How mature is this repository? My long quest for open-source software metrics

When I discover an open-source software project for the first time, how can I estimate whether it is mature, healthy and usable?

I just released OSSTRL - Open Source Software Technology Readiness Level to help me calculating the maturity of open-source projects.

#opensource #metrics #open #floss #osstrl #freesoftware #community

🔗 https://www.foo.be/2026/08/Open-Source-Metrics.html

🔗 https://github.com/adulau/osstrl

Want to know what police surveillance technology is being used near you? This website has a searchable database to let you know.

https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/

#surveillance #technology #police #community #privacy

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

Question: Did you miss LABR Presents - Bandcamp Friday O2 (with a twist) with Brother Soul

You Did Huh?

No Worries. I'ma throw it on, on the next labr popup replays right after the midweek workday chill mix that's on now.

Stay Tuned.

Brother

https://stream.labr.online/

#labr #radio #community #communityradio #music #musicchannel #streaming #owncast #tv #bandcamp #bandcampfriday #replay #labrpopupreplays

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

What today's issue cost, plainly, since people ask.
Four source outlets read end to end on the Bossier story before a word got written, including the parish paper's account of Wednesday's hearing, because the national coverage hadn't caught up to the fact that Aurora Rush testified in person. #IndependentMedia #Journalism #LLMFree #HumanWritten #Fediverse #MutualAid #Liberapay #News #Solidarity #Community #QueerNews #SupportIndependentMedia
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A basketball coach with a roster, a front office, and a job to protect walked into the loudest night of the WNBA's season wearing four words: Trans Kids Belong.

Then she stood in a hallway and told reporters flat that the innuendo about trans women being predators is simply not what is happening. She named the framing itself as the problem.

#TransRights #TransKids #QueerNews #LGBTQ #Pride #WNBA #Solidarity #Community #Journalism #Resist
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Cheryl Reeve

#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. Both are talk
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/
#Community #OpenDocumentFormat #Standards

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.

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