On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, at 23:00, [email protected] wrote: > Send Free-software-melb mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Free-software-melb digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Is Steemit Free/Libre? (Andri Effendi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:00:14 +1100 > From: Andri Effendi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected] > Subject: [free-software-melb] Is Steemit Free/Libre? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Freedom lovers, > > I was wondering if someone could confirm whether the crypto/blockchain > based social network “steemit.com <http://steemit.com/>” is Free > Software? > > Is this a recommended platform for Free Software folks? > > And d.tube is supposedly a decentralised and blockchain based > alternative/replacement for youtube. > dtube is also connected to steemit. > > Is Dtube Free/Libre also? And does this community recommend it? > > What are your thoughts of this platform? > > > > Kind Regards, > -- > Andri Effendi <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Organiser of the Free Software Movement in Sydney > > GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 > Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received unencrypted. > > Learn to encrypt your email: > https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/windows.html > <https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/windows.html> > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: signature.asc > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 833 bytes > Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP > URL: > <http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/pipermail/free-software-melb/attachments/20180327/7eb05b21/attachment-0001.sig> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > > Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ > > ------------------------------ > > End of Free-software-melb Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2 > *************************************************
It is not free software https://steemit.com/steem/@hagbardceline/steem-s-license ""Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: [...] The software is not used with any forks of the Steem block chain that are not recognized by Steemit, Inc in writing." It is an interesting concept but I am a little skeptical of it as a whole. This is a good run down of he big issues from Decentralize.today. https://decentralize.today/the-ugly-truth-behind-steemit-1a525f5e156 Just a gut feeling but building a social network based on a block chain unfortunately means it also has to potential to be controlled through force. It is decentralised but it still exploitable. It is not like a Daispora or Media Goblin instance that are whole independent. - Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee Member - Free Software Australia - http://www.freesoftware.org.au/ Defending social freedom in a digital world. _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
