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Nature Walk Open Talk for Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day happens once per year where real world events take place across the globe with the aim of introducing the general public to the benefits of using high quality free (libre) open source software (FLOSS).
This year I got on board and put on an event near Cheltenham in the UK. After having spoken with Jurgen at the Digital Freedom Foundation about my apprehensions to running such an event I felt confident I could give it a good go. Rather than getting people completely absorbed in the tech I felt it would be good to go walking in nature to first talk with the group and answer any questions, before heading home for tea and cake (for good purpose, to be explained…) and then opening the devices up and getting people using some FLOSS.
The weather was not on my side and I had a couple of understandable drop outs as a result, but the rest of us braved the rain and enjoyed the walk and talk. [Pic of me talking] Loosely it went like this:
I explained the purpose of Software Freedom Day and established that everyone knew what I meant by software as apposed to hardware.
I then went in to detail about what defines FLOSS: That it’s four pillars are that anyone can view, copy modify and share its code; That to use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others; That it is beneficial in education, government, home and business (everywhere!) …There were actually attendees from all of these quarters!
I clarified the difference between proprietary software and FLOSS and talked about how and why FLOSS has higher transparency, greater security, better quality, more flexibility, usually lower cost and no vendor lock-ins. I also explained the difference between just open source software (not free/libre) and free/libre open source software.
Having done all of this I asked my fellow walkers if they knew of any FLOSS software they currently use. Most didn’t know whether things were FLOSS or not but we did establish that some were already being used such as Firefox and WordPress.
In order to show how prevalent FLOSS is I asked people to give me some names of software they use regularly and I’d see if I could name its FLOSS alternative (promising to look it up when I got home if I couldn’t off the top of my head!). Office suites, instant messaging apps, social media apps, map software and photo editing software were all brought up – all ones which I was fortunately able to name the various FLOSS alternatives for.
Having paraphrased a great quote by Jaz – “If the phone companies listened to and analysed our every word in all our conversations to sell our preferences to advertisers and political campaigns, we’d lose our collective minds. But we’ve come to a place where its normalised that software companies do it … a lot of people may be unaware, most probably are and don’t like it but feel there’s no alternative. But there is an alternative: FLOSS.” – I asked, to unanimous affirmative response, if people would prefer to use FLOSS over proprietary software.
We got home, dried off, boiled the kettle and I brought out cakes from three different sources. [Photo of the cakes] One selection was from a bakery. Another was from a shop (inside a packet with the ingredients on) and the final one was home made with the full recipe (ingredients and method) offered with it. I asked if people could look at the cakes as software and tell me which was FLOSS, which was just open-source and which was neither. They got it right, woo 🎉 and I hoped the cake analogy would make it easier for them to share with others. 🍰
I had a few devices that people took turns playing on to test out some FLOSS alternatives to software they currently use including Libre Office, Nexcloud, Gimp, Inkscape, Joplin, Ardour and Podverse, while others downloaded Element Messenger on their phones to communicate via Matrix. [Photo of people trying out some FLOSS alternatives]
A valid question asked was how would people would go about sourcing FLOSS. I suggested a few websites (Switching Software, Awesome Privacy, Chatons Open Source Software Finder, and itsfoss).
One really interesting point that came up and took us on a little tangent was when one participant asked how to respond to people who say, ‘I have nothing to hide so why should I care if I’m spied on?’. I dug out the fantastic article by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten entitled, Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’, which really does answer the question.
Concerns were raised at the difficulty of using new software which may work slightly differently to what people were used to. The extra effort to learn something new was a concern but I said it was nothing to be afraid of and that with the example of Photoshop to Gimp it’s not like learning a new language it’s just that some things may be in different places so it’s just like getting used to that in the same way people may have had to get used to changes when using something on a Mac compared to a PC.
Oh yeah, and we did touch on Linux too but didn’t delve too far. I was aware of information overload at this point and really this was more of a taster and ‘first entry’ to FLOSS for most of the people there.
It was a really engaging event and I’m glad I did it. I feel that everyone present was genuinely interested and will now take steps to go FLOSS if poss! I’d been unsure if I’d be able to do an event for Software Freedom Day being relatively new to everything myself and also not liking to talk in front of people, but I feel that by doing it as a less formal nature walk and discussion helped on that front too.
Of all of the FLOSS I’d suggested it felt as though Open Street Map was the one that everyone present was going to start using immediately.
Mine was one of 63 events worldwide for this year’s Software Freedom Day. I hope next year we can grow that to a few hundred or more. It seems that FLOSS is becoming more and more utilised and embraced so hopefully that’s a realistic prospect.
[Featured in this article: @jurgentje @dff @jaz @nextcloud @GIMP @inkscape @joplinapp @ardour @podverse @element @matrix @switchingsoftware @ChatonsOrg @itsfoss @openstreetmap]
#SFD2024 #DFF #FLOSS #FOSS #FSD #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedomDay
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Nature Walk Open Talk for Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day happens once per year where real world events take place across the globe with the aim of introducing the general public to the benefits of using high quality free (libre) open source software (FLOSS).
This year I got on board and put on an event near Cheltenham in the UK. After having spoken with Jurgen at the Digital Freedom Foundation about my apprehensions to running such an event I felt confident I could give it a good go. Rather than getting people completely absorbed in the tech I felt it would be good to go walking in nature to first talk with the group and answer any questions, before heading home for tea and cake (for good purpose, to be explained…) and then opening the devices up and getting people using some FLOSS.
The weather was not on my side and I had a couple of understandable drop outs as a result, but the rest of us braved the rain and enjoyed the walk and talk. [Pic of me talking] Loosely it went like this:
I explained the purpose of Software Freedom Day and established that everyone knew what I meant by software as apposed to hardware.
I then went in to detail about what defines FLOSS: That it’s four pillars are that anyone can view, copy modify and share its code; That to use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others; That it is beneficial in education, government, home and business (everywhere!) …There were actually attendees from all of these quarters!
I clarified the difference between proprietary software and FLOSS and talked about how and why FLOSS has higher transparency, greater security, better quality, more flexibility, usually lower cost and no vendor lock-ins. I also explained the difference between just open source software (not free/libre) and free/libre open source software.
Having done all of this I asked my fellow walkers if they knew of any FLOSS software they currently use. Most didn’t know whether things were FLOSS or not but we did establish that some were already being used such as Firefox and WordPress.
