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@b0rk Adding to @karen's answer:

I have really tried to move on in #FreeSoftware culture (as much as I'm able) from the idea that computer users do something wrong by merely using proprietary software.

Just using proprietary software is not an affront to software freedom. Marketing proprietary software, getting users trapped into monthly licensing agreements, etc. are the bad acts, & if someone gets trapped in a proprietary agreement, we should help them, not berate them!

#SFC #OpenSource

Bradley M. Kühn

@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org · 7 hours ago

@b0rk Adding to @karen's answer:

I have really tried to move on in #FreeSoftware culture (as much as I'm able) from the idea that computer users do something wrong by merely using proprietary software.

#SFC #OpenSource

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Arne Babenhauserheide

@ArneBab@rollenspiel.social · 2 days ago

If you want to comply with dependency reporting requirements (⇒ SBOM: Software Bill of Materials) for a program of any kind, this is now very easy with #Guix:

https://www.draketo.de/software/bsi-grundschutz#CON.8.A8-sbom-guix

TLDR: guix graph --backend=cyclonedx-json <package-name> gives you an SBOM.

To do that for your own packages, even if they are not in the distro, write a guix.scm (instructions and links in the article).

It works across languages and to arbitrary depth.

#software #owasp #security #gnu #FreeSoftware #programming

Create SBOM from Guix

Since Nov. 12th 2025, GNU Guix can be used to create a complete SBOM in cyclonedx json format for all packaged software:

guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json | head ; echo ...

{
"bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
"specVersion": "1.6",
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2025-12-29T19:24:18Z",
"tools": {
"components": [
{
"type": "operating-system",
"name": "guix"
...

To only create an SBOM of a specific depth, use --max-depth=N:

guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json | grep '"name":' | wc -l
guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json --max-depth=1 | grep '"name":' | wc -l

11
10

In short:

guix graph guile -b cyclonedx-json -M 1

To create an SBOM for a non-packaged tool, create a local guix.scm file, then you can graph from that. With the example of dryads-wake:

cd /path/to/dryads-wake && \
guix graph -L . -e '(load "guix.scm")' -b cyclonedx-json | grep '"name":' | wc -l && \
# => 172
guix graph -L . -e '(load "guix.scm")' -b cyclonedx-json -M1 | grep '"name":' | wc -l
# => 13 — Create SBOM from Guix Since Nov. 12th 2025, GNU Guix can be used to create a complete SBOM in cyclonedx json format for all packaged software: guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json | head ; echo ... { "bomFormat": "CycloneDX", "specVersion": "1.6", "metadata": { "timestamp": "2025-12-29T19:24:18Z", "tools": { "components": [ { "type": "operating-system", "name": "guix" ... To only create an SBOM of a specific depth, use --max-depth=N: guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json | grep '"name":' | wc -l guix graph guile --backend=cyclonedx-json --max-depth=1 | grep '"name":' | wc -l 11 10 In short: guix graph guile -b cyclonedx-json -M 1 To create an SBOM for a non-packaged tool, create a local guix.scm file, then you can graph from that. With the example of dryads-wake: cd /path/to/dryads-wake && \ guix graph -L . -e '(load "guix.scm")' -b cyclonedx-json | grep '"name":' | wc -l && \ # => 172 guix graph -L . -e '(load "guix.scm")' -b cyclonedx-json -M1 | grep '"name":' | wc -l # => 13

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Bradley M. Kühn

@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org · yesterday

What are you up to the next two days?

I ask because there are *three* opportunities to ask me & my #SFC colleagues (including @karen & @ossguy
) *anything* in real-time *right here on the #Fediverse & #Mastodon:

$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 10:00 EST"
$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 20:00 EST"
$ date -d "Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 13:00 EST"

Hopefully one of those times is convenient in your timezone.

Get your questions ready!

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/28/match-challenge-upped-to-251939/

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

Software Freedom Conservancy

Match challenge upped to $251,939!

Thanks to two amazing anonymous donors, we are extending our match up by $40,012 to raise the total to $251,939! This means until January 15th, the next ≈$100,000 that we raise will be doubled. Whether you renew or start a sustainership or donate in other ways to us, now is a great time to make sure your money goes even further for helping software freedom.

Bradley M. Kühn

@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org · yesterday

What are you up to the next two days?

I ask because there are *three* opportunities to ask me & my #SFC colleagues (including @karen & @ossguy
) *anything* in real-time *right here on the #Fediverse & #Mastodon:

$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 10:00 EST"
$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 20:00 EST"
$ date -d "Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 13:00 EST"

Hopefully one of those times is convenient in your timezone.

Get your questions ready!

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/28/match-challenge-upped-to-251939/

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

Software Freedom Conservancy

Match challenge upped to $251,939!

🫧 socialcoding..

