PHP conference and user group organisers, please read! https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/09/28/kicking-off-the-community-events-coalition-sig/

@ian @mbeccati @dragonbe @eric @phpc @DaveLiddament @SecondeJ and probably loads more I can't think of atm, please spread the word!

#php #phpc #phpconferences #phpug #phpusergroups #phpmeetups #phpx #community #phpcommunity

Hola! We're Protopia: a regenerative farm and co-living lab on 14 hectares of jungle in Costa Rica.

Artists, activists and digital nomads live, work and have fun together: sociocratic governance, pro social tech, evidence based thinking.

Our members work on ActivityPub tools, which is partly why we're here. If you do too, reach out, and come and work from here.

protopia.community

#Introduction #CoLiving #Regenerative #CostaRica #activitypub #community

Biblical ethics provide a framework for understanding moral behavior based on scripture. They emphasize values like love, justice, and integrity, guiding believers in their daily lives. Exploring these principles can deepen our faith and enhance our interactions with others. #BiblicalEthics #MoralValues #Scripture #Faith #Community

Biblical ethics provide a framework for moral decision-making based on scripture. They emphasize principles like love, justice, and mercy. Understanding these teachings can guide us in our daily lives and interactions with others. How do you apply biblical ethics in your life? #BiblicalEthics #Morality #Scripture #Faith #Community

Two things happened this week, six days apart, and they point in opposite directions.

On September 24, 2026, F-Droid shipped version 2.0 of its Android app. The project calls it the largest update in 10 years, and the numbers back that up: more than a year of work, 14 test releases, a complete interface rewrite, and an independent security audit. It hit the top of Hacker News with hundreds of points and hundreds of comments within hours.

On September 30, 2026, Google's developer verification goes live. In Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, any app installed on a certified Android device must come from a developer who registered their identity with Google. In 2027, that requirement goes global.

You do not have to take a side to find this interesting. But if you have ever wondered what the alternative to the Play Store actually looks like in 2026, this is the best week in years to look. Here is the comparison, source by source, plus a decision checklist at the end.

I have not used F-Droid 2.0 myself. Everything below comes from the official F-Droid release post, Google's developer documentation, and coverage from Ars Technica and The Register, with links at each claim.

What F-Droid 2.0 Actually Fixed

For a decade, F-Droid's biggest problem was not politics. It was that the app felt like a decade-old app. Version 2.0 attacks that directly, and the changes fall into four groups.

The interface was rewritten from scratch. The team rebuilt the client with Kotlin Compose, the standard toolkit for modern Android UI. Navigation is now three tabs: Discover, Search, and My Apps. Settings and Nearby Swap moved to the top bar instead of competing for space in the main navigation. After 14 test releases, the rollout is happening in stages over the coming weeks.

Search finally works the way you think. The old client searched app names. The new one searches descriptions, categories, and translated content, so you can find an app by what it does instead of guessing what it is called. The project also rewrote search handling for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and search now remembers recent queries. Categories expanded dramatically too: the Games section alone now distinguishes 17 different genres instead of lumping every game into one list.

Installing apps got dramatically less painful. This is the change nobody expected. For years, installing from F-Droid meant downloading an APK, tapping it, and confirming the scary sideloading warning. F-Droid 2.0 uses Android's new pre-approval API, which exists largely because of pressure from the EU's Digital Markets Act. You now confirm the install before the download starts, one confirmation like a normal store. Ars Technica tested it and counted the difference: one extra tap compared to the Play Store. That is it. F-Droid also consolidated everything into a unified installer, so the experience is the same whether the app came built into your phone's OS or you installed the client yourself.

Updates happen automatically now. The old F-Droid made you pull-to-refresh to check for updates, which meant most people never updated anything. Version 2.0 fetches and installs updates in the background by default, while keeping manual controls for people who want them. The release post puts it well: the best refresh button is the one you never have to press.

One more detail worth knowing: the Open Technology Fund's Security Lab, working with Convocation, ran an independent security review of the new app, and the team says it addressed all findings relevant to the release. The full audit report is pending publication.

What the Play Store Does That F-Droid Will Not

Google Play is a genuinely good store. The selection is enormous, installs are one tap, payments work everywhere, and Play Protect scans apps continuously. If the comparison ended at convenience, Play would win most categories outright.

The difference is what happens around the apps.

Account and identity. Play requires a Google account, and the store ties your app activity to that identity. F-Droid requires no account at all. The project states plainly that the store does not track you or log what you download, and that its goal is the opposite of trying to keep you in the app.

What apps are allowed to contain. Play Store apps can include advertising SDKs and tracking frameworks, and a large share of free apps on Play are free because your data pays for them. F-Droid has a hard rule: apps in the main repository must be free and open source, which means no proprietary tracking libraries can hide inside them. Every app in the main repo is built from source code on F-Droid's own servers, so what you install corresponds to code that is publicly reviewable.

Who has to register with whom. This is where this week's news lands. To distribute through the verification system at all, a developer creates an Android Developer Console account, pays a $25 fee, provides their legal name and address, and may need to upload government ID. Organizations add a D-U-N-S number. Even the free tier for students and hobbyists, which skips the fee and the government ID, still links a Google payments profile with your legal name and address, and caps distribution at 20 authorized devices. F-Droid's model needs none of that: no registration, no fee, no identity linked to the apps you publish or install.

