Discussion January 2019

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Mozilla: "We’re taking a break from Facebook"
by Jonke Suhr 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hey all, irregardless of the split in our community between privacy pragmatists and privacy absolutists, I think we should take note of this step Mozilla has taken, as I believe FSFE still has a Facebook page (last active on September 21st as far as I can ascertain). > Dear global community we’ve had the opportunity to interact with over the past several years here: > > We’re taking a break from Facebook. > > At Mozilla we champion platforms and technologies that are good for the web and good for the people that use it. > We stand up for transparency and user control because they make the web healthier for us all. > > That’s why we are pressing pause on any Facebook activity. Mark Zuckerberg has just promised to improve Facebook’s settings and make them more protective, which is a start! Please do that! But we can’t help but think we’ve heard it before, so we’re still going to wait and see what materializes before we resume spending our ad dollars or time here. > > IN THE MEANTIME: > If you need support for Firefox or want to tweet at us, you can find us here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/ > and https://twitter.com/mozilla (Non-tracked link to the source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180323091845/https://de-de.facebook.com/mozil…) What do you guys think? Best regards, Jonke

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transparency about the fellowship
by Daniel Pocock 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Hi everybody, In the blog about fellowship elections being cancelled[1], the fellowship has been likened to a corporate donor. A similar comparison was made in the invitation to the extraordinary general assembly. On the transparency page[2], there is a link to donor information[3] where FSFE identifies the significant corporate donors, especially those who contribute more than 10% of the budget. The fellowship appears to contribute[4] about a third of the budget, more than any other single donor. That was almost EUR 190,000 in 2016 A single fellow also made a bequest of EUR 150,000 to FSFE and they were not identified publicly. Every corporate donor who contributes over 10% is named publicly. Does anybody feel that the same transparency principle should apply in cases such as bequests? Corporate donors (whether they are publicly listed or private companies) typically have to publish some information publicly, at a bare minimum, we can see in which country they are domiciled and who their directors are. I feel it is a good idea to publish more details about FSFE membership and fellowship. In comparison, while at RMLL, I was at the session about April where they announced that they have 4,000 members[5] and clarified that these are all full members of the association with a right to vote. FSFE currently publishes[6] the names of all legal members (GA members), there are 29. FSFE has not directly published statistics about the fellowship though, although the page[7] about the last elections showed there were 1,532 people eligible to vote. There is a weekly report circulated in the team mailing list that gives a membership breakdown by country. As fellowship representative, I feel that the information in this report is quite important for the fellowship at large. I also feel that it is important for other reasons: - giving volunteers transparency, the same details that GA and team are aware of - being consistent with the availability of information about the corporate donors (e.g. we can see where corporate donors are domiciled, so it is important to know where the fellows are predominantly domiciled) - as the "E" in FSFE is for Europe, I feel it is important to demonstrate the extent to which FSFE is engaged in each European country The dissemination of the fellowship statistics on the team mailing list stopped shortly after the extraordinary general assembly. I notice that the fellowship numbers had been increasing last year but in the last few months it has been decreasing. Personally, I suspect that two factors may be responsible: - the renaming of "fellow" to "supporter", many of the email templates and web pages only started using the new term in the last few months. I personally feel this is a downgrade, as a fellow is by definition a member of a fellowship while a supporter is a more external role. Other people may have had the same feeling and quit. - increasing awareness about the GA decision[8] in October to begin the process of abolishing elections There is also a report circulated each week about mailing list subscriptions. I notice in this report that there is a strong correlation between the number of fellows in each country and the number of mailing list users in each country. The blog[1] about removing the elections asserts that fellows are a "purely financial contributor" but if they are active in the mailing list and volunteering, I feel that statement does not adequately describe the fellowship and it is even more critical to have details on the transparency page and to ensure the GA meeting in October puts in place a new procedure for community members to vote. Regards, Daniel 1. https://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180526-01.en.html 2. https://fsfe.org/about/transparency-commitment.en.html 3. https://fsfe.org/donate/thankgnus.en.html 4. https://fsfe.org/about/funds/2016.en.html 5. https://www.april.org/association#Chiffres_cles 6. https://fsfe.org/about/team.en.html 7. http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_29119d29f759bbf8 8. https://danielpocock.com/our-future-relationship-with-fsfe-2018

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FSFE-in-2020: Who are we?
by Jonas Oberg 14 Oct '19

14 Oct '19

Hi everyone, I wanted to point you to this open internship position at the FSFE: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170811-01.en.html As you know, when the FSFE was founded, we put together a document describing our self conception. That was 16 years ago, and while I believe it to still be relevant, we'll be looking at making a new committment towards a revised organisational identity later this year. As a part of this work, we're looking for an intern to support the process for 3-6 months, working closely with me and others in the FSFE on analysing how the different groups within and outside of the FSFE perceive the organisation's identity, which will then work towards understanding how aligned they are, and supporting a renewed committment towards a self conception. We've already started the work, and will be looking for someone who could jump on board quite soon indeed, so don't wait to send this to someone you think might be interested! Work description and other application details on the page above. Sincerely, -- Jonas Öberg, Executive Director Free Software Foundation Europe | jonas(a)fsfe.org Your support enables our work (fsfe.org/join)

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FSFE and censorship - not true?
by virgilva＠keemail.me 07 May '19

07 May '19

Greetings FSFE folks!Daniel Pocock writes FSFE is censoring people:https://danielpocock.com/what-is-the-difference-between-moderation-a… <https://danielpocock.com/what-is-the-difference-between-moderation-and-cens…> Please tell us this is not to be true? Virgil

