EDIT: @rysiek has an explanation about the shady things LinkedIn is doing. He explains it far better than I did:
https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/116337205401370428
LinkedIn/Microsoft are definitely NOT to be trusted. But I realize phrasing is important. So I’m moderating my own post. I apologize if this was misconstrued.
But I subjectively believe there is a high likelihood that LinkedIn is doing nefarious things with this data.
https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/116337205401370428
LinkedIn/Microsoft are definitely NOT to be trusted. But I realize phrasing is important. So I’m moderating my own post. I apologize if this was misconstrued.
But I subjectively believe there is a high likelihood that LinkedIn is doing nefarious things with this data.
Heavy drama in the open-source world of...
...Office Document Software.
Nextcloud, originally a fork of ownCloud, has launched Euro-Office, a fork of OnlyOffice (pissing off OnlyOffice). Collabora is weighing in and issuing comments against both OnlyOffice and Euro-Office while, itself, forking Collabora Office Desktop from the Document Foundation's LibreOffice. Document Foundation has now resumed LibreOffice Online which competes against Euro-Office and OnlyOffice.
(I think I've got all that right 😅 Correct me if I haven't! 😂)
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Document software may appear boring on its face, but Microsoft Office is a big reason why folks still stay with Microsoft OS and don't (can't...) move to Linux. MS Office 365 is often used as a bridge to allow folks to move to Linux while still using Microsoft products in the browser but that solution still keeps them tied to closed source solutions.
Development of Free and Open Sourced Software (FOSS) office products, both desktop apps and online web apps, is a core and key element to allowing FOSS solutions to thrive - both for individuals and organizations.
This level of drama and fighting is indicative of a lot of effort and attention being thrown into this arena. I'm confident over time it'll settle and different projects will merge back together or at the very least borrow and build upon each's efforts.
Read and get your fill of the drama here: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/
#FOSS #digitalSovereignty #installParty #Linux #diDay
...Office Document Software.
Nextcloud, originally a fork of ownCloud, has launched Euro-Office, a fork of OnlyOffice (pissing off OnlyOffice). Collabora is weighing in and issuing comments against both OnlyOffice and Euro-Office while, itself, forking Collabora Office Desktop from the Document Foundation's LibreOffice. Document Foundation has now resumed LibreOffice Online which competes against Euro-Office and OnlyOffice.
(I think I've got all that right 😅 Correct me if I haven't! 😂)
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 I unironically love this!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Document software may appear boring on its face, but Microsoft Office is a big reason why folks still stay with Microsoft OS and don't (can't...) move to Linux. MS Office 365 is often used as a bridge to allow folks to move to Linux while still using Microsoft products in the browser but that solution still keeps them tied to closed source solutions.
Development of Free and Open Sourced Software (FOSS) office products, both desktop apps and online web apps, is a core and key element to allowing FOSS solutions to thrive - both for individuals and organizations.
This level of drama and fighting is indicative of a lot of effort and attention being thrown into this arena. I'm confident over time it'll settle and different projects will merge back together or at the very least borrow and build upon each's efforts.
Read and get your fill of the drama here: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/
#FOSS #digitalSovereignty #installParty #Linux #diDay
The Register
Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash
: Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners'
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Nekogram sarebbe stata stata beccata a trasmettere segretamente il numero di telefono del tuo account Telegram allo sviluppatore
La backdoor sarebbe nascosta nel file "extra.java", che differisce dal modello caricato nel repository.
Il codice offuscato invia i dati come richiesta inline a @nekonotificationbot, senza lasciare traccia.
Lo stesso file esegue il 'doxing' dell'account tramite diversi bot; è possibile che i dati divulgati vengano utilizzati per popolare i loro database.
Inoltre, il creatore del client Nekogram (presumibilmente un cittadino cinese) era già noto per aver condotto attacchi DDoS e per comportamenti online non etici (tra cui minacce di morte nei confronti di conoscenti).
E a quanto pare, nelle prime versioni del client, la de-anonimizzazione veniva applicata solo ai numeri di telefono cinesi, che avrebbero potuto essere utilizzati per la sorveglianza politica!
https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/issues/336
@informatica
Qui un POC: https://github.com/RomashkaTea/nekogram-proof-of-logging
La backdoor sarebbe nascosta nel file "extra.java", che differisce dal modello caricato nel repository.
Il codice offuscato invia i dati come richiesta inline a @nekonotificationbot, senza lasciare traccia.
Lo stesso file esegue il 'doxing' dell'account tramite diversi bot; è possibile che i dati divulgati vengano utilizzati per popolare i loro database.
Inoltre, il creatore del client Nekogram (presumibilmente un cittadino cinese) era già noto per aver condotto attacchi DDoS e per comportamenti online non etici (tra cui minacce di morte nei confronti di conoscenti).
E a quanto pare, nelle prime versioni del client, la de-anonimizzazione veniva applicata solo ai numeri di telefono cinesi, che avrebbero potuto essere utilizzati per la sorveglianza politica!
https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/issues/336
@informatica
Qui un POC: https://github.com/RomashkaTea/nekogram-proof-of-logging
GitHub
[Spyware, Malicious code] Malicious Code Injection and User Data Leaking in Release Binaries · Issue #336 · Nekogram/Nekogram
Open-source third-party Telegram client with not many but useful modifications. - [Spyware, Malicious code] Malicious Code Injection and User Data Leaking in Release Binaries · Issue #336 · Nekogram/Nekogram
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I'm sick of it, I recently saw multiple GNOME contributors just using those tools (mainly Claude).
