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Alfred M. Szmidt<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@osi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osi</span></a></span> But when will you publish the unredracted election results? <a href="https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/elec</span><span class="invisible">tion-results-2025</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@rakulang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rakulang</span></a></span> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a> foundation, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> with the rest of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> community demand that you publish them, why the silence? Several former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> directors too .. and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> members.</p>
FrOSCon<p>Thank you for all the interesting, inspiring, and exciting submissions for our conference program.</p><p>Unfortunately, we cannot include all contributions in our conference program. We are now reviewing the submissions and preparing the presentation program. As soon as the program for the 20th edition of FrOSCon is finalized, we will be happy to introduce you to the speakers.</p><p><a href="https://bonn.social/tags/froscon20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>froscon20</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/froscon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>froscon2025</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>
FundaFun<p>Staat daar nou een ijsbeer?</p><p>Nee, huh, ja, ja toch!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Fundafun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fundafun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Funda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Ijsbeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ijsbeer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/geintjevandemakelaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geintjevandemakelaar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/nietwel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nietwel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/nowyoudontseehimnowyoudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nowyoudontseehimnowyoudo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/verrassing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verrassing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.funda.nl/detail/koop/oss/huis-molenstraat-59/43949319/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">funda.nl/detail/koop/oss/huis-</span><span class="invisible">molenstraat-59/43949319/</span></a></p>
Data Bene<p>A great way to spend an afternoon is watching past <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> talks at conferences... no? 📽️ </p><p>Well, if it's interesting enough to you, maybe take a look at "Stats roll, baby, stats roll" from Cédric Villemain, presented at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSDEM2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM2025</span></a>. Here, he discusses using the PACS (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PostgreSQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostgreSQL</span></a> Advanced Cumulative Statistics) extension to explore what is offered by <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Postgres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postgres</span></a> as well as how to define your own new kind of statistics.</p><p><a href="https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/fosdem/2025/ua2220/fosdem-2025-4496-stats-roll-baby-stats-roll-.mp4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mirrors.dotsrc.org/fosdem/2025</span><span class="invisible">/ua2220/fosdem-2025-4496-stats-roll-baby-stats-roll-.mp4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/devcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a></p>
azett<p>Everyone of us uses free or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> software or services - such as Firefox, VLC Player or, well, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> .</p><p>Do you donate to such projects?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survey</span></a> (Boost if you like)</p>
Marcel Waldvogel<p>5. It's the community</p><p>If you want to switch to an Open Source solution – and Open Source is one of your goals/requirements – make sure, there's also a community out there. Not just the vendor. Because if it is just the vendor, you're not far from a Closed Source solution.</p><p><a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/tags/NextcloudSummit25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NextcloudSummit25</span></a></p>
Christian Friedrich<p>Gutes Beispiel für die öffentliche Finanzierung von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> ist das <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSDN</span></a></p><p>Hier wird systematisch in den Kern von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> Software für die Lehre investiert, in Zusammenarbeit mit Communities und mit dem Ziel von Verbesserungen für alle Nutzenden. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iliasconference2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iliasconference2025</span></a></p>
Mark Mandel<p>I'm in Melbourne, Australia for a spell! Hit me up if you want to talk <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a>, Discord, Agones and/or <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a>!</p><p>Also giving a talk Tuesday at IGDAM talking about my ten years in games devrel (we're not recording this one, might be 🌶️🌶️🌶️☺️).</p><p>Sign up here👇🏻<br><a href="https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1409808" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trybooking.com/events/landing/</span><span class="invisible">1409808</span></a></p>
Isaac Levin<p>Live now on @Twitch@mstdn.social, join me and cwoodruff@mastodon.social for a chat on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> live on @CoffeeAndOSS. Come say hello and join the conversation!<br><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/isaacrlevin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">twitch.tv/isaacrlevin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sarah Conway<p>Just announced: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SnowflakeDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SnowflakeDB</span></a> to acquire <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CrunchyData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrunchyData</span></a>, a PostgreSQL startup, in order to help Snowflake "to win over customers seeking to build their own artificial intelligence agents. The deal is valued at roughly $250 million, according to a person familiar with the matter."</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/snowflake-to-buy-crunchy-data-for-250-million-233543ab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/articles/snowflake-to-</span><span class="invisible">buy-crunchy-data-for-250-million-233543ab</span></a></p><p>This development closely follows Databricks' acquisition of Neon earlier in May:</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/databricks-to-buy-startup-neon-for-1-billion-fdded971" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/articles/databricks-to</span><span class="invisible">-buy-startup-neon-for-1-billion-fdded971</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/techstartup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techstartup</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/entrepreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entrepreneur</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ml" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ml</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a></p>
