Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one

Well my employer has decided to partner with Palantir, which means it's time for me to find a new job. I was a lot more willing to make 40% less than market rate when I knew my employer wasn't funding concentration camps because they want AI coding tools.

Anyway of you need a UX designer/researcher who knows his way around government regulations, healthcare, enterprise software I'm looking!

@fdroidorg removing f-droid repo and adding it back also seems to work 🌈

So, the #Austrian Parliament ignores all expert opinion and ratifies a law to allow #statetrojan #spyware to be bought and used, making the whole population less safe while spending tax money on (non-EU) malware instead of more actual police forces. #Karner has won - at least until #VfGh nullifies it (again) - in getting his legal illusion past the Parliament, even though it can't be technically implemented as written in the law.

https://orf.at/stories/3399187/

> Nach jahrelanger Diskussion ist die Messengerüberwachung am Mittwoch vom Nationalrat ermöglicht worden. Widerstand gab es nicht nur von FPÖ und Grünen, sondern auch innerhalb der Koalition von NEOS-Abgeordneten. Mit der Vorlage wird es dem Staatsschutz künftig möglich sein, unverschlüsselte und verschlüsselte Nachrichten bei Diensten wie WhatsApp und Signal auszulesen.

To all developers of #FOSS:

I'm interested in your experiences and opinions of funding #FOSS. How to maintain freedom and secure financial stability.

Which strategies work, which don't? Like: grants from public institutions, donations from companies, donations from users, subscription models, ad revenue, sponsors, etc. etc.
What are your experiences with those strategies?

And: Do you think an anonymous payment system like #GNUTaler, along with its anonymous subscription service capabilities, could be helpful and to what degree?

What other ideas do you have?

I'm looking forward to answers, comments and shares!

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) has been live since last week, what you've missed:

* More categories and a Client bugfix WiP
* More appid and key changes
* #DAVx5 now with #UnifiedPush support
* #FennecFDroid search engine shenanigans, check your settings now!
* 15 years on #OSMAnd and better navigation
+ 4 new apps
& 131 more updates

Get up to speed: https://f-droid.org/2025/07/03/twif.html

In a world where data privacy is increasingly important, CoMaps stands out. We believe that your navigation data is yours, and only yours.

· No identify people: CoMaps does not know who you are.
· No tracking: The app does not track your locations.
· No data collection: Data is not collected.

Join us with a navigation app that prioritizes your privacy.

Would you like to end the constant drumbeat of ill-informed legislative proposals that threaten to destroy end-to-end #encryption in #OpenSource #software? Are you from #Europe? Can you demonstrate your expertise? Then why not apply to join the European Commission's Expert Group for a Technology Roadmap on Encryption (E04005). Deadline is September 1st, don't be late.

https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=4005

We are delighted to announce that we have received a #Zerodha #FLOSSfund grant https://floss.fund/blog/update-2025-may/
This is a great way to highlight the global magnitude of libre software. Ideas, development, or funding are not centralized in one place. No one is buying the power; everybody can contribute as they can and want. We will use this budget to improve #Weblate UX and implement some major features that were waiting to get boosted by funding.

" #Trump has an opportunity to match his administration’s actions to its rhetoric: stand up for fair markets and let Europe’s pro-competition law run its course. That would reaffirm that America’s edge comes from innovation, not coddling yesterday’s tech monopolists." #DMA https://www.ft.com/content/dc03021b-07c9-4960-9b5c-9a92325474d7

⚠️ In four days Gemini wants to scan your phone ⚠️

Stop #Google now: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

#GeminiAI #Google #Android #PrivacyMatters

Brave for Android is now available as an F-Droid repository! 📱🤖

This officially-supported repository allows you to install the browser and get automatic updates without using the Google Play app.

We're excited to make our browser available on a decentralized and account-free platform that's free of Big Tech restrictions and tracking.

Learn how to install Brave for Android through our F-Droid repository here: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Installing-Brave-on-Android

☀️ Summer is here 🚀 and so is the new release of the OpenAndroidInstaller v0.5.5-beta ☀️

Fresh bits:
- Fixed #Windows issues
- Transparent device pics ✨
- Dropped old driver recs
- NEW DEVICES: moto g5s (montana) & moto g5 plus (potter) - thanks @SirRGB

Grab it 👉 https://github.com/openandroidinstaller/OpenAndroidInstaller/releases/tag/v0.5.5-beta

#OpenAndroidInstaller #Android #FOSS #Linux #Motorola #CustomROM

Google Tightens Android Sideloading—At What Cost to Digital Freedom?

Google has begun blocking sideloaded Android apps in Singapore, citing security concerns over apps requesting sensitive permissions like SMS and accessibility services.

Read the blog at Purism:
https://puri.sm/posts/google-restricts-android-sideloading-what-it-means-for-user-autonomy-and-the-future-of-mobile-freedom/