Fedora 40 ist ein eher verhaltenes Release ohne spektakuläre Neuerungen. Am ehesten fällt die Abwesenheit von X11 im KDE-Spin auf. Ferner wird IoT und Immutable aufgewertet.

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Für Ubuntu können Pro-Kunden jetzt zwei Jahre weiteren Support buchen – zwölf Jahre insgesamt. Das gilt für LTS-Versionen ab 14.04.

Wie bereits im Januar angedeutet, erweitert Canonical sein Subscriptionsmodell Ubuntu Pro mit Legacy Support von 10 auf 12 Jahre. Das Angebot gilt ab Ubuntu 14.04.

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Der sichere E-Mail-Dienst Tuta Mail (ehemals Tutanota) feierte heute seinen 10. Geburtstag. Erst kürzlich stellten die Entwickler Tuta Mail als den ersten quantenresistenten E-Mail-Dienst vor.

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Mozillas Geolocation-Dienst MLS wird zum 31. Juli 2024 eingestellt. Schuld sind Patentansprüche, die eine sinnvolle Weiterführung unmöglich machen.

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Die CNCF-Konferenz präsentiert Updates für FluxCD, Red Hat und SUSE, bereitet auf den 10. Geburtstag von Kubernetes vor und führt eine neue Arbeitsgruppe ein.

Der Hersteller der NoSQL-Datenbank Redis veröffentlicht einen Blick in die Zukunft mit Fokus auf KI, Geschwindigkeit und Konsistenz zwischen den Versionen.

Über die Systemeinstellungen von Plasma lassen sich Themes aus dem KDE Store installieren. Ein Anwender hat jetzt durch eines der Themes Daten verloren.

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Malware in Canonicals Snap Store und kein Ende. Besonders die das schnelle Geld versprechenden Crypto-Wallets tauchen immer wieder als Malware auf.

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Die No-SQL-Datenbank wird künftig nach einem dualen Modell lizenziert: Redis Source Available License Version 2 oder Server-Side Public License Version 1.​

Let’s advocate together for Free Software in the European Elections

European citizens will hit the ballot boxes from 6 to 9 June 2024 to choose their next representatives in the European Parliament. As the campaign heats up, it is important to get active and ensure Software Freedom is part of the larger political debate. How can you do this? Find practical advice on how to advocate for Free Software in the coming months!

Every five years, European citizens elect their representatives to the European Parliament, the EU's sole directly elected institution. These representatives shape new EU legislation and how taxpayers' money is spent. The electoral campaign has started and candidates across Europe are organising and taking part in different events to listen to citizens’ demands. Electoral programs are often written during these events, together with your input. Get active and ask your candidates their stance on Free Software (also known as Open Source).

Get to know your candidates and their events

Identifying your local EU candidates is the first step to starting the debate. You can search political parties’ and institutional websites to find the candidates running for election in your area. If elected, they are the ones who represent you based on your area of residence and have more direct contact with their constituents. In the run-up to the elections, round-table discussions, election booths and debates with candidates will be held. To find those, do not forget to check the candidates’ social network accounts, too.

Additionally, seek recommendations from local Free Software advocacy groups or communities, as they might take part in or organise meetings related to the European elections.

Talk to your candidates

Once you found a way to talk to your candidates, you can kick off the conversation starting with the basics. If you cannot find any event around your area, you can directly ask for a meeting with the candidates, or you can propose local groups and communities to organise one! Ask candidates if they know what Free Software is and tell them why it is important for a democratic society. If you cannot go to an event or meet the candidate in person, you can also write an email to your local candidate and ask their position on Free Software.

Free Software is an important topic when it comes to public administrations. You can use the following arguments to explain why:

• Free Software, thanks to the four freedoms, allows public administrations to take control of their digital infrastructure. Using Free Software in public administrations is a prerequisite for becoming digitally sovereign and crucial for a resilient digital society, especially in times of crisis.
• Free Software licenses help public administrations to escape dependency and vendor lock-in, which at a high cost hinders competition and innovation.
• Free Software ensures that the source code is accessible so that security holes can be fixed without depending on one service provider.

Mention the FSFE’s “Public Money? Public Code!” initiative and ask the candidates a position on the topic. Make their answers public to help other people in the EU understand the candidates’ positions on Free Software.

You can also find informative material on Free Software, “Public Money? Public Code!” and other relevant topics on our website. All the material can be printed or requested for free through our request form. This material can be useful to get a basic and simple understanding of Free Software and can be easily shared. Make use of it!

Find more advice, a mail template and a toot template in this new page on how to get active during electoral campaigns!

Be active on social media

Do you want to use social media platforms to amplify your message and engage a wider audience? Share informative content about Free Software, emphasise the importance of open standards, and advocate for policies prioritising digital freedoms. Use hashtags like #publiccode to join discussions and encourage others to do the same, pointing out Free Software's significance for shaping our democratic society in the digital age.

