I have been participating in discussions with others "attacking the project". Pressuring individual persons into redacting or removing previous comments appears to be a common practice used by GrapheneOS representatives. This kind of stuff has been put up with for far too long. It's been going on for years and has been tolerated or ignored by many, me included.

Wouldn't be surprised if #Motorola will drop their hardware plans with GOS at some point down the road if the worst PR management I have ever seen keeps going on like this.🤦‍♂️

It's just blowing my mind how terrible the social media presence is being handled. Journalists and security experts such as @heiseonline and @kuketzblog should pay more attention to this and not turn a blind eye.

In guess the #RSS feed for new software releases will do just fine. Just too tired of this shit. I will keep using the system (for now) but I certainly don't enjoy promoting it. GrapheneOS is technically a fine project but their official PR management and communication is absolutely terrible and that certainly casts a long shadow over the project.

#CustomROM #Privacy #Security

Heute Abend wurde die Isar Open Source Community gegründet, kurz Isar OSC, vorerst als Verein in Gründung. Drei Leute, ein Konsens: München braucht endlich wieder eine ernsthafte Open-Source-Community. Eine, in der Praktiker, Mittelstand und Enthusiasten zusammenfinden, ohne dass irgendjemand seinen Sales-Pitch oder seine Bekehrungsmission im Gepäck hat. Erstes öffentliches Treffen: zweiter Dienstag im Juni. Infrastruktur ist im Aufbau. Bleibt dran.
#IsarOSC #OpenSource #FOSS #München #Munich #DigitaleSouveränität #Community #Bayern

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Drei Männer sitzen abends an einem Holztisch in einem Münchner Restaurant. Vor ihnen leere Weingläser und zwei Espressotassen, ein Hinweis auf einen langen, produktiven Abend. Links Jörg mit Brille und dunklem Poloshirt, in der Mitte Axel in hellem Hemd, lächelnd zur Kamera gebeugt, rechts Daniel in weißem T-Shirt, der das Selfie aufnimmt. Im Hintergrund weitere Gäste an Tischen und eine Bar mit Gläsern und Espressomaschine. Stimmung: entspannt, freundschaftlich, am Ende eines Treffens.

RE: https://bonn.social/@FrOSCon/116560295928133582

Die @FrOSCon ist eine der ältesten und größten #FOSS-Konferenzen in Deutschland und droht dieses Jahr nicht stattfinden zu können. Daher werden dringend Konferenzpartner:innen und Spenden benötigt.

Firmen können die Veranstaltung unterstützen - aber auch private Spenden sind möglich: https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/175478

Wir durften letztes Jahr einige Mitglieder des Teams und Teilnehmende zum Event befragen. Hier hört ihr, was die Konferenz so besonders macht: https://user.space/e007-froscon-2025-und-ein-jubilaeum/

#Linux #OpenSource

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FrOSCon » 🌐 2026-05-12
@FrOSCon@bonn.social

Liebe FOSS-Community, die angespannte Lage in der IT-Wirtschaft führt dazu, dass viele unserer Partner dieses Jahr keinen Stand buchen. In Folge fehlt uns Budget für die Konferenz, u.a. für Veranstaltungstechnik, Messewände, Vortragsstreaming, Kinder- und Jugendprogramm, Helfer:innen-Verpflegung, Transportkosten, Versicherungen

Wir suchen insbesondere Konferenzpartner und auch noch einen Kaffeepartner 😭

Hilf uns die FrOSCon am Leben zu erhalten: https://froscon.org/en/cfp/cfpartners/

Finally I managed to half-decently organise my notes and knowledge with the old-school but great #FOSS app #Joplin!

#TriliumNotes: "Oh, look at me, I am free, powerful AND sexy!" ✨
https://triliumnotes.org/

Urrghhhh, time to migrate I guess. 🙈 😅

#Notetaking #Obsidian #KnowledgeManagement #Notes #FreeSoftware #Trilium #Linux #Android

The EU is preparing a Tech Sovereignty Package that may restrict Microsoft, Amazon, and Google from handling sensitive public-sector health, judicial, and financial data. 🇪🇺
The proposal would expand sovereign cloud and AI options for EU institutions while reducing reliance on US infrastructure and procurement lock-in. ☁️

🔗 https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/12/eu-new-tech-package-may-restrict-microsoft-amazon-and-google-from-handling-public-sector-sensitive-data/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #Microsoft #Amazon #Google #Cloud #AI #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #GDPR #Tech #Sovereignty #Public #Health #Finance #Data #US

Während wir gerade alle feiern, wie geil #Linux inzwischen ist und ich gerade ein butterweich laufendes Resident Evil Requiem auf meinem Linux-PC zu Ende gespielt habe, flutet #Apple den #Notebook-Markt mit billigen Macbooks, auf denen Linux nicht läuft, lassen #Samsung, #Xiaomi und Co keine alternativen Systeme auf ihren Smartphones mehr zu, läuft Linux auf #Microsoft #Surface Geräten allenfalls nach übelstem Rumgefrickel und wirft #Google eine #Chromebook-Nachfolge mit #Android auf den Markt, das auch immer mehr zugenagelt wird.

