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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 07/04/2026

The flagrant misuse of OpenClaw has re-ignited discussions about what is and is not appropriate #LLM use on the network. In the future, we will be enshrining a significantly revised variation of our current, informal LLM etiquette[1] in network policy. [1]: libera.chat/news/llm-eti...

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Establishing an etiquette for LLM use on Libera.Chat

Best practices for LLM usage on Libera.Chat.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 07/04/2026

Tell your OpenClaw (and forks) using friends to check on their bots, their logs and how stuff is (vibe/self-)configured. Explain that public IRC nets are not for private bot comms. Other IRC admins, please lock down #openclaw on your nets to stop it being used for private comms in the open.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 07/04/2026

We recently noticed that under-supervised and badly configured OpenClaws were joining #openclaw, likely due to the extension's documentation. The closures are explicitly for harm reduction. We contacted OpenClaw, and they have partially fixed the docs. No public networks should be recommended. Alas.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 07/04/2026

PSA: for users of extension/irc in OpenClaw: Your IRC channel may stop working. We have just shut down the #openclaw channel and a related channel. We normally don't announce closures, but since these were topical and will break things, we're making an exception. Please boost.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 01/04/2026

Hey everyone! While we're pleased with the reception of our IRCv3 upgrades, we realize that some people like older clients and don't want to upgrade. We are currently testing a way for older clients to benefit from our new IRCv3 features. For more info, please visit libera.chat/news/downgra...

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IRCv3 Downgrades

Backporting IRCv3 +typing tags and more to older clients.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 17/03/2026

Oregon State University's Open Source Lab is holding a fundraiser to help with their data center migration/upgrade. This move will allow OSUOSL to provide even more support to Open Source projects. Read more: osuosl.org/blog/data-center-migrati…

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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 27/10/2025

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 25/10/2025

Thank you to all who responded to our previous post and our request for financial help. We have since received the legal advice regarding the OSA, and the news is good. If you want to know more, we have written a new post about our understanding of the advice we got at libera.chat/news/advised

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The good advice

First of all, a massive thank you to everyone who donated since our last post. Our income on Liberapay has roughly quadrupled from what it was before the post. We have also had people reach out to us ...

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The good advice

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 01/10/2025

At our last MGM, we approved paying for legal advice about the UK's Online Safety Act. While we can afford this bill… it is just one bill. Laws like this are multiplying. So as awkward as this is, we are asking for help. See libera.chat/news/advice for more context.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 01/10/2025

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 09/05/2025

#OSUOSL will live on! osuosl.org/blog/osl-fut... Huge congrats to @ramereth.bsky.social and the team for securing their necessary funding. If you or your organization were still considering supporting the lab, don't let this good news stop you. Help it thrive, not just survive!

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Forging Our Future: OSL's Path to Sustainability – A Call for Smart Solutions and Enduring Support | OSU Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 02/05/2025

If you are reading this post, you have benefited from OSUOSL. Projects supported by them power today's Internet architecture. We need organizations that rely on the Internet to get on this page. Ask your employer to arrange an ongoing sponsorship now. 🕖🕘🕚 libera.chat/news/osuosl-... #OSUOSL

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OSUOSL is worth saving

Hey everyone,

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 02/05/2025

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OSUOSL is worth saving

Hey everyone,

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 30/04/2025

Libera.Chat would not be what we are today, if not for OSL. OSL has been an integral part of open source and open culture project support for a long time. Nonprofits, businesses, and governments, and you depend on projects OSL sponsors. OSL is worth saving. osuosl.org/blog/osl-fut... #osuosl

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Future of OSL in Jeopardy | OSU Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 30/04/2025

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Future of OSL in Jeopardy | OSU Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 26/04/2025

ok. I'm not sure of your nick or what channel this is about, but you can PM el or any other staffer with info.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 18/04/2025

Is your favourite project an open secret on Libera.Chat? We've just rolled out some changes that will help folks decide if their channel visibility is correct. An overview of these features can be found at libera.chat/news/visibil...

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 02/04/2025

And sometimes with the ultimate goal of replacing real human interactions that make communities like ours so special. <3

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 02/04/2025

Update: This was our April 1st 2025 prank. It was a reminder that burnout is real, especially in volunteer efforts, and that it has no easy answers. It was also a protest about the social burden of LLMs - often trained using questionable ethics - including on the quality of support resources.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 01/04/2025

It is time for us, as volunteers running a real-time communication platform, to address burnout. Doing this is important for the future of our work, and we will be leveraging ✨emerging technologies✨ to achieve it. libera.chat/news/burnout

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Addressing Burnout

A next-generation IRC network for FOSS projects collaboration!

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KDE @kde.org · 29/03/2025

This Week in Plasma brings a massive performance improvement to Spectacles screen recordings, a cleaner login screen for multi-monitor setups, and a less cluttered configuration page for displays. blogs.kde.org/2025/03/29/t...

