Ian Preston

Blog post about my participation at @fosdem.org 2026 where I was talking about @servo.org blogs.igalia.com/mrego/fosdem...

TIL about "chromium --app=http://localhost:8000" which does exactly what I want.

From Brussels yes. This one was 1kg, but covers my kids and myself too.

Is it true that if I wanted to distribute a free desktop app using a webview with codecs like h264 for video playback then I have to pay licencing fees? How did we let the web get to this state?

Inside of a Neuhaus box of chocolates

The inside.

This is, without a doubt, the best chocolate in the world.

Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social

On the Promises of 'High-Assurance' Cryptography A case study on Cryspen's libcrux exposing the gap between formal verification marketing and engineering reality.

New blog post in which I lay bare the lies and security theatre behind “high assurance cryptography”:

FOSDEM was a crazy weekend, with over 1,000 talks between two days! FOSS is flourishing 🌱

The Radicle maintainers were lucky enough to present two talks, check them out!

👉 ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDE...

👉 mirror.as35701.net/video.fosdem...

#radicle #decentralized #localfirst

If you want UnixFS, then I think that belongs in a new project, which can build on nabu.

Depends for what, it's already in maven.

OMFG I'm so done with online payments not working in Firefox. Can we please start passing laws that any page taking payments must work in at least 2 different browser engines? Ideally (Chrome + Firefox + Safari).

Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future (FOSDEM'26) Centralised systems were designed with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same. How do we make the next generation of protocols ...

spectra.video/w/7hsRkrevhu...

"Centralised systems were made with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same.”

Here’s a recording of my #FOSDEM talk on willowprotocol.org. This talk was a real labour of love, hope you enjoy it!!!

Nabu deals with individual blocks. You would need a unixFS implementation on top of that.

My FOSDEM talk recording is up! Here is the video (mirrored in Peergos of course):
peergos.net/secret/z59vu...
The abstract:
fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ now allows you to contact all members of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) with a single click.

The European Commission continues to push to extend Chat Control 1.0, threatening your fundamental right to privacy. MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) need to hear from you directly: fightchatcontrol.eu now allows you to contact them all at once. Speak up today!

Another really nice thing about fosdem conference was how many people were masking. Way more than any other place I go. It shows they understand the science and have empathy and compassion. (Not judging those who don't - the misinformation and peer pressure is strong).

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

I've reenabled quote posts

Hmm okay. Maybe I'll end that experiment then.

You should still be able to copy the link to the post no?

Unfortunately I don't have Macos or ios

Looks fun!

LFG

David Thomson from www.spritely.institute making the case for a minimalist browser that is a wasm engine... And nothing else 😎

Can't believe how far @peergos.org has progressed since I tried it a few years ago - great FOSDEM presentation by @ianopolous.bsky.social

FOSDEM 2026 - Peergos: Capability-Based Access Control for an Encrypted Web

I'll be talking at fosdem in an hour about how we can fix surveillance capitalism with a better foundation for the web. fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

iroh 0.96.0 - The QUIC Multipaths to 1.0 Release of iroh v0.96

It's been a while, but: I'm 0.96 versions old now!

This has been a major undertaking. My inner functioning has been comprehensively reworked and is now based on QUIC multipath and hole punching*within* the QUIC networking stack.

This release is the biggest step towards 1.0 for me.

Read more:

One among many options. peergos.org/posts/p2p-we...

It exists! bsky.app/profile/quil...

So hard to choose which room to hang in for @fosdem.org So many good options!