To be fair to Google: its stated goal is killing malware and scam apps, and identity checks do raise the cost of throwaway malware accounts. The trade-off is structural, not evil versus pure. Google gets a registry of who distributes what. F-Droid gets a catalog where nobody has to identify themselves, and accepts that some people will use that for things you would not like. Which trade you prefer depends on how much you trust a single company with the gatekeeping role.

The Timing Problem Google Created

Here is why the F-Droid release landed with such force this week.

Google's verification requirement starts September 30, 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, on certified Android devices running Android 7 or higher, delivered through Google Play services. Participating stores include Google Play plus the Galaxy Store, the OPPO and Honor markets, Xiaomi's GetApps, and others. In 2027 it expands globally.

There are pressure valves. Power users can complete a one-time "advanced flow" to install apps from unverified developers, though reporting in August found it includes a mandatory 24-hour waiting period. ADB installs stay unchanged. And Google created a separate, free "limited distribution" account for students and hobbyists, with no government ID required, capped at 20 explicitly authorized devices.

But F-Droid's position, stated in its open letter opposing the program, is that this still converts Android from an open platform into one where installing any app phones home to Google for approval. As the open letter puts it, a developer registering means accepting Google's terms, providing identity, and registering every app. For hobbyists who publish under a handle and want to keep it that way, no government ID and anonymous are two different sentences.

The Register's headline on the F-Droid release said the store is thumbing its nose at Google's crackdown, and the framing is accurate: F-Droid timed its biggest release ever to land six days before the first enforcement deadline. A store that spent years being hard to use just fixed its usability problem, right before the rules for alternative stores get strictest. Whatever happens with the policy, F-Droid 2.0 is a statement that the alternative is not going quietly.

The Honest Weaknesses

A comparison is only useful if it includes what the underdog is bad at.

The catalog is small and mostly unfamiliar. F-Droid carries thousands of open source apps, not millions, and you will not find Instagram, your bank's app, or most mainstream games there. Many people use it as a second store for a handful of FOSS apps, not a Play replacement.

Third-party F-Droid clients lag on security. A recurring point in the Hacker News discussion: some alternative clients still used the older index-v1 format, which is signed with SHA1, while the official infrastructure has moved to index-v2. If you care about the security properties, use the official client.

Independent analysts still flag the signing model. PrivSec's analysis, cited in coverage of the release, documents that F-Droid signs every app in its main repository with its own keys rather than the developer's keys, and reproducible-build coverage is partial. That design has real anti-tampering benefits, but it means you are trusting the F-Droid signing infrastructure the same way Play users trust Google's. The model predates 2.0 and the UI rewrite did not change it.

Updates can lag Play. Some apps publish new versions on Play weeks before they reach F-Droid's build pipeline, because F-Droid builds everything from tagged source, which takes time. In 2.0 the app now flags issues like a changed signing key, which helps, but the pipeline is inherently slower than a developer uploading a binary.

The Decision Checklist

Here is how I would frame the choice, depending on who is asking.

• You just want your phone to work: Stay on the Play Store. Nothing in F-Droid 2.0 changes the fact that mainstream apps live on Play.
• You want fewer trackers on your phone: Install F-Droid alongside Play and migrate your everyday utilities first. The FOSS replacements for keyboard, gallery, weather, and notes apps are genuinely good now, and 2.0's search makes them findable.
• You live in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, or Thailand: Update your F-Droid client to 2.0 before September 30, and if you sideload anything directly, learn the advanced flow now rather than during a broken install.
• You are a hobbyist developer publishing small tools: Look hard at the free limited distribution account, but read its limits first: 20 authorized devices, no previously-used package names, and a payments profile with your legal name attached.
• You are a privacy maximalist: F-Droid only, plus ADB for anything else, and pair it with the Tor options the new client supports through its proxy settings.

The one-line takeaway: the Play Store is a mall with security guards at every door, and F-Droid 2.0 is a library that just got renovated. The renovation removed every excuse to dismiss it, and the timing made sure everyone noticed.

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Have you used F-Droid, either the old client or 2.0? I am genuinely curious whether the new install flow feels as close to the Play Store experience as the reviews claim, especially on devices where the pre-approval API is supported.#android #opensource #privacy #comparison #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
F-Droid 2.0 vs Google Play Store: Two App Stores, Two Completely Different Ideas About Your Phone

Biblical morality serves as a foundation for ethical behavior in many cultures. It emphasizes values such as honesty, compassion, and justice, which are seen as essential for a harmonious society. Understanding these principles can guide personal conduct and community interactions. #BiblicalMorality #Ethics #Values #Faith #Community

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Biblical ethics provide a framework for moral decision-making rooted in scripture. They guide believers in understanding right from wrong, emphasizing love, justice, and mercy. Engaging with these principles can enrich our lives and relationships. #BiblicalEthics #MoralGuidance #Scripture #Faith #Community

