Apparently, #Google has lost track of their goal for #Android "We wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other. " https://web.archive.org/web/20120501080416/http://source.android.com/about/philosophy.html

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#KeepAndroidOpen

🎨 Logo Design Competition 2026

Design a logo for Free Software Movement West Bengal (FSMWB).

🏆 Prize: ₹1000 📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026 🌍 Open to all

❌ No AI-generated designs ❌ No plagiarism

📎 Submit: https://forms.gle/9PL9UkDJAZjFfzfW9

Represent a movement. Design a logo.

#FSMWB #FreeSoftware #FOSS #LogoDesign

SFLC.in in the news this week! 🗞️

Mishi Choudhary and Prof. Eben Moglen make the case for why India and the Global South need open-source AI.

As featured in Hindustan Times, they argue that the open source AI path is not only the path that meets the demand for “digital sovereignty” but also the one that leads to technology that improves the future.

Read the full article here: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/why-india-and-the-global-south-need-open-source-ai-101779032579259.html

#FOSS #aigovernance

National Health Accounts figures indicate high burden of health care costs on people
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/national-health-accounts-figures-indicate-high-burden-of-health-care-costs-on-people/article71034428.ece?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Tamil Nadu @tamil-nadu-TheHindu

Software estimates:

"2 days" = 2 weeks
"2 weeks" = next quarter
"almost done" = please stop asking

We all benefit as the ecosystem of open reviews grows! Most of @lib_reviews data is now accessible in the Mangrove Reviews Standard via the API: https://docs.mangrove.reviews/

Reviews were translated on the best effort basis and are available under the same license: CC-BY-SA-4.0

All applications using Mangrove Reviews Standard can now display them. https://open-reviews.net/about/ecosystem/

Discover how ActivityPub transforms WordPress into a decentralized social platform while keeping full control over content and audience.

If it’s funded with public money, it should be public code.

That means guaranteeing the 4 freedoms:
🔓 Use the code
🔍 Study how it works
✏️ Modify it
🔁 Share it

Do you agree?
✍️ Sign the open letter
📢 Share it with your network
🏛️ Call on decision-makers to invest in public code

💻 https://publiccode.eu

#PublicCode #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware