Rasheed Ahmed @rasheedahmed@librem.one

Why FLOSS matters: Open-source software means transparent code, community-driven security, and freedom from Big Tech control. https://puri.sm/posts/the-case-for-free-libre-and-open-source-software-enhancing-security-and-privacy-in-the-digital-age/ #Purism #Librem5 #PureOS

@delta @strypey @praveen @thunderbird @cketti I agree that should be the default for every email client. Delta shows how "easily" it can be done. Right now encrypted mail is a pain to set up if you don't understand it, which is why so few use it.

This is the stuff! "Open Source did not destroy my creative agency!" 💖#UbuntuSummit

A story of a design agency only using free and open source software, from Ryan George of https://mastodon.art/@freehive

Why isn’t software funded by taxpayers released as Free Software? 🤔💻

We need legislation 📜 requiring publicly financed software to be #FreeSoftware. If it’s public money 💰, it should be public code! 👨‍💻👩‍💻

Code paid by the people should be available to the people! 🙌 #PublicCode

👉 https://publiccode.eu/

🚀✨ Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream! 🍦🛹

The illustrated story is now an animated movie 🎥
➡️ https://media.fsfe.org/w/j1c6LQVZ8qnCLLwpXMuw3M

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

Hey, we are #newhere. Do you want to receive official emergency alerts worldwide with just one app? The #FOSSPublicAlertServer allows apps to receive near real-time push notifications via #unifiedPush about emergency alerts from over 280 official CAP Alert Publisher. This project is a collaboration of @foss_warn and @kde. The server is still under development, but we are working on a first beta version in the near future. 🚀

Stay tuned...

Traditionally #FreeSoftware projects are driven by developers or for profit companies (sometimes governments funding specific projects). Users without programming skills usually can't influence the direction of a project. People talk about developers not getting paid for developing Free Software and users demanding more from volunteers. I think we have to rethink about this model and try to address this disconnect. @prav and https://codema.in/debphoshfund are trying to address this.

Thinking of starting a “50 for FOSS” pledge campaign.

If you:

- Work in tech
- Can comfortably pay all your bills
- Regularly use free/open-source software

Then on the 5th of every month, you choose a piece of software you appreciate and find a way to pay $50 for it. Ko-fi. GitHub sponsorship. OSS collectives. Open an issue in the repo or email the maintainer if you have to.

We have to insist on paying for the software we use.

Does this already exist?

#programming #opensource #foss

Software freedom is the prerequisite for many of the issues people struggle with when it comes to technology, privacy breaches, user lock-in, DRM, and hardware obsolescence. The role of freedom in privacy cannot be ignored. Support #FreeSoftware https://fsf.org

EFF has new cryptocurrency wallet addresses as of August 22, 2024. Thanks for all of the ways that you support privacy and free speech online. https://www.eff.org/pages/other-ways-give-and-donor-support#crypto

🕹️ Title: Minetest
🦊️ What's: A libre sandbox game
🏡️ https://www.minetest.net
🐣️ https://github.com/minetest
🦉️ https://fosstodon.org/@Minetest
🔖 #LinuxGaming #ShareYourGames #Flagship #Sandbox #Voxel #Adventure #Survival
📦️ #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📖 Our entry: https://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/

🥁️ Update: 5.9.0
⚗️ Major upgrade (Stable) 🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/minetest/minetest/releases.atom

🏝️https://www.youtube.com/embed/dBi-6TBgUv4
🦝️https://www.youtube.com/embed/g6Fyav6FiIs
🦝️[fr]https://www.youtube.com/embed/56Wkj4mTDIA
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q4CmFH-r5Vg

Diversity in tech isn't just good - it's vital. PureOS: Secure, private, and free from Big Tech monopolies. #ChooseFreedom
https://puri.sm/posts/avoiding-a-monoculture-with-secure-diverse-technology/

Do you like the book Ada & Zangemann? Help spread the word!
🔹Suggest or donate the book to your public library
🔸Write a review or give your feedback to your book store
🔹Offer schools, youth clubs or elderly homes to have a book reading there
https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann/

#softwarefreedom