Why I donate and volunteer, and why you can do it yourself.

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I am sharing a story about donating, volunteering, and supporting the things I believe in to show you that there is something you could do with your skills or financial assets to turn the world in a better direction. It’s not a secret that I donate more than $3000 a year for projects that align … Read more

Dors/Cluc and DevConf.cz: Two open source events worth visiting

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I hit 10k reads (posted on three platforms) on my article about the three events you should visit in Bulgaria focused on Free and open-source software (FOSS). I decided to expand your knowledge with two more that I can recommend. I know that 10k hits are nothing, but I am proud of the results for … Read more

Thunderbird Council, FOSDEM, OpenStreetMap, KDE Plasma6.

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The following two weeks will be filled with free and open-source software (FOSS) activities for me. Thunderbird Council  I am running for one of the seats of the Thunderbird Council – the governing body for the Thunderbird project. If you have voting rights for the project, please look at the mailing list, see what I want to … Read more

Use your Thunderbird OpenPGP key to set your Web Key Directory

A screen from thunderbird openpgp key manager which lists e-mail addresses

For my email communication, I rely on Thunderbird. That is why I generate my OpenPGP keys with their key manager, not through the gpg itself. This morning, I set up my Web Key Directory(WKD) so anyone with an email client that supports this can auto-discover my public OpenPGP  key without needing to look at any … Read more

My Mozilla Sprint #2

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After successfully finishing my Sprint #1, here are my Sprint #2 goals.Start date: January-8thEnd date: February -7th 1: Do something crazy and almost impossible I decided to run for the Thunderbird Council and be the community’s voice there. I’ will write an additional post about why I want to do that. The chances are close … Read more