#freedomrespecting — Public Fediverse posts

Another public #Jabber / #XMPP channel I co-moderate is the #LGBT / #LGBTQ / #LGBTQIA channel -

https://invite.joinjabber.org/#lgbt@conference.queer-spark.org?join

@maskedwitch - one of the most compassionate people I know of - runs this server and co-moderates all channels on it.

If you're new to XMPP (e.g. coming from #WhatsApp #Matrix #IRC #Signal #Telegram #Discord etc), this guide has everything you need to get started -
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html

#BoostsAppreciated #Federated #FreedomRespecting #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS

@dgar Love the variety of synonyms for "died" 😆

Lessons to be learned -
• Boycott #proprietary software - use #FreedomRespecting software (a.k.a. #Libre / #OpenSource / #FreeSoftware) which is free of corporate control, and
• Boycott #centralized services - use #federated services so you aren't locked into one service.

#XMPP is still around, and thriving.
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html

Anyone here into #bowling ? There's a #Jabber / #XMPP channel for people who enjoy bowling (10 pin, candle pin, duck pin, etc) at all skill levels!

https://xmpp.link/#[email protected]rth?join

As before, if you're new to XMPP, this guide has everything you need to get started.
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html

#BoostsAppreciated #Federated #FreedomRespecting #sports #Privacy #Matrix #IRC

@simon Ideally, one would #SelfHost, on one's own terms. And if one moves to Codeberg (which uses #FreedomRespecting Forgejo), one still has the benefit of easily being able to move to a self-hosted Forgejo later. That's not so easy with GitHub and its mountain of proprietary features.

Thus, self-hosting is best. Community-run instances like @Codeberg and @disroot come second. And #proprietary platforms are a plague.

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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.

"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)

#OpenStreetMap

Also, #FreeSoftware, #Libre / #OpenSource /mukt/āzād/swatantra software...all describe the effect on _the software_...that the software is freed from being private property. (We could even call it #Anarchist software 🙃)

That's good, but I'm more interested in describing the effect of such software on its _users_...hence, #FreedomRespecting software.

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But I expect "#FreedomRespecting software" to provoke the question, "How can software be freedom-respecting?" A bit like hearing "Nonviolent Communication" sparks the question, "How can communication be nonviolent? Is there also such a thing as violent communication?" and potentially engages you in learning.

We're not always there to explain or provoke questions ourselves, so something that may do so automatically is desirable...

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People new to #FreeSoftware assume it's "free as in free beer". #OpenSource misses the point - it's about the freedom (and for so many in India, "open source" = "free as in free beer" 😮‍💨🤦‍♀️). #Libre is unfamiliar and not self-explanatory.

That's why I call it #FreedomRespecting software. Can we all please switch to that?

@evanchaney What #privacy respecting alternatives should #Apple users move to? 🤔

Fairphone is only available in the EU, last I checked.

Android could work if you never use a Google account and stick to #FreedomRespecting software such as F-Droid instead of Play Store.

AOSP ROMs (such as #LineageOS) are ideal, but that usually entails buying used, or paying top-dollar to Google for a Pixel. There are probably local #FreeSoftware communities who'd love to help with the installation process.

Friendly reminder that the opposite of #FreedomRespecting software is not "paid software" - there's plenty of software which is both 🙂

Conversations, Cheogram, Monocles Chat, and OsmAnd come to mind...any other examples?