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  1. How Free #OpenSource software tools bailed out a disaster recovery team in #Turkey
    fsf.org/bulletin/2023/spring/g

    from #FreeSoftwareFoundation Bulletin
    Spring 2023

    At ground zero, #OpenStreetMap provided us with the mapping that we very much needed. When I was finally...deployed on the field, nobody was yet able to navigate properly. Along with much of our critical equipment, our dedicated GPS devices were sent somewhere else because the location of the earthquake's epicenter was misjudged, and almost all the personnel were trying to use their data connection to download the same maps over and over again in order to respond to every direction given by the command center. It was in this setting that I introduced a powerful free software tool called "OsmAnd~" (#OSM for Android), along with pre-downloaded maps that I had on my handheld device, which I was using to flawlessly navigate through the city.

    When others saw this, it was received by the group as "magic."

    #FLOSS #FreeSoftware

  2. How Free #OpenSource software tools bailed out a disaster recovery team in #Turkey
    fsf.org/bulletin/2023/spring/g

    from #FreeSoftwareFoundation Bulletin
    Spring 2023

    At ground zero, #OpenStreetMap provided us with the mapping that we very much needed. When I was finally...deployed on the field, nobody was yet able to navigate properly. Along with much of our critical equipment, our dedicated GPS devices were sent somewhere else because the location of the earthquake's epicenter was misjudged, and almost all the personnel were trying to use their data connection to download the same maps over and over again in order to respond to every direction given by the command center. It was in this setting that I introduced a powerful free software tool called "OsmAnd~" (#OSM for Android), along with pre-downloaded maps that I had on my handheld device, which I was using to flawlessly navigate through the city.

    When others saw this, it was received by the group as "magic."

    #FLOSS #FreeSoftware

  3. Free Software Foundation otrzymała 900.000 USD w Monero, pokrywając cały budżet organizacji na 2026 rok

    FSF planowała zebrać 400.000 USD na przyszłoroczny budżet, jednak dwie anonimowe dotacje kryptowalutowe o łącznej wartości 900.000 USD przekroczyły zakładany budżet ponad dwukrotnie.

    kontrabanda.net/r/fsf-monero-d

  4. Free Software Foundation otrzymała 900.000 USD w Monero, pokrywając cały budżet organizacji na 2026 rok

    FSF planowała zebrać 400.000 USD na przyszłoroczny budżet, jednak dwie anonimowe dotacje kryptowalutowe o łącznej wartości 900.000 USD przekroczyły zakładany budżet ponad dwukrotnie.

    kontrabanda.net/r/fsf-monero-d

  5. Merry Christmas free software enthusiasts, 🙂 Somebody just sent them nearly a million dollars in Monero.

    Headline: Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations

    Source: fsf.org/news/free-software-fou

    #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftwareFoundation

  6. Merry Christmas free software enthusiasts, 🙂 Somebody just sent them nearly a million dollars in Monero.

    Headline: Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations

    Source: fsf.org/news/free-software-fou

    #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftwareFoundation

  7. What Freedoms are we losing? What do we really mean by sovereignty? What happens when we click „I agree“ and give up control of our systems? 🫣

    Henry Poole shows us the blind spots with maturity models for service firms, small businesses even, that find a purpose in digital stewardship and technical ecosystems
    #DINAconCH #FreeSoftwareFoundation #RegenerativeEconomics

  8. What Freedoms are we losing? What do we really mean by sovereignty? What happens when we click „I agree“ and give up control of our systems? 🫣

    Henry Poole shows us the blind spots with maturity models for service firms, small businesses even, that find a purpose in digital stewardship and technical ecosystems
    #DINAconCH #FreeSoftwareFoundation #RegenerativeEconomics

