Der alternative COSMIC-Desktop der Pop!_OS-Entwickler steht kurz vor der Veröffentlichung, die Alpha 7 beseitigt noch zahlreiche Fehler und fügt finale Features hinzu. Die Arbeiten am freien Nvidia-Vulkan-Treiber NVK führen zu Vulkan 1.4 Support für Maxwell und Pascal. Intels i486 könnten den Linux-Support verlieren.
Transparenz statt Hinterzimmer, Willkommenskultur statt Abschottung - und vor allem Enthusiasmus: Open Source hat im Überfluss, was Politik oft fehlt. (Open Source, IMHO)
Ein US-Staatsanwalt stellt die Gemeinnützigkeit der Wikimedia Foundation infrage, weil sie angeblich voreingenommen sei. Das würde die Steuerbefreiung gefährden. (Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales)
Debian strebt eine Grundsatzentscheidung an, welche Kriterien LLMs für eine Aufnahme in die Debian-Archive erfüllen müssen. Die Antwort auf diese sensible Frage könnte richtungsweisend für andere Projekte sein,
Hoste deinen eigenen Server bei dir zu Hause ganz einfach mit der schlüsselfertigen Lösung YunoHost. Ich erkläre dir, wie du in wenigen Schritten deinen YunoHost Server aufsetzt und sogar wie du deinen Router konfigurieren kannst, damit deine Cloud auch im Internet erreichbar ist.
Mit dem LPIC-1-Zertifikat bestätigt das Linux Professional Institute fundierte Kenntnisse in der Systemadministration. In fünf Tagen bereitet dieser Onlinekurs gezielt auf die Prüfungen LPI 101 und 102 vor. (Golem Karrierewelt, Linux)
Der US-Hersteller System76 hat COSMIC Alpha 7 veröffentlicht. Dabei handelt es sich um eine weitere Vorabversion des in Rust entwickelten Desktops für Linux, insbesondere für die firmeneigene Distribution Pop!_OS. Die neue Version bringt viele Verbesserungen rund um Arbeitsflächen. Diese lassen sich nun per Drag-and-Drop verschieben, neu anordnen oder auf andere Monitore ziehen. Zusätzlich gibt es eine […]
Der Beitrag System76 veröffentlicht neue COSMIC-Desktop Alpha 7 erschien zuerst auf fosstopia.
Mit einer E-Mail an die Bundeskanzlei fordert Dalai die Verwendung von ethischen Social Media Diensten, nachdem ein Pilotversuch mit Mastodon 2024 beendet wurde.
iXsystems verabschiedet sich mit TrueNAS 25.04 endgültig von dessen FreeBSD-Wurzeln und fokussiert sich voll auf den Enterprise-Sektor.
In einem längeren Essay skizziert Anthropic-Mitgründer und CEO Dario Amodei die Fortschritte bei der Interpretierbarkeit von KI.
Viele Sicherheitstools überwachen System-Calls, um Malware zu erkennen. Unter Linux gibt es jedoch eine Alternative, die oft völlig missachtet wird. (Sicherheitslücke, Linux-Kernel)
Neben einem flexibleren Logging verspricht die neue Version des Contianer- und VM-Managers Incus auch ein Hotplugging des Hauptspeichers in VMs, Performance-Verbesserungen sowie neue Network…
Neben einem flexibleren Logging verspricht die neue Version des Contianer- und VM-Managers Incus auch ein Hotplugging des Hauptspeichers in VMs, Performance-Verbesserungen sowie neue Network…
Kurt Roeckx, Debian Project Secretary, hat die Ergebnisse der Wahl des Debian Project Leader (DPL) veröffentlicht. Der bisherige Projektleiter Andreas Tille wurde wiedergewählt.
Fedora OSTree mit NVIDIA proprietären Treiber Release Update. RPMFusion Abhängigkeit zur Version auflösen
Canonical möchte mit Ubuntu 26.04 LTS möglichst viele GNU-Tools mit Rust-Versionen ersetzen. Ubuntu 25.10 wird zumindest die Coreutils in Rust ausliefern.
Cybersicherheit beginnt bei der Transparenz. Genau deshalb setzt das saarländische Startup ESCRA bei der Entwicklung seiner Sicherheitslösungen konsequent auf Open Source. Als junges Unternehmen mit Sitz auf dem Campus der Universität des Saarlandes – in unmittelbarer Nähe zu CISPA und DFKI – versteht sich ESCRA nicht nur als Anbieter innovativer Technologien, sondern auch als aktiver Teil des europäischen Open-Source-Ökosystems.