In order to show how prevalent FLOSS is I asked people to give me some names of software they use regularly and I’d see if I could name its FLOSS alternative (promising to look it up when I got home if I couldn’t off the top of my head!). Office suites, instant messaging apps, social media apps, map software and photo editing software were all brought up – all ones which I was fortunately able to name the various FLOSS alternatives for.
Having paraphrased a great quote by Jaz – “If the phone companies listened to and analysed our every word in all our conversations to sell our preferences to advertisers and political campaigns, we’d lose our collective minds. But we’ve come to a place where its normalised that software companies do it … a lot of people may be unaware, most probably are and don’t like it but feel there’s no alternative. But there is an alternative: FLOSS.” – I asked, to unanimous affirmative response, if people would prefer to use FLOSS over proprietary software.
We got home, dried off, boiled the kettle and I brought out cakes from three different sources. [Photo of the cakes] One selection was from a bakery. Another was from a shop (inside a packet with the ingredients on) and the final one was home made with the full recipe (ingredients and method) offered with it. I asked if people could look at the cakes as software and tell me which was FLOSS, which was just open-source and which was neither. They got it right, woo 🎉 and I hoped the cake analogy would make it easier for them to share with others. 🍰
I had a few devices that people took turns playing on to test out some FLOSS alternatives to software they currently use including Libre Office, Nexcloud, Gimp, Inkscape, Joplin, Ardour and Podverse, while others downloaded Element Messenger on their phones to communicate via Matrix. [Photo of people trying out some FLOSS alternatives]
A valid question asked was how would people would go about sourcing FLOSS. I suggested a few websites (Switching Software, Awesome Privacy, Chatons Open Source Software Finder, and itsfoss).
One really interesting point that came up and took us on a little tangent was when one participant asked how to respond to people who say, ‘I have nothing to hide so why should I care if I’m spied on?’. I dug out the fantastic article by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten entitled, Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’, which really does answer the question.
Concerns were raised at the difficulty of using new software which may work slightly differently to what people were used to. The extra effort to learn something new was a concern but I said it was nothing to be afraid of and that with the example of Photoshop to Gimp it’s not like learning a new language it’s just that some things may be in different places so it’s just like getting used to that in the same way people may have had to get used to changes when using something on a Mac compared to a PC.
Oh yeah, and we did touch on Linux too but didn’t delve too far. I was aware of information overload at this point and really this was more of a taster and ‘first entry’ to FLOSS for most of the people there.
It was a really engaging event and I’m glad I did it. I feel that everyone present was genuinely interested and will now take steps to go FLOSS if poss! I’d been unsure if I’d be able to do an event for Software Freedom Day being relatively new to everything myself and also not liking to talk in front of people, but I feel that by doing it as a less formal nature walk and discussion helped on that front too.
Of all of the FLOSS I’d suggested it felt as though Open Street Map was the one that everyone present was going to start using immediately.
Mine was one of 63 events worldwide for this year’s Software Freedom Day. I hope next year we can grow that to a few hundred or more. It seems that FLOSS is becoming more and more utilised and embraced so hopefully that’s a realistic prospect.
[Featured in this article: @jurgentje @dff @jaz @nextcloud @GIMP @inkscape @joplinapp @ardour @podverse @element @matrix @switchingsoftware @ChatonsOrg @itsfoss @openstreetmap]
#SFD2024 #DFF #FLOSS #FOSS #FSD #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedomDay
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Nature Walk Open Talk for Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day happens once per year where real world events take place across the globe with the aim of introducing the general public to the benefits of using high quality free (libre) open source software (FLOSS).
This year I got on board and put on an event near Cheltenham in the UK. After having spoken with Jurgen at the Digital Freedom Foundation about my apprehensions to running such an event I felt confident I could give it a good go. Rather than getting people completely absorbed in the tech I felt it would be good to go walking in nature to first talk with the group and answer any questions, before heading home for tea and cake (for good purpose, to be explained…) and then opening the devices up and getting people using some FLOSS.
The weather was not on my side and I had a couple of understandable drop outs as a result, but the rest of us braved the rain and enjoyed the walk and talk. [Pic of me talking] Loosely it went like this:
I explained the purpose of Software Freedom Day and established that everyone knew what I meant by software as apposed to hardware.
I then went in to detail about what defines FLOSS: That it’s four pillars are that anyone can view, copy modify and share its code; That to use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others; That it is beneficial in education, government, home and business (everywhere!) …There were actually attendees from all of these quarters!
I clarified the difference between proprietary software and FLOSS and talked about how and why FLOSS has higher transparency, greater security, better quality, more flexibility, usually lower cost and no vendor lock-ins. I also explained the difference between just open source software (not free/libre) and free/libre open source software.
Having done all of this I asked my fellow walkers if they knew of any FLOSS software they currently use. Most didn’t know whether things were FLOSS or not but we did establish that some were already being used such as Firefox and WordPress.
In order to show how prevalent FLOSS is I asked people to give me some names of software they use regularly and I’d see if I could name its FLOSS alternative (promising to look it up when I got home if I couldn’t off the top of my head!). Office suites, instant messaging apps, social media apps, map software and photo editing software were all brought up – all ones which I was fortunately able to name the various FLOSS alternatives for.
Having paraphrased a great quote by Jaz – “If the phone companies listened to and analysed our every word in all our conversations to sell our preferences to advertisers and political campaigns, we’d lose our collective minds. But we’ve come to a place where its normalised that software companies do it … a lot of people may be unaware, most probably are and don’t like it but feel there’s no alternative. But there is an alternative: FLOSS.” – I asked, to unanimous affirmative response, if people would prefer to use FLOSS over proprietary software.
We got home, dried off, boiled the kettle and I brought out cakes from three different sources. [Photo of the cakes] One selection was from a bakery. Another was from a shop (inside a packet with the ingredients on) and the final one was home made with the full recipe (ingredients and method) offered with it. I asked if people could look at the cakes as software and tell me which was FLOSS, which was just open-source and which was neither. They got it right, woo 🎉 and I hoped the cake analogy would make it easier for them to share with others. 🍰
I had a few devices that people took turns playing on to test out some FLOSS alternatives to software they currently use including Libre Office, Nexcloud, Gimp, Inkscape, Joplin, Ardour and Podverse, while others downloaded Element Messenger on their phones to communicate via Matrix. [Photo of people trying out some FLOSS alternatives]
A valid question asked was how would people would go about sourcing FLOSS. I suggested a few websites (Switching Software, Awesome Privacy, Chatons Open Source Software Finder, and itsfoss).
