One of the reasons I talk so much about funding for #OpenSource projects is that I don’t think it should be done as an unpaid activity, but something developers can make a living from.

If you're a dues-paying Member of #OpenSource Initiative or represent an Affiliate of #OSI, please get in touch with me via:

* DM on fedi to this account
* email at bkuhn@ebb.org
* XMPP: bkuhn@sfconservancy.org,
* bkuhn on libera.chat IRC
* call/text my mobile number if you happen to have my number.

I would like to discuss what's happened with other concerned parties and make a plan on how we should organize to respond.

ICYMI:
https://floss.social/@bkuhn/114201035037997772

Wir stellen #OpenSource-Alternativen nicht nur bereit, sondern nutzen sie auch selbst. Das gilt seit dieser Woche auch für Social Media: Hallo Fediverse!

Wir sehen in einem unabhängigen, föderierten sozialen Netzwerk eine wichtige Alternative zu kommerziellen US-amerikanischen Plattformen – die sich zudem immer stärker autokratischer Politik unterwerfen. Das Fediverse passt perfekt zum ZenDiS und wir wurden direkt nett begrüßt: „Willkommen zu Hause!“, schrieb @Sascha

The (estimated) value of #FreeSoftware: 8.8 trillion US dollars
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html #OpenSource

The #BlueHats initiative started in France in 2018, but it was always intended to be a global movement, bringing together civil servants willing to promote #FreeSoftware #OpenSource in, for and by public administrations.

Here is the BlueHats manifesto:

1. Governments should actively contribute to Free Software.
2. Digitisation of public services should prioritise Free Software.
3. Civil servants should be free to use Free Software.

Do you agree? Join the movement!

https://bluehats.global/join/

FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies

What do SourceHut, GNOME's GitLab, and KDE's GitLab have in common, other than all three of them being forges? Well, it turns out all three of them have been dealing with immense amounts of traffic from "AI" scrapers, who are effectively performing DDoS attacks with such ferocity it's bringing down the infrastructures of these maj

https://www.osnews.com/story/141969/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

"these issues impact disproportionately on the #foss world; not only do #opensource projects often have less resources compared to commercial products, but - being community-driven projects - much more of their infrastructure is public and thus susceptible to both crawlers and AI-generated bug reports or issues." #ai #llm https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

Hi everyone!
I hope you're doing well,
Is there any person here from the #SWANA region (especially #northafrica) that uses #FLOSS tools in their practices?
Thanks and have a good evening

Artificial intelligence companies are creating incredibly large scale denial of service situations on the infrastructure of Open Source Networks.

Now Network owners need to waste time on Finding ways of sending All These requests of the rogue AI insects to /dev/null

@altbot

#DDoS #DenialOfService #AI #LLM #KDE #crawler #programming #Alibaba #IP #FOSS #attack #OpenSource

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

Slesvig-Holsten migrerer 30.000 offentlige computere fra Microsoft til open source-løsninger som Linux, LibreOffice og Nextcloud. Målet? Digital suverænitet, datasikkerhed og mindre afhængighed af enkeltleverandører. #OpenSource #DigitalSuverænitet
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Hello #Fediverse!

My name is Luca, I'm a drummer and IT professional from Italy, currently based in Prague, Czech Republic.

I make music, websites and, unfortunately, I like tinkering!
I'm also interested in the Linux and the open source worlds.

You can find:

- my music on https://www.lucamancini.com/music/
- my videos on @luca_mancini_drummer
- my pictures on @luca.mancini
- my current services https://ko-fi.com/luca_mancini_drummer/commissions/

I also created a Lemmy community to discuss royalties and music promotion
https://lemmy.world/c/monetize_your_music

I'll leave you my latest drum cover video
https://makertube.net/w/arzVw7ZiJQaejyF6gndaUE

This is a monthly-recurring intro. If you don't want to see this post any more, please mute the hashtag #LMRecurringIntro

Enjoy, ciao!

FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/ Please boost for awareness, reach and to public shame Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Perplexity and other such AI companies.

Europe’s digital sovereignty is at risk.

Governments say they want sovereignty, yet they keep buying from #Microsoft #Google and #AWS.

If Europe wants control over its digital future, it must act now. The choice is clear:
Invest in open-source technologies
Reduce dependency on foreign providers

Read the full article https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/European-digital-sovereignty/

Harvard study: Open source has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars

Open source software is worth trillions to the economy. However, researchers warn that companies contribute too little to the development of open source tools.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Broomstick Inspired by Nimbus 2000 STL – Keychain, Pendant, Earrings, 3D Jewelry, Magic Gift, Digital 3D Print File • STL files
Download 3D print model: https://cults3d.com/:2789375
Designed by @kjstlfactory

@cults3d #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile #anycubic #cults3d #mastodon #opensource #mastodonart #ad

I'm looking for an #OpenSource static site generator for non-technical users. Ideally what I want is something with a control panel which can be driven with a mouse, which has controls for add new page, edit page, delete page, serve site locally, push site to server.

Needs to work on Windows and Mac. #Linux would be nice, but Linux folk can mostly cope with command lines.

If I can't find one I'll write a WIMP control panel to wrap around #Cryogen.

Any suggestions?

Please boost!