In Ausgabe 1/2025, erschienen im März 2025, der "FIfF Kommunikation - Zeitschrift für Informatik und Gesellschaft", dem Verbandsorgan des "Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung" ist im Rahmen des Schwerpunktes "Nachhaltigkeit in der IT" im Nachgang zur FIfF Konferenz 2024 ein Artikel zu unserem Projekt ECO:DIGIT erschienen. In dem Artikel "Measure what you manage - Transparenter Energieverbrauch von Cloud Infrastruktur" erklären Josefine Kipke und Felix Kronlage-Dammers die Konzepte und das Vorgehen im Arbeitspaket der OSBA bei ECO:DIGIT.
The Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop convened once again, this time in Essen, bringing together over 100 legal and compliance professionals, technologists, and policy experts from across the globe. The 2025 edition delved into the evolving legal landscapes impacting Free Software, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity.
Some member of the FSFE team during LLW25
The FSFE’s Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop (LLW), is a a two and a half day conference for members of the Legal Network community to meet face-to-face and share legal expertise. Once again, this conference emphasized the importance of fostering a collaborative environment where professionals can share insights, debate complex issues, and build a cohesive understanding of the legal landscape affecting Free Software.
Set in the creative and collaborative atmosphere of Unperfekthaus, a vibrant cultural hub in the heart of Essen (Germany), participants engaged in in-depth discussions on current topics in the Free Software sphere. These conversations extended beyond traditional legal and licensing concerns to include the broader policy landscape, where emerging regulations increasingly shape the way Free Software is developed, distributed, and maintained.
For instance, the intersection between law and policy proved especially relevant in sessions addressing pressing issues such as the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the licensing of AI technologies.
Participants discussed the impact of interoperability policies imposed by large corporations like Apple on smaller Free Software developers and how this relates to the litigation efforts conducted by the FSFE.
With the CRA being one of the most impactful laws on Free Software these days, there were also several discussions dedicated to understanding compliance,legal enforcement, and further policy development of the law.
Topics concerning export control, licensing for hardware and software, tools for compliance automation and community governance were also debated in detail.
AI remains a topic of interest, and the participants engaged in discussion related to the definition of Free Software AI, the relevance of data for licensing, as well as challenges for the enforcement of the AI Act.
Continuing its commitment to nurturing emerging legal talent, this year the LLW also organized a mentorship program, which started with a breakfast meetup before the official kick off of the conference, so that experienced legal professionals acting as mentors were able to meet with newcomers to the industry and the conference in an informal environment, before the talks stated. The mentorship program is aimed at new members of the Legal Network.
Feedback from attendees was positive, with many highlighting the value of face-to-face interactions and the depth of knowledge shared during the sessions. One participant noted, "The LLW remains an unparalleled forum for tackling the pressing legal questions of our time in the Free Software domain."
The FSFE extends its gratitude to all participants and sponsors, whose support made LLW 2025 possible: Red Hat, Amazon, Microsoft, Siemens Bosch, Ericsson, GitHub, Intel, Eclipse Foundation Heuking, Liferay, Open Invention Network, and The Linux Foundation.
The Legal Network is a neutral, non-partisan group of experts in different fields involved in Free Software legal issues. Currently the Legal Network has over 400 participants from different legal systems, academic backgrounds and affiliations.
The aim of the Legal Network is to promote discussion and foster better knowledge of the legal constructs that back Free Software. The conversations on the Legal Network are intended to be dynamic, thought-provoking, and up to speed with the most recent developments.
The Legal Network serves as an open platform to promote legal knowledge about Free Software so that companies can make strategic decisions about Free Software development based on an understanding of how Free Software licensing and other related legal issues work. This allows Free Software developers and legal professionals who work within larger companies to continue to contribute to software freedom.
Admission to the Legal Network is restricted, and the discussions held there are confidential. Nevertheless, this does not mean that the content of the mailing list is contained away from the larger Free Software community. The Chatham House Rule applies to all discussions on the Legal Network mailing list and at Legal Network events, which enables members to use the information received, but not to reveal the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker or any of the participants involved in the discussion.
Ab Juni 2025 verpflichtet das Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) Anbieter digitaler Dienste zur Umsetzung verbindlicher Anforderungen an die Barrierefreiheit. Öffentliche Einrichtungen, Unternehmen und ihre IT-Partner stehen damit unter Zugzwang, neue wie bestehende Webangebote auf digitale Zugänglichkeit hin zu überprüfen und entsprechend anzupassen. Wie sich dieser Anspruch praxisnah umsetzen lässt, zeigt ein gemeinsames Projekt von adesso und dem Kreisjugendring (KJR) Neumarkt: eine barrierefreie Website, entwickelt mit und für junge Menschen, die demokratische Bildung zugänglich macht – digital, inklusiv und methodisch fundiert.
