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papiris @ Europa @papiris@hachyderm.io
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Petition in Germany to recognize unpaid contribution to free and open source software projects as 'society-beneficial volunteering' (ehrenamt)!

This will give volunteering for e.g. @postmarketOS , @freifunk , @kde , @nextcloudNextcloud 📱☁️💻 , @Mastodon and other libre projects the same legal status as taking care of an elderly family member or volunteering for a youth association, which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits.

openpetition.de/petition/onlin

English language version (only sign one version): openpetition.de/petition/onlin

News article (German): heise.de/news/Petition-Open-So

News article (English): heise.de/en/news/Petition-Open

If you're not a resident of Germany, go ahead and use this thread to organize similar initiatives in your country of residence.

Anerkennung von Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland - Online-Petition

Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Dennoch wird die Arbeit, die tausende Freiwillige dafür leisten, in Deutschland steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Dieses Ungleichgewicht zwischen gesellschaftlicher Bed

www.openpetition.de · openPetition

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knoppix @knoppix95@mastodon.social
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Open source developers are facing severe burnout: unpaid work, toxic communities, and hyper-responsibility are pushing maintainers to the brink ⚠️
73% report burnout; 60% considered leaving.

Companies relying on OSS must fund, respect, and support maintainers to sustain critical infrastructure 🛠️

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/open-source-d

Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away

The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.

itsfoss.com · It's FOSS

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knoppix @knoppix95@mastodon.social
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After nearly 10 years, Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko steps down as CEO, transferring assets and the trademark to a non-profit ⚖️

The move aims to protect Mastodon’s decentralized, user-controlled values while reducing founder stress and ensuring sustainable governance 🌐

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/mastodon-ceo-

After Nearly 10 Years of Building Mastodon, Eugen Rochko Steps Into Advisory Role

Mastodon's creator steps back from CEO role, transfers assets to non-profit organization.

itsfoss.com · It's FOSS

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Sean O'Brien @profdiggity@privacysafe.social
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@fdroidorgF-Droid I am the founder of @yaleprivacylab , where we have investigated and issues in apps since 2017. I can say without hesitation that this change makes Android users less safe.

Android is based upon free and software () and that has always been defined by user choice. Blocking the capability to install apps directly from trusted sources outside Play is not a small tweak. It removes a core freedom...

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Duncan Lock @duncanlock@cosocial.ca
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Petition to formally recognize open source work as Civic Service in Germany:

openpetition.de/petition/onlin

@sarajwSara Joy :happy_pepper: @thisismissemEmelia 👸🏻

Anerkennung von Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland - Online-Petition

Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Dennoch wird die Arbeit, die tausende Freiwillige dafür leisten, in Deutschland steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Dieses Ungleichgewicht zwischen gesellschaftlicher Bed

www.openpetition.de · openPetition

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GNOME @gnome@floss.social
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We’re also thankful for all of our Friends of GNOME who help keep the GNOME Foundation sustainable! The next time you see one of these 720+ outstanding individuals, join us in thanking them for directly supporting our vision of a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust:

donate.gnome.org/#friends-of-g

Donate to GNOME

Donate to the GNOME Foundation and make a difference to GNOME

donate.gnome.org

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dokieli @dokieli@w3c.social
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🚀 ( dokie.li/ ) is a web-based article and and browser extension, built as an ( git.dokie.li/ ) project using .

dokieli enables individuals and communities to publish, share, and annotate articles using their preferred identities and storage, and you are always free to switch to another application and take your content with you.

dokieli

dokie.li

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Stefano Marinelli @stefano@bsd.cafe
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Salvatore Sanfilippo (creator of Redis, and more) published a beautiful video inspired by my latest blog post. I was really pleased! It's in Italian, but auto-generated English audio track is available.

youtube.com/watch?v=UNqbKEx2mBM

Linux è stato un po' come un secondo Commodore 64 (O Spectrum)

Link all'articolo di Stefano Marinelli:https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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Mike Fiedler, Code Gardener @miketheman@hachyderm.io
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There's a nasty worm going around named Shai-Hulud. It's also capable of exposing some projects' long-lived PyPI API Tokens. Read more on what's happening, and what you can do to protect your projects.

