#open-standards — Public Fediverse posts

iOS 26.5 adds default E2EE for iPhone-Android RCS chats on supported carriers via RCS Universal Profile 3.0 and MLS 🔐
Apple says encrypted cross-platform messaging remains in beta, with lock indicators, edits, deletes and inline replies rolling out 🔒

🔗 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/04/ios-26-5-rcs-encryption/

#TechNews #Apple #iPhone #iOS #iOS265 #RCS #E2EE #iMessage #Google #Android #Privacy #Encryption #OpenStandards #Messaging #FOSS #OpenSource

Thank you, on behalf of #ODF - https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/05/thank-you-on-behalf-of-odf/ "We asked Euro-Office – the new coalition forming around a European alternative for productivity – whether ODF (the Open Document Format) would be its native document format." #openstandards

iOS 26.5 adds default end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between Apple and Android, now in beta with supported carriers and a lock icon in chats 🔐
The update follows GSMA changes, improving cross-platform privacy but remaining tied to proprietary apps and carrier support, limiting user control and transparency 📱

🔗 https://www.engadget.com/2164303/ios-26-5-will-add-end-to-end-encryption-for-rcs-messages/

#TechNews #Apple #iPhone #iOS #iOS26 #iOS265 #RCS #Android #Encryption #Privacy #E2EE #Messaging #FOSS #OpenStandards #Security #Data #Transparency #Tech

Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency launches Sovereign Tech Standards to support open standards https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/germanys-sovereign-tech-agency-launches-sovereign-tech-standards-to-support-open-standards/

#SovereignTechAgency #OpenSource #OpenStandards

Fastmail now has an MCP endpoint: https://api.fastmail.com/mcp.
MCP is an open standard, not tied to any one vendor. It sits alongside IMAP, CalDAV, and CardDAV as another way to connect to your email, calendar, and contacts. Optional, OAuth-gated, with read-only, write, and send permission levels.

You pick the client. Your data, your choice.

Read more: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/an-mcp-server-for-fastmail/

#NationalEmailDay #MCP #OpenStandards #Fastmail #EmailPrivacy #BetterEmail

Gleich startet unsere Diskussionsrunde
🌍 Adrian Pohl (hbz) – Verantwortung für offene Standards
Warum sollten Bibliotheken aktiv an Standard‑Entwicklung teilnehmen? Welche Anreize gibt es?

#kimws26 #OpenStandards #Bibliothek

BBB Raum https://meet.academiccloud.de/gl/rooms/c8s-s9e-qgp-ejf/join

Thanks @ozoned for having me
@firesidefedi

It was fun chatting & joking with you. Hopefully the people watching enjoy(ed) it as well.

If you want know more about @publicspaces:

https://publicspaces.net/en

If you don't read Dutch, but are adventurous than check the Dutch version. It has more info:

https://publicspaces.net

PS: If you missed it, the video will be uploaded when it's ready:

https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/videos

#Firesidefedi #OpenStandards #Fediverse #Bigtech #PublicSpaces #OpenSource

@Floppy @amcewen

The "which BIT" and the - as I call it - #LinkedData conundrum, I addressed recently in a #SocialHub topic on the #JSONLD vs plain #JSON nature of #ActivityPub. Inspired to write a long and personal #SocialExperience tale on my travels in wild #fedi lands. See..

https://social.coop/@smallcircles/116368803389082089

The #EU @ngi #grant programs and the hard work of @nlnet to distribute @EUCommission Horizon Europe #funding has done wonders to take #fediverse where it stands today. In my article I list all the many #FOSS projects that received stimulus and support during the years.

However something fundamental has been lacking in the mandate on who is eligible. Coding is Social. The support does not cover the rich tapestry of #expertise that end-to-end #solutions need during their lifecycle. Does not include fostering cohesive #technology ecosystems, healthy #OpenStandards evolution.

