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As a very pro-FOSS person, this is a good run-down on some major problems in the space.
Too many have adopted a "Dark Souls Community" mindset, where the abstruse nature of current FOSS applications is a part of it's identity that should never be remedied.
We need to overthrow these people.
Too many have adopted a "Dark Souls Community" mindset, where the abstruse nature of current FOSS applications is a part of it's identity that should never be remedied.
We need to overthrow these people.
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As a very pro-FOSS person, this is a good run-down on some major problems in the space.
Too many have adopted a "Dark Souls Community" mindset, where the abstruse nature of current FOSS applications is a part of it's identity that should never be remedied.
We need to overthrow these people.
Too many have adopted a "Dark Souls Community" mindset, where the abstruse nature of current FOSS applications is a part of it's identity that should never be remedied.
We need to overthrow these people.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Mozilla should've never touched ai. Mozilla exists because of the web and its users. Ai exploits the web and its users. It's absolutely counter to what Mozilla and Firefox stood for.
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Mozilla should've never touched ai. Mozilla exists because of the web and its users. Ai exploits the web and its users. It's absolutely counter to what Mozilla and Firefox stood for.
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Ahrefs just announced a new Grant Program for OCaml projects with funding up to $50,000! This could be huge for our ecosystem. What kind of OCaml project would you fund if you had the chance? 🐫 https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ahrefs-grant-program-for-ocaml/17604
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ahrefs just announced a new Grant Program for OCaml projects with funding up to $50,000! This could be huge for our ecosystem. What kind of OCaml project would you fund if you had the chance? 🐫 https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ahrefs-grant-program-for-ocaml/17604
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hi chat, i unfortunately lost my scholarship and things aren't going too well right now :(
if you can help you can use the link below. thank u 🫂
paypal.me/SapphoSys
if you can help you can use the link below. thank u 🫂
paypal.me/SapphoSys
Pay Chloe Arciniega using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/sapphosys and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
hi chat, i unfortunately lost my scholarship and things aren't going too well right now :(
if you can help you can use the link below. thank u 🫂
paypal.me/SapphoSys
if you can help you can use the link below. thank u 🫂
paypal.me/SapphoSys
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Looking for a job!
🕸️ extremely experienced in TypeScript/React/Node/Next
⛓️ seasoned Solidity smart contract dev
🔥 former CTO of a YC startup
📊 fluent in SQL, also great at Mongo
💪🏻 actively coding since an 8 y/o in the 90s
🕸️ extremely experienced in TypeScript/React/Node/Next
⛓️ seasoned Solidity smart contract dev
🔥 former CTO of a YC startup
📊 fluent in SQL, also great at Mongo
💪🏻 actively coding since an 8 y/o in the 90s
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Looking for a job!
🕸️ extremely experienced in TypeScript/React/Node/Next
⛓️ seasoned Solidity smart contract dev
🔥 former CTO of a YC startup
📊 fluent in SQL, also great at Mongo
💪🏻 actively coding since an 8 y/o in the 90s
🕸️ extremely experienced in TypeScript/React/Node/Next
⛓️ seasoned Solidity smart contract dev
🔥 former CTO of a YC startup
📊 fluent in SQL, also great at Mongo
💪🏻 actively coding since an 8 y/o in the 90s
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
We noticed a rising interest regarding the use of AI in browsers. To be clear about our position on this: Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.
Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox
Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo is taking charge of one of the internet’s most important — and most complicated — companies.
buff.ly
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We noticed a rising interest regarding the use of AI in browsers. To be clear about our position on this: Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
if anyone wants to give this creature a summer internship, DM me and I can send you my contact info.
I'm a cybersecurity nerd, infra enjoyer, code in Python and (beginner)Rust, work with networking stuff, and enjoy community building, activism, and networking with others.
I'm a cybersecurity nerd, infra enjoyer, code in Python and (beginner)Rust, work with networking stuff, and enjoy community building, activism, and networking with others.
October 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
if anyone wants to give this creature a summer internship, DM me and I can send you my contact info.
I'm a cybersecurity nerd, infra enjoyer, code in Python and (beginner)Rust, work with networking stuff, and enjoy community building, activism, and networking with others.
I'm a cybersecurity nerd, infra enjoyer, code in Python and (beginner)Rust, work with networking stuff, and enjoy community building, activism, and networking with others.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
The Blender project remembers Germano Cavalcante, long-time Blender contributor. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in Brazil. www.blender.org/news/remembe... #b3d
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Blender project remembers Germano Cavalcante, long-time Blender contributor. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in Brazil. www.blender.org/news/remembe... #b3d
I can't believe my total PR number is the same as the number of the beast (666) from the Beast of Revelation in the Bible 🔖
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I can't believe my total PR number is the same as the number of the beast (666) from the Beast of Revelation in the Bible 🔖
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
👋 I'm looking for a full-time software/DX engineer role.
With 3 years of experience as an open-source maintainer, I am a great fit if your team needs an expert in Astro/Starlight, tooling, documentation, accessibility, i18n, and empowering OSS communities.
RTs appreciated! ♻️
With 3 years of experience as an open-source maintainer, I am a great fit if your team needs an expert in Astro/Starlight, tooling, documentation, accessibility, i18n, and empowering OSS communities.
RTs appreciated! ♻️
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
👋 I'm looking for a full-time software/DX engineer role.
With 3 years of experience as an open-source maintainer, I am a great fit if your team needs an expert in Astro/Starlight, tooling, documentation, accessibility, i18n, and empowering OSS communities.
RTs appreciated! ♻️
With 3 years of experience as an open-source maintainer, I am a great fit if your team needs an expert in Astro/Starlight, tooling, documentation, accessibility, i18n, and empowering OSS communities.
