LibrePlanet 2022
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I have decided to post this here on my blog, rather than in the beach hut as it should have more reach here.
LibrePlanet 2022
LibrePlanet is the Free Software Foundations [1] annual conference to celebrate and promote free software. In this context free software is defined as software that affords the user the four freedoms to : Use, Modify,share and improve the software. [2]
This year's LibrePlanet theme is “Living Liberation” [3]. LibrePlanet speakers will urge people to continue to make free software part of their daily lives, one decision at a time. The conference will be online over the weekend of March 19th and 20th 2022.
Moving to free software is not always easy, not all hardware is freedom friendly, but this can be worked around until a user can buy free software respecting hardware However there is a lot of really capable software out there that can help is achieve everyday tasks, be this at hone, work, study or elsewhere. So we can make a good start using software such as Firefox [4], Thunderbird [5] and LibreOffice [6].
There are devices such PinePhone, PineTab, [7] that run free software. So lots out there and lots to discuss.
March 19th & 20th 2022
1. https://www.fsf.org
2. https://www.gnu.org
3. https://www.libreplanet.org/2022
4. https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/
5. https://www.thunderbird.net/en-GB/
6. https://www.libreoffice.org/
7. https://www.pine64.org/
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#LibrePlanet
Cyber Security Links
There is now a thread on my Tuxiversity forum on cyber security.
Open CV Tutorial
Open Computer Vision Tutorial. This looks interesting and something else to have an experiment with at some point. Would also be good at the Paignton Library STEM group meetings.
Posted to Mastodon on 23/12/2021 by Danie
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#technology #opensource #programming #coding #Python #OpenCV
Privacy tools list
A discussion on Mastodon on Sunday, resulted in being directed to this excellent list of privacy tools, There is a lot to go through here so if you are looking for alternatives to proprietary solutions this is very worth checking out.
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#Tools,#WebServices,#Software,#Privacy,#Alternative,#Replacements
The Tor Project – State of the Onion
The Tor Project – State of the Onion
If anyone is interested in the Tor Project, there is an update on the 28th December.
Every year people from the Tor Project communities present the State of the Onion, a compilation of updates from our different projects, at conferences around the world. We use this opportunity to talk about highlights of the work we’ve accomplished during the year and what we are excited about in the upcoming year.
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#Update,#TorProject,#Privacy,#TheOnionRouter
Rohingya Facebook lawsuit
Lawyers behind Rohingya Facebook lawsuit call it a reckoning for regulating social media
I am posting this to raise awareness of this lawsuit [1]. It is interesting to see if the section 230 argument will hold up and Facebook / meta / what ever they will themselves will be held responsible.
There is another article at [2] posted from Christmas day about yet another atrocity. The BBC don't even seem to be headlining this.
This sort of ruling will also have implications for ALL social media, this includes the Fediverse.
1 Article
2 More recent atrocity
3 Aljazzera
James Webb Launch 26/12/2021
The JWST launch yesterday, went as planned. The telescope is now en-route to orbit beyond the moon.
You can find out a lot more about this mission at [1] and there is a tracker at [2] with live updates. The next month is the crucial part of the mission with full deployment. So watch this space for updates.
I have also added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy related courses. [4].
1 More info @ Nasa.gov
2 JWST Tracker
3 Discourse Discussion
4. Tuxiversity Forum
#NASA,#JWST,#Mission
James Webb Launch 25/12/2021
The scheduled launch of the JWST, should be today, check out the link below for the live launch feed.
For details and more updates please see the NASA Website
So we are go for launch at 12:20 on 25th December.
#NASA,JWST,#Launch
James Webb Update 24/12/2021
The scheduled launch of the JWST, is now due on the 25th December 2021
For details and more updates please see the NASA Website
So we are go for launch at 12:20 on 25th December.
#NASA,JWST,#Launch