Over the Labor Day weekend we broke 500 members and sponsors! Thank you to all that helped us achieve this milestone. Let’s try for 600 by end of the year.

https://icm.museum

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #community

LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features

https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49610538

#HackerNews #LibreOffice #Download #Records #AI #Features #OpenSource #Software #Community

Community Member Monday: Tulio Macedo

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/07/community-member-monday-tulio-macedo/

#Community #Interviews #LibreOffice

Biblical morality is often viewed as a foundation for ethical behavior in society. It emphasizes principles such as love, justice, and mercy, which are central to many religious teachings. Understanding these principles can help guide personal conduct and community interactions. #BiblicalMorality #Ethics #Faith #Spirituality #Community

New tools, active discussions, and community highlights, all wrapped up in one place for you! Dive into this Weeks Wikidata's Weekly Summary to learn more about what the Wikidata community built, discussed, and discovered: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_08_31

#wikidata #opendata #community

Biblical morality serves as a foundation for ethical behavior, emphasizing principles such as love, justice, and mercy. It guides believers in making decisions that align with their faith and fosters a sense of community and responsibility towards others. #BiblicalMorality #Ethics #Faith #Community #Justice

What @gruber writes about the particular _kind_ of anti-AI attitude on #Bluesky is, more generally, why I post to Mastodon and only bridge to Bluesky. For all the complaints about other platforms, including #X, I've not found any place quite so vicious as Bluesky on a variety of topics. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/08/21/bluesky-is-full-of-anti-ai-zealots

#Fediverse #Discussion #Community

𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

#Python #Community #PythonDiscord

https://thewhale.cc/posts/python-discord

Python Discord is a large, friendly community focused around the Python programming language, open to those who wish to learn the language or improve their skills, as well as those looking to help others.

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Python Discord is a large, friendly community focused around the Python programming language, open to those who wish to learn the language or improve their skills, as well as those looking to help others.

The Wikidata vector database just got refreshed, and it's built to keep getting fresher. Tap into it and start building: the open knowledge community can access it and build applications right on top of Wikidata through this publicly available vector database.

The May 2026 Wikidata dump now powers the database. Dive in through the web interface or the REST API. Find all the details on the vector database's wiki page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Vector_Database

#opendata #community #wikidata

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

The teaching which I received was genuinely democratic in one way. It was not so democratic in another. I grew into manhood thoroughly imbued with the feeling that a man must be respected for what he made of himself. But I had also, consciously or unconsciously, been taught that socially and industrially pretty much the whole duty of the man lay in thus making the best of himself; that he should be honest in his dealings with others and charitable in the old-fashioned way to the unfortunate; but that it was no part of his business to join with others in trying to make things better for the many by curbing the abnormal and excessive development of individualism in a few.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 1 “Boyhood and Youth” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #collective #commoncause #commoninterest #community #exploitation #individualism #mutualresponsibility #mutualsupport #progress #reform #respect #selfcenteredness #selfmade #selfishness

Biblical ethics provide a moral framework that transcends time, guiding us in our daily decisions. From the Ten Commandments to the teachings of Jesus, these principles challenge us to reflect on our actions and their impact on others. How do you integrate these teachings into your life? Let's discuss! #BiblicalEthics #MoralGuidance #FaithInAction #SpiritualGrowth #Community

@ashwin #List of good things - we can #agree / we #need:

- Better linked people

- Better ways for #communication
... like more Arenas / Sparring places for those 'gladiators/ pioneers' to find #partners of #caring-#communication / #community-#building

Diving into scripture study can transform your understanding of faith and life. Whether you're exploring historical context or personal application, each verse has something to teach us. What’s your favorite scripture, and how has it impacted your life? #BibleStudy #Faith #Wisdom #SpiritualGrowth #Community

What kind of content do you want to see more of? Use cases? New features and product releases? Tutorials and how-tos? Community spotlights? Help us understand what would make you want to follow, engage, and share.
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts in this 5 minute survey here: https://zurl.co/JT7Ib
Thank you for helping shape what comes next. The survey closes August 24, 2026 23:59 AoE.

#wikidata #opendata #community

Choose the easiest way all the time!
Choose the easiest way all the time!
Choose the easiest way all the time!

[Does my "#reverse #psychology" work?]

#Screenshot #Picture from a great film called:

Shillings from Heaven - Wörgl's Miracle

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=6Uz4PRWr3ns

#ShillingsFromHeaven #WorglsMiracle
Re-#constructing #Communities like #Worgl #Austria

= #ReThinking #Money #Banks #Community #Value

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Screenshot Picture from a great film called: Shillings from Heaven - Wörgl's Miracle About choosing the hard way.

Solar eclipses: moments of wonder that bring us together

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/13/the-guardian-view-on-solar-eclipses-moments-of-wonder-that-bring-us-together

#SolarEclipse #astronomy #eclipse2026 #meteorshower #comet #auroraborealis #stargazing #togetherness #community

On November 30, 2022, I tooted for the first time on Mastodon.

“Hello world!”

Then I began tooting my #music and a ton of #puns #jokes, and #memes. Everyone here responded so genuinely, and with such positivity, that I was very quickly made to feel at home.

