PublicLewdness @publiclewdness@gameliberty.club

🚨 Health data will be opened up to exploitation by multi-national firms like Palantir 🚨

Contracts such as the NHS DataStore and Federated Data Platform give predatory private companies a stake in sensitive health data for profit over care.

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDIBill #GDPR #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics #Palantir #NHS

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nhs-federated-data-platform-patient-trust-opt-out/

What inspired you to join the FSF as an associate member? A newly joined member says, "The hope for a free-er future." Thank you for your help in making our movement that much stronger! Interested to learn more? Read more and support our mission: https://www.fsf.org/appeal #LearnLibre #FreeSoftware #FreeSociety

Nantucket E-Books are DRM-free and use free software: great for libraries, while containing no libraries.

I'm very grateful for 300 followers here. If you would like to support free e-books that use free software, visit https://liberapay.com/nantucketebooks

Mastodon 4.2.2, 4.1.11 and 3.5.16 have been released.

As a reminder, 3.5 is near it's end of life and won't receive any updates starting next year.

#MastoAdmin

Thanks to dedicated volunteers your GNU Press orders are being shipped swiftly and with love. https://u.fsf.org/41i Want to help, too? Email resources@fsf.org Want to receive a GNU Press order packed by a volunteer with love? https://shop.fsf.org/

We're pleased to announce EmacsConf, the conference on the love of GNU Emacs and Emacs Lisp, has joined our fiscal sponsorship program. You can donate to the conference today, and be sure to watch live and online this weekend! https://u.fsf.org/xec

"What would happen if any of the Bluetooth hearing aids manufacturers decided not to provide updates for models of which the warranty expired? Well, if the software on these hearing aids were free (as in freedom), then the free software community could help keep it updated." Read the full article: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/software-that-supports-your-body-should-always-respect-your-freedom #FreeSoftware #Bionics #Hearing #Pacemakers #DigitalSovereignty

Django 5.0 released https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/dec/04/django-50-released/

Fellow game devs, how do you handle user accounts (auth + data) for your games?

Asking because I'm working on a bespoke solution, but want to have a Steam release in the future. I don't want my game requiring users to use Steam (or make any accounts if they so choose) to play my game, but I want to provide them with the best experience, through whatever platform they use (or not).

Also #Godot.

- unfa

#gameDev #indieDev #userAccounts #userData #auth #security #Steam #selfHosting #independent

New GNU-related job posting! Seeking a software engineer to work on Gnuastro development for Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA). The deadline to apply is January 15, 2024 (23:59 CET). https://u.fsf.org/41l #HelpWanted #FreeSoftwareJobs #Gnuastro

Luxtorpeda v67.1.2 is out: https://github.com/luxtorpeda-dev/luxtorpeda/releases/tag/v67.1.2
#linux #linuxgaming #update #foss #release #luxtorpeda #engine

FNA 23.12 is out: https://github.com/FNA-XNA/FNA/releases/tag/23.12 #linux #linuxgaming #update #foss #release #fna #xna #alternative

Heroic 2.11.0 "Kumachi": https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/tag/v2.11.0
#linux #linuxgaming #update #foss #release #heroicgameslauncher #egs #gog #client

NASA Open Source Software: https://code.nasa.gov/
#linux #update #foss #nasa