Little Bits: Issue #34 For February 2026
Learn about how mobile freedom is under threat then find peace and relaxation as you explore and discover all the wonderful shine new little bits.
opensource
Are you into #opensource ? And in the #eu ?
There is a Call for Feedback by the European Commission for a 'European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy' For strategic approach to #foss in Europe, and a framework for using open source within the European Commission. You can respond until 3 February. It is useful to respond even if your point has already been submitted by someone else. The number and repetition of arguments is used as a weight. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en cc #fosdem
Plasma 6.5 is out! Look forward to cool interface re-designs (rounded corners! Automatic smooth light-to-dark transitions!), features (smart KRunner searches! Pinned clipboard items!) and tons of usability and accessibility improvements:
RE: https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/115849772521760098
It’s worth repeating. Android is not a viable base for an independent or even just collaborative operating system. Android is Google and only Google’s project.
If you want to see an actually transparent, international, and collaborative system on phones, support @postmarketOS
FreeBSD Graphics Stack Developer Role Now Open!
Are you an experienced systems developer with a passion for open source and improving the out-of‐the‐box experience on FreeBSD?
The FreeBSD Foundation is seeking a Graphics Stack Developer to join our Laptop Support & Usability Project. This is a fully remote, 12-month contract role open to candidates worldwide.
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://freebsdfoundation.org/open-positions/freebsd-graphics-stack-developer-position/
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #JobOpportunity #GraphicsDevelopment #hiring
I wish there was a crowdfunding campaign somewhere to get a reasonably modern phone up and running reliably with real Linux.
I'm talking something with PostmarketOS / Mobian + Phosh/Plasma Mobile / Gnome Mobile and the basics made reliable:
* wifi
* mobile data
* calls
* suspend/wake
* camera
Maybe make Waydroid integration a stretch goal, but not a core requirement.
I would gladly throw a bunch of money at something with the promise to get the basics to work reliably.
Maybe the issue isn't money, but it sure seems like pooling funding for some of the highly talented people working in the space couldn't hurt.
Anyone know of anything like this?
#MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #PostmarketOS #Mobian #PlasmaMobile #Phosh #GnomeMobile #FOSS #OpenSource #Waydroid
So we know AI is making it easier for people to submit low-quality PRs or contributions to projects on GitHub and the team is actively looking at short-term and long-term solutions to try to make this better. Would love your input/feedback as well any other pain points so we can try to make the experience better. Feel free to reply here or on this thread #opensource #github https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/185387
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🎥 Homelabbing - na co to komu? Jak serwować swoje usługi zamiast zdawać się na komercyjne chmury.
@stfn opowiada, jak uruchomić na własnym #RaspberryPi lub starym komputerze domowe centrum danych z wolnym oprogramowaniem, które zastąpi komercyjne, inwazyjne usługi — od prywatnego przechowywania zdjęć po własne repozytoria kodu.
👉 PeerTube: https://tube.pol.social/w/w6dxFqFrNeEbfftvpGejL2
👉 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ml6vdiiIGu4
#piwo #piwo2025 #opensource #selfhosting
Ooooh! Massive list of #opensource events. Will need to parse and integrate into my own list of conferences for 2026
https://github.com/EverythingOpenSource/open-source-events https://leaflet.pub/21cdba4b-811a-40a1-a47f-869019326771
Markdown support is coming to #LibreOffice! And a new dialog to edit table styles, Python and BASIC code auto-completion, Rust UNO language bindings, and more - all thanks to participants in the Google Summer of Code: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/22/libreoffice-and-google-summer-of-code-2025-the-results/ #foss #OpenSource
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1
El tiempo pasa y usuario a usuario y toot a toot, la red social Mastodon, acaba de cumplir 10 años. 🎂
Por muchos años más, para que esta red social libre y descentralizada siga evolucionando y continúe dando libertad al usuario para elegir donde quiere estar e interactuar, con cualquier otra red perteneciente al Fediverso. 🦣
#Mastodon #redsocial #socialmedia #SoftwareLibre #opensource
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from Open Source, or if you're simply interested in questions about digital sovereignty, please visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en for details on how to contribute.
#ArcaneChat / #DeltaChat channel about developer memes, open/libre source culture and other techie & nerdy stuff
#programmers #developers #programmerjokes #developerjokes #programmerhumor #jokes #memes #nerd #developerhumor #opensource #libresoftware #nerdhumor #coding #emacs #linux #developer #programmer #freesoftware
🎷🦣 Mastoshare update — improved set instance page UX.
Now it shows buttons for popular instances and a drop-down for known instances (using @fedidb)
Set your home instance now, so mastoshare links will open seamlessly — https://mastoshare.link/set-instance?next=home
#mastodon #fediverse #mastoshare #opensource #buildinpublic #frontend #webdev
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Find Your European Union XMPP Chat Provider!
You can now easily find an XMPP provider based in the European Union:
https://providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-01-18-eu-providers/
See you at FOSDEM! AW building, Level 1
#chat #messaging #xmpp #jabber #standards #interoperability #decentralization #operators #service #EU #europa #opensource #EuropeanUnion #europe #FOSDEM #Brussels
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Taki tejk: dlaczego #GAFAM tak zwalcza #OpenSource, chociaż sam jest na nim w dużej mierze zbudowany?
#FOSS jest egalitarne. Jeśli dysponujesz wiedzą i czasem, to nie będzie różnicy jakości między Twoimi otwartymi rozwiązaniami a drogimi bigtechowymi. Wręcz odwrotnie. Interoperacyjność opensource i zgodność ze standardami daje Ci przewagę.
