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Metis Aegis @metisaegis@mastodon.social

#Introduction Kidux is a Debian-based Linux built to be a child's first computer: each child signs in with their avatar into a locked session with only the learning programs an adult enabled (Scratch, GCompris, Blockly, BASIC, PhET…), no open web, daily time limits from an adult panel. Free software (GPL), English and Spanish, runs on old 64-bit PCs with 2 GB. Trial image for VirtualBox/UTM. v0.2.7, one maintainer, testers aged 4, 6 and 8. https://kidux.org #Linux #FOSS #LinuxForKids

Kidux: A child's first computer, safe and ready to learn

kidux.org

Kidux: A child's first computer, safe and ready to learn

A complete, safe, and distraction-free operating system for children. Features ready-to-use learning modules on new or existing computers. Free software, free for everyone.

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· 1d ago

CriticalThinkingGames @CriticalThinkingGames@games.ngo

Hello fediverse! I'm Tommy, an indie dev in Washington. I built pŷr search: a free, open-source AI search that pulls sources first and answers from them with citations, so you can check every claim. Bring your own model, local or hosted. AGPL-3.0, code on Hugging Face. Try it: theopencodex.org/search Feedback very welcome, especially on setup! #Introduction #OpenSource #FOSS #LocalLLM

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· 1d ago

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@Tutanota@mastodon.social What #Google plans is unacceptable. Keep pushing back. ⭐ But: although they plan to add additional speed bumps, current plans will NOT prevent side loading outright. (And given the political climate they don't dare invite additional regulatory scrutiny by barring side loading. They are evil ... but not completely clueless.) Definitely push push push back -- but also, please research the planned changes -- confirm side loading is not going away. ❌ Do not take our word for it. 📚 Research this for yourselves. #CriticalThinking #BigTech #oligopoly #FOSS #law

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Dan Shuman @bluegreenandfree@mastodon.energy

· 1d ago

Giving Posteo a try. Any recommendations on IMAP email clients? I am using GrapheneOS and Linux. Any other tips about what you have found useful? #Email #Proton #Protonmail #OpenSource #FOSS

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Ovumcy @ovumcy@mastodon.social

· 1d ago

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@bluegreenandfree@mastodon.energy after a week'ish of research, later today i hope to sign up for an account there too. i use only POP3, never IMAP, so the first acid test for me will be a successful outcome of setting up #TOTP #2FA, with POP3 in my

#thunderbird 🤞 #FOSS #email #Posteo #FuckAI #NoAI

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· 1d ago

Akesi Seli @akesiseli@poliversity.it

Hi, fediverse! We're Ovumcy, a menstrual cycle tracker you run yourself. Your period dates, symptoms and fertile-window estimates stay on your own server, not in someone else's cloud. One Go binary or container, SQLite or PostgreSQL, no vendor account, no analytics, no telemetry, CSV and JSON export anytime. Open source, AGPL-3.0. Predictions are estimates, not medical advice. https://ovumcy.com https://github.com/ovumcy/ovumcy-web #introduction #selfhosted #privacy #FOSS #periodtracker

ovumcy.com

Ovumcy — private cycle tracking

A privacy-first menstrual cycle tracker you can run on your own server. No telemetry, no ad-tech, CSV/JSON export, 6 languages. Free and open source.

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· 2d ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

@raccoonforfriendicaapp Raccoon 1.2.0 has been released! Besides fixes and minor enhancements, it adds the possibility to configure feed types (useful for Friendica users with many circles/channels/groups), plus a more fine-grained management of push notifications with RFC 8291-compliant E2EE. Try it out and let me hear your feedback! As always, have a nice weekend and #livefasteatrash #fediverseapps #foss #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose

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Release 1.2.0 · LiveFastEatTrashRaccoon/RaccoonForFriendica

What's Changed fix: crash in back navigation on Android <= 14 in #1465 feat: add possibility to configure feed types in #1457 enhancement: granular push notifications in #1450 enhancement: reimple...

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River 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @riverpunk@defcon.social

· 3d ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

I wanna talk about the political movement of the Open Source community. If you spend enough time on fedi, you surely will have heard *plenty* of criticisms of what's going on in Open Source, and rightfully so. So I'm curious, what do we think the Open Source community *should be doing* in order to achieve important progressive and anti-authoritarian goals? What should the next generation of programmers be thinking of and working on in this space? A special rule: You're only allowed to say "don't X" if you have at least as many "do Y" recommendations. Preferably, I'd like to see more do's than don't's. Boosts welcome

#tech #openSource #FOSS #progressive #programming #askFedi

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3d ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Every panel I go on: "Gina but isn't open source inherently less secure than closed source?" Meanwhile, MS Paint does remote code execution now 💀 https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/145581/paint-vulnerability-allows-rce-patch-is-hard-to-find/ #opensource #foss #cve #mspaint

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Baplar @Baplar@akkoma.moldy.gift

· 5d ago

Fiona Ebner 🦊 @totientfunction@mathstodon.xyz

It is high time for me to write an #introduction ! I am Baplar, been around all over the Interent under that name for decades. Self-proclaimed ambassador of the #VR platform #Resonite , I am also a bona fide Mentor there, and I host a weekly meetup for the #Linux users of the platform. I am a virtual reality enthusiast #VR , and a video game enthusiast more generally. My backlog keeps filling up, but I’m trying to whittle it down bit by bit! I also follow closely the Free and Open Source world #FOSS . Libre is a passion and a hobby for me, but it’s neither my calling nor my carreer. I also regularly play #Riichi #Mahjong , with my little skill level. Find me online on MajSoul or in #Toulouse at the Sou-Long club! I follow the flow, I don’t have any particular notoriety. I’m here for posting about Resonite, keeping in touch with Fediverse news, and staying in contact with my friends.