My deepest gratitude goes out to the #Mastodon community, a #community that has literally improved the quality of my time on this spinning rock as it hurtles through space, towards a future that seems more uncertain every day. You have been my friends, my therapists, my critics and fans, as well as an inspiration and reliable sounding board. Mastodon really is unlike any other “social media platform” out there.

Today, I celebrate the arbitrary milestone of twelve thousand followers, and I wanted to say thank you.

Thank you for the favourites, the boosts, the follows, and the comments.

Thank you for your conversations, discussions, and corrections.

Thank you for listening to my music and sharing your thoughts, and for following along on your chosen streaming service. Your support has been amazing.

But, above all, I’d like to thank you all for making Mastodon the friendly and welcoming place that it is. My experience here has predominantly been one of acceptance and support, and it has been truly humbling. There is nowhere else quite like it.

Massive huge love and big gigantic hugs to you all,

- Jon
#Dgar #DgarLore

Diving into scripture study can transform our understanding of faith and life. It’s not just about reading; it’s about engaging with the text, asking questions, and seeking deeper meanings. What’s your favorite passage that has changed your perspective? Let’s share insights! #BibleStudy #Faith #SpiritualGrowth #Wisdom #Community

"It occurred to me that perhaps I was misdirecting my anger, that perhaps I was really angry about how buying a home is inaccessible to most of my generation, and that my senior neighbors aren’t to blame for that."

Amy Brown for Oakland Review of Books: https://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-villain-of-el-cerrito-nextdoor

#Longreads #ElCerrito #Housing #Nextdoor #Strangers #Community #Online

Diving into scripture study can transform your understanding of faith and life. Each verse holds a treasure waiting to be uncovered. What’s your favorite passage and why does it resonate with you? Let’s share insights and grow together! #BibleStudy #Faith #Inspiration #SpiritualGrowth #Community

Contributing to open Knowledge isn’t just about adding data to Wikidata. It’s also about building and using tools that make structured knowledge easier to create, explore, and reuse. Here are some of the amazing tools showcased at Wikimania.

Have you tried any of these tools? Which one is your favorite, or which would you like to explore next? Share your experience in the comments!

#Wikidata #Community #OpenData #LinkedData #Wikimania

Contributing to open Knowledge isn’t just about adding data to Wikidata. It’s also about building and using tools that make structured knowledge easier to create, explore, and reuse. Here are some of the amazing tools showcased at Wikimania.

Have you tried any of these tools? Which one is your favorite, or which would you like to explore next? Share your experience in the comments!

#Wikidata #Community #OpenData #LinkedData #Wikimania

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Paulina helps users determine whether works are in the public domain and facilitates access to them. By promoting open access to cultural heritage, it also enables communities and institutions to adapt the tool to their own contexts. Abstract Wikipedia, built on top of Wikidata, extends the project's structured knowledge to make content available across multiple languages. Cradle makes it easy to create new Wikidata items using predefined templates for different types of entities, simplifying the editing process for both new and experienced contributors. Tabernacle provides a spreadsheet-like interface for editing Wikidata. It works with the results of a Wikidata Query Service query, allowing you to add, update, or remove data for multiple items in one place. Lexica is a mobile-friendly tool for contributing lexicographical data to Wikidata. It guides users through tasks such as linking senses to Wikidata items, adding script variants, and recording hyphenation.

Useful read for anyone using the Crossref admin tool or web deposit form: our support ticket of the month explains why a success message at submission doesn't mean your DOIs have been registered. Read more: https://community.crossref.org/t/16084

#metadata #community

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Support Ticket of the month - 2026

#COMMUNITY and #MOVEMENTS NEED DRIVERS (#PEOPLE / #PIONEERS !)

SOCIAL MEDIA AS COLD SOFTWARE WITHOUT THE PEOPLE WORK,
ISN'T SOCIAL BUT 1-WAY.

#FEDIVERSE is not pioneering social more than 1-WAY media storage upload / #software space.

Am I right?

Community Member Monday: Karl-Heinz Gruner
Today we're talking to Karl-Heinz Gruner, who has been supporting the LibreOffice community at events in Germany and recently became a member of The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind the suite:

Tell us a bit about yourself!

I live in Middle Franconia, near Nuremberg. In my spare time, I enjoy riding m
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/03/community-member-monday-karl-heinz-gruner/
#Community #Interviews #LibreOffice

@SecondJon @frayoshi @freemo Respect:

1/ #FREEMO was personal & discussed to the end.

2/ BUT .... HE DIDN'T IMPLEMENT A CORE PART OF HIS OWN INSTANCE TO DEEPEN THE #QOTO METHOD:

Questioning
Others to
Teach
Ourselves

SAME ON "#MASTODON SOCIAL"
(IT'S 1-WAY POSTING / 0-REPLIES MOSTLY)

#COMMUNITY and #MOVEMENTS NEED DRIVERS ! PEOPLE ! #PIONEERS !

SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT JUST COLD #SOFTWARE / #USERS.

#FEDIVERSE NEEDS more than media storage / #software space.

