@nik

It's a bummer when #FOSS folks don't #dogfood their "product."

Purism, @purism, launched a new #Linux laptop. The Librem 16:

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-16-product-launch/

"Designed for true privacy, real security, and absolute freedom, the Librem 16 runs on Purism’s PureOS, a fully free and open source operating system. The Librem 16 laptop includes a signature Purism design, hardware kill switches that disconnect the camera, microphone, and wireless radios with a simple flip of the switch."

#librem16 #purism #FOSS #opensource #PureOS #privacy #security #laptop #MobileLinux

Zerion is live on Product Hunt today.

A messenger with no servers, no accounts, no phone number. Everything over Tor, post-quantum encryption on every message.

If you believe privacy should be the default, a quick upvote genuinely helps us reach more people who need this.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/zerion-2

#privacy #tor #foss #producthunt #android

Coming up in #LibreOffice 26.8, our next major release (in August): Draft writing mode in Writer. This removes all other elements, letting you concentrate entirely on the text. Thanks to László Németh for implementing this feature! https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Screenshots comparing normal and draft editing modes

#Mozilla: The web is evolving. So are we.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/news/announcing-mozilla-org-new-non-profit/

#AI #FOSS #Firefox #privacy

LastPass breached again. Today. Via a third-party supplier.

This is not a one-off. It’s the architecture. Every centralized service, password manager, messenger, or platform is a target because it holds data worth stealing.

SecurityWeek’s headline today: “Attackers are no longer breaking in ; they’re logging in.”

No account means nothing to log into.

zerion.chat

#privacy #infosec #encryption #tor #foss #android #cybersecurity

Sunsetting #Tor 0.4.8 – Please update to 0.4.9 by September

https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-048/

#privacy #anonymity #FOSS

Three things today, June 23rd.

WhatsApp DMs are being used to deliver malware via fake documents, actively exploited right now. 24 billion credentials leaked from centralized platforms, accounts, passwords, identities. And the US government just signed an executive order requiring all federal agencies to complete post-quantum cryptography by 2031.

Zerion has no accounts to steal, no DMs from strangers, and post-quantum encryption on every message since day one.

zerion.chat

#android #foss

#OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch #OpenSource Bugs as It Takes on #Anthropic’s #Mythos

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-launches-full-scale-effort-to-patch-open-source-bugs-as-it-takes-on-anthropics-mythos/

#cybersecurity #AI #FOSS #PatchThePlanet

#LibreOffice is free thanks to your donations. Here's how your support helps us to improve the software and grow the community that makes it 😊 https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

#LibreOffice isn't just software – it's a worldwide community of people. Join us at events around the world! Here's a recap of what we did in 2025: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/23/libreoffice-conference-and-external-events-tdf-annual-report-2025/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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LibreOffice Latin American Conference banner

More than 58,000 journals across 156 countries are using #OpenJournalSystems!

About 2.5 M articles are published per year, and there is steady growth in OJS installation upgrades for better features, usability, #multilingualism, #metadata and #interoperability.

The latest #OJSBeaconData highlights the collective impact of our global communities and helps shape the future of #ScholarlyPublishing.

Here’s what the data tells us at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/04/15/58000-journals-2025-ojs-beacon-data/

#OpenAccess #FOSS #ScholComm

#Linux 7.2 Closes Memory Bug Class With #strncpy Removal After Six Years

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318769/20260621/linux-72-closes-memory-bug-class-strncpy-removal-after-six-years.htm

#cybersecurity #FOSS

#Canonical's New #AI Tool Wants You to Talk to #Ubuntu Instead of Type

https://itsfoss.com/news/myna-ai-speech-to-text-tool/

#FOSS #Linux #privacy

Improvements are coming to #LibreOffice's tabbed user interface, in our next major update, due in August! Big thanks to our Design community for working on them. (Of course, the menu+toolbar interface option isn't going away 😉) #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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Screenshot of tabbed user interface, with colours

10 more days until our #CfP is closed.

Remember we moved our dates and #SeaGL2026 is now happening October 23rd and 24th. Same location.

Visit: https://seagl.org for details

#linux #opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #ophw #community #tech #seattle #freedom

LibrePhotos is a free, open-source, self-hosted photo management platform.

Organize photos and videos with AI-powered face recognition, object detection, semantic search, timeline views, albums, and metadata search, all while keeping your library under your control.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=librephotos

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #Privacy #PhotoManagement #FOSS

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Screenshot of the LibrePhotos project page in dark mode. The page title “LibrePhotos” appears at the top. In the center is a mockup showing the photo management interface running on a desktop monitor, laptop, and smartphone, displaying image galleries and timelines. Below, text describes LibrePhotos as a self-hosted, open-source photo management service with automatic face recognition, object detection, and semantic search powered by machine learning. The layout highlights cross-device access and AI-powered photo organization.

#FSF Patches Two-Year-Old Vulnerability Found by #AI Researchers in #GNU #Savannah Repository

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/06/20/0321205/fsf-patches-two-year-old-vulnerability-found-by-ai-researchers-in-gnu-savannah-repository

#cybersecurity #FOSS

Kopuz is a free and open-source music player built with Rust.

