Firefly Zero (game console)

We've got the first scam targeting Firefly Zero users :tada: Someone generated AI slop Github repository with links to malware. The description is based on Through the Gate game for Firefly Zero. Or should I say "Quantum Gateways"?

#aislop #scam

Today is our #fediversary! Two years ago, we created a Mastodon account, our first social media. And it is still our favorite. All the best nerds are here 😎

Our marketing budget is 0 and our entire team is 2 nerds that just want to make something cool. So, you're here not because of ads or influencers but because someone you know told you about Firefly Zero and you thought it's a cool project worth following. And we can't thank you enough for that ♥️

New language! You can now write Firefly Zero games in Odin, a Go-like language with manual memory management. Give it a try with the latest firefly-cli:

ff new --lang=odin hello

https://docs.fireflyzero.com/dev/getting-started/

In reference to @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange, --lang=abadidea also works 🙃

#odin #OdinLang

New release! We bring the UX to another level with a bunch of new system apps: app installation over internet, viewers for scores and achievements, and on-device game manuals.

https://github.com/firefly-zero/firefly-emulator/releases/tag/0.11.0

Thanks to @nanobot567@techhub.social, we now have an official virtual QWERTY keyboard for #Rust apps:

https://github.com/firefly-zero/firefly-keyboard

It's very ergonomic and it will be integrated in some of the upcoming system apps.

If you want to print a 3D model of the prototypes we had at FOSDEM, we've tagged and compiled the right version:

https://github.com/firefly-zero/firefly-model/releases/tag/fosdem-2026

The model includes not only the case but also stubs for the components, so you can print a model of the whole thing.

New release! Settings! Languages! Translations! Color schemes! New apps! New image format! AAAA!!!

https://github.com/firefly-zero/firefly-emulator/releases/tag/0.10.0

New blog post: Why we're staying on Discord.

https://blog.fireflyzero.com/pages/discord/

It's a story of painful digging through Discord alternatives all of which suck in their own unique way. Enjoy.

#Discord #LeaveDiscord #Zulip #Matrix #Mastodon #IRC

Stats from our stand at FOSDEM 2026:

* Flyers given away: 513.
* Stickers given away: 797.
* Emails collected: 80.
* Donations in the box: 22 euros.
* New followers on socials: mastodon 22, bsky 4, xitter 1.
* Distance walked: 14.5 km.
* Inspiration: countless.

Thank you for joining us on this experience. See you next year :)

#fosdem #fosdem2026

Firefly Zero prototype v2 at FOSDEM 2026:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e_h_6bwt9kE

#fosdem #fosdem2026