#QOTO = good idea to try elsewhere

New post: Why a School Comes First

https://lanie.work/advocacy/why-a-school-comes-first/

#Disability #Multiple-Disabilities #Education #Community #Accessibility #Chronic-Illness #Neurodiversity #Advocacy

What is Digital Sovereignty

Digital sovereignty is not about owning everything, it is about ensuring that nothing essential can be taken away.

That single line settles more arguments than it first appears to, because it disqualifies the two positions that dominate the debate. One side imagines sovereignty as control. The other imagines it as choice.

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/

#Community #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards

What is Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty is not about owning everything, it is about ensuring that nothing essential can be taken away.

That single line settles more arguments than it first appears to, because it disqualifies the two positions that dominate the debate. One side imagines sovereignty as control. The other imagines it as choice. Both are talk
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/
#Community #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards

🌐 Hubzilla-Workshop 10 – Offener Frage- und Antwort-Abend

📅 Mittwoch, 29. Juli 2026 | 19:30 Uhr

Nach neun Themen-Workshops wird es diesmal ganz offen: Ihr bestimmt die Themen!

Hubzilla ist im Fediverse etwas Besonderes. Neben dem sozialen Netzwerk bietet es unter anderem ein sehr flexibles Berechtigungssystem, Webseiten, Cloud-Funktionen und die nomadische Identität – euer Kanal kann sogar auf einen anderen Hub umziehen, ohne eure Kontakte zu verlieren.

Egal, ob ihr Hubzilla bereits nutzt, gerade erst ausprobiert oder einfach neugierig seid – jede Frage ist willkommen. 😊

Ob erste Schritte, Kanäle, Berechtigungen, Webseiten, Administration oder eure eigenen Erfahrungen und Tipps – wir möchten gemeinsam Fragen beantworten, Wissen austauschen und voneinander lernen. Deshalb freuen wir uns auch über erfahrene Hubzilla-Nutzerinnen, Nutzer und Administratoren.

💻 Online im BigBlueButton-Meetingraum
campus.ws-12.de/rooms/n04-dj3-…
Eine Registrierung ist nicht erforderlich.

📚 Die bisherigen Workshops:

Wer Hubzilla kennenlernen oder Themen noch einmal in Ruhe nachlesen möchte, findet alle Workshops mit Unterlagen und weiterführenden Informationen hier:

👉 Link zum Hubzilla-Workshop Kanal

Bisherige Themen:
🔹 Workshop 1 – Einführung in Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 2 – Einstieg in Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 3 – Posten mit Hubzilla und alles, was dazugehört
🔹 Workshop 4 – Das Berechtigungssystem (Teil 1)
🔹 Workshop 5 – Das Berechtigungssystem (Teil 2)
🔹 Workshop 6 – Neu hier bei Hubzilla – Wir machen es uns gemütlich
🔹 Workshop 7 – Dein Kanal gehört DIR! Nomadische Identität mit Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 8 – Webseiten mit Hubzilla (Teil 1)
🔹 Workshop 9 – Webseiten mit Hubzilla (Teil 2)

Ein herzliches Dankeschön an @pepecyb , der seit dem ersten Workshop mit viel ehrenamtlichem Engagement die Vorbereitung, Unterlagen und Durchführung übernimmt. Ohne seinen Einsatz gäbe es diese Workshop-Reihe in dieser Form nicht. 💙

Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Abend mit euch!

#Hubzilla #Fediverse #Workshop #OpenSource #Community

𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻:

#OpenSource #Fediverse #Community #Meetup #Event #Mobilizon

https://thewhale.cc/posts/mobilizon

Online platforms to create, share and find events.

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Online platforms to create, share and find events.

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

I profoundly believe that there is on this horizon, as yet only dimly perceived, a new dawn of conscience. In that purer light, people will come to see themselves in each other, which is to say they will make themselves known to one another by their similarities rather than by their differences. Man’s knowledge of things will begin to be matched by man’s knowledge of self. The significance of a smaller world will be measured not in terms of military advantage, but in terms of advantage for the human community. It will be the triumph of the heartbeat over the drumbeat.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-10-24), “The United Nations: Our Hope and Commitment,” United Nations Day Radio Broadcast, Springfield, Illinois

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #aspiration #community #dream #foreignrelations #future #hope #humanity #internationalrelations #progress #selfknowledge #similarities #smallworld #utopia #worldpeace

@steve

You might be interested to check out my posts around the concept "Community has no boundary" I talked about 5 years ago, e.g. in this topic: https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/standardizing-on-a-common-community-domain-as-ap-extension/1353

When I was still facilitator of #SocialHub I claimed that it wasn't a community in any real sense, with mostly #developers driving by on self-interested motives. It was just a discussion #forum, where a poor commons janitor (me) had to do the unthankful volunteer upkeep.

"Expectation mismatch" plays an important role when anyone mentions "community". A "community-driven #FOSS project" is partly the formal #governance that is in place, but mostly implicit cultural aspects. Knowing what you can expect is important, to not get disappointed.

A #fediverse instance to me isn't #community. I only use the Home timeline.