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· 5d ago

Gestern beim Netzpolitischen Abend in Wien gab es einen Vortrag über die Umstellung vom Bundesheer auf @libreoffice@fosstodon.org. Ich hab gefragt, wie das finanziell ausschaut. Trotz, dass sie 7-8 Leute dafür beschäftigen, und für die initiale Umstellung auch Geld in die Hand nehmen mussten, haben sie jetzt schon gespart und die nächsten Jahre wird das nur noch mehr werden. Also erzählt das gerne weiter! Wenn ihr Leute nicht mit Unabhängigkeit als Argument erreichen könnt, dann vielleicht damit. Außerdem fließen die Verbesserungen, die sie machen, wieder in das Community-Projekt zurück, wirklich sehr toll! #SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #FLOSS #LibreOffice #DigitaleAutonomie #DigitaleSouveränität #NetzPAT #Bundesheer #Österreich #Verwaltung

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· 5d ago

i have not yet read any "popular" tech journo mention any actual or potential root security vulnerability associated with networking [or anything else], like i've read in fedi, wrt #GhostBSD . i've also not read, other than fedi, that 👻 is vibe-coded [which if true would certainly kill it for me]. https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/11/03/ghostbsd-262-takes-the-fright-out-of-freebsd-with-a-friendlier-installer/5307228 for a complete numpty like me, it's just quite confusing. i keep abandoning the idea of trying 👻 due to potential risk, then being seduced again by articles like this 🤔🤷‍♀️😲 🤯 #DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS #FuckGenerativeAI #FuckSlopbots #AntiAI #NoAI #NoSlopJockeys #EscapeFromLinux

GhostBSD 26.2 takes the fright out of FreeBSD with a friendlier installer

theregister.com

GhostBSD 26.2 takes the fright out of FreeBSD with a friendlier installer

Full-disk encryption joins the toolkit, MATE and Xfce stay while Gershwin sits this one out

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Emanuele @emanuelegori@mastodon.uno

· 6d ago

still contemplating changing my email vendor one candidate... What is two factor authentication? When logging in with two factor authentication enabled, one must provide not only the username and password, but also a one-time password (because it changes automatically over time). Think about online banking systems. This constantly changing password is generated by an app that you install on your smartphone or tablet. The technical term is Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP). Activation This feature requires that you first install an app on your smartphone or tablet. This app is not related to Mailfence and can be used to connect to other websites as well. so... on your smartphone or tablet right, cool, coz ofc there's no possible other HW one might use for interwebzing. obvs. 🙄🤦‍♀️ #PootersAreStillReal #DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS #email #TOTP #OldWomanShrieksAtClouds

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· 6d ago

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@Tutanota@mastodon.social My personal picks: LibreWolf for hardening out of the box, and Firefox with arkenfox if you want full control over every setting. Both are open source, independent from Google, and uBlock Origin works perfectly on them. #Privacy #LibreWolf #Firefox #arkenfox #FOSS

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ell1e coding things @ell1e@hachyderm.io

· 1w ago

Oops, I did it. #NetBSD sent you this post of mine! 🎉 I switched!

Just didn't like the #Linux #slop situation... #BSD #LLM #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #dev #desktop #software

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josch @josch@floss.social

· 2w ago

For now, I will no longer be uploading to the #Debian NEW queue. And yes, I will now go outside and do something nice instead of trying to argue on mailing lists about #LLM use in #FOSS. Maybe do the same. The weather is great outside. :)

lists.debian.org

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Grow Your Own Services 🌱 @homegrown@social.growyourown.services

· 1w ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

If you want to avoid FOSS which uses GenAI/LLMs, there's a guide called "AI-free FOSS Alternatives" at: 🏡 https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/ai-free-foss-alternatives It's heavy on technical terms and detail, so it's good for comparing different projects and navigating least-worst options, but does require some prior tech knowledge to understand. It also has a section listing reasons why LLMs are problematic: 🏡 https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/ai-free-foss-alternatives/src/branch/main/why_not_llms.md #FOSS #GenAI #LLM #AI #AntiAI

codeberg.org

ai-free-foss-alternatives

Alternatives to FOSS projects choosing to use and/or support LLMs/AI, as well as tips for requesting better policies or forking.

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· 1w ago

Boosted by @dansup@mastodon.social

Replying to

@dansup@mastodon.social @ManInTheGreenShirt@mastodon.social it's now late night for me, & i've just come back to pooter after dinner & a movie... but i kept thinking about your project, & how it exemplifies the sheer beauty of #FOSS. you made it for you, were unsure if anyone else would be interested, released it just in case, & found that why yes in fact, others DO really like it & use it... & if similar to me, have been blown away with how good it is. but that's only the start, coz i kept bothering you, asking for this & that & the other, all coz the changes would make it better for my own UX, & expecting almost with each "request post" i wrote that any moment now your patience would finally run out with me & you'd tell me to go away... but you didn't, & you have been unceasingly helpful... & now your project has grown more & is even nicer... all from peeps working together around the world just for the pursuit of ideas & capability. i really think it's a beautiful paradigm! 💜

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Dax @dax89@tilde.zone

· 1w ago