PublicLewdness @publiclewdness@gameliberty.club

Proton is giving away $1 million "to support a better internet"

https://proton.me/blog/2024-lifetime-fundraiser-results

Germany's largest IT system house #Bechtle teams up with Nextcloud to offer secure & sovereign collaboration services for Europe's public sector!

A crucial step towards building resilient IT systems prioritizing security and EU citizen privacy.

https://nextcloud.com/blog/bechtle-and-nextcloud-navigating-digital-transitions-in-the-public-sector/

Start the new year with the latest updates from #AlmaLinux!

The OS 9.5 image updates are now available for:

• AWS
• Generic Cloud
• OpenNebula
• Microsoft Azure

Learn more: https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-01-07-almalinux-95-container-cloud-live-media-updates/ #OpenSource #Linux

Got a Retro Computing question:

Do you have a recommendation for a printer that would reliably work with Windows 98? Grey-scale laser printer is okay.

#retro #retrocomputing #Windows98 #printer

The recent #Meta makeover shows once more who dictates the rules for proprietary platforms such as #Facebook. With #freesoftware and federated social media such as #Mastodon, you, the user, is in control.

There are so many reasons why you should join the #FSF and support #FreeSoftware. Ignacio Randazzo joined because "I want to help the people that fight for the future I believe we deserve." #UserFreedom

Say hello to #Myrlyn! Formerly #YQPkg, this new package management tool for #openSUSE offers a sleek, lightweight alternative to #YaST. Alpha is live for #Tumbleweed & #Slowroll users! https://news.opensuse.org/2024/12/20/new-pkg-mgmt-tool-debuts/

New guidebook! The #LibreOffice Calc Guide has been updated for version 24.8, our latest major release. Get it and do more with your spreadsheets: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/13/announcing-calc-guide-24-8/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

arthomnix in the Framework Community built a working e-ink Input Module for Framework Laptop 16!

https://community.frame.work/t/showcase-touchscreen-e-paper-input-module/62895

The Rebranding of a Censorship Unit

https://reclaimthenet.org/the-rebranding-of-a-censorship-unit

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Richard Lawrence, Satoru Kurashiki, and Serghei Iakovlev for assigning their copyright to the FSF! /#GCC /#findutils More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

FOSS map editing tool "Tiled Map Editor" has been updated to version 1.11.1 This update adds, support for loading Aseprite images, various scripting and bug fixes, and more. Tiled Map Editor is a FOSS tool for editing maps for games ranging from RPGs to puzzle games. Some games that use it are Carrion, Shovel Knight, Alwa's Legacy and more. Different parts of the code are licensed differently. This includes Apache 2.0, GPLv2.0, and a couple others.



The project's main website is here:

https://www.mapeditor.org/




The source code is on Github:

https://github.com/mapeditor/tiled



The release notes for this update can be found here:

https://github.com/mapeditor/tiled/releases/tag/v1.11.1



The project is also on Itch:

https://thorbjorn.itch.io/tiled




The project has a presence on Mastodon:

https://floss.social/@tiled




If you wish to help the project financially they accept donations through Open Collective and Liberapay. You can also donate directly to the lead developer Thorbjørn Lindeijer through Patreon and Github:

https://opencollective.com/tiled

https://liberapay.com/Tiled

https://www.mapeditor.org/donate

FOSS 2D space sim "Naev" has been updated to version 0.12.2. This update includes improvements on deployed escorts, fixing looting FLF ships causing nearby planets and other ships to become hostile, and puts Dvaered ships for sale among other things. The game is available DRM free on Itch.io, from Flathub, from Github, and through various distro repos. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0 and the game was made using SDL.



The project's main website is here:

https://naev.org/




The changelog for this update can be found here:


https://github.com/naev/naev/releases/tag/v0.12.2





The Itch.io page is here:

https://naev.itch.io/naev




The source code is on Github:

https://github.com/naev/naev

Don't let your business data privacy be compromised!

Nextcloud Office offers a privacy-focused alternative to the most popular Microsoft Office products soon reaching end-of-life.

Say goodbye to subscription models and hello to data sovereignty!

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-office-your-privacy-upgrade-as-microsoft-office-end-of-life-approaches/

Biden Administration Pushes Digital ID Expansion for Public Benefits

https://reclaimthenet.org/biden-administration-pushes-digital-id-expansion-for-public-benefits

Interested in helping #freesoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory? Please consider joining the #FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-01-17-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory

Less than 48 hours left to submit your CFP for VulnCon 2025, co-hosted by FIRST & CVE Program!
We’d love to see your proposals showcasing OpenSSF and its role in advancing vulnerability management.
Submit now: https://www.first.org/conference/vulncon2025/cfp
#VulnCon2025