Mozilla is taking the fight to Google in yet another arena.

Mozilla Thunderbird gets a web-based open-source client to take on Gmail

https://www.xda-developers.com/mozilla-thunderbird-web-based-open-source-client/

Gumroad announced they had become #OpenSource today, but that isn't really the case:

https://danb.me/blog/gumroad-is-not-open-source/

The latest proprietary #VSCode extension that no longer works in non-Microsoft builds of the MIT licensed VS Code source code appears to be C and C++ support.

Your regular reminder: every day more of VSCode functionality is proprietary, and increasingly #FOSS hostile.

#FreeeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300

New episode of #TalkingPostgres #podcast

Bruce Momjian, #PostgreSQL core team member, joined me on Ep26 to talk about open source leadership—with rabbitholes on servant leadership, the art of public speaking, the power of gratitude, & bow ties

Boosts appreciated to help more people discover the podcast

https://talkingpostgres.com/episodes/open-source-leadership-with-bruce-momjian

https://youtu.be/gYG3FP-Csho?feature=shared

Our team explains Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro
(what are they? why develop them?), the values behind them, and why the core desktop and mobile apps will never be behind a paywall. Read more and get the facts beneath the hype: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/

#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance Cameras
The surveillance camera company Flock sent #DeFlock a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back.
DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 #ALPR around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by #Motorola.
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

When paired with the Blur My Shell extension on GNOME Shell, Tauon 8.0 looks seriously slick https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/tauon-8-0-app-update-transparent-linux

PopOS Cosmic Alpha 6

https://youtu.be/Ux9v4NbvZSc

In questo video vediamo insieme le principali novità di questa nuova release del team di System76.
Buona visione.

Lemmy as an non-US alternative to Reddit, using people-owned servers

Here's a post that explains what Lemmy is - it's a decentralised link aggregator that's an alternative to Reddit .

See: https://old.reddit.com/r/BoycottUnitedStates/comments/1jrcrh6/lemmy_as_an_nonus_alternative_to_red_dit_using/

It lists some of the largest Lemmy instances by country, as well as an FAQ on how it works.

We've been boosting a bunch of posts from Lemmy instances, since it's based on ActivityPub protocol, so it's interopable with Mastodon.

But we're thinking of joining Lemmy, just to be able to use and test it and form an opinion. The tricky bit is choosing an instance . We care more about a nice and open community to diversity of opinions than if it's in Poland or Finland or any other EU country. (suggestions?)

Alright everyone, new week, new mutual aid goals.

I didnt get enough donations last week to cover all my expenses, so my donation goals are higher now.

Please donate if you can.

I live in an abusive home and my family hates me bc im trans.

Having a roof over my head isnt garanteed, neither is food or anything else.

Please donate to me to help me afford my basic expenses, like HRT, food, new glasses, feminine clothing that fits me, phone bill, etc.

Please help.

Thank you to anyone who boosts or donates.

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@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Testing Ricardo Nunes's 12 bit SAR ADC on #TinyTapeout 7!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fpqKfqd39Q

We received a new article, written by Om Santosh Suneri, sharing about his first open source contribution and what he learned in the process.

Read his full experience: https://medium.com/@omsuneri/my-first-open-source-contribution-sugar-labs-400f2f912e31

Thunderbird Launches Open Source Services to Rival Gmail and Office365

https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-launches-open-source-services-to-rival-gmail-and-office365/

"Thunderbird launches Thundermail and Pro services to offer an open-source alternative to Gmail and Office365, focused on privacy, freedom, and user control".

More training and certificates for Kubernetes and more cloud for the EU

News from Kubecon: With enough certificates, you can become a "Golden Kubestronaut". And a new EU cloud initiative is also coming.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/More-training-and-certificates-for-Kubernetes-and-more-cloud-for-the-EU-10341101.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Also, as a part of this big spring cleaning, we've retired Générale Station from Tunera (sad trumpet noises). You can still get the font from its new repository, but font updates are no longer expected: https://codeberg.org/ArielMartinPerez/GeneraleStation
#retiredFont #fonts #openSource #LifeGoesOn #SpringCleaning #GénéraleStation

Grrreat news! We've just moved 13 of Tunera's fonts from Gitlab to Codeberg (a git hosting service based in Berlin). That was a lot of work because many specimens were also updated and some font files re-exported. We hope that everything is working correctly!
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#openSource #JoinCodeberg #codeberg #typography #fonts #tuneratypefoundry #migration

Inkscape 1.4.1 open-source vector graphics editor rolls out packed with critical bug fixes, UI tweaks for small screens, and more.
https://linuxiac.com/inkscape-1-4-1-arrives-with-bug-fixes-new-features-and-enhanced-stability/

The Decline of American Journalism – Robert McChesney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFlxxdCUsc

#press #freespeech #journalism #media #opensource #propaganda #usa #cdnpoli #tiktok #democracy #freepress #humanrights @blackmastodon
@BLKNewsNow
@politics
#tech #socialism #anarchism #palestine #gaza #yemen @palestine

OpenStack Epoxy 2025.1 Release Expands VMware Migration, AI Performance #openstack #cloud #opensource
https://www.itprotoday.com/openstack-cloud/openstack-epoxy-2025-1-release-expands-vmware-migration-ai-performance