Simon Phipps

As ever in January, Element lit up like a Christmas tree on my phone as all the #Matrix invites for #FOSDEM came in this evening. Feels vaguely festive.

#OpenSource #Regulation incoming! The @European Commission is about to ask for feedback for: * a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness * a strategic and operational framework to strengthen the use, development and reuse of open digital assets within the Commission.

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

I am concerned about Russian interference in UK domestic politics and have signed this #petition asking for a public enquiry.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the de...

Looks like CloudFlare is down, but I can't even check at DownDetector as it uses CloudFlare too. Roll on the #federated future.

RE:

Mastodon

Glyn Moody (@glynmoody@mastodon.social)

Ryanair tries forcing app downloads by eliminating paper boarding passes - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/ryanair-tries-forcing-app-downlo...

Ryanair's business model is "a satisfied customer is a missed monetisation opportunity" but sadly these sorts of issues - in particular excluding devices not under Google or Apple's control - will become more and more common as "digital ID" is normalised by governments. View quoted note →

Belkin has decided to brick a bunch of smart devices their customers thought they owned.

Would you like to review the drafts of the #standards being created for compliance with the CRA (Cyber Resilience Act)? They have started to appear here:

GitLab

STAN4CRA · GitLab

Welcome to ETSI Labs

Yes, mostly in Gitlab and Markdown,

Parking on pavements is sociopathic. Parking in cycle lanes is sociopathic. Parking in front of traffic lights is sociopathic. Obstructing a bus route is sociopathic. So this Comax driver in #Southampton can be proud to be top of the high-score table.

The @European Commission would like to hear your views on the governance and sustainability of critical open source software. The survey closes October 5th.

EUSurvey - Survey unavailable

EUSurvey is an online survey-management system built for the creation and publishing of globally accessible forms, such as user satisfaction survey...

#OpenSource #Governance #Sustainability

A reminder to Bluesky users that if you reply to me but you haven't bridged your account to the Fediverse I can't respond even if I see your message because Bluesky doesn't allow me to.