Re: [free-software-melb] Fwd: Re: Activities/CompulsoryRouters - FSFE Wiki

[Andrew Pam]

On 05/07/18 01:31, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> Yes, I think it is best to always put the ISPs modem in bridge mode if
> you can -- but VoIP /may/ be one thing that stops people from doing so.

I have a Sipura 3000 VoIP adapter behind the Technicolor modem, because
the built-in VoIP doesn't work in bridged mode.  But most people use
mobiles these days and barely use landlines.  Businesses might want to
run Asterisk and use VoIP handsets.

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Fwd: Re: Activities/CompulsoryRouters - FSFE Wiki

[Andrew Pam]

On 04/07/18 13:23, Jookia wrote:

I haven't got the NBN yet, but we currently have a Telstra technicolor modem.
What interests me about it is that it does firmware updating automatically
and I can't find any firmware for it online. Short of cracking it open and
reading flash chips or doing traffic snooping, there's not much I can do to tell
it's not being malicious.


I also have a Technicolor modem on Internode NBN, and I always put my 
modem into bridged mode and use a FOSS server (typically Linux or BSD) 
as the actual router.  I'm currently using an old Dell "small business 
server" that I got for free, but even a Raspberry Pi would work as a 
single-armed router.  That probably won't protect you against actively 
malicious firmware, but it should mitigate against a lot of 
vulnerabilities because it's much harder to externally contact a router 
in bridged mode.


Cheers,
        Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Fairphone: The smartphone with social, values

[Andrew Pam]

On 05/07/16 01:18, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> And does everything work perfectly on CM 11 ?

Yes, and has done for a long time.  The only issue is that sometimes the
UI restarts immediately after unlocking the phone and I have to unlock a
second time.  Otherwise everything works perfectly.

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Fairphone: The smartphone with social, values

[Andrew Pam]

On 05/07/16 00:04, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> I've got an S3 running a CM version that was supposed to be getting
> updates monthly; that stopped almost immediately -- people seem to move
> on too quickly.  Would have liked that phone to get a bit more life.

I'm still using my S3 with CM 11 and getting regular security updates.
You just need to switch to the "nightly" (not really) updates.  CM 13 is
currently being worked on as well.

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Gnews

[Andrew Pam]

On 25/11/15 02:57, Ben M wrote:
>Our content management system didn't like the ".odp" extension, so I had
> to tack ".rm" on the end... which unix fans will recognize as "remove" ;)

It's been years since I've thought about the old RealMedia format!

Here's a sample file:



VLC and Mplayer can both handle it.

Cheers,
Andrew
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[free-software-melb] 'There Is No Human Right To Patent Protection' -- UN Special Rapporteur

[Andrew Pam]

"There is no human right to patent protection. The right to protection
of moral and material interests cannot be used to defend patent laws
that inadequately respect the right to participate in cultural life, to
enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, to
scientific freedoms and the right to food and health and the rights of
indigenous peoples and local communities."



Looks like an interesting report.

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Gnews notes recent discussion topics

[Andrew Pam]

On 06/03/15 11:23, Ben Sturmfels wrote:
 I'm really glad that you're keen Scott. This is something I've always
 wanted to do too. The two things we need first are a venue and a date.
 
 Regarding a venue: Somewhere with plenty of tables, power, good light
 and internet access. A university or school would be ideal and would
 help us bring in students. I'm also hopefully meeting up with the
 Electron Workshop folks next week, so that might be a possibility too.
 I'll see if I can get any interest from Melbourne Uni too. If you have
 any contacts, let us know.

Might also be worth considering the Footscray Maker Lab:
http://footscraymakerlab.com/

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] LUV talk of interest (schools)

[Andrew Pam]

On 25/02/15 00:12, Scott Junner wrote:
 Think I'll go.

Excellent!  I look forward to seeing you there.  For anyone not on the
LUV-announce mailing list, details are here:

http://luv.asn.au/2015/03/03

Thanks,
Andrew
LUV President
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Re: [free-software-melb] MS Windows alternative

[Andrew Pam]

On 08/04/14 21:35, Lev Lafayette wrote:
 http://www.reactos.org/
 
 Goodness, I remember someone trying to tell me over ten years ago that
 this was going to be bigger than Linux.
 
 I must ask if they still think that's the case...

Well they're still going after all these years, so that's something.

Cheers,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] GNU FDL and software freedom

[Andrew Pam]

On 22/07/13 03:15, Adam Bolte wrote:
I wouldn't define music or video as software either, for the same 
reasons - even though these are commonly distributed on CD or DVD. 


People do define music and video as software, though:

Software means /computer instructions or data/. Anything that can be 
stored electronically is software, in contrast to storage devices and 
display devices which are called hardware.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/software.html

soft.ware noun
2.anything that is not hardware but is used with hardware, especially 
audiovisual materials, as film, tapes, records, etc.: a studio fully 
equipped but lacking software.
3.Television Slang. prepackaged materials, as movies or reruns, used to 
fill out the major part of a station's program schedule.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/software?s=t

software n 2. (Electronics) video cassettes and discs for use with a 
particular video system (Collins English Dictionary)
software n 2. any material requiring the use of mechanical or electrical 
equipment, esp. audiovisual material such as film, tapes, or records. 
(Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/software

Definition of SOFTWARE b: materials for use with audiovisual equipment
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/software


Fonts are definitely not a software program, although some software 
and document files such as PDFs may optionally include them.


That depends on the format.  Some fonts are instructions to a font 
renderer, and therefore definitely are a software program in a defined 
font language.


Regards,
Andrew

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Re: [free-software-melb] Games Night

[Andrew Pam]

On 14/10/12 23:14, Andrew Pam wrote:
 You may also find my site useful:
 http://games.sericyb.com.au/

And here's another list of FOSS games I just added to my site:
http://sourceforge.net/p/forge/community-docs/SourceForge%20Games/

Share and enjoy,
Andrew
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Re: [free-software-melb] Games Night

[Andrew Pam]

On 12/10/12 21:02, Sven@GMX wrote:
 Two very good lists of open source games, even cross-platform.
 That should be sufficient fuel for our next games night.
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games
 
 http://www.unixmen.com/gaming-on-linux1131-19-awesome-opensource-games-for-linux/

You may also find my site useful:
http://games.sericyb.com.au/

Cheers,
Andrew
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