leinir @leinir@computerfairi.es

There's an ugly storm brewing in EU software security legislation that could seriously impact open source software development. Those of you in the EU should read this article and do some lobbying. The goals of the legislation aren't unreasonable, but the conformance-testing burden would totally overwhelm the OSS community. The legislators need to rethink how they approach the burden and responsibility of auditing. https://blog.nlnetlabs.nl/open-source-software-vs-the-cyber-resilience-act/

Hey so Telegram is starting to try and implement more NFT shit again - please go to https://t.me/designers and fucking downvote this into oblivion

Hey everyone, did you know it's almost #Wolfenoot ?

It is when the Spirit of the Wolf brings and hides small gifts around the house for everyone. People who have, have had, or are kind to dogs get better gifts than anyone else.

You eat roast meat (because wolves eat meat) and cake decorated like a full moon.

It’s on the 23rd November if anyone else is moved to celebrate it. If you do, please post pics, so he can see how his idea has spread.

https://wolfenoot.com

Sharing an interesting #foss #dev job opening from @kde

"KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking to hire a software engineer to help improve the software stack that KDE software relies on."

https://ev.kde.org/resources/callforproposals-platform2022/

It's a #remote contract position, and a great paid opportunity for people who have already contributed to KDE software. But even if you haven't, you can still apply! All details are in the linked job description. Good luck 💪

Once again, for the new folks in the peanut gallery, if on Android, try Tusky. If iOS, pay the $2 for Toot! The official app is, well, ass. The folks who boost this will underscore how true this is.

KDE launches 3 new Communiy Goals:

* KDE for All - Boosting Accessibility
* Sustainable Software
* Automate and systematize internal processes

we'll be working on over the next years; and you can attend the kick off meeting! Check out how and when here:

https://dot.kde.org/2022/11/16/kde%E2%80%99s-new-goals-join-kick-meeting

You can just be a girl if you want. It’s okay. Or a boy, or something else, or no gender at all. You’re not too old, or too young, or too much, or not enough, or trespassing, or appropriating, or causing trouble. It’s okay. Really.

But the important thing is: do what you want, not what you think you’re allowed. Find the joy and follow that. You can experiment and you can change your mind. That’s okay too.

#TransAwarenessWeek

I've been reading and thinking a lot about what's been happening on #mastodon around questions and issues of #racism, #moderation, #contentwarnings, etc. I have a few thoughts.

First, I'm old. I mean OLD. My first internet experiences were as an adult academic in the mid-late 80s. As a Black person (and at the time, a woman) it was not unusual to be met with micro-agressions, harassment, and incredulity when I was online.

Thus, I have never expected, nor found, truly safe space online. 1/

📈 Donations through Liberapay have jumped up a bit this week, as hundreds of you have started financially supporting the Mastodon and other Fediverse instances you have accounts on. As a result, we've reached new all-time highs: the number of accounts actively giving or receiving money through Liberapay has crossed the 10k threshold, and the weekly sum of active donations has risen above €15k.

❌ we should have daylight when we go to work in the morning

❌ we should have daylight when we come home from work at night

☑️ we shouldn’t have to work so many hours that we have to ration The Sun

I propose mastodon servers should instead be called 'neighborhoods'

you can pick a cul-de-sac, or one near a bunch of bars & nightlife with a lot of character, or something in the countryside, or a giant condo complex. benefits and drawbacks.

and you can move, and when you do, your address gets automatically updated in everyone's Rolodex.

thx to @emilyriederer ! whose tweet made this thought click for me—even if they don't change the name, I feel like I get it now.

I can't believe my album has been out for an entire year already! :0

I released it on #BandcampFriday in November 2021, and it's been my best selling album and it's not even close!

Thank you so much <3

https://store.diym.tv/album/in-flux

It's National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) and KDE has the ideal tool for the writer within you: Ghostwriter is an editor that offers you distraction-free, undiluted productivity. Activate the Hemingway mode and crank out the next bestseller now ✒️📖!

https://ghostwriter.kde.org/

If we reach 25.000 €, we will be able to do even more and we will improve support for videos with alpha, as well as for media with a greater variety of resolutions.

Help us make Kdenlive the most useful and feature rich video editor, while at the same time keeping it free and open for everyone. Donate now!

https://kdenlive.org/en/fund/