Am Freitag und Samstag finden wieder die Grazer @linuxtage statt!
Am Samstag halte ich einen Vortrag zu Open Source Software Lizenzen. #OSS #glt25
So @Beavernotes suddenly appeared in my timeline today ... which is cool.
But I see Beaver Notes is being reviewed in the same way as a lot of other open source projects are. I don't blame BN here, but it's a trend I'm seeing. And it feels quite odd.
First of all, BN is an application for writing text and making notes.
The reviewer states these two points first:
Privacy: All your data is stored on your device.
Offline mode: Allows you to create and edit notes without an internet connection.
I mean ... it's a text editor you install locally on your system. It's the typical functionality of any text editors.
Another thing which also appears in many open source apps is «we don't track you» or «no adds in this app»-
It just makes me sad ... because no tracking and no ads should be the normal situation for any application. And applications not needing to communicate with other services over a network shouldn't need to promote «no network access needed».
It is my strong opinion that applications tracking users, enforcing ads and requiring network access for whatever reason when not strictly needed should be forced to put a large sticker on their application of these unwanted «features». Not the other way around.
My first Ruby commit. 
If #OpenAI ends up buying #Chrome from Google, the days of an open source #chromium browser are numbered. #oss #opensource.
Hi @cark @thunderbird,
IMO projects considering themselves #OSS should provide a 1-click link in the about screen and along the license to a) report a bug and b) the source of the according version used.
Otherwise they're more like "obstructed source software".
More about the Baltic Ruby conference and our lineup here: https://balticruby.org/lineup
NEW on We 
Open Source
Measuring community health shouldn’t rely on gut feelings. @popey introduces Savannah, a CoRM that gives you real metrics across GitHub, Discord & more. Know when new contributors join, and why others fade.
https://allthingsopen.org/articles/measuring-open-source-community-health-with-savannah
Stumbled upon PikaPods last night and set up Linkding in a matter of minutes. And now I want to self-host all the things 
Seriously in love with this!
Deadline time!
Several CFP deadlines and calls for participation upcoming over the next two weeks!
Apereo will be leading the open source in edu charge at several events over the next six months. We want our community to be heard (presenting) and seen (attending). Please review this list and make plans to attend, support and rally the #OSS in #highered community.
https://www.apereo.org/news/2025/upcoming-events-open-source-education
Attention all open-source maintainers! Baltic Ruby is now accepting project submissions for the OSS Expo. If you'd like to connect or hack together with the community, submit your application here: https://balticruby.org/expo
#balticruby #rubycommunity #ruby #rails #hanami #oss
Lauwers received the Bronze Star when another propaganda operation led to the surrender of 600 Czechoslovak troops who had been forced into service by the Germans. She survived the war and died August 16, 2009 at age 95. (4/4)
A specific black ops creation of Lauwers was the “League of Lonely War Women” (Verein Einsamer Kriegerfrauen) which sought to undermine Axis morale & demoralize German soldiers that their wives or girlfriends were unfaithful. (3/4)
https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2021/08/30/history-lesson-the-league-of-lonely-war-women/
Lauwers worked in the Morale Operations section of OSS. She played a crucial role in Operation Sauerkraut recruiting disaffected German POWs to return across the line and propagate disinformation & create anti-Nazi sentiment. (2/4)
April 22, 1914: On this date Barbara Lauwers was born in then Czechoslovakia. She graduated from law school, immigrated to the US, & joined the US Army after Pearl Harbor. She was subsequently transferred to the Office of Strategic Services. (1/4)
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/barbara-lauwers-deceiving-the-enemy/
Yay! A new version of the Firefly III Data Importer has been released. Version v1.6.2 is out. Check out the release notes and download it today! #opensource #oss #newrelease #php #software #personalfinance #selfhosted
https://github.com/firefly-iii/data-importer/releases/v1.6.2
Woohoo! Version v6.2.12 of Firefly III has just been released 
. Check it out over at GitHub, Docker, or download it using your favorite package manager.
#opensource #oss #newrelease #php #software #personalfinance #selfhosted
Nothing is as pleasant as doing the right thing,- especially without being asked.
Open Source is kinda like that. Releasing your hard work for everybody for free and letting others contribute to it is simply AWESOME.
#oss rocks!
If you maintain an open source package, set up a standing search on scholar.google.com for your package name. You'll get gmail notifications of published papers referencing your package.
It's truly gratifying to see students and research teams making use of my pyparsing package to parse data sets and DSLs, so they can quickly get past the pesky parser development stage and get on with the business of their actual field of study. #pyparsing #python #google #oss #opensource
Woran merkt man, dass gerade Feiertage sind und einige Leute viel Freizeit haben?
Der Renovate-Bot schickt minütlich Benachrichtigungen über aktualisierte Abhängigkeiten… 
@NDR Wir haben bereits 2020 eine große deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft bei der Umstellung auf Open Source Software beraten. Dabei ging es auch um die gesamte IT-Forschungsinfrastruktur: https://cusy.io/de/blog/microsoft-alternativen-migration-zu-opensource-technologien
#OSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
