Canoeboot 20240612 released

Hello everyone. Copying this from Trisquel forums where I posted it: I'm happy to announce the publication of a *new* Canoeboot release, the Canoeboot 20240612 release, released today, 12 June 2024. You can find it here: [1]https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20240612.html It'

Re: Should Canoeboot become GNU Canoeboot?

Hi Adrien, On Wed, 15 May 2024 18:00:12 +0200, Adrien 'neox' Bourmault wrote: > We then took a bad decision : to use ourselves the name > Libreboot (in the idea that we could perhaps stop here from using it) So, you've dropped all pretense of your previous moral crusade, and have publicly adm

Re: Fwd: Should Canoeboot become GNU Canoeboot?

I actually submitted extensive patches to gnuboot in January 2024: [1]https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnuboot-patches/2024-01/index.htm l [2]https://web.archive.org/web/20240511074211/https://lists.gnu.org/arc hive/html/gnuboot-patches/2024-01/index.html The patches were nev

Fwd: Should Canoeboot become GNU Canoeboot?

[1]https://canoeboot.org/news/gnu.html Discussion welcome Forwarded Message Subject: Should Canoeboot become GNU Canoeboot? Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 15:50:42 +0100 From: Leah Rowe [2] To: [3]gnue...@gnu.org CC: [4]ksiew...@fsf.org, [5]z...@fsf.org, Mike Ger

Libreboot 20230319 released

Hello everyone, I'm CC'ing this to several organisations. I ask that you all please spread the news about this, in whatever way you can: Libreboot had a sudden new software release today. I'm Leah Rowe, the founder and lead developer of Libreboot. You can read the release announcement here: htt

New Hampshire software freedom bill on 21 February 2023

Hello everyone, I'm CC'ing this to several organisations. I ask that you all please spread the news about this, in whatever way you can: On 21 February 2023, there is a hearing for a bill in the New Hampshire Legislative Office Building in Concord, New Hampshire, named House Bill 556-FN that wou

Re: better terminology to promote freedom

Hi everyone, The other day, I proposed the term "freedom software" as a less ambiguous way to say "free software". I've heard people's comments and criticisms about this, and I've decided: I will not use it. Instead, I will try to say "libre software" more often than "free software". I will con

Re: better terminology to promote freedom

> I don't see any problem with "free software". Software is like > speech, or knowledge, and where a "free" qualification should mean > freedom. It is unfortunate that it has been interpreted as "gratis" > by some people. > > TBH there are more important issues to deal with in free software > m

Re: better terminology to promote freedom

On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:58:35 +0100 Valentino Giudice wrote: > I've heard "freedom software" too, but it's slightly weird. Surely > "freedom-respecting software" conveys the idea, but it is longer and, > I believe, less prone to being treated as a "technical" term with an > objective definition

better terminology to promote freedom

Hi everyone, I started this on twitter[1] and mastodon[2], but thought I'd also start the discussion here, where likeminded people exist who, I believe, can contribute to this discussion. My questions relate to terminology regarding "free software" and "proprietary software". Here goes: I've bee

why isn't stallman on lp2022 speakers list?

Hi all, I was excited when FSF announced the libreplanet 2022 schedule just recently, but something immediately caught my eye: RMS isn't on the speakers list this year. Is there a reason? -- Leah Rowe is not a rowebot "Think for yourself. Live free!" pgpg3QGP3ix0i.pgp Description: PGP sign

Re: Help Chile write free software values, privacy, and digital sovereignty into their constitution

thanks, i posted this to r/linux, my twitter and my mastodon. hopefully enough people will get involved to assist in this effort On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 02:14:43 + Pen-Yuan Hsing wrote: > > Dear libreplanet, > > Only a few precious days left, but I just saw the following post by > Drew DeVaul

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 07:31:11 -0800 Matt Ivie wrote: > Here is an interesting case where someone is fabricating processors > themselves: > > https://www.wired.com/story/22-year-old-builds-chips-parents-garage/ This changes everything. Thank you for linking this! Richard, you should definitely l

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:14:16 + Jacob Hrbek wrote: > > Modifying *integrated circuits* is virtually impossible -- Leah > (I clarified in a follow-up email that modifying the final assembly is hard, but that the verilog and such are more practical to modify. I didn't address fabrication thou