#FOSS jest oparte o wiedzę, nie można jej "szybko kupić" za abonament. Wczesniej zaczniesz, wcześniej zdobędziesz doświadczenie. Ludzie pomogą.
#FOSS nie przywiązuje cię do dostawcy. To ogromna "wada" z którą #GAFAM musi walczyć, by zachować monopol.
Pamiętaj, poza systemami Google, Microsoftu, Apple, jest jeszcze dostępny cały ekosystem wolnego oprogramowania. Stworzony przez ludzi dla ludzi. Do dzielenia się nim, wdrażania i korzystania.
P.S. Czytając to korzystasz właśnie z ekosystemu #FOSS / #OpenSource.
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A shout-out to the developers behind https://columnly.social! especially @dansup ❤️
It’s great to see people building and contributing to the Fediverse. Every independent project adds to the diversity of our social web and reminds us that the internet can be shaped by communities, creativity, and collaboration; not just big corporations.
Thank you to everyone who puts their time and skills into building a more open social web. Your work matters!
#Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSource #IndieWeb #FOSS
SFC announced today a multi-pronged, comprehensive initiative to deal with Bambu Lab's AGPLv3 copyleft violations, and with software right to repair for 3D printer users generally.
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
Konform Browser 140.12.0-103 has been released!
https://codeberg.org/konform-browser/source/releases/tag/140.12.0.103
Some notable news since last week:
- The browser now has a lot more theming options out of the box! This "brings back" the Colorways themes designed by Keely Lascio for Mozilla "Independent Voices" initiative, which were previously part of Firefox for a limited time only. These themes are very lightweight and only affect browser chrome: Negligible impact on installation size and not detectable by webpages. Aesthetics aside, having more builtin color schemes available can be pretty useful for people with multiple browsers/profiles to easily distinguish their domains without having to manually or remotely install new themes to do so. Available at bottom of `about:addons#themes`.
- Fixed multiple media playback issues - certain video or audio formats that would previously play incorrectly or not at all should now play properly.
- Various other smaller fixes and improvements, including some security fixes from upstream. See release notes for details.
In other news, preview release for upcoming v153 is available for anyone interested in testing or browsing on the edge.
Check it out and spread the word ☮️ 🕉️
These announcements can be filtered using #konform_release hashtag.
#konformbrowser #konform_release #browsers #cybersecurity #privacy #opensource #mozilla #firefox #firefox_esr
Fedora Asahi Remix 43 released this month! This brings:
* RPM 6.0
* "Support for the Mac Pro, microphones in M2 Pro/Max MacBooks, and 120Hz refresh rate for the built-in displays for MacBook Pro 14/16 models"
* KDE Plasma 6.6
* GNONE 49
If you haven't tried it yet, give it a shot!
➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-43-is-now-available/
1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit organizations to take over the Open Access Tracking Project (#OATP, @oatp) and the open-source software (#TagTeam) on which it runs.
Details in this Google doc:
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP
Contact me <[email protected]> if you have any questions or any level of interest.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm
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Mentres Francia, Italia e Alemaña constrúen o seu ecosistema de código aberto, Suíza consolida a súa estratexia coa lei LMETA de 2023:
https://mancomun.gal/novas/suiza-mira-cara-ao-software-libre-para-ganar-soberania-dixital/
O obxectivo é claro: asegurar a continuidade dos servizos públicos e a confidencialidade dos datos.
A transición non reside no cambio de licenza, senón en formar ao persoal para que execute e depure o software, promovendo a interoperabilidade e a cooperación internacional.
I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' signify to 1.62 here:
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/31080
GitHub Continuous Integration checks queued.
Hopefully they will run without issue?
If so, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.
This isn't very significant from the last PR I submitted from late October 2025 (upstream has a commit from early September 2025 so I am trailing by many months with this one) however, remarkable to me:
MacPorts' signify's version is now in alignment with upstream's versioning!
Yay!
I have no idea if that was true previously? My guess is: no, since I think jpouellet/Jean-Philippe Ouellet branched that out a long time ago and seemed to have iterated version tags haphazardly? Maybe I am mistaken though! There's a completely different Linuxism fork of signify which seems to have evolved (and versioned) very differently too.
That in particular has confused me with spurious repology.org out of date error messages for many months. I dunno if it has confused others, or if this version sync will make things less confusing, but hopefully? It makes things less confusing for me at least.
In tangential news, since I saw tedu in the man page, someone was wondering where he got off to a while ago and I don't think I saw a response. Hopefully he's doin OK? Please?
#signify #MacPorts #macOS #OpenSource #OpenBSD #cryptography
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/31080
GitHub Continuous Integration checks queued.
Hopefully they will run without issue?
If so, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.
This isn't very significant from the last PR I submitted from late October 2025 (upstream has a commit from early September 2025 so I am trailing by many months with this one) however, remarkable to me:
MacPorts' signify's version is now in alignment with upstream's versioning!
Yay!
I have no idea if that was true previously? My guess is: no, since I think jpouellet/Jean-Philippe Ouellet branched that out a long time ago and seemed to have iterated version tags haphazardly? Maybe I am mistaken though! There's a completely different Linuxism fork of signify which seems to have evolved (and versioned) very differently too.
That in particular has confused me with spurious repology.org out of date error messages for many months. I dunno if it has confused others, or if this version sync will make things less confusing, but hopefully? It makes things less confusing for me at least.
In tangential news, since I saw tedu in the man page, someone was wondering where he got off to a while ago and I don't think I saw a response. Hopefully he's doin OK? Please?
#signify #MacPorts #macOS #OpenSource #OpenBSD #cryptography