Presentation and feedback from the QGIS-fr Users Meeting in Avignon
Mid-June, the French-speaking QGIS Users Meeting was held in Avignon, Southern France - a city often described as "the City of the Popes", thanks to the Popes' Palace, the city's number one attraction. Not far from the non-terminated bridge, which has inspired some happy songs around the world as well as the 2025 edition banner : The French-speaking QGIS community could meet, discuss and share some…
http://blog.qgis.org/2025/07/06/presentation-and-feedback-from-the-qgis-fr-users-meeting-in-avignon/
Your July 1 FOSSphones news roundup is here! It will also appear on our #Gemini capsule shortly.
Catch up:
https://fossphones.com/07-01-2025.html
#Proton joins suit against #Apple for predatory practices that harm developers and consumers
#GrapheneOS releases first #Android16 builds
Looking for #FreeSoftware for an online #meetup? Check out #OpenMeet: https://platform.openmeet.net/ or #mobilizon: https://github.com/framasoft/mobilizon
📚 Reminder that you can always find the #BastilleBSD documentation at:
See what's new in Bastille 1.0, coming soon!
America’s Mobile Security Crisis: Time for a Secure Alternative
ABC News reports a disturbing reality: smartphones used by U.S. officials, journalists, and tech execs are being hit by zero-click cyberattacks—many tied to Chinese state-backed hackers.
Learn more at Purism:
https://puri.sm/posts/americas-mobile-security-crisis-why-its-time-for-a-secure-private-alternative/
A continuation of an article that was a hit last year -- my favorite #selfhosted apps launched in 2025 (so far).
https://selfh.st/post/2025-favorite-new-apps-so-far/
#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #app #apps #software
New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Ruffy and The Riverside - 2025-07-02 Edition: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-07-02-edition/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #gaming #steam #native #ruffyriverside #newgames
Lots happening in the #LibreOffice project! Last month we had an update to the software, plus new merchandise, tutorials, docs, a lookback at StarOffice, and more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/02/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-june-2025/ #foss #OpenSource
#ONLYOFFICE is a sponsor of MoodleMoot Philippines 2025 🇵🇭
📆 July 2 – 4, 2025
📍 Manila, Philippines
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MoodleMoot Philippines 2025 is the premier gathering for educators, administrators, and edtech enthusiasts to explore the latest trends in digital learning with Moodle.
Hosted in the Philippines, this event features workshops, keynote speeches, and networking opportunities focused on innovative teaching strategies and the future of online education.
You're going to love Bastille 1.0!
The bastille list command is now significantly faster and smarter. See running and stopped jails, their current state, boot priority, boot status (on|off), release version, jail type and tags!
The June #GNU Spotlight by Amin Bandali is now available! Read it here: https://u.fsf.org/47t #FSF #GNUNet #Nettle
First step for non-x86_64 contributions
A #ThankGNU! to Adarsh Melethil and Arthur Gleckler for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedogm and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
Control your jail boot order!
BastilleBSD now supports priority=N for jails, so you can define which services
start first after reboot. (Lower priority starts first)
Are you ready for Bastille 1.0? Two weeks out!
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