  9. #Standortbestimmung

    #Mozilla und #KI

    Ich denke, wir sind uns alle einig, dass wir KI weder wegwünschen noch auf lange Sicht komplett ignorieren können. Viele Distributionen und Projekte in #Linux und #OpenSource und auch die #FreeSoftwareFoundation und die #Kernel-Entwickler beschäftigen sich damit, wie man mit #KI umgehen soll und wie die positiven Teile produktiv eingesetzt werden können, ohne dabei den Open Source-Gedanken zu verraten. Die entscheidende Frage ist:

    linuxnews.de/standortbestimmun

  10. #Standortbestimmung

    #Mozilla und #KI

    Ich denke, wir sind uns alle einig, dass wir KI weder wegwünschen noch auf lange Sicht komplett ignorieren können. Viele Distributionen und Projekte in #Linux und #OpenSource und auch die #FreeSoftwareFoundation und die #Kernel-Entwickler beschäftigen sich damit, wie man mit #KI umgehen soll und wie die positiven Teile produktiv eingesetzt werden können, ohne dabei den Open Source-Gedanken zu verraten. Die entscheidende Frage ist:

    linuxnews.de/standortbestimmun

  11. FSF announces Librephone project

    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced its project to bring mobile phone freedom to users. "Librephone" is an initiative to reverse-engineer obstacles preventing mobile phone freedom until its goal is achieved.

    fsf.org/news/librephone-project

    #FSF #FreeSoftwareFoundation #smartphone #FOSS #technology #Android

  12. FSF announces Librephone project

    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced its project to bring mobile phone freedom to users. "Librephone" is an initiative to reverse-engineer obstacles preventing mobile phone freedom until its goal is achieved.

    fsf.org/news/librephone-project

    #FSF #FreeSoftwareFoundation #smartphone #FOSS #technology #Android

  13. #FSF Announces the #LibrePhone Project

    The #FreeSoftwareFoundation (FSF) has launched the #LibrePhoneProject , an initiative to create a fully free and open-source #mobile operating system that eliminates #proprietary #firmware and binary blobs. From the FSF: "Librephone is a new initiative by the FSF with the goal of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment.
    #privacy #security #opensource

    news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/

  14. #FSF Announces the #LibrePhone Project

    The #FreeSoftwareFoundation (FSF) has launched the #LibrePhoneProject , an initiative to create a fully free and open-source #mobile operating system that eliminates #proprietary #firmware and binary blobs. From the FSF: "Librephone is a new initiative by the FSF with the goal of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment.
    #privacy #security #opensource

    news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/

  15. Librephone project wants to remove proprietary “blobs” from smartphones that otherwise run open source software

    There are plenty of smartphone operating systems that are mostly made from free and open source software, including de-Googled versions of Android like LineageOS, GrapheneOS, and e/OS and mobile Linux distributions like postmarketOS and Ubuntu Touch.

    But while the operating systems are open source, they often rely on proprietary, closed-source “blobs” to interact with the phone’s hardware. […]

    #foss #freeSoftware #freeSoftwareFoundation #librephone

    Read more: liliputing.com/librephone-proj

  16. #12octubre Día contra la Gestión Digital de Restricciones #DRM

    Desde cuando se celebra: 2006 iniciativa de la organización sin fines de lucro #FreeSoftwareFoundation, mediante una campaña para sensibilizar a los #usuarios acerca de los efectos perjudiciales del DRM
    #derechosdigitales

    #DigitalRightsManagement

    con la finalidad de visibilizar la manera como este tipo de #tecnologías impone #limitaciones a los usuarios de contenido multimedia digital

    diainternacionalde.com/ficha/d

  17. #12octubre Día contra la Gestión Digital de Restricciones #DRM

    Desde cuando se celebra: 2006 iniciativa de la organización sin fines de lucro #FreeSoftwareFoundation, mediante una campaña para sensibilizar a los #usuarios acerca de los efectos perjudiciales del DRM
    #derechosdigitales

    #DigitalRightsManagement

    con la finalidad de visibilizar la manera como este tipo de #tecnologías impone #limitaciones a los usuarios de contenido multimedia digital

    diainternacionalde.com/ficha/d

  18. Freie Alternative zu Google und Apple: Free Software Foundation plant LibrePhone

    Die Free Software Foundation (FSF) will mit dem LibrePhone Projekt eine freie Alternative zu Android und iOS entwickeln. Es wäre nicht der erste Anlauf der FSF.

    heise.de/news/Freie-Alternativ

    #Android #FreeSoftwareFoundation #Google #iOS #Mobiles #OpenSource #news

  19. linuxiac.com/free-software-fou

    For its 40th Anniversary, the Free Software foundation announces the "LibrePhone Project".

    The project, developed in partnership with veteran free software developer Rob Savoye, aims to create a fully free and open mobile platform, from the firmware to the operating system.

    #FSF #OpenSource #Libre #LibrePhone #FreeSoftwareFoundation