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Most people can't answer a simple question: who holds my data, what are they allowed to do with it, and how do I reduce that?
The information is scattered across dozens of accounts and buried in privacy policies almost no one reads.
This free open source tool turns that fog into a ranked list of concrete actions and alternatives.
PERSONAL PRIVACY SCORE
https://privacyscore.me
#privacy #opensource #freesoftware
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When you're building software aimed at a niche related to hype, the only thing you can do is hook people onto it. I mean, you're targeting the kind people who have an attention span of a fruit fly. Unless they're literally addicted to your software, they're going to forget it as soon as they notice the next shiny thing.
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👿 FreeBSD 15.1 Released With Updated WiFi Drivers, Better C23 Support & Other Improvements https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.1-Released
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📝 Zettlr is a free and open-source Markdown editor built for researchers, students, writers, and anyone who prefers owning their notes.
It supports citations, Zotero integration, LaTeX exports, full-text search, and Zettelkasten-style knowledge management while working entirely with local files.
A powerful privacy-friendly alternative to cloud-based writing tools.
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=zettlr
#OpenSource #Markdown #Writing #Research #Privacy #Zettelkasten #NoteTaking
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Zettlr logo and project page shown in dark mode. The screenshot highlights Zettlr as a publication workbench with GPLv3 licensing, version information, and passing build and test badges. The interface emphasizes its open-source status and academic writing focus.
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Screenshot of Zettlr's writing interface on desktop. A research paper is open in Markdown format with a file browser and note organization panel on the left, document editor in the center, and a references sidebar on the right. The layout showcases academic writing features, citation management, and structured note-taking workflows.
LLM, negative, loss of trust [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Some people think that #LLM usage costs rising will start undoing some of the harm caused by the #AI hype. I don't think that's really going to help that much.
I'm not even talking about all the projects that were ensloppified and enshittified already. I'm not talking about all the technical debt. I'm not talking about all the forks that will have to be maintained forever. I'm not talking of all the projects that were abandoned because of burnout, or because they were only hype-oriented. And I'm not talking about all the corporations that will continue submitting slop.
I'm talking about the loss of trust. After all, we're not talking of people who realized they were wrong and are sorry. We're not talking of people realizing that it was wrong to forfeit ethics and morals in the name of "productivity". We're talking of people who are jumping ships because their previous approach turned out not to be profitable anymore. We're talking of gamblers who left the casino because they went broke. They aren't sorry that they gambled; they are sorry that they've lost. And they'd be happy to do it again at the nearest opportunity.
So, I'm sorry to say, but #FreeSoftware is never going to be the same again. A lot of people have shown their true colors, and I won't forget that.
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Big new documentation update for #LibreOffice! Thanks to the volunteers who made it happen: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/17/the-getting-started-guide-26-2-has-just-arrived/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware
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Mit dem Ende des Supports von Windows 10 im Oktober 2026 werden Millionen Rechner nutzlos. Damit möchte sich eine Gruppe von Aktivist*innen nicht abfinden.
‚Die Linux-Party im Nordosten von Frankfurt am Main, in der Villa Orange, startet an einem Sonntag um 9:30 Uhr. Zusammen mit fünf anderen Teilnehmern sitze ich in einem Konferenzraum und bin gespannt. Der Plan: Ich möchte meinen Laptop von Windows auf Linux umstellen.
Es ist eine von vielen Linux-Partys, die seit knapp einem Jahr in ganz Deutschland auf Initiative von End of 10 regelmäßig veranstaltet werden. In der weltweit agierenden Initiative sind viele Menschen aus dem IT-Umfeld organisiert, die in ihrer Freizeit anderen Menschen unentgeltlich dabei helfen, sich für immer von Windows zu verabschieden….‘
OPEN SOURCE-BETRIEBSSYSTEM
Wie ein zweifacher Opa aus Wernigerode tausende Entwickler weltweit vernetzt
#Linux #Debian
‚"Schon beim Physikstudium habe ich freie Software benutzt. Das hatte große Vorteile für mich und ich habe gesehen, dass sich Probleme so sehr sinnvoll lösen lassen."