Effectively this creates a 'handover point' of software code from poor FOSS to others who earn a living with it.

Digital Sovereignty doesn't mean putting up digital walls. Open Source, which underpins Digital Sovereignty, is more likely to follow open standards than proprietary software.
#digitalsovereignty #openstandards #opensource
https://www.aol.com/finance/digital-sovereignty-dilemma-false-choice-090000686.html

Welcome Meta to the Khronos Group Board of Directors! Meta has upgraded their membership from Contributor to Promoter — our highest membership tier — bringing with it a seat on the Board and a deeper commitment to shaping the future of open standards.

We're pleased to welcome Ron Bessems as Meta's newly appointed Director.

Learn more about Khronos membership at https://www.khronos.org/members/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=Meta_Board&utm_content=news
#KhronosGroup #OpenStandards #Meta #Promoter #OpenXR

Do you really "own" your data? It depends – if it's stored in a proprietary, closed format from a single vendor, maybe not. Learn more about Document Freedom Day, which we celebrated in various places recently: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/15/libreoffice-at-document-freedom-day-in-noida-india/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards

Amúgy azt jól veszem ki, hogy az #EU és egyes tagállamai nagyon-nagyon, de nagyon lassan ugyan, de kezdenek ráébredni arra, hogy #tech és #IT tekintetben sem a legjobb dolog külsősöktől függeni?

Értem alatta, hogy amit eddig olvasok, hogy az #osztrák hadsereg kicseréli a #Microsoft #Office csomagják nyílt forráskódúra. Ha jól emlékszem #LibreOffice lesz a választás.
Jelenleg olvasom, hogy #Franciaország is cserél #Linux operációs rendszerre.

De, több forrásból is olvasni, hogy váltanak kisebb-nagyobb léptékben nyílt forrásra / saját fejlesztésre.

Sajnos, nagyon lassan, de csak eljön akkor egyszer a nyílt forráskód ideje, vagy legalábbis a saját EU-s szoftverek ideje itt a környezetemben.

Remélem, hogy még megélem, és nem a gyerekeim fognak ebből profitálni.

Én már évek óta Linuxot és nyílt alternatívákat használok, amiből csak tudok, és abszolút nem bántam meg. Sőt!

Már nagyon régóta mondom, hogy a függés a külső hatalmaktól, legyen az akár #nyugat, vagy #kelet mindig probléma. Mindig kell saját #alternatíva, amire bármikor támaszkodni lehet.

Nekem is jelenleg nem kellett más, mint egy megfelelő #sávszél, hogy a lehető legtöbb dologgal kitörjek a "fogságból".

Már azon is erősen gondolkodom, hogy az e-mailezést is saját kézbe veszem inkább és azt is saját magamnak fogom hostolni...

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #TechIndependence #SelfHosting #LinuxLife #FOSS #OpenStandards #DataSovereignty #Decentralization #Privacy #Infosec #EUtech #PublicSectorIT #SovereignTech #FreeSoftware #CloudIndependence #DigitalAutonomy #MS #MSOffice #MicrosoftOffice

@woozle the article was described as "fairly long thinkpiece" by @Profpatsch which with 53 min. read time is an understatement of "fairly long" where it comes to typical online content.

Thank you for taking the time and ponder things! I think that is the most important. We are all so pragmatic and want to have quick results. And our society is asking to be hurried. Everything is urgent. All is in peril. But giving in to that urge is a trap, that makes us weaker as mankind to face our wickedest problems.

Besides "Hammock driven development" mentioned in the article, #Emergence is key. And emergence is WEIRD and fascinating. I just tooted about it in..

https://social.coop/@smallcircles/116384803540561801

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I used #SolidProject just to contrast a totally opposite approach to how fedi evolves: Fully formal #OpenStandards driven, but with risk to evolve into a 'standards maze' without ecosystem support.

#Mastodon Foundation is a new development. Hopefully they care beyond the app.

