Open Risk

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From own experience, small tip for anybody upgrading #nextcloud and seeing the process stuck in the last step (updating database schema):

It is *really* slow, even for a small / vanilla instance, and does not provide adequate warning to that effect.

Let it run for hours (overnight) before assuming the installation is broken 🤦 and embarking on time-consuming reinstalls...

When a mighty fortress falls in the hands of a bunch of barbarians that "moved fast and broke things", is it the fault of the barbarians or the insiders who left the gates open?
The Dutch Nieuwsuur was at the Open Source Policy Summit in Brussels. Frank Feldman from SUSE, Chris Hendriks from OpenCloud and @jospoortvliet was being interviewed about @nextcloud. The item starts at 7:15 and interviews at the Summit at 12:42.
https://npo.nl/start/afspelen/nieuwsuur_5337

Wow, 1658 contributions to the European Open Digital Ecosystems call for evidence.

From anonymous developers, major #opensource projects, to academic institutions and even... #google (Ireland) itself, this is a massive response.

Distilling and synthesizing all that feedback surely a major task, but therein lies much wisdom and ideas about how to take concrete steps towards Europe's #digitalsovereignty

Interesting times indeed.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

Wow, 1658 contributions to the European Open Digital Ecosystems call for evidence.

From anonymous developers, major #opensource projects, to academic institutions and even... #google (Ireland) itself, this is a massive response.

Distilling and synthesizing all that feedback surely a major task, but therein lies much wisdom and ideas about how to take concrete steps towards Europe's #digitalsovereignty

Interesting times indeed.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

Save the Digital Euro

Europe depends on US companies to handle digital payments, putting our money at risk. A strong Digital Euro would give everyone safe, independent access to money. But banks and Big Tech want to kill the proposal. Tell your representative: save the digital euro. Sign the petition now:

WeMove Europe
OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data

Bots are said to be harvesting OpenStreetMap data on a large scale. This costs money and endangers the project.

heise online

Everyone has a story about cancer.

A parent.
A friend.
A loved one.

In 2024 alone, there were 2.7 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 1.3 million cancer-related deaths.

This is why prevention, early detection, care, and research matter, and why we have invested €2.7 billion here.

Today, on World Cancer Day, we mark 5 years of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.

We are investing and working with hundreds of partners to build a healthier Europe. 🎗️

Find out more: https://link.europa.eu/7tFbcB

#sustainability is now a central economic and political concern but our troubled relation with nature features even in the very first human story ever written (the Epic of Gilgamesh). Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala and Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi turn words into haunting images. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dersu_U...

Dersu Uzala (1975 film) - Wiki...
Dersu Uzala (1975 film) - Wikipedia

First Australia and now Spain and other European countries are looking into banning #socialmedia for kids.

A lot will be writen about these moves. The belated debate reflects societies left and right waking up to their abysmally bad governance of all things digital.

The question and challenge for the #fediverse is if this emerging vacuum can/should be filled in any way by alternative #opensource / #activitypub platforms that are focused on younger people and are manifestly *good* for them.