Seit 1996 läuft auf seinem Computer Debian, ein Grundsystem für Computer, vergleichbar mit Windows oder macOS. Seit 1998 arbeitet er an der Software mit. Dabei müssen sich tausende Entwickler auf der ganzen Welt selbst organisieren.
"Wir haben ein technisches Regelwerk. Darin steht, wie ein Softwarepaket aussehen muss. Und wir diskutieren per Mail und Chat."….‘
Restic is a fast, secure, and open-source backup tool for Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD systems.
It supports encrypted backups, deduplication, snapshot versioning, and storage on local drives, SSH servers, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure, Google Cloud, rclone, and more.
Designed to make backups simple, efficient, and verifiable while keeping your data protected.
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=restic
#OpenSource #Backup #Privacy #SelfHosted #Linux #Windows #macOS #DataBackup
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Screenshot of the Restic project documentation page in dark mode. The page shows an "Introduction" section describing Restic as a fast, efficient, and secure open-source backup program. The text highlights support for Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. Status badges at the top indicate documentation passing, tests passing, and an A+ Go Report Card rating.
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ArcaneChat / DeltaChat channel for you:
Debugging Memes - developer&linux memes, open source and other nerdy and tech related stuff, to join click here:
#memes #fun #meme #channel #decentralization #encryption #e2ee #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat #linux #opensource #gnulinux #developers #development #dev
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Zerion 2.0.3 is now live on F-Droid, Play Store and GitHub. This is our most stable release yet.
What’s in it: reliable voice calls in both directions, video calls as opt-in beta, faster startup, and lower battery use during sync.
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.professor.zerion
GitHub: https://github.com/zerionproject/Zerion/releases/latest
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.professor.zerion
#fdroid #foss #privacy #tor #android #encryption #p2p #opensource #infosec #grapheneos
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Gizmodo: Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App. “A team of developers, including the co-creator of the Signal protocol and contributors from Microsoft and Harvard, are building out open-source software that can help bring the sort of hardened privacy and security offered via Signal’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to more collaborative types of apps, […]
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#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!
This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!
My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:
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Interested in #decentralization and #p2p ? Want to contribute to #OpenSource software?
Check out our "good first issue" project board and see if something sparks your interest.
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Thank you to Arm for sponsoring Flock 2026 at the Silver level!
Arm designs the chips that power billions of devices worldwide, and they are interested in enabling better Linux support as well!
Thank you to Microsoft Azure for sponsoring Flock to Fedora 2026 at the Silver level!
Microsoft's support of open source goes beyond the cloud. Microsoft engineers contribute actively in Fedora and upstream to projects that power the Linux ecosystem every day!
Thank you to @centos for sponsoring Flock 2026 at the Silver level!
CentOS and Fedora have always been deeply connected. CentOS Stream sits at the heart of that relationship, feeding directly into RHEL and drawing from Fedora's innovations. Their contributors and ours overlap in ways that make both projects stronger.
🖼️ Squoosh — Open-Source Image Compression in Your Browser
Squoosh is a free, open-source image compression tool that runs entirely in your browser. Your images stay on your device and are never sent to a server.
Supports modern formats like WebP and AVIF, helping reduce file sizes while maintaining image quality.
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=squoosh
#OpenSource #Privacy #ImageCompression #WebP #AVIF #Photography #WebDevelopment #Squoosh
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Screenshot of the Squoosh image compression tool documentation. The page explains that images are compressed locally in the browser and are not uploaded to a server, while also noting the collection of limited analytics data such as basic visitor information and image size statistics.
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"There's a (false) story that's told about people who championed the early internet: that we were blithely certain that technology could only be a force for good, and negligently disinterested in the possibility that technology could control, extract and harm. That's demonstrably untrue: recall cyberpunk's dualism of "the street finds its own use for things" and "cyberpunk is a warning, not a suggestion."