#SX #SocialCoding #SocialWeb

Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/

The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group has launched an Education, Insights, and Outreach (EIO) Subgroup to help developers and creators get the most from #glTF and #KTX — closing the gap between specification and real-world practice.

The Subgroup's first public webinar takes place tomorrow, April 7: Gaussian Splats: Use Cases & Next Steps for glTF Standardization.

https://www.khronos.org/blog/from-specification-to-practice-unlocking-gltfs-full-potential
#Khronos #OpenStandards #GaussianSplatting

After years relying only on social feeds, I’m going back to reading blogs via RSS on my laptop using NewsFlash on GNOME. 📰

I was honestly surprised to find that some blogs I usually read still don’t provide a feed in 2026. 🙃

If you self host your blog and write about Open Source, Python, Django, Linux or similar topics, please add an RSS/Atom feed. Otherwise people like me simply won’t know when you publish. 💡

Please boost. 🙏

#RSS #OpenStandards #OpenSource

CC @gnome

Khronos Group is hosting a free webinar on Gaussian Splats in glTF — featuring speakers from Cesium, XGRIDS, and the Smithsonian on real-world use cases in geospatial, capture workflows, and cultural preservation.

April 7 | 7:00 AM PDT | Free, online

https://www.khronos.org/events/gaussian-splats-use-cases-next-steps-for-gltf-standardization
#GaussianSplatting #glTF #3DStandards #OpenStandards

#ODF is the future, OOXML is the past.

#Opensource #Openstandards

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/27/odf-is-the-future-ooxml-is-the-past/

"CCC würd's feiern"
Jemand Bock, die Hausaufgaben zu machen, die mein Stochastischer Labubu Ohne Persönlichkeit (SLOP) mir so gibt?

#CCC #Mozilla #Firefox #dev #openstandards

#OASISopen at #RSAc2026:
Good turnout at the breakfast panel at Anthropic's SF office yesterday: Two years of #openstandards and #opensource AI security projects with #CoSAI, the Coalition for Secure AI.
#amazonwebservices #AnthropicAI #cisco.com #hacker0x01 #ThompsonReuters

Alternate links here:
https://www.coalitionforsecureai.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7442373809757667329

Après le passage de @nextcloud au format OOXML de Microsoft par défaut, j'ai ajouté un commentaire sur le Github du projet : https://github.com/nextcloud/richdocuments/issues/4812#issuecomment-4117575740

J'y ai vu @mmu_man d'ailleurs 🙂

Poke @libreoffice et @CollaboraOffice

#nextcloud #foss #OpenStandards

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/116278505886323438

In Nederland is ODF ook de verplichte standaard voor documentopslag.

https://www.forumstandaardisatie.nl/open-standaarden/odf

#foss #opensource #freesoftware #openstandards

Dear Europe: Germany has shown the way forward, by making the Open Document Format (ODF) mandatory within its sovereign digital infrastructure. Now it's time for other countries to do the same! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/23/dear-europe/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware #openstandards

Big Win for Open Source as Germany Backs Open Document Format

“Germany has strictly standardised its digital document requirements. The Deutschland-Stack (in Deutsch), the country’s new sovereign digital infrastructure framework, names just two document formats that public administrations are allowed to use: O ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/big-win-for-open-source-as-germany-backs-open-document-format/

#ODF #opensource #openstandards #technology

Big Win for Open Source as Germany Backs Open Document Format

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-43487c25-82b1b826bda5e158

FOSDEM 2025 talk: how Podcasting 2.0 + open standards helped save the open internet! A celebratory deep-dive with practical wins for creators, devs, and listeners — must-watch for anyone who cares about the open web. Get inspired! #Podcasting #Podcasting2_0 #OpenStandards #OpenSource #OpenInternet #FOSDEM #Fediverse #English
https://podlibre.video/videos/watch/b67e498c-f929-4eb1-8df2-21fb092e370b