One really interesting point that came up and took us on a little tangent was when one participant asked how to respond to people who say, ‘I have nothing to hide so why should I care if I’m spied on?’. I dug out the fantastic article by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten entitled, Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’, which really does answer the question.
Concerns were raised at the difficulty of using new software which may work slightly differently to what people were used to. The extra effort to learn something new was a concern but I said it was nothing to be afraid of and that with the example of Photoshop to Gimp it’s not like learning a new language it’s just that some things may be in different places so it’s just like getting used to that in the same way people may have had to get used to changes when using something on a Mac compared to a PC.
Oh yeah, and we did touch on Linux too but didn’t delve too far. I was aware of information overload at this point and really this was more of a taster and ‘first entry’ to FLOSS for most of the people there.
It was a really engaging event and I’m glad I did it. I feel that everyone present was genuinely interested and will now take steps to go FLOSS if poss! I’d been unsure if I’d be able to do an event for Software Freedom Day being relatively new to everything myself and also not liking to talk in front of people, but I feel that by doing it as a less formal nature walk and discussion helped on that front too.
Of all of the FLOSS I’d suggested it felt as though Open Street Map was the one that everyone present was going to start using immediately.
Mine was one of 63 events worldwide for this year’s Software Freedom Day. I hope next year we can grow that to a few hundred or more. It seems that FLOSS is becoming more and more utilised and embraced so hopefully that’s a realistic prospect.
[Featured in this article: @jurgentje @dff @jaz @nextcloud @GIMP @inkscape @joplinapp @ardour @podverse @element @matrix @switchingsoftware @ChatonsOrg @itsfoss @openstreetmap]
#SFD2024 #DFF #FLOSS #FOSS #FSD #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedomDay
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Nature Walk Open Talk for Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day happens once per year where real world events take place across the globe with the aim of introducing the general public to the benefits of using high quality free (libre) open source software (FLOSS).
This year I got on board and put on an event near Cheltenham in the UK. After having spoken with Jurgen at the Digital Freedom Foundation about my apprehensions to running such an event I felt confident I could give it a good go. Rather than getting people completely absorbed in the tech I felt it would be good to go walking in nature to first talk with the group and answer any questions, before heading home for tea and cake (for good purpose, to be explained…) and then opening the devices up and getting people using some FLOSS.
The weather was not on my side and I had a couple of understandable drop outs as a result, but the rest of us braved the rain and enjoyed the walk and talk. [Pic of me talking] Loosely it went like this:
I explained the purpose of Software Freedom Day and established that everyone knew what I meant by software as apposed to hardware.
I then went in to detail about what defines FLOSS: That it’s four pillars are that anyone can view, copy modify and share its code; That to use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others; That it is beneficial in education, government, home and business (everywhere!) …There were actually attendees from all of these quarters!
I clarified the difference between proprietary software and FLOSS and talked about how and why FLOSS has higher transparency, greater security, better quality, more flexibility, usually lower cost and no vendor lock-ins. I also explained the difference between just open source software (not free/libre) and free/libre open source software.
Having done all of this I asked my fellow walkers if they knew of any FLOSS software they currently use. Most didn’t know whether things were FLOSS or not but we did establish that some were already being used such as Firefox and WordPress.
In order to show how prevalent FLOSS is I asked people to give me some names of software they use regularly and I’d see if I could name its FLOSS alternative (promising to look it up when I got home if I couldn’t off the top of my head!). Office suites, instant messaging apps, social media apps, map software and photo editing software were all brought up – all ones which I was fortunately able to name the various FLOSS alternatives for.
Having paraphrased a great quote by Jaz – “If the phone companies listened to and analysed our every word in all our conversations to sell our preferences to advertisers and political campaigns, we’d lose our collective minds. But we’ve come to a place where its normalised that software companies do it … a lot of people may be unaware, most probably are and don’t like it but feel there’s no alternative. But there is an alternative: FLOSS.” – I asked, to unanimous affirmative response, if people would prefer to use FLOSS over proprietary software.
We got home, dried off, boiled the kettle and I brought out cakes from three different sources. [Photo of the cakes] One selection was from a bakery. Another was from a shop (inside a packet with the ingredients on) and the final one was home made with the full recipe (ingredients and method) offered with it. I asked if people could look at the cakes as software and tell me which was FLOSS, which was just open-source and which was neither. They got it right, woo 🎉 and I hoped the cake analogy would make it easier for them to share with others. 🍰
I had a few devices that people took turns playing on to test out some FLOSS alternatives to software they currently use including Libre Office, Nexcloud, Gimp, Inkscape, Joplin, Ardour and Podverse, while others downloaded Element Messenger on their phones to communicate via Matrix. [Photo of people trying out some FLOSS alternatives]
A valid question asked was how would people would go about sourcing FLOSS. I suggested a few websites (Switching Software, Awesome Privacy, Chatons Open Source Software Finder, and itsfoss).
One really interesting point that came up and took us on a little tangent was when one participant asked how to respond to people who say, ‘I have nothing to hide so why should I care if I’m spied on?’. I dug out the fantastic article by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten entitled, Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’, which really does answer the question.
Concerns were raised at the difficulty of using new software which may work slightly differently to what people were used to. The extra effort to learn something new was a concern but I said it was nothing to be afraid of and that with the example of Photoshop to Gimp it’s not like learning a new language it’s just that some things may be in different places so it’s just like getting used to that in the same way people may have had to get used to changes when using something on a Mac compared to a PC.
Oh yeah, and we did touch on Linux too but didn’t delve too far. I was aware of information overload at this point and really this was more of a taster and ‘first entry’ to FLOSS for most of the people there.
It was a really engaging event and I’m glad I did it. I feel that everyone present was genuinely interested and will now take steps to go FLOSS if poss! I’d been unsure if I’d be able to do an event for Software Freedom Day being relatively new to everything myself and also not liking to talk in front of people, but I feel that by doing it as a less formal nature walk and discussion helped on that front too.
Of all of the FLOSS I’d suggested it felt as though Open Street Map was the one that everyone present was going to start using immediately.
Mine was one of 63 events worldwide for this year’s Software Freedom Day. I hope next year we can grow that to a few hundred or more. It seems that FLOSS is becoming more and more utilised and embraced so hopefully that’s a realistic prospect.
[Featured in this article: @jurgentje @dff @jaz @nextcloud @GIMP @inkscape @joplinapp @ardour @podverse @element @matrix @switchingsoftware @ChatonsOrg @itsfoss @openstreetmap]
#SFD2024 #DFF #FLOSS #FOSS #FSD #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedomDay
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Nature Walk Open Talk for Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day happens once per year where real world events take place across the globe with the aim of introducing the general public to the benefits of using high quality free (libre) open source software (FLOSS).
