Re: virtual meetings

2020-05-11 Thread Paul Sutton
I get the same problem in the UK. There is an assumption that people: * Uses a particular proprietary solution or * Want to use a proprietary solution or Or in some cases they assume people have or can even afford a smartphone on low or zero income. As it is seen that everyone uses zoom, teams,

Re: VPS providers with libre or no JS

2020-05-11 Thread Davis Remmel
Do you really need a VPS, or is self-hosting an option? There are lots of cloud companies using Proxmox, but they are usually small businesses and hard to find. If you have an IX near you, try to talk to people close to that. They’re usually involved with data center services,

Re: Buying cryptocurrency for fiat while avoiding nonfree software (was: VPS providers with libre or no JS)

2020-05-11 Thread Denver Gingerich
On Fri, May 08, 2020 at 01:03:49AM +0300, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote: > Roberto Beltran wrote: > > I've only ever bought crypto in person for cash. > > So far I've only seen proprietary apps, the ATMs > > that require a cellphone > > Whatʼs wrong with a phone? Afaik, SMS is perfectly usable with

Re: VPS providers with libre or no JS

2020-05-11 Thread Eric Bavier
A newish provider is https://capsul.org/ which is run by volunteers of https://cyberia.org. Payment options include cryptocurrencies and cash. `~Eric - On May 1, 2020, at 1:03 AM, Roberto Beltran via libreplanet-discuss libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org wrote: > Hey libre people, > >

Re: VPS providers with libre or no JS

2020-05-11 Thread Fischers Fritz
On Mon, May 4, 2020, at 16:15, Roberto Beltran via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > > Why? Running a VPS is a non-sovereign path. > > > > Post-pandemic I'll be moving and traveling relatively frequently. I'm > going to be living in small places, and I'll likely forego having > internet at home, at

Re: VPS providers with libre or no JS

2020-05-11 Thread Fischers Fritz
On Fri, May 1, 2020, at 01:03, Roberto Beltran via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > Does anyone know any VPS providers that don't require using proprietary > JavaScript? sdf.org ___ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org

Re: VPS providers with libre or no JS

2020-05-11 Thread Fischers Fritz
On Wed, May 6, 2020, at 22:19, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote: > Roberto Beltran wrote: > >> sdf[.org] > > > > It's impressive how much stuff and history they have. > > Yet, IIRC, the last time I had checked, they had no freedom-friendly > payment option (unless you are able to pay in cash) — only

virtual meetings

2020-05-11 Thread LM
Okay, just had to complain to a more sympathetic ear. Seems like all the technical groups in my area are using Zoom or Microsoft Teams or Microsoft Visual Studio for communications during virtual meetings. Talk about not being inclusive. I've been posting links for the FSF alternatives and