It supports local music libraries, Jellyfin, Navidrome/Subsonic servers, synced lyrics, playlists, and equalizer controls across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

A privacy-friendly alternative to cloud-focused music players, with full support for self-hosted music collections.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=kopuz

#OpenSource #MusicPlayer #Jellyfin #Navidrome #SelfHosted #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Kopuz project page. The top features the Kopuz logo and name, followed by a description stating that Kopuz is a modern, lightweight music player built with Rust and the Dioxus framework. The page highlights its clean and responsive interface for managing local music collections. Below are badges for Discord, Rust, and a passing build status. A large application screenshot shows Kopuz's dark-themed music player interface with album artwork, navigation sidebar, playlists, library sections, and music playback controls, demonstrating its focus on local and self-hosted music management.

Browser-Based Euro Office Clone

This is an experimental, local-first project designed to demonstrate client-side managed functionality without requiring any setup. By leveraging the FileSystem API, it offers a unique approach to storing files directly on your device from your browser.

Current Features:
- PWA (Progressive Web App)
- Local-first storage
- Word processor
- Spreadsheet tool
- PDF capability

Coming Soon:

- Support for more file types
- Storage synchronization
- Collaborative editing
- Encryption at rest
- P2P file-transfer

Long-Term Goals (Clones of):
- NextCloud
- WhatsApp
- Instagram
- WeTransfer

Note: This project is experimental, far from finished, and presented strictly for testing, feedback, and demo purposes (USE RESPONSIBLY!).

Check out the demo version and let me know your thoughts!

Demo: https://enkrypted.chat/?tab=file

#WebDev #JavaScript #PWA #LocalFirst #OfficeSuite #FileSystemAPI #Tech #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #Privacy #SelfHosted #NextCloud #P2P #WebDevelopment #IndieDev #Coding #DevCommunity #TechNews #AppDevelopment #FreeSoftware #BrowserApp

GrapheneOS notes Android 17 “sort of” support, reflecting early compatibility work rather than a fully stable rollout across devices. 📱
It tracks Android 17 privacy upgrades like stronger permissions and encryption while maintaining its hardened AOSP-based security model. 🔐

@privacyguides
@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/17/android-17-launched-what-new-privacy-security-features-does-it-bring/

#TechNews #GrapheneOS #Android #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #FOSS #Mobile #MobileSecurity #Encryption #AOSP #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #Linux #UserPrivacy

ChatGPT finance tools now allow some users to link bank and credit card accounts via Plaid for budgeting and spending analysis. 💳
Privacy experts warn conversational AI may increase sensitive financial oversharing despite read-only access and user-controlled disconnect options. 🔐

🔗 https://www.investopedia.com/chatgpt-can-connect-to-your-financial-accounts-experts-warn-against-sharing-11993408

#TechNews #AI #FinTech #Privacy #CyberSecurity #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Security #Banking #PersonalFinance #Plaid #Consumer #FOSS #MachineLearning

Meta is testing face-recognition software for its smart glasses app, built with Rank One, a surveillance-tech supplier tied to Pentagon use. 🤖
It is developed for internal use in Meta’s smart glasses app and uses biometric data stored on users’ phones while drawing on Rank One’s surveillance tools. 📱

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/meta-rank-one-computing-face-recognition-smart-glasses/

#TechNews #Meta #FaceRecognition #Surveillance #SmartGlasses #Privacy #AI #MachineLearning #CyberSecurity #Biometrics #DataProtection #BigTech #FOSS #OpenSource

#jouRapNal #book19 day 66

20260620Sat

#3goodThings #foss #ubi #woman #threeGoodThings

#car #money #plan

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(juneteenth starburst) freemancipation womancipation efosscipation emanscarpation hemancipation emamcubication (what a day: )

#Android verification is coming: #Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/google-shares-updated-timeline-for-rolling-out-android-developer-verification/

#sideloading #privacy #FOSS #cybersecurity

GentleOS: A Hobby Operating System for Vintage PCs

Relive the nostalgia or discover for the first time the joy of a vintage computing using GentleOS for 16-bit and 32-bit Personal Computers (PCs).

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gentleos-vintage-pc-operating-system/

#blog #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #OpenSource #FOSS

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A vintage Zenith TurbosPORT 386 laptop folded open with keyboard visible and on the screen displaying GentleOS. Next to the laptop sits bold white title of 'GentleOS' with a subtitle of 'Vintage Hobby Operating System' and '8086+ 16-bit / i396 32-bit' all against a brown wood grain background.

🆕 blog! “Which Copyleft Licence is Suitable for an SVG?”

The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format is amazing. It allows you to precisely define how an image should look. Written in XML, it uses various mathematical operations to display an image which looks crisp and clear at any size.

Here's a trivial example:

<svg…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/which-copyleft-licence-is-suitable-for-an-svg/
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#Copyleft #copyright #CreativeCommons #foss #GPL #images #svg

I love #OpenBSD (and all the BSDs, heck all the #FOSS OSes, they're all amazing), but y'all, this is a bit sad:

$ time pkg_info -Q nim
animorph-0.3p5
minimodem-0.24p0
nim-2.2.8 (installed)
openimageio-3.1.9.0p0
p5-Bit-Vector-Minimal-1.3p2
p5-Net-IP-Minimal-0.06p1
p5-Term-Animation-2.6p1
py3-minimalmodbus-2.1.1p2
py3-minimock-1.2.8p13
racket-minimal-9.1
texlive_texmf-minimal-2025p0
xanim-2.80.1p9

real	1m3.110s
user	0m1.360s
sys	0m0.120s

I know about pkg_locate, and I use it by default, honestly, but "that's not in base!" ;)

My network speed is a bit slow, but not that slow.

$ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from T-Mobile USA...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Frontier (Dallas, TX) [2449.63 km]: 28.121 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 12.64 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 6.27 Mbit/s