RTs appreciated! ♻️
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
I feel the dilemma is, that I feel responsible for being friendly and welcoming to make the experience nicer for newcomers to OSS, who may not yet know the manner well.
But with AI messing this up, it's really hard to tell if it's a human behind I should take care or just AI doing terrible work.
But with AI messing this up, it's really hard to tell if it's a human behind I should take care or just AI doing terrible work.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I feel the dilemma is, that I feel responsible for being friendly and welcoming to make the experience nicer for newcomers to OSS, who may not yet know the manner well.
But with AI messing this up, it's really hard to tell if it's a human behind I should take care or just AI doing terrible work.
But with AI messing this up, it's really hard to tell if it's a human behind I should take care or just AI doing terrible work.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
could you make it one day without using open source? @vlad.website tried
A Day Without Open Source
YouTube video by clumsy computer
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
could you make it one day without using open source? @vlad.website tried
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
🧵 THANK YOU!! WOW! We hit our initial fundraising goal of $314,159.26 🌠 We're bursting with joy and hope- & we're not done yet!
Thanks to you, we’re rolling out two new goals:
400k (stretch)
512k (super stretchy!)
Can you help us hit our super stretchy goal? Read on ⬇️
#PythonForEveryone
Thanks to you, we’re rolling out two new goals:
400k (stretch)
512k (super stretchy!)
Can you help us hit our super stretchy goal? Read on ⬇️
#PythonForEveryone
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🧵 THANK YOU!! WOW! We hit our initial fundraising goal of $314,159.26 🌠 We're bursting with joy and hope- & we're not done yet!
Thanks to you, we’re rolling out two new goals:
400k (stretch)
512k (super stretchy!)
Can you help us hit our super stretchy goal? Read on ⬇️
#PythonForEveryone
Thanks to you, we’re rolling out two new goals:
400k (stretch)
512k (super stretchy!)
Can you help us hit our super stretchy goal? Read on ⬇️
#PythonForEveryone
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Announcing the #GemFellowship, a grant program from Gem Coop and Contributed Systems!
If you have an existing Ruby project and could use funding, you should apply!
APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH.
Details: gem.coop/fellowship/
Show us your weird niche Ruby projects! 💜
If you have an existing Ruby project and could use funding, you should apply!
APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH.
Details: gem.coop/fellowship/
Show us your weird niche Ruby projects! 💜
gem.coop
gem.coop
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Announcing the #GemFellowship, a grant program from Gem Coop and Contributed Systems!
If you have an existing Ruby project and could use funding, you should apply!
APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH.
Details: gem.coop/fellowship/
Show us your weird niche Ruby projects! 💜
If you have an existing Ruby project and could use funding, you should apply!
APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH.
Details: gem.coop/fellowship/
Show us your weird niche Ruby projects! 💜
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
This is a new sort of post for me. Trust in OSS is a thing I care a lot about. This post is my attempt to frame AI slop PRs as an attack on trust in open source.
AI Slop PRs as an Attack
conventional wisdom on pull request incentives is incomplete
tylur.blog
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is a new sort of post for me. Trust in OSS is a thing I care a lot about. This post is my attempt to frame AI slop PRs as an attack on trust in open source.
Everyone in my feed is in OSS Summit Japan except me as I didn't get the travel grant ;-;
Hope to attend the conference next year
Hope to attend the conference next year
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Everyone in my feed is in OSS Summit Japan except me as I didn't get the travel grant ;-;
Hope to attend the conference next year
Hope to attend the conference next year
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
The changed code is a small fraction of an open source contribution. Your commitment to understand the issue, how your proposed solution fits with the project, and be ready to own and push the review process forward is the biggest chunk of the work. Your effort is the contribution, not the code.
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The changed code is a small fraction of an open source contribution. Your commitment to understand the issue, how your proposed solution fits with the project, and be ready to own and push the review process forward is the biggest chunk of the work. Your effort is the contribution, not the code.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
The original React2shell PoC is now public. This is as bad as it gets – full RCE. You must upgrade now. There are mitigations in place in CDNs including Cloudflare, Netlify, Vercel and AWS (and sites on Workers aren't vulnerable to this sort of attack), but there are variants in the wild now.
GitHub - lachlan2k/React2Shell-CVE-2025-55182-original-poc: Original Proof-of-Concept's for React2Shell CVE-2025-55182
Original Proof-of-Concept's for React2Shell CVE-2025-55182 - lachlan2k/React2Shell-CVE-2025-55182-original-poc
github.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The original React2shell PoC is now public. This is as bad as it gets – full RCE. You must upgrade now. There are mitigations in place in CDNs including Cloudflare, Netlify, Vercel and AWS (and sites on Workers aren't vulnerable to this sort of attack), but there are variants in the wild now.
Reposted by Swastik Baranwal
Ready for #CityJSNewDelhi we have the first 8 speakers confirmed all #javascript goodies that bring, frameworks, latest trends in AI Age - Find out more from
@neciudan.dev @ealush.bsky.social Naman Sancheti Anant Awasthi @0xjaskeerat.bsky.social
Register now
lnkd.in/dZB62FYh
#india
@neciudan.dev @ealush.bsky.social Naman Sancheti Anant Awasthi @0xjaskeerat.bsky.social
Register now
lnkd.in/dZB62FYh
#india
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Ready for #CityJSNewDelhi we have the first 8 speakers confirmed all #javascript goodies that bring, frameworks, latest trends in AI Age - Find out more from
@neciudan.dev @ealush.bsky.social Naman Sancheti Anant Awasthi @0xjaskeerat.bsky.social
Register now
lnkd.in/dZB62FYh
#india
@neciudan.dev @ealush.bsky.social Naman Sancheti Anant Awasthi @0xjaskeerat.bsky.social
Register now
lnkd.in/dZB62FYh
#india