Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one

Using FOSS apps is the first step, the next one is having them reproducibly built.

Is your keyboard reproducible, verified or none? Find out in https://f-droid.org/2025/03/04/even-my-keyboard-is-built-reproducibly.html

We have just added #Firefox Klar to our #FDroid repository of apps. Firefox Klar is a browser with a unique approach to privacy: it is designed around the idea that the user does not want to keep any personal info around. It makes it really easy to just wipe everything and start from zero. In the past, Firefox Klar was included in @fdroidorg but it has become too hard to maintain the free fork that strips out the Google proprietary bits. Hopefully #Mozilla will make a #free build possible again.

I can’t overstate how excited I am that @sovtechfund is investing in the core technology powering OpenStreetMap. Throughout my years in open source, OSM and its incredible global community of volunteers have always been close to me. It was one of the first profound examples of the power of openness and its impact on digital sovereignty and personal autonomy.

"A lot of people tell themselves that they ‘need to do something’ but don’t how to start. I felt that way at first, too.

A community-driven model is an incredible opportunity to get those people involved. It shows that we can achieve a lot if we band together, which is an antidote to the doomerism of our time."

#rewilding #youtube #nature #community #crowdsourcing #conservation #ecology

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-group-using-youtube-to-rewild-the-planet/

Sell your Tesla, buy an e-bike, or 5 even. I know you didn't know, but now you do. Spring is nearly here, perfect time for two wheels. You can do it! You will thank me later, I promise. #teslatakedown #tesla #boston

Congratulations to Gints Zilbalodis and the entire Flow film crew for the Academy Award win!

Flow is the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small independent team is able to create a story that moves audiences worldwide.

Thank you for the shout out! 🧡 #b3d

Because <reasons> in #Austria right now, we seem to again have the debate about "chat surveillance" (#chatcontrol) on the (newly forming) government level...

The arguments and facts have not changed, so I am just posting my last public presentation slides [https://www.mayrhofer.eu.org/talk/secure-messaging-and-attacks-against-it/2024-08-29_Secure-Messenger-Attacks.pdf] and recording [https://media.ccc.de/v/26cd6d27-247f-5cf3-8adb-54c87bc372b2] again. Oh, and https://www.ins.jku.at/chatcontrol/ is still unchanged as well.

To our new (and old) policymakers: Maybe read/listen and then we can happily talk efficiently about any new ideas that might come up?

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.

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

Organising such a huge conference like #Fosdem requires lots of time and energy. Thanks to the #fosdem organising team, all the devroom organisers, the speakers, and all the attendees who contributed to the successful event. 👏👏👏👏

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)

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.