Suddenly you got that crazy idea for a future #FOSS project. This time it won't be enough to use just shell script. So most likely it will be #rustlang for this one.

Normally I start with the code. As I need to learn Rust first, the code has to wait anyways.

1. Work out what components there are
2. Think of a name
3. Create a website and documentation
4. Build some code

BTW, there is a bundle now with O'Reilly books: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/python-rust-and-data-oreilly-books

#humbleBundle

Im Februar 2016 kaperten Hacker die Website von #Linux Mint und tauschten die offiziellen ISO-Downloads gegen eine präparierte Version mit einer eingebauten Hintertür aus, wodurch Nutzer unbemerkt Schadsoftware auf ihren Systemen installierten.

das war mein persönlicher moment, wo ich jegliches vertrauen in die #FOSS community verloren habe.

wann habt ihr euren glauben an #FOSS und #OPENSOURCE verloren?

We have big @PrototypeFund news to share this weekend!
The past few months have been a bit crazy for me, and I'm so happy I can finally talk about everything we worked on at @FrOSCon on Saturday 🙌

If you're there, come to our talk, say hi - and join us to celebrate a new era of Prototype Fund with us at the evening party of the conference 🍻

https://programm.froscon.org/froscon2026/talk/4961763b-2340-49c3-a007-8fd0518f942a/
Prototype Fund: Version 3.0, here we go!
15.08.2026 11:15–12:15, HS 1/2
(Talk in German)

#FOSS #FrOSCon

#Microsoft's Formats Are the Real Cancer Redmond Blamed on #FOSS
Redmond once branded #Linux the “cancer,” but the real infection was already inside Dominant format for office documents has been that produced by #MicrosoftOffice. Initially binary files DOC and XLS, then XML introduced with Office 2007: DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. These formats are used by hundreds of millions of people. They are lingua franca of offices, schools, public administrations, and courts around world.
https://fossforce.com/2026/07/microsofts-formats-are-the-real-cancer-redmond-blamed-on-foss/

#Olauncher tip: you can rename applications in the all-applications drawer with an emoji at the beginning so tat they get sorted to the top of the list. That way you get six extra hand-picked launchers on a secondary screen from the main eight.

The application names aren't sorted, because the emojis are different, but you could probably use something like a bullet "•" instead so that the names remain sorted.

#FOSS #Android #FDroid

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Falls von euch wer ein Android Handy nutzt und noch gute FOSS Apps finden will: Hab auf meiner Website mal welche zusammengeschrieben, die ich am liebsten nutze:

https://marekkrug.de/posts/praktische-android-apps/

#did #diday #foss #android

#X11 #FOSS #linux #BSD

X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 Prepares For First Feature Release In Five Years - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-26.1-RC1

🐘 Mon instance Mastodon vient de passer en 4.7.0 !

Grosse mise à niveau côté interne (sécurité, nouveaux protocoles ActivityPub, préparation à la 5.0), presque invisible côté utilisateurs — mais ça méritait un petit guide.

📝 J'en ai profité pour documenter toute la procédure Docker Compose (backup, migrations, bascule) sur mon wiki, pour celles et ceux qui gèrent leur propre instance :
👉 https://wiki.blablalinux.be/fr/mise-a-niveau-mastodon-docker

#Mastodon #SelfHosting #Fediverse #Docker #FOSS

I am curious for people's thoughts, I have been a long time linux user and have no reason to go back but with the walls around technology growing higher I find my favourite #foss projects submitting to them. Like how AI is now an inseparable part of the linux kernel and most distros accept AI code contributions and systemd as well as several distros are preparing for #ageverification laws with compliance. I've found myself looking for alternatives that more align with my values as a leftists and a #luddite that strongly apposes those things and the rise of techno futurism (techno-fascism). I have been curious about #bsd and specifically #openbsd but have yet to try it out (I may install it on a spare laptop today to try it) but I was curious what people's recommendation would be for an operating system now that linux has declared itself openseason for the slop and many traditional distros have pre-emptively bent the knee to age verification and seem willing to become surveillance tech the moment a fascist asks them with any sort of legal backing. Thanks and sending my love to all who celebrate the summer of ludd <3

@SallyStrange @roguefoam

#FreeCAD seems to be the most capable #FOSS #CAD package out there. #OpenSCAD looks nice, but it's more like a programming language.