Data Bene<p>Southern California <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Expo is a long-running conference established in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a> in the greater <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> area, known for being the largest community-run <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> conference in North America.</p><p>This year, Sarah Conway dropped by to enjoy the event. Learn a little about this fun and engaging <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> conference (and find the link to the recordings from 22x, too) in our latest blog:</p><p><a href="https://www.data-bene.io/en/blog/scale-22x-bringing-the-open-source-community-to-pasadena" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">data-bene.io/en/blog/scale-22x</span><span class="invisible">-bringing-the-open-source-community-to-pasadena</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/devcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/techevent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techevent</span></a></p>
Isaac Levin<p>From the Coffee &amp; OSS Archives, I chatted with Josh Goldberg about all sorts of great <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a> topics. Access the stream or listen to the podcast below. Be sure to like/subscribe. Thanks for tuning in! <br><a href="https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/guest/josh-goldberg.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coffeeandopensource.com/guest/</span><span class="invisible">josh-goldberg.html</span></a></p>
Osman<p>This <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> guide is pretty dang approachable **and** comprehensive. It covers just about every aspect of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://opensource.guide/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">opensource.guide/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
SeaGL 2025: Nov 7th and 8th<p>Welcome to June! It is a beautiful day in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> 🌞</p><p>Remember, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeaGL2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaGL2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cfp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cfp</span></a> is only open until June 15th. Don't delay!</p><p>👉 <a href="https://seagl.org/cfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">seagl.org/cfp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seagl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seagl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>event</span></a></p>
Jack Linke 🦄<p>Okay, this is super, super cool (and a bit intimidating).</p><p>A pretty, filterable listing of a ton of 665 different tools for editing &amp; creating music on Linux (including tags like Plugin, <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Tracker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tracker</span></a>, Analyzer, <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/DAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAW</span></a>, <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synth</span></a>, etc).</p><p>I like that you can filter to see <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> options ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://linuxdaw.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linuxdaw.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
🔗 David Sommerseth<p>The <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> is pulling <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> back towards the 60s ...</p><p>Austin Fowler was fired from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> for working on a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/quantumcomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quantumcomputing</span></a> topics (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TQEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TQEC</span></a>) and made a related <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/compiler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compiler</span></a> being <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a>.</p><p>Google was concerned this open source work involves «people from certain countries». This is <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scaremongering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scaremongering</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/austin-fowler-16031071_github-tqectqec-design-automation-software-activity-7334606843425542146-_QP1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/austin-fowl</span><span class="invisible">er-16031071_github-tqectqec-design-automation-software-activity-7334606843425542146-_QP1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>
🔗 David Sommerseth<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> maintainer Kees Cook kicked out of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LKML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LKML</span></a> for some time ... Has his account been <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/compromised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compromised</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wj4a_CvL6-=8gobwScstu-gJpX4XbX__hvcE=e9zaQ_9A@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wj4a</span><span class="invisible">_CvL6-=8gobwScstu-gJpX4XbX__hvcE=e9zaQ_9A@mail.gmail.com/</span></a></p><p>Update (2025-06-02): Turns out it was a mishap ... more details here: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dazo/114613627632241765" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@dazo/1146136</span><span class="invisible">27632241765</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>
🔗 David Sommerseth<p>Linus has merged the net-next changes for the 6.16 <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> kernel version.</p><p>This is huge for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenVPN</span></a>, as the Data Channel Offload kernel module is now officially merged and will appear as the <code>ovpn</code> kernel module.</p><p><a href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1b98f357dadd6ea613a435fbaef1a5dd7b35fd21" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k</span><span class="invisible">ernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1b98f357dadd6ea613a435fbaef1a5dd7b35fd21</span></a></p><p>The OpenVPN community project has also released the 2.7_alpha1 release, which is required to make use of this new upstreamed <code>ovpn</code> kernel module.</p><p><a href="https://community.openvpn.net/Downloads#openvpn-27_alpha1-released-28-may-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.openvpn.net/Download</span><span class="invisible">s#openvpn-27_alpha1-released-28-may-2025</span></a></p><p>There is also a parallel kernel module project running, to be able to test this new <code>ovpn</code> kernel module on older Linux kernels</p><p><a href="https://github.com/OpenVPN/ovpn-backports" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/OpenVPN/ovpn-backpo</span><span class="invisible">rts</span></a></p><p>FYI: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/corbet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>corbet</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jzb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jzb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sjvn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sjvn</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ovpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ovpn</span></a>-dco <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>
OpenSSF<p>🔐 <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/CRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRA</span></a>-Ready: How to Prepare Your Open Source Project for EU Cybersecurity Regulations?</p><p>Join us for a <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/TechTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechTalk</span></a> that breaks down what <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> maintainers, developers, and vendors need to know — and do — to prepare.</p><p>Register now: <a href="https://openssf.org/resources/tech-talks/tech-talk-cra-ready/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openssf.org/resources/tech-tal</span><span class="invisible">ks/tech-talk-cra-ready/</span></a></p>
Open {re}Source<p>🧵A thread of June 2025 events related to Open Source (excluding those dedicated to specific stacks or frameworks), including dates, locations, URLs, and social media links!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>