I built my first computer when I was 9. Stopped doing that around 12, but I never stopped tinkering with hardware and software.
This week, I found an old laptop with Windows on it.
I had been wanting to use Linux for the longest, so here we go.
Any tips or tricks for a new Linux user? 
Last chance to submit your talk!
The CFP for #OpenSSFCommunity Day India closes May 4 (Sunday).
Join us in Hyderabad for a day focused on open source security 
Submit your proposal now: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/openssf-community-day-india/program/cfp/
A colleague in the UC #OSPO Network lost a grant supporting a summer program for #HBCU students looking to get involved in #OpenSource. I know everyone's scrambling to make up lost funding right now, but if anyone knows an org that might be able to help fund a project like this, please let me know! 
I will believe that a company that offers software they exclusively control under the AGPLv3 license truly embraces the Open Source Community when they accept a contribution under AGPLv3 from me and meet all of the obligations of the license for network-based services they offer that uses my contribution.
New RFP Open! COS is funding open source developers to build or enhance tools that integrate with the Open Science Framework (OSF).
Got an idea to make open science more powerful? We want to hear it.
Future of OSL in Jeopardy
by Lance Albertson on Wed, Apr 30 2025
".. critical and time-sensitive situation facing the Open Source Lab. Over the past several years, we have been operating at a deficit due to a decline in corporate donations.
.. recent changes in university funding have led to a significant reduction in CoE’s budget. As a result, our current funding model is no longer sustainable and CoE needs to find ways to cut programs
(Please share)"
The Code for GovTech Initiative have launched their Dedicated Mentoring Program for 2025!
I just discovered this "Licensing Assistant" tool from the EU:
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/solution/licensing-assistant
"The Licensing Assistant helps you to compare, select and combine open-source software licenses, ensuring legal clarity and compliance. It offers content analysis and compatibility check and includes searchable SPDX identifiers."
Reminder that the CFP for T-DOSE in Eindhoven on 31 May and 1 June closes today!
If you're on @fosstodon and value what it offers, now is the time to show your support. Without it, the FOSS community wouldn’t have this unique platform for us tech enthusiasts to connect, share ideas, and express our passions or even our critiques. Every dollar helps keep this platform alive and thriving!
#Foss #Fosstodon #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #Freedom
So, you might (or not, no judgement) recall I was participating in a game jam. It's done, we submitted 
check it out!
https://zeyus.itch.io/red-ocelot
Red Ocelot, a 2D space shooter
What sort of device are you reading this toot on right now?
(Please boost for a diversified panel.)
"...why when #opensource or #foss or #oss projects try to do something like this then everybody turns into knots to discourage you that it's wrong, impossible or doesn't fulfill OSI or the #fsf principles or whatever..."
Because the 'F' in FOSS stands for 'Free(dom)', and they're effectively removing people's freedom with these restrictions.
If a project wants to be FOSS, they can't do this. If they want to do this, they can't be FOSS. IMO.
The https://mobygratis.com/ website says this when you want to use thier music:
"there are only 2 things you can't do with the music here; use it to advertise right wing politics or causes, or use it to promote meat, dairy, or other animal products."
Sounds easy and cool, but then why when #opensource or #foss or #oss projects try to do something like this then everybody turns into knots to discourage you that it's wrong, impossible or doesn't fulfill OSI or the #fsf principles or whatever...
NATS: When Your Digital Child Becomes the Prize in a Custody Battle
Reminder to all companies:
If you build your empire on open-source and contribute nothing back, don't be surprised when the ground starts cracking.
NATS, one of the few messaging systems that actually works without summoning ancient demons, now finds itself torn between its creators at Synadia and its adoptive guardians at CNCF. Like any good custody battle, it’s about one thing: Money. 
As a tiny contributor to NATS, it fills me with childlike glee and existential dread to witness what happens when open source ideals collide headfirst with cold, hard business reality.
It’s a classic story:
A vendor generously donates an open-source jewel… only to demand it back when the math stops adding up.
Synadia, the ever-devoted parent, wants to put NATS under the Business Source License (BSL) to secure its survival. Meanwhile, CNCF holds the project in a loving but legally fortified embrace, refusing to let go.
CNCF, clutching its righteous torch of community ownership, refuses to hand over the toys, reminding Synadia: “You gave it away. There are rules. Also… you signed things.”
As a microscopic speck in this universe of giants, I have one simple emotion: sadness.
Sadness that the best technology can still be crushed under the weight of human greed, misaligned incentives, and tragic irony.
OSS survives because we believe in it. OSS dies when we monetize belief.
Whatever happens, little NATS deserves better than a lawsuit. It deserves a future.
Will I stop contributing to NATS?
No. I'm far too stubborn for that.
Will I trust it the same way?
Ask me again when the lawsuits stop.
Still contributing. Still dreaming. Still worried.
Sources:
* cncf.io: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/
* thestack: https://www.thestack.technology/we-want-it-back-synadia-tries-to-claw-nats-back-from-a-shocked-cncf/
* Nats.io: https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/documents/nats/Proposal%20to%20exit%20NATS%20from%20CNCF.pdf
#opensource #natsio #cncf #synadia #foss #techdrama #softwareengineering #NATS #OSS #BusinessSourceLicense #DeveloperLife #SupportOSS #coding #programming
From the #wasmCloud team, many at @cosmonic
https://wasmcloud.com/blog/2025-04-23-statement-on-nats/
> The wasmCloud core team—and our leading contributors, including Cosmonic—are steadfastly committed to open source, to the needs of our community, to the core tenants of software foundation membership, and to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). We are proud to license wasmCloud under Apache 2.0 and do not believe the Business Source License (BUSL) is open source in practice or philosophy.
#Synadia the company behind #NATS announced their intent to move their codebase fom a #FOSS license to #BUSL.
Here's #LinuxFoundation CNCF's response to that:
And the reaction of Synadia:
https://www.synadia.com/blog/synadia-response-to-cncf
Their reason boils down to #OSS: Unsustainable.
Here's the HN discussion on the matter:
I’m toying with this idea of “personality driven software development” — software that is largely shaped by the personality, humanity, trauma, quirks, interests of the (usually single) main author of it. I think there is quite a bit of software like this, often in the #oss space, a lot by #indiedevelopers and #indiegames of course.
Help wanted ! #OpenSource #OSS
A few years back, I made a fine little #python script to help automate shell commands and scripts over a range of dates, in parallel.
The script is called loop_wrapper and is on github: https://github.com/metno/loop_wrapper
Although it is not developed actively, it is very much in use here, and I'd like it very much if someone could help maintain it.
First, it would be great with help with CI/CD, and also pip- and conda-installation.
Do you know how to do this (or want to learn on the spot?) Have some spare time? Get in touch here: https://github.com/metno/loop_wrapper/issues
in calmness 
