We also now received OOB access, which should make it easier to restart the server if necessary without having to wait for someone on-site.
The FSF tech team operates sixty-three different services, platforms, and websites. They maintain all the computers and software FSF uses, including obscure things like accounting software, Asterisk telephony software, many websites such as fsf.org, gnu.org, and more. This small team also provides critical services to the GNU System, like email, build servers, release hosting, bug tracking, Git hosting, and servers to various free software projects. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/41z
Still never going back to Google myself.
The server has been rebooted and the builders are active again.
To prevent a similar issue from happening again right away, we will enable the builders in a staggered way to prevent to many large builds happening at the same time.
ProtonVPN and Mullvad are my choices. Both have .deb options for desktop/laptop. Mullvad's even works on the Librem 5. Both are on F-Droid for Android.
Think you need a #VPN? Start here.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/think-you-need-a-vpn-guide-start-here/
food
steak and eggs.
food
What would you rather eat for breakfast? #Poll #Polls #MastoMonday
Thunderbird experiments
After I had borked my last #postmarketOS install, I did not want to bother with setting up email accounts, and just copied my #Thunderbird profile over - how hard can it be?
I managed to come up with something I can live with, unfortunately it required customizing the icon bar by hand, so these changes are likely not directly transferable via user.js and co.
GhostBSD has released version 24.10.1. It's an OS out of Canada that is based on FreeBSD but put's it's own spin on things such as having the Mate desktop preinstalled and having a GUI installer among other things. This release offers better hardware compatibility, fixes five bugs, fixes two security issues, makes it so Chromium has the necessary options to watch Netflix, and more. The code is licensed using the BSD-3-Clause license. If you're looking to leave Windows or Mac OS for a more privacy and security friendly operating system then I can easily recommend GhostBSD.
The project's main website is here:
The source code is on Github:
The release notes for this udpate are available here:
https://ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_24.10.1_Is_Now_Available
The project has a presence on Matrix:
https://app.element.io/#/room/#ghostbsd:libera.chat
If you wish to help the project financially with donations you can do so through Paypal or Patreon:
When was the last time you went out with friends? #Poll #Polls #MastoMonday
Good news for #Confluence users!
The official #ONLYOFFICE connector for Confluence is released in version 6.1, introducing new capabilities for creating and editing #PDF forms directly within Confluence.
Read our blog to learn more about how to get started with PDF forms in Confluence: https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2024/11/onlyoffice-connector-for-confluence-v6-1?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=fosstodon
#openSUSE is thrilled to have a booth at #FOSDEM this year! https://fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-11-16-stands-announced/
Do you listen to #RadioFreeFedi? #Poll #Polls #MastoMonday
#AlmaLinux board member Jun Yoshida shares how he started with IT, his history with #Linux/Unix, and his hopes for AlmaLinux.
Get to know Jun in this Q&A video! ⬇️ https://youtu.be/nr8_mIXWsf0?si=2HHIuCxY9OXAlyGv
#HackWeek24 kicks off today! Dive into #passion projects, explore new ideas & collaborate with the community. #fun #opensource #openSUSE https://news.opensuse.org/2024/11/18/ignite-creativity-in-hackweek/
Mobile Linux distro Droidian has been updated to version 100. This update upgraded Phosh, GTK, Firefox, replaces the stock keyboard, and more. Droidian is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian for mobile devices using technologies such as libhybris and Halium. Droidian has an installer that is based on the Ubuntu Touch Installer. So far the OS runs on seven devices officially with community support for three more. If you're looking for a more privacy friendly OS than Android or iOS Droidian may be an option for you.
The main website for the project is here:
The release notes for this release can be found on Github:
https://github.com/droidian-images/droidian/releases/tag/droidian/100
The source code is available on Github:
The installer can be found here:
https://github.com/droidian-releng/droidian-installer
A List of devices supported can be found here:
https://devices.droidian.org/#/devices
The droidian team has a presence on Matrix, Mastodon, and Lemmy:
https://matrix.to/#/#droidian:matrix.org
https://fosstodon.org/@ droidian
If you wish to help the project financially you can donate to their Open Collective or directly to several team members on Github:
https://opencollective.com/droidian
I have been gaming since 1992 and building PCs since 2003. I enjoy Linux, supporting FOSS projects and am a tinfoil hat connoisseur.
Many FOSS projects rely on donations. If you have money to spare but don't know which to donate to take a look at the above links on Ko-fi, Github, and Open Collective. Anything on there that I have sponsered or contributed to is something I have found to be worthy.