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:14:16 + Jacob Hrbek wrote: > > Modifying *integrated circuits* is virtually impossible -- Leah > > I disagree on that. From my experience it's very possible, but it's > usually not economical as people lack the infrastructure and knowledge > to develop those at home,

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:03:20 + Leah Rowe wrote: > It's only in the last 40 years that things have gone down-hill. In the > 70s, you could open up your electronics and there would be schematics > showing you how everything was put together. It's possible that > you could send in a device for

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

Hi Richard, On Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:16:52 -0500 Richard Stallman wrote: > [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] > [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] > [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > >

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:48:36 + Leah Rowe wrote: > Modifying *integrated > circuits* is virtually impossible I want to clarify that I mean once they are built. With verilog source, you can modify microprocessors quite easily, to then build your own. See: RISCV project. Completely free ISA f

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:16:36 -0500 Richard Stallman wrote: > [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] > [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] > [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > > > Your dismi

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

On Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:23:27 + Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > In fact, access to schematics, boardviews, datasheets and any other > documentation is *critical* to software freedom. > > Much of the work that goes into porting a single mainboard to coreboot > requir

Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

Hi, I really can't hold my tongue any longer. On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:33:57 -0500 Richard Stallman wrote: > > RYF deserves its name. It checks for the freedom that users of the > computer can take advantage of, today and in the near future. > Having those circuit diagrams will not affect the fr

New Hampshire (USA) may soon enshrine Software Freedom into law. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

Hello everyone I published an article about this on libreboot.org: https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre.html There is a proposed bill going on in New Hampshire that will, if passed, require state agencies to more or less use free software exclusively, when they can, and facilitate its use by me

RYF can, and should, be improved

Hello everyone. I'm writing to libreplanet-discuss today, to discuss a topic that I believe has not been discussed adequately, in recent years. I'll get straight to it: Some of you may know me as the founder and lead developer of Libreboot, a project which provides free boot firmware, replacing

Re: federated free software movement

federated wikipedia thoughts? On 13/11/2021 14:29, Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss wrote: What if there was a combined Free Software, OSHW and Right to Repair group, providing ideological leadership in a peer to peer fashion via federated services (including Git-based code

federated free software movement

What if there was a combined Free Software, OSHW and Right to Repair group, providing ideological leadership in a peer to peer fashion via federated services (including Git-based code hosting) and an emphasis on teaching how to self-host your own federated hosting infrastructure? I'

Re: federated free software movement

On 13/11/2021 14:29, Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss wrote: What if there was a combined Free Software, OSHW and Right to Repair group, providing ideological leadership in a peer to peer fashion via federated services (including Git-based code hosting) and an emphasis on

federated free software movement

What if there was a combined Free Software, OSHW and Right to Repair group, providing ideological leadership in a peer to peer fashion via federated services (including Git-based code hosting) and an emphasis on teaching how to self-host your own federated hosting infrastructure? I'

Re: Libreboot 20210522 released

On 23/05/2021 05:43, Miroslav Rovis wrote: Downloaded. But: check the download page again. it's a new key, and i don't think i actually uploaded it to any key servers. i've simply uploaded the key itself, exported using gpg --armor For Libreboot 20210522 and newer: https://libreboot.or

Libreboot 20210522 released

Hi everyone! Libreboot is free (as in freedom) boot firmware, which initializes the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, peripherals) in your computer so that software can run. Libreboot then starts a bootloader to load your operating system. It replaces the proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware

Re: Help share FSF's 2020 Ethical Tech Giving Guide

On 20/11/2020 00:21, Zoe Kooyman wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > With gifting season upon us, today, we released the annual FSF giving > guide! > > Please also consider adding RetroFreedom.com to the giving guide! UK based Libreboot seller. RetroFreedom.com is minif

Re: RetroFreedom.com webshop launched. Libreboot laptops with Trisquel GNU+Linux

On 20/11/2020 10:32, Jean Louis wrote: > Very nice and personal! > > And one gets it from author directly. Can it be better? I felt that it was best to explain everything clearly, since the company was offline for a long time. It's only fair that people get told the full picture, so that they can

