We have a new blog post about the Mobifree project and our role in it.
In short, it's a human-centered, ethical alternative, that champions privacy over profit and believes in collaboration, sustainability and inclusiveness.
Friendly reminder if you're an open source developer in the mobile ecosystem:
You still have time until 1st of June to apply for a #mobifree grant.
Looks like #Israel will pass a key point in its war on #Hamas: its own response will kill more of their own people than the original attack. This already happened long ago for #Hamas, more were killed in this war than all since 1948. The #US lost more of its own people in the wars of #Iraq and #Afghanistan than in the Sept 11th attacks. These facts clearly demonstrate who gains from these kinds of wars. The leaders who drive them do so to stay in power, not to serve their people interests.
"Die fehlende Zustimmung Österreichs zum EU-Renaturierungsgesetz blockiert derzeit den Beschluss dieses Gesetzes im EU-Umweltministerrat.
Die Unterzeichnenden dieser Petition ersuchen jedes einzelne Bundesland, dem Gesetz zuzustimmen."
https://www.renaturierungsgesetz.at/
#EU #NatureRestorationLaw #Österreich #Austria #Natur #nature #petition
Which flag best symbolises Europe's unity?
Many ideas were submitted to the Council of Europe in the 1950s, but the 🇪🇺 EU flag was unanimously adopted on 8 December 1955.
Seven decades on, the flag embodies the values of unity, solidarity, diversity and harmony and is the most recognisable symbol of our European identity.
Ahead of #EuropeDay, get to know it ⬇️
The F-Droid Board of Directors got an update with a few new faces, some remaining ones and one leaving.
#golang's core crypto/tls library merged client #ECH support! It should be included in the Go v1.23 release. Server-side support is still in the works.
Now that #Apple is removing ever more apps from their Chinese app stores, it looks like Chinese mobile buyers are leaving Apple in droves. Most recently it was #Signal, #Telegram, #WhatsApp, and more. True to their #gatekeeper status, Apple locks users in with no other supported option for installing apps. For Android devices, there are lots of app stores available.
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It's a Big Freaking Deal when we can move any #UnitedNations organization away from #Microsoft.
The system-wide IT shop UNICC has announced its move to #Matrix:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-united-nations-ditches-big-tech-in-a-bid-for-security
The lack of direct funding to all the code maintainers the #gatekeeper monopoly companies rely on is a clear sign how little they actually care about security. They have massive profit margins, so they have the cash. And a company can just give cash to devs. I know this because #Google in early #Android days just handed @guardianproject $100,000 to do what we were doing. Among other things, we used that to work on IOCipher, our per-app encryption lib, back when Android stored files unencrypted.
Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022.
Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.
We need to publicly support communities like @postmarketOS who work on making these phones repurposable, and @gnome that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.
It's pretty unsavory how everybody talks about #MarketPlaces when it comes to platforms for distributing apps. I guess because of #DMA. But it's important to take a step back and appreciate that like many other #FOSS platforms #FDroid is not a maket place, it's a #commons.
We’re excited to share details about STF’s investment in @gnome to improve accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem. Learn more about the comprehensive plan to modernize the platform and support features in the public interest:
Tell the U.S. Senate: RISAA does not reform mass surveillance — it greatly expands who can be surveilled and why. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-u-s-senate-stop-risaa-the-fisa-mass-surveillance-expansion
Every time I do tech support for my family I get very angry about people who whine about lacking "tech literacy".
90% of the stuff I have to teach them is how to navigate manipulative software and dark patterns. This has nothing to do with tech, but with capitalism. Tech is not complicated, it is just made maximally confusing on purpose to remove agency.
Better tech ed won't fix this.
We need your help! Call your senators and tell them to vote NO on reauthorizing and expanding Section 702. https://eff.org/risaa
Welcome to Stephen Farrell as #curl commit author 1260: https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/11922
"Just search for 'Linux Foundation Events' in your app store to find our brand new [proprietary?] AI-powered app!"
- Jim Zemlin @ #OSSNA