Hello, LibrePlanet list,
There is a brief window for feedback regarding European Commission's
Digital Identity Wallet. I expect that these initiatives will end up
affecting the ability to use Free/Libre and Open Source Software in the
future. The deadline for feedback is next Monday which is Se
On 5/22/24 14:01, Jorge P. de Morais Neto wrote:
[snip]
Do you recommend specific ethical (libre) technology for the new
website?
Yes, I would recommend looking at some of the static site generators.
In the previous thread, alimiracle has recommended:
WordPress: A widely-used content ma
On 5/16/24 03:27, Akira Urushibata wrote:
For many years the Microsoft's core product were operating systems:
MS/DOS and Windows. It is remarkable that revenue from operation
systems has dropped to a mere 10%
That OS income was back in the 1990s. Even then it was built on
monopoly rents and n
On 5/17/24 01:09, J Leslie Turriff via libreplanet-discuss wrote:
On 2024-05-14 20:49:08 Marc Sunet wrote:
Which reminds me, how is it still legal for an OEM to ship a "default"
OS in a computer without giving the customer any choice, esp. with
BIOSes that now often don't let you boot a third-pa
On 3/30/24 01:06, Akira Urushibata wrote:
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Another issue I would like to raise is that many people erroneously
believe that "artificial intelligence" is an improved form of software.
Conventional programs are accurate when properly written, but "AI"
systems work on a different principle whi
On 8/2/23 16:10, Devin Ulibarri wrote:
Hi,
In case you missed it, here is the latest DRM-related article by FSF
campaigns manager Greg Farough.
https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/web_environment_integrity_is_an_all_out_attack_on_free_internet
[snip]
Excellent. Increasing the new coverage
Several sites have been covering IBM's change to the workflow and
licensing concerning RHEL and management of the relevant source code.
I'll point to Jeff Geerling's blog about that since he has already
adapted his own work flow accordingly:
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/removing-officia
On 5/9/23 07:32, J.B. Nicholson wrote:
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The punishment for this fraud did not include mandating free software.
As far as I know, none of the victimized customers ended up with free
software car firmware and the means to update applicable cars to a libre
version of that software (no TiVOizat
On 5/7/23 18:04, Don Saklad wrote:
What shall be recommended to Cambridge Public Library
for replacing CPL use of Zoom?
I would look into BigBlueButton or Jitsi-Meet. Those can be self-hosted
or outsourced, depending on what the CPL is interested in.
/Lars
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Recent news¹ reminds us that back in 2015 a whistleblower exposed the
VW/Audi emissions scandal, which I guess had been going on since 1999.
The companies executives used closed source, proprietary software in the
vehicles to hide the fact that the vehicles were emitting 40 times the
allowed NOx w
On 6/17/22 00:46, Akira Urushibata wrote:
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Has anybody been monitoring the Wikipedia article on the "Linux"
operating system? As stated above I notice that it is constantly
evolving. I see the need to examine the article and the "GNU/Linux"
naming ordeal from an objective perspective.
B
On 5/13/22 21:05, Erica Frank wrote:
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And if they ask on Stack Exchange or Stack Overflow, newbie
> questions are
often faced with reactions like "question closed" followed by a link
to another question that they do not understand as similar to
theirs. The reactions to complaints about th
I fully support building curricula on Free Software exclusively, or as
close to that as possible with an eye towards achieving 100% in the near
future. RMS wrote an essay around 20 years ago, "Why Schools Should
Exclusively Use Free Software" [1], which could still serve as a
signpost for the FSF
In what ways, if any, do people consider it feasible for the Right To
Repair and Software Freedom groups collaborate on the specific areas
where there is overlap? If this has been discussed before please point
me to the relevant archives.
I've listened to a recent monologue and a short documentar
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