I just filled out the UK Government's consultation on the proposed changes to settlement status (immigration). If you live in the UK, I encourage you to do the same. Be warned: there is a lot of double-speak in this consultation. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/earned-settlement

In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ... ... listen to Steve Wozniak.

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) is now a Root in the CVE Program https://www.cve.org/PartnerInformation/ListofPartners/partner/ENISA

hypercentralizers are not having a good day today -- #github has joined #cloudflare to block or slow down millions of folks from doing stuff. Maybe a good time to checkout out this new ACLU article about the current Apple/Google app-store oligopoly […] [Original post on chaos.social]

Is there a viable #federated alternative to CDNs like CloudFlare? I mean, a CDN is a federated network inside, it just looks monolithic, so surely a community-run alternative is possible?

Looks like CloudFlare is down, but I can't even check at DownDetector as it uses CloudFlare too. Roll on the #federated future.

Hello weekend #OpenSource #Policy people! This is a reminder that we have posted the Call for Participation for the #fosdem 2026 EU-Policy Devroom and your submissions are invited. https://softwarefreedom.net/fosdem-2026-cfp

Reading through a useful summary of the UK court judgement in Getty Images vs Stability AI. There was no copyright infringement found because the model "never consisted of, stored or contained a copy of a copyright work". But there was trademark infringement since the AI faked Getty's […]

At the last two #fosdem events, the community of #OpenSource #Policy specialists has organised a well-attended and influential #devroom aimed at bringing developers and legislators together to understand and respect each other. I'm pleased to say that we have been invited back for 2026 and will […]

At the last two #fosdem events, the community of #OpenSource #Policy specialists has organised a well-attended and influential #devroom aimed at bringing developers and legislators together to understand and respect each other. I'm pleased to say that we have been invited back for 2026 and will […]

Please join me in a big round of applause for Jean-Baptiste Kempf from @videolan for his contributions to #SoftwareFreedom 👏 (Together with Raphael Barbieri I had the honour to hand over the European #SFSAward 2025 to him in the name of #Lugbz and @fsfe . ) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Lots of gratis cupcakes available in the chill area of the Crane Hall at #SFSCon. I like the pistachio cream ones.

Once again we have cupcakes sponsored by #foss supporters waiting for workshop attendees in the Crane Hall at #SFSCon

Technology is awesome all the time it is working, but "what will we be able to do when our technology fails" if we don't have #OpenSource freedoms - @karen at #SFSCon

Belkin has decided to brick a bunch of smart devices their customers thought they owned.

Would you like to take a look at the horizontal #standards being written at CEN/CENELEC for the #cra? If you live in a member country you can even comment! https://pad.softwarefreedom.net/pad/#/2/pad/view/rnmTsKqw555zO0ukEvWWhgdthlI7b5mxGUqZE3pTSYg/embed/

#XKCD readers know what happened to #aws#xkcd... https://xkcd.com/908/

Xero is down, which is not good, but much more alarmingly they say it is due to an issue with AWS...

Would you like to review the drafts of the #standards being created for compliance with the CRA (Cyber Resilience Act)? They have started to appear here: https://labs.etsi.org/rep/stan4cra/ Yes, mostly in Gitlab and Markdown,

If someone merely acknowledging the humanity of your enemies enrages you, you’re the baddies.

We are modernizing the user interface Pray we do not modernize it further

Parking on pavements is sociopathic. Parking in cycle lanes is sociopathic. Parking in front of traffic lights is sociopathic. Obstructing a bus route is sociopathic. So this Comax driver in #southampton can be proud to be top of the high-score table.

The #european #standards being developed to allow compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act have unusually high participation from #OpenSource community members. As a result many of the draft standards are being developed in markdown and are available for public review in ETSI's Gitlab instance […]

The #european #standards being developed to allow compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act have unusually high participation from #OpenSource community members. As a result many of the draft standards are being developed in markdown and are available for public review in ETSI's Gitlab instance […]

Who could possibly have foreseen that having random web apps collect copious personal information in order to check for user age could create a golden trove for hackers? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked

The @EUCommission would like to hear your views on the governance and sustainability of critical open source software. The survey closes October 5th. https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_Governance_and_Sustainability_Survey #OpenSource #governance #sustainability

A reminder to Bluesky users that if you reply to me but you haven't bridged your account to the Fediverse I can't respond even if I see your message because Bluesky doesn't allow me to.

