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BREAKING: Newly released emails obtained by Iowa Standard
show Director of Iowa City Public Library ICPL coordinating with schools in Iowa City Schools to offer students "banned books" to get around Iowa State law.

This is how desperate they are to offer your kids inappropriate books in schools.

A testimonial from a new FSF member: "The world, especially in its current state needs advocacy of the Free Software principles more than ever. I joined to help advocate that cause." Support #FreeSoftware fsf.org

This week's donation went to the Mellium Co-op. It's a collection of Go libraries, tools, and modules related to XMPP. For those who don't know XMPP is a messaging protocol that is decentralized and offer better privacy and security than something like SMS.



The project's website is here:

https://mellium.im/




The source code is hosted on Codeberg:

https://codeberg.org/mellium/




The project has a presence on Mastodon and XMPP:

https://social.coop/@mellium

https://mellium.chat/




If you wish to help the project financially they accept donations through Open Collective:

https://opencollective.com/mellium

FOSS first person horror game "Where the Dead Lie" has been updated to version 2. This update fixes one bug, upgrades the engine, and improves performance. The game is made using the Godot engine and the source code is licensed using GPLv3.

The game can be downloaded from it's Itch store page:

queenofsquiggles.itch.io/where

The source code can be found on Github:

github.com/QueenOfSquiggles/Wh

The main developer has a presence on mastodon:

blobfox.coffee/@ queenofsquiggles

If you wish to support the game financially You can donate through Itch or support the developer on Ko-fi:

ko-fi.com/queenofsquiggles

First person shooter "Hands of Necromancy II" was released recently. It has a native Linux version and is available DRM free at GOG. It was made using the FOSS GZDoom engine.

gog.com/en/game/hands_of_necro

FOSS roguelike dungeon crawler "Shattered Pixel Dungeon" has been updated to version 2.5.1. This update adds new trinket buffs, updated translations, and a few gameplay tweaks. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. It was made using libGDX.

The main website for the project is here:

shatteredpixel.com/

The source code is available on Github:

github.com/00-Evan/shattered-p

The release notes for this udpate are here:

github.com/00-Evan/shattered-p

The game can be downlaoded on Itch and Github, as well as purchased on GOG:

shattered-pixel.itch.io/shatte

gog.com/game/shattered_pixel_d

The project has a presence on Mastodon and Lemmy:

mastodon.gamedev.place/@ ShatteredPixel

lemmy.world/u/00_Evan

If you wish to help the project financially you can donate through Liberapay, Itch, Patreon and by purchasing on GOG:

liberapay.com/Shattered_Pixel

MX Linux has been updated to version 23.4 which is known as "Libretto". MX Linux is a distro based off Debian stable. It gives you an init choice between SysVinit and SystemD. They offer editions using XFCE and KDE. It uses the Liquorix kenrel by default but you can also easily install the libre kernel if one wanted to if you follow the instructions at FSFLA. It uses the Ext file system by default.

The project's main website is here:

mxlinux.org/

The source code is on Github:

github.com/MX-Linux

The release notes for this update are here:

mxlinux.org/blog/mx-23-4-libre

The project has a forum and a presence on the fediverse:

forum.mxlinux.org/

mastodon.social/@mxlinux

The project accepts donations through Github, Paypal and Stripe if you wish to help financially:

mxlinux.org/donate/

github.com/sponsors/MX-Linux

FOSS text based rougelite "Steam Sky" has veen updated to version 10.0.3. This update fixes one bug. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. The game is available at Itch; Github; and can be compiled from source.

The main website for the game is here:

laeran.pl/repositories/steamsk

The source code for the game is here:

laeran.pl/repositories/steamsk

It's also mirrored on Github:

github.com/thindil/steamsky

The release notes for this udpate are here:

thindil.itch.io/steam-sky/devl

The lead developer has a presence on Mastodon:

mastodon.social/@thindil

The Itch page for Steam Sky is here:

thindil.itch.io/steam-sky

If you wish to help the development of Steam Sky with a donation you can do so through Open Collective; Liberapay and Github:

opencollective.com/laeran

liberapay.com/thindil

"𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀"
Despite the mass delusion & blind belief of the fake news media telling ppl there is nothing to see here. They are not sending over their best. They are allowing some of the worst to invade. #Illegalimmigration #AmericaFirst #SecureourBorder #Kamala2024Policies #fml https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1677295770459443203

FOSS racing game "Pixel Wheels" has been updated to version 0.26.0. This update adds a new track, weapons now don't punish you as much, the ability to rotate the camera has returned, and more. The code is licensed with GPLv3 and the assets are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution_ShareAlike v4.0 International. The game can be downloaded from Itch.io; various distro repos and as a flatpak.

The main website for the project is here:

agateau.com/projects/pixelwhee

The Itch.io page is here:

agateau.itch.io/pixelwheels

The source code is on Github:

github.com/agateau/pixelwheels

The release notes for this update are here:

agateau.itch.io/pixelwheels/de

The main developer Aurélien Gâteau has a presence on Mastodon:

mastodon.xyz/@ agateau

You can support the game by donating to the developer through a variety of platforms such as Liberapay; Ko-fi and Itch.io.

agateau.com/support/

🌍 The #OSSummit may be wrapping up, but the excitement continues tomorrow with SOSS Community Day EU! 🚀

Join us at the Austria Centre Vienna for a full day of deep dives into securing open source software, featuring top industry experts and community voices. Don't miss this chance to learn, network, and collaborate with the best in the field. 🔐

⏰ There’s still time to register—secure your spot now! events.linuxfoundation.org/sos

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