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@contrapunctus@fe.disroot.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

I had been wondering for some time if I was going about things the wrong way by doing #OpenStreetMap workshops (where I teach people to use iD) at #FOSS meetups and conferences.

While I’d also try to cover why #OSM is important and how to use it, most of the time was taken up in learning to edit…which seemed backward. Why would someone continue editing afterwards if they weren’t convinced of the importance of the project?

There was also another thought stewing in my head…most of the people who have attended our mapping parties, and all the people who are regular participants, are all big on #SoftwareFreedom and #privacy. Maybe we should try focusing more on software freedom, and promote OSM in that context?

With these ideas in mind and after discussions with @ravi, I decided to prepare a new talk - one focused on getting people to use some #Libre map apps (CoMaps, OsmAnd, and OsmApp). If we can convince people to do that, they’ll probably also start contributing data, and participating in mapping parties…

This time, I added a lot more screenshots in the hope of providing a more engaging experience. I’ve also been burned by conference WiFi all too often, so this time I made many screen capture videos instead of demonstrating websites or applications live.

I gave the talk at today’s FOSS Meetup Delhi. It was far from perfect, but at least I got a clear path towards improving it - I need to cut down the run time and some irrelevant content, so I can present it in 15 to 30 minutes depending on the situation. And of course, there are still more screenshots and video demos to be added.

https://codeberg.org/contrapunctus/osm-presentations/src/branch/production/foss-maps-and-why-you-should-use-them

(All presentations made with #Emacs , #OrgMode , and #RevealJS )

This time I also made sure to arrive early so I could understand how to extend the display using the projector, and use RevealJS’s speaker view. That way, I was able to use the slides to guide me without giving away what I was about to say, and I could speak first and let the slide summarize it afterwards.

Relying on the laptop to act as a teleprompter has its drawbacks, though…you want to be focused on the audience, not the screen. And you want to be free to move around…

#contraMaps#Delhi#India#FreeSoftware
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
@contrapunctus@fe.disroot.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

I had been wondering for some time if I was going about things the wrong way by doing #OpenStreetMap workshops (where I teach people to use iD) at #FOSS meetups and conferences.

While I’d also try to cover why #OSM is important and how to use it, most of the time was taken up in learning to edit…which seemed backward. Why would someone continue editing afterwards if they weren’t convinced of the importance of the project?

There was also another thought stewing in my head…most of the people who have attended our mapping parties, and all the people who are regular participants, are all big on #SoftwareFreedom and #privacy. Maybe we should try focusing more on software freedom, and promote OSM in that context?

With these ideas in mind and after discussions with @ravi, I decided to prepare a new talk - one focused on getting people to use some #Libre map apps (CoMaps, OsmAnd, and OsmApp). If we can convince people to do that, they’ll probably also start contributing data, and participating in mapping parties…

This time, I added a lot more screenshots in the hope of providing a more engaging experience. I’ve also been burned by conference WiFi all too often, so this time I made many screen capture videos instead of demonstrating websites or applications live.

I gave the talk at today’s FOSS Meetup Delhi. It was far from perfect, but at least I got a clear path towards improving it - I need to cut down the run time and some irrelevant content, so I can present it in 15 to 30 minutes depending on the situation. And of course, there are still more screenshots and video demos to be added.

https://codeberg.org/contrapunctus/osm-presentations/src/branch/production/foss-maps-and-why-you-should-use-them

(All presentations made with #Emacs , #OrgMode , and #RevealJS )

This time I also made sure to arrive early so I could understand how to extend the display using the projector, and use RevealJS’s speaker view. That way, I was able to use the slides to guide me without giving away what I was about to say, and I could speak first and let the slide summarize it afterwards.

Relying on the laptop to act as a teleprompter has its drawbacks, though…you want to be focused on the audience, not the screen. And you want to be free to move around…

#contraMaps#Delhi#India#FreeSoftware
David
@david6677@piaille.fr  ·  activity timestamp last week

En pleine phase de déconstruction numérique (comprenez mon changement de paradigme par rapport à l’ #hightech ), mes pratiques ont évolué :

1. Au revoir #AppleWatch
2. Pas de renouvellement de #smartphone (jusqu’à présent, je les conservais seulement deux ans…)
3. Fermeture des services #google et ouverture d’une boîte mail chez @posteo.de
4. Fermeture de mon compte #microsoft 365 et transition sur #LibreOffice
5. En cours : suppression des logiciels / applications disponibles uniquement pour #iOS / #macOS
6. En cours : acculturation au monde du #libre

Mais, il y a encore du taf… #workinprogress 😅

der.hans
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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

For those fretting about Microsoft's inevitable further enshittification of the already shit Github, I can report (having ditched it the day Microsoft announced its acquisition) that Forgejo (https://forgejo.org - the #libre forge underlying Codeberg) is very easy to host and is superb to use. It's a few minute's work to migrate your code away from Github once & for all. Let Microsoft Github slump into the comprehensive ethics-free bitrot it's committed to without dragging you down with it.
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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

For those fretting about Microsoft's inevitable further enshittification of the already shit Github, I can report (having ditched it the day Microsoft announced its acquisition) that Forgejo (https://forgejo.org - the #libre forge underlying Codeberg) is very easy to host and is superb to use. It's a few minute's work to migrate your code away from Github once & for all. Let Microsoft Github slump into the comprehensive ethics-free bitrot it's committed to without dragging you down with it.

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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"A key Principle is 'De-proprietarization and interoperability: Promoting integration cross an open-source, federated tech stack, while reducing dependence on proprietary solutions from major tech corporations.'"

We need a KiwiStack, too. Luckily, given that EuroStack is #libre, we can collaborate rather than re-inventing the wheel!

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benjamin melançon
@mlncn@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp last month

What #libre#IDE (integrated development environment for programming code) would y'all want to coalesce around using, supporting, and developing? Asking especially for coding websites and applications with #PHP, #JavaScript, #CSS, and #HTML but #Python, #Elixir, #Rust, and #Go would all be great for us @agaric too.

#FLOSS#OpenSource#FreeSoftware
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )
@blenderdumbass@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp last month

Peertubers!!! ( and other #libre related people ) Important stuff!!! This is how #fediverse is working if you know the protocols involved.

#PeerTube#YouTube #reach#Sharing#FiresideFreddy#Firesidefedi #freesoftware #opensource

In short: The videos are not being shows on the peertube instance to other people on the instance unless you interact with it. So people like and comment and share the videos you watch on PeerTube. There is nothing wrong with shameless advertising of libre stuff. In fact we should do more of it.
In short: The videos are not being shows on the peertube instance to other people on the instance unless you interact with it. So people like and comment and share the videos you watch on PeerTube. There is nothing wrong with shameless advertising of libre stuff. In fact we should do more of it.
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )
@blenderdumbass@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp last month

Peertubers!!! ( and other #libre related people ) Important stuff!!! This is how #fediverse is working if you know the protocols involved.

#PeerTube#YouTube #reach#Sharing#FiresideFreddy#Firesidefedi #freesoftware #opensource

In short: The videos are not being shows on the peertube instance to other people on the instance unless you interact with it. So people like and comment and share the videos you watch on PeerTube. There is nothing wrong with shameless advertising of libre stuff. In fact we should do more of it.
In short: The videos are not being shows on the peertube instance to other people on the instance unless you interact with it. So people like and comment and share the videos you watch on PeerTube. There is nothing wrong with shameless advertising of libre stuff. In fact we should do more of it.