This year I got on board and put on an event near Cheltenham in the UK. After having spoken with Jurgen at the Digital Freedom Foundation about my apprehensions to running such an event I felt confident I could give it a good go. Rather than getting people completely absorbed in the tech I felt it would be good to go walking in nature to first talk with the group and answer any questions, before heading home for tea and cake (for good purpose, to be explained…) and then opening the devices up and getting people using some FLOSS.
The weather was not on my side and I had a couple of understandable drop outs as a result, but the rest of us braved the rain and enjoyed the walk and talk. [Pic of me talking] Loosely it went like this:
I explained the purpose of Software Freedom Day and established that everyone knew what I meant by software as apposed to hardware.
I then went in to detail about what defines FLOSS: That it’s four pillars are that anyone can view, copy modify and share its code; That to use free software is to make a political and ethical choice asserting the right to learn, and share what we learn with others; That it is beneficial in education, government, home and business (everywhere!) …There were actually attendees from all of these quarters!
I clarified the difference between proprietary software and FLOSS and talked about how and why FLOSS has higher transparency, greater security, better quality, more flexibility, usually lower cost and no vendor lock-ins. I also explained the difference between just open source software (not free/libre) and free/libre open source software.
Having done all of this I asked my fellow walkers if they knew of any FLOSS software they currently use. Most didn’t know whether things were FLOSS or not but we did establish that some were already being used such as Firefox and WordPress.
In order to show how prevalent FLOSS is I asked people to give me some names of software they use regularly and I’d see if I could name its FLOSS alternative (promising to look it up when I got home if I couldn’t off the top of my head!). Office suites, instant messaging apps, social media apps, map software and photo editing software were all brought up – all ones which I was fortunately able to name the various FLOSS alternatives for.
Having paraphrased a great quote by Jaz – “If the phone companies listened to and analysed our every word in all our conversations to sell our preferences to advertisers and political campaigns, we’d lose our collective minds. But we’ve come to a place where its normalised that software companies do it … a lot of people may be unaware, most probably are and don’t like it but feel there’s no alternative. But there is an alternative: FLOSS.” – I asked, to unanimous affirmative response, if people would prefer to use FLOSS over proprietary software.
We got home, dried off, boiled the kettle and I brought out cakes from three different sources. [Photo of the cakes] One selection was from a bakery. Another was from a shop (inside a packet with the ingredients on) and the final one was home made with the full recipe (ingredients and method) offered with it. I asked if people could look at the cakes as software and tell me which was FLOSS, which was just open-source and which was neither. They got it right, woo 🎉 and I hoped the cake analogy would make it easier for them to share with others. 🍰
I had a few devices that people took turns playing on to test out some FLOSS alternatives to software they currently use including Libre Office, Nexcloud, Gimp, Inkscape, Joplin, Ardour and Podverse, while others downloaded Element Messenger on their phones to communicate via Matrix. [Photo of people trying out some FLOSS alternatives]
A valid question asked was how would people would go about sourcing FLOSS. I suggested a few websites (Switching Software, Awesome Privacy, Chatons Open Source Software Finder, and itsfoss).
One really interesting point that came up and took us on a little tangent was when one participant asked how to respond to people who say, ‘I have nothing to hide so why should I care if I’m spied on?’. I dug out the fantastic article by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten entitled, Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’, which really does answer the question.
Concerns were raised at the difficulty of using new software which may work slightly differently to what people were used to. The extra effort to learn something new was a concern but I said it was nothing to be afraid of and that with the example of Photoshop to Gimp it’s not like learning a new language it’s just that some things may be in different places so it’s just like getting used to that in the same way people may have had to get used to changes when using something on a Mac compared to a PC.
Oh yeah, and we did touch on Linux too but didn’t delve too far. I was aware of information overload at this point and really this was more of a taster and ‘first entry’ to FLOSS for most of the people there.
It was a really engaging event and I’m glad I did it. I feel that everyone present was genuinely interested and will now take steps to go FLOSS if poss! I’d been unsure if I’d be able to do an event for Software Freedom Day being relatively new to everything myself and also not liking to talk in front of people, but I feel that by doing it as a less formal nature walk and discussion helped on that front too.
Of all of the FLOSS I’d suggested it felt as though Open Street Map was the one that everyone present was going to start using immediately.
Mine was one of 63 events worldwide for this year’s Software Freedom Day. I hope next year we can grow that to a few hundred or more. It seems that FLOSS is becoming more and more utilised and embraced so hopefully that’s a realistic prospect.
[Featured in this article: @jurgentje @dff @jaz @nextcloud @GIMP @inkscape @joplinapp @ardour @podverse @element @matrix @switchingsoftware @ChatonsOrg @itsfoss @openstreetmap]
#SFD2024 #DFF #FLOSS #FOSS #FSD #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedomDay
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What an honor that @BrodieOnLinux had me over for tea, to talk about #digitalfreedom and #sfd2026
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What an honor that @BrodieOnLinux had me over for tea, to talk about #digitalfreedom and #sfd2026
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What an honor that @BrodieOnLinux had me over for tea, to talk about #digitalfreedom and #sfd2026
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What an honor that @BrodieOnLinux had me over for tea, to talk about #digitalfreedom and #sfd2026
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Austrian armed forces switch to LibreOffice - because they need to be in control. Added bonus: investing into improving the product will deliver a robust solution that will actually benefit everyone - and not only the persons who are willing to pay for the extra feature set. Now imagine every governmental institution investing 5% of their current spending on outsourced services - all of them delivering features that are available to all... 🤯
#belibre #foss #solidarityhttps://www.heise.de/en/news/Austria-s-armed-forces-switch-to-LibreOffice-10660761.html
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Thanks @tuxedocomputers for the #softwarefreedomday2024 #sfd2024 fan package! Thanks to @HSBXL and @dff for organizing!
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Thanks @[email protected] for the #softwarefreedomday2024 #sfd2024 fan package! Thanks to @HSBXL and @dff for organizing!