Die Großen haben Angst um ihre Ökosysteme und den drohenden Verlust ihrer Kundenbindung und tun entsprechend alles dafür, dass wir es zukünftig schwerer haben, freie Alternativen zu wählen.

⚠️ Bitte achtet darauf, was für Hardware ihr kauft, und wählt Systeme, die euch keinen Riegel vorschieben.

#Macbook #MacbookNeo #Windows #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #FreieSoftware #Laptop #PC #Smartphone

Honestly over the year, i tested many app for chat, and one of them i unfairely refused to test, because it was a "ridiculous idea", fast forward a years, and it's now my default app, and the most stable one i had (even more stable than the Liar Signal).

This app is @delta

Please Try it, use it as much as possible, and go out the Signal's LIAR that try to maintain you in the GAFAM server ecosystem by telling it's impossible to run a chat otherwise Delta is the living proof they lied.

#endtoend #endtoend_encryption #chat #email #privacy #security #sovereinty #foss #selfhosting

Do you want to create your own Wiki? You might want to try some of these options:

(All of these are free and open source)

🌱 @mediawiki - The software used by Wikipedia

🌱 @TiddlyWiki - Personal wiki stored in a single HTML file

🌱 @FeatherWiki - Lightweight software for making wikis, notebooks, databases in a single file

🌱 @bookstack - Easy-to-use simple wiki & documentation software

🌱 @xwikiorg - Wiki software aimed at businesses, libre alternative to Confluence

#SelfHosting #Wiki #FOSS

RE: https://bonn.social/@alexandrageese/116563276131138104

Na, welche Firmen haben hier wohl entsprechend geschmiert um die Open Source Strategie aus dem Papier für digitale Souveränität löschen zu lassen?
Ich nehme noch Wetten an.

#OSS #FOSS

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Alexandra Geese » 🌐 2026-05-12 / 2026-05-12
@alexandrageese@bonn.social

The European Commission kills an important driver of European sovereignty and competitiveness: the open source strategy. What a shame!

Google claim that their upcoming laptop is the "perfect partner to your Android phone" because you can "access files from your phone as if they live on your laptop" - but did you know that this is already possible, no special laptop model needed?

KDE Connect is completely free and open source software (FOSS) to link your devices together, supported by the @kde charity. It works on almost all phone models, and it does more than just allow you to access your phone's storage. For example, with KDE Connect your phone immediately becomes a remote control for music or videos playing on your laptop or desktop PC!

Don't get drawn in by the slick marketing - you don't need AI to make your life easier with technology, and most of the features large software companies such as Google are promoting have already been thoughtfully implemented by dedicated volunteers in the FOSS community.

#kdeconnect #kde #foss

Android 16 contains a VPN bypass bug letting apps leak QUIC traffic outside Always-On tunnels, exposing real IP addresses to tracking.
Google reportedly closed the report as infeasible, while GrapheneOS patched the flaw and Mullvad shared adb mitigations for privacy-focused users. 🔒

🔗 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2026/5/12/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic

#TechNews #Google #Android #Android16 #VPN #GrapheneOS #Mullvad #QUIC #Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #FOSS #Android #ROM #App #iOS #Leak #Traffic

Did you know that #Inkscape is the biggest project on #GitLab after the gitlab codebase itself?

After moving from #launchpad and #bzr, we don't have the energy to move the project again. So it looks like we'll be putting up with whatever GitLab decides to do to us.

A large complicated and, ingrown project like ours would need some very special attention to move. Unfortunately.

#foss #Freesoftware #opensource

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A screenshot of the gitLab explore pages which shows a list of projects ordered by stars: * Gitlab.org / GitLab FOSS * Gitlab.org / GitLab * Inkscape / Inkscape * Adam Honse / OpenRGB * F-Droid / Client

Heute mal wieder eine Stunde damit verbracht, ein Problem zu lösen, das ich mir selbst gebaut habe, weil ich "kurz mal" was in der /etc/fstab ändern wollte. 🫠

Aber hey, immerhin verstehe ich jetzt endlich, was systemd-gpt-auto-generator macht. Lernen durch Schmerz – die wahre Linux-Philosophie.

Wie war euer Nachmittag mit der Lieblings-Distro? ☕

#Linux #FOSS #LinuxCommunity #Selfhosting

Anyone got a recommendation for a low profile USB-C opensource physical security key?