#TinkerCAD is easy, but it's not FOSS, and they have a stinking #BindingArbitration clause now. 🤦‍♂️

#Blender is extremely capable, but not really meant for solid modeling, from what I can tell.

Five years of Parch GNU/Linux. 🎉

From a Persian-focused Arch build to a full ecosystem: ParchDroid, MirrorMan, Shelly, Project Hamnavā, and more. Built through 2,000+ hours of blackouts, still standing.

Thank you NobarCloud and ElectroTeam for the infrastructure, and thank you to our whole team and community.

Onward to year six. 🌿

https://parchlinux.com/en/blog/parch-fifth-anniversary

#ParchLinux #Linux #foss

I just stumbled upon "Flarum", an free and open source forum software.

Looks interesting!

https://flarum.org/

#flarum #forum #community #foss #opensource

Hello! This is my first open source project:

qmark

qmark is a Cisco-style '?' helper for your terminal.
Type a command, hit '?', get contextual suggestions.

I'm new to this world and I'm still learning, so any feedback is welcome.

https://github.com/Vitruvi0/qmark

#RustLang #CLI #terminal #FOSS #opensource

Hi Mastodon! 👋 As a developer of Parch Linux (https://parchlinux.com), I need some advice. Does anyone know how DistroWatch tracks updates, or how to properly reach out to Linux news sites? It's FOSS reviewed us once, but we’ve made massive changes since: new custom tools, a rewritten installer UI, and more!

Tomorrow marks our 5th anniversary! 🎉 But despite publishing our updates, we're facing total radio silence. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but after 5 years, it honestly feels like a media boycott simply because of our project's origin (Iran). I didn't choose my nationality, and despite heavy restrictions, our team has built something we're proud of.

We even have Server and Mobile editions in active development, yet the mobile efforts seem ignored even here among FOSS enthusiasts.

How can we break this silence? Any advice is appreciated! 🐧❤️

#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #LinuxMobile #LinuxDistro #TechNews #TechJournalism #ParchLinux

Fairphone and @murena have launched The Fairphone (Gen. 6+) running /e/OS!

A fully modular, repairable phone paired with a completely open-source, de-Googled operating system. It brings a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, 12GB of RAM, and /e/OS V4 features like tracker blocking and Murena Backup.

Check out my full review:
PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/9zB8gRSbVdHAmPTzctJqDV
YouTube: https://youtu.be/pZGif9n0S8c

#Fairphone #eOS #Murena #OpenSource #Privacy #DeGoogle #RightToRepair #PeerTube #FOSS

NLnet is looking for security-minded #Rust developer/software engineer.
Our new colleague will join the team responsible for development & operation of the (Rust based) back-end which facilitates our #opensource grant programs & integrates into our website.
As a small foundation with a big mission we work with hundreds of free and open source projects & a network of trusted partners. Come and join us to make this ecosystem run efficient & secure.
https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/developer-rust.html
#getfedihired #FOSS

The stack that runs itself

Prowlarr feeds Radarr and Sonarr, Bazarr grabs the subtitles, Jellyfin serves the result. The legendary media autopilot, one app per beat. Save the build order.

https://selfhost.directory/media-management

#Prowlarr #Radarr #Audiobooks #Plex #Tech #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Foss #Proxmox #Degoogle

The Best Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, AMD Zen 6, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Technology

Happy #DebianDay!

Debian is one of the most popular #Linux distributions and the foundation for #Ubuntu, #Kali, and #LinuxMint.

@debian, congratulations on your 33rd birthday! 🐧🎈🎂

Thank you, #Debian community, for all your amazing work!

@ubuntu @linuxmint @kalilinux #FOSS #opensource #freesoftware #LPI #thxdebian

#Nextcloud Native ist ein neuer Open-Source-Client, der nicht mit der Nextcloud GmbH verbunden oder von ihr gesponsert wird. Die Anwendung vereint Dateien, Fotos, Talk, Kalender, Mail, Notizen, Deck und weitere Dienste eines Nextcloud-Servers in einer einheitlichen, nativen Benutzeroberfläche. Die offizielle Alpha-Version ist für #Linux, Android, macOS und Windows verfügbar.

