PublicLewdness @publiclewdness@gameliberty.club

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

⏰ Friendly last-minute reminder! ⏰

Attention Open Source enthusiasts! Today is the final day to submit your proposals for the FOSDEM'25 Open Source Firmware, BMC, and Bootloader devroom!

Taking place on the 1st of February 2025 in Brussels 🗓️, our devroom is open for topics related to GRUB, UEFI, coreboot, low-level security & much more.

🔗 https://buff.ly/3CBzRn0

Don't wait, the deadline is TODAY! Tick-Tock! #FOSDEM25 #OpenSource #CfP #LastCall 🖥️⏳🔐

They See Your Photos
https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/they-see-your-photos-shorts:7

Borders

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1709793503267000337

Must have went to DeVry...
#FridayMemeWar #Soddering

Over the past few years, many people have unfortunately become more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. Dis-services like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine. Try video sites like the Blender Open Movies project instead.

Matrix client "FluffyChat" has been updated to version 1.23.0. This update adds the option for emoji only messages, redesigns the login page, adds more cllor options, and more. and more. The code to FluffyChat is licensed using AGPL3.0. You can find FluffyChat on FlatHub; F-Droid; the AUR; and some distro repos.



The project's main website is here:

https://fluffychat.im/





The source code is on Github:

https://github.com/krille-chan/fluffychat





The full changelog can be found here:

https://ko-fi.com/post/FluffyChat-Version-1-23-0-Whats-New-O4O416SLEK




If you wish to support the FluffyChat project you can do so by supporting developer Krille Fear on Ko-Fi and Liberapay:

https://ko-fi.com/krille

https://liberapay.com/KrilleChritzelius

#BolognaFC confirms #DataBreach after #RansomHub #ransomware attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bologna-fc-confirms-data-breach-after-ransomhub-ransomware-attack/

#privacy #cybersecurity

#RiotGames is cracking down on players’ off-platform conduct

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/riot-games-is-cracking-down-on-players-off-platform-conduct-173303058.html

#privacy #gaming #Riot

#Ente: #MachineLearning is live

https://ente.io/blog/machine-learning/

#cybersecurity #privacy #AI

#Cybersecurity 101: A Guide to Staying Safe Online

https://blog.thenewoil.org/cybersecurity-101-a-guide-to-staying-safe-online

#blog

UK Conservatives Slam Labour MP’s Push for Blasphemy Laws

https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-conservatives-slam-labour-mps-push-for-blasphemy-laws

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Beat Straehl, David Almassian, David Klann, Kim Minh Kaplan, and Maks Romih Us for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy

Some examples of what we've recently been working on: #freedom in #MachineLearning applications; advising the US #government on machine learning; campaigning agains #Microsoft and for #GNUlinux; #FreeSoftware Outreach Guide; expanding the FSF board; and educating about confusing #licenses. Learn more: https://www.fsf.org/appeal/

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Ubports has released an update for their mobile OS Ubuntu Touch dubbed version "OTA-7 Atop". This OTA updates Pulse Audio, Morph Browser, Lomiri, and more. Ubuntu Touch is a great option for those that want to escape Apple or Google. What it lacks in app support it makes up for in stability and ease of use. They have a GUI installer that is available in multiple formats and supports a lot of devices which makes getting Ubuntu Touch installed an easy task.



The main website for the project is here:

https://ubports.com/



The full changelog for OTA-7 is here:

https://ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-7-focal-release-3943




The team has a presence on Mastodon; Pixelfed; and Youtube (Accessible through Invidious) among other platforms:


https://iv.nboeck.de/channel/UCDGJ7jdEoOx6_o_GbkjFaBg

https://mastodon.social/@ubports

https://pixelfed.social/ubports



The team accept donations through a variety of methods including Liberapay; Patreon; Stripe (available through their shop); and Paypal:


https://liberapay.com/ubports-foundation/
https://ubports.com/en/shop

This week's donation went to Claudio Cambra also known as "claucambra". He's a developer that contributes to Nextcloud, KDE, and VLC among others.



He has a personal website here:

https://claudiocambra.com/




Much of his code can be found at Github:

https://github.com/claucambra




He has a presence on Mastodon:

https://floss.social/@claucambra




If you wish to help him financially he accepts donations through Liberapay and Github:

https://liberapay.com/claucambra/

https://github.com/sponsors/claucambra

The Linux Libre kernel has been updated to version 6.12. A whole bunch more blobs had to be removed to keep it fully libre. This continues to be one of the best kernels to use if privacy and security are your top concerns as it keeps closed source blobs to a miniumum that do God knows what. Updated my NovaCustom NV41 earlier today with no issues.



The main website for the project is located here:

https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/





A good writeup of the release can be found here at 9-5 Linux:

https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-12-kernel-released-for-those-seeking-100-freedom-for-their-pcs





The release notes for this update are available here:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2024-11/msg00001.html




It seems that the Linux kernel may have some dark times ahead. Part of the release notes for 6.12 libre kernel is the following:

"Other upstream author-itarians are pushing for the kernel to tell on
you, the user, if you choose to avoid running untrusted code on your own
device, labeling your system as security-tainted. Information about
potential security issues is good, but pushing for the installation of
untrustworthy binary blobs isn't. If we're not careful, this
information will end up used by local and remote programs to refuse to
cooperate with us who insist in controlling our computing."