This Saturday 5 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Germany and #France (all times local)! 🚀

* Repair-Café Kahlgrund, Niedersteinbach (#Bayern), 10h30-16h

* ComputerCafe Stuttgart Kaltental, #Stuttgart, 13h-17h30

* Premier Samedi du Libre, #Paris, 14h-18h

For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

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Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No new hardware or licensing costs 2. Enhanced Security 3. Good for the planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better user Control """"

A continuation of an article that was a hit last year -- my favorite #selfhosted apps launched in 2025 (so far).

https://selfh.st/post/2025-favorite-new-apps-so-far/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #app #apps #software

Big news for #OpenSource & #DigitalSovereignty!

We’re partnering with @xwiki to offer a strong, privacy-first alternative to #Atlassian ’s Jira & Confluence.

💡 OpenProject + XWiki = a powerful, fully open source stack for project & knowledge management, vendor-neutral and under your control.

🔗 https://www.openproject.org/blog/open-source-jira-confluence-alternative/
#FOSS #JiraAlternative #ConfluenceAlternative

Continuing our volunteer effort to make GNOME Calendar fully accessible with a keyboard (see thread for context), we fixed a major bug that was causing the focus to disappear into the abyss when the user tried to tab into the month view in merge request !576. This means, as of this commit, events should now be completely functional and accessible within the month view. Additionally, the merge request changes the keyboard and focus behavior within the month view: Events can only be cycled using arrow buttons, the focus can't escape the month view with arrow buttons, and entering/exiting the month view can only be done with tab. These improvements will be available on GNOME 49.

#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #GNOMECalendar #Calendar #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

While we don't promote non-#FOSS apps, we can salute #Brave for setting up their own #FDroid repository for #BraveBrowser. @brave how about a fully FOSS browser in f-droid.org next? 😉

How to add? Follow: https://brave.com/blog/f-droid/

I've done a couple of searches and haven't found the answer this.

Does anyone know of a way to keep your #extension settings in #Gnome so that you can then transfer them to a new system?

(Before you ask: I don't want to clone my system bc my installation is wonky, but I do want to keep as many of my settings as possible. I can do this with the browser, but that's the only one I've figured out so far.)

#Linux #Debian #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource

#Linux Weekly Roundup for June 29th, 2025: #Firefox 140 ESR, first look at #GIMP 3.2, #IPFire gets #WireGuard support, #KDE Plasma 6.4's first point release, Firefox 141 to use less memory on Linux, #qBittorrent 5.1.1, #Clonezilla Live 3.2.2-15, #PipeWire 1.4.6, #GStreamer 1.26.3, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-29th-2025

#OpenSource #FOSS

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup - June 29th, 2025

Hallelujah! AutoCAD's DWG is a closed format that Linux CAD apps can't properly read. Well, there's apparently now a freeware Linux utility, ODA File Converter, that allows you to convert from DWG to DXF. Get the .appimage from here: https://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/oda_file_converter

LibreCAD and other Linux apps I tested can now read these common files fine as DXF! A great solution for my brother too, who I recently converted to Linux too.

#linux #opensource #foss #cad #autocad #librecad #qcad #freecad

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ODA File Converter, and LibreCAD reading a DXF-converted file

@dan
Free your Home Automation with free and open software... #HomeAssistant #Foss

Lyon ditching Microsoft.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/
#microsoft #lyon #france #foss #opensource

Get cool #LibreOffice merchandise – and support our project and community! We've updated our Spreadshirt shop with new designs, and part of the sales go to @tdforg: https://shop.spreadshirt.de/documentfoundation/ #foss #OpenSource

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Fediverse, I need your help. I am searching for a host with servers in the Scandinavian countries, to host at least 3 scalable websites for me. At least one is built in wordpress and all of them need a commerce solution.

Please make suggestions, because I can’t think of anything more to try. The host needs to have support/customer service that don't walk out of a meeting and drive home in the middle of me asking about crucial terms and conditions in the agreements. Thank you 💗

#Fediverse #Foss

I don't understand why #QCad is not very popular in the Linux community. It has a free, GPL version that is way more put together than LibreCAD. In fact, LibreCAD is a fork of QCad from the late 2000s. QCad has way more features now, and most are free.

Sure, there's FreeCAD too, but that's more about 3D CAD, and it's more difficult to learn & use. QCad is a good starter 2D Cad/Cam, especially if you're coming from #AutoCAD 's UI.

