#GStreamer 1.26.5 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-5-adds-jpeg-xs-support-videorate-and-imagefreeze

The pattern is unmistakable:
Reddit killed third-party apps with API pricing.
Twitter gutted developer access.
Meta continues tightening platform control.
Big Tech's endgame isn't serving users—it's controlling them.
The antidote?
💡 Own your data
🛠️ Own your infrastructure
🌐 Own your digital future
Open source isn't just about free software anymore. It's about digital independence in an era of corporate digital feudalism.
#FOSS #DigitalFreedom #OpenSource #DecentralizeTheWeb

Open-source, low-cost, Raspberry Pi-based experimental setup for implementing stochastic time series for temperature, oxygen concentration or pH in mesocosms.
#Science #Biology #Ecology #raspberrypi #opensource #Stochasticity #Temperature #climatechange #Fish
📄 Souques et al. (2025) All-in-one, versatile and low-cost experimental set-up to implement environmental stochasticity in mesocosms (PiStoch). Methods in Ecology and Evolution http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.70094

For August 7th Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental to get more Windows games working better on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck. Here's what.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-dualsense-god-eater-resurrection-crysis-3-resident-evil-village-and-more/
#Steam #OpenSource #SteamOS #Valve #Proton #Misc #SteamDeck
#Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices and Other Changes https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-8-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-support-for-kobo-devices
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

Wishing everyone a great time at why2025 by IFCAT starting today in #Geestmerambacht, #Netherlands
Find out more on https://foss.events/2025/08-08-why2025.html
Official account: @why2025camp
Official hashtag(s): #why2025
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
COSCUP 2025 is taking place this weekend in Taipei, Taiwan. Codethink’s James Thomas will be presenting two talks:
Gitlab CI Workflows for Full System Testing Using OpenQX, 09/08/2025 14:35–15:05 | 07:35-08:05 (Europe/London), TR511
CPU resource allocation with cgroups v2 and systemd, 09/08/2025, 16:00–16:30 | 09:00-09:30 (Europe/London), TR211
If you’re at the event make sure you check these out.
#COSCUP2025 #opensource #gitlab #systemd #OpenQX

PowerShell collector for adding MSSQL attack paths to BloodHound with OpenGraph🕵️♂️
https://github.com/SpecterOps/MSSQLHound
#infosec #cybersecurity #pentest #redteam #opensource
Calibre 8.8 brings improved Google lookup in the e-book viewer, better Kobo support, and a reworked Piper TTS backend.
https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-8-update-adds-kobo-tolino-support-refines-google-lookup/

🚀 Save the Date: 16.09. | 17–18 Uhr
OSBA Members & Products geht in die nächste Runde!
Mit dabei:
🗣️ Paul Berschick (Plain Schwarz)
🤖 Torsten Steinbach (EDB)
📡 Benjamin Kolbe (Viakom GmbH)
👉 Kurz-Pitches + Networking!
https://osb-alliance.de/veranstaltungen/osba-members-products-2025-09
#OpenSource

Meine IT Sicherheits-Privatsphäre Übersicht für alle :-)
( 05.08.2025
Die weiterentwicklung von #GalyxOS stagniert
wohl erstmal...)
als PDF:
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/Kvo0eIWc8SfCJYXTxujy+YlD
sachliches-Feedback wie immer, erwünscht :-)
#Privatsphäre #Datenschutz #sicherheit
#security
#AppStore
#Kryptografie
#Passwort #PasswortManager #Informationssicherheit #Informationsfreiheit #IFG #Politik #Gaming #gog #Lutris #Android
#Mail #Cloud #Browser #WebBrowser #Verschlüsselung #DNS #VeraCrypt #Fdroid #Messenger #Threema #Signal #Linux #Foss #OpenSource #UnplugTrump #Fediverse #Menschenrechte #Community #LinuxHelden
#GamingonLinux #VPN #GegenRechtsHilfe #FediLZ #Mastodon #Shopping #PreppingforFuture #Prepping #Katastrophenvorsorge #Schutzmaßnahmen #supportyourhinterland #Mobilfunk #NewPipe #uBlock #Medienkompetenz #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #YouTube #Chatkontrolle #überwachung #Matrix #Suchmaschine #Tastatur #2FA #Nichtszuverbergen

The oceans might rise and drown Atlantis, destroying its temples and libraries. But with this powerful conjuration the priests and scribes could maintain copies in Lemuria and other far-flung lands. #Linux #FreeBSD #OpenSource https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/rsync.html?s=mc