Don't Forget to FOSS

By Robin Monks

Love trying out great new free apps and tools? Join Robin every week to discuss what he’s uncovered in the Free and Open Source Software ecosy

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Don't Forget to FOSS episodes:

July 08, 2025Proxmox, Portainer, and IRC in 2025
Robin’s homelab edition: first a quick follow-up on snac, then we dive into Proxmox for reviving old PCs, Portainer for hassle-free Docker management, and the best 2025 IRC stack (Soju bouncer + Halloy desktop + Goguma mobile) and using Libera.chat as a community hub.
Tools I’m using for this podcast (sadly mostly not FOSS, yet)
snac the micro-fedi server
Proxmox
Community install scripts
Post-install script
Portainer
Soju IRC Bouncer
Halloy Desktop IRC Client
Halloy Themes (I’m using Zenburn and sunset)
Goguma
Libera.chat
Choosing an IRC Client
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14min
July 01, 2025Episode 2: Hollo, Lunar, Lyon, and PewDiePie
Welcome to the second episode of Don’t Forget to FOSS!
Hollo
Mastohost
Lunar
Lunar Mac Brightness Manager
Lunar Source
The FOSS Sustainability Problem
Lyon ditches $MSFT
Lyon Leaving Microsoft
Danish Government Dumps Microsoft
Danish Cities Drop Microsoft Over Trump Policies and Financial Concerns
Germany’s northernmost state ditches Windows
OnlyOffice
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10min
June 25, 2025Ep. 1: Harper, FrankenPHP, Mastodon.social, Element and Matrix
Welcome to episode 1 of Don’t Forget to FOSS!
Software
Harper, a FOSS Grammarly replacement
FrankenPHP, a PHP Web Server written in Go
Quick Start examples
News
Mastodon.social Terms of Service Drama
Cory Doctorow’s Toot
Update from Mastodon.social
The Matrix/Element situation
Matrix is cooked by alexia on June 15
Wire’s Matrix Is Not Safe For EU Data Privacy post on June 18
Element’s response on June 20
Matrix.org’s response on June 20
Wire’s follow up response on June 23.
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8min

FAQs about Don't Forget to FOSS:

How many episodes does Don't Forget to FOSS have?

The podcast currently has 3 episodes available.