#linux #opensouce #foss #cad #freecad #3dprinting #librecad

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QCad

I got yet another Mac. It's a Macbook Air 13" from 2012, got it for $120. I love these old Intel Macs. Obviously the old MacOS was deleted to make space for an updated Linux Mint. Everything worked great, except the b43 wifi driver, which made the laptop not to wake up from sleep. I blacklisted 2-3 drivers it was pulling along with it, and I now use a tiny wifi dongle with great success. Overall, very happy.

#apple #macbook #macos #linux #opensource #mint #linuxmint #foss #hardware #macbookair

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Macbook Air 13 inch, from 2012

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The new system

There's a growing movement on the #fedi that wants people to switch away from Big (US-based) Tech and towards #FOSS alternatives like #Linux, alternatives to #google, #Microsoft, #dropbox etc.
For #screenReader users, that might not be as simple as all that due to #accessibility reasons. This weekend's IC_Null stream aims to dig into this, but I need your help. What tools, services etc. should I look at from an #accessibility perspective? Anyone here who needs their tools evaluated? Anyone here who's curious about a particular tool or suite of tools? Let me know and I'll add it to the list. Anything goes. #selfHosting #blind #tech #EU

PewDiePie just now going full anti-BigTech explaining his complete de-googling (except Youtube).

#Linux #Arch, #RaspberryPi, #GrapheneOS, #FOSS and more FOSS. The fellow has seen the light, found a true passion apparently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Lxkt50xOg

We have a choice to make: How we compute matters

I accepted Apple’s behavior for far too long. And then, one day, I said nope. Nope. Nope. NOPE. On some level, at some point I began to care about how they, a profit seeking company, were treating me as a human being. I simply had to stop pretending that it was okay for them to treat me in such a way. And that it was in my best interest to stop cooperating. We do not...

#Microsoft #Apple #Google
#GNU #Linux #FSF #FOSS

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-06-26.html

I found these updated Haiku icons for Linux, and they look great on my wanna-be Haiku/BeOS-like XFce desktop under EndeavourOS. It just feels right.

#linux #opensource #foss #haiku #beos #archlinux #endeavourOS #arch #theme #icons

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EndeavourOS with XFce, with a BeOS/Haiku theme

Party like it's the End Of 10!

Linux install party in Berlin on Saturday with PyLadies Berlin @berlin_pyladies & KDE Eco at Ecosia

* What: #EndOf10 Install Party 😎
* Where: Ecosia, Gerichtstrasse 23, #Berlin
* When: Sat. 28 June, 13-17h30 (CEST)
* Link: https://www.meetup.com/pyladies-berlin/events/308461732/

Please sign up or DM us to attend!

#Ecosia search engine puts 100% of its profits into climate initiatives!

@kde

#PyLadiesBerlin #KDEEco #KDE #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Win10

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Screenshot from the KDE For Windows 10 Exiles page: https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/ The top panel from kde.org can be seen (from left to right): Products, Develop, KDE For You, Help, Get Involved, Donate. In the center on a deep blue background is the text: "KDE for Windows 10 Exiles. Upgrade your software, not your computer."

@FediTips I'm new to Mastodon this week and I self-hosted a single-user instance. Glad to hear I'm helping protect the Fediverse, as well as having lots of fun theming and customising! 💜 💫

#Fediverse #JustJoinedMastodon #FOSS #SelfHosted

We are happy to share that 62 projects will receive grants from the NGI Zero Commons Fund. We congratulate the selected projects and look forward to their contributions to increasing society's digital autonomy.

Ranging from browser-based cellular networking to decentralised social media, and professional print, these projects are showing that a bright digital future is not only possible but already being built.

Come over and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250624-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html

#FOSS #NGIZero #NGI

Firefox 140 is out with vertical tab tweaks, an easier way to add custom search engines, a brand new ESR release – and a fair bit more! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update

#firefox #opensource #foss

@chriszx hahah yeah this was about my day job as a project manager. Fortunately the #foss community is very aware that things cost money AND take time 😂🫶

Are you a Free Software developer trying to access hardware or software features under Article 6 of the Digital Markets Act #DMA ? @fsfe would like to hear from you. Share your experience about how gatekeepers are handling your interoperability request with the Free Software Foundation Europe.

