@EUCommission OR join our #FOSS alternative called #Loops!

https://vido.social/invite/a_019c0565-43b2-7142-a249-c4193ce9565dFNNtC5E

@EUCommission OR join our #FOSS alternative called #Loops!

https://vido.social/invite/a_019c0565-43b2-7142-a249-c4193ce9565dFNNtC5E

OK Team Fedi, we've now just got $2,797 left to raise in this year's Software Freedom Conservancy fundraiser!!

If you care about our awesome member projects, about helping newcomers get their start in #FOSS, or standing up for the #GPL and #copyleft, now is the time!

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Let's go for #softwarefreedom!!!

I proposed a long time ago that ** #openweb** is a less tribal, more expansive framing than ** #fediverse** — socially *and* technically. It’s also ** #nothingnew**, which is honestly a breath of fresh air. We can (and should) use both terms, but if we want meaningful *change and challenge* to the ** #mainstreaming** mess, we need to foreground the more generic one.

Predictably, this gets pushback from two directions: the non-political ** #FOSS** crowd, and the mainstreaming crew. And yes, when you bring ** #NGO** behaviour into the ** #fediverse**, there’s going to be friction.Try being ** #openweb-native** please.

People are going to keep doing self- and socially-destructive things. That’s a human problem, not a branding one. But the language we choose *does* shape how we respond to it.

Boost if you think this shift matters.

I proposed a long time ago that ** #openweb** is a less tribal, more expansive framing than ** #fediverse** — socially *and* technically. It’s also ** #nothingnew**, which is honestly a breath of fresh air. We can (and should) use both terms, but if we want meaningful *change and challenge* to the ** #mainstreaming** mess, we need to foreground the more generic one.

Predictably, this gets pushback from two directions: the non-political ** #FOSS** crowd, and the mainstreaming crew. And yes, when you bring ** #NGO** behaviour into the ** #fediverse**, there’s going to be friction.Try being ** #openweb-native** please.

People are going to keep doing self- and socially-destructive things. That’s a human problem, not a branding one. But the language we choose *does* shape how we respond to it.

Boost if you think this shift matters.

@Edent @NearerAndFarther I've also been using #Lawnchair over the years on #Pixel 5a, 7, and 9 Pro.

It is #FOSS and I'm very pleased with the customization it allows, specifically to be as minimalist as possible. It has lots of settings, which I love, because I can turn things off and get it down to exactly the bare bones #Android I want and no more, no less.

(It's Google's fault I use Lawnchair because they don't let you turn off their search widget on Pixel's stock launcher.)

At #FOSDEM this weekend? Find us in building K on Sunday—we'll be hanging out and talking about how to archive & protect your work for the long haul.
#FOSS #OpenSource #SoftwareHeritage #coderescue

🇩🇪 🇪🇺 :freesoftware: At the @OpenForumEurope EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026, Dirk Schrödter @dirkschroedter Minister of Digitalization of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, calls for an end to government decisions that "export public money, and import long-term dependency".

https://opencode.de/en

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Europe #EU #DigitalSovreignty #OFE #FOSDEM

🇺🇳 At the @OpenForumEurope EU Open Source Policy Summit, our UN Open Source United team co-chair announces the next UN Open Source Week, 22-26 June. Hope that many of you can join us in New York. Read more and express your interest here:

https://www.unopensource.org

#UNOSW #UnitedNations #UN #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #EU #Europe #NYC #NewYork #UNHQ

🇺🇳 :freesoftware: 🇪🇸 Congratulations to the City of Barcelona on being the first city-level government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.

As all levels of government, cities in particular can greatly benefit from what free software offers to support more trustworthy digitialization of public services.

Excited to see even more cities demonstrating publicly their support for FOSS!

https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/en/tema/science/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles_1567058.html

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #UN #UnitedNations #Barcelona #Spain

🇺🇳 At the @OpenForumEurope EU Open Source Policy Summit, our UN Open Source United team co-chair announces the next UN Open Source Week, 22-26 June. Hope that many of you can join us in New York. Read more and express your interest here:

https://www.unopensource.org

#UNOSW #UnitedNations #UN #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #EU #Europe #NYC #NewYork #UNHQ

Today at the @OpenForumEurope hosted EU Open Source Policy Summit, @mxmehl highlights how the structure of an industry-wide #OSPO can help competitors use #FreeSoftware to address problems too big for them to work on alone.

#OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #FOSDEM