Am I the only one feeling like that using them is a path of least resistance which show how much those devs does not care about others work ?
If they want so much to use an LLM, just do a model yourself and ensure it's not a licensing hell…
No, least resistance. I'm sick…
PS: Just for context I'm more of a GNOME dev than KDE, so I did not check how it is there.
Am I the only one feeling like that using them is a path of least resistance which show how much those devs does not care about others work ?
If they want so much to use an LLM, just do a model yourself and ensure it's not a licensing hell…
No, least resistance. I'm sick…
PS: Just for context I'm more of a GNOME dev than KDE, so I did not check how it is there.
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My feed is full of BSD people gloating about the systemd "age verification" stuff and I can basically see them doing the Pixar face behind the screen and saying "heh, told you"
Feels like a good time to remind everyone that just like Linux, FreeBSD (one of the biggest BSD OSes) is also financed in part by donations from "big tech" corporate sponsors – Meta, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/donors/?donationYear=2025
Meta in particular is one of the biggest lobbyists that push for the "OS-level age verification" bullshit.
That is not to say that you shouldn't take any money from big tech whatsoever as a project of that scale, but becoming a "Foundation Partner" clearly buys you some influence over the project: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/freebsd-foundation-partnership-program/
My point here is not "you're only allowed to criticize age verification if your OS of choice has zero corporate influence". My point is that instead of dunking on people who use systemd and reveling in the fact that you've "always known better", we should fight against it together.
"First they came for systemd users, and I stayed silent, because I wasn't a systemd user", and all that.
Feels like a good time to remind everyone that just like Linux, FreeBSD (one of the biggest BSD OSes) is also financed in part by donations from "big tech" corporate sponsors – Meta, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/donors/?donationYear=2025
Meta in particular is one of the biggest lobbyists that push for the "OS-level age verification" bullshit.
That is not to say that you shouldn't take any money from big tech whatsoever as a project of that scale, but becoming a "Foundation Partner" clearly buys you some influence over the project: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/freebsd-foundation-partnership-program/
My point here is not "you're only allowed to criticize age verification if your OS of choice has zero corporate influence". My point is that instead of dunking on people who use systemd and reveling in the fact that you've "always known better", we should fight against it together.
"First they came for systemd users, and I stayed silent, because I wasn't a systemd user", and all that.
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Looks like Anthropic is currently doing a giant rugpull and they seem to be degrading their models over time while at the same time redacting the "thinking" responses to try and hide it.
This is what you get when you are dependent on proprietary saass products.
There's nothing you can do except complain and beg thatthey will revert the changes. Absolutely pathetic.
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42796
This is what you get when you are dependent on proprietary saass products.
There's nothing you can do except complain and beg thatthey will revert the changes. Absolutely pathetic.
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42796
GitHub
[MODEL] Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with the Feb updates · Issue #42796 · anthropics/claude-code
Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues for similar behavior reports This report does NOT contain sensitive information (API keys, passwords, etc.) Type of Behavior Issue Other unexpect...
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https://medium.com/@brunosaetta/la-rimozione-del-video-di-nvidia-un-caso-che-fa-discutere-63402e51df95
Il caso del video di Nvidia rimosso da Youtube.
Il caso del video di Nvidia rimosso da Youtube.
@ribby@mastodon.uno io ho preso un bel Xperia XA2 apposta per LineageOS.
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@mike@fosstodon.org See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697870 for some valid concerns regarding limitations of its Linux version (no relevant source code, to begin with).
I'd rather use opensnitch instead:
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch
I'd rather use opensnitch instead:
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch
GitHub
GitHub - evilsocket/opensnitch: OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch. - evilsocket/opensnitch
L'FBI ha recuperato i messaggi Signal cancellati dal database delle notifiche di un'iPhone
L'FBI è riuscita a recuperare copie dei messaggi di Signal dall'iPhone di un sospettato anche dopo che l'app era stata eliminata, estraendo i dati memorizzati nel database interno delle notifiche di Apple.
La scoperta è emersa durante la testimonianza in un recente processo penale legato a un attacco "antifa" a un centro di detenzione dell'ICE in Texas.
https://cyberinsider.com/fbi-retrieved-deleted-signal-messages-from-iphone-notification-database/
@informatica
L'FBI è riuscita a recuperare copie dei messaggi di Signal dall'iPhone di un sospettato anche dopo che l'app era stata eliminata, estraendo i dati memorizzati nel database interno delle notifiche di Apple.
La scoperta è emersa durante la testimonianza in un recente processo penale legato a un attacco "antifa" a un centro di detenzione dell'ICE in Texas.
https://cyberinsider.com/fbi-retrieved-deleted-signal-messages-from-iphone-notification-database/
@informatica
CyberInsider
FBI retrieved deleted Signal messages from iPhone notification database
The FBI recovered Signal messages from a suspect’s iPhone even after the app had been deleted, by extracting iOS's notification database.
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