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[summit] Present your project in our poster session - deadline August 24
by Erik Albers 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Hi all, for those of you who already have a ticket or those who still think about it [1], our poster session might be an interesting event to present your very own project: On Friday evening, September 2nd, beginning around dinner time, we offer and set up a dedicated space close to the dining area, where projects are invited to present themselves and/or a contemporary project. This offer is especially for personal, smaller and/or non-commercial projects that are Free Software or related and in the spirit of openness and freedom. This is your chance to reach out for new audiences, contributors or donors. Unfortunately, due to space limitations, we can only offer this opportunity for up to ten different "posters". If you like to be one of them, please apply by writing to team(a)qtcon.org and use the tag [poster]. Please be aware that space is limited: Each presenter will just have space to hang up one poster/banner or to put one roll-up with a maximum size of A0 paper size (841 × 1189 mm, upright). Additionally, there will be one standing table in front of each poster, that can be used to put some leaflets or other printouts. Each poster/project is only allowed to be presented by one person. Deadline to apply is August 24. Read online: https://qtcon.org/content/call-participation-poster-session Best regards and looking forward to, Erik [1] the ticket sale will close soon, at the end of the week, so please hurry up! -- Imagine no European is any longer forced to use non-free software! Join the first FSFE summit on September 2nd - 4th: https://fsfe.org/summit16

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[summit] looking for a passionate developer for our schedule
by Erik Albers 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

Dear all, the FSFE summit is getting closer and the program gets finalized. However, as the FSFE summit is part of the bigger QtCon, we have our schedule and tracks listed in the whole QtCon environment here: https://conf.qtcon.org/en/qtcon/public/schedule/2016-09-02 I think it would be nice to have a schedule on our own that only shows the FSFE summit talks and sessions. This way, people have a better oversight of the summit. Hence, I wonder is someone on this list who likes to realize a scalable version of our FSFE summit schedule? It could be implemented as a child of our Fellowship calender, as definition list in HTML or other solutions ... Important is only, that it is scalable and easily readable on mobile phones, so people can check it during the summit. A special feature would be if it could be extracted and read by 3rd-party applications like Giggity [1] or similar Free Software apps. If there is anyone on this list who is interested, please drop me a mail or contact me on Jabber. Good Karma and a FSFE shirt shall be yours : ) Best regards, Erik [1] https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.gaast.giggity -- Imagine no European is any longer forced to use non-free software! Join the first FSFE summit on September 2nd - 4th: https://fsfe.org/summit16

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Feedback for new section on Security in-a-Box specifically for GNU/Linux users
by Matthias Kirschner 14 Aug '16

14 Aug '16

Hi all, I was contacted by tacticaltech about the new section on howtos for security under GNU/Linux, see the message below. I already sent them some feedback about it (Veracrypt not being Free Software, and that they should hightlight chromium or irdium instead of Chrome and Opera as alternatives). If you also have feedback they told me you can directly sent it to security(a)ngoinabox.org (in case you want encrypt, they sent me the attached public key for that). All the best, Matthias ----- Forwarded message from <***(a)tacticaltech.org> ----- I'm getting in touch to let you know that Tactical Tech has just released a new section on Security in-a-Box of six digital security tool guides specifically for Linux users: https://securityinabox.org/en/guides-linux Security in-a-Box, a joint project of Tactical Tech and Front Line Defenders, is the leading website for practical help and information on digital security, published in 17 languages and reaching over 2 million people every year. The new guides add to our existing 25 tool guides for Windows, Android and social media, as well as 11 in-depth tactics covering all aspects of digital security. As the essential resource for digital security trainers, consultants as well as anyone interested in digital security, we're delighted to release these guides for the leading secure, open-source alternative operating system to Windows. The six new Linux tool guides offer in-depth step-by-step help in installing and running six of the most essential open-source digital security tools, including the Tor Browser, Thunderbird with Enigmail for encrypted email and the Firefox browser with privacy Add-ons: - Tor Browser for online anonymity & censorship circumvention: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/torbrowser/linux - Thunderbird, Enigmail and OpenPGP for secure emails: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/thunderbird/linux - VeraCrypt for secure file storage: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/veracrypt/linux - Jitsi and OTR for encrypted instant messaging and VoIP calls: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/jitsi/linux - Firefox add-ons for secure browsing: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/firefox/linux - KeePassX for secure passwords: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/keepassx/linux If you could share this news on your website and with your networks, we'd be very grateful. We'd also be happy to answer any further questions you have or write a piece for your website if that is of interest. We'd also welcome any feedback on the new Linux guides or any other aspect of Security in-a-Box. Many thanks and look forward to hearing from you, Best regards, *** Tactical Tech ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Matthias Kirschner - President - Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/donate) Contact (fsfe.org/about/kirschner) - Weblog (k7r.eu/blog.html)

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Free Software in the Berlin election programs
by Matthias Kirschner 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Hi all, I wrote an English summary of how Free Software is covered in the election programs for the Berlin 2016 election (just to make sure: this is not the federal German election). http://k7r.eu/free-software-in-the-berlin-election-programs/ I thought it might be helpful for others how software freedom is covered in local elections in Germany's capital. All the best, Matthias -- Matthias Kirschner - President - Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/donate) Contact (fsfe.org/about/kirschner) - Weblog (k7r.eu/blog.html)