#FOSS

This New Nextcloud Client Looks Surprisingly Good Already

https://linuxiac.com/this-new-nextcloud-client-looks-surprisingly-good-already/

NUCLEAR ENGINEER SAYS LATEST RESEARCH CONFIRMS FIRST-CENTURY DATE OF SHROUD OF TURIN

#content_review #japanese_jesus #fediart #mastoart #art #jesus #linux #foss #unix_surrealism #grendel

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Funhole Content Review JAPANESE JESUS 'I CAME TO SET YOU FREE AND CHEW BUBBLE GUM.' sdf.org triapul.cz/japanese_jesus GRENDEL: JJ'S BROTHER? FREE BLESSING COUPON: BLESS ANY WEBSITE: https://anubis.kut.as JAPANESE PETER'S TOP 10 TUI PROGRAMS THE 13th APOSTLE UNMASKED JAPANESE MARY MAGDALENE'S LEAKED DM'S How Big Tech Failed to Smear JJ's Image JJ's Gospel About cringe linux distros Inter view with Japanese Pilate JJ AND JC. Did they ever meet? The untold story of the Judas episode. Why did they try to supress it?

👋 Willkommen auf meinem Account!

Ich bin MiBa und mache Linux-Tutorials auf Deutsch – auf YouTube unter "MiBaLinuxTech" 🐧

🎬 Tutorials zu Terminal, Bash & SysAdmin-Alltag

Links zu Kanal, Buch & Ko-fi findet ihr oben im Profil ⬆️

Freut mich, hier zu sein – meldet euch gern, wenn ihr Fragen zu Linux, Bash oder Terminal-Tools habt!

#Linux #FOSS #Terminal #Bash #OpenSource #LinuxMint

Happy Anniversary!

Founded: 16.08.1993

Thank you to everyone that has contributed to the project.

Website: https://www.debian.org
Mastodon: @debian

#Debian #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #GNU #DebianDay #Devuan #FLOSS #SoftwareLibre #LibreSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Computer #Computing #Technology #Tech

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Debian logo.

Kiwix is not only about #Wikipedia #offline. Our library has meanwhile more then 3500 free #books ... and there is pretty sure a few interesting ones in your native language. Check it out!
https://browse.library.kiwix.org/.

#edtech #ebooks #opendata #resilience #foss #Sunday

Jitsi Meet is a free open source self-hostable video conference platform, intended as an alternative to Zoom etc. More info:

🌱 https://jitsi.org

It can be used through the web or mobile apps.

Self-hosting is possible through @yunohost at https://apps.yunohost.org/app/jitsi and there are also manual self-hosting instructions at https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/devops-guide

There's a Jitsi managed hosting service for large organisations at https://jaas.8x8.vc

#SelfHosting #FOSS #Jitsi #Zoom #VideoConferencing #VOIP

Happy birthday to us! 🥳️

On 15th August 1997 two students — Federico Mena Quintero and Miguel de Icaza announced on various mailing lists start of the GNOME project, giving birth to our project

We're glad to give the world a free desktop they always deserved! But it's important to note we cannot do it without your help, please become a Friend of GNOME to allow us to continue our mission for the next 29 years!

https://donate.gnome.org

#linux #foss

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Graphic showcasing birthday cake on the left. It has big "29" on it, with small blue foot on the bottom. On the right there's dark Adwaita app with progressbar. In the window content it's written "Happy birthday!", and GNOME logo on the bottom right corner. In the header bar there's written "Progress (29%)".

As part of Parch Linux Mobile and Project Apadana, the immutable edition of Parch GNU/Linux, we're working on a new Proof of Concept aimed at making Android applications a first-class part of the Linux software experience.

Today, installing an Android application on Linux can still feel disconnected from the rest of the desktop. You may need to find an APK yourself, download it, open a terminal, and manually install it into Waydroid.

We want to make that experience much simpler.