@smallcircles@social.coop · yesterday

🫧 #Dreamshare ™

2026.. Year in which #FreeSoftware movement starts to make significant strides in 🌱 #sustainability levels of their projects. By paying overall more attention to the entire ♻️ free software development lifecycle, the #FSDL. But also by managing expectations better between participants, improving communication, and having a clearer perception of potential and opportunities for service & value exchange.

We may see an emerging 🍒 commons based value economy that becomes unstoppable.

"I'd never wish a successful open-source project on anyone!" said David Whitney at his "Open Source Exploitation" talk.

🫧 socialcoding..

@smallcircles@social.coop · yesterday

#CodingIsSocial 🫂

"The Future of Software Development is Software Developers"

Of course it is. And it is for anyone who can write a neat script or a macro, hack a nice little website together, selfhost that infra, and do all the countless other creative things that happen in any good #FreeSoftware development lifecycle.

https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/the-future-of-software-development-is-software-developers/

#SX #FSDL #Socialcoding

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The Future of Software Development is Software Developers

I’ve been a computer programmer all-told for 43 years. That’s more than half the entire history of electronic programmable computers. In that time, I’ve seen a lot of things chang…

Arne Babenhauserheide

@ArneBab@rollenspiel.social · 2 days ago

If you want to comply with dependency reporting requirements (⇒ SBOM: Software Bill of Materials) for a program of any kind, this is now very easy with #Guix:

https://www.draketo.de/software/bsi-grundschutz#CON.8.A8-sbom-guix

TLDR: guix graph --backend=cyclonedx-json <package-name> gives you an SBOM.

To do that for your own packages, even if they are not in the distro, write a guix.scm (instructions and links in the article).

It works across languages and to arbitrary depth.

#software #owasp #security #gnu #FreeSoftware #programming

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Nicolas Vivant

@nicolasvivant@colter.social · 2 days ago

Nous sommes fin 2025. Dans moins de 3 mois, le mandat municipal sera achevé.

Est-ce qu'il n'est pas temps de faire le bilan de la stratégie numérique à @echirolles ?

→ https://grenoble.ninja/on-fait-le-bilan/

#LogicielsLibres #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Echirolles

https://grenoble.ninja

On fait le bilan…

Nicolas Vivant

@nicolasvivant@colter.social · 2 days ago

Nous sommes fin 2025. Dans moins de 3 mois, le mandat municipal sera achevé.

Est-ce qu'il n'est pas temps de faire le bilan de la stratégie numérique à @echirolles ?

→ https://grenoble.ninja/on-fait-le-bilan/

#LogicielsLibres #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Echirolles

https://grenoble.ninja

On fait le bilan…

Free Software Foundation Europe

@fsfe@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

#39c3 Day 3!🚀🎉

Don’t let 2025 end without our amazing merchandise!

Show the world what you care about and stand by your principles with our T-shirts and hoodies—or share the inspiring story of Ada & Zangenmann as a meaningful gift for relatives and friends.

📍 Find us in Hall H!

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom

FSFE booth showing a laptop, merchandise and other promo material

Dario → 39C3 📞 8495

@dario@pan.rent · 3 days ago

#39c3

After the lightning talk today about the #DMA Interoperability Survey, tomorrow we’re having a deep dive Q&A session about #DeviceNeutrality, #FreeSoftware and what the #DigitalMarketaAct has to do with that.

🗓️ Day 3 (29.12)
📍 Bits&Bäume Living Room (Hall H)
⏰ 14:00 - 14:50

Stop by if you want to learn more about what we (@fsfe) are doing to fight for interoperability and to hold Big Tech accountable to the #DMA rules.

Looking forward to seeing you there 👾🛸

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Peter N. M. Hansteen

@pitrh@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

The BSDCan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html

If you tried to sign up as a new indico user and did not get the confirmation mail in time, please try again. The problem has been fixed.

The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware

Want to know more about #bsd and the conferences? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html (and links therein) @bsdcan

What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!

Call for papers — BSDCan

BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Peter N. M. Hansteen

@pitrh@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

The BSDCan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html

If you tried to sign up as a new indico user and did not get the confirmation mail in time, please try again. The problem has been fixed.

The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware

Want to know more about #bsd and the conferences? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html (and links therein) @bsdcan

What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!

Call for papers — BSDCan

BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Beardy Star Stuff 🏴🌹🇵🇸

@dennyhenke@social.coop · 5 days ago

2025 End of year personal computing check-in

I've written quite a bit over the past 11 months about flipping the table on my personal computing. All very unexpected but what a relief to have done it. And also very satisfying to know that my computing now fits my personal ethics in a way that it did not before.

#Permacomputing #GNU #Linux #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Apple #Computing #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Resist #Capitalism #Fascism

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-12-26.html

Beardy Guy Musings

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