The FSFE’s Interoperability Survey aims to collect structured feedback from #FOSS developers about their experience requesting interoperability

Read more & link to the survey: https://fsfe.org/activities/deviceneutrality/interop-survey

Ubuntu's trash icon is undergoing a rethink, with designers working on the Yaru icon aiming to improve desktop consistency https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-trash-icon-redesign

#ubuntu #design #foss

#Linux Weekly Roundup for June 23rd, 2025: #KDE Plasma 6.4, #postmarketOS 25.06, #Calibre 8.5, #Darktable 5.2, Qt Creator 17, #fwupd 2.0.12, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-23rd-2025

#OpenSource #FOSS

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup - June 23rd, 2025

A new version of ONLYOFFICE is out with a brand-new look, integrated AI tools, support for viewing VSDX diagrams and more.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai

#opensource #onlyoffice #foss

I'm attending the @EUCommission's #NGIForum25 in Brussels today and am super happy to finally see essential #FOSS digital service providers being better represented in the policy debates, e.g. with speakers from @Mastodon, @xwiki and @Taler@fosstodon.org-related projects. 🎉

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I really dislike all these distros moving their support to Discord and not installing an online, searchable forum. If it's not searchable via a search engine and free to read, the answer does not exist in my book.

#linux #opensource #discord #foss #techsupport

Remember that blogpost about our fully #FOSS adventure that I promised to write years ago? Welp, better late than never! 😂

"Building a fully FOSS environment – then and now." Basically everything I chose 7 years ago for a medium sized non-profit and what I would choose in 2025.

https://ginablogs.com/

#Linux Weekly Roundup for June 15th, 2025: Linux 6.14 EOL, #Ubuntu dropping X11, #Nitrux adopting #Hyprland, #Denmark ditching Windows for Linux and #LibreOffice, #KDE Frameworks 6.15, #Sway 1.11, #DXVK 2.6.2, #Audacity 3.7.4, #RockyLinux 10, #Kali Linux 2025.2, #Mixxx 2.5.2, PeaZip 10.5, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-15th-2025

#OpenSource #FOSS

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 15th, 2025

Our next major #LibreOffice release is coming up in August! Help us to test the new features and iron-out any wrinkles before the release: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2025/06/13/libreoffice-25-8-beta1-is-available-for-testing/ #foss #OpenSource

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LibreOffice 25.8 banner saying "Beta1 is available"

Oh, PeerTube (an open, self-hostable, decentralized video platform) is still accepting crowdfunding donations for their mobile app, and sadly is still missing quite a bit:

https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

I'd love for it to become more popular. To me, personally, the lack of a mobile, but especially an AndroidTV app that can follow submissions on multiple instances, was always kinda a dealbreaker for me to use it regularly.

BUT I love the project and want it to succeed so we have a better YouTube alternative!

So, maybe you can also chip in, or just spread the word that it exists. ❤️

#PeerTube #FOSS

Sharing our experiences is important to us! 💎

That's why this week, we're telling you about our experience developing the #PeerTube mobile app.

Today, we published our second and final blog post on the subject! By reading it, you'll discover the steps that made us sweat when trying to publish the app on the Apple Store. 🥵

👉 https://joinpeertube.org/news/flutter-app-dev-feedback-2

#blog #AppleStore #Android #iOS #Flutter #PlayStore #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #FreeSoftware

🗓️ There are 4 days left to contribute to the crowdfunding campaign for the #PeerTube mobile app and help us to reach the next goal!

Every contribution helps us build a world where everyone can use PeerTube from anywhere!

👉 https://support.joinpeertube.org

#crowdfunding #mobile #app #FLOSS #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

🛡️ "The evolution of Linux targeted cyber threats"
with Pau Hoz at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 11:05 CEST 📍 Brescia

🔍 From supply chain attacks to evasive malware, Pau digs into how Linux threats are evolving—and what it means for FOSS security.

🔗 https://events.gnome.org/event/259/contributions/1234/

#Linux #Security #FOSS #CyberThreats

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#Linux Weekly Roundup for June 8th, 2025: #Ubuntu Touch OTA-9, #VirtualBox 7.1.10, #RaspberryPi Imager 1.9.4, Rocky Linux 9.6, #Wireshark 4.4.7, #KDE Gear 25.04.2, #LibreOffice 25.2.4, Linux 6.16 RC, #LinuxMint 22.2 introduces new fingerprint authentication app, #fwupd 2.0.11, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-8th-2025

#OpenSource #FOSS

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 8th, 2025

Want to start a Repair Café in your area?

You can!

Repair Café International enables local groups around the world to start their own:

https://www.repaircafe.org/en/join/start-your-own/

@RepairCafeInternational supports #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!

#RCInternational #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Win10

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Templates for announcement posters, flyers, donations information, stickers, etc. from Repair Cafe International.