PublicLewdness @publiclewdness@gameliberty.club

Why FLOSS matters: Open-source software means transparent code, community-driven security, and freedom from Big Tech control. https://puri.sm/posts/the-case-for-free-libre-and-open-source-software-enhancing-security-and-privacy-in-the-digital-age/ #Purism #Librem5 #PureOS

Are there any good alternatives to Distro Chooser these days? (https://distrochooser.de/en/)
Many years ago, I had also recommended LibreHunt.org, but it's no longer available.

#PasswordManager #Bitwarden Makes Changes to Address Concerns Over #OpenSource Licensing

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/26/0525224/password-manager-bitwarden-makes-changes-to-address-concerns-over-open-source-licensing

#passwords #cybersecurity #FOSS

New #Cisco #ASA and #FTD features block #VPN #BruteForce #password attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cisco-asa-and-ftd-features-block-vpn-brute-force-password-attacks/

#cybersecurity

🎉 Welcome to the OpenSSF family, Minder!
📣 Stacklok is contributing Minder to OpenSSF as a sandbox project! Minder streamlines #OSSSecurity, auto-remediates issues, and flags key risks for devs & security teams.
🔍 Learn more about Minder: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/10/28/openssf-adds-minder-as-a-sandbox-project-to-simplify-the-integration-and-use-of-open-source-security-tools/

How many monitors does your battlestation have? #Poll #Polls #MastoMonday

As promised, here is a post-mortem of what happened:

https://www.alpinelinux.org/posts/2024-10-28-postmortem-edge-mirror.html

#AlpineLinux

YouTube’s Search Steers Users Away From Full Joe Rogan Donald Trump Interview, Toward Mainstream Media Clips

https://reclaimthenet.org/joe-rogan-donald-trump-interview-youtube-search-mainstream-media-clips

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @sachac for illustrating the reasons. https://www.sachachua.com/blog/

Did you know that an FSF associate membership funds the advamcement and maintanance of sixty-three different resources, websites, and services for free software developers and enthusasts? #BecomeAnFSFAssociateMember

Accepted developer rooms https://fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-10-28-devrooms-announced/

Technology is at the heart of what we do, and even though we see it used to encroach freedoms, we KNOW it can also set you free. Thanks to our tech team the FSF operates in freedom. Support #FreeSoftware https://fsf.org

How often do you usually travel by train? #travel #Poll #Polls #Tootsday

I just tagged gtk-meshtastic-client as a beta! I added....well a lot of features since the alpha. If you want to try it out, let me know (and if you find bugs, also let me know!): https://gitlab.com/kop316/gtk-meshtastic-client

Today the OSI @osi has released it's 1.0 specification for Open Source AI 😍

While the definition isn't perfect, we think some kind of base line is much needed and we thank everybody who contributed to the effort. See our blog for more thoughts!

https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-source-ai-is-here/

Are you at #AllThingsOpen? Wear your #AlmaLinux shirt, hoodie, or hat for a chance to win one of these prizes tomorrow! 🎉

If you don't have swag, swing by our booth—we're giving t-shirts out today and until noon tomorrow! May the odds be ever in your favor! @allthingsopen

Check out this talk from #openSUSE Conference diving into the challenges and rewards of bringing #Slowroll to life! 👏 #Community efforts are shaping this exciting distribution. https://youtu.be/evUjuI0jEW0?si=cgBA2aK8TF0hV-cA

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alekseev Nikita, Edgar Vincent, and Toshihiro Umehara for assigning their copyright to the FSF! More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

Discover how #Atomic and #Transactional systems are redefining development, and how tools like #Distrobox make containerized environments feel just like home, from this #openSUSE Conference #Keynote. https://youtu.be/ExnlVwXcBkk?si=FQYMNF7Ai__VX7tu

Step up from being a #LibreOffice user to a LibreOffice community member! That's what Ritobroto Mukherjee did – and there are many ways to get involved, and expand your skillset: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/28/community-member-monday-ritobroto-mukherjee/ #foss #opensource