RetroFreedom.com webshop launched. Libreboot laptops with Trisquel GNU+Linux

Hi everyone! I forgot to link this on the libreplanet list, but my company selling FSF-endorsed Libreboot laptops with Trisquel came back online on 10 November 2020. It's me Leah Rowe, Libreboot founder. I simply renamed the store. Check it out! https://retrofreedom.com/ As some may know, the c

Re: One word label for someone who rejects proprietary software

one word to describe someone who rejects proprietary software? I have a few clever genius wise Maybe: democrat libertarian etc i don't think it's useful to try to create such a single word noun though On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:42:07 + Connor Doherty wrote: > So what you're suggesting i

Re: FSF Resign Awards: Call for Nominations

(sorry, I just re-read the article. you call it "resign awards nominations" - I confused it with the "Free Software Awards") On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 11:33:52 -0500 "Adrienne G. Thompson" wrote: > Re: nomination for the FSF Resign Awards: > For the internet drama "The Backstabber" > > Bradley M. Kuh

Re: FSF Resign Awards: Call for Nominations

Why on earth would you nominate him? The SFC literally wrote an article about RMS slamming him, going right along with the smear campaign against him. See: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2019/sep/16/rms-does-not-speak-for-us/ I lost all respect for SFC (and by extension its leadership, which i

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

I mean there are GNU programs whose authors are almost entirely transgender (on the feminine spectrum of gender identity). I won't name the project in case some members don't want to be outed... yeah. this recent media campaign against RMS is pure slander. Nothing would make me happier than RMS b

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

The saddest part is that the rightwing media slamming him for his misspoken words about Epstein do not care about womens rights... while slandering him and quoting him out of context to make it look like he supports a serial rapist (which he absolutely *does not*). They are mostly authored and run

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

The sad thing is that RMS is one of the champions of womens rights in the free software world. He has said some stupid things in the past, but he's a really nice guy and really supportive. He's always there to answer emails and offer guidance on things. He is one of my role models. He accepted my

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:26:37 + 'smee via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > I still think this campaign against RMS was coordinated (call me a > conspiracy nut) and that they are accomplishing some of their goals > right now. Of course it was coordinated. You'd have to be an idiot not to notice t

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

(having said that, I *have* seen some quite nasty sexism in some projects. most notably the coreboot project - most of those guys are fine, but there are a few bad apples i've met in there) On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:25:52 +0100 Leah Rowe wrote: > > I'm on the feminine side of gender identity, and

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Apologies

I'm on the feminine side of gender identity, and I don't find your post offensive. I *did* find it naive; you're a guy so you don't directly experience sexism towards you, but I thought your reply to Deb was you just innocently asking for examples of what she was talking about. Of which there are

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] To be FSF member to have a voice? Does anyone listen?

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:35:44 -0700 Aaron Wolf wrote: > Sorry for more tangent, but I really feel Veggie Galaxy is a distant > 2nd to Life Alive https://www.lifealive.com which is my absolute > favorite restaurant anywhere. It happens to be down the street from > Veggie Galaxy. And it almost justi

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] To be FSF member to have a voice? Does anyone listen?

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:57:07 -0400 Deb Nicholson wrote: > That said, there's almost always groups (Gnu ones and others) going to > Veggie Galaxy on Thursday, Friday and Sunday nights. I like their breakfasts -- Leah Rowe Company Director & Libreboot developer https://minifree.org/ https://lib

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] membership confusion, FSF way forward

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:04:46 +0200 Daniel Pocock wrote: > On 23/09/2019 05:18, Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > > > > I take issue with this: there is the issue of vetting regular > > members. What if a bunch of members are present who do not share > > the FS

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] To be FSF member to have a voice? Does anyone listen?

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:01:35 +0100 Leah Rowe wrote: > > 2. Attend the LibrePlanet conference in March, where associate > > members get costless admission and can attend the associate members' > > meeting [2] on Sunday during lunch to offer feedback on the > > FSF's work (great deal: pizza an

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] To be FSF member to have a voice? Does anyone listen?

