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European Commission Event "Open Source beyond 2020" (DG CNECT/DIGIT)
by Harald Welte 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

Dear larger FSFE community, I recently heard about the event "Open Source beyond 2020" by the European Commission [1] and was wondering if anyone from the FSFE is planning to attend the event and represent FSFE? The agenda looks surprisingly interesting, I must say Regards, Harald [1] http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/image/document/2019-39/ope… -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)

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FSFE-in-2020: Who are we?
by Jonas Oberg 14 Oct '19

14 Oct '19

Hi everyone, I wanted to point you to this open internship position at the FSFE: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170811-01.en.html As you know, when the FSFE was founded, we put together a document describing our self conception. That was 16 years ago, and while I believe it to still be relevant, we'll be looking at making a new committment towards a revised organisational identity later this year. As a part of this work, we're looking for an intern to support the process for 3-6 months, working closely with me and others in the FSFE on analysing how the different groups within and outside of the FSFE perceive the organisation's identity, which will then work towards understanding how aligned they are, and supporting a renewed committment towards a self conception. We've already started the work, and will be looking for someone who could jump on board quite soon indeed, so don't wait to send this to someone you think might be interested! Work description and other application details on the page above. Sincerely, -- Jonas Öberg, Executive Director Free Software Foundation Europe | jonas(a)fsfe.org Your support enables our work (fsfe.org/join)

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Internation day against DRM
by Paul Sutton 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hi All Just thought I would post this as Saturday is international day against DRM https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/join-us-in-boston-to-fight-drm-and-g et-crafty-october-9-12 I have included a link to both this and the page on the FSFE website to promote what this is all about, as in anti DRM campaigns Paul - -- Paul Sutton http://www.zleap.net gnupg : 7D6D B682 F351 8D08 1893 1E16 F086 5537 D066 302D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - https://www.enigmail.net/ iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEfW22gvNRjQgYkx4W8IZVN9BmMC0FAl2fRVoACgkQ8IZVN9Bm MC2e/g/+NerCeF370Wo/f42+5bw7/hHwZ4FkPWRguJQnmTRG9aFImz/KD+b29qXT NjSf4oKuBhKS01t6I6UXADMAhomIoIxdrqv85Mz8QH7gfdF6k3kx5G1OR08LmZh/ EAGeNjuLMeOr7HAHgDHboE30SLi1XGpzWtS6eT/xVgZpInpQHQEl2/tK5HOxKX1Y YdTy38khqGo6nh4tdwPrg6DUD3rutwybRGLyoHjcdXlqMY1n/SujaxR8ATK3S3on UwMrvseie+VO3eL8JcmYWYuYBkHBaqXckerVKV0zemQrRD7p0sur7YuZnU25TazE bIYvmO3GJpNDwn63au3twHL4aRdk/gIIX0GgBZJw3NQ0q0vmrfPimqyxD4yAxBcX Wt0/zb+JEQQITD/fzF73kEVGR/AOpfKtrUcXaImBorld1I20HH/E3NFZdHsuUmAu q5DzMflyhzn+PIQIS6lAMj8oWnppkvTlDuLyU7XQxNwBBttV1vxBPKOn8Z//ziOi dTdzjKl5eOCmzhst1pXhvjco7edb+DaLq9+S4Xjs4KWlnSdDq7TxzHe9AKbVnVIZ QwYeQPoUijF56KVKB3B18lDi0E86HR/+ZXHmikvXeBFd3Carcz53tD+7eSQgBKkK ELS78tBghS0OU3cbwg5NHfCQzvxf0kiDqOLjAwaAWtjtE/sFEcI= =BnU0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Free Software and IT security - your feedback
by Max Mehl 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

Dear all, (Some of you might have received this mail personally already) People often say, Free Software is more secure than proprietary software. But what may be the reasons? And is that actually true? We try to answer these and more questions in the following weeks, and you can contribute a great part with only 10 minutes of your time today. In a survey, we would like to ask you to share your opinion on various statements on IT security-related questions, rate different argumentations and approaches the FSFE could use, and share information we might have missed. Everyone is welcome to participate, no matter which level of knowledge about Free Software, IT security or programming. The survey takes ~10 minutes on average to be completed. https://survey.fsfe.org/853518 Apart from this survey, we interview experts in different connected fields and discuss in different teams and working groups. Our goal is to have a more clear and defined position, and to help people understand the influence of Free Software on IT security. The whole activity aims to answer the following broad questions: 1. What is the state of security in Free Software? 2. How can security in Free Software and its projects be improved? 3. How can Free Software contribute to security and safety in our society? Your participation in the survey will help us understand the perception of this topic within the FSFE community, and enable us to concentrate on specific arguments and questions. Thank you for your time! Best regards, Max -- Max Mehl - Programme Manager - Free Software Foundation Europe Contact and information: https://fsfe.org/about/mehl | @mxmehl Become a supporter of software freedom: https://fsfe.org/join

