Discussion August 2014

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Feedback appreciated: New version of the User Data Manifesto (draft)
by Hugo Roy 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Hi everyone, I have wanted for a while to update the text of userdatamanifesto.org. Here are my reasons for doing so and also the current proposal: https://hroy.eu/posts/why-new-user-data-manifesto/ Your feedback would be very much appreciated, Thanks -- Hugo Roy, Free Software Foundation Europe, <www.fsfe.org> Deputy Coordinator, FSFE Legal Team, <www.fsfe.org/legal> Coordinator, FSFE French Team, <www.fsfe.org/fr> Get our monthly newsletter, sign up! <https://l.fsfe.org/nl>

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FSFE in the RedMatrix
by Christian Kalkhoff 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Hi, I just set up an inofficial FSFE-Channel in the Red Matrix. Currently it mirrors the english news feed. If you like, connect yourself with [1]. :) Best, Christian [1] https://matrix.softmetz.de/channel/fsfe -- Christian Kalkhoff - Softwarebefreier - software liberator Fellow of FSFE CAcert assurer http://softmetz.de/

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Microblogging + RSS for private use
by Ilias K. 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Hello, I'd like to aggregate RSS/Atom and microblogging updates and display them all in a Twitter-homepage-like fashion in my computer, ideally sorted by date. I know there is Gnu Social, which I just checked out from Git, but I'd like to have it display RSS feeds as well. I have also thought going the other way around, taking a feed reader and having it also display status updates in the same manner. I've tried compiling Liferea in the past without much luck (maybe I'll retry). I also know of NewsBlur, but I don't really know how free it is, and trying to let it loose it may prove too time-consuming. Does this all sound too unrealistic? Do you have alternative suggestions? Many thanks. -- Ilias K. Software developer, Greece GnuPG fingerprint: E7EC F151 9697 9E5A 55B1 EA8E D7BD 69FA FCB0 91E0

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Re: Can we make the web shop more visible?
by Allan Irving 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

May be hijacking this thread somehow, but it is related. Could a size chart be added as a S, M, L etc. tend to mean very little to not only myself but most. As in a size chart for these specific shirts as a M in these may be a S I wear in others. Partly the reason I haven't bought one yet or a hoodie! - Sent from my toaster using recycled electrons. > On 4 Aug 2014, at 15:51, Max Mehl <max.mehl(a)fsfe.org> wrote: > > # Hugo Roy [04.08.2014 @ 12:13]: >> >> I’m making a proposal on the frontpage of fsfe.org right now. >> >> what do you think? > > To be honest, I needed a second look to find the promo T-shirt. Why not putting > it in the sidebar besides the event section (and not underneath it)? I'M sure it > would gain more attention and it would look more fitting. > > Best, > Max > > > -- > Max Mehl - Free Software Foundation Europe - www.fsfe.org > About me: http://fsfe.org/about/mehl | Blog: blog.mehl.mx > Support us: http://fsfe.org/support | Homepage: mehl.mx > > _______________________________________________ > Web mailing list > Web(a)fsfeurope.org > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/web

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Fairphone - a free Android device?
by Carsten Agger 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

I just received my Fairphone. It came with a widget to "install Google apps" - when I clicked it, I was told that the phone is missing important functionality as it does not include Google apps, which they "unfortunately" don't have a license to distribute. I then deleted the widget. In th instruction folder under "your rights", we're told that all applicable software licenses are in the "Legal information" section under the "about phone" entry in the settings. Entering there, I find that the only point is "Open Source Licenses". These are listed in a not very intuitive way, but seems mostly to be GPL and standard Android/Apache licenses. So apparently the Fairphone does not have any proprietary software installed by default. So maybe buying a Fairphone is one of the easiest (admittedly not cheapest) ways of getting a free vanilla Android system? Best, Carsten -- http://www.modspil.dk https://blogs.fsfe.org/agger/

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GPGTools
by Allan Irving 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

I have a question and or a request for information. I came across GPGTools which looks like a very good implementation of the command line to a GUI (I find GUI easier to work with when learning and know many users are petrified of a command line). I have downloaded the tools from Kleopatra and so forth before for Windows. On Linux, I use the command line. So, is there as succesful an implementation of GPG tools that runs on Windows or Linux? Or is anybody aware of any projects that are attempting to do the same thing, albeit for different operating systems as GPGTools is only for Mac OSX. It would help greatly if anyone can assist me with this query as I have personally just got me head around PGP and I am encouraging peers to use it however, the feedback has been along the lines of they cannot use a command line and find Kleopatra and the bundled tools clunky and error prone. Regards,

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Letter to a Young Free Software Enthusiast
by Michael Kesper 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Hi all, okay, the article is about Haskell but I think we all should read it from time to time: http://comonad.com/reader/2014/letter-to-a-young-haskell-enthusiast/ s/Haskell/Free Software/ and it probably fits very well. Best wishes Michael

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