The PoC introduces `libfdroid`, a standalone library designed to communicate with F-Droid repositories, parse their application catalogues, understand application versions and metadata, handle APK information, and provide a clean API that other applications can use.

On top of `libfdroid`, we're building a KDE Discover backend that presents F-Droid applications inside Discover. Waydroid acts as the Android runtime underneath it, so the user can discover an application, view its description and metadata, choose a compatible version, and install it directly into their Waydroid environment.

The important part is that we're deliberately keeping the F-Droid functionality separate from Discover.

`libfdroid` isn't a Discover library. It doesn't know about KDE, Plasma, Waydroid, or any particular software center. It is intended to be a reusable piece of infrastructure for the wider Linux ecosystem.

That means the same library can eventually power other applications and software centers. One of the planned integrations is GNOME Software, allowing GNOME users to access the same F-Droid catalogue and Android application ecosystem without requiring a separate implementation of the F-Droid repository format.

The long-term architecture looks roughly like this:

`F-Droid → libfdroid → Discover / GNOME Software / other clients`

while Waydroid provides the actual Android runtime and installation layer.

We're also designing this with different Android architectures in mind. The system should be able to determine what the Waydroid environment supports and select an appropriate APK rather than blindly assuming that the Linux host architecture is the same as the Android environment.

Security and reliability are also part of the design. APK metadata from F-Droid includes information that can be used to verify downloaded files, so the installation process can verify the APK's SHA-256 checksum before handing it over to Waydroid. More advanced repository and signing verification can be added as the project matures.

For now, this is a Proof of Concept rather than a finished product. We're using it to validate the architecture and figure out how well F-Droid, Waydroid and existing Linux software centers can work together.

The source code will be published later in the official Parch Linux GitHub organization once the project reaches a suitable stage of development.

Our goal isn't to turn Discover or GNOME Software into Android-specific projects. Instead, we want to build a small, reusable layer that allows existing Linux software centers to understand F-Droid and lets projects such as Parch Linux Mobile and Apadana provide a more seamless experience for running free and open-source Android applications.

This is one of the pieces we're exploring as we work toward a more complete mobile and immutable Linux experience with Parch.

#ParchLinux #ParchLinuxMobile #Apadana #Linux #FOSS #FDroid #Waydroid #KDE #GNOME #OpenSource

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Riunione #NaLUG del 29 novembre sull'homelabbing per liberarci dei servizi online proprietari, fra cui @nextcloud, @forgejo e @jellyfin hostati su Proxmox e @nixos_org.

PeerTube: https://videos.gianmarco.gg/w/eMXUqsqRnoDBBpgihuCqLz
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@gianmarcogg03:e/homelabbing:8
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P4nSJS5rEQ

@opensource @linux

#FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #SoftwareLibero #OpenSource #FOSS #Video #Privacy #Linux #SelfHosting #Homelab #Nextcloud #Forgejo #Jellyfin #Proxmox #NixOS

I have an open source project: https://codeberg.org/thesupertechie/pncli

For now it's very barebones. Anyone know where to get suggestions for improving it further?

#foss #opensource #python #imade #phonenumbers #ideaswanted

Hello fediverse, I need a job! I'm what you may call an unorthodox candidate. I don't have a college degree, certifications, or a resume that matches my real interests, and I'm principled. However, I'm also one of those people that constantly beats the odds and, when correct conditions are met, I seriously excel.
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#GetFediHired #FediHire #FOSSJobs #Hiring #remotework #lua #work #it #humanity #solarpunk #career #careerchange #coding #P2P #FOSS #climatechange #nonprofit #ecology #PNW #Oregon

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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will join @FrOSCon, a leading community-driven #opensource conference in Germany, Aug 15–16!

Save big on LPI 📝 exams at the event, sponsored by our Channel Partners OSC - LPI Channel Partner and Linux Training @wefinet. 🐧💛

Essentials €70 / Others €110

Register today 👇

https://lpi.org/maksuL45

#FrOSCon #FOSS #freesoftware #LearnLinux #LinuxCertifications #LPI #LPIC #DevOps #BSD #FrOSCon2026 #LinuxEssentials #WebEssentials