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Voxel :sparkles_light:<p>It's sad that many FOSS/FLOSS projects force people to have an GitHub account in order to report bugs or make suggestions.</p><p>Especially since GitHub does meet the standards many of the users expect, it being a Microsoft owned platform, not the best in regard to privacy, closed source and the need to have yet another account.</p><p>I wish there would be a system which is good for the developers and the users.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Github</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/digitalminimalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalminimalism</span></a></p>
sjvn<p>Trump's AI plan says a lot about open source - but here's what it leaves out <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/trumps-ai-plan-says-a-lot-about-open-source-but-heres-what-it-leaves-out/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdnet.com/article/trumps-ai-pl</span><span class="invisible">an-says-a-lot-about-open-source-but-heres-what-it-leaves-out/</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> </p><p>You know, little things like there's no funding for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>.</p>
James Oh<p>&quot;As a patient, it’s my practice to take a photo or a video of what I’m signing as a hedge, so that I have direct control of my information, and so I can refer back to what I signed, especially if I’m in a rush&quot;</p><p><a href="https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2025/07/19/patient-data-use" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themarkup.org/hello-world/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/19/patient-data-use</span></a></p>
jbz<p>🫠 Grinding down open source maintainers with AI • Terence Eden</p><p>「 The emotional manipulation starts in the first line - telling me how frustrated the user is.<br>It turns the blame on me for providing poor guidance.<br>Then the criticism of the tool.<br>Next, a request that I do work.<br>Finally some more emotional baggage for me to carry. 」</p><p><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/grinding-down-open-source-maintainers-with-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/grind</span><span class="invisible">ing-down-open-source-maintainers-with-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genai</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/vibecoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibecoding</span></a></p>
IanTwenty<p>Any other UK business people and FOSS lovers seen the HMRC changes coming to how business taxes are filed?</p><p>&gt; From 1 April 2027, all companies will need to file their annual accounts using commercial software. This means we'll be closing our web and paper-based systems for account filings on that date.</p><p>At a quick glance the lists of commercial software contains NO open source/libre options. Looks like a win for proprietary.</p><p>Please boost for visibility!</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/hmrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hmrc</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
Jason Lefkowitz<p>You work at Microsoft. It is 1999. You are in a meeting where an executive is telling you the Recycle Bin needs to be tilted to the right.</p><p>You work at Microsoft. It is 2007. You are in a meeting where an executive is telling you the Recycle Bin needs to be tilted to the left.</p><p>You work at Microsoft. It is 2020. You are in a meeting where an executive is telling you the Recycle Bin needs to be facing straight ahead</p>
James Oh<p>FFT: Stallman once wrote &quot;Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that&#39;s good! All businesses based on non-free software ought to fail, and the sooner the better.” </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/technologyEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technologyEthics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://marc.info/?l=kde-licens%20ing&amp;m=89249041326259&amp;w=2%3E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marc.info/?l=kde-licens%20ing&amp;</span><span class="invisible">m=89249041326259&amp;w=2%3E</span></a></p>
Wireshark<p>Happy 27th Anniversary to Wireshark!</p><p>From its humble beginnings as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@geraldcombs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geraldcombs</span></a></span>'s "little weekend project that got slightly out of hand" to becoming the world’s most trusted network protocol analyzer, Wireshark has empowered millions of engineers, educators, students, and security pros to understand their networks like never before.</p><p>Thank you to our users, contributors, and supporters who’ve made this journey possible. Here's to the past, present, and future of packet analysis!</p><p><a href="https://wireshark.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wireshark.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://wiresharkfoundation.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wiresharkfoundation.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Wireshark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wireshark</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PacketAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacketAnalysis</span></a></p>
James Oh<p>Don&#39;t be that <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawyer</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawfedi</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ravirockks" class="u-url mention">@<span>ravirockks</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ravirockks/114853829438515165" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@ravirockks/1</span><span class="invisible">14853829438515165</span></a></p>
evacide<p>Pour one out for every person writing questions for a US Constitutional Law exam in the year 2025.</p>
James Oh<p>&quot;After Turnitin bought the company in 2018, a new set of terms and conditions took effect: Now student papers go into Turnitin’s global database and the company maintains a perpetual, royalty-free license over all of them.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://themarkup.org/artificial-intelligence/2025/06/26/ai-detector-california" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themarkup.org/artificial-intel</span><span class="invisible">ligence/2025/06/26/ai-detector-california</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lawprof" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawprof</span></a></p>
God :verified:<p>You prayed for guidance, I sent you science.</p>
