Wm Salt Hale @salt@social.coop
/?/ Kilted Globetrotter,
Free/Libre/Open Advocate,
and Lifelong Hacker /?/
Joined Mar 2019
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May Day, May Day, on this Day in May I have a thing to say. Long has federation been a consideration, especially as Mastodon appears to be more than a mirage. Alas, choices will paralyze and ides fail to materialize. This post, this instance, this moment, yet another push will be shoved as the chains of unfree software continue to weigh. To that I say, Hey! Eventuality may not have crystalized, but for now my toots can be distillized. Remember to #FLOSS if you want to enjoy #bigandlittleFfreedom
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The #SeaGL2021 staff will hold office hours next week!
Sun Aug 1, 3pm PDT
Tues Aug 3, 5:30pm PDT
Sat Aug 7, 3pm PDT
Join us at chat.seagl.org for questions and live assistance with your proposals. Come ask us anything related to the CfP!
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🎶It is one week til proposals due
SeaGL program wants to hear from you
Tell us what you know 'bout FLOSS
Help make #SeaGL2021 awesomesauce🎶
Not that anyone has asked yet, but CC BY-SA 4.0 I suppose... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
There has been some conversation around whether the reports that vaccinated folks are still transmitting the virus means that we'll be wearing masks forever. I couldn't stop myself from throwing this picture together... #maskup #futurefashion #asyouwish #idontthinkthatmeanswhatyouthinkthatmeans #vaxxup #covid19
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Snowdrift.coop is still working to get launched, and we've made huge progress in charting the path forward. You can help too!
New blog post "What Snowdrift Needs to Launch"
https://blog.snowdrift.coop/what-snowdrift-needs-to-launch/
#snowdrift #volunteer #elm #haskell #coooperatives #governance #flo
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List of Useful Free Software Graphics Resources
Sharing is very appreciated.
PIXLS
https://pixls.us
LibreAV
https://libreav.org
Libre Graphics Tools
https://libre.graphics
L. Graphics World
http://libregraphicsworld.org
L. Graphics Meeting
https://libregraphicsmeeting.org
L. Graphics Club
https://libregraphics.club
LibreArts
https://librearts.org
Open Source Design
https://opensourcedesign.net
O. Source Publishing
http://osp.kitchen
Beautiful Open
https://beautifulopen.com
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What free software do you use everyday the most?
Please help share.
#Computer #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
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The SeaGL 2021 call for proposals is open
office hours aren't yet announced, but we will have them
The #cfp closes August 5th for our November 5th and 6th virtual conference
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The Spritely Project aims to create a next generation of Fediverse networks and services. You can follow at:
The official site is at https://spritelyproject.org
Spritely is run by Chris Lemmer Webber, one of the authors of the ActivityPub standard that the current Fediverse runs on. You can follow at:
➡️ @cwebber
#Spritely #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Federation #Software #Dev #Development #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #SelfHosting
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Let's make things together!
@cwebber and I are starting a companion series to @fossandcrafts! These Hack and Craft events will be monthly virtual sessions where we can sit around, socialize, & craft!
The first one is Sat, June 19 2021 https://fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-craft/
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When you're talking about Linux, it's okay to say that it's "open source".
It's okay to say that it's "free software".
It's okay to call it "GNU/Linux", "Linux", or to mess up its name.
It's okay to refer to it as "the one with the friendly penguin".
Part of RMS' legacy has been an incessant obsession with terminology and pedantry, overshadowing far more important shared objectives which are fundamentally emancipatory in nature.
Pedantry is not activism; it is alienating, not emancipatory.
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The board voted unanimously to post the following statement on the FSF website: While our primary mission is freedom for software users, we want to be clear, the FSF board unanimously condemns misogyny, racism,and other bigotry as well as defamation, intimidation, and unfair attacks on free thought and speech.
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25: Governance, Leadership, and Founder's Syndrome https://fossandcrafts.org/episodes/25-governance-leadership-founders-syndrome.html
What is governance? To what degree are leaders within a governing institution subject to its rules? We use this framework to discuss the unexpected announcement of RMS's re-appointment to the FSF board.
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I just published a short blog post adding my voice to the chorus of people speaking out against Richard Stallman's return to the @fsf's board of directors. https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/the-free-software-foundation-and-richard-stallman
It's short so I'll include the full text in a thread below.
Hmm, I finally read through a few more of the longer form responses to the current @fsf controversy. https://www.arp242.net/rms.html by @arp242_martin@twitter.com is the one which aligns most closely to my current thinking. I'm not sure whether or not I'll sign the letter, but I appreciate, agree, and support what it is trying to achieve. #bigandlittleFfree #bekindinkind #FLOSSdaily #spreadloveandlibre
Mind was spinning, so I avoided some other work and put together a preliminary analysis of the petition letters regarding the controversy surrounding the @fsf PDF, data, and code can be found here: https://github.com/altsalt/rms-letter-comparison #bigandlittleFfree #bekindinkind #FLOSSdaily #spreadloveandlibre
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Interesting. https://free-software-logo.codeberg.page/ by @mray@social.tchncs.de suggests a logo for Free Software. It’s licensed as CC0 (No copyright) for free use. This can be used to indicate #FOSS / #FLOSS instead of using a company logo like e.g. from GitHub Inc., that may be used to _host_ free or open software but has a distinct logo of it’s own (the Octocat logo is a registered trademark).
It reminds me a lof of the Open Share and Open Source icon e.g. of the OpenWeb Icons set https://pfefferle.dev/openwebicons/ by @pfefferle@mastodon.social and may even be a nice addition.
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No LibrePlanet organizers (staff or volunteer), speakers, award winners, exhibitors, or sponsors were made aware of Richard Stallman's announcement until it was public.
Oh look, a last minute addition... I will be speaking @fsf 's virtual #LibrePlanet 2021 this Sunday, March 21st! Join the discussion of funding free software's future at 11:45a PT and get your gratis registration via https://u.fsf.org/lp21-sp #bigandlittleFfree #FLOSS #SpeakerLife
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Sending virtual hugs to all women in the #OpenSource #FOSS community especially my fellow #directors #OpenSourceInitiative Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and get more women featured in @wikipedia Looks like most male directors have their own article already🤨https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative#Board_members
/?/ Kilted Globetrotter,
Free/Libre/Open Advocate,
and Lifelong Hacker /?/
Joined Mar 2019