On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:46:00 -0400 "Patrick 'P. J.' McDermott" wrote: > Associate members do have a voice though; we can either: > > 1. Contact the FSF ourselves to tell them how we feel (please be kind > and supportive in this difficult time) or > 2. Attend the LibrePlanet conference in M

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] membership confusion, FSF way forward

On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 18:16:01 -0500 Will Hill wrote: > On Sunday 22 September 2019, Daniel Pocock wrote: > > all the 1466 volunteers, associate members and any new volunteers > > who joined recently must be given equal voting rights. > > The next day, Bill Gates would have 20,000 Microsoft empl

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] membership confusion, FSF way forward

I take issue with this: there is the issue of vetting regular members. What if a bunch of members are present who do not share the FSF's hardline stance on free software? On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 17:49:45 +0200 Daniel Pocock wrote: > > Recent discussions show a lot of confusion about FSF (associate

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Why stay or start an FSF membership? To keep funding software freedom.

a > 501(c)(6) with a stated mandate to serve the *business* interests of > companies that use Linux. The FSF as a 501(c)(3) with a social mission > to promote software freedom *is* susceptible to take-over, but it's > not an analogous situation. > > On 2019-09-21 4:09 p.m., L

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] FSF should defend RMS and reject his resignation!

> Then sit Leah. There maybe tasks that you can do while sitting at your > laptop supporting those of us who choose to rise! I am unfamiliar with this concept "let's rise" or "rise up!", in the context which you are referring to. Could you explain to me? -- Leah Rowe Company Director & Libreb

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Why stay or start an FSF membership? To keep funding software freedom.

On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:06:36 -0400 Miles Fidelman wrote: > Linus Torvalds, perhaps, as the next FSF President?  :-) You joke about this, but you should never assume that an organization won't degrade in such a manner. For instance, the Linux Foundation and many similar bodies are heavily funde

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] To be FSF member to have a voice? Does anyone listen?

> Caleb Herbert wrote: > > On 09/20/2019 08:21 AM, Adrienne G. Thompson wrote: > >> No Leah, the way to go would have been to withdraw your membership > >> - not renew it! > > > > We should become or remain members, so we have a voice. > > A voice? You were an associate member when the mobbing

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Why stay or start an FSF membership? To keep funding software freedom.

We should set up a petition advising the FSF to consider lxo as leader of the movement. On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 03:03:39 -0500 Caleb Herbert wrote: > > > On 09/20/2019 11:28 PM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > > > Let's hope the FSF's next president has a commitment to software > > freedom which compare

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] well motherfucking done internet. I'm not proud of you at all

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 22:08:29 -0500 "Adrienne G. Thompson" wrote: > RMS is very much alive. The plan to reinstate him as FSF president > would automatically also include one for succession. This is not the > time for rms to step aside while big corporations work to devour the > principles of Free

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] FSF has begun a search for a new president

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 23:29:13 +0300 Dmitry Alexandrov <321...@gmail.com> wrote: > "J.B. Nicholson" wrote: > > 2. the FSF has begun a search for a new president. (per > > https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns), > > > It would be a shame if the FSF made a compromise where they favore

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:26:06 -0500 "Adrienne G. Thompson" wrote: > PS: You like fish? RMS is a big fish! Let's give him plenty of > support so we can swim with him in less polluted waters. #RiseUp Now I can't get that picture out of my head :S -- Leah Rowe Company Director & Libreboot devel

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Why stay or start an FSF membership? To keep funding software freedom.

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 23:28:38 -0500 "J.B. Nicholson" wrote: > Let's hope the FSF's next president has a commitment to software > freedom which compares favorably to Stallman's commitment. According > to > https://listas.trisquel.info/pipermail/freedom-misc/2019-September/004745.html > FSF Vice Pr

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] FSF should defend RMS and reject his resignation!

Why do I have to rise? I'm too lazy to get up. I'd rather just sit here and paint, or code. On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:18:22 -0500 "Adrienne G. Thompson" wrote: > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 2:09 PM al3xu5 / dotcommon > wrote: > > > ... Please, those who think like me, make your voice heard! > > > >

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Become an FSF member now == support RMS dismissal

Growth of the FSF also enhances the FSF's ability to do its very important work. Who cares what the media has to say? The media has always been hostile to free software. On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 17:39:59 +0300 Dmitry Alexandrov <321...@gmail.com> wrote: > Caleb Herbert wrote: > > On 09/20/2019 08:1

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Diplomatic activism [was Re: Is Stallman nuts?]