Özgür Kesim<p><strong>Update 20250708</strong>:</p><blockquote><p>The fediverse added a delay of over a month for this to propagate. I had posted the toot on 20250602 in preparation of a talk¹ on this topic at the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ngiforum25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngiforum25</span></a> in Brussels two weeks later, and only got a handful of answers. Now, more than a month later, answers are rushing in!<br>Thanks everyone!!</p><p>¹) If you are interested in my talk "Digital Freedom meets Digital Payments", here it is: <a href="https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/ngi-forum-1a-2025-06-20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webcast.ec.europa.eu/ngi-forum</span><span class="invisible">-1a-2025-06-20</span></a></p></blockquote><p>To all developers of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>:</p><p>I'm interested in your experiences and opinions of funding <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>. How to maintain freedom <u>and</u> secure financial stability.</p><p>Which strategies work, which don't? Like: grants from public institutions, donations from companies, donations from users, subscription models, ad revenue, sponsors, etc. etc.<br>What are your experiences with those strategies?</p><p>And: Do you think an anonymous payment system like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GNUTaler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUTaler</span></a>, along with its anonymous subscription service capabilities, could be helpful and to what degree?</p><p>What other ideas do you have?</p><p>I'm looking forward to answers, comments and shares!</p>
Tattie<p>LLMs are mansplaining as a service, but more specifically that type of mansplainer who googles your question and replies authoritatively with the first result that comes up, despite having zero understanding himself.</p>
Bose-Einstein-Kondensat<p>A modular hand-held <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fluorescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fluorescent</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camera</span></a> unit for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wound</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/imaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imaging</span></a>:</p><p>-custom <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3Dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinted</span></a> housing<br>-based on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArduCam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArduCam</span></a> 21MP<br>-3 independent <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LED</span></a> channels</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08423-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-084</span><span class="invisible">23-y</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DIYbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYbio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lab</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/instruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instruments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fluorescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fluorescence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/microscope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microscope</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microscopy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pH</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a></p>
Tom Morris<p>This morning, I requested a number of popular LLMs answer a simple legal question of the form "it is illegal in England and Wales to do [X] - please set out the legislation that makes it such".</p><p>The response discussed a piece of legislation that was repealed in 2005.</p><p>And another piece of legislation that applies in Scotland. The fact "(Scotland)" is in the short title might be some kind of clue.</p><p>It completely failed to state the current law.</p><p>Still, let's pump it into the nation's veins.</p>
Bose-Einstein-Kondensat<p>Fabrication &amp; validation of an affordable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> coaxial <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/extrusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extrusion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bioprinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioprinter</span></a>:</p><p>-based on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ender3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ender3D</span></a> Pro, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GCode</span></a><br>-2 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/syringe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syringe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/extruders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extruders</span></a><br>-coaxial nozzle print head<br>-cost &lt; $600</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06478-9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-064</span><span class="invisible">78-9</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DIYbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYbio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lab</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bioprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/instruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instruments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hydrogel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrogel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tissue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tissue</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a></p>
Tonya Marie 🏳️‍⚧️<p>I feel like I know at least one person for each of these options...</p>
Natasha Jay<p>A&nbsp;NASA&nbsp;astronaut has captured an electrifying image of&nbsp;Earth from space, featuring a gigantic, jellyfish-shaped "sprite" of red&nbsp;lightning&nbsp;shooting upwards above a thunderstorm in North America. The rare phenomenon is still poorly understood, despite being studied for more than 30 years.</p><p>Image credit: NASA/ISS/Nichole Ayers</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/astronaut-snaps-giant-red-jellyfish-sprite-over-north-america-during-upward-shooting-lightning-event" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/planet-earth/w</span><span class="invisible">eather/astronaut-snaps-giant-red-jellyfish-sprite-over-north-america-during-upward-shooting-lightning-event</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Ashe Dryden<p>So the EU is on an open source bent lately, which is great. </p><p>But I’m curious if any maintainers have seen any tangible support from this?</p>