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Preview Berlin Fashion Week S/S 2027
Von Holger Jacobs 29.06.2026 Mit erprobten…
#Berlin #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #AngelicaBlechschmidt #BerlinContemporary #BERLINCURATED #BerlinFashionWeek #BFW #DerBerlinerSalon #FashionCouncilGermany #FCG #FCGShowroom #Germany #JürgenTeller #ModeinBerlin #NadjaAuermann #NeoFashion #RAUM.Berlin #STUDIO2RETAIL #VillaGrisebach #VogueFashionFund #VORNFashionHub
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WM, Unterklassen & das Familienlos
Nachdem Vizeweltmeister Frankreich in Nantes gegen die Elfenbeinküste verloren hat und Europameister Spanien in La Coruña gegen den Irak nur unentschiedelte, ist Weltmeister Argentinien rechtzeitig vor dem Beginn der Mission Titelverteidigung seit gestern wieder die Nummer 1 in der FIFA-Weltrangliste. Grosses Kino.
Dem nicht genug wird morgen mutmasslich Rädelsführer Nicolás Capaldo vom Hamburger SV gegen Honduras sein 1. Länderspiel für den Weltmeister bestreiten. Mir wäre es lieber am Dienstag gegen Island, aber vllt. läuft er ja doppelt auf. Ich vertraue darauf das er in den WM-Kader der Scaloneta nachnominiert wird. Amén.
Lieblich war auch die Heimschlappe der Niederlande in Rotterdam gegen Fussballschwergewicht Algerien (das beinahe den vierten deutschen Titel in Rio verhindert hätte). Nun ist Marokko im Ranking an den Flying Dutchmen vorbeigezogen. Sollte der argentinische Staff ernst nehmen. Der Weltmeister ist in der Todesgruppe der WM. Nicht wegen der Gruppe selbst, sondern was sie hervorbringen wird: 16tel-Finale gegen Spanien oder die Charrúas (Uruguay) von Don Marcelo Bielsa. Einfach schreibt sich anders. Man kann davon ausgehen, dass in den 16tel-Finals einige Hochkaräter (mindestens drei) auf der Strecke bleiben werden. Da habens die Italiener schlauer gemacht. 2006 wurden die Unterhosenmonster Weltmeister, 2010 (sieglos) und 2014 überstanden sie die Gruppenphase nicht und danach spielten sie nie wieder eine WM. Bis zum nächsten Bestechungs-/Sportwetten-/Korruptionsskandal. Danach (1982, 2006) werden sie immer Weltmeister, eine Art Vendetta. Zuvor (1934, 1938) kaufte Mussolini die Titel. Vllt. hat Gio Meloni ja einen kleinen Sparstrumpf unter der Matratze?
Es gibt viele Gründe Fussball-Business, Fifa und angebliche oder tatsächliche “Schurkenstaaten” zu kritisieren. Für meinen Geschmack ist das während einer WM obsolet, man kann das vier Jahre lang tun, es findet statt. Deshalb gleich einen Sport zu verteufeln macht keinen Sinn. Die meisten Kinder und Jugendlichen werden nie Profis, wer dennoch Spass daran hat, hats kapiert.
So, ich möchte Ihnen keinesfalls die Frauen-Weltrangliste verheimlichen:
Ansonsten ist es schade, dass Hansa Rostock und RW Essen nicht aufgestiegen sind. Immerhin der SV Elversberg, knorke. Mit dem Saarland verbindet man Oskar oder den besten deutschen Tatort, das Runde eher nicht (ausser die Jägermeister-Werbung von Günter Mast beim 1. FC Saarbrücken). Pauli wird wahrscheinlich jahrelang nicht mehr gegen den HSV spielen, jedenfalls nicht in der selben Liga. Blöd. Der Abstieg des VfL Wolfsburg sollte zu denken geben. Der deutsche Fussball braucht kein Monsanto oder Vauvehs. Wären die jeweiligen Bundesregierungen nicht so korrupt, sie könnten das durchaus ändern. Alle quatschen von politischem Willen aber niemand hat den. Leere Worthülsen sind wie leere Schrotpatronen, Böllern für den Frieden. Je lauter desto kein Gegensprech. Klingt wie Gebrechen, ist es auch. Energie Cottbus hats gerockt, fein.
In Teuropa ist fussballerisch Sommerpause, jedenfalls fast. So steht etwa noch die Aufstiegsentscheidung in der 70. Mittelrheinliga an. Man kann nur hoffen, dass Bergisch Gladbach 09 es noch verreisst. Die kicken am Sonntag gegen die SpVgg. Porz. Mit einem Sieg sind sie Meister und steigen auf. Dahinter lauern der Siegburger SV 04 (tritt beim SSV Merten an) sowie SV Eintracht Hohkeppel (hat den Dreier bereits spiellos und ist – Stand: heute – virtueller Meister, wobei es aber nicht bleiben wird).
Meine ganze Familie (Friede ihrer Aschenhaufen) war Fan vom 1. FC (Köln). (Ich war auch ein grosser Fan von Erich Beer, auch wenn der Herthaner war. Mein Opa war begeistert von dem, ich auch.) Wolfgang Overath, Hannes Löhr, Bernd Cullmann, das sind auch in meinem Leben Legenden. Toni Schumacher ist für mich nach wie vor der beste Torhüter aller Zeiten (auch wenn er und der DFB die Höhenluft Mexikos nicht verstanden haben). Mein Vater wurde in Bonn geboren. Jahrgang 1942, ein Kind des Wunders von Bern (Sepp Herberger hatte 1954 gegen die Ungarn den selben Trick angewandt wie zwanzig Jahre später sein Adjutant Helmut Schön gegen die DDR – um die Niederlande und Brasilien und also das beinahe sichere Ausscheiden zu vermeiden). Am Auto (damals in der Regel ein Renault 16 mit Lenkradschaltung) klebte immer ein Kussmund für Bonn. Er schwärmte von Fritz Walter, von Toni Turek, auch von dem späteren 1860er (1966 Deutscher Meister) Radi Radenković (der freilich nie eine WM kickte). Seltsamerweise hat er offenbar Helmut Rahn nie erwähnt, jedenfalls erinnere ich das nicht. Dabei ist der Boss am selben Tag wie er, seine Mutter und ich geboren worden. Ich wurde in Siegburg geboren, meine Omma in Jägi-Town.
Ich bin vor dreissig Jahren mal bei den Siegburger Literaturwochen aufgetreten. Neben Grössen wie Ernesto Cardenal und Wolf Wondratschek. Im Hotel zappte ich in ein denkwürdiges Match der 1976er-EM in Jugoslawien. Es war nicht das Finale, in dem Uli seine Karriere ruinierte. Am nächsten Tag machte ich wieder rüber nach Köln. Beim auschecken wurde kassiert. Die Minibar hatte ich nicht angerührt, bin ja nicht blöd, das Telefon schon. So geht das mit Novizen. Der Bahnhof in Siegburg war in türkischer Hand.