I know about solokeys, but unlike yubikey, they don't have a short USB-C security key.

I also saw Somu (also solokeys) which are the right form factor, but they only support USB-A.

If not, do you know if solokey is ever gonna come out with a mini USB-C key? I really need a tiny yubikey type thing I can just forget about.

(I have full sized keys already as backups, just in case.)

Edit: I've added a picture of the YubiKey 5C Nano as an example of what I'm after. The idea is that the total length that sticks out from the computer is very very small, and therefore is less likely to break off.

#yubikkey #solokey #somukey #securitykeys #FIDO2 #FIDO2SecurityKeys #FOSS

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a product photo of the YubiKey 5C Nano which is a USB-C security key that has less than 2cm in total length sticking out from the computer when plugged in.

A 20-year-old #FreeSoftware developer, Erfan Arabi, is reportedly facing 8 years in prison in #Iran for “creating community against national security.”

Let that sink in: building community is being treated like a crime.

If you care about free software, digital freedom, and basic human dignity, this should outrage you. When a regime criminalizes collaboration, it is not defending security, it is attacking the very idea of a free society.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #HumansRight

Do you know of any projects, groups or communities that care about digital sustainability, keeping older computers working, maintaining legacy software, getting off the merry-go-round of continually needing to have the latest or just wanting to support the GNU fundamental freedom of being able to study and change a program in source code form? If so, please share links or info.
#AskFedi #RightToRepair #retrocomputing #permacomputing #FreeSoftware #FOSS #sustainabililty #IndieWeb

Linux: Das Betriebssystem, das unsere Welt antreibt.
https://torbenkopp.com/linux-das-betriebssystem-das-unsere-welt-antreibt/
#linux #openSource #os #betriebssystem #neuhier #technology #foss

New features and improvements are coming to #LibreOffice: JPEG XL import support, OpenType MATH fonts, and better word processor test coverage. Independent developers will contribute these features over the summer: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/09/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Yesterday I booted into Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4 for a test drive and I was stunned by its beauty.

#ubuntumate #ubuntu #linux #foss #tech

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Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4 desktop in familiar layout.

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Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4 desktop in Pantheon layout.

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Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4 desktop in a layout resembling Unity desktop.

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@davva23/116533664034889558

Anyone able to assist or advise?

#FOSS #OpenSource #Tech

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Davva » 🌐 2026-05-07
@davva23@kolektiva.social

Hi Fediverse!
Anyone know of funding available in the UK to help small to medium organisations migrate off fascist tech? Asking for a community interest company (CIC) in #Bristol.
Boosts appreciated.
#BoycottFascistTech #ApartheidFreeZone #BAFZ

So uh... driven by my curiosity...

#elementaryos #canonical #linux #snap #flatpak #foss

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A screenshot of the icons of Canonical App Center and elementary AppCenter, side by side on the dock.

Ich schaue mich zwar noch immer um, aber das #Fediverse ist definitiv das Richtige bisher.
Jetzt wollen wir uns mal die #Clients für #Android dazu anschauen, da gibt es ja denn doch ein paar mehr.

Hat hier jemand Tipps?

#neuhier #hilfe #Mastodon #FOSS

Update LibreOffice 26.8 ntar ada grid di LibreOffice Writer sebagai pembantu untuk lihat spacing dokumen. Bagi kalian yang kerja dokumen dan perlu grid untuk spacing dokumen, ini bisa membantu.

https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/116537584448895003

#indonesia #libreoffice #foss

I just had this shower thought:

What if some of the taxing of proprietary software sales went to free and open-source software, which ultimately all proprietary software relies on despite giving basically none of the money back to FOSS.

That tax could also go to an independent organization that would audit code for malware. They could give their seal of approval to specific software releases, kinda like how food packaging can be labeled with certifications.

Thoughts?

#tech #foss #software

Heute Abend mal wieder zwei Stunden in der Konfig versenkt, nur um festzustellen: Das Problem saß zwischen Tastatur und Stuhl. Ein Tippfehler in der `/etc/fstab`. Klassiker.

Aber hey – genau dafür liebe ich Linux. Man lernt jedes Mal was, auch wenn man eigentlich nur schnell eine Platte mounten wollte. 😅

Was war euer letzter "ach DAS war's"-Moment im Terminal?

#Linux #FreieSoftware #FOSS #Terminal

New Release: #Tor Browser 15.0.13

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15013/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonymity #FOSS

New features are coming in #LibreOffice 26.8, our next major release! Tamás Zolnai has added an option to display the baseline grid for page line-spacing in Writer, and the colour is customisable: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8#Writer #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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Screenshot of baseline grid