Mastodawn

Germany has made ODF mandatory as the standard format for documents within its sovereign digital infrastructure. The decision is incorporated into the Deutschland-Stack, the framework governing the development, procurement and management of digital systems for public administration at all levels. This is neither a pilot project nor a recommendation from a working group, but a mandate backed by the federal government and the coalition agreement. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/23/dear-europe/

Dear Europe: Germany has shown the way forward - TDF Community Blog

Germany has made ODF mandatory as the standard format for documents within its sovereign digital infrastructure. The decision is incorporated into the Deutschland-Stack, the framework governing the development, procurement and management of digital systems for public administration at all levels. This is neither a pilot project nor a recommendation from a working group, but a mandate backed by the federal government and the coalition agreement. The official document has been published by the IT-Planungsrat, the central political steering body comprising the federal government and state governments, which promotes and develops common, user-oriented IT solutions for efficient and secure digital administration in Germany: https://www.it-planungsrat.de/beschluss/b-2026-03-it. At this point, the question for all other European governments is clear: what are you waiting for? With this decision, the distinction between those who care about digital sovereignty and those who do not becomes stark. There are no more excuses Over the years, public administrations in Europe have accumulated a series of tired excuses, long since overtaken by the facts, for not making standard and open document formats mandatory. Let’s examine them one by one. ODF isn’t mature enough. ODF has been an ISO standard since 2006. It is now at version 1.4, with active development,

TDF Community Blog

drwoo101 Mar 10

LibreOffice Mar 10

A big win for ODF, the EU Commission DG CONNECT has added the ODS template to the CRA Guidance feedback process, reacting promptly in a positive way to our request. Kudos to DG CONNECT.

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/10/important-odf-template-added-to-cra-guidance-feedback/

@libreoffice @ODS @ODF @digitalsovereignty @digitalfreedom

drwoo101 Mar 8

MissConstrue Mar 8

Country Joe McDonald, the iconic lead singer of Country Joe and the Fish and a defining voice of 1960s counterculture, died on March 7, 2026, at age 84 in Berkeley, California. Joe was a Navy veteran who remained a vocal and adamant anti war activist and advocate for veterans.

Inspired by Woody Guthrie and the folk and protest music of the era, McDonald formed Country Joe and the Fish alongside Barry "The Fish" Melton. Known for his anti-Vietnam War anthem "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" at Woodstock, he passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease.

He was a good man, he did good things, he will be missed on this plane, and welcomed back into the energy in the next one. So long Joe, and thanks for all the Fish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4

#CountryJoe #Fish #folkMusic

Edit: Grammar, typo, tmi. :)

Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69

YouTube

drwoo101 Mar 8

Electronic Frontier Foundation Mar 8

Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary Allen Wilkes, who wrote most of the software for the first "personal" computer—the LINC.

Here are stories of modern and historical women in tech and digital rights that inspire us. How many did you already know? #InternationalWomensDay

drwoo101 Mar 5

T. Thorn Coyle they/them Mar 5

It’s another good day to help our neighbors.

(I’ve been dropping off these whistle kits at cafés & bars around town. For this project, I suggest hooking up with local 3D printers and buying cheap key rings in bulk! I got this round of whistles by post from some romance authors.)

drwoo101 Mar 5

Brian Jopek Mar 5

That’s the way it usually goes.
#DeepThoughts

drwoo101 Mar 1

Paris Marx Mar 1

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you that I’ve been regularly updating for months.

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

#tech #digitalsovereignty #iran #politics #geopolitics

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Disconnect

drwoo101 Mar 1

sara Mar 1

"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven’t lived in blood and bone. That doesn’t mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it’s not freedom you’re after.”

Sahar Delijani

#iran

https://evergreenreview.com/read/an-interview-with-sahar-delijani/

drwoo101 Feb 23

Vivaldi Browser Feb 23

The anti-Big-Tech movement isn't a trend, it's a correction. Our societies spent 20 years accepting surveillance capitalism as normal. And now, we're slowly remembering we have choices.

Sure, switching browsers is a small thing. But small rebellions are how everything big begins, or so we like to believe. 🤞

If you think about those around you, have you noticed an increased awareness lately about what's behind the tech they use?

#ethics #BigTech #browser

drwoo101 Feb 21

A newly renovated 19 century swimming pool has just reopened in Paris.