We're getting very close to #LibreOffice 26.8, our next major release! The first release candidate is now available, for testing: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/22/libreoffice-26-8-rc1-is-available-for-testing/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware
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I've overhauled my Patreon! I'm now focused on making CC0 software for Linux and Windows - free, open source, no strings attached. If you want to support the work, vote on what gets built next, or just follow along, the new tiers are live now. Everything I make will always be free for everyone, but if you believe in what I'm doing, this is the best way to help 🙂
https://www.patreon.com/lashman
#CC0 #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #Windows #FreeSoftware #CreativeCommons #Patreon
⚠️ The FSFE has submitted its position to the @EUCommission's Android interoperability consultation under the #DMA
The FSFE is calling for the following, among other things:
🔹 the right to fully uninstall AI-based features from Android devices,
🔸 and access to interoperability functions for developers free from #Google verification requirements
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @matttutt
I am a reluctant SEO. I am starting the No To Big Tech movement - notobigtech.org. If you want to help us shift off Big Tech - please join us!
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 25 March 2026 at 08:30 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @hongminhee
An intersectionalist, feminist, and socialist living in Seoul (UTC+09:00). @tokolovesme's spouse. Who's behind @fedify, @hollo, and @botkit. Write some free software in #TypeScript, #Haskell, #Rust, & #Python. They/them.
Follow @ozoned to be alerted when we go live! So don't miss it!
It will happen on 06 April 2026 at 08:30 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
What's good for hardware is good for the budget … and environment! 🌻
LliureX #Linux with #KDEPlasma in Valencian schools saves the public administration *3.5 million euros a year* for 110,000 computers. [1]
* School HW has lifespan up to 18 years while running up-to-date software [2]
* Cheap easy-to-manage "light clients" ideal for very old upcycled HW [3]
* LliureX-Shutdowner saves energy by turning off unused computers school-wide [4]
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @RussSharek
Russ Sharek has been described by reliable sources as wiser than a rubber duck, a zen fool, a benevolent super villain, a talentless hack, a magical f***ing wizard, a misanthropic community leader, a clown (grand)father figure and an Impish Cabaret Rasputin. Each of these facts is true. he/him (and sometimes they/them)
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 22/03/26 at 20:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
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Dear Europe: Germany has shown the way forward, by making the Open Document Format (ODF) mandatory within its sovereign digital infrastructure. Now it's time for other countries to do the same! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/23/dear-europe/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware #openstandards
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW!
Special Guest: @matttutt
I am a reluctant SEO. I am starting the No To Big Tech movement - notobigtech.org/ If you want to help us shift off Big Tech - please join us!
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 25 March 2026 at 08:30 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
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Zapraszamy na meetup o tematyce FLOSS i alternatywnych mediów społecznościowych, który organizujemy razem z @hspoz i @hslodz
Meetup odbędzie się w sobotę 11 kwietnia o godzinie 17:00 w siedzibie Hakierspejs Łódź przy ul. Zielonej 30 i będzie mieć formę zorganizowanego panelu dyskusyjnego.
Jeżeli interesujesz się wolnym oprogramowaniem albo ciekawią cię alternatywy dla scentralizowanych mediów społecznościowych, to wydarzenie jest dla ciebie!
FSFE is an independent organisation promoting free open source software in Europe. You can follow their video account at:
➡️ @fsfe
(NOTE: FSFE is not affiliated with FSF in the United States. They are totally separate organisations.)
They've already published over 400 videos. If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://media.fsfe.org/a/fsfe/videos
You can also follow their Mastodon account at @[email protected]
Since my bonfire @firesidefedi account is acting up, going to post this here.
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @tommi
If I wanted to make this bio accurate, it would change every few hours. Figuring out my identity, 64 bits at a time. Learning at post.lurk.org/@xpub , working with social.coop/@dweb and toot.village.one/@VillageOne... . Words and pictures originally published by me are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 13 April 2026 at 13:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
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Not so long ago, the Free Software community celebrated the "I Love Free Software Day". ❤️
A day in which the FSFE, our volunteers and many other organisations and individuals thank all contributors for their commitment to use, study, share and improve #FreeSoftware. Without them there is no software freedom!
We talked with Paweł, one of the organizers of #ilovefs day in Poznan in 2026! https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260406-01.en.html
My Whistleblower Story!
A true account of persecution I faced as a whistleblower against the powerful.
https://drive.proton.me/urls/TVQBZBVQK0#g50TCYlBdeeb
Please boost for reach!
#Earth #EqualRights #Justice #Freedom #HumanRights
#SocialJustice #Amnesty
#WorkersRights #HR #Union #Unions #Solidarity
#USA #America #News
#whistleblower #WhistleBlowerStory #Whistleblowing
#MAGA #DNC #RNC
#SpeakTruthToPower
#Police #PoliceBrutality
#Law #Legal #Judiciary
#Court #CourtSystem
#FreeSoftware #Freedom
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Little Bits: Issue #35 For March 2026
A brief reminder of the power each of us hold and how their is a positive side to the Internet through all these shiny new little bits.
Zapraszamy dzisiaj o 17:00 do siedziby Hakierspejs Łódź na Meet FLOSS gdzie w ramach panelów dyskusyjnych porozmawiamy o wolnym oprogramowaniu i alternatywnych mediach społecznościowych!
Będziesz? 👀
#floss #wioo #mastodon #fediverse #matrix #foss #opensource #freesoftware
Open Source calendar platform goes proprietary under the delusion that "AI" means keeping their code secret leads to more secure software.
The move does absolutely nothing to increase the security of their product.
https://cal.com/blog/cal-com-goes-closed-source-why
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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KDE Gear ⚙️ 26.04 is out, with brand new versions of your favorite apps.
After 30 years, KDE continues to deliver the apps that make your digital life better.
In this release:
* Check out Kdenlive's transitions with animated previews
* Streamline your workflow with shortcuts for nearly every option in Dolphin
* Organise your day with Merkuro's re-designed schedule manager
And much more!
Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux
- Add Apache OpenOffice
- Add LibreOffice Draw
- Add GNOME Document Viewer
- Add KeePass
- Add GNOME Audio Player
- Add GNOME Image Viewer
- Add GNOME Video Player
Explore the curated essential list of free & open source software applications by category for the graphical user interface of a GNU/Linux desktop.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/essential-desktop-linux-applications/
#blog #linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #100DaysToOffload
🤔 I'm old enough to remember when we used to have Free Software institutions that took a moral/ethical stance on things that mattered.
They are gone. All of them.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #noAI
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Petit exercice d'écriture en fil du moment : pourquoi les logiciels libres tirent des bénéfices des standards ouverts car isl sont naturellement coopératifs et pourquoi ils ne cohabitent pas facilement avec un écosystème privateur. (1/6)
I thought I might just ask; fedi's as good a place to ask as any other.
Are there grants for #freesoftware and #opensource *activism* -- not software projects -- open to individuals not in the US or the EU?
I have big dreams of starting a project I really intended to be the go-to place for 11-14 year olds who're interested in free software activism, but I need financial resources to make it happen.
My budget, at most, is 55,000 EUR p.a., maybe a little more for the first year.
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @mobilizon
An ethical alternative to Facebook events, groups and pages. Previously built by Framasoft, now Kaihuri.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 26/08/26 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
📺 Live: @ozoned (#livestream)
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Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @troler
Fully functional human written in Common Lisp. THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR ME, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 08/07/26 at 11:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @grant
I run various fediverse things. sc07.group (content creation) @sc07. fediverse.events @events . sc07 LLC @sc07
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 10/07/26 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
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