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The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!

If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from Open Source, or if you're simply interested in questions about digital sovereignty, please visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en for details on how to contribute.

#FOSS #opensource

Jean de Barochez Dec 25

Edmonds_Scanner Dec 24

Which of Santa's reindeer is your favorite?

Bitey

20.5%

Noodle Arms

10.6%

Nuzzle Monster

15.6%

Todd the Destroyer

53.3%

Poll ended at Dec 27 at 11:39pm.

Jean de Barochez Oct 26

Simon 🐮

Oct 21

When you are #SelfHosting, you will never have any problems with #AWS and #Azure being down.
All you need is:
- Ensure you have a decent power supply
- Have your own servers
- Be able to troubleshoot networking issues at 3AM because your electronic lock won't release and your child can't get in the house
- Have at least three terminals monitoring your systems open at all times
- Have a procedure to backup and recover everything in case you have a fatal disk failure
- Be able to not shoot into panic mode when the database is unresponsive
- Have enough money to pay the power bill
- And the hardware too, by the way
- Know systemd
- Know Python
- You'll have to learn some TerraForm or something too, because you can't keep managing these servers one-by-one
- Have security in place for system access
- Have security in place for physical access
- Make sure your hobby-sysadminning doesn't get out of hand
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It's pretty easy, when you think about it
Now also as article: https://firesphere.dev/articles/self-hosting-is-easy/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=mastodon

🧑‍💻 Self hosting is easy! » Firesphere.dev

There really isn't that much to it.

Jean de Barochez Jul 26, 2025

Trunk-Based Thierry Jul 26, 2025

Published: Why do Teams not practice Continuous Integration?

Everyone in the IT industry agrees, and research confirms this, that Continuous Integration is a required practice to realise quality and stability. Yet, few teams have truly implemented Continuous Integration. Based on the limited data I have, it appears only one in ten teams genuinely practices Continuous Integration. This is surely not a hard number, but I think it is already on the high side. Why is that?

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2025/07/26/why-do-teams-not-practice-continuous-integration.html

Why do Teams not practice Continuous Integration?

ThinkingLabs:: Thierry de Pauw

Jean de Barochez Jun 24, 2025

Andrea Magnorsky 😹 🦙Jun 23, 2025

Ready to dive into Bytesize Architecture Sessions tomorrow at Auckland DataEngBytes! Ever wondered if your team is building the same system you think you are? Let's explore how to align technical vision & tackle complexity by building that picture together
Much looking forward to learn more about Kim Fitter about the art of maps too
When: 24th May 5.30pm
Where: Grid AKL (John Lysaght Building) 101 Pakenham St W, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland

registration: https://www.meetup.com/auckland-data-engineering-meetup/events/308413150/

Auckland Data Eng meetup, June 2025, Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Hey all, please join us for our June Auckland Data Eng meetup. Join us for an engaging session filled with exciting discussions and networking opportunities. Don't miss ou

Meetup

Jean de Barochez May 19, 2025

nixCraft 🐧May 17, 2025

Scientists Have Been Studying Remote Work For Four Years And Have Reached A Very Clear Conclusion: “Working From Home Makes Us Happier.” https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/scientists-have-been-studying-remote-work-for-four-years-and-have-reached-a-very-clear-conclusion-working-from-home-makes-us-happier/ #jobs

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."

An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: this flexibility significantly improves the well-being and happiness of employees, transforming our relationship with work. The tangible benefits of working…

Jean de Barochez Jan 25, 2025

Peter Toft Jølving Jan 25, 2025

Do you know any Danish companies serious about #SoftwareArchitecture?

My company has decided to outsource all its IT development, operations and everything around it to Netcompany - probably the most notorious IT services vendor in Denmark.

Besides being an incredibly risky bet for the company, it means my job has been utterly destroyed. Reduced to keeping the lights on while we face redundancy.

So... I'm not in a rush, but I am looking. Somewhere that treats architecture as a serious disciplin. Where #DDD, #TeamTopologies and #SystemsThinking are part of the conversation about #SociotechnicalSystems.

#GetFediHired

Jean de Barochez Jan 25, 2025

Matt Round Jan 25, 2025

Ouch, this is nasty https://gist.github.com/zachlatta/f86317493654b550c689dc6509973aa4

almost_pwned.md

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Gist

Jean de Barochez Dec 28, 2024

Trunk-Based Thierry Dec 27, 2024

When testers own the test automation, they spend large portions of time writing tests and maintaining tests. Often, there’s little time left for the crucial testing activities such as exploratory testing, and critiquing the business value.

When the whole team is involved, developers can recognise how they can make the code more testable.

It makes sense for the people best at writing code to write the test code.

Creating tests and writing code to make them run are two different skills!

Jean de Barochez Dec 8, 2024

Ben Werdmuller Dec 8, 2024

Mozilla has rebranded as "a global crew of activists, technologists and builders, all working to keep the internet free, open and accessible". Good. That's what we need; let's hold them to it. #Technology https://werd.io/2024/reclaim-the-internet-mozillas-rebrand-for-the-next-era-of

Reclaim the internet: Mozilla’s rebrand for the next era of tech

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-brand-next-era-of-tech/ [Lindsey Lionheart O'Brien at Mozilla Distilled]This is a rebrand and reorientation for Mozilla: "Mozilla isn’t just another tech company — we’re a global crew of

Werd I/O

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