[free-software-melb] Software freedom activist Aaron Swartz dies at 26

2013-01-13 Thread Ben Finney
Howdy all, Today I am saddened to learn that the prolific young activist for software freedom, Aaron Swartz http://www.aaronsw.com/>, was found dead on 2013-01-11. His death is reported as a suicide. Aaron was a co-founder of what became Reddit. He released as free software the web framework ‘web

[free-software-melb] Barbeque this Thursday at Birrarung Marr

2013-01-13 Thread Ben Sturmfels
Hi Folks, This Thursday we're holding our Free Software Melbourne barbeque. Everyone is welcome, especially if you haven't been along before. Look forward to seeing you! Regards, Ben Free Software Melbourne barbeque Thur 17 Jan