In Köln traf ich Joachim Büthe in seinem Antiquariat. Er hatte mich bereits bei der Veranstaltung in Siegburg für den DLF interviewt aus Anlass der Erscheinung meines Geschichtenbuchs „Ist hier noch frei?“ im anarchistischen Berliner Karin Kramer Verlag. Nur bin ich bei dem Interview fast gestorben. Es ging mir sauschlecht, ich quatschte nur unzusammenhängenden Unsinn. Ich schob nen Affen. Immerhin, anschliessend auf der Bühne liefs. Scheinbar. Denn das, was nicht lief, bekam niemand mit. Es war ein schrecklicher Auftritt, er kam an. Nachdem wir das Interview noch mal gemacht hatten, schenkte Büthe mir eine seltene Ausgabe von „Acid“ und ein Buch von Jürgen Theobaldy (Sonntags Kino), ich war immer noch nicht fit, aber superfroh ob der Bücher, ich war Gott und pinkelte von Wolke 23 in den Menschenschnee, so wie einst Bukowski über Los Angeles ejakulierte, nur anders.
Als digitaler Nomade stehe ich dem schönen Nomadensportstudio vor. Kennt niemand, unwichtig. Gekränkt hat mich, das Saint-Etienne auswärts vor leerem Haus beim OGC Nizza untergegangen ist. Schon wieder Ligue 2, Mamma Mia. Auch der erneute Abstieg vom US Cremonese aus der Serie A hat mich hart getroffen. Dafür hat mich Como beswingt. Was gerade immer noch mit 1860 München geschieht, ist tragisch. Ich mag diesen Verein. Hoffentlich schaffen sie es kein Boavista Porto zu werden, diesen Verein liebe ich.Eine Blaupause von dem, was in der Welt geschieht.
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WM, Unterklassen & das Familienlos
Nachdem Vizeweltmeister Frankreich in Nantes gegen die Elfenbeinküste verloren hat und Europameister Spanien in La Coruña gegen den Irak nur unentschiedelte ist Weltmeister Argentinien rechtzeitig vor dem Beginn der Mission Titelverteidigung seit gestern wieder die Nummer 1 in der FIFA-Weltrangliste. Grosses Kino.
Dem nicht genug wird morgen mutmasslich Rädelsführer Nicolás Capaldo vom Hamburger SV gegen Honduras sein 1. Länderspiel für den Weltmeister bestreiten. Mir wäre es lieber am Dienstag gegen Island, aber vllt. läuft er ja doppelt auf. Ich vertraue darauf das er in den WM-Kader der Scaloneta nachnominiert wird. Amén.
Lieblich war auch die Heimschlappe der Niederlande in Rotterdam gegen Fussballschwergewicht Algerien (das beinahe den vierten deutschen Titel in Rio verhindert hätte). Nun ist Marokko im Ranking an den Flying Dutchmen vorbeigezogen. Sollte der argentinische Staff ernst nehmen. Der Weltmeister ist in der Todesgruppe der WM. Nicht wegen der Gruppe selbst, sondern was sie hervorbringen wird: 16tel-Finale gegen Spanien oder die Charrúas (Uruguay) von Don Marcelo Bielsa. Einfach schreibt sich anders. Man kann davon ausgehen, dass in den 16tel-Finals einige Hochkaräter (mindestens drei) auf der Strecke bleiben werden. Da habens die Italiener schlauer gemacht. 2006 wurden die Unterhosenmonster Weltmeister, 2010 (sieglos) und 2014 überstanden sie die Gruppenphase nicht und danach spielten sie nie wieder eine WM. Bis zum nächsten Bestechungs-/Sportwetten-/Korruptionsskandal. Danach (1982, 2006) werden sie immer Weltmeister, eine Art Vendetta. Zuvor (1934, 1938) kaufte Mussolini die Titel. Vllt. hat Gio Meloni ja einen kleinen Sparstrumpf unter der Matratze?
Es gibt viele Gründe Fussball-Business, Fifa und angebliche oder tatsächliche “Schurkenstaaten” zu kritisieren. Für meinen Geschmack ist das während einer WM obsolet, man kann das vier Jahre lang tun, es findet statt. Deshalb gleich einen Sport zu verteufeln macht keinen Sinn. Die meisten Kinder und Jugendlichen werden nie Profis, wer dennoch Spass daran hat, hats kapiert.
So, ich möchte Ihnen keinesfalls die Frauen-Weltrangliste verheimlichen:
Ansonsten ist es schade, dass Hansa Rostock und RW Essen nicht aufgestiegen sind. Immerhin der SV Elversberg, knorke. Mit dem Saarland verbindet man Oskar oder den besten deutschen Tatort, das Runde eher nicht (ausser die Jägermeister-Werbung von Günter Mast beim 1. FC Saarbrücken). Pauli wird wahrscheinlich jahrelang nicht mehr gegen den HSV spielen, jedenfalls nicht in der selben Liga. Blöd. Der Abstieg des VfL Wolfsburg sollte zu denken geben. Der deutsche Fussball braucht kein Monsanto oder Vauvehs. Wären die jeweiligen Bundesregierungen nicht so korrupt, sie könnten das durchaus ändern. Alle quatschen von politischem Willen aber niemand hat den. Leere Worthülsen sind wie leere Schrotpatronen, Böllern für den Frieden. Je lauter desto kein Gegensprech. Klingt wie Gebrechen, ist es auch. Energie Cottbus hats gerockt, fein.
In Teuropa ist fussballerisch Sommerpause, jedenfalls fast. So steht etwa noch die Aufstiegsentscheidung in der 70. Mittelrheinliga an. Man kann nur hoffen, dass Bergisch Gladbach 09 es noch verreisst. Die kicken am Sonntag gegen die SpVgg. Porz. Mit einem Sieg sind sie Meister und steigen auf. Dahinter lauern der Siegburger SV 04 (tritt beim SSV Merten an) sowie SV Eintracht Hohkeppel (hat den Dreier bereits spiellos und ist – Stand: heute – virtueller Meister, wobei es aber nicht bleiben wird).