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KDE @kde.org · 24/03/2025

"This Week in KDE Apps" brings a lot of improvements to your email, calendar and contact apps; devs consider improvements to Dolphin's new navigation bar; and new features land in you chat app of choice. blogs.kde.org/2025/03/24/t... #twika #apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

🎉 From our inaugural Science Fair to a “Night at the Museum” reception, the #GrafanaCON 2025 agenda includes a whole lot to be excited about! Plan your experience and register by Mar 31 to save 30% on your ticket: grafana.com/blog/2025/03...

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

How and what you alert on can mean the difference between meeting reliability goals and breaching an SLA. Join the webinar on March 19 to learn: 🚨 How & what to alert on with Grafana’s simplified alerting 🚨 How to avoid alerting toil and enable predefined alerting rules

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Intro to Alerting with Grafana | Grafana Labs

Master alerting with Grafana: Navigate the complexities, reduce false positives, and boost reliability for your systems.

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 17/03/2025

Clear text is important

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Richard "RichiH" Hartmann @richih.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

If you are in the area, I'll give the keynote. And if you have a Meetup space for the Monday before I might be able to drop by for an impromptu talk.

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Richard "RichiH" Hartmann @richih.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

To be clear, I will also be giving the keynote if you are not in the area.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#ObservabilityCON on the Road Sydney is happening in less than 2 weeks! Learn how to take your observability to new heights with AI/ML and Adaptive Telemetry — all while reducing costs: bit.ly/3XVKskz

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KDE @kde.org · 17/03/2025

"This Week in KDE Apps" is out! It covers a massive amount of improvements to KDE's personal information management suite (email, calendar, contacts, etc.), new levels in KDE's educational activity collection GCompis, fixes for Amarok, and digiKam's new version 8.6.0. blogs.kde.org/2025/03/17/t...

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LibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

With the world changing around us, many governments and organisations are trying to reduce their dependency on tech giants. Here's an update on how one German federal state is moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice (and longer-term, Linux): blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03...

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

After an extensive incident review into a recent Grafana Cloud outage, we want to explain what went wrong, how it was resolved, and what we are doing to prevent something similar from happening in the future.

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How we responded to a 2+ hour partial outage in Grafana Cloud | Grafana Labs

After an extensive incident review, we want to explain what went wrong, how it was resolved, and what we are doing to prevent something similar happening again.

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KDE @kde.org · 08/03/2025

Fixes in #Plasma this week: you can now remove the titlebar and frame from a window from the Task Manager, the digital clock gets a nicer-looking font picker dialog, and we have simplified the info shown on Display Configuration, among other improvements and changes. blogs.kde.org/2025/03/08/t...

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FreeBSD Foundation @freebsdfoundation.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The Travel Grant Application for the FreeBSD Developer Summit/BSDCan 2025 is now open! 🎉 The BSDCan 2025 application deadline is April 16, 2025 👉 buff.ly/UPMWMMg #FreeBSD #BSDCan2025 #TravelGrant

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FreeBSD Foundation @freebsdfoundation.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We are very excited that the FreeBSD Project has once again been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code. This is the Project's 21st year participating in the program, and we're thrilled to continue in 2025. 🔗 buff.ly/bLHSOni #GSoC #GSoC2025 #FreeBSD #opensource

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Tangled @tangled.org · 02/03/2025

irc is fun, you need to try it! come join us on #tangled @ libera.chat (you can also just use @libera.chat's web chat!: libera.chat/guides/webchat)

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Libera Chat

A next-generation IRC network for FOSS projects collaboration!

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

☀️ This week, we're heading to Scale 22x (@socallinuxexpo.bsky.social) in Pasadena, California! Meet us at booth #421 between March 6-9 and come check out the #MySQL, system design, and #OpenTelemetry talks from our Grafanistas: socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/pr...

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LibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Some extra videos from the #LibreOffice Conference 2024, covering the wider world of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS): blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03...

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KDE @kde.org · 01/03/2025

"This week in Plasma" covers how KRunner now sees in color, the disk widget finds errors in your drives, Spectacle gets a spectacular overhaul, and much, much more! blogs.kde.org/2025/03/01/t... #desktop #Plasma #Plasma6 #opensource #freedesktop

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KDE @kde.org · 27/02/2025

KDE will be again participating in Google Summer of Code 🎉! Find out how you can contribute to KDE, learn valuable skills using Free Software technologies and get compensated. There are already proposals on the GSoC ideas page community.kde.org/GSoC/2025/Id... Which one are you going to do?

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KDE @kde.org · 22/02/2025

"This Week in Plasma" brings refinements for the weather widget, digital clock, System Settings, Widget Explorer side bar, and more. blogs.kde.org/2025/02/22/t...

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Libera Chat @libera.chat · 14/02/2025

We love our project communities <3

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