Début du message transféré : > Expéditeur: "Greg Farough, FSF" <[email protected]> > Date: 3 avril 2020 à 22:18:07 UTC+2 > Destinataire: Michael Parchet <[email protected]> > Objet: Better than Zoom: Try these free software tools for staying in touch > Répondre à: "Greg Farough, FSF" <[email protected]> > > > > Please consider adding [email protected] to your address book, which will ensure > that our messages reach you and not your spam box. > > Read and share online: > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/better-than-zoom-try-these-free-software-tools-for-staying-in-touch > > Dear Michael Parchet, > > The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an enormous amount of changes in how people > work, play, and communicate. By now, many of us have settled into the routine > of using remote communication or videoconferencing tools to keep in touch > with our friends and family. In the last few weeks we've also seen a number > of lists and guides aiming to get people set up with the "right" tools for > communicating in hard times, but in almost every case, these articles > recommend that people make a difficult compromise: trading their freedom in > order to communicate with the people they care about and work with. > > In times like these it becomes all the more important to remember that tools > like Zoom, Slack, and Facebook Messenger are not benign public services, and > while the sentiment they've expressed to the global community in responding > to the crisis may be sincere, it hasn't addressed the fundamental ethical > issues with any piece of proprietary software. > > After taking the LibrePlanet 2020 conference online, we received a number of > requests asking us to document our streaming setup. As the pandemic grew > worse, this gave way to more curiosity about how the Free Software Foundation > (FSF) uses free tools and free communication platforms to conduct our > everyday business. And while the stereotype of hackers hunched over a white > on black terminal session applies to us in some ways, many of the tools we > use are available in any environment, even for people who do not have a lot > of technical experience. We've started documenting ethical solutions on the > LibrePlanet wiki, in addition to starting a remote communication mailing list > to help each other advocate for their use. > > In the suggestions that follow, a few of the tools we will recommend depend > upon some "self-reliance," that is, steering clear of proprietary network > services by hosting free software solutions yourself, or asking a technical > friend to do it for you. It's a difficult step, and the benefits may not be > immediately obvious, but it's a key part of preserving your autonomy in an > age of ubiquitous digital control. > > To those who have the technical expertise and available infrastructure, we > urge you to consider hosting instances of free communication platforms for > your friends, family, and your community at large. For example, with a modest > server and some GNU/Linux knowledge, you could help local students learn in > freedom by volunteering to administer an instance of one of the programs > we'll be recommending below. > > The need to self-host can be an uncomfortable reminder of our dependence on > the "cloud" -- the network of someone else's computers -- but acknowledging > our current reliance on these providers is the first step in making new, > dependable systems for ourselves. During dangerous and stressful times, it's > tempting to sideline our ethical commitments for easier or more convenient > ways to get things done, and software freedom is no exception. We hope these > suggestions will inspire you to inform others about the importance of their > freedom, privacy, and security. > > Chat > > When we can no longer communicate face-to-face, tools for voice and video > calling often come to mind as the next best thing. But as evidenced by the > size and success of the proprietary software companies that sponsor these > tools, their development isn't easy. Promoting real-time voice and video chat > clients remains a High Priority Project of ours. Though we may still be > waiting for a truly perfect solution, there are some projects that are far > enough along in their development that we can recommend them to others. > > Audio calls > > Mumble: Mumble is a real-time, low latency program for hosting and joining > audio conversations. Clients are available for every major operating system, > and even large rooms tend not to put too much stress on the network. When it > was time for us to go fully remote, the FSF staff turned to Mumble as a way > to have that "in-office" feel, staying in touch in rooms dedicated to each of > our teams and a general purpose "water cooler" room. > > Asterisk/SIP: When we give tours of the FSF office, people often think we're > joking when we mention that even the FSF's conference phones run free > software. But through Asterisk and our use of the SIP protocol, it's entirely > true. Although it can be difficult to set up, it's worth mentioning that free > software can manage your traditional phone lines, and even transfer calls > seamlessly to digital extensions or SIP clients like Jami and Linphone. > > Video calls and presentations > > Jitsi: Jitsi was a key part of LibrePlanet 2020's success. Providing video > and voice calls through the browser via WebRTC, it also allows for presenters > to share their screen in a similar way to Zoom. And unlike Zoom, it doesn't > come with serious privacy violations or threats to user freedom. The > connection between callers is direct and intuitive, but a central server is > still required to coordinate callers and rooms. Some of these, like the Jitsi > project's own "Jitsi Meet" server, recommend proprietary browser extensions > and document sharing