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Get REUSE tool packaged for more distributions
by Max Mehl 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

Hi all, As you know, the REUSE project aims to make Free Software licensing easier and clearer, especially for developers. Our tool automates a lot of processes around that: https://git.fsfe.org/reuse/tool To make it easier, people can install it via pip, but we are not present in multiple popular distributions' package repositories. Right now, it's Arch Linux (through AUR), Fedora, and OpenSUSE (in an old version). Is someone here who could help us get REUSE tool packaged for e.g. Debian, Ubuntu, NixOS etc? I'm looking forward to collaborate on that :) Best, Max -- Max Mehl - Programme Manager - Free Software Foundation Europe Contact and information: https://fsfe.org/about/mehl | @mxmehl Become a supporter of software freedom: https://fsfe.org/join

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recommendations for a mini laptop
by Erik Albers 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Hi all, I am looking for a tiny laptop in a size of 9 or 10 inch that runs GNU/Linux and that I can easily take with me on my backpacking vacations. Battery power is a more important feature for me than computational power. I will basically use it for writing text and mails and browsing the web. Ok, if I can run GIMP that would be nice, but not necessary. If you know of a company that sells such a laptop with GNU/Linux pre-installed I would consider to support them. Else, I will install it by myself. Thanks for any recommendations, Erik -- No one shall ever be forced to use non-free software Erik Albers | Programme Manager, Communication | FSFE OpenPGP Key-ID: 0x8639DC81 on keys.gnupg.net

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Targeting women and girls for free software
by Paul Sutton 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Hi Not sure if this helps, but this may be useful: http://www.educatinggirlsmatters.org/howtohelp.html in terms of who we could try and work with to promote free software and development skills to. These charities are set up, I assume to create really good outcomes for people, well if we can help develop skills and also in doing so, and in contributing provide meaningful experience, then that would help achieve the aims of these charities. Paul -- Paul Sutton http://www.zleap.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/zleap/ Twitter : @zleap2018 gnupg : 7D6D B682 F351 8D08 1893 1E16 F086 5537 D066 302D

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Analysis: The use of open-source software by terrorists and violent extremists
by Alexander Sander 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Hi all, fyi: a weird Analysis of Tech Against Terrorism initiative was published: Analysis: The use of open-source software by terrorists and violent extremists - https://www.techagainstterrorism.org/2019/09/02/analysis-the-use-of-open-so… "The case of Gab illustrates the threat that open-source software can be abused by anyone, including terrorists and violent extremists." Best, Alex -- Alexander Sander - EU Public Policy Programme Manager Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-157 923 472 12 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/join)

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Anyone at BalCCon?
by Max Mehl 05 Sep '19

05 Sep '19

Hi all, Does anyone of you consider going to BalCCon, a conference about Free Software and IT security in Novi Sad, Serbia? It's going to take place on 13-15 September. https://2k19.balccon.org This will be the second time I will attend, and I liked its cosy style and friendly audience. There also is an area for groups and projects to present themselves. I thought about offering an FSFE space but would love to share this joy and responsibility with other Free Software enthusiasts. So, anyone in? :) Best, Max -- Max Mehl - Programme Manager - Free Software Foundation Europe Contact and information: https://fsfe.org/about/mehl | @mxmehl Become a supporter of software freedom: https://fsfe.org/join

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New version of the free software song
by Bonnie Mehring 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

Hello everybody, at the CCC Camp last week we had great fun organizing and participating in our "free software song sing along-session", with lots of people. Some of them even had a guitar and we started making up new versions of the "free software song". We had some modern as well as rock versions and it got us the attention of the people around us. As this might be a fun and easy way to get into contact with new people, who could be interested in free software, it might be a good idea to have different versions of the "free software song". What do you think? This is the reason why we are looking for remixes of the free software song. The remixes do not need to be anything like the original, except for the text :) and of course they need to be licensed under a free license. So if you are a musician, maybe you could write a remix for the next event and we could promote it and sing it all together? Best wishes and looking forward to all the creative thoughts about this! Bonnie -- Bonnie Mehring - Policy Intern - Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 |(fsfe.org/support)

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