As we navigate fedi we 'weave' in and out of #communities seamlessly, without realizing it. A rich concept of inter-community #Social networking is possible, I think, but it should be carefully designed.

📢 Terminänderung – Hubzilla-Workshop #10

Aus organisatorischen Gründen wird der Hubzilla-Workshop #10 um eine Woche verschoben.

📅 Neuer Termin: Mittwoch, 29. Juli 2026
🕢 Beginn: 19:30 Uhr

Die zusätzliche Woche möchten wir nutzen, um noch mehr Menschen auf den Workshop aufmerksam zu machen und möglichst viele Hubzilla-Interessierte zu erreichen.

Der Workshop findet als offener Frage- und Antwort-Abend statt. Egal, ob ihr Hubzilla bereits nutzt, erste Erfahrungen sammeln möchtet oder einfach neugierig seid – jede Frage ist willkommen.

Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Abend und auf den gemeinsamen Austausch!

Alle Informationen und alle bereits durchgeführte Hubzilla-Workshops:
hub.hubzilla.hu/channel/hz-wor…

#Hubzilla #Fediverse #OpenSource #Workshop #Community

New post: The Gap Nobody's Building For

https://lanie.work/advocacy/the-gap-nobodys-building-for/

#Disability #Multiple-Disabilities #Education #Accessibility #Chronic-Illness #Neurodiversity #Community #Personal-Growth #Advocacy

Berlin, today!

Meet the practitioners, alumni, and residents of Community Privacy Residency at the Casino for Social Medicine (Sonnenallee 100) at 15:00.

If you work in or are interested in partnering with those in privacy, #cryptography, #community organising, #activism, #journalism, co-design, and more, you are most welcome to join!

Info + RSVP: @VqLzKaPOHPkm25D671MxR

#CommunityPrivacy #CommunityGathering #CommunityPrivacyResidency

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Connect with the #Wikidata community at #Wikimania

Whether you're a new contributor, editor, researcher, developer, GLAM professional, or open knowledge enthusiast, join any of these sessions.
🇫🇷💙
Will you be there, Paris or online?
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Program/Wikidata
#Tech #Community #OpenData

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@tildetown

"Mirror mirror on the wall, what's the greatest zine of them all?"

“Art is a subjective form of self expression and as such is naturally resistant to meritocratic comparison.
BUT tilde zine is pretty bitchin"

The latest issue now out
https://tilde.town/~zine

#tildetown #art #zine #community

🌐 Hubzilla-Workshop 10 –
Offener Frage- und Antwort-Abend

Mittwoch, 22. Juli 2026 | 19:30 Uhr

Nach neun thematischen Workshops legen wir diesmal bewusst eine Pause von den festen Themen ein und laden euch zu einem offenen Frage- und Antwort-Abend ein.

Egal, ob ihr Hubzilla bereits täglich nutzt, gerade erst entdeckt habt oder einfach neugierig seid – jede Frage ist willkommen! 😊

Es spielt keine Rolle, ob es um die ersten Schritte, das Posten, Berechtigungen, Webseiten, nomadische Identität, Kanäle oder die Administration eines eigenen Hubs geht. Gemeinsam möchten wir Fragen beantworten, Erfahrungen austauschen und voneinander lernen.

Deshalb würden wir uns auch freuen, wenn wieder erfahrene Hubzilla-Nutzerinnen, Nutzer und Administratoren dabei sind. Jeder bringt andere Erfahrungen mit, und genau das macht den Austausch so wertvoll.

Vor gar nicht so langer Zeit hat @jupiter_rowland geschrieben:

"Hubzilla is when even the main devs keep discovering hidden features they knew nothing about."
„Hubzilla ist ein Projekt, bei dem selbst die Hauptentwickler immer wieder versteckte Funktionen entdecken, von denen sie bisher nichts wussten.“

Dieser Satz beschreibt Hubzilla erstaunlich gut. Selbst langjährige Anwender entdecken immer wieder neue Möglichkeiten und Funktionen. Genau deshalb lohnt sich der gemeinsame Austausch.

📚 Die bisherigen Workshops:

Wer Hubzilla kennenlernen oder Themen noch einmal in Ruhe nachlesen möchte, findet alle Workshops mit Unterlagen und weiterführenden Informationen hier:

👉 Hubzilla-Workshops

Bisherige Themen:

🔹 Workshop 1 – Einführung in Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 2 – Einstieg in Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 3 – Posten mit Hubzilla und alles, was dazugehört
🔹 Workshop 4 – Das Berechtigungssystem (Teil 1)
🔹 Workshop 5 – Das Berechtigungssystem (Teil 2)
🔹 Workshop 6 – Neu hier bei Hubzilla – Wir machen es uns gemütlich
🔹 Workshop 7 – Dein Kanal gehört DIR! Nomadische Identität mit Hubzilla
🔹 Workshop 8 – Webseiten mit Hubzilla (Teil 1)
🔹 Workshop 9 – Webseiten mit Hubzilla (Teil 2)

So könnt ihr euch viele Themen bereits vorab ansehen und euch Schritt für Schritt mit Hubzilla vertraut machen.