Recently, the German coalition treaty from the CDU/CSU and SPD has been published with over 140 pages. In our latest episode Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring talk about the coalition treaty and break down the standing of Free Software in it.
Listen to the 33rd episode of our Software Freedom Podcast and find out what the coalition treaty outlines for Free Software in Germany and where spillover effects to the EU policy are to be expected. Bonnie and Alex discuss where we, as a civil society, need to keep an eye out for threats to our software freedom, and what the options are for the Free Software ecosystem in the future. Together they also talk about the sudden decision to remove Jutta Horstmann, former CEO of the German Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS in German), from her position and cover the recent symposium "Public Money? Public Code! in practice”, organised by the FSFE.
This is the perfect episode for everybody who wants to learn more about the coalition treaty and its aspects on Free Software! Help us to protect software freedom by donating.
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Die quelloffene Cloud-Office-Lösung ONLYOFFICE veröffentlicht die Version 3.1 der Kollaborationslösung ONLYOFFICE DocSpace, die gemeinsame Arbeit an Dokumenten in sogenannten “Räumen” mit vordefinierten Berechtigungen ermöglicht. Die neue Version liefert über 40 neue Funktionen und Optimierungen – im Fokus stehen drei zentrale Neuerungen: das rollenbasierte Ausfüllen von Formularen in virtuellen Datenräumen (VDRs), ein grundlegend überarbeitetes Gästemanagement für […]
Youth Hacking 4 Freedom would not be possible without the amazing teenagers who join this contest, our incredible sponsors and donors, whose support is vital, and our expert jury, who evaluate the projects. One of these jury members is Brielen Madureira, who talked with us before the participants have to submit their projects.
16 professionals with a different focus on Free Software come together as the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) jury. They cover a wide range of technical aspects – from a focus on large language models, to leading major Free Software projects and kicking of innovations in their field of expertise. This diversity ensures that, regardless of the type of project submitted, there is always an expert available to review it and offer valuable feedback to the participants.
We have talked with one of our jury members, Brielen Madureira, a Doctor in Computational Linguistics from the University of Potsdam, and interested in evaluation and ethical considerations of language technologies… and birds!
FSFE: Thanks Brie for talking with us. What inspired you to become a jury member for this competition?
Brie: The fact that it is an amazing educational initiative. It encourages young students to be brave and resilient, gives them an opportunity to use and improve their knowledge while building useful software and, in the end, rewards them (and us) with a trip and tasty food : )
Based on the jury’s scores, the six winning projects receive a cash prize ranging from €1,024 to €4,096. The winners are invited (with all expenses covered) to the award ceremony held over a weekend in October in Brussels.FSFE: What do you enjoy most about being involved in this kind of event?
Brie: Witnessing how bright young programmers are, how much they learn during the process (even on their own!) and the amazing, well-articulated projects that they can develop.
FSFE: If you had to choose only one, what would be your favourite thing about this competition?
Brie: It gives visibility and networking opportunities to the participants.
FSFE: What skills do you think are most important for participants to take part in this competition?
Brie: Knowing how and when to look for help and resources in order to overcome problems in coding, being able to change gear and reshape the project when needed, having the ability to think beyond the code itself and be aware of its benefits and limitations in relation to future users.
FSFE: Have you seen any common mistakes or challenges among the participants?
Brie: Lacking documentation. It is very disappointing to open a repository that may contain an awesome and well-developed idea which is not well communicated or explained. It gets harder to judge its quality and usefulness without knowing how it works, what it can be used for, how to install it and so on.
FSFE: What impresses you the most in a project?
Brie: Seeing it has an outstanding documentation and that it provides a solution to a problem that can potentially benefit a whole community. Even better when the views of that community directly influenced the development of the solution.
FSFE: Why do you think this programming competitions is important for teenagers?
Brie: In school, we learn how to read and write in our own language and possibly in other natural languages, but not everyone has the chance to learn a programming language from early on. This competition is an incentive for young students to seek that knowledge and see that it can create great things. Besides, it is important to incentivise the principles of Free Software among young programmers.
FSFE: What advice would you give to young programmers who want to improve their skills?
Brie: Refactor your own code, review other people’s code and contribute to Free Software repositories. Learn the best practices and the native style of your preferred programming language. Stay up to date with the latest developments in the community. Talk to and get feedback from the users of your tools. And always document your code well.
The 2025 edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom started on 1 January, with the programming phase now in fullswing. Visit the YH4F website for more details about the competitoin, the sponsors and the previous winners.
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