iplomacy. I find that useful > and will embrace that term going forward. > > On 2019-09-18 5:28 p.m., Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > > > > there is a hidden 4th item on that bullet point list: > > * empathy. understanding what the other is thinking, and see

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

yes. i agree with you. On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:44:48 -0500 "Adrienne G. Thompson" wrote: > Leah, > > > > women (and LGBT people, and black people etc) are routinely > > descriminated against, and less likely to get involved in tech. > > > > we need to spend more effort bringing such people int

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

there is a hidden 4th item on that bullet point list: * empathy. understanding what the other is thinking, and seeing where they are coming from. "know your enemy" Many activists fail on this aspect. They fail to understand what they're opposing. On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:25:16 +0100 Leah Rowe wro

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

there are two types of equality activist: * diplomat * thug I'm of the diplomatic variety. The ones that you had a negative experience with are the thug type. It's the diplomatic ones that make the real change. People like me, who do real work rather than just shouting on twitter or on mailing l

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

I'm on the feminine spectrum of gender identity, and here are my hobbies: * soldering * programming * fine art * martial arts * sewing * cooking I watch violent TV shows and play violent video games. Just saying, assigning roles to someone based on their demographic is stupid. On Wed, 18 Sep 2

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

meritocracy is silly in terms of advancing equality, because it implies an equal playing field - nothing is further from the truth women (and LGBT people, and black people etc) are routinely descriminated against, and less likely to get involved in tech. we need to spend more effort bringing suc

[libreplanet-discuss] well motherfucking done internet. I'm not proud of you at all

Yeah, I just learned that RMS has resigned from the FSF. Way to go people. You took the bait from enemies - enemies who wish to crush us and end the existence of free software. What kind of precedent does this set? This is only going to empower our enemies and make them believe they can be even

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

I won't replace the fish either. It'll get smellier and more rotten every time. On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 01:03:12 +0100 Leah Rowe wrote: > > > I want to stop receiving mails not only from this thread, but *this > fucking mail list*. I've had enough of deleting mails from this > thread. > > Some

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

I want to stop receiving mails not only from this thread, but *this fucking mail list*. I've had enough of deleting mails from this thread. Some of us have real jobs and do actual fucking work all day, like answering emails or writing software and doing pull requests / code review on other maili

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

PLEASE can people stop responding to this fucking thread. I couldn't possibly give any less of a flying fuck about this smear campaign against RMS if you *paid* me... and yes, it is a smear campaign. Just some whores from microsoft or the US government or whatever the shit, wanting to cause troubl

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] free software is under attack

I think most people are intelligent enough to realize that the article is bullshit. I resigned from this list (now I'm sending this reply as a non-list member) not because I'm withdrawing support from the FSF; I still wholeheartedly support them. It's just that the libreplanet mailing list doesn'

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] No, Stallman isn't "nuts" nor does he deserve less freedom of speech

Stallman single handedly spearheaded the entire free software movement back in the 80s, and he's still going strong even today, talking at conferences all over the world. He's a man of great integrity who does what he says and means what he says. Meanwhile, Mr. Gates is funding companies like Mon

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] No, Stallman isn't "nuts" nor does he deserve less freedom of speech

The TR;DR version of my previous mail is this: Without the FSF, we'd be up shit creek. So please everyone grow the fuck up and move on, and keep doing wonderful things. This infighting helps nobody but our enemies. On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:19:26 +0100 Leah Rowe wrote: > > I'm unsubscribing fro

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] No, Stallman isn't "nuts" nor does he deserve less freedom of speech

I'm unsubscribing from this list. The FSF has been stagnating a lot over the years anyway... though I still respect them, and RMS. But I don't like all this spam, and most of what goes on this list appears to be spam nowadays :S Before I do unsubscribe, I'd like to impart some wisdom on you all:

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

Just put a filter in your mail client to move emails in this subject line to /dev/null :P On Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:37:23 -0400 Betsy Garrett wrote: > I’m going to have to unsubscribe from this list until this discussion > has run its course. > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 4:32 PM TechLibre > wrote

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is Stallman nuts?

I wish stupid threads like this one didn't spam my inbox so much. Stallman's stances have been documented on his blog for years. Get over it. -- Leah Rowe Company Director & Libreboot developer https://minifree.org/ https://libreboot.org/ Do you know you have rights? The right to privacy, fr