Meine ganze Familie (Friede ihrer Aschenhaufen) war Fan vom 1. FC (Köln). (Ich war auch ein grosser Fan von Erich Beer, auch wenn der Herthaner war. Mein Opa war begeistert von dem, ich auch.) Wolfgang Overath, Hannes Löhr, Bernd Cullmann, das sind auch in meinem Leben Legenden. Toni Schumacher ist für mich nach wie vor der beste Torhüter aller Zeiten (auch wenn er und der DFB die Höhenluft Mexikos nicht verstanden haben). Mein Vater wurde in Bonn geboren. Jahrgang 1942, ein Kind des Wunders von Bern (Sepp Herberger hatte 1954 gegen die Ungarn den selben Trick angewandt wie zwanzig Jahre später sein Adjutant Helmut Schön gegen die DDR – um die Niederlande und Brasilien und also das beinahe sichere Ausscheiden zu vermeiden). Am Auto (damals in der Regel ein Renault 16 mit Lenkradschaltung) klebte immer ein Kussmund für Bonn. Er schwärmte von Fritz Walter, von Toni Turek, auch von dem späteren 1860er (1966 Deutscher Meister) Radi Radenković (der freilich nie eine WM kickte). Seltsamerweise hat er offenbar Helmut Rahn nie erwähnt, jedenfalls erinnere ich das nicht. Dabei ist der Boss am selben Tag wie er, seine Mutter und ich geboren worden. Ich wurde in Siegburg geboren, meine Omma in Jägi-Town.
Ich bin vor dreissig Jahren mal bei den Siegburger Literaturwochen aufgetreten. Neben Grössen wie Ernesto Cardenal und Wolf Wondratschek. Im Hotel zappte ich in ein denkwürdiges Match der 1976er-EM in Jugoslawien. Es war nicht das Finale, in dem Uli seine Karriere ruinierte. Am nächsten Tag machte ich wieder rüber nach Köln. Beim auschecken wurde kassiert. Die Minibar hatte ich nicht angerührt, bin ja nicht blöd, das Telefon schon. So geht das mit Novizen. Der Bahnhof in Siegburg war in türkischer Hand.
In Köln traf ich Joachim Büthe in seinem Antiquariat. Er hatte mich bereits bei der Veranstaltung in Siegburg für den DLF interviewt aus Anlass der Erscheinung meines Geschichtenbuchs „Ist hier noch frei?“ im anarchistischen Berliner Karin Kramer Verlag. Nur bin ich bei dem Interview fast gestorben. Es ging mir sauschlecht, ich quatschte nur unzusammenhängenden Unsinn. Ich schob nen Affen. Immerhin, anschliessend auf der Bühne liefs. Scheinbar. Denn das, was nicht lief, bekam niemand mit. Es war ein schrecklicher Auftritt, er kam an. Nachdem wir das Interview noch mal gemacht hatten, schenkte Büthe mir eine seltene Ausgabe von „Acid“ und ein Buch von Jürgen Theobaldy (Sonntags Kino), ich war immer noch nicht fit, aber superfroh ob der Bücher, ich war Gott und pinkelte von Wolke 23 in den Menschenschnee, so wie einst Bukowski über Los Angeles ejakulierte, nur anders.
Als digitaler Nomade stehe ich dem schönen Nomadensportstudio vor. Kennt niemand, unwichtig. Gekränkt hat mich, das Saint-Etienne auswärts vor leerem Haus beim OGC Nizza untergegangen ist. Schon wieder Ligue 2, Mamma Mia. Auch der erneute Abstieg vom US Cremonese aus der Serie A hat mich hart getroffen. Dafür hat mich Como beswingt. Was gerade immer noch mit 1860 München geschieht, ist tragisch. Ich mag diesen Verein. Hoffentlich schaffen sie es kein Boavista Porto zu werden, diesen Verein liebe ich.Eine Blaupause von dem, was in der Welt geschieht.
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Pramdrageren
Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen og Jacob Holm Krogsøe har tidligere begået to horrorromaner sammen – den gotiske krimi “Randvad” og “Blodbaner”, hvor noget ondt og gammel kalder på folk. I deres tredje fællesværk er de gået i en ny retning – og for mit vedkommende ramt plet.
“Pramdrageren” er en historisk roman fra Randersegnen. Vi befinder os i slutningen af 1800-tallet og følger Jeppe. Han er pramdrager – trækker lastede pramme op ad Gudenåen – hvilket ikke er et job med høj prestige; men han er ved at skabe muligheder ved siden af, så han ikke længere er fanget af et nedslidende arbejde. Men inden da er der en sidste pram, der skal trækkes.
Den mystiske københavner Høst dukker op i Randers og ansætter Jeppe og et par andre til at trække et fartøj op ad åen – mod et mål, som ikke burde findes. Det er for tidligt på sæsonen og for koldt, men kan tilbyder gode penge, og de accepterer. En tidlig morgen tager de seletøjet på og begynder at fragte den lille mand mod den mål, han er efter.
Det bliver en grum tur.
Bagsiden beskriver romanen som “en historisk roman tilsat magisk realisme med mere end et strejf af mørk overtro og myter flettet ind i handlingen.” Hvilket virker rimeligt, omend “magisk realisme” fremstår som et forsøg på at trække et uvant publikum ind og i al fald ikke rammer min opfattelse af genren. Snarere en historisk roman, der bevæger sig – skridt for skridt – over i den type horror, der balancen på kanten til noget mørk fantasy. Der opbygges en solid fornemmelse af underlæggende mytologi med basis i folketroen, og det fungerer så godt; det er ikke noget, jeg mindes at have oplevet i dansk horror før. Forfatterne har valgt helt rigtig i deres valg af baggrund og stemning, og “Pramdrageren” er skarp lille perle af folklorisk horror.
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Pramdrageren
Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen og Jacob Holm Krogsøe har tidligere begået to horrorromaner sammen – den gotiske krimi “Randvad” og “Blodbaner”, hvor noget ondt og gammel kalder på folk. I deres tredje fællesværk er de gået i en ny retning – og for mit vedkommende ramt plet.
“Pramdrageren” er en historisk roman fra Randersegnen. Vi befinder os i slutningen af 1800-tallet og følger Jeppe. Han er pramdrager – trækker lastede pramme op ad Gudenåen – hvilket ikke er et job med høj prestige; men han er ved at skabe muligheder ved siden af, så han ikke længere er fanget af et nedslidende arbejde. Men inden da er der en sidste pram, der skal trækkes.
Den mystiske københavner Høst dukker op i Randers og ansætter Jeppe og et par andre til at trække et fartøj op ad åen – mod et mål, som ikke burde findes. Det er for tidligt på sæsonen og for koldt, men kan tilbyder gode penge, og de accepterer. En tidlig morgen tager de seletøjet på og begynder at fragte den lille mand mod den mål, han er efter.