TL,DR: Adopt Trusted Publishing 🔐🚀📦

blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-11-26

PyPI and Shai-Hulud: Staying Secure Amid Emerging Threats - The Python Package Index Blog

Shai-Hulud is a great worm, not yet a snake. Attack on npm ecosystem may have implications for PyPI.

blog.pypi.org

Link author: Mike Fiedler, Code Gardener@miketheman@hachyderm.io

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org
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Here's a cool (EU remote!) open source job in the energy sector: Community Director for Linux Foundation Energy ⚡️

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Linux

Community Director, LF Energy - Europe

Company Description: LF Energy is the open source foundation for shared development of open technology platforms, data, and standards to solve common challenges for delivering affordable, reliable, safe, and clean energy. We bring together grid operators, technology providers, research institutions, regulators, and policymakers to build the digital infrastructure for modern energy systems. Our projects address critical challenges to accelerate the energy transition, such as grid flexibility, renewable integration, market coordination, and operational efficiency. PowSyBl enables transparent grid simulation as scale. OpenSTEF forecasts and optimizes short-term energy forecasts. OpenSynth democratizes access to grid data while preserving privacy and security. These tools, and others in our portfolio, are production-grade, deployed across European networks, and built by the organizations that depend on them. LF Energy is part of the Linux Foundation, the trusted home for the most critical open technology projects in the world that ensures neutral governance, transparent decision-making, and infrastructure proven across critical industries.The energy sector is undergoing its most significant transformation in a century. Open source tools make this transition faster, cheaper, and more equitable by reducing vendor lock-in, improving interoperability, and distributing development costs across the ecosystem. We're building the commons that powers the energy transition and modern energy services. Job Description: The RoleYou will drive open source adoption across European energy infrastructure by nurturing relationships with system operators, regulators, and policymakers to help deliver affordable, reliable, safe, and clean energy. This means translating technical capabilities into business value, identifying regulatory barriers, and creating pathways for organizations to contribute to and deploy LF Energy projects. The work combines strategic engagement with hands-on execution. You will organize workshops and events, represent LF Energy at industry conferences, facilitate special interest groups, and oversee funded technical development with subcontractors. You will partner with Linux Foundation teams to document successes and build thought leadership. You will track adoption metrics and report on community growth.This is a two-year, full-time position reporting to the Executive Director of LF Energy, with potential for extension based on funding availability and performance.Location and Work ArrangementsRemote position based in Europe. This role requires frequent travel throughout Europe (up to 30%) to attend events, facilitate workshops, and meet with stakeholders. Occasional work outside standard business hours or across time zones may be required to collaborate with global teams.ResponsibilitiesStrong candidates will have experience across multiple areas below. If three or more describe your background, we want to hear from you.Community Growth & Engagement* Build and nurture relationships with TSOs, DSOs, and key decision-makers across Europe to drive adoption of LF Energy projects * Organize, lead and facilitate in-person and virtual community events, workshops, and training sessions across Europe * Deliver presentations and participate in panel discussions at industry events * Launch and nurture an online educational program to lower adoption barriers, cultivate community connections, and train the next generation of system operators on industrial-grade open source collaboration and LF Energy projects  Policy & Advocacy* Lead policy and regulatory advocacy and education efforts in Europe, identifying and addressing barriers to open source adoption in the energy sector * Build trusted relationships with regulators and policymakers to advance supportive frameworks for open source energy solutions, identifying barriers and overcoming barriers for adoption and contribution Program Management & Leadership* Oversee LF Energy-funded initiatives in Europe involving subcontractors, ensuring technical quality, alignment with community goals, timeliness of deliverables, and appropriate transparency with governing bodies * Facilitate special interest group meetings, driving consensus and decision-making across diverse stakeholders Communications & Reporting* Partner with marketing to amplify community successes, engage media, drive event participation, and establish thought leadership Collect, analyze, and report quantitative and qualitative data on community growth, adoption metrics, and impact   Qualifications: Required* Established network and track record of building of relationships with European TSOs, DSOs, regulators and policymakers * Ability to understand and communicate the business value of technology solutions across a diverse set of stakeholders * Technical expertise at the intersection of energy systems (grid operations, power systems, energy markets) and digital technology (software, data platforms, automation) * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience presenting technical and policy topics to executive, regulatory, and technical audiences * Proven ability to build alignment among diverse stakeholders and unite organizations around open source projects, driving consensus and collective action in distributed and asynchronous environments. * Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to work independently and drive complex initiatives from concept to execution with minimal supervision * Team player with a positive, solution-oriented approach * Comfort with frequent travel throughout Europe (up to 30%) and occasional work outside standard business hours * Fluency in English Preferred* Experience with open source communities and development models * Fluency in French, German, Spanish, Italian, or other major European language(s) Previous experience as a European grid operator or regulator   Additional Information: What Success Looks LikeIn this role, you will be successful when you:* Grow the number of European TSOs and DSOs using and contributing to LF Energy projects, while strengthening relationships with existing LF Energy members. * Build strong relationships with key regulators and policymakers, resulting in supportive policy frameworks * Launch a thriving educational program with measurable engagement and adoption metrics * Establish LF Energy as a thought leader in the European energy sector through events, media, and industry presence * Foster a collaborative, engaged community that drives innovation in open source energy solutions What We Offer* Opportunity to make a significant impact on the clean energy transition across Europe * Work with cutting-edge open source energy technology and innovative industry leaders * Flexible, remote-first work environment with a collaborative, mission-driven team * Travel to exciting industry events and conferences across Europe * Be part of the Linux Foundation, the world’s leading open source foundation * Competitive compensation Salary - €9,000 - €11,000 monthlyAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

jobs.smartrecruiters.com · Linux Foundation

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Danny Smith @dannysmith@indieweb.social
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AI slop is filling the internet. I want more humans writing on their own websites.

