there doesn't have to be an end goal you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life

Early Bird tickets for FOSS4G:UK 2026 are now sold out! 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who secured an Early Bird ticket. The Call for Presentations (CFP) is now closed too. Thank you to everyone who submitted talks and workshops.

i thought people were joking about this new menu item on linkedin but, no, it's really there

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luke karrys@lukekarrys.com · last wk.

npm is now scanning packages for malware at publish time before they become available for consumption

This has finally been fixed! It was a bug (not a feature), and now you can share across all the things! cc @patak.cat and @brittanyellich.com and @danielroe.dev and all the other lovely people who have reached out in the past about this 😍

Nicolò Ribaudo@nicr.dev · 5mo ago

Who do we need to lobby to to make @github.com add a "Post on Bluesky" button here?

OSGeo establishes a European legal foundation The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has established a legal foundation in Europe. The founding documents were signed yesterday. The new entity, Stichting Open Source Geospatial, has its statutory seat in Wageningen and operates under the […]

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

gonna start talking like this to my boss

Job: @maplibre.org is hiring a Graphics Engineer with a strong background in WebGL maplibre.org/jobs/graphic...

Graphics Engineer

The MapLibre Organization is an umbrella for open-source mapping libraries.

maplibre.org

Checking out for holidays after a great few days at #fossge 2026 in Timisora. Met some cool people and even managed to see some of the city when it wasn't 39 degrees 😅

I'll be speaking at 12:30pm about Terra Draw at #foss4geu2026 🇷🇴

Check out the job opportunities at the job board at #foss4ge2026 #osgeo #foss4g

I feel like #FOSS4G folks would appreciate what the @opensourcepledge.com folks are trying to achieve

Kicking off day 1 at #FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timisoara 🇷🇴

Flying to Timisora, Romania this morning for FOSS4G EU 🇷🇴🛫

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

Fantastic to hear Addresscloud is back as a sponsor again for FOSS4G:UK 2026!

OSGeo:UK@uk.osgeo.org · last mo.

We’re delighted to announce that AddressCloud is a Silver Tier Sponsor of FOSS4G:UK 2026! 🎉 Addresscloud is the Geo Risk Platform for insurers, transforming addresses into decision-ready building intelligence embedded directly into underwriting and exposure workflows. addresscloud.com

Our funding has now been delivered to awardee projects of our 2025 GoFundGeo programme! You can read about all the fantastic projects we funded on our GoFundGeo page, including quotes from project maintainers on how the money is used: uk.osgeo.org/gofundgeo.html

I'm porting Quake to 3D CSS, so it runs in the browser without WebGL. It's open source 👹 Play it! cssquake.com Repo: github.com/LayoutitStud...

Maps are infrastructure too At a recent Internet Archive Europe workshop, we explored how OpenStreetMap and MapLibre are building open, community-governed alternatives to proprietary mapping platforms. Who decides what stays visible, preserved, and accessible? www.internetarchive.eu/2026/06/08/m...

Maps Are Infrastructure Too - Internet Archive Europe

Not all infrastructure looks like a server room. Some of it looks like a map. On 19 May, Internet Archive Europe hosted a workshop at our Amsterdam space with Bart Louwers, one of the core maintainers...

internetarchive.eu

Learn more about them here: agi.org.uk Join us at FOSS4G:UK 2026 in Leeds on 12–13 October 2026: uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026 P.S. Learn more about the event at our upcoming AMA on June 12, afternoon: uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/ama #FOSS4GUK #OSGeoUK #FOSS4G #AGI #Geospatial #GIS #OpenSource

We’re delighted to announce that Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOTOSM) is a Community Sponsor of FOSS4G:UK 2026! 🎉 HOTOSM is an international non-profit dedicated to improving lives through accurate, accessible geographic data and open mapping, supporting humanitarian action, disaster...

We’re excited to announce an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session for FOSS4G:UK 2026! 🎉 Join us on 12th June at 12 PM for an open conversation about the conference, the programme, sponsorship, community involvement, and more. Bring your questions and come chat with the team behind FOSS4G:UK 2026.

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@oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy just a heads up your website is giving 503 response

Support for @mapbox.com and @protomaps.com vector tiles are coming to three.js in 3DTilesRendererJS! You can now bring vector layers in as 3D Tiles overlays to customize map coloring for visualization and branding. Or just to make something a bit chaotic 🎨🌏

In case you missed it FOSS4G UK 2026 is happening this year in Leeds! The conference will take place on 12th and 13th of October. We are actively looking for sponsors to take part, please contact osgeouk@gmail.com uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2026/

woah look out

Philippe Serhal@philippeserhal.com · 3mo ago

⚠️ If you use any TanStack package in any of your projects and there's any chance any of them was updated today, stop what you're doing and read this. ... Actually there are 121 non-tanstack packages affected as well, so check the list anyway.

Call for Papers for FOSS4G UK 2026 are now open! We look forward to hearing from across the community and beyond. Deadline for submission is midday July 31st: talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-uk-20... #gis #geo #foss4g

FOSS4G:UK 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for FOSS4G:UK 2026

talks.osgeo.org