💬 Also traut euch! Es gibt keine "dummen Fragen". Jeder von uns hat einmal angefangen. Vielleicht habt ihr genau die Frage, die sich viele andere ebenfalls stellen.
Wer mag, darf natürlich auch eigene Tipps, Tricks oder interessante Entdeckungen rund um Hubzilla vorstellen. Der Workshop lebt vom gemeinsamen Austausch – denn jeder hat andere Erfahrungen gesammelt und genau das macht unsere Community aus.

📅 Wann? Mittwoch, 22. Juli 2026, 19:30 Uhr
💻 Wo? In unserem Online-Meetingraum (BigBlueButton).
campus.ws-12.de/rooms/n04-dj3-…
Eine Registrierung ist nicht erforderlich.

Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Abend mit vielen Fragen, interessanten Gesprächen und einem lebendigen Austausch rund um Hubzilla und das Fediverse. 🌍

🙏 Ein ganz besonderes Dankeschön möchten wir an @pepecyb richten.

Seit dem ersten Hubzilla-Workshop investiert er unglaublich viel Zeit in die Vorbereitung, Ausarbeitung und Durchführung der Workshops. Die umfangreichen Unterlagen, Präsentationen und Dokumentationen entstehen mit viel Sorgfalt und stehen der gesamten Community dauerhaft zur Verfügung.

Ohne dieses außergewöhnliche ehrenamtliche Engagement wären die Hubzilla-Workshops in dieser Form kaum möglich.

Vielen Dank, Pepe, für deinen unermüdlichen Einsatz für Hubzilla und das Fediverse! 💙 Deine Arbeit hilft vielen Menschen beim Einstieg und zeigt, was eine engagierte Community gemeinsam erreichen kann.

#Hubzilla #Fediverse #Workshop #OpenSource #Community

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Grafische Ankündigung zum Hubzilla Workshop #10 auf hellblauem Hintergrund. Oben rechts steht groß „#10“. In der Mitte befindet sich der Schriftzug „Hubzilla“ in einem kräftigen Blauverlauf, links daneben das Hubzilla-Logo. Über dem Schriftzug schweben drei farbige, stilisierte Hubzilla-Figuren (gelb, lila und rot) vor blauen Kreisen mit einem Auge als Motiv. Darunter steht in großer blauer Schrift „Workshop“. Am unteren Rand folgen die Veranstaltungsdaten: Mittwoch, 22. Juli 2026, 19:30 Uhr. Die Gestaltung wirkt freundlich, modern und einladend mit klaren Konturen und leichten Schatteneffekten.

Hi @jorge

Great stuff with #Fightcade - 5 stars

1/ I'd like to talk about #community and something active among users.

Like a #voice chat #forum with some anonymising voice (slightly) to prevent abuse but still sound quite normal, And voice normal also as option.

Anonymous voice doesn't matter as we all love #StreetFighter #Capcom #Marvel games enough and don't care what people use as username / voice.

Can we audio talk via #Jitsi?

2/ Do you play any games on #Fightcade?

Thanks

I like that this quote doesn't say whether it was herself, or the friend, who neglected the friendship until it was lost. Somebody wouldn't "cross the street." And that was as consequential as a death.

Text or call an old friend TODAY. You don't need to say anything special.

#loneliness #community #friendship #quotes #quote #quotation #virginiawoolf

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I have lost friends, some by death, others through sheer inability to cross the street. Virginia Woolf, 1931

I think this is why I fell in love with languages in the first place.

Every new word is more than vocabulary. It is another way to see the world, another doorway into another person's story.

I am so grateful that I get to share this passion and “magic” with you and this community.

#HebrewWords #Magic #LanguageGoals #Community #Jewish

My gift was never really Hebrew. It was sharing Hebrew. The language was always mine, but it only became a gift the day I started giving it away, to you.

So today I celebrate you. My students and followers. The ones who show up, practice, and remind me every day why I do this. You receiving this gift is what makes it one.

What is your gift, and who are you giving it to? 💙

#Inspiration #LearnHebrew #Hebrew #Gratitude #Community

Technology is politics -- especially in the Age of the Broligarchs.

The People's Movements should be using the People's Software.

Contact Patchwork DC and encourage them to live their values by officially committing to using #FOSS and the #Fediverse

https://patchworkdc.com/

#Patchwork #PatchworkDC #DC #WashingtonDC #solidarity #PoliticalAction #community #SocialJustice #makerspace #MutualAid

We’re working to preserve and reanimate historic computing software and documentation. We just took on the archive of two former #Commodore #Amiga PNW clubs and would like #community support for our efforts. https://icm.museum #history #software #preservation #archiving

New #blog #post: Junited wrap-up

https://rldane.space/junited-wrap-up.html

192 words

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #LinkDump #Junited #Junited2026 #blogging #community

🐧 Als plötzlich Schluss war...

Vor wenigen Tagen besuchte ich wieder einmal OpenOS.at – eine Webseite, die ich seit vielen Jahren immer wieder gern genutzt habe. Statt der gewohnten Startseite erschien jedoch nur noch ein kurzer Hinweis:

„Diese Webpräsenz wurde am 26. Juni 2026 (nach 12 Jahren Betrieb) eingestellt.“

Damit endet nach zwölf Jahren ein Projekt, das für viele Linux- und BSD-Interessierte eine feste Anlaufstelle war.

