Ugh, Python got over 500 #GSoC applications this year and so many of them are absolutely trash, didn't follow any of the instructions. Most years about half of our applications are like this. But usually we have a lot fewer applicants and the submissions were blank files not plausible AI nonsense.

So I'm stuck reading hundreds of incredibly low quality nonsensical submissions today in hopes to take some workload off my other unpaid volunteer mentors. This is not the volunteer gig I signed up for 15 years ago when it was mostly working with new contributors and not their AI chatbots and I'm grumpy.

#AI #Python #OpenSource

And the next one, thank you everyone for participating, contributing or spreading!

New on // foss.events: pgDay UK by PostgreSQL Europe on 09 September 2025 in Cavendish Conference Centre in #London, #United Kingdom

Find out more on https://foss.events/2025/09-09-pgday-uk.html

Official account: @postgresuk
Official hashtag(s): #pgdayuk #pgdayuk2025

Call for participation is running until 12.05.2025

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

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Little Bits: Issue #23 For March 2025

A mountain of bits (links) awaits in exploration along with a message to remember to enjoy and be gracious to ourselves with intention.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-23/

#blog #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #tech #news #LinkDump

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Am 03.04. findet wieder der Linux-Treff Nord beim Theo in der Schnepfenreuther Hauptstraße 19 statt.

Hier gibt es ab 18:00 Uhr gutes Essen und dann ab ca. 19:30 Uhr geht es mit #Linux und freier Software weiter.

Es steht folgendes an:
- Wanderung,
- Wege zu Linux und weg vom Fenster-Programm,
- LPD 2025.1 Programm,
- und wer sonst noch etwas mitbringt.

Der Treff findet im hinteren Saal statt.

Wenn Dich freie Software und Linux interessiert komm doch vorbei.

#lpd #ltn #opensource #clt

Gesucht: Open Source Software, die folgendes kann: Chat, Dateiablage, Abstimmungen, Kalender, verschiedene Bereiche für verschiedene Aktionen

Geht um vereinsinterne Organisation.

Gerne teilen, gerne hilfreiche Hashtags nennen.

#opensource

Dear people in open source,

Scott is the real deal. Having him offer free consultancy on UX is the gift of a lifetime - and you should jump up and down of excitement here. Most of us are techie developers and WE SUCK at making usable interfaces for non-techie developers. If your software caters to people not-like-you then ... yeah. This is for you.

https://social.coop/@scottjenson/114286381679356543

disclaimer: I was but a fresh Software Engineer when the company I started at after uni had Scott come in and handle UX. If you've heard of "the iPhone before the iPhone" - the Sony Ericsson P800 - then that's what I worked on under his direction.

#UX #OpenSource

Dear #OpenSource folks, I'd like to offer #UX help to your teams. I've tried "making a small PR" on projects and it turns out that's TERRIBLE advice for a UX designer. The PR is usually misunderstood or ignored. I don't fault the teams for this! It's just the wrong tool for the job.

So I'm trying something different. I'm offering free consulting time to any project that wants it. Sign up here: https://cal.com/scottjenson/exchange

While working on a new AboutDialog we realize (again) that 🌟Back In Time🌟 really need its 💡own application logo💡.

👉https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/1961

#design #logo #Debian #arch #foss #OpenSource #Inkscape #gimp

Zulip 10.0 was released today! This is a major release, with over 5,200 new commits merged since Zulip 9.0. A new experience for messages without a topic, fine-grained font size and line spacing options, and much more! https://blog.zulip.com/2025/03/20/zulip-10-0-released #OpenSource #chat

Django 5.2 has arrived! 🚀https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/apr/02/django-52-released/ Featuring a composite of new feature – auto-importing models in the shell. Composite primary keys (!?!). BoundField overrride improvements. Version 5.2 is Long Term Support (LTS) 👉️ 3 years of support, until April 2028.

We hope you like it! #Python #OpenSource

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Oggi vi presento il mio primo progetto post esame, ossia, un server Revolt per il popolo italico. E' ancora giovane, ma credo che evolverà molto velocemente.
#revolt #opensource #alternative
https://rvlt.gg/3Kba2HnD

Wir sind wieder von den Chemnitzer Linuxtagen zurück!

Es liegen zwei ereignisreiche Tage hinter uns. Wir waren diesmal in der Summe mit 20+a Personen (a = 3x Anhang) zu Gast bei den CLT 2025. Wir haben viele Einzelgespräche führen und etliche Vorträge anhören können. Nun müssen wir das Ganze noch sortieren!.

Vielen Dank auch an dieser Stelle für die tolle und perfekte Orga und an die vielen Helfer im Hintergrund.

Wir freuen uns schon auf die CLT2026.

