Mastodawn

Free Software Friday! Shout out to nginx. The web server runs a considerable chunk of the modern internet, either directly or as a proxy server. Yet, we seldom recognize its importance.
#webserver #freesoftwarefriday #opensource #unsungheros
https://nginx.org/

nginx

Kevin Dominik Korte Mar 13

Free Software Friday! After 6 years, my Linux User Group finally moved to Jitsi. So shout out to a great piece of software that finally got us past our complacency.
#freesoftwarefriday #videoconference #opensource
https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/

About Jitsi Meet | Free Video Conferencing Solutions

What is Jitsi Meet? Jitsi Meet offers free, secure and open-source video conferencing. Start using Jitsi Meet today, and deploy videoconferencing solutions.

Jitsi

Kevin Dominik Korte Mar 6

Free Software Friday! Want to get your systeminformation whenever you open a console? Fastfetch makes this information human-readable and easy to digest.
#freesoftwarefriday #systeminformation #opensource
https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/tree/dev

Kevin Dominik Korte Feb 27

Free Software Friday! @univention has released version 1.7 of our Kubernetes-based IdM Nubus.
#freesoftwarefriday #idm #identitymanagement
https://www.univention.com/blog-en/2026/02/nubus-for-kubernetes-1-17-release/

Nubus for Kubernetes 1.17: Release Highlights, Structured Logging & Updates

Nubus for Kubernetes 1.17 release: structured logging, reduced ingress-nginx dependencies, UDM improvements, and updates for enhanced security and stability.

Univention

Kevin Dominik Korte Feb 20

Free Software Friday! Smartwatches can be a privacy nightmare and, if not maintained, quickly become electronic waste. AstroidOS is an open-source solution that helps keep your watch secure and running longer.
#smartwatch #opensource #freesoftwarefriday
https://asteroidos.org/

Free your wrist - AsteroidOS

AsteroidOS is an open-source operating system for smartwatches.

Kevin Dominik Korte Jan 30

Free Software Friday! If you are curious about Linux, installing it can be the first hurdle, especially if you want to try out multiple different flavors. Ventoy can help you get started and make it easy to try various distributions.
#freesoftwarefriday #linux #distrohopping
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

Ventoy

Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

Kevin Dominik Korte Jan 23

Free Software Friday. If you think Open-Source doesn't play a role in planetary defense, think again. With StarFall a key piece of meteor detection is open-source.
#freesoftwarefriday #opensource #meteor
https://github.com/SPACE-DYNAMICS-LABORATORY/STARFALL

GitHub - Space-Dynamics-Laboratory/StarFall: Near Real-Time Bolide Detection Engine

Near Real-Time Bolide Detection Engine. Contribute to Space-Dynamics-Laboratory/StarFall development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Kevin Dominik Korte Jan 16

Free Software Friday! Sometimes, it's the little open-source tools that can help us be more efficient. Omnitools is a collection of tools that can handle small tasks, such as file conversion or XML validation.
#freesoftwarefriday #tools #opensource
https://omnitools.app/

OmniTools

Kevin Dominik Korte Jan 9

Free Software Friday! Working with Software Bills of Material isn't easy, ask my colleagues at Univention. UniBOM can help you visualize and understand your dependencies.
#Freesoftwarefriday #sbom #opensource
https://github.com/nqminds/UniBOM

GitHub - nqminds/UniBOM

Contribute to nqminds/UniBOM development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Kevin Dominik Korte Jan 2

Free Software Friday! Sometimes, we need a bit more calm in our lives. A clean, modern browser can help you stay focused and productive at work. Zen Browser is the right solution for that task.
#freesoftwarefriday #browser #opensource
https://zen-browser.app/

Zen Browser

Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.