So I made Astro Editor — a free macOS app for writing markdown & MDX in Astro content collections. 🎉

Code editors are terrible for prose. iA Writer is great for prose but can't handle frontmatter, MDX, or component insertion.

Astro Editor is basically iA Writer for @astro content collections.

astroeditor.danny.is

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FreeBSD Foundation @FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social
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FreeBSD Now Builds Reproducibly and Without Root Privilege

We’re pleased to share that the FreeBSD Project now supports builds without requiring root privileges, removing elevated access from the release pipeline and improving overall security. This work was completed as part of a program commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Agency.

Read more: freebsdfoundation.org/blog/fre

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Mozilla Localization @mozilla_l10n@fosstodon.org
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Hello world 👋, here's the Mozilla Localization team. 🦊

Our goal is to make Mozilla's products available in as many languages as possible, ensuring that people can browse the web and use our platform in their native languages.

You can follow us for updates on localization progress, behind-the-scenes insights, and opportunities to get involved. We'll also share Mozilla l10n news, localizer spotlights, and more.




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Brad Linder @bradlinder@fosstodon.org
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The new Pebble watches now run on 100% open source software (some optional features use closed source blobs). The new mobile apps for iOS and Android will also let you choose your app store "feed," so you're not locked into a single store. ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-watch

Pebble Watch Software Is Now 100% Open Source + Tick Talk #4 - PT2 Demos!

Pebble Watch Software Is Now 100% Open Source + Tick Talk #4 - PT2 Demos!

ericmigi.com

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
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Digital sovereignty can only be achieved with Free Software! That’s why, in our feedback to the Germany Stack consultation, we call for the Stack to be implemented entirely as Free Software.

Read our news item:
fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202511

Our feedback on openCode:
gitlab.opencode.de/dstack/d-st (DE)

The Germany Stack consultation runs until 30 November 2025. Until then, everyone can submit feedback via openCode.

@BMDSBundesdigitalministerium

A nighttime view across the Spree River in Berlin showing the illuminated façade of the Reichstag building with the German flag on top. To its right, the wall of another official building with the projection of the sentence GIVE FREE SOFTWARE A CHANCE.

Germany Stack: Only Free Software Enables Digital Sovereignty - FSFE

The “Germany Stack” is a central digital-policy project of the German federal government. The FSFE calls for the Stack to be planned in close coordination ...

fsfe.org · FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

Link author: Free Software Foundation Europe@fsfe@mastodon.social

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Stefano Marinelli @stefano@bsd.cafe
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Why I (still) love Linux

I usually publish articles about how much I love the BSDs or illumos distributions, but today I want to talk about Linux (or, better, GNU/Linux) and why, despite everything, it still holds a place in my heart.

it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24

Why I (still) love Linux

I usually publish articles about how much I love the BSDs or illumos distributions, but today I want to talk about Linux (or, better, GNU/Linux) and why, despite everything, it still holds a place in my heart.

it-notes.dragas.net · IT Notes

Link author: Stefano Marinelli@stefano@fedihome.stefanomarinelli.it

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PloneConf 2025 @ploneconf@plone.social
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The survey results are in! "..on the scale of 1-5, where 1 is bad and 5 is very good, we got the overall score of 4.87/5. " 👏 👏

"The conference was great! Maybe the best until now, but then, every year is the best conference. I did love Jyväskylä and Finland."

More quotes and feedback here
plone.org/news-and-events/news

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Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ @Blort@social.tchncs.de
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@dansup

Looks fab!

Concerned comes after all being worked on now.

I ❤️ options are planned. Concerned "ad free" options imply ads are planned as part of the roadmap?

Absence of is refreshing!

Is part of "push notifications", or just feeding everything via / ? (cue usual: "They're encrypted. Don't ask whether metasdata / future decryption / matter" discussion)

Project Moebius (?), better editing & live streaming look super cool! ❤️

Finally, a regular reminder to please avoid creating a digital 1% elite by focusing "For you" on relevance not rolling-snowball-boosting of already popular accounts/content.

Thanks for all your amazing hard work! 💕 You ROCK!

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