If you use mobile apps, I strongly encourage you to figure out how to pay app developers who publish full source code, under free licenses.
Especially those who go to the effort to make their apps work on the Mobile GNU OS, as well as the duopoly mobile OS (Android and iOS). So you can keep using them if you escape Goggle and grApple's clutches, by getting a Mobile GNU device like the PinePhone or Librem5 (and hopefully many more to come)
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Shout-out to the co-worker who, when discussing new EFF swag for the store says, "Give me your worst ideas. I want only your worst ideas." We are going to have so many thongs, guys.
At #SFC, we do ≤ 2 swag items per year.
Although, upside is that my “worst idea” won this year: I hope everyone enjoys their refillable 14 mL #SoftwareFreedom Conservancy hand-sanitizer.
Also, we bought in bulk so you're gonna get those things for the next 5 years, all.
Cc: @Susan_calvin @cmccullough
@wakame @cwg1231
@varx
@steely_glint
@rowmyboat
@spiegelmama
@ExplodingLemur
@yetzt
@not2b
At @inselchaos ? We 
came with really cool stickers and a bit of merchandising!
Come by to say hi!
Hello from #inselchaos 👋!
We came to spend the weekend with lots of stickers, postcards, posters and a bit of merchandise ! If you are around, come by!
At @inselchaos ? We came with really cool stickers and a bit of merchandising!
Come by to say hi!
Hello from #inselchaos 👋!
We came to spend the weekend with lots of stickers, postcards, posters and a bit of merchandise ! If you are around, come by!
📣 Consumers should be able to buy laptops without any specific operating system, and should not have to pay the license price if they don't want to.
Together with the @ItaLinuxSociety we launched the initiative 'Refund4Freedom' to protect consumer rights when buying a new computer.
Join our demand to end of this practice that limits user freedom
The FSFE is at the @scambi!
Today, we gifted an 'Ada & Zangemann' book to the town public library, which was picked up by the Deputy Mayor of Culture of Sanremo.
On 20 August, @dario will hold a workshop on the basics of
#FreeSoftware and present the FSFE's involvement in @ngi.
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.
(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…
📣 Consumers should be able to buy laptops without any specific operating system, and should not have to pay the license price if they don't want to.
Together with the @ItaLinuxSociety we launched the initiative 'Refund4Freedom' to protect consumer rights when buying a new computer.
Join our demand to end of this practice that limits user freedom
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.
(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…
The FSFE is at the @scambi!
Today, we gifted an 'Ada & Zangemann' book to the town public library, which was picked up by the Deputy Mayor of Culture of Sanremo.
On 20 August, @dario will hold a workshop on the basics of
#FreeSoftware and present the FSFE's involvement in @ngi.
Response to a troll for the opportunity to say publicly why — in 2015 — I stopped saying “GNU/Linux”:
I say “Linux-based systems” — which I also recommended for SFC's stylesheet.
I ceased saying “ga-new-slash-lynn-ox” when Richard Stallman (RMS) chastised me for saying “Linux” (but not “GNU”) in a post about VMWares #GPL violation. I had mentioned GNU GPL; no GNU software was in their product.
RMS told me I harmed #GNU every time I didn't footnote the word “Linux” & explain GNU/Linux.
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IMO, Richard Stallman (RMS) is a genius intellect.
But RMS is a human being who is terribly wrong sometimes. RMS is likely correct 90+% of the time. But #SoftwareFreedom should not incorporate papal infallibility &/or divine right of kings.
The #GPL Agreements are some of the best licenses ever written; I thank RMS & I've dedicated my life to adjudicate them.
Judge #FOSS folks on their actions,not their technical vocabulary.
This is my last word on “GNU/Linux”. (Posted for posterity.)
Let's take back the right to modify, repair, and build efficient tools together. #SoftwareFreedom
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Vamos reaver o direito de modificar, reparar e construir ferramentas eficientes juntos. Liberdade de software.
CC: @urixturing@hachyderm.io@pluralistic@mamot.fr
#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLivre #SoftwareLibre #GNU #FSF
"Remember back in 2023 when hackers exposed (and fixed) malicious anti-repair software in Polish trains? Well, it turns out that the manufacturer, Newag, is at it again" cc @pluralistichttps://www.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
Let's take back the right to modify, repair, and build efficient tools together. #SoftwareFreedomhttps://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Vamos reaver o direito de modificar, reparar e construir ferramentas eficientes juntos. Liberdade de software.
CC: @urixturing@hachyderm.io@pluralistic@mamot.fr
#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLivre #SoftwareLibre #GNU #FSF
The #DMA can open doors for #FreeSoftware: alternative app stores, browsers, emulators, and much more!
But right now, gatekeepers are throwing up roadblocks.
We need your help to hold them accountable.
🛠️ Developers: have you requested interoperability under the #DMA?
Share your story by taking this survey 👉 https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en
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