Today at a tech conference panel about security in software someone asked the following question: what’s the future of #OpenSource software once GenAI contributions have been accepted? Doesn’t it make it less robust and less reliable?

Well, if that’s the case, imagine the impact in closed source code.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@TheLimaProject/116126517302043699

Released Lima v.2.1.0-beta.1.
Now Lima 🟢 supports FreeBSD 😈 guests in addition to Linux 🐧 and macOS 🍎 !

https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v2.1.0-beta.1

People should be able to write software for Android, and distribute it outside Google's Play store, without having to:

* pay Google
* give government ID to Google
* agree to Google terms and conditions

People should be able to install the software they want on their phone, from sources other than Google's Play store, without having to jump through Google-imposed hoops.

e.g. via F-Droid.

We've got until September this year to stop Google squeezing the open Android ecosystem.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

It's only malware when its primary intent is harm. Everything else is just sparkling negligence.

#OpenClaw

NixOS template for Lima by @msgilligan

```
limactl start github:nixos-lima
```

https://github.com/nixos-lima/nixos-lima

On the heels of the NixOS 25.11 release, I reproduced the minimal
installation ISO again.

My approach is to take a NixOS VM from 2020, and then build the ISO (almost) without relying on the binary cache. This means it builds essentially all of the build-time dependencies and all of the items that make it into the ISO
from source, without directly relying on Nix-specific prebuilt packages. On the other hand, NixOS is somewhat less strict than for example Debian in
requiring package 'sources' are actually sources, so a few builds (notably go) are actually 'built' from upstream binary releases.

It's very satisfying to see such a long (albeit well-controlled) Rube Goldberg machine of builds results in a single hash that is identical to the one from the ISO you can download from the website.

Full write-up with all details at https://arnout.engelen.eu/blog/reproducing-nixos-25.11-minimal-iso/

#NixOS #ReproducibleBuilds

@GrapheneOS is being threatened by French authorities for refusing to add backdoors and they're dealing with coordinated attacks in French media right now. They're pulling out of France entirely, moving all their servers, and fighting off a wave of bullshit one-sided reporting that makes them look like they're helping criminals.

They need us to fight back. Support them however you can, whether that's a dollar, sharing their story, pushing back on the garbage news coverage when you see it, or just telling someone you know about what's happening. All of it matters because they're drowning in attacks from governments and media and bad actors who want them gone.

This is the only Android OS that actually makes me feel like privacy isn't just marketing. They fight for us now they need us to fight for them.

The EU is pushing Chat Control and creating an environment where governments feel empowered to threaten developers into compliance, and if we stay quiet we're letting it happen. Show up for them in whatever way you're able to.

#grapheneos #Privacy #NoBackdoors #encryption #security #chatControl