NGI0_Moldova3d ago

The 12th call of #NGI Fediversity is still open! 🤓 Deadline: August 1, 2026.
NGI Fediversity - Creating the #hosting #stack of the future - is a comprehensive effort to bring easy-to-use, hosted cloud services with service #portability and #personal #freedom at their core to everyone. 🤩 It wants to provide everyone with high-quality, secure IT systems for everyday use. 🤝

Find more on 👉️️ https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/ - and apply for funding! 🎯

#NGI #FOSS #fossfunding @nlnet @fediversity

rob 🇵🇷5d ago

The first step in leaving Gmail isn't picking a new provider — via EU Alternative

https://eualternative.eu/guides/first-step-leaving-gmail/

#degoogle #email #domains #data #sovereignty #interoperability #portability

The first step in leaving Gmail isn't picking a new provider

Before you compare EU email providers, get your own domain. It is the single change that lets you switch providers later without redoing the painful migration.

Colan SchwartzJun 14
https://colan.pro/blog/cloud-lock-in-is-mostly-self-inflicted/
#DevOps #CloudComputing #Terraform #InfrastructureAsCode #IaC #Kubernetes #VendorLockIn #PlatformEngineering #Portability
Cloud Lock-in is Mostly Self-Inflicted

Hyperscaler concentration and egress fees get the headlines, but most cloud lock-in is self-inflicted. Learn how to keep your foundation portable, and how to decide deliberately when to use a proprietary service.

Colan Schwartz on Cloud Architecture, Security, Privacy & Startups
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 25
Ah, the age-old #C #language dilemma: do you want your #code to actually compile, or do you want to stay married to the mythical "ISO #C standard"? 🌈🔧 Spoiler alert: nobody cares about your attempts to make C portable across arcane compilers, because it’s either kludged together with duct tape or it breaks in a gloriously entertaining fashion. 🚀💥
https://lemon.rip/w/6-c-extensions-compilers/ #dilemma #ISO #standard #portability #compiler #issues #software #development #humor #HackerNews #ngated
On C extensions, portability, and alternative compilers

Anyone who's written C knows that full ISO C standard-adhering code is an impractical rarity. Most real world C code out there relies on non-standard behaviors and language extensi…

Hacker NewsMay 25

C extensions, portability, and alternative compilers

https://lemon.rip/w/6-c-extensions-compilers/

#HackerNews #Cextensions #portability #alternativecompilers #programming #technews

On C extensions, portability, and alternative compilers

Anyone who's written C knows that full ISO C standard-adhering code is an impractical rarity. Most real world C code out there relies on non-standard behaviors and language extensi…

Ecologia DigitalMay 24

"In #Utah, the #DigitalChoiceAct now takes effect on July 1st 2027: it requires #socialmedia companies to provide user-authorised #portability and #interoperability interfaces for the #personaldata and #socialgraph portions a user has selected, with consent for further interactions… That is number portability for social graphs—still subject to rulemaking. Because if you do not have it, the platform has every reason to squeeze you and none to actually improve itself."

https://civic.ai/software-freedom-as-civic-care/

Software Freedom as Civic Care

A discussion on how the Free Software movement is foundational to care ethics, democracy, local stewardship and self-governance.

S.v. N.SönmezApr 26

Bluesky tweet: Meet the 2026 Zenbook Duo—dual OLED touch screens, Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, 32 GB LPDDR5X, 1 TB SSD, 15‑hr battery, ultra‑light chassis. Ideal for mobile professionals. Reach out for deeper dives and product demos.

🚩 #TechNews #LaptopReview #DualScreen #Portability #Innovation

Colan SchwartzApr 25
While not specific to AI, it's a good point about infrastructure-as-code portability. Basically, your only cloud-specific resources should be network, firewall, and cluster. Everything else: Kubernetes
https://techstrong.ai/ai-infrastructure/the-ai-golden-handcuffs-why-kubernetes-is-your-only-insurance-against-infrastructure-lock-in/
#IaC #Kubernetes #ai #terraform #vendorlockin #Cloud #portability
The AI Golden Handcuffs: Why Kubernetes is Your Only Insurance Against Infrastructure Lock-In

Kubernetes helps reduce AI vendor lock-in by enabling portable infrastructure strategies amid growing GPU scarcity and cloud dependency.

Techstrong.ai
hrastApr 25

Almost pocketable induction cooker

https://www.aiting.cn/ih-s12b1200w-small-size-induction-cooker-with-knob-5-product/

#greentech #cooking #camping #portability #inductionstoves #solarpunk

Jay 🚩 Mar 31

Okay, folks, gather 'round, because you are not going to believe this one. My friend who is working at NASA told me this confidential news , but i can finally spill the beans: NASA is officially running NetBSD.

Yeah, you heard that right. Turns out, when you need an OS that can literally run on a potato *and* survive the vacuum of space without a hiccup, you do not mess around. They have been working under wraps with their deep space division on something they are calling "AstroBSD."

Apparently, the Perseverance rover on Mars? Yeah, it is not just taking pretty pictures; it is crunching data with a custom NetBSD kernel.

This just proves what foundation has been saying forever: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" From your ancient router to a rover on another planet.

#NetBSD #NASA #AstroBSD #AprilFools #OpenSource #Portability #MarsRover #SpaceTech #GeekHumor