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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is proud to join Capital Series Poland 2025, in Warsaw on June 11, as a Media Partner! 
Hosted by @OpenForumEurope, this high-level event unites policymakers, #FOSS advocates, and public sector leaders to shape the future of #opentechnology in the EU and beyond.
Learn more: https://lpi.org/ljya
#FOSS #OFE #opensource #opentech #Tech #CapitalSeriesPoland #publicsector #digitalsovereignty #cybersecurity
The Call for Proposals for the #OFASymposium2025 is now live!
This year's edition of the Symposium, hosted at FGV Direito Rio Law School, will be themed "Open Technology Impact in Uncertain Times" and consider the transformative potential of openness in a world where certainty is no longer guaranteed.
The deadline to respond to the CFP is 1 June, so don't delay in preparing your submissions! More info on the website.
https://symposium.openforumeurope.org/
#OpenTechnology is under pressure as the Trump administration freezes funds. The non-profit organisation "Open Technology Fund" says that these funds are unlawfully witheld. This should also concern us as #OpenScience activists in Europe.
Do you care about #OpenSource and #OpenTechnology? Are you a #researcher or #policy #expert? If so, come join OFE as a Policy Advisor!
I joined OFE as a #PolicyAdvisor about a year ago next week and it was a great decision. Our team is small but mighty, and I can promise you it's a great place to work with great colleagues, and some freedom to pursue stuff you're interested in.
Apply by next week, you won't regret it!
We are excited to announce our first keynote @sebchan!
https://2023.everythingopen.au/news/keynote-seb-chan/
#EverythingOpen #OpenSource #OpenData #OpenGLAM #OpenTechnology #OpenScience
Proposing terminology for a pattern I've seen for at least ten years.
"De-inventing": when an entity (usually a large corporation) brings about the abandonment of a significant common (often lightweight) interoperable technology, protocol, or framework, replacing it with something proprietary, isolated, and often heavyweight. Often done as a means of enclosing the commons.
First example that comes to mind is Google killing XMPP.
The user is not an idiot.
The user is not the enemy.
Designing useable technology is hard because you never know what background a user is coming from. Things that seem obvious to you only feel that way because of previous experience you've had.
Try to honestly empathize with those users who are having issues and see what you can do to help. Sometimes it even means guiding the users _away_ from your technology.
I have written FOSS projects that, by their nature, couldn't readibly be made useful for naive users but rather than letting struggle or being rude when they raised issues, I updated the documentation to make it clear what prerequisite knowledge they'd need and point them in the right direction.
On a mission to create a Unity Village in Latin America for the benefit of the planet.
Interested in a lot of topics (not limited to):
#security #privacy #infosec #opsec #darkweb #freedom #freesoftware #freeculture #spirituality #opentechnology #lawofone #sustainablefarming #regenerativeagriculture #biodynamics #bentinhomassaro