heiseonlineenglish (@heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de)
smolBSD: Easily Create Your Own BSD System
With smolBSD, NetBSD is intended to become a basis for MicroVMs under QEMU or Firecracker. The project shows how easy it can be to create MicroVMs.
#Betriebssystem #BSD #FreeBSD #IT #OpenSource #Virtualisierung #news
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daltux (@daltux@snac.daltux.net)
I see your point, and I understand the operating system definition can depend on the context—whether you see it as just the kernel or the complete system.
I'm not sure if even the @fsf@hostux.social would fully endorse my view, but I find their logic compelling. Here is the central question: unless you are running a pure kernel like #Linux by itself (a project focused on a #kernel, hosted at
kernel.org), then calling the entire system "Linux" isn't a meaningful name for a complete, usable #OS. I recognize what people usually refer to as "Linux" is, in fact, a system designed to be #GNU.To illustrate: if we apply the logic of naming the whole system after its kernel, then why do we call it "Android" and not just "Linux"? After all, #Android uses Linux too, yet we correctly recognize it as a distinct system.
So why is GNU so often forgotten and replaced by "Linux" when talking about personal or server computers? (Only in this context?) I believe this isn't accidental—it often overlooks the deeper vision of a project designed from the start to ensure software freedom for its users.
When we are running only the kernel (whatever the purpose may be), then by all means, let's call the OS "Linux." But when it's part of a larger, distinct system—like the GNU OS—then it should be recognized as such.
I'd like to add a final thought: I know it can sometimes be annoying to insist on this when it seems that everyone understands what "Linux" means, even if we disagree with the term. But this is part of the advocacy—sometimes it involves emphasizing a technicality that may even be controversial, in order to reinforce public awareness of GNU and the philosophy of free software.
A brief debate like this one, right here, may be enough for someone to realize what GNU is, which is already a desired outcome. Who knows, it might even spark a flame of curiosity, leading them to research this fascinating topic further.
@restorante@social.linux.pizza
CC: @gnu@forum.ayom.media @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br
#GNUlinux #operatingSystem #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #SoftwareLivre #SoftwareLibre #NoOpenSource #OpenSource #computing #computação
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synapsenkitzler (@synapsenkitzler@digitalcourage.social)
Liebes @BMDS .
Bitte die Themen aus den Postings hier drüber zu Opensource, X-Road, Wirtschaftlichkeit kommentieren. Danke.
(S.z.B.: "Schleswig-Holstein setzt da auf xROAD - das ist die Lösung aus Estland und die ist Open-Source https://opencode.de/de/software/x-road-schleswig-holstein-6888 ")
#noots #bmds #xroad #opensource
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shollyethan (@shollyethan@fosstodon.org)
Self-Host Weekly (17 October 2025)
@homeassistant is bad at naming things, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #TraLa - a Traefik-based dashboard, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-10-17/
#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #development #newsletter #privacy #security #smarthome #homeautomation #reverseproxy #app #apps #software #update #updates
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iX_Magazin (@iX_Magazin@social.heise.de)
smolBSD: Einfach ein eigenes BSD-System erstellen
Mit smolBSD soll NetBSD als Basis für MicroVMs unter QEMU oder Firecracker tauglich werden. Das Projekt zeigt, wie einfach das Erzeugen von MicroVMs sein kann.
#Betriebssystem #BSD #FreeBSD #IT #OpenSource #Virtualisierung #news
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xwiki (@xwiki@social.xwiki.com)
Every year, we take time away from our screens to reconnect and recharge.
This September, we met in the mountains of Brașov for the 17th XWiki Seminar for a week of collaboration, reflection, and good stories.
Treasure hunt, hackathons, and campfire talks reminded us why open source starts with people.
📸 See how it went: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/seminar-2025-edition/
#XWiki #OpenSource #TeamCulture
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plone (@plone@plone.social)
Jeremy Mayeres details Using Python with Satellites, Lessons from a Staff Engineer
https://2025.ploneconf.org/schedule/talks/using-python-with-satellites-lessons-from-a-staff-engineer
#PloneConf2025 #Plone #Python #Volto #ReactJS #OpenSource #CMS #PyConFinland2025
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jaena (@jaena@social.vivaldi.net)
Нова ера портативного геймінгу: стартували міжнародні продажі консолей ROG Xbox Ally від Microsoft та ASUS '#technews''#itnews''#opensource''#freeinternet' - https://gagadget.com/uk/679388-nova-era-portativnogo-geimingu-startuvali-mizhnarodni-prodazhi-konsolei-rog-xbox-ally-vid-microsoft-ta-asus/
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plone (@plone@plone.social)
Mohamed El Fodil Ihaddaden shows Shiny for Python: Reactive Web Apps Made Simple
https://2025.ploneconf.org/schedule/talks/shiny-for-python-reactive-web-apps-made-simple
#PloneConf2025 #Plone #Python #Volto #ReactJS #OpenSource #CMS #PyConFinland #Shiny
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remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
"The open source models are a big deal. They're already capable of doing really impressive things, like transcription, image generation, and natural language-based data transformation, running on commodity hardware. I run several models on the laptop I'm typing this on – a computer that doesn't even have a GPU.
What's more, there are a lot of ways to improve these models within easy reach. The US AI companies that threw these models over the transom after irrevocably licensing them as free software had very little impetus to improve their efficiency by optimizing them. Remember, they're spending money as a way to "prove" that AI has a future.
Shipping a model that runs badly – that needs more data-centers and energy to run – is a way to convince investors that it's doing something really advanced (after all, look how much compute and energy it's consuming!). It's a scaled-up version of a scam that Elon Musk used to pull on investors when he was shopping his startup Zip2 around: he put the regular PC his demo ran on inside a gigantic hollow case that he would wheel in on a dolly, announcing that his code ran on a "supercomputer." Yes, investors really are that dumb.
Even modest efforts at optimization can yield incredible performance gains. Deepseek, the legendary Chinese open source AI model, consumes a fraction of the resources gobbled up by the likes of OpenAI."
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/post-ai-ai/#productive-residue
#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Chatbots #OpenSource #AIBubble #China #Deepseek
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plone (@plone@plone.social)
Aroma Rodrigues explores The Limits of Imagination : An Open Source journey
https://2025.ploneconf.org/schedule/talks/the-limits-of-imagination-an-open-source-journey
#PloneConf2025 #Plone #Python #Volto #ReactJS #OpenSource #CMS #PyConFinland
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reddit_tech_vn_bot (@reddit_tech_vn_bot@mastodon.maobui.com)
AutoLab ra mắt bộ công cụ tự động hóa nhỏ gọn, miễn phí và không cần backend! ✨
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#AutoLab #tựđộnghóa #opensource #automation # mãnguồnmở
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