tools. If you're able, hosting your own instance is the > most free and reliable method. > > OBS: Another much-used software program this LibrePlanet was OBS Studio. > Illness, different timezones, or unforeseen travel were no match for the > solutions that OBS Studio offered. It's a flexible tool for streaming video > from multiple inputs to a Web source, whether that's combining your webcam > with conference slides, or even your favorite free software game. At > LibrePlanet, OBS allowed our remote speakers to record their presentations > while speaking in one screen, and sharing audiovisual materials in a second > window. > > Text chat > > XMPP: If you've ever used "Jabber," older iterations of Google Talk or > Facebook Messenger, then you've used XMPP. XMPP is a flexible and extensible > instant messaging protocol that's lately seen a resurgence from clients like > Conversations.im and encryption schema like OMEMO. XMPP is the instant > messaging method we prefer at the FSF when we need to discuss something > privately, or in a secure group chat, as everything is sent through servers > we control and encrypted against individual staff members' private key. Also, > access to the FSF XMPP server is one of the many benefits of our associate > membership program. > > IRC: Messaging services have become all the rage in office atmospheres, but > nothing about Messenger or Slack is new. In fact, Slack (and its counterpart > for video games, Discord) takes more than a few cues from the venerable > Internet Relay Chat (IRC). IRC remains an enduring way to have a text-based > chat in real-time, and as evidenced by Web clients like The Lounge, or > desktop clients like Pidgin, it can be as stripped down or feature-rich as > you like. For a true hacker experience, you can also log into IRC using Emacs. > > Long-form discussion > > Encrypted email: While it's asynchronous and maybe the most "old school" item > on our list, GPG-encrypted email is a core part of the FSF workflow, and > helps guard against prying eyes, whether they're one room over or in an NSA > compound across the country. The initial setup can sometimes be a challenge, > which is why we provide the Email Self-Defense Guide to get you up and > running. > > Discourse: Discourse is the message board software that powers the FSF > associate member forum, and we couldn't be happier to recommend it. While the > concept may seem a little antiquated, message boards remain a good way to > coordinate discussions on a particular topic. Discourse's moderation tools > are intuitive and easy to use, and it even includes achievements for users to > earn! > > Document Sharing > > If you're unused to working remotely, finding ways to collaborate with others > on a document or presentation can be a challenge. At the FSF, Etherpad is the > main tool that we use to keep live meeting notes and work together on other > documents. It provides all the features you need for quick collaboration, > including comments, revision tracking, and exports to a variety of formats. > You can host your own instance, or you can select an instance made available > by others and start sharing. > > File Sharing > > At the FSF office, we have a common server to store our files. Not everyone > has the luxury of a setup like that, and especially not due to the fast > changeover from office to home. To avoid using proprietary "solutions" and > disservices like Dropbox, you can turn to the widely popular Nextcloud to > synchronize your text and email messages, share calendars with coworkers, and > exchange files privately with your friends. > > If you need something temporary, there's always Up1. Up1 is a temporary, > encrypted text and image sharing program you can host locally, making sure > those files you need to exchange are only there for just as long as it takes > for your friend to download them. And while we don't use it ourselves, we've > heard good things about the Riseup network's instance of Up1, and will > occasionally suggest it to those wanting a quick and easy way to share files > while retaining their freedom. > > Conclusion > > This is just a small selection of the huge amount of free software out there, > all ready to be used, shared, and improved by the community. For more > suggestions on both local and Web-based programs, visit the FSF's Free > Software Directory, our volunteer-run wiki which aims to be a comprehensive > list of the thousands of free programs available for everyday use. > > As always, free software is a moving target. We reap as much as the community > puts into it, and as more and more attention shifts to the crisis caused by > the novel coronavirus, the tools themselves are likely to see an increased > amount of development. Please collaborate with us on the LibrePlanet wiki's > entry on remote communication to help people find ways of communicating that > put user freedom as a priority. > > In solidarity, > > Greg Farough > Campaigns Manager > > Follow us on: Mastodon | GNU social | Diaspora | Twitter > Read about why we use Twitter, but only with caveats > Subscribe to our blog via RSS > Join us as an associate member > Read the Free Software Foundation Privacy Policy > Sent from the Free Software Foundation, > 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor > Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 > United States > You can unsubscribe from this mailing list by visiting the link > https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=160974&qid=53972009&h=dec2a3d3a5728c91. > To stop all email from the Free Software Foundation, including Defective by > Design, > and the Free Software Supporter newsletter, click this link: > https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=160974&qid=53972009&h=dec2a3d3a5728c91.
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