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Free Software hasn&#x27;t won<br><br><a href="https://dorotac.eu/posts/fosswon/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dorotac.eu/posts/fosswon/</a><br><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#Software</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#Hardware</a> <a href="/tags/licensing/" rel="tag">#Licensing</a><br>

<p>Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,</p><p>This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.</p><p>So I’m happy to announce a new service: <br>The BSD Cafe Journal - <a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>journal.bsd.cafe</a></p><p>At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.</p><p>The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.<br>Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.</p><p>What it’s not:<br>It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vermaden</span></a></span> &#x27;s. And it’s not an aggregator.</p><p>What it is:<br>A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations. </p><p>The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.<br>Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.</p><p>The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.<br>This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/author/stefano/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.</p><p>Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.</p><p>The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.</p><p>Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.</p><p>Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.<br>So here’s my call for action:<br>Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.</p><p><a href="/tags/bsdcafe/" rel="tag">#BSDCafe</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeservices/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeServices</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeupdates/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeUpdates</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeannouncements/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeAnnouncements</a> <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a> <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="/tags/illumos/" rel="tag">#illumos</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/bcjournal/" rel="tag">#BCJournal</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafejournal/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeJournal</a></p>

A subtoot: corporations, and corporate(-like) behavior, are political. Anyone claiming that corporate-like work is apolitical--work that includes business-friendly software development whether it occurs within the walls of a corporate entity or not--is either naive or deliberately obfuscating reality.<br><br>&quot;Politics&quot; isn&#x27;t only about institutions. It&#x27;s about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn&#x27;t otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn&#x27;t do if they weren&#x27;t paid and/or didn&#x27;t need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn&#x27;t spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren&#x27;t corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.<br><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/opensourcesoftware/" rel="tag">#OpenSourceSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredevelopment/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/corporations/" rel="tag">#corporations</a><br>

<p>Yesterday I made Signboard public on GitHub. Signboard is a new MIT licensed open source kanban app that writes Markdown files locally on disk.</p><p>It is very early (there isn&#x27;t even an icon yet) and lots to do. I&#x27;ll write more on my blog about Signboard on Monday. Why not help out?</p><p><a href="https://github.com/cdevroe/signboard" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/cdevroe/signboard</a></p><p><a href="/tags/productivity/" rel="tag">#Productivity</a> <a href="/tags/kanban/" rel="tag">#Kanban</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a></p>

<p>Imagine you&#x27;re part of a small open source project or community, and a government using your code asks what you would like in return. </p><p>Which would be the most helpful? Comments are welcome!</p><p><a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#oss</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="147 votes">59%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Money</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="73 votes">29%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Devs to support the project</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="17 votes">7%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Nothing, leave us alone</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="13 votes">5%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Other, see comment below..</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">250 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 145d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>Zum Thema Software-Alternativen haben wir (nicht nur für <a href="/tags/solawi/" rel="tag">#Solawi</a>) übrigens diese (unvollständige) Liste: <a href="https://www.solidarische-landwirtschaft.org/solawis-aufbauen/it-infrastruktur/software/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.solidarische-landwirtschaft.org/solawis-aufbauen/it-infrastruktur/software/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.solidarische-landwirtschaf</span><span class="invisible">t.org/solawis-aufbauen/it-infrastruktur/software/</span></a></p><p>Der ehrenamtliche AK Digitale Transformation freut sich über Unterstützung bei der Erweiterung dieser Liste! Kontakt-Info findet ihr auf der Seite.</p><p><a href="/tags/di_day/" rel="tag">#Di_day</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#oss</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#floss</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/diday/" rel="tag">#DiDay</a></p>

Is there an open source software license that forbids using LLMs to extend the code?<br><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/softwarelicensing/" rel="tag">#SoftwareLicensing</a><br>