I will consider going as well as this is a very important issue. Looks
like November 1st is going to be a busy day for me, if I am there then
you will see me (Hawaiian shirt :D ).
Michael.
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An ad hoc meeting would be very cool indeed. Sometime you don't need an
excuse to do something - just go ahead and do it.
- Michael
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A bit of humor on the side effects of binary blobs.
http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/linux-doomsday
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This is going to be the Apple app store all over again only now it will
potentially affect so many more people. How long until we see a story
about something being rejected for political reasons?
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This was posted on Reddit a few hours ago, I haven't listened to it yet
but at least the run down on the website sounds promising.
http://systemau.net.au/
Check it out when you have some spare time.
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Can I retract my recommendation? :P if you want people recommending
almost every DRM platform available then it would be a great podcast.
Doesn't really belong here
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At least if we elect another Ben then there will be no need to change
anything on any paper work, if there is any :P
As for Libre Planet Boston - do us all proud! Show that the movement is
getting its roots here as well.
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I should clarify - the chaos was of course having 3 people called Ben,
not from using fully free software. We've been doing free software audio
conferencing for a couple of years now.
Sounds like my kind of chaos... we need more Bens. Also it is pretty
much expected that free software audio
Probably also a good idea to have one simple line somewhere towards to
end to summarise the whole effort.Something like this...
Putting any company and its closed formats above the users freedoms,
doesn't help the user. It only demonstrates a lack of respect for those
who have contributed, used
What's happening here is that Mozilla has created a ramp for people to
switch to a DRM-riddled video service in the browser. How is that a
greater freedom? They have the freedom to have their freedoms taken
away, sure... but that's the kind of backwards thinking which has
resulted licenses such
I was going to bring this up in the meeting this month but I figured it
was best to keep the conversation rolling.
This is easily one of the funnier concepts I have seen in a long while
from the 'Stupid S*** No One needs Terrible Idea Hackaton'.
GNU as Saas stand against everything it stands
I came across this about 2 weeks back, it is Chris the CEO of Think
pengin doing an interview with 'Freedoms Phoenix'. It shows how clear
the message can be and he handles himself very well. The interview
starts at about the 1 hour mark.
It is completely worth it simply for the bigger than life,
Okay I will be your friends. :P
jabj...@diasporabrazil.org
Just signed up so I can't guarantee much activity - had to brush up on
my Spanish to get in. :D Mi espanol no es beuno pero mejorando dia a dia. ;)
Michael Verrenkamp
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considering
the phone is designed for EU phone standards and I am not sure how
compatible that is with our local networks.
Michael Verrenkamp
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line machine for under $400. Just remember to convert from Euro not
Pound and I did. :D
Regardless of all the drama that happened with the founder earlier in
the year, this is still a good product that is fairly hard to come
across.
https://minifree.org/
Michael Verrenkamp
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libreboot
>
>I didn't know about the drama mentioned above.
>
>How much did you pay for shipping and bank transfer fees?
Shipping was 33 Euro. Bank transfer was $15 AUD but that may vary
between banks. I did mine through Bank Australia which just pushed it
through
Librecore.
Michael Verrenkamp
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Founder - Boycott Amazon in Australia -
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My little place online
The folks over at Purism are crowd funding a new mobile phone. It isn't
entirely Libre but it is a lot better than the vast majority of android
phones available.
Runs GNU/Linux distros, not android and the user is free to install
their own. Hardware switches for main elements including the
This is finally starting to get a lot of attention in the technology
field but these issue have yet to be exposed to the larger population. I
fear that by the time the average person starts to pay attention is once
it is being used for attacks in the wild. Then it will be too late.
Seeing big
Jimmy Wales is a mad man. Not in the same vein as those that launch cars with
dodgy power trains into space on a Rocket for marketing glory; but mad in that
he decided to put his chips into crowd sourcing information at no cost. To
trust in the community to make the most diverse and accurate
as in Freedom'. I have combined them
altogether so that it will be easier for many to find them.
https://freesoftware.org.au/blog/free-as-in-freedom/
Michael Verrenkamp
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Hey there freedom folks, happy GNU year to you all! The education and support
of software freedom continues. Typically we think of computer software only on
Desktop and Laptop computers, in our community this typically means GNU/Linux.
But we also use mobile devices where security and privacy
Hey there freedom lovers,
It is that time of the month again where we get together to discuss all things
digital freedom.
This month Tatiana Lenz is going to be talking about her experience as a Fellow
with Code for Australia, working within the Victorian State Government's
digital
Good day everyone,
While not strictly free software we cannot ignore our computing
heritage. The shoulder on which our technology today stand on.
To that regard, the Australian Computer History Museum (based in Sydney)
need any spare space for their collection while they find a new location.
Hey there freedom lovers,
It is that time of the month again where we get together to dig deep into all
things digital freedom.
This month Ben Minders will be talking about Open Source licenses and why do
they matter. It is one thing to make the worlds best program, it is another
issue to
Computer games are great fun! What can make them even better is when they are
free as in freedom! Games that have the potential to be changed in anyway you
and your friends wish. Because it is fun, this month’s meet-up we will be going
over and playing games that treat you right.
If you have
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It is the end of yet another great year and as tradition we will be doing away
with the formalities and be having an end of year dinner. No Gnews, no talks,
no worries! Going against tradition, we will be doing it on a Friday rather
than the typical Thursday meetings. That way if you have a
ng up with our noise, especially on games nights.
It might be early to say this (42 days early!) but Happy Gnew Year and we hope
to see you at one of the many events on next year.
Michael Verrenkamp
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Howdy folks,
Just a heads up to those who follow the progress of various development
technologies. Apple appeared to be doing something really good for the world
when they decided the make their Swift programming language open to the world
to be used as people wished.
Apparently they could
Good day,
A very interesting development in relation to how people are reacting to
the Assistance and Access Bill. In the release notes for an API being
produced by Intel they put a little note in there stating they are "now
Australian-free". Part joke, part statement on what is going on.
It is
Sorry, please ignore the first announcement. The date was wrong. My wife
pointed out that I am an idiot and I agree. :D The meetup is the 21st of
February, not the 14th.
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All about Mastodon
A lot of people have not heard of Mastodon, it is a social media
All about Mastedon
A lot of people have not heard of Mastodon, it is a social media service
similar to Twitter that you can self host. Its various separately operated user
bases are federated across many different sites and its de-centralised nature
can mean it will potentially be a lot more
The Christmas puddings at Coles are now being heavily discounted because
they have been on the shelf for over 3 months, you know what that
means... Christmas is just around the corner and with that it is also
the end of another great year for Free Software Australia! As is
tradition, the last
t of work to be done but there is a lot of fun along the way,
please join us in this journey.
Michael Verrenkamp
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