FOSS-ASAP @fossasap@fosstodon.org

I have brought up an RSS-to-ActivityPub server. It can convert any RSS feed into a ActivityPub actor, so that one can follow them from Mastodon, Misskey or other ActivityPub compatible platforms to receive updates of the feed.
It's still under development so please do not abuse.
https://portal.0svc.com

I have modified the code so that it should be compatible with latest version of Mastodon, Pleroma and Misskey.

Feel free to report any issues on GitHub:
https://github.com/umonaca/rss-to-activitypub

Important #LibrePlanet 2021 news: 1) the Call for Sessions deadline has been extended to November 11th, and 2) the conference will be held in March 2021 entirely online, opening it to participation from the entire (libre)planet! https://u.fsf.org/36e

We've just created https://join.lemmy.ml to list public lemmy servers.

#lemmy #activitypub

Our statement on the youtube-dl DMCA Takedown is online:

https://blog.codeberg.org/on-the-youtube-dl-dmca-takedown.html

The installer backend I wrote for my linux distribution, known as "caprice unified base system" or "cubs" for short, is licensed under GPL version 3:
https://git.capricelinux.ir/prp-e/cubs/src/branch/master/LICENSE

Open Source Diversity aims to encourage more people to contribute to FOSS projects, and to make people's first steps easier. You can follow at:

➡️ @opensourcediversity

The website is at https://opensourcediversity.org

#OpenSourceDiversity #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Diversity

The final win-card for any code host provider to beat GitHub is to support self-host federation.

@forgefed hello, I hope you haven't forgotten this #Gitea issue: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/9045.

One of the members said that they're waiting for people to work on the #federation: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/9045#issuecomment-655894598, so it'd be cool if you could #help them since one of the members of ForgeFed created the issue.

#federated #free #FreeSW #OpenSource #FOSS #Fediverse

GNOME makes the free open source desktop enviornment used by many versions of Linux including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc. You can follow their official account at:

➡️ @gnome

The project also develops the software environment that the desktop is based on.

The official website is at https://www.gnome.org

Brazilian users might also want to follow the GNOME Brasil account at @gnome_br (in Portuguese)

#GNOME #Linux #GNU #GNULinux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Desktop

#FollowFriday / #FF recap of this week's recommended follows:

🌟 @torproject - Non-profit organisation that runs Tor network, giving users maximum privacy

🌟 @Tusky - Popular FOSS Mastodon app for Android phones

🌟 @matrix - Free open source federated communication platform, allows messaging, VOIP calls and more

🌟 @ashenwave - Digital artist with a surreal, cute and disturbing style

🌟 @Kubuntu - Version of Ubuntu Linux using the @kde plasma desktop

🌟 @fosdem - Huge non-profit FOSS conference

It's what the Dutch call "mustard after the meal", but here's my not very original statement.

Stop. Using. Github.

It can only hurt your project.

If your project relies on discoverability only the codehoster can provide, you're doing something wrong.

You inflate their importance by hosting your code with them and you allow this shit to happen. Don't.

Reconnect with friends from around the world and hear all the great updates from Akademy next week! Saturday, Oct. 31st at 6:00 UTC is the Post Akademy Meet Up!
Register now:
https://akademy.kde.org/2020/post-akademy-meet

On Wednesday the EU Commission published its new Open Source Strategy. We are pleased that the Commission recognises the benefits of #FreeSoftware and the four freedoms to use, study, share and improve, but the commission lacks concrete targets and indicators to implement the strategy. Without these, we worry that the strategy will end up accomplishing too little!

Read more: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201023-01.html

Aaaand here it is, #Kubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla is out! Plasma 5.19.5 and KDE Applications 20.08 out of the box (so to speak).

https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-20-10-groovy-gorilla-released/

⏰REMINDER: #FreedomBox Conference Call
📅WHEN: Sunday, October 25 at 17:00 UTC
🧐WHO: #FreedomBox core team & YOU

HOW TO JOIN: Using a Mumble voice over IP application, connect to server <http://fbx.freedomboxfoundation.org> using port 64738.

Details:
https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/call-sunday-october-25-at-17-00-utc/1156

The Call For Sessions deadline for (the fully-online) #LibrePlanet 2021 is coming up on October 28, and we want YOU to submit a session about how you're empowering users to take full control of their computing: https://u.fsf.org/359

GNOME Asia 2020 registration is now open! This year's summit will be held on November 24-26 all online.

You can sign up for this free event here: https://events.gnome.org/event/24/registrations/21/

#GNOMEAsia #Conference #opensource