Some days I'm so tired of upstream developers being so adverse to downstream maintainers. Like, it's not just the ungratefulness — it's like completely neglecting the tons of work we're putting into keeping things working. And they literally rely on our work (unless they're running their own distribution).

Yeah, sure, maybe you don't use #Gentoo. Maybe you use #Debian, or #Fedora, or #Arch, or their derivates, or some other independent distribution. Does that mean that Gentoo work is insignificant? What if the developers of your distribution are facing exactly the same problem? And even if they weren't, does that mean that upstreams using Gentoo should become adverse to the distribution you're using?

Yeah, sure, maybe you don't agree with one of our principles or another. Maybe you even are a Gentoo user, yet disagree with how Gentoo works. Well, even so, you're not the only Gentoo user out there. We're doing the best we can with what we have, and we're trying to make sure things work best for everyone in Gentoo. I'm not saying we're always right, but you really should have a good reason to despise all the work we've been doing.

Yeah, sure, maybe you don't use distribution #Python packaging at all, maybe you despise it entirely and wish it would all be burned down to the ground in favor of everyone using wheels from #PyPI, or whatever. But guess what — there are people who actually find it advantageous, and benefit from it, and want to use it. And there are projects that simply don't work in that ecosystem at all, and need a better package manager. And we're here, for them.

So, yeah, sure. Maybe you don't use the distribution I'm working on, nor any projects I'm working on. Maybe you disagree with me on every single principle, and don't see any purpose in any of my work. Maybe you will never use any of it. Maybe your friends or your family, or anyone you know or care about will even benefit from any of it. Still, there's a lot of people who do and who need this, and who are you to give them the digitus impudicus?

We just launched the Silent #FreeSoftware Memorabilia Auction. The first ten items are now open for bidding: https://u.fsf.org/466 This is your chance to get your very own personal souvenir of the FSF, from original GNU art to plush gnus that have been greeting visitors in the lobby of the FSF office for years and the very same VT220 that sat on the FSF's front desk.

Become a volunteer at #LAS2025! Sign up and make Linux App Summit happen.

For more information and registration contact us at : info@linuxappsummit.org

The rise of Gimp 3

Big kudos to the #Gimp team!

I've just tested out the brand new version 3 and the most wanted feature, non-destructive-editig, just blew my mind!

I haven't realized that now, everything that is based on GEGL is editable, it is just amazing, this goes beyond what I expected as non-destructive-editing.

There are still plenty of room for improvements though , I hope in the future they will add a layer mask for each effect and the opacity channel to determine the amount of the intensity.

Nevertheless this result by itself it is just amazing and superior to other commercials solution even in its infantry!

This will boost my workflow cause now I can modify colors on my images without degrading the original ones and exporting the working file as jpeg-xl, this is already a pro level!

In a world where technology can mean the difference between life and death, can we afford the restrictions proprietary software places on progress? Watch and share "Rewind" (Spoiler alert: the answer is "no".) https://u.fsf.org/rewind #FreeSoftware

The new episode of "This Week in KDE Apps" is out covering among other things a massive amount of improvements to KDE's personal information management suite (email, calendar, contacts, etc.), new levels in KDE's educational activity collection GCompris, fixes for Amarok, and digiKam's just released version 8.6.0.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/03/17/this-week-in-kde-apps/

#apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

GIMP 3.0 is finally out with GTK 3 user interface, better UI scaling on HiDPI, Wayland support, non-destructive layer effects, color space management, improved file format support, and usability improvements

https://testing.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.0.html#updated-gtk3-user-interface

Thanks to our supporters and volunteers, the inspiring story of Ada & Zangemann has been translated into several languages!

Share the movie with your friends and post it around!

The book is also a perfect gift for local libraries and schools.

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250317-01.en.html

#GIMP 3.0 Open-Source Image Editor Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

New versions of #Windows might change the UI or underlying components, but they don't change the only thing important to know about Windows: it's nonfree software. Choose software that actually respects its users instead. https://u.fsf.org/3eu #FSF #FreeSoftware

Looking for #Luanti creators to support?

Check out https://content.luanti.org/donate/

digiKam, KDE's full-featured photo management software, releases version 8.6.0.

You can look forward to a smarter face management tool, an improved auto-tagging system that identifies elements in your images, fully automatic red-eye removal, and a new image quality feature that classifies images according to their aesthetic quality.

We also fixed 140 bugs!

https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-03-15-8.6.0_release_announcement/

#photography #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

New on // foss.events: DrupalCamp Spain 2025 by Drupal Community on 18-20 September 2025 in #Santiago de Compostela, #Spain

Find out more on https://foss.events/2025/09-18-drupalcamp-spain-2025.html

Right-to-Repair Wins! https://jxself.org/right-to-repair-wins.shtml #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #RightToRepair

Workstation fully equipped

SystemRescue 12.00 #Linux system rescue toolkit is out now powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and featuring Bcachefs support and GParted 1.7 https://www.system-rescue.org/Changes-x86/

Rejoice, friends, as software freedom continues to soar with Linux-libre. Enjoy the release of 6.13.7-gnu, 6.12.19-gnu, 6.6.83-gnu, 6.1.131-gnu, 5.15.179-gnu, 5.10.235-gnu1 & 5.4.291-gnu1! Free as in freedom, not as in firmware blobs! Every line of code respects your rights. No mystery, no surrender - just pure liberated computing! Use, study, change, share, & celebrate software freedom! GNU+Linux-libre FTW! https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #GNU #Linux #LinuxLibre

Say goodbye to the inkjet printer from HP, that customer-hostile scandal company, and say “Hello!” to the multifunction color laser printer from Brother!

Oh boy, by far the most expensive printer I've ever bought. But worth every penny.

Interested in free software events? Consider following @foss_events !! Face-to-face events in #Europe, and online events

#digiKam 8.6 Open-Source Professional Photo Management Tool Released with Many Face Management Updates and Improvements https://9to5linux.com/digikam-8-6-released-with-many-face-management-updates-and-improvements