Emacs Conference 2020 Videos
Following EmacsConf 2020, all the talk videos have been processed and are now up to watch here.
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International Day Against DRM (IDAD)
The fourteenth International Day Against DRM (IDAD) #DayAgainstDRM took place on 4th December 2020. The Defective by Design (DbD) campaign needs your help to spread the word. This year's annual day in protest of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) will be on December 4th, 2020, and will focus on streaming services' unjust use of DRM.
https://defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm/2020
Follow the DFD Free Software foundation account on Mastodon.
#fsf,#drm,#protest,#defective,#digitial,#rights,#2020, #freedom,#media,#music,#video, #idad,#DayAgainstDRM,#dbd
IRC CHAT
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Free Software Foundation at 35
Join us in celebrating the FSF's thirty-fifth year of fighting for software freedom.
Online and via IRC in #fsf (on Freenode)
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Our work will not be finished until every computer user is able to do all of their digital tasks in complete freedom -- whether that's on a desktop, laptop, or the computer in your pocket. The fight for free software continues, and we wouldn't be here without you.
When Oct 09, 2020
from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM Where fsf.org and #fsf on IRC
For more information, please check the link below:
Emacs Conf 2020
EmacsConf 2020 | November 28 and 29, 2020 | Online Conference
The Call for Proposals for EmacsConf 2020 is now open, until September 30, 2020.
#conference,#emacs,#2020,#editor,#software,#gnu,#fsf, #freesoftware
University of costumed heroes
Software freedom is important as it gives users the power to be in control of the software they use and the hardware it is installed on.
GNU.org defines free software as :
What is Free Software?
Free software means the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.
Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”.
More precisely, free software means users of a program have the four essential freedoms:
* The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0). * The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2). * The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
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The latest Free Software Foundation video hopefully helps illustrate what can happen when you put trust in closed source systems that cannot be subject to scrutiny through access to the source code.
Examples of common free software
You can follow the fsf on the federated social media networks such as Mastodon
Initiatives such as Tech Pledge are also a good idea for getting people to think about how they behave on line and starting to build better, more friendly, respectful communities.
Online and remote learning : Lets not forget privacy.
This is an excellent article by the Free software foundation on the importance of maintaing user / learner privacy while they are learning online.
Some interesting points being raised and some serious concerns about privacy, use of webcams and monitoring of students during tests etc.
Learners need to ask questions and not just accept this as the new normal.
#learning,#education,#online,#technology,#freedom,#privacy,#freesoftware,#fsf.
LibrePlanet 2020 3
Sunday 15th March. This years Libreplanet talk schedule will resume shortly. There is a embedded webchat for IRC under the video stream,
LibrePlanet 2020 Update 2
This year LibrePlanet, is a fully virtual conference. This is due to the Corona Virus Outbreak.
Talks will be livestreamed.
Please join IRC chat
Details of the IRC channels being used can be found here
I am on IRC as zleap.
LibrePlanet 2020 Update
This year LibrePlanet, is a fully virtual conference. This is due to the Corona Virus Outbreak.
Talks will be livestreamed. please join IRC chat
You need to complete a captcha as part of the sign in process, or use a software client.
For comprehensive support, with using software clients to connect to the Freenode IRC network, please check the knowledge base.
I Love Free Software Day
February 14th is not simply valentines day. It is also an opportunity to show your love for free software and thank the world wide community who work hard to develop free software.