Det bliver en grum tur.
Bagsiden beskriver romanen som “en historisk roman tilsat magisk realisme med mere end et strejf af mørk overtro og myter flettet ind i handlingen.” Hvilket virker rimeligt, omend “magisk realisme” fremstår som et forsøg på at trække et uvant publikum ind og i al fald ikke rammer min opfattelse af genren. Snarere en historisk roman, der bevæger sig – skridt for skridt – over i den type horror, der balancen på kanten til noget mørk fantasy. Der opbygges en solid fornemmelse af underlæggende mytologi med basis i folketroen, og det fungerer så godt; det er ikke noget, jeg mindes at have oplevet i dansk horror før. Forfatterne har valgt helt rigtig i deres valg af baggrund og stemning, og “Pramdrageren” er skarp lille perle af folklorisk horror.
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Pramdrageren
Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen og Jacob Holm Krogsøe har tidligere begået to horrorromaner sammen – den gotiske krimi “Randvad” og “Blodbaner”, hvor noget ondt og gammel kalder på folk. I deres tredje fællesværk er de gået i en ny retning – og for mit vedkommende ramt plet.
“Pramdrageren” er en historisk roman fra Randersegnen. Vi befinder os i slutningen af 1800-tallet og følger Jeppe. Han er pramdrager – trækker lastede pramme op ad Gudenåen – hvilket ikke er et job med høj prestige; men han er ved at skabe muligheder ved siden af, så han ikke længere er fanget af et nedslidende arbejde. Men inden da er der en sidste pram, der skal trækkes.
Den mystiske københavner Høst dukker op i Randers og ansætter Jeppe og et par andre til at trække et fartøj op ad åen – mod et mål, som ikke burde findes. Det er for tidligt på sæsonen og for koldt, men kan tilbyder gode penge, og de accepterer. En tidlig morgen tager de seletøjet på og begynder at fragte den lille mand mod den mål, han er efter.
Det bliver en grum tur.
Bagsiden beskriver romanen som “en historisk roman tilsat magisk realisme med mere end et strejf af mørk overtro og myter flettet ind i handlingen.” Hvilket virker rimeligt, omend “magisk realisme” fremstår som et forsøg på at trække et uvant publikum ind og i al fald ikke rammer min opfattelse af genren. Snarere en historisk roman, der bevæger sig – skridt for skridt – over i den type horror, der balancen på kanten til noget mørk fantasy. Der opbygges en solid fornemmelse af underlæggende mytologi med basis i folketroen, og det fungerer så godt; det er ikke noget, jeg mindes at have oplevet i dansk horror før. Forfatterne har valgt helt rigtig i deres valg af baggrund og stemning, og “Pramdrageren” er skarp lille perle af folklorisk horror.
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Pramdrageren
Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen og Jacob Holm Krogsøe har tidligere begået to horrorromaner sammen – den gotiske krimi “Randvad” og “Blodbaner”, hvor noget ondt og gammel kalder på folk. I deres tredje fællesværk er de gået i en ny retning – og for mit vedkommende ramt plet.
“Pramdrageren” er en historisk roman fra Randersegnen. Vi befinder os i slutningen af 1800-tallet og følger Jeppe. Han er pramdrager – trækker lastede pramme op ad Gudenåen – hvilket ikke er et job med høj prestige; men han er ved at skabe muligheder ved siden af, så han ikke længere er fanget af et nedslidende arbejde. Men inden da er der en sidste pram, der skal trækkes.
Den mystiske københavner Høst dukker op i Randers og ansætter Jeppe og et par andre til at trække et fartøj op ad åen – mod et mål, som ikke burde findes. Det er for tidligt på sæsonen og for koldt, men kan tilbyder gode penge, og de accepterer. En tidlig morgen tager de seletøjet på og begynder at fragte den lille mand mod den mål, han er efter.
Det bliver en grum tur.
Bagsiden beskriver romanen som “en historisk roman tilsat magisk realisme med mere end et strejf af mørk overtro og myter flettet ind i handlingen.” Hvilket virker rimeligt, omend “magisk realisme” fremstår som et forsøg på at trække et uvant publikum ind og i al fald ikke rammer min opfattelse af genren. Snarere en historisk roman, der bevæger sig – skridt for skridt – over i den type horror, der balancen på kanten til noget mørk fantasy. Der opbygges en solid fornemmelse af underlæggende mytologi med basis i folketroen, og det fungerer så godt; det er ikke noget, jeg mindes at have oplevet i dansk horror før. Forfatterne har valgt helt rigtig i deres valg af baggrund og stemning, og “Pramdrageren” er skarp lille perle af folklorisk horror.
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Pramdrageren
Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen og Jacob Holm Krogsøe har tidligere begået to horrorromaner sammen – den gotiske krimi “Randvad” og “Blodbaner”, hvor noget ondt og gammel kalder på folk. I deres tredje fællesværk er de gået i en ny retning – og for mit vedkommende ramt plet.
“Pramdrageren” er en historisk roman fra Randersegnen. Vi befinder os i slutningen af 1800-tallet og følger Jeppe. Han er pramdrager – trækker lastede pramme op ad Gudenåen – hvilket ikke er et job med høj prestige; men han er ved at skabe muligheder ved siden af, så han ikke længere er fanget af et nedslidende arbejde. Men inden da er der en sidste pram, der skal trækkes.
Den mystiske københavner Høst dukker op i Randers og ansætter Jeppe og et par andre til at trække et fartøj op ad åen – mod et mål, som ikke burde findes. Det er for tidligt på sæsonen og for koldt, men kan tilbyder gode penge, og de accepterer. En tidlig morgen tager de seletøjet på og begynder at fragte den lille mand mod den mål, han er efter.
Det bliver en grum tur.
Bagsiden beskriver romanen som “en historisk roman tilsat magisk realisme med mere end et strejf af mørk overtro og myter flettet ind i handlingen.” Hvilket virker rimeligt, omend “magisk realisme” fremstår som et forsøg på at trække et uvant publikum ind og i al fald ikke rammer min opfattelse af genren. Snarere en historisk roman, der bevæger sig – skridt for skridt – over i den type horror, der balancen på kanten til noget mørk fantasy. Der opbygges en solid fornemmelse af underlæggende mytologi med basis i folketroen, og det fungerer så godt; det er ikke noget, jeg mindes at have oplevet i dansk horror før. Forfatterne har valgt helt rigtig i deres valg af baggrund og stemning, og “Pramdrageren” er skarp lille perle af folklorisk horror.