Moreover, you can use our share-pic generator and share why you support our “Public Money? Public Code!” campaign. Post your share-pic on social media and encourage others to do the same.

You can also follow us on social media and contribute to spreading the word during these crucial months that will shape Europe for the next years.

Help us continue our work

Our team and volunteers are working daily with decision-makers, advocating for Free Software on all levels. Your support enables us to continue our work, protecting our community and engaging with legislators to shape policies that uphold Free Software principles. Please consider becoming an FSFE supporter and making a donation. Thank you!

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GNOME als eine der beiden großen Desktop-Umgebungen bringt zweimal jährlich eine neue Version zu den Anwendern. Gerade erschien GNOME 46

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OpenShift 4.15 ist da. Neben Kubernetes 1.28 bietet Red Hats Kubernetes-Distribution auch Unterstützung für AWS Outposts und AWS Wavelength.

Die Desktop-Umgebung Gnome 46, die in die kommenden Releases der großen Distributionen einzieht, bringt einige Neuerungen und verzichtet auf Streichkonzerte.

DietPi ist eine leichtgewichtige, auf Debian basierende Linux-Distribution für Single-Board-Computer und Serversysteme. Gerade ist DietPi 9.2 erschienen.

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Mit DXVK lassen sich DirectX-9- bis DirectX-11-Spiele mit der freien Grafikschnittstelle Vulkan wiedergeben. Das funktioniert sowohl unter Windows und kann dort einen Performanceboost in älteren Titeln bringen, ist aber vor allem ein Grundpfeiler für das Gaming unter Linux. Mit Version 2.3.1 profitieren vor allem Nvidia-Nutzer.

Die Entwickler der quelloffenen Fotoverwaltung digiKam haben Version 8.3.0 veröffentlicht. Darin bügeln sie Fehler aus und treiben den Umzug auf Qt6 voran.

Ein Bürostuhl diente als Vorbild für Roboter Skootr. Der bewegt sich hauptsächlich rollend auf einer Kugel. Dazu stößt er sich mit seinen drei Beinen ab.

Mastodon ist dank Elon Musk auf 15 Millionen Anwender angewachsen. Eine weitere seit Kurzem föderierte Alternative zu X ist Bluesky von Jack Dorsey.

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AVMultimedia 2024/III setzt auf Devuan »Daedalus«, das seinerseits auf Debian 12 basiert, aber auf Systemd verzichtet. Ein eigener Kernel 6.1.82 rundet das Paket ab.

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Mozilla dichtet zahlreiche Sicherheitslücken im Webbrowser Firefox und Mailer Thunderbird ab.

Firefox 124 bietet wenig Neues, aber Verbesserungen an einigen Stellen. Zwei wichtige neue Funktionen schafften es nicht in die stabile Version.

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In HomeMatic sowie in RaspberryMatic klafft eine Codeschmuggel-Lücke. Sie gilt als kritisch. Ein Update steht bereit.

Kernel 6.8 hat mehr zu bieten: etwa den ersten funktionsfähigen Treiber in Rust, ein optimierter Realtime-Scheduler und aufgepeppte TCP-Performance.

Looking back: Software freedom discussion @FOSDEM

Once again we co-organised our now well-known Legal & Policy Issues Devroom during FOSDEM 2024. The discussions in this track covered important issues for Software Freedom, such as CRA, RHEL, GPL termination, where discussed. Thanks to everyone who participated in it!

The Legal and Policy Issues Devroom took place on the first day of FOSDEM in one of the main rooms, which was packed throughout the track. In fact, this was the 12th edition and FSFE’s fourth year of co-organising in this devroom.

Together with our co-hosts this devroom once again focused on current political and legal challenges we face in the world of software freedom. These included discussions on recent licencing practices around RHEL and CentOS, questions on how to deal with with trademark issues, GPL termination under German law, discussion around GPLv3/AGPLv3 Section 7 and the new Swiss law on the procurement of Free Software.

id you miss the talks or do you want to watch them again? We have complied all the talks from this devroom in this video

As always the dev room ended with a discussion that brought all the organisers on stage: Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn from the Software Freedom Conservancy, Tom Marble, and Alexander Sander and Matthias Kirschner from FSFE talked about the most important issues for software freedom, touching on the Liability discussion in Europe around the Cyber Resilience Act, Product Liability Directive but also the AI Act, as well as discussing current cases and campaigns.

“Once again, we were able to bring exciting and pressing issues related to the law and politics of software freedom to the stage and discuss them with the FOSDEM community, raising awareness of how these issues intersect strongly with technological advances, and therefore why it is important to address and debate them”.

Alexander Sander, FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant and one of the devroom organizers

Last but not least, we want to thank you to everyone who take part of this devroom, from the amazing speakers to the participants who engaged in fruitful discussions to the FOSDEM organizers. We cannot wait to see you next year! And if you have any suggestion about topics and speakers, please do not hesitate to contact us!

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