♨️ FOSSWarn 1.0.0 Pre-Release landed

Christian Spaan 29.12.2024 Service

Today, the FOSSWarn server and the corresponding Android app in version 1.0.0 Megaüberoberalpha were released directly from the hallowed halls of #38c3. For those who still have unpleasant relatives at home: It can be tested (really really mega urgently) 😉.

Q: Whats is FOSS Warn?

A: Nina in free! With Fediverse, UnifiedPush and so!

Q:And what does it do?

A:It warns! But freely, as in Freedom!

Q:And what to account for?

A:It's a Megaüberoberalpha! That's Kraut for Pre-pre-Alpha.

ℹ️ About the FOSS Public Alert Server

The FOSS Public Alert Server lets clients receive Push Notification via UnifiedPush about official emergency alerts worldwide. Besides infrastructure like sirens, radio, and Cell-Broadcast, CAP(Common Alerting Protocol) alerts are one way of alerting the public. CAP alerts are used for a wide variety of emergencies. From alerts about extreme weather to alerts about contaminated drinking water to Pandemics. Our server bundles over 280 official CAP alert publishers worldwide and can easily extend to more sources. When finished, this server can be used with clients like FOSS Warn and kPublicAlerts (still beta).
We have three main motivations. Firstly, we want to offer an easy-to-use alternative to propriety emergency apps to allow privacy- and freedom-focused people to receive emergency alerts. Secondly, we want to enable other developers to implement clients for different devices like desktop PCs, smart speakers, and Linux smartphones, and last but not least, we want to make traveling easier. While traveling, no one wants to search and install the local emergency app to receive emergency alerts in this country. With our solution, there is one app for the world. This project aims to expand the existing and already used alerting infrastructure and is not a replacement for any part of it. Stay informed and safe!
A project in collaboration of KDE & FOSS Warn
⚠️ This project is in development and not yet production ready!