Re: Shouldn't we try to give a boost to the PMPC campaign?

I think that more generally, this distinction makes no sense in the first place. Why is support from some organization better than support from a company? On Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 11:22 Carsten Agger wrote: > One thing that might help ever so little ... > > > Several of my

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

r, this is understandably a problem. We will probably run Discourse out of a container shipped by the project, not a package, so does that still apply to us? Cheers, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

already. If you cut that step out > then how long is it before non-free stuff creeps in? These are real questions. I don’t have any answers for them. To me the issue of JS in web services is separate from them, though. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowshi

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

Javascript to me is not a relevant issue anymore since JS is an open standard and browsers are sandboxed these days. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/

Re: who has time for the GA? (was: terminating memberships responsibly)

nt, autocratic model that is tailored to protecting the position of the figure heads. It is also apparent that all these organisation struggle with renewal and maintaining relevance and a contributor base. This is a fate I we should avoid for FSFE. I don’t think inaction is a good approach. Cheers, Mirko.

Re: transparency about the fellowship

ould be wonderful. Maybe try to focus on issues where we can work together, and move things forward towards tangible results. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm signature.

Re: resigning as Fellowship representative

ake it fit for the future. I wish you all the best for the next big thing, whatever that is for you. Thanks for all your work! Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm

Re: GitHub, proprietary services and Save Code Share

Hello, > On 9. May 2019, at 12:40, Reinhard Müller wrote: > > Am 09.05.19 um 11:54 schrieb Mirko Boehm: >> OFE is a great ally to FSFE, and has a mission that is strongly related >> to ours. It is however not a software freedom focused organisation. It >&g

Re: Request for Clarifications

Hi, > On 6. May 2019, at 04:36, Florian Snow wrote: > > Calling Daniel's behavior a symptom is a gross understatement. The symptoms of some ailments can be quite unpleasant, even icky. But I see your point. Now for some root cause analysis, please. Cheers, Mirko. -- Mirko B

Re: GitHub, proprietary services and Save Code Share (was Re: Is there any hope for FSFE?)

s commonly assumed here. This also explains the dopey wording on the Twitter message that exploded. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm __

Re: Request for Clarifications

dent accountable, was also removed. I urge everybody to make up their own opinion. I do not condone Daniel’s activities. However to act as if Daniel is the problem, instead of a symptom of the underlying problem, may not be good enough. Best, Mirko. -- Mir

Re: Organisation democracy (was: Balance relationships with companies)

facing it. > > Regards, > Bernhard > > -- > FSFE -- Founding Member Support our work for Free Software: > blogs.fsfe.org/bernhard https://fsfe.org/donate | contribute > ___ > Discussion mailing list > Discussion@lists.

Re: FSFE-in-2020: Who are we?

hat would inevitably follow from any sort of modernisation of FSFE. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm ___ Discussion mailing list Discussio

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

Hi! > On 28 Feb 2017, at 10:11, Agner Fog <ag...@agner.org> wrote: > > Mirko Boehm wrote: >> I cannot speak for FSFE, but I think the setup can be made simpler: Anybody >> can donate to FSFE. Just ask them to provide proof of the donation, and then >> you

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

Hi! > On 27 Feb 2017, at 14:40, Agner Fog <ag...@agner.org> wrote: > > On 27-02-2017 11:06, Mirko Boehm (FSFE) wrote: >> You will need permission/license from the other contributors to sell >> proprietary licenses. >> You need a scheme that fairly dis

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

LAs that enable proprietary licensing. However in your situation this is already the case, so in my understanding it would make your software more free (because others can contribute to it). Please be aware that this is not an official FSFE position. Hope this helps, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...

Re: October Newsletter /Summit

c for the newsletter. We need to keep it in mind as “lessons learned” for future summits. Do we already have a process for that? Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellow, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm __

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

o support FSFE, but for their own reasons use Gmail. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm ___ Discus

Re: negative campaigning?

than this. Especially because we have a clear, freedom focused message that explains itself pretty well. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

e a new video service. But how do we get those who are not in our network to know about it? I am all for the idea. But it is important to keep in mind that FSFE is foremost not an organisation that facilitates free software development. Not that we could not, but it is not our mission. Best

Re: UK to "end" encryption?

s directly related to matters of software freedom, and grounded on verifiable facts. Thanks, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm

Re: European Commission Event "Open Source beyond 2020" (DG CNECT/DIGIT)

ndering if anyone from the FSFE is planning to attend > the event and represent FSFE? > > The agenda looks surprisingly interesting, I must say -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting