#Pixelfed and other #Fediverse platforms like #Mastodon were just mentioned on German television (ZDF) :

Trump and his new big tech autocracy: Trump, Musk & Co are trying to dismantle the state at high speed. A culture war has broken out. Is democracy in danger?

How dangerous is this and what can Europe do to counter it? Will the EU's democratic rules stand up to the superiority of US big tech?

https://www.zdf.de/video/reportagen/aspekte-106/trump-demokratie-usa-musk-100

I had cause to use GIMP today, my first time working with shiny version 3.

Even without using the the headlines features like non-destructive editing and auto-expanding layers, the whole UI has had a polish and feels really nice to use, especially in my distro's violet-and-dark Mokka theme.

Great job, everyone!

#Linux #GIMP #Software #OpenSource

Embed content such as markdown files from a git repo into your #MediaWiki.

We just released version 3.0.0 of the External Content extension, adding compatibility for MediaWiki 1.40 up to 1.43 LTS.

External Content is free and #OpenSource software. Learn more at https://professional.wiki/en/extension/external-content

R in Maine: Connecting Ecologists, Medical Researchers, and Data Scientists

Donald Szlosek, the MaineR Users Group organizer, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the group’s transition from a city-based meetup to a statewide community and its efforts to engage a diverse audience. He highlighted his work in real-world evidence studies, where R is critical in causal inference and machine learning validation.

https://r-consortium.org/posts/r-in-maine-connecting-ecologists-medical-researchers-and-data-scientists/

#Hivemind: do have any recommendations for trustworthy and affordable #transcription software? If it's open source and European even better! Thanks!
#software #FOSS #OpenSource #Comms

#openSUSE Tumbleweed is now powered by #Linux kernel 6.14

Oh, how long could changing one line of code possibly take? A minute? Maybe ten? Surely not over six hours!

For context, this line caused a bug when using the inline toolbar in a nested (multi-column) editor. That’s because Editor.js isn’t really designed with nested instances in mind and which is why we have a fork with a couple of small changes like this.

Gumroad announced they had become #OpenSource today, but that isn't really the case:

https://danb.me/blog/gumroad-is-not-open-source/

The latest proprietary #VSCode extension that no longer works in non-Microsoft builds of the MIT licensed VS Code source code appears to be C and C++ support.

Your regular reminder: every day more of VSCode functionality is proprietary, and increasingly #FOSS hostile.

#FreeeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300

Umfrage zur Linux Installation!

Ich möchte herausfinden, wie die Community die Benutzerfreundlichkeit von Linux einschätzt. In dieser Umfrage geht es darum, verschiedene Aspekte der Benutzerfreundlichkeit zu bewerten, darunter die Installation, die Benutzeroberfläche, die Verfügbarkeit von Software und die allgemeine Lernkurve. Eure Meinungen sind wichtig, um ein besseres Verständnis dafür zu bekommen, wie Linux im Vergleich zu anderen Betriebssystemen wahrgenommen wird. Ich freue mich auf eure Antworten und darauf, die vielfältigen Perspektiven zu diesem spannenden Thema zu hören!

Fangen wir mit dem ersten Punkt an:

Wie einfach oder schwierig war die Installation von Linux für euch im Vergleich zu anderen Betriebssystemen?

Microsoft wird 50 Jahre alt. Von der Garage zum Tech-Giganten. Doch ihr Monopol und ihre Geschäftspraktiken sind oft fragwürdig. Wir brauchen mehr Open Source und weniger Abhängigkeit von Großkonzernen! #Microsoft #OpenSource #Monopol​ #EinfacheSprache

Our team explains Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro
(what are they? why develop them?), the values behind them, and why the core desktop and mobile apps will never be behind a paywall. Read more and get the facts beneath the hype: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/

#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance Cameras
The surveillance camera company Flock sent #DeFlock a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back.
DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 #ALPR around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by #Motorola.
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

When paired with the Blur My Shell extension on GNOME Shell, Tauon 8.0 looks seriously slick https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/tauon-8-0-app-update-transparent-linux

Passionate about integrating #OpenSource innovation into #HigherEducation #Libraries? Join #Apereo on April 9 at 11AM ET for a MicroConference featuring Cyril Oberlander, #Library Dean at Cal State, Humboldt.

Cyril will delve into how libraries serve as open learning infrastructures, enhancing student experiences.

He will share insights from the Open Innovation Lab, highlighting #OSS projects like the world's first 3D Digital Herbarium.

Register at: https://www.apereo.org/conferences/2025/04/april-2025-open-innovation-lab-library-cyril-oberlander

Open Deep Search arrives to challenge Perplexity and ChatGPT Search https://venturebeat.com/ai/open-deep-search-arrives-to-challenge-perplexity-and-chatgpt-search/ #AI #DeepSearch #OpenSource

Si vous doutiez encore de la pertinence des logiciels libres et gratuits (FOSS) et de l'importance de quitter ou de fortement vous distancer des GAFAM. Tant sur le plan éthique que pour vos données personnelles ou le soutien de la Silicon Valley aux idées d'extrême droite.
#logicielslibres #foss #OpenSource #opensourcesoftware #europe #gafam

Lemmy as an non-US alternative to Reddit, using people-owned servers

Here's a post that explains what Lemmy is - it's a decentralised link aggregator that's an alternative to Reddit .

See: https://old.reddit.com/r/BoycottUnitedStates/comments/1jrcrh6/lemmy_as_an_nonus_alternative_to_red_dit_using/

It lists some of the largest Lemmy instances by country, as well as an FAQ on how it works.

We've been boosting a bunch of posts from Lemmy instances, since it's based on ActivityPub protocol, so it's interopable with Mastodon.

But we're thinking of joining Lemmy, just to be able to use and test it and form an opinion. The tricky bit is choosing an instance . We care more about a nice and open community to diversity of opinions than if it's in Poland or Finland or any other EU country. (suggestions?)

Grrreat news! We've just moved 13 of Tunera's fonts from Gitlab to Codeberg (a git hosting service based in Berlin). That was a lot of work because many specimens were also updated and some font files re-exported. We hope that everything is working correctly!
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#openSource #JoinCodeberg #codeberg #typography #fonts #tuneratypefoundry #migration