Re: [libreplanet-discuss] libre software for Berkeley, CA?

[Felix Posselt]

On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:35:22 +
ng0  wrote:

> Thomas Lord transcribed 3.6K bytes:
> > 
> > Do any readers of this list have experience helping a city,
> > particularly a mid-sized US city, begin to transition from
> > proprietary software systems to libre systems?  If so, I would
> > be grateful to hear your experience and advice.  
> 
> I think it could be worth it looking into the case of Munich. For the
> FSFE this has been the showcase city case for a long time, still is.
>
Hey,

Munich isnt much of a showcase anymore.
The current Mayor and his party want to get rid of it and remigrate to
MS Windows
(Right now the Death Sentence hasn't been spoken yet, and the Fsfe is
doing their best).

The thing is, in the 13 years of GNU/Linux in Munich, the IT-Solution
was never satisfying.

Staff and Politicians often complained about Incompatability with
Everyday-Software. Microsoft and Microsoft-Associates often tried to
convince the City to remigrate by presenting cost-analysises.

Politically, the Mayor and the Party that supported Linux aren't the
leaders anymore, so it actually could be replaced by MS-Windows.

Because at the End, GNU/Linux was chosen from a freedom and
independence perspective, and the new Mayor prefers productivity and
convenience, basically an age old MS-GNU/Linux argument.

Felix

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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Saving up for Laptop, Free Software Discussion

[Felix Posselt]

Im not sure if i found the Computer you are talking about, but i found a Laptop 
with the name Lenovo ThinkPad P70

1. The Bios won't be free. I guess you know.2. Your workstation seems to have a 
thunderbolt. I am not sure, but arent these proprietary?3. Your Graphicscard 
has an official linux-driver (non-free) and it also seems to have a free Linux 
driver
All in all it seems to be able to run GNU/Linux
The questions that remains is, why you would spend that much money on a 
computer.Unless you do some really extraordinary heavy work on that thing, or 
plan to run a server for several thousand users, i don't know how a Computer of 
that price range is going to have an advantage over some consumer high end with 
an i7 6700K processor.
If I found the wrong specs, please give us more details about the machine, and 
maybe plans on using it.

  Von: Andri Effendi 
 An: libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org 
 Gesendet: 16:30 Montag, 24.Oktober 2016
 Betreff: [libreplanet-discuss] Saving up for Laptop, Free Software Discussion
   
Hello All,
Just want to put this idea out there and question for discussion.

I am setting this goal that with in the next 3 – 5 years I will have
$10,000 AUD saved up to buy a luxury laptop workstation.

I want to save up for the absolute best computer that money can buy
because I want to have real computing power. :)

The computer I am looking at is the Lenovo Think Pad P70, or its future
equivalent since I have to save up a lot of money first.

I know that by the time that I have saved enough money, there will be a
different model available.

Now what I want to ask you folks…
Assuming I have saved the money needed for this computer, will I be able
to run Trisquel or an equivalent fully Free Software OS on it?

One thing that sits back in my mind is that WIFI will not work.

I don’t want to be dreaming about buying a $10,000 computer if I won’t
be able to run Free Software on it.

Does anyone have any suggestions or comments?

Kind Regards,
-- 
Andri Effendi 
Organiser of The Free Software Movement in Sydney
www.freesoftware.org.au/

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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What does the tech setup look like in your grade school?

[Felix Posselt]

Well, not my kids, but my very own school looks like this:All Mircosoft Windows 
PCs, all "upgraded" to Windows 10.They all have free software solutions 
pre-installed, like Libre-Office, but those are only used by me.The Computer 
have the tendency to be very slow even though, they have good CPUs and turn 
themself off for no reason whatsoever, but what else is to expected by a 
Windows.The schools i have went to before had all Microsoft Windows, ranging 
from Windows XP to Windows 7, and of course they were also very slow.They 
however didn't even have Libre-Office, but I didnt bother back in the day, 
because I didn't even know, what free software was. Had to teach this myself 
years later.The Lessons are tailored for Microsoftprogramms, all but me are 
using Microsoft Office.
I'm from germany and i am pretty sure, that every average school here looks 
like this.
Greetings


  Von: Aaron E-J 
 An: libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org; tech-c...@npogroups.org 
 Gesendet: 1:18 Donnerstag, 13.Oktober 2016
 Betreff: [libreplanet-discuss] What does the tech setup look like in your 
grade school?
   
  I am developing a ready-out-of the-box, open source virtual remote desktop 
platform and would like to investigate its deployment in school systems.  My 
assumption is that most schools are using proprietary technologies (Mac/PC) for 
the most part and that a switch to Linux based platforms would bring cost 
savings.  However, I know very little about the current technology setups in 
schools near me – let alone schools elsewhere in the U.S. (where I'm based) or 
the world.  I would like to hear from people who have kids, what does their 
school technology setup look like? Thanks!  -- 
Aaron E-J
http://otherrealm.org
http://theotherrealm.org (Blog) 

   

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] suggestion/help. GPL enforcement.

[Felix Posselt]

But aren't we ourself the ones who transport software out of control?
We providing the source code of our softeare, accessible for everyone.There is 
none to be sued.

  Von: Patrick 
 An: Fabio Pesari ; libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org 
 Gesendet: 18:11 Sonntag, 5.Juni 2016
 Betreff: Re: [libreplanet-discuss] suggestion/help. GPL enforcement.
   


Could we not do the same as the proprietary people and sue those who 
move GPL code out of the control area(whatever that is determined to be)?
Thanks