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RE: https://mastodon.social/@workchronicles/116260028658995411
If this is the decision making process on your project, it means your project is fucked.
Yes, I have suffered through those projects. They mean project leadership is incompetent.
GitHub | load more | comedy gold
Only two.
#GitHub #UX #interject #hidden #history #OSS #legal #LGPL #GPL #licence #licencing #fork #revert
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Screenshot: an extremely noisy GitHub issue, with a prompt to load two hundred and thirty-three hidden items – immediately above an observation that there are two sides.
🚨 We detected malicious OpenVSX releases of Aqua Trivy (1.8.12 & 1.8.13) that injected natural-language prompts to weaponize local AI coding agents.
The releases occurred during a broader AI-powered attack targeting #OSS projects.
Full analysis ↓
https://socket.dev/blog/unauthorized-ai-agent-execution-code-published-to-openvsx-in-aqua-trivy-vs-code-extension
The Open Contributions Descriptor (OCD) is an open, machine-readable JSON format that allows an organization to publish a structured description of its participation in the open ecosystem.
It's still a bit in flux but the goal of OCD is to make organizational openness discoverable, interoperable, and automatable.
#opensource #openstandard #oss
🔗 Format https://github.com/ossbase-org/Open-Contributions-Descriptor/
🔗 Sample OCD at MISP https://misp-project.org/.well-known/open-contributions.json
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Viewer of an OCD file
Open Infrastructure Spotlight at FOSSASIA Summit 2026
ExpressVPN is leveraging its Platinum Sponsorship to host a media booth dedicated to open-source maintainers.
Focus areas:
• Maintainer roadmaps
• Security philosophy in OSS
• Open infrastructure resilience
• Community-driven development
With supply-chain risk and dependency transparency dominating 2026 security conversations, maintainers play a critical role in ecosystem stability.
If you're building open tools that impact security, privacy, or infrastructure - stop by and share your perspective.
Source: https://x.com/expressvpn/status/2024706099320934467?s=20
Comment below:
What’s the biggest security challenge facing open-source projects this year?
Follow @technadu for in-depth open-source and cybersecurity coverage.
#Infosec #OpenSourceSecurity #FOSSASIA2026 #Maintainers #SoftwareSupplyChain #OpenInfrastructure #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #OSS #SecurityCommunity
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ExpressVPN is leveraging its Platinum Sponsorship to host a media booth dedicated to open-source maintainers.
#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #tech #dev #SoftwareLicensing
A couple of my installation DVDs containing Open Source distributions from the CD and DVD era of storage.
#Linux #distro #distribution #Xorg $Legacy #programming #ALSA #OSS #technology #OpenSource #POSIX
The European Union surpassed the United States as the first source of pushes to public Git repositories on GitHub, and that doesn't count the alternatives like Gitlab and Codeberg where I assume there's an even larger fraction of European contributions.
https://innovationgraph.github.com/global-metrics/git-pushes
Como torrentero militante, solo puedo decir que AV1 ha aparecido con más frecuencia desde hace apenas un año (o que yo lo haya notado) en los rips de series o películas, al mismo tiempo H265 ha empezado a masificarse lo suficiente como para empezar a sustituir realmente a H264.
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source.
According to a new study from a team of researchers in Europe, vibe coding is killing open-source software (OSS) and it’s happening faster than anyone predicted.
💻 https://www.404media.co/vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source-software-researchers-argue/
#vibecoding #opensource #software #oss #vibe #linux #europe #kill #ai #LLMs #llm #smallprojects #noai #tailwinds
»#Europe shrugs off tariffs, plots to end tech reliance on US | Governments and businesses respond to #Trump pressures by upping spending in domestically controlled #infrastructure«
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/03/europe_tariffs_forrester/
»[#Germany: Cross-party] Parliamentary commission wants to end dependence on #US #tech giants and focus more on European open source solutions«
@vermaden @omar
I always use alsamixer -c0 up to cxx from the OSS alsa period since it's ncurses based & faster than GUI programs.
Many things in Linux were changed for good reason, but some are questionable. I don't use systemD init is easier to maintain. It aint broke so KISS
Pipewire is fun to add FX in my signal chain to my DAW, but for serious work I have a physical FX rack.
