poorpossum (@poorpossum@kolektiva.social)
I'm aware the PinePhone exists, but absolutely no one seems excited by it. If you're excited by it, I'd love to know why, though!
#linuxPhone #opensource #PinePhone
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
GrapheneOS partners with a major Android OEM to bring its privacy-focused OS to Snapdragon flagships 📱
Pixel 10 support confirmed; Pixel 11 uncertain. New devices priced like Pixels and available globally 🌍
Curious to see which OEM it is and what this means for privacy on mobile.
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
#TechNews #Privacy #Android #OpenSource #Security #Mobile #Freedom #FOSS #DigitalRights #UserControl #Innovation #GrapheneOS #Pixel #OEM #Snapdragon #LineageOS
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
The Free Software Foundation launches Librephone to create a 100% free Android OS for smartphones 📱
The project aims to replace proprietary firmware with fully free software, promoting user freedom and privacy 🔓
Backed by FSF and funded by John Gilmore, Librephone challenges closed mobile ecosystems ⚙️
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/librephone-3607324/
#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Freedom #Android #Mobile #FOSS #DigitalRights #UserControl #Security
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poorpossum (@poorpossum@kolektiva.social)
Okay. I have a month to pick out a new phone before I can no longer cancel my pre-ordered Light Phone 3. I really like my Light Phone 2, but living without a camera has been a little too limiting, and the folks in my life would really appreciate me at least getting that capability back. I am still bitter about losing the headphone jack, though.
But I'm starting to wonder if the issue isn't that smart phones do too much, and more just that smart phones are not something I can control. Plus, they all look boring.
There aren't a lot of open source phones out there that are super compelling, but if anyone has any thoughts or recommendations, or just weird niche mobile devices, I'd love to see them.
Kicking things off, I came very close to going even more minimal than the Light Phone when I found Sky's Edge Rotary Phone. I wanted this thing so bad, but folks in my life vetoed going that low-function pretty hard.
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/10/the-open-source-rotary-cell-phone-two-years-later/
#Mobile #opensource #smartphone #lightphone #minimalphone #linuxphone #linux #weirdphones
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KO6YQ (@KO6YQ@pnw.zone)
"The Domain Name System Runs on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)" by @iscdotorg - ISC posted info to help policymakers who may not be aware. Though all serious techies already know this. DNS servers are used by almost all #Internet connections to look up an IPv4/IPv6 address for a host name. And almost all of them run Open Source nameservers of which ISC's "BIND" is the reference implementation of the standard. https://www.isc.org/blogs/2025-FOSS-in-DNS/ #networking #OpenSource #software #engineering #tech
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jaena (@jaena@social.vivaldi.net)
Синтетичні тести показують, що нове покоління процесорів Intel матиме на 50% потужніше вбудоване відеоядро '#technews''#itnews''#opensource''#freeinternet' - https://gagadget.com/uk/679100-sintetichni-testi-pokazuiut-shcho-nove-pokolinnia-protsesoriv-intel-matime-na-50-potuzhnishe-vbudovane-videoiadro/
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silentexception (@silentexception@mastodon.social)
"Fasten Your Sid Belt!", 2023.
3D digital speed painting transparency, it is really hard.
#helmet #digitalpainting #Krita #opensource #Linux #Debian
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
🆕 Tor Browser 14.5.9 is out now! 🧅
This minor Android update fixes a bug with the Year-End Campaign display. 📱
No changes for desktop users. You can download it via the official site or distribution directory. 🔧
🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1459/
#TechNews #Tor #Privacy #Browser #Security #FOSS #Update #Android #OpenSource #BugFix #Cybersecurity #Encryption
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
🧅 The Tor Project launches its annual Free the Internet fundraiser. 🌍
Tor tools help fight censorship, surveillance & corporate data abuse—in Russia, Egypt, Turkmenistan & beyond. 🔐
Donations are matched 1:1 by PowerPrivacy until Dec 31. A $25 gift = $50 impact. 🎯
Support digital freedom, not profit-driven tech.
🔗 https://torproject.org/donate
#TechNews #Privacy #Tor #OpenSource #FreeTheInternet #Security #Censorship #Surveillance #Encryption #DigitalRights #Anonymity #FOSS #Donate
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
The #Librephone is a new project by the #FSF's that aims to create an entirely #opensource android OS (without any proprietary blobs).
More than a decade late perhaps and facing significant headwinds against a pretty much sewn up oligopoly market.
www.fsf.org/news/libreph...
FSF announces Librephone proje...
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
🆕 LMDE 7 “Gigi” is out—bringing Linux Mint’s desktop polish to a solid Debian 13 base. 🐧
Now with kernel 6.12, APT 3.0, RAM-based /tmp, and enhanced fingerprint support. 💻
UI refinements include theme-friendly GNOME apps, cleaner visuals, & better multitasking. 🎨
Ideal for users who prefer Debian over Ubuntu, with a smooth upgrade path. 📦
🔗 https://news.itsfoss.com/lmde-7-release/
#TechNews #Linux #LMDE #Debian #LinuxMint #OpenSource #FOSS #Desktop #Privacy #Tech #OS #Software #APT #Mint
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