More true is to say that early internet champions were alive to the importance of the internet, and therefore both excited about the possibilities of the internet to deliver a world of connection, idiosyncrasy, love and solidarity; and about the danger of the internet as a dystopian system of surveillance and manipulation:
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History isn't finished. Long after the AI bubble pops, there will be local models and people vibe coding homemade software that respond directly to their needs. The stuff we make on our own computers, for ourselves, is deplatformed from its inception. It's part of the life we can build in technology's "shadowy corners" that we used to just call "technology." The fact that this stuff is utterly unsuited to be production code makes it inherently unmonetizable. It's how the street finds its own use for things:"
https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/15/vernacular/
#AI #LLMs #BigTech #LocalLlamas #GenerativeAI #AIBubble #AIHype #OpenSource #FLOSS #OpenWeights #Amateurism
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Plasma 6.7 is out and landing soon on your distro of choice!
You can look forward to easier menu customization, better control over your mics, and, as for virtual desktops... Well, well, well! You get keyboard navigation and the much anticipated feature of having separate virtual desktops on different monitors.
Find out about all the new stuff packed into Plasma 6.7 here:
Thank you to @rockylinux and @resf for sponsoring Flock 2026 at the Silver level!
Rocky Linux was built by a community that believes in what Fedora believes in - open, free, and community-driven Linux for everyone. Their contributors work upstream and their mission runs parallel to ours.
Glad to have you in Prague with us.
Thank you to @almalinux for sponsoring Flock 2026 at the Silver level!
AlmaLinux builds directly on the foundations that Fedora helped create. Their contributors work upstream, file bugs, and help make the broader Linux ecosystem stronger for everyone.
The Fedora family is bigger than just Fedora and we're glad you're part of it.
Release candidate 10.8.5.rc4 of passagemath, the comprehensive #OpenSource mathematics system in #Python, the pip-installable modularized portable compatible full-featured fork of #SageMath. passagemath-msolve wheels now ship #msolve version 0.9.5 and are more portable. github.com/passagemath/...
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WhatsApp Clone, but Decentralized with P2P Messaging
"Secure and private" is the general goal.
This is a technical/concept demo of a fairly unique approach using a browser-based, local-first and webrtc.
This is intended to introduce a new paradigm in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort.
Features:
* P2P
* End to end encryption
* Signal protocol
* Post-Quantum cryptography
* File transfer
* Local-first
* No registration
* No installation
* No database
* TURN server
Feel free to reach out for clarity instead of diving into the docs/code.
IMPORTANT: While this is aiming to provide a secure experience, it isnt audited or reviewed. **Shared for testing, feedback and demo purposes only.** Please use responsibly.
#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics #P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #CloseSource #OpenSource #WebDev #GitHub #TechDevelopment #WhatsApp #ChatApp #InstantMessaging #PWA
🚨 Chrome is closing the final loopholes that kept legacy ad blockers alive.
Starting with Chrome 150/151, Google is removing the remaining Manifest V2 workarounds, meaning extensions like uBlock Origin (MV2) will no longer function in Chrome. Users will be limited to Manifest V3-compatible blockers with reduced capabilities.
Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/06/chrome-150-ad-blocker-loopholes-closed.html
#Privacy #Chrome #AdBlockers #uBlockOrigin #ManifestV3 #OpenSource #DigitalEscapeTools
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Chrome 150 removes the last internal flag that let determined users keep full-strength ad blockers like uBlock Origin running.
Take a quick look back at 2025 and what happened in the #LibreOffice project – new releases, updates, #QA work, #accessibility and more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/16/libreoffice-releases-features-qa-and-accessibility-tdf-annual-report-2025/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware
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Annual Report banner with group photo from LibreOffice Conference
Thank you to Meta for sponsoring Flock to Fedora 2026 at the Gold level!
Meta's open source contributions span the Linux ecosystem from kernel-level work to developer tools used across the industry. Their support at this level reflects a real investment in the communities that build the infrastructure the internet runs on.
Thank you for your contributions to the Fedora community!