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FSFE 15 years video + timeline
by Matthias Kirschner 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

As you might have read, the FSFE is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year at the FSFE Summit. In case you have not, here the press release <https://fsfe.org/news/2016/news-20160804-01.html>. Beside that just today we published a 40 second video about the FSFE <https://fsfe.org/campaigns/15years/> (for people who use those services we also uploaded it on youtube <https://vimeo.com/175339025> and <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK3eyOHcc7E> to make sharing easier.) Feel free to spread it widely. We are very interested to get more subtitles (currently we have Albanian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish <http://download.fsfe.org/videos/15years/srt/>. Furthermore we updated the FSFE's timeline <https://fsfe.org/timeline/>. Feedback about that is also highly welcome. Best Regards, Matthias PS: Do not forget to share the video <https://fsfe.org/campaigns/15years/> with your friends. -- Matthias Kirschner - President - Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/donate) Contact (fsfe.org/about/kirschner) - Weblog (k7r.eu/blog.html)

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[France] Court case against the agreement between the French ministry of education and Microsoft
by Piotr Chmielnicki 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Hello, There is a controversy here about an agreement made between Microsoft and the french state. That agreement would make Microsoft's ecosystem a default in class rooms. Microsoft would be in charge of training the French teachers on tech and would provide the software for the courses (fo free) [1, French]. Today, a group called EduNathon [2, French] is contesting the agreement with a legal action [3, French]. The goal of EduNathon is to promote FOSS in schools. Is the FSFE going to act on this topic ? IMHO, any form of action, even a simple statement, would be a good think. If there is some help I could provide on this topic, I would be happy to do so. Have a nice day, Piotr Chmielnicki (@piotrcki) 1: https://www.april.org/quand-microsoft-instrumentalise-l-education-nationale 2: http://edunathon.org/ 3: http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/microsoft-partenaire-de-l-education-national…

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could free / open source save Hinkley Point nuclear deal?
by Daniel Pocock 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

There is a lot of talk about whether Chinese technology can be trusted as part of the nuclear infrastructure in the UK Could this be another opportunity to raise the topic of free software and how, in this industry, it could improve safety, boost public confidence and also make international collaboration less painful?

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US Federal Source Code Policy
by Matthias Kirschner 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

In March I wrote about the draft of the US Source Code Policy <http://k7r.eu/us-government-commits-to-publish-publicly-financed-software-u…>. Now it is finished and published here: <https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m_16_21.p…> We plan to use that in the next months as an example for European countries. That's why I would be interested in your view if a) we should recommend something similar in other European countries, and b) what should be changed. Beside that, as I am not familiar with the political system in the US, maybe someone here can help me to answer them: - Do I understand that correct that this is a "presidential memo"? - If so, it should soon also appear on <https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/presidential-…>, right? - Are presidential memos considered a bit less important than executive orders? - How binding are those presidential memos? E.g. what happens if an agency acts against it? - Do I understand correct that another president can invalidate such a presidential memo? Thank you, Matthias -- Matthias Kirschner - President - Free Software Foundation Europe Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290 Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/donate) Contact (fsfe.org/about/kirschner) - Weblog (k7r.eu/blog.html)

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WMDE: "Ladies that FOSS" hackathon
by Polina Malaja 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Dear all, Wikimedia DE is currently looking for more projects and participants for their first women hackathon "Ladies That FOSS"[^1] that takes place in Berlin, on 29 October 2016. It is a one-day event where different FOSS projects are matched with women who are interested in FOSS but are not fully on board yet. The aim is to lower the entry barrier by matching their skills and interests with projects and allowing for enough time to work together with the mentors on tasks where the impact can be seen after a day. Some of the projects that are already on board, besides Wikidata, MediaWiki, are Hood.ie and Coala. Before the event there will be a workshop for all the mentors. In case of interest, whether as a project or participant, please contact Julia Schütze & Lucie-Aimée Kaffee at ladiesthatfoss(a)wikimedia.de, and/or spread the word about the event! All the best, Polina [^1]: https://wikimedia.de/wiki/Ladies_that_FOSS -- Polina Malaja - Policy Analyst - Interim Legal Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe, Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin Contact: t +49-30-27595290 | Blog: blogs.fsfe.org/polina Your donation enables our work (fsfe.org/donate)

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GbU Hackers' meeting
by Paul Sutton 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi All I found this on Diaspora earlier, as it is in Europe, thought it may be of interest here https://www.gnu.org/ghm/register.html gnu hackers' meeting It would be nice if perhaps attendance of this can be extended to anyone with membership of the FSFE too, without having to be a direct member of the FSF. Anyone who is going have a great time, sounds fun.:) Just a thought Paul - -- http://www.zleap.net diaspora : zleap(a)joindiaspora.com sign up at : https://joindiaspora.com/i/29e3c17d2ef2 Torbay Tech Jam http://torbaytechjam.org.uk Software freedom day 17th September 2016 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlec3cgACgkQaggq1k2FJq2FswCeMEIsgAGKTdKJ38JtHtg6/CeD xNIAn0HKBH4tNiZbqWvlbCgtfUBFYVMj =Kaqe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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