I understand why Wayland was made and only have it on my SBC Raspberry Pi5
#Ifconfig #ip #init #systemD #Xorg #Wayland #programming #pipewire #ALSA #OSS
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heisec/115964852363312825
Was bin ich froh, dass ich, wenn ich das lese, nicht mehr sofort schauen muss ob das Update verfügbar ist um es einzuspielen.
Kein MS #Windows, kein #Microsoft Office, kein Microsoft 365.
Ich bin so froh den Schritt hin zu #OSS gegangen zu sein. #Linux läuft klaglos. #LibreOffice sieht im Detail ein klein wenig anders aus und hat den einen oder anderen abweichenden Shortcut. Aber das ist alles kein Hexenwerk. Esntut was es soll, läuft gut und wenn man nicht #PowerUser ist fallen die kleinen Unterschiede nicht auf.
Die einzige #Software, die ich unter Linux vermisse ist #PowerBI. Da habe ich noch nix adäquates gefunden. Aber nur deswegen wieder Windows nutzen? Besonders #Windows11? Never!
curl maintainer @bagder said the project is shutting down its bug bounty program after maintainers were buried under low-quality, AI-generated slop reports. Security disclosure systems that assume unlimited #OSS maintainer labor are reaching their limits.
https://socket.dev/blog/curl-shuts-down-bug-bounty-program-after-flood-of-ai-slop-reports
🌟 Introducing BSD.cafe 🌟
Excited to present the first building block of the BSD Cafe project! When I registered this domain months ago, I envisioned a themed bar where we can casually chat about *BSD systems, Linux, and Open-Source technology among friends, acquaintances, and patrons. But like any bar, discussions can cover a wide range of topics while respecting everyone.
BSD.cafe will be a hub for various tools and services, powered by *BSD.
The first brick is a new Mastodon instance, a gateway to the Fediverse. Registration is open, and the server will be moderated under clear guidelines promoting good behavior and zero tolerance for hate towards anyone. Inclusivity, respect, and constructive dialogue are the key values of this new instance.
The main server is currently hosted in Finland on a small VM, based on #FreeBSD. Services are divided into VNET jails, connected in a LAN via a local bridge. A VPN system is also present and have been able to move individual jails to different, more powerful, machines.
Multimedia data and cache are hosted on another physical server (FreeBSD, within a jail), with Cloudflare in front. The aim is to cache and geodistribute data, reducing network traffic on the main VPS.
Reverse proxy (frontend), mail server, media server, and the instance itself are reachable via #ipv6.
The instance started empty. No unnecessary content was pre-loaded; I want it to grow organically based on users' interests and following. There won't be any preemptive blocks at this stage. Users are encouraged to promptly report anything they find worth flagging.
Join us at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe to build a constructive and inclusive community—a safe and relaxing space for everyone.
Our wiki, located at https://wiki.bsd.cafe, features essential links and articles related to the BSD world. It provides an overview of the tools, services, rules, uptime, and more information about the BSD Cafe Services.
A Matrix server, a Miniflux RSS Reader, the Wiki itself, and the BlendIT Lemmy instance are all part of the BSD Cafe services, with more to come.
#BSD #OpenSource #Fediverse #Community #Tech #Networking #Mastodon #Inclusivity #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Linux #OSS #SysAdmin #Miniflux #RSS #Matrix
What are the most successful Open Source projects that are still relevant?
* Linux
* Android (OSSiness is becoming questionable)
* Firefox
* LibreOffice (not sure if this qualifies to successful)
Simon Willison on porting OSS code:
> I think that if “they might train on my code is enough to drive you away from open source, your open source values are distinct enough from mine that I’m not ready to invest significantly in keeping you. I’ll put that effort into welcoming the newcomers instead.
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/11/answers/
This feels very much like colonialism; take over all the #OSS code, drive the original developers away, and give the colonizers the code as a welcome present.
@vonpearly @zendis Dieses Sabatical nicht. Aber München hat damals das Projekt #LiMux gehabt. Umstellung der Verwaltung auf #OpenSource. Das Projekt war Ende 2013 abgeschlossen, ein Erfolg und sparte Geld.