It's likely that if you know what the EU's Digital Markets Act is about that you have comments on it. There is a consultation open to which you can contribute your experiences and views […]

The EU has published guidance on the AU Act, https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/118340 Notable highlights for me: * Llama definitely fails to qualify as #OpenSource for exemption purposes, para 83 makes that clear. * Monetisation that does not affect the availability of […]

Observing more & more people with agendas talking about "AI Openness" instead of #OpenSource #ai so they can be vague and not have to commit to delivering actual freedoms. "Open" is an event leading to freedom, not a scale concealing monetisation. Watch out for phrases like "it's open enough" […]

Would you like to end the constant drumbeat of ill-informed legislative proposals that threaten to destroy end-to-end #encryption in #OpenSource #software? Are you from #europe? Can you demonstrate your expertise? Then why not apply to join the European Commission's Expert Group for a Technology […]

I've been an advocate for @swheritage ever since @zacchiro told me about the idea in 2015, and have contributed in various ways ever since. So I am honoured to have been invited to serve on its new Advisory Board and excited about the next steps this cultural cornerstone will take […]

I'm hearing that the @EUCommission is willing to sideline its AI Act to try to barter favours from the US. There are a bunch of US companies who have been working hard to make it so. https://www.techpolicy.press/how-us-firms-are-weakening-the-eu-ai-code-of-practice/

Now is the start of the last day to apply for funding to support engagement in European #standards from StandICT, who have a fund allocated by the European Commission. https://www.standict.eu/index.php/standicteu-2026-9th-open-call

OSI has a new API! There has actually been an OSI license API for many years thanks to the efforts of some of the directors a decade ago. Since it was manually maintained, it kept getting out of date. I am delighted that OSI now has a new API integrated into its WordPress instance that uses the […]

There is something pleasingly symmetric about the ACT EU Citizen's Initiative (requiring the @EUCommission to bring forward legislation banning "conversion therapy" targeted against gender diversity) reaching its threshold to become binding on the day of the #eurovision final […]

Grazing on the #eurovision finalists and the most fascinating has to be the Latvian group Tautumeitas whose folk inspired entry is spellbinding. I found them on #bandcamp and their self-titled album is great! https://tautumeitas.bandcamp.com/album/tautumeitas

Looks like #firefox has moved to GitHub https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox

Pleased to see #redis returning to an #OpenSource license. https://redis.io/blog/agplv3/

The Open Source Lab (OSL) at Oregon State University (OSU) hosts over 500 #OpenSource projects and is globally important. It faces a funding crisis that will see it shut down later this year if it can't secure $250k from sponsors. If your company depends on open source software, you probably […]

There's long been a view held by certain cynical entrepreneurs that they can go with #OpenSource to build a user base then bait-and-switch software freedom away once it is established. That's bad. What's worse is to donate to an open source Foundation then pretend you have the right to "take […]

The @EUCommission wants to know if it should plough money into #cloud and #ai #development. I know there are lots of #OpenSource people with views, so maybe express them here […]

#CyberSecurity community! The @EUCommission wants to know if it should revise the CyberSecurity Act (this act is the mandate of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and governs the European Cybersecurity Certification Framework, it is NOT the CRA). If you have feedback, especially from an […]

Europeans! Are you concerned about the security of your health information? How about its accessibility with #OpenSource tools? The @EUCommission is seeking members for its Health Cybersecurity Advisory Board - deadline is May 23rd […]

An excellent letter from a cross-party group of MEPs calling on the European Commission to act to stop companies like Meta openwashing their AI. https://bsky.app/profile/birgitsippel.bsky.social/post/3lmjo7aqx3s2f #OpenSource

One of my most significant fears about the EU Cyber Resilience Act is that it could be abused by vendors to force DRM-like limitations into consumer products, as Synology is regrettably attempting […]

Don't be fooled by Meta's claims its Llama AI is open source. As well as its commercial restrictions, Meta's Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy overrides the license & blocks software freedom rights to EU citizens. AUP: "the rights ... are not being granted to you if you are an individual domiciled […]

My favourite #OpenSource #conference in #europe is #SFSCon (held in South Tyrol on 7-8 November), and its #callforpapers has just opened. https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/

The @EUCommission has a new catalogue of #OpenSource solutions created for public services. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/eu-oss-catalogue