Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one
Joined Aug 2019
@noodlemaz I totally agree. In this case, there was already so many people highlighting that the attacker had a Syrian passport that it is important to point out that savior also had a Syrian passport. Perhaps that's just the story the local media in Austria. I don't know so much how this was reported outside of Austria.
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We’re excited to announce that the Sovereign Tech Fund is supporting two key initiatives to improve security and transparency in the Java ecosystem with the @EclipseFdn
These efforts focus on integrating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation into build pipelines and enhancing vulnerability management across all Eclipse Foundation projects.
@noodlemaz there is a lot of anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner sentiment in many places of the world these days, so it is important to point out that if someone is foreign or an immigrant, that has nothing to do whether they are a good person or not.
This is the best meditation I know. There is something magical about effortlessly gliding some distance above a landscape.
"Please, if something like this happens again, you have to do something. You can’t just stand there, take photos and film videos."
@drwhax it has served me well, at times, though I'm a bit out of the habit now. To try it, I just took a cheap wooden table and screwed wood onto the legs to make it the right height. Then I stuck it in a corner of a room, since it is a bit wobbly. The total cost was like 30€, ~20€ for a used table off the internet, and ~10€ for screws and extra wood.
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The Debian Release Team is keeping pace: the first trixie freeze step (transition and toolchain freeze) is coming next month! https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2025/01/msg00004.html #debian #trixie
@lily @fdroidorg Is there something in particular that you will miss?
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The fact that #FOSDEM is free to attend is also crazy. It makes the overall vibe different from other conferences. Sure you have to pay for travel and accommodation but if you have the money spare it's absolutely worth it especially if you want to meet specific people.
I've been four times, although only twice paid for by my employer at the time (one of the self-funded ones I travelled on my motorbike: 120 miles in the UK then about the same on Europe mainland to Brussels. Loved the experience)
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There's nothing like #FOSDEM. Maybe if you're in a particular community that doesn't have a devroom so doesn't attract so many people it's not the same but finding people you know face to face and making new contacts is so valuable. But there's something for every open source developer.
Talk highlight? I've got to go with @edent's on the UK COVID tracing app. Even if you're not UK based it was a lesson in how government works and dealing with the abuse on Twitter. Superbly presented too.
The first time I went to FOSDEM, I was constantly explaining what F-Droid was to people who never heard of it. I was introducing it and promoting it.
Second FOSDEM, people said "oh yeah, I heard of it, what does it do?"
Third FOSDEM, people said "I'm a user!"
Fourth FOSDEM, I listened to people tell other people what F-Droid is, and heard groups of people talking about it as the app store that everyone in the group had on their phone.
It has been quite a ride!
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"Across Canada and the U.S., a growing number of shuttered #golf courses are being rewilded.
"At least four courses in California, and a handful of others in the U.S., U.K. and Australia, have been bought by non-profits, cities or land trusts and turned into #nature preserves or #parks in recent years, leading to an increase in #wildlife sightings, plant species and tree cover."
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Copyright law affects everything we do on the internet. So why do some lawmakers and powerful companies still think they can write new copyright law behind closed doors, with ordinary internet users on the outside? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/dont-make-copyright-law-smoke-filled-rooms
@gwagner The traditional style that they mention is rapidly disappearing under the crushing mass of the flood of tourists from all over. Whenever I see an article like that, it reminds me that the real version is dying out. A small portion of society is focused on selling it all out and cashing in as much as possible. Die Piefke Saga is like a documentary...
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We want to draw attention to one of the new Administration's Executive Orders that directly impacts the freedom tools that people around the world depend on to fight censorship, and protect their security and anonymity.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/executive-order-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship
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Major internet freedom, censorship circumvention, and encryption tools made by groups like Tor Project, Guardian Project, and OONI have been severely impacted by Trump’s State Department executive order freezing foreign aid https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/executive-order-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship
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What can Open Source do for Europe?
Open source is the basis for Europe’s critical digital infrastructure, from public services to cybersecurity. To keep it reliable and secure, we need sustainable support and long-term investments. Our CEO Adriana Groh will speak on a high-level panel at the EU Open Source Policy Summit about how Germany made the significant strides by building an organization like the Sovereign Tech Agency to strengthen the open source ecosystem in the public interest.
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The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement. X evolved into a place where people we care about don't feel safe. You are very much invited to follow us on https://bits.debian.org , on https://micronews.debian.org/ , or any media as listed on https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity/otherSN #debian
@drwhax Nice! I just checked, and mine hits a decade later this year! It has been a great and trusty little device.
Joined Aug 2019
