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Amazing: How Open Source is Empowering Students -Erik Mols Open Source powers the world’s IT infrastructure—yet very few truly understand the freedom and opportunity it creates. In this insightful episode, Rashi Khanna speaks with Devaki Sahasrabudhe and Richard V. about Freedom First—a movement that encourages learning without barriers, open knowledge sharing, and building technology through global collaboration. A key highlight: the curriculum is integrated with university programs, allowing students to gain real-world open-source experience while they study and contribute to global projects. A powerful conversation on how open source is shaping the next generation of innovators. Visit: os-sci.com #RaByRashiFoundation #FreedomFirst #OpenSource #TechForGood #OpenSourceEducation

I think everyone who has ever worked at Staex knows we like to have a good (professional and non-professional) laugh on the regular basis. In the video you see the perfect example how we spice up our routine work. Shout out to my "partners in crime" Prof. Dr. Alexandra K. Mikityuk Max Sukhotin Sergei Lavrentev Kateryna Shymanovska Philip C. Toepffer Ricardo M. Kevin Ehrentraut ✍ What's interesting is this global workplace laughter statistics: ✅ Daily Frequency: Roughly 77% of employees laugh at least three times during a typical workday. ✅ Weekly Frequency: Approximately 63%–65% of workers laugh at work at least once a week. ✅ The "Laugh Gap" (Hierarchy): While humor thrives among peers, 76% of employees are less likely to joke around senior leadership. (can you relate?) And my favourite one 👇: ✅ Performance Impact: Teams that use humor can see 36% stronger work performance and 23% higher employee engagement. So, go ahead and have a laugh with us.

Open source projects can achieve unprecedented success. One project, in just a few weeks, became the most popular open source project in human history. This level of impact underscores the profound power and reach of collaborative, community-driven development. What makes an open source project achieve such widespread adoption? #OpenSource #Technology #Innovation #Community

Universities have always been the perfect hubs for starting open source projects. They’re designed for discovery, experimentation, and sharing knowledge, but not for maintaining software indefinitely. The real question is what happens next and who supports projects once they move beyond their academic origins. You can hear Patrick Masson from Apereo Foundation discuss the solutions at Open Community Experience 2026 in Brussels this April: https://hubs.la/Q049GqGL0 #opensourcecommunities #OCX26

I’m happy to share that I successfully participated in the Open Source Connect Global 2026 technical workshop on “AI-Driven Systems for Open Source Collaboration and Development.” This session helped me understand how AI is transforming open-source ecosystems and how developers can contribute more effectively using intelligent tools and collaborative workflows. Grateful to the organizers and speaker Sebastiano Fuccio for delivering such an insightful session. Looking forward to applying these learnings in my future projects and open-source contributions. #OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #LearningJourney #TechWorkshops #ComputerEngineering #LinkedInLearning

Today, we are not just releasing a feature. We are taking a stand. At Gia CodeHub ,we are launching the first Sovereign Blog system. At a time when journalism and digital expression are facing increasing pressure - from platform control, algorithmic filtering, and external limitations - we believe something must change. So we built it. Introducing Sovereign Blog by Nyvia™. A new way for creators, writers, and publishers to build their own digital environment - where content, community, and experience are fully owned by them. No intermediaries. No dependency. No compromise. This is not just another publishing tool. This is infrastructure for freedom. Because true digital freedom is not only the ability to publish - it is the ability to exist independently. Today marks the beginning of a new category of Sovereign Systems. And this is only the beginning. #Nyvia #GiacodeHub #digitalfreedom #Independent #journalism #sovereign #sovereignsystems #future #tech #innovation

Your voice is Not Yours (Yet) For years, we believed we had a voice. That we were free to speak. That all it takes is to press “publish.” But the reality is different. Our voice does not truly belong to us. It belongs to the systems that host it. To the algorithms that decide if it will be seen. To the platforms that can reduce it, filter it, or make it disappear. This is not freedom. This is dependency. And as long as we continue to create inside environments we do not control, we move further away from the essence of expression. Freedom is not having space inside a system. It is not depending on it. The next phase is not “better platforms.” It is the return of power to creators. To own your content. To own your distribution. To own the relationship with your audience. Not because someone allows it. But because it is yours. This is not a trend. It is a necessity. And this is only the beginning. GiaCodeHub #Nyvia #DAaSS #DigitalSovereignty #FreedomofExpression #OwnYourVoice #CreatorEconomy #OwnYourContent #FutureOfMedia #SovereignBlog #OwnYourNews #Nyvia #Innovation

Higher education has been producing open source for decades. What’s changed recently is how deeply we now depend on it. Many of the systems we treat as “just part of the stack” are no longer optional tooling. They’re part of the foundation. That shift brings new questions about responsibility, governance, and long-term sustainability. These are exactly the kinds of conversations we need to be having with practitioners, not just theorists. You can continue the conversation with Patrick Masson (Apereo Foundation at Open Community Experience in Brussels this April, where he’ll unpack how higher education has shaped the open source ecosystem we rely on today: https://hubs.la/Q045wVN50 #opensource #OCX26

In this episode, Varsh (Tech4Good Community) and Yash (OASIS) spill the open source tea on cost and flexibility. Three years deep in building and bending open source tools for the social sector. What works. What doesn’t. What it really takes. And that without it, there’s still a community to lean on. We'll be back with more. #DropitlikeitsFOSS