#clt2025 #clt2026 #linux #opensource

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// foss.events is not just about software-related events. Open Science, Open Data, Open Access, Open Hardware, Open Educational Resources and many other related movements are just as important as FOSS is.

Let's add these events to // foss.events and start connecting!

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #openscience #opendata #openaccess #openhardware #oer

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waydroid is A container-based approach to boot a full Android system on regular GNU/Linux systems running Wayland based desktop environments. You can run the Android apps to your linux desktop and do other things with near native performance. https://waydro.id/

#linux #android #opensource

Hi everyone!
I hope you're doing well,
Is there any person here from the #SWANA region (especially #northafrica) that uses #FLOSS tools in their practices?
Thanks and have a good evening 🌸

#art #graphicdesign #opensource #tools

Back In Time 1.5.4 is out.

https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.4

#release #backup #foss #OpenSource #debian #debian13

Today we are very proud to announce that the United Nations has switched from Google Forms to CryptPad Form for collecting endorsements on the UN Open Source Principles: https://unite.un.org/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles

CryptPad Form is a full-fledged application allowing you to build privacy-preserving questionnaires for your respondents.

Try it for free, without even registering an account, on our CryptPad.fr flagship instance!

#UnitedNations #UN #Privacy #OpenSource #Forms #Studies #FOSS

🧵Weil ich es heute auch wieder im smalltalk gehört habe: Wer bei #OpenSource in der #Verwaltung instinktiv auf Linux und LibreOffice anspringt, geht das Problem von der absolut falschen Seite an.

Was #Verwaltungsdigitalisierung wirklich weiter bringen würde, sind offene Austauschformate aus Fachanwendungen. Hier ist der Markt völlig kaputt, Schnittstellen werden von Herstellern zu Fantasiepreisen angeboten, gerade Kommunen mit eh schon wenig Mitteln saugt das aus. >>

Do I have any #golang developers in my followers that are located in Canada and looking for contracts ?

No need to be a senior. Looking to give a chance to local talent.

Must have an #OpenSource philosophy, know #Linux well, #Git, #Gitlab

Reply or DM me.

Hello! I've just created a Ko-Fi page.

All donations there allow me to keep contributing to Linux and open-source projects for more time! 💙

https://ko-fi.com/nellfs

#Linux #OpenSource

This is neat: the United Nations have adopted a new set of 8 #OpenSource prinicples:

🔶 The UN Open Source Principles 🔶

1. Open by default: Making Open Source the standard approach for projects

2. Contribute back: Encouraging active participation in the Open Source ecosystem

3. Secure by design: Making security a priority in all software projects

4. Foster inclusive participation and community building: Enabling and facilitating diverse and inclusive contributions

5. Design for reusability: Designing projects to be interoperable across various platforms and ecosystems

6. Provide documentation: Providing thorough documentation for end-users, integrators and developers

7. RISE (recognize, incentivize, support and empower): Empowering individuals and communities to actively participate

8. Sustain and scale: Supporting the development of solutions that meet the evolving needs of the UN system and beyond.

Source: https://unite.un.org/news/osi-first-endorse-united-nations-open-source-principles

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ICYMI: Bently Hensel. @richardfontana, & I ran for #OpenSource Initiative Board of Directors — but we were surreptitiously removed from all *already-cast* ballots & our names are even scrubbed from #OSI's results announcement.

@jzb at @LWN wrote this article:
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1014603/ac0cfc0a74755501/

N.B.: while Fontana & I ran on the “Shared Platform for OSI Reform”…
https://codeberg.org/OSI-Reform-Platform/platform/src/branch/main/platform-2025.md#shared-platform-for-osi-reform
…Bently did not run on it w/ us. We've had no communication w/ Bently (yet). Bently's platform:
https://opensource.org/board-member/bentley-hensel

If you're a dues-paying Member of #OpenSource Initiative or represent an Affiliate of #OSI, please get in touch with me via:

* DM on fedi to this account
* email at bkuhn@ebb.org
* XMPP: bkuhn@sfconservancy.org,
* bkuhn on libera.chat IRC
* call/text my mobile number if you happen to have my number.

I would like to discuss what's happened with other concerned parties and make a plan on how we should organize to respond.

ICYMI:
https://floss.social/@bkuhn/114201035037997772

#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS

I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!

To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)

https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FdEegjohI4O_0IZ0qgm9iWmtHhchDMf0X%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAj_XHdJoQEgSQXkbO8z3yRFVGU67kJG6He8VhLY--33U%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion

#simplex #simplexchat #freesoftware #tor #torproject #onion #gnu #freesoftware #opensource #foss #linux #privacy #security #anonymity #deepweb #darkweb

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Finally made my first meme with gimp lmao

#gimp #foss #freesoftware #opensource #tomandjerry

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