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paul, 6 days ago to devops

There are several #MastoDev 'Help Wanted' requests from the Mastodon #developers if you are a #coder #Programmer

*Use /search for search (/search?query=something)
*Move account secrets to a dedicated table (and encrypt it?)
*Add a way for the user to select which languages they understand
*Allow admins to configure instance favicon and logo
*Allow searching for hashtags in admin UI
*Convert Redux state to Typescript #MastoAdmin #devops #Programmers #dev.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/labels/help%20welcome

downey, 11 days ago to tv

Yes, you can still buy 4K TV's that are not "Smart" (surveillance). They're called "commercial displays" and as a bonus, they're more durable, too.

Prices start at $550 US for a 55-inch Samsung model.

#SurveillanceCapitalism #SmartTV #TV

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Flat-Panel-Displays/ci/16073/N/4205668456?sort=PRICE_LOW_TO_HIGH&filters=fct_display-size_4953%3A55in%7C65in

downey, 16 days ago to ai

So is anybody planning a fork of Nextcloud without the AI enshittification yet?

So disappointing.

#Nextcloud #AI #enshittification

downey, 18 days ago to microsoft

:microsoft: ➡️ :matrix: 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

downey, 21 days ago to ai

:boost_love: 🧠 Boost if you wish investors and marketers would start investing money into HI (Human Intelligence) again.

#HI #HumanIntelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #enshittification

downey, 23 days ago to opensource

Enjoying the knowledge shared by @vmbrasseur about #OpenSource governance, aka "infrastructure for humans". Valuable insights – read them here:

https://archive.org/details/ossna2024-governancebyexample

#OSSummit #OSSNA

downey, 24 days ago to random

🤕 Someday we will reach the achievement of not forcing people to be tracked via QR codes to link shorteners in order to read references in presentations.

#OSSummit #OSSNA

downey, 24 days ago to opensource

#Valkey 7.2.5 released today to continue the #OpenSource legacy of #Redis.

https://valkey.io/download/

#OSSummit #OSSNA

downey, 24 days ago to random

Great to see #veilid as a member of the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance to balance the voices of big tech. Have been tracking the hard work of @thegibson and others for quite a while now, and its P2P approach is one of the most inspiring developments on the horizon.

#OSSummit #OSSNA

downey, 24 days ago to fdroid

"Just search for 'Linux Foundation Events' in your app store to find our brand new [proprietary?] AI-powered app!"

• Jim Zemlin @ #OSSNA

#OSSNA24 #FDroid #hypocrisy

downey, 1 month ago to beeper

:matrix: TIL that #Beeper the #Matrix based unified chat utility, has been acquired by #Automattic.

https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/

downey, 1 month ago to Matrix

:fdroid: Happy #FDroidFriday! What apps have you found useful this week?

📸 A lot of people like to take #photos and share them with specific family or friends over time. If you want to do this without Big Tech in the way, check out #Circles.

It's still technically in Beta, but works great. It runs entirely over the #Matrix protocol and uses encrypted rooms to manage your sharing and commenting. You can use their homeserver, or your own existing one.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.futo.circles

#FDroid #Android

downey, 1 month ago to random

Has any #MastoAdmin noticed when the "Custom message when sign-ups are not available" stopped being shown to visitors?

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/29855

downey, 1 month ago to Matrix

"You have to understand, we’re responsible for taxpayer money here. We can’t just make a donation to your open source project."

— a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially

Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:

https://matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-source-publicly-funded-service/

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability

downey, 1 month ago to ads

🤦‍♂️ Mozilla has apparently decided to get into the advertising business.

"We are growing the #Mozilla #Ads team to create a digital #advertising platform that is consistent with Mozilla’s principles. As an early member of the product team you will help drive our vision to best serve users and advertisers with effective #privacy respecting ad products."

🤨

downey, 1 month ago to fdroid

Apropos of nothing, a periodic reminder that #FDroid is designed to not have outages.

https://f-droid.org

#Android #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Apple #IOS #AppStore

downey, 1 month ago to threads

TFW someone buys investment property in your neighborhood is suddenly welcomed as a "neighbor" by everyone on your block

#Threads #Fediverse

downey, 1 month ago to random

🎉 6️⃣ 🎂 Happy birthday, FLOSS.social!

"When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I'm as clever as clever,
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever."

— A. A. Milne

fromjason, 1 month ago to threads

The reason why #Threads and #Mastodon are incompatible is that Mastodon is a community, and Threads is a market. That's it.

It's not big Fed vs small Fedi. It's not platforms vs protocols.

It's communities vs markets.

Communities are supportive and markets are extractive. Communities answer to those who must live with decisions made. Markets answer to money.

And wouldn't you know it, those contrasting forces influence people's behaviors, goals, and motivations for engaging with others.

downey, 1 month ago to random

:trans_heart: Being a trans ally is easier than you think.

#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV

Animation with people doing various small acts of comfort and support.

downey, 1 month ago to privacy

:fists_raised: 👁️ Mass protests used to offer a degree of safety in numbers. Facial recognition technology changes the equation.

📰 Read "The changing face of protest":

https://restofworld.org/2024/facial-recognition-government-protest-surveillance/

#privacy #facialRecognition #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #protest

BrideOfLinux, 1 month ago to random

Ya know, Mozilla has kinda like become the laughing stock of open-source, I think as I shake my head sadly: Mozilla Drops New Privacy Partner After CEO Found Tethered To Data Brokers https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/28/mozilla-drops-new-privacy-partner-after-ceo-found-tethered-to-data-brokers/

drewdevault, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Quick FOSS legal literacy quiz

Imagine the following situation: your project is MIT licensed. Someone takes the whole project and white-labels it (changes the name), then sells it commercially without providing the source code or sharing any of the sales revenue with you. They include "Copyright <your name>" and a copy of the MIT license in the "about" page of the software.

Is this allowed?