I used to love using LocalWP to build websites locally, but now I'm in need of a replacement. Over the past few years, LocalWP has become much more difficult to get running properly on Linux. You can install it on Debian-based and Fedora machines, but you have to fix dependency issues. Fixing the issues isn't difficult but if you're new to LocalWP or new to Linux, you would have no idea how to accomplish this. And Local won't even install on openSUSE, no matter how much you try (I've tried a lot). I posted about these issues in the LocalWP forum and one of the developers told me that Windows and Mac are much more important to them right now and they just don't have the time to fix the Linux issues. When I asked if I could build a Flatpak, Snap or Appimage, they told me that the software is proprietary and they will have to be the ones to do this....When they have time.

If you're not going to support Linux, or allow someone in the community to work on a fix, then I'm not going to use your software. Period.

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.

current goals:

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misc bills/expenses: 25$/200$

prescription glasses: 0/250$

payment information:

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@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Microsoft turns 50 today. What better way to celebrate than by making Windows #FreeSoftware under the #GPL - where users actually control their computers.

It's never too late to start respecting the rights of the user, Microsoft. #SoftwareFreedom

Folks, in today's world, we all love keeping up with technology, but I just realized my toaster's got WiFi and I still get buffering issues with my breakfast! I mean, I asked it for toast, and suddenly it's asking me to accept cookies? Next thing you know, it'll be trying to upsell me on a premium bread subscription. I'm just saying, maybe my morning ritual doesn't need a firmware update, just a smear of jam. #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

#Calibre 8.2 Open-Source Ebook Manager Updates the Kobo Driver with New Tolino Firmware https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-2-ebook-manager-updates-the-kobo-driver-with-new-tolino-firmware

Wishing everyone a great time at Drupal Iberia Cáceres by Comunidad Drupal starting today in Complejo Cultural San Francisco in #Cáceres, #Spain

Find out more on https://foss.events/2025/04-04-drupal-iberia-caceres.html

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.

current goals:

food: 75$/75$

misc bills/expenses: 25$/200$

prescription glasses: 0/250$

payment information:

cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Blenderdumbass, the developer of Dani's Race - a #foss #indie #game - just dropped an amazing recap of the journey of developing it so far:

https://peer.madiator.cloud/w/98qG82wEvE4voKHn6xmB1w

Check it out, and give him some love! He is really doing a lot of work for advancing #libre culture!

I was stuck on a bare debian yesterday so I fixed my #exwm setup description:

https://www.draketo.de/software/emacs-tipps#exwm-setup

Now it just works with a vanilla #Emacs with a single screen. For a multi-screen setup, add exwm-randr: https://www.draketo.de/software/emacs-tipps#exwm-two-screens

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.

current goals:

food: 75$/75$

misc bills/expenses: 25$/200$

prescription glasses: 0/250$

payment information:

cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

RSVP to the #LibreLocal meetup in Le Blanc, France: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/FSF40/meetups #FSF40 #FreeSoftware

From: blenderdumbass . org

I remember sitting at the entrance to a local cinema near me, shivering from a new kind of depression. I was waiting to enter the screening of Avatar: The Way Of Water, which was released in cinema just after The Fabelmans. The previous film I have seen in that very cinema, may...

Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/how_the_fabelmans_traumatized_me

A #ThankGNU! to Adam Oberbeck, Andy Kopra, and Ayan Jaysan for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

3… 2… 1… REAKTYWACJA!

Po 7 latach przerwy Poznańska Impreza Wolnego Oprogramowania wraca na Politechnikę!

7 czerwca 2025
Centrum Wykładowe Politechniki Poznańskiej

To będzie XIV edycja P.I.W.O. Wracamy z nową energią, świeżymi pomysłami i jeszcze lepszą organizacją!

Za reaktywacją imprezy stoi grupa @hspoz, KN PUTrequest_ oraz KN Linux Academic Group. Wspierają nas także: @PLUG_pl oraz @reszka.
Więcej info: https://piwo.sh

#DMA: European Commission falls short on interoperability requirements for Apple

Despite initial promising steps, the @EUCommission 's measures on Apple’s compliance with interoperability procedures under the Digital Markets Act fall short.

The less stringent obligations on API documentation and long deadlines for interoperability solutions will impact how #FreeSoftware projects get interoperability from Apple.

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250403-01.en.html

You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks.

Despite some persistent rumors, installing OpenBSD is both quick and easy on most not too exotic hardware. But once the thing is installed, what is daily life with the most secure free operating system like?

More at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html #openbsd #development #devops #security #sysadmin #maintenance #freesoftware #libresoftware #bsd #unix #unixlike (from 2024)

In den sozialen Medien wird immer noch OpenOffice empfohlen. Seien Sie sich nur bewusst, dass es nicht mehr aktualisiert wird und mehrere Jahre alte, nicht behobene Sicherheitsprobleme aufweist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security - Um sicher zu gehen, wechseln Sie zu einem der aktiv gepflegten Nachfolgeprojekte (wie LibreOffice).
#foss #opensource #freesoftware #fedilz #schule #Verwaltung

Free Software and CRA - expert talk and discussion - this afternoon!

Maarten Aertsen, from @nlnetlabs is presenting how the Cyber Resilience Act addresses #FreeSoftware

Today Thursday, April 3, 2025
From 3 - 5 p.m. CEST
Online: https://meeting.dialog-cybersicherheit.de/rooms/mvs-9c6-txs-sui/join
Access code: pj3y9a

The presentation will be recorded, but not the discussion.

This talk is part of the “Dialog für Cybersicherheit” project, in which the FSFE is involved.
https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250402-01.en.html

Developers, let's empower and protect users and the community by releasing your software under the #GNU #GPL. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html By doing so, you're taking a stand for user rights and defending against proprietary software. Your contributions can help move #FreeSoftware forward. Together, we can build software that belongs to everyone. Join the movement and make a difference! #SoftwareFreedom