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about "I love Free Software" Day 2019
by Galia Mancheva 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Dear FSFE Community, As February 14th, most commonly known as the "I love Free Software" Day is around the corner, I am contacting you with a warm invitation to participate in the online and/or offline promotion of the day. As in previous editions, the campaign foresees spreading the visuals and graphics of the "I love Free Software" Day initiative (which will also include pictures & videos when possible) on various social media platforms, websites, blogs, and etc. The offline campaign envisages spreading the word by giving away stickers, balloons, sending postcards and taking photos of the Free Software fans with versions of the slogan, which will also be involved in the online outreach. Additionally, some Free Software supporters will hold a short talk/presentation about the benefits of software freedom in front of students in a few tech oriented universities. In case, you would be able to find time to share and spread the love for Free Software locally, or why not even globally, online and/or offline, please send me an email back. I will make sure you receive a supporter package with materials and coordinate possible further actions with you. Kind Regards, Galia -- Galia Mancheva- Project Manager Free Software Foundation Europe | www.fsfe.org +49-30-27595290 (office) +32 488 070 135 (mobile) fingerprint: 4195 1315 E14A A00A 0119 6F17 8040 8B16 CADD 6573 Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030

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vscode - any known Free Software builds/packages?
by Bernhard E. Reiter 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Hi, there is an MIT licensed base version called "vscode" which the proprietary version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code is based, which seems to be getting more popular. Does somebody know of Free Software re-building or packaging efforts? Best Regards, Bernhard == Details https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/60#issuecomment-161792005 "We build on top of the vscode code base we just open sourced and we release it under a standard, pre-release Microsoft license." "We clone the vscode repository, we lay down a customized product.json that has Microsoft specific functionality (telemetry, gallery, logo, etc.), and then produce a build that we release under our license." "When you clone and build from the vscode repo, none of these endpoints are configured in the default product.json. Therefore, you generate a "clean" build, without the Microsoft customizations, which is by default licensed under the MIT license" -- FSFE -- Founding Member Support our work for Free Software: blogs.fsfe.org/bernhard https://fsfe.org/donate | contribute

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FSFE publishes expert brochure about “Public Money? Public Code!"
by Erik Albers 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hi all, convincing decision-makers why more public code would benefit us all should be easy. There are so many good arguments for putting publicly funded code under a Free Software licence: Tax savings, transparency, and innovation – just to name a few. But, in practice, we experienced that there are still a lot of basics that need to be explained. Starting with: What is Free Software? To help with this and in preparation for the upcoming elections of the EU parliament, we compiled a policy brochure that presents the most important facts and arguments about publicly funded code. Today, we publish it [1] under a Creative Commons licence so that you and everyone else are free to use it as support for convincing candidates. Read more information about the brochure and order yourself a copy here: https://fsfe.org/campaigns/publiccode/brochure.html Thanks and best regards, Erik [1] https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190124-01 -- No one shall ever be forced to use non-free software Erik Albers | Communication & Community Coordinator | FSFE OpenPGP Key-ID: 0x8639DC81 on keys.gnupg.net

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Looking for a job as a full stack developer
by Full Stack 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

Hi everyone, I am currently looking for a new job as a full stack web developer. Preferred open source based; or at least open source friendly. If anyone offers such a job, please contact me. You're also welcome, if you know an open position somewhere. My wishes for my next job * Work with free software or development of free software * Free choice of my technical working environment * Fair and flexible working times * open company/organization culture with a respectful treatment of everyone What I offer: * Master degree with major subjects Web, Databases and Software Engineering * ~10 years professional experience * Front end: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3+ Frameworks and tools, among others: VueJS, Angular, Ionic (Hybrid Apps), Mocha, Jasmine, Webpack, Websockets, Babel, Scss, Less * Backend: PHP, NodeJS Frameworks and tools, among others: Laravel, Zend, Express, PHPUnit, Behat * Experiences in implementing tests and CI systems * Experiences in contributing to open source projects I am currently located in mid-west Germany. A relocation may be possible, depending on the job. I can send you further information if you contact me. I am happy about every message :) Best regards The one, looking for a job

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UNICEF wants to financially "invest" in Free Software products of companies
by Bernhard E. Reiter 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

"[...] The Fund provides investment-style funding for early-stage, open source technology solutions that address the most pressing challenges faced by children and young people. [...]" [1]. Though full of overrated technology hypewords, it maybe of interest because its explicit requirement of Free Software results. Best, Bernhard [1] https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/82482?utm_source=email -- FSFE -- Founding Member Support our work for Free Software: blogs.fsfe.org/bernhard https://fsfe.org/donate | contribute

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Please help to collect interesting Free Software events throughout Europe in 2019
by Erik Albers 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Hi all, to help FSFE und the Free Software community organise throughout the year, we are collecting all kinds of Free Software related events that are happening in Europe in 2019. If you know a community-driven Free and Open Source Software event in Europe with a minimum duration of 8 hours, please let us know and leave it in this pad: https://mypads.framapad.org/mypads/?/mypads/group/miscellaneous-p52vlc7ms/p… All events in interest to the FSFE community will be imported from here into the FSFE's wiki calendar and the overall list published in an overview for everyone. Please also help by spreading this link into other relevant channels. Thank you - Merci - Gracias - Спасибо - شكرا - Dankon - Dankeschön Best regards, Erik -- No one shall ever be forced to use non-free software Erik Albers | Communication & Community Coordinator | FSFE OpenPGP Key-ID: 0x8639DC81 on keys.gnupg.net

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