Es gab dann einen eMail-Blackout. Verursacht durch eine kommerzielle Software. Es lag nicht an #OSS. Dennoch wurde #FOSS in Frage gestellt.
#Microsoft zog dann den deutschen Hauptsitz 2016 um nach München. 2017 fiel im Stadtrat die Entscheidung alles zurück auf Windows.
Das zeitliche Zusammentreffen der letzten beiden Punkte zu beurteilen überlasse ich jedem selber. Ich weiß, was ich daraus schließe.
2020 beschloss die Stadtregierung dann zurück zu OSS zu gehen. Dieses wurde aber nie gemacht. Wer den Beschluss ignorierte und dagegen handelte ist mir nicht bekannt.
Ab 2022 kam dann auf alle Rechner #Windows und MS Office. #Libreoffice sollte dann bis 2023 auch wieder vollständig verschwinden.
Nachzulesen bei Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux
Der Microsoft Vertrag ist innerhalb der Regierung Bayerns umstritten. Gut so.
Während Bayerns Digitalminister Mehring von den Freien Wählern die Auffassung vertritt, dass das Projekt aufgrund der massiv geänderten geopolitischen Lage neu zu bewerten ist, auch in Bezug auf Unabhängigkeit, wirft ihm Finanzminister Füracker von der CDU sowas wie "Fake News" vor.
Füracker sagt ferner: „Die Sicherheit der Daten des Freistaats Bayern ist unser zentrales Anliegen."
Was für eine Farce. Würde es ihm wirklich um Datensicherheit gehen, würde er sofort alles von US Konzernen rausschmeißen und auf quelloffene Standards setzen.
Hört der Mann sich eigentlich selber zu wenn er redet?
Wir sollten alle mehr Schleswig Holstein wagen
#linux #opensource #oss #foss #unplugtrump #unplugbigtech #fuckusa
#Linux 2025 – ein subjektiver Rückblick | linuxnews.de https://linuxnews.de/linux-2025-ein-subjektiver-rueckblick/ #Ubuntu
#Debian
#ArtificialIntelligence #Wayland #X11 #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #OSS #FreeSoftware
I watch most of the #Linus and Dirk shows but this weeks from #OSS #japan is a good one. It's hard to avoid mentions of #ai in the #tech world but Linus is at his pragmatic best here. I liked him pointing out that smarter #compilers have made us 1000x more productive but even if #llm's make us 10x or 100x more productive they are just #tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEzdHYjY_RU& #youtube
"Politics" isn't only about institutions. It's about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn't do if they weren't paid and/or didn't need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn't spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren't corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.
#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #OpenSourceSoftware #tech #dev #SoftwareDevelopment #politics #economics #corporations
🤖 New autonomous code analyzer outperforms humans in OSS zero-day discovery! Severity: CRITICAL. No CVE yet, but European orgs using OSS should bolster code auditing, monitoring, and patch readiness. Full details: https://radar.offseq.com/threat/autonomous-code-analyzer-beats-all-human-teams-at--1c48a073 #OffSeq #ZeroDay #OSS #Infosec
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Critical threat: Autonomous code analyzer beats all human teams at OSS zero-day competition
In future, I will only send this link to @switchingsoftware when people ask me again what is good for what on the PC. Unfortunately, many still say they are skeptical, but in reality they are too lazy to learn and teach themselves.
#opensource #software #freetoolfriday #tools #freetool #findalternatives #oss #switchingsoftware #alternative #it
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switching.software
Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software
Ich vertraue #Huawei genausowenig wie #Cisco oder #Ericssson:
- Soweit wie ich auf dem Rücken liegend gen Himmel pissen kann ohne nass zu werden!
Wenns nach mir ginge wäre #OpenSourceHardware & #OpenSourceSoftware gesetzlich verpflichtend - ohne Ausnahmen!
#FLOSS #FLOSH #OSS #OSH #OpenSource #Transparenz #DEpol #EUpol #USpol #CNpol #Backdoors #Backdoor #Govware