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John Leonard<p>US influence on global tech has grown to outsize proportions. A new research report explores the possibility of breaking free from the American hegemony.</p><p><a href="https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/2025/unplugging-from-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computing.co.uk/feature/2025/u</span><span class="invisible">nplugging-from-america</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
popey<p>Hoping there is a sticker table at State of Open Con ‘25, because my work laptop is looking a little nekkid. 😯<br>If you see me, and have stickers for your cool thing, let’s talk! 🥰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</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/stateofopencon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateofopencon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soocon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a></p>
popey<p>Heading to London for State of Open Con ‘25. Last year was my first. I enjoyed it so much, I’m part of the volunteer crew again. Looking forward to seeing friends, old and new.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</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/stateofopencon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateofopencon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soocon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a></p>
OpenUK<p>Supporting digital skills development in open source we have an allocation of free tickets for students to join SOOCon25. Contact mailto:admin@openuk.uk. Schedule is now live across 7 tracks <a href="https://stateofopencon.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stateofopencon.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/computerscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computerscience</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/digitalskills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalskills</span></a> opensource <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/soocon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon25</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a></p>
// foss.events<p>New on // foss.events: State of Open Con 2025 by OpenUK on 04-05 February 2025 in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/United" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>United</span></a> Kingdom </p><p><a href="https://foss.events/2025/02-04-state-of-open-con-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foss.events/2025/02-04-state-o</span><span class="invisible">f-open-con-2025.html</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@openuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openuk</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/soocon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon25</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/StateofOpenCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateofOpenCon2025</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</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/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</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/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>
Terence Eden<p>Open Source Nerds Assemble!</p><p>The deadline to submit a CfP for State of Open is *this weekend*.</p><p><a href="https://stateofopencon.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stateofopencon.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>State of Open is in London on 4 and 5 February, 2025 - right after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a>. </p><p>We're looking for interesting speakers on all topics to do with open source, open data, open hardware, funding, AI etc.</p><p>Submit a proposal at <a href="https://sessionize.com/state-of-open-con-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sessionize.com/state-of-open-c</span><span class="invisible">on-2025/</span></a></p><p><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/OpenHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenHardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></p>
Richard Hughes<p>Some good news; yesterday the LVFS won the Security category at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a> awards, hosted at the House of Lords in London.</p><p>As an open source maintainer 99% of my communication is receiving bug reports and feature requests from sometimes less-than-polite users.</p><p>Events like yesterday remind me of two things: that people appreciate what I do, and that there's a whole family of people who understand why open is so very important.</p>
OpenUK<p>If you are based in the UK please support OpenUK by taking 20 minutes to complete our Survey and help us understand the open source software landscape in the UK. <a href="https://forms.gle/8DXRnCBo9fk5d95x6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forms.gle/8DXRnCBo9fk5d95x6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openuk</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/theopenmanifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theopenmanifesto</span></a></p>
Open Source JobHub<p>We are excited to be the Job Board sponsor at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@openuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openuk</span></a></span> State of Open Con next week. Learn more about the job board and stop by to see us February 6-7! <a href="https://opensourcejobhub.com/soocon24/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">opensourcejobhub.com/soocon24/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SOOCon24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOOCon24</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</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/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>career</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/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jobboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobboard</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiring</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSJH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSJH</span></a></p>
Robin Riley (fka Josh)<p>Ah, yes. The FOSS event with no Health &amp; Safety practices has been scheduled immediately after a superspreader event, again.</p><p>I've said it before, and I'll say it again:</p><p>If your event has a Code of Conduct but no Health &amp; Safety policy, you're missing the point of Codes of Conduct.</p><p><a href="https://josh.tel/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/CodeOfConduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeOfConduct</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> <a href="https://josh.tel/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a></p>
GNOME<p>We're back at State of Open Con 23 for day two! Find us on floor 1 at the GNOME booth! </p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/stateofopencon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateofopencon</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/soocon23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon23</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/openUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openUK</span></a></p>
GNOME<p>We're excited to be at State of Open Con 23 today and tomorrow. Stop by our table on floor 1 and say hi! </p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/StateOfOpenCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateOfOpenCon</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/soocon23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soocon23</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/openUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openUK</span></a></p>
Andy Piper<p>Grateful and excited to be recognised in the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@openuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openuk</span></a></span> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a> 2023 New Year’s Honours List as a leading influencer in Open Technology in the UK 🙏🏻</p>
KDE Eco<p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/KDEEco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDEEco</span></a> at the House of Lords! Read more about the 2022 <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a> Awards for sustainability:</p><p><a href="https://eco.kde.org/blog/2022-12-02_guest_openuk_awards/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eco.kde.org/blog/2022-12-02_gu</span><span class="invisible">est_openuk_awards/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.opendesktop.org/@jriddell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jriddell</span></a></span> discusses the 3 <a href="https://floss.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> nominations and the winning project "Carbon Aware SDK"!</p><p>Did you know? KDE is a non-profit supported by people like you. A donation to KDE allows us to continue our work toward software sustainability: <a href="https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202</span><span class="invisible">2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUK</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/HouseOfLords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfLords</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/CarbonAwareSDK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonAwareSDK</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/BE4FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BE4FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FEEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEEP</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a></p>