Das erste Bild zeigt die frühere Startseite von OpenOS.at – mit aktuellen Distributionen, Nachrichten, Statistiken und Veranstaltungen aus der Welt freier Betriebssysteme. Das zweite Bild zeigt, was heute davon übrig geblieben ist.

Warum OpenOS eingestellt wurde, wissen wir bisher nicht. Vielleicht gibt es persönliche Gründe, vielleicht fehlte die Zeit oder Unterstützung. Vielleicht fand sich einfach niemand, der das Projekt weiterführen wollte. Solange es keine offizielle Erklärung gibt, sollten wir darüber nicht spekulieren.

Mich bringt das jedoch zum Nachdenken.

Viele von uns nutzen täglich freie Software, Webseiten, Foren oder Dienste. Wir freuen uns über aktuelle Informationen, hilfreiche Programme und funktionierende Server – oft ganz selbstverständlich und kostenlos.

Doch hinter all dem stehen Menschen.

Menschen, die ihre Freizeit investieren. Menschen, die Server betreiben, Inhalte pflegen, Fehler beheben, Updates einspielen und Fragen beantworten. Oft über viele Jahre hinweg und meist ehrenamtlich.

Gerade Projekte, die von einer einzelnen Person oder einem kleinen Team getragen werden, leisten Erstaunliches. Gleichzeitig sind sie aber auch besonders verletzlich. Wenn die Motivation nachlässt, das Privatleben mehr Zeit fordert oder gesundheitliche Gründe dazukommen, kann selbst ein langjähriges Projekt plötzlich enden.

Vielleicht erinnert uns das Ende von OpenOS daran, dass Open Source und freie Communities vom Mitmachen leben.

Nicht nur nutzen.

Nicht nur konsumieren.

Sondern auch einmal Danke sagen, Fehler melden, Dokumentationen schreiben, anderen helfen, einen kleinen Betrag spenden oder selbst mit anpacken.

Denn genau davon lebt unsere Gemeinschaft.

Ich möchte mich deshalb heute bei allen bedanken, die im Hintergrund dafür sorgen, dass freie Projekte überhaupt existieren – egal ob Entwickler, Administratoren, Übersetzer, Autoren oder Community-Mitglieder.

Ihr macht das Internet ein Stück besser. ❤️

#OpenSource #Linux #BSD #Fediverse #Community #OpenOS #FLOSS #Danke

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Dashboard der ehemaligen Webseite OpenOS.at aus dem Jahr 2020. Zu sehen sind Übersichten zu BSD-, Linux-, Solaris- und anderen Betriebssystemen mit aktuellen Distributionen, Nachrichten, Updates und Veranstaltungen.

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Die heutige Startseite von OpenOS.at mit der Meldung, dass die Webpräsenz nach zwölf Jahren Betrieb am 26. Juni 2026 eingestellt wurde. Im Hintergrund ist eine schlichte Seite mit einem großen Tux-Pinguin zu sehen.

📢 LAST DAY to submit your talk for #SeaGL2026 !!

Do it now!! https://seagl.org/cfp

#cfp #linux #opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #oshw #openhardware #privacy #security #protocols #art #community #education #careers #ai #free #libre #open #tech #seattle #devops #hackerspace #hack

In the first half of this two-part report on LibreLocal 2026, we will focus on ten #LibreLocal meetups organized by dedicated community members as they tell us, mostly in their own words, about their experiences: https://u.fsf.org/4bi #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU #community

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

@aral Still wandering when looking at your posts and discovering if / how #SmallTalk can answer the #trust we need to increment ourselves and then extend out to #Gaza (a way to solve the whole trust #war thing or #community from wherever we all are to eventually get to them / us all ?)

e.g. If Mastodon & #Jitsi / #WebRTC aer good enough #bridge then neither seems to have regular community-making sessions itself - mostly one-way posts or "look here's another bad guy / #enshitiffication tool..."

Cities and Memory

Remixing the world, one sound at a time

Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects, covering 140 countries and territories with more than 8,000 sounds and more than 2,500 contributing artists.

https://citiesandmemory.com/

#music #world #cities #remix #project #community #musicians #citiesandmemory

06/26 - Concert: INDEPENDENTS DAY (Takoma Park, MD)
https://social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc44-296a-3083-9020-e8e316621163
#music #TakomaPark #poetry #resist #resistance #protest #OCEAN_Trio #community #FreeDC

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INDEPENDENTS DAY • A Night of Creative Expression POETRY (not fireworks) UNITY and (not military parades) and SONG (not ballrooms) LOVE AMERICA FOR ALL. Friday June 26 at 7:30 pm • Takoma Park Recreational Center • 7500 Maple Avenue • Free Takoma Park Arts Event Join us for an evening of poetry and music to celebrate real American values of inclusion and community. Donations will bee collected to support Free DC's work for voting representation and true independence for D.C. residents. SPONSORS: Free DC • Takoma Park Arts • City of Takoma Park