Post 9ulYe7xtm8CGF4Fq9Q by Gina@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #9nueKLKFWCdu0MfV3o by Gina@fosstodon.org
2019-03-26T18:05:54Z
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Would anyone be interested in hearing about our #FOSS adventure? We''re a feminist non-profit in the midst of migrating from Windows to #Linux: servers and desktops! We try to be as #opensource as possible, for ethical, security and privacy reasons.
(DIR) Post #9nueKLmFq52nPDlriC by tyil@soc.fglt.nl
2019-10-14T08:48:43.551493Z
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@Gina I'd be interested in hearing about the FOSS journey of a non-profit. I don't think you should force additional politics into it, all it can do is divide people and cause drama where it's completely unneeded.
(DIR) Post #9oDxjVlRPogW4VnVq4 by Matter@fosstodon.org
2019-03-26T18:09:50Z
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@Gina That sounds interesting, I would be interested to know what kind of problems you encounter
(DIR) Post #9oDxjWT2nhYyFkCKno by Gina@fosstodon.org
2019-03-26T18:33:11Z
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@Matter Issue nr. 1 in our #FOSS adventure: deciding which software to bet on; #Zimbra or #Kopano? #Rocketchat or #Matrix? #LibreOffice or #OnlyOffice? The only app we never doubted was #Nextcloud ❤️ Server side; do we go with #proxmox or with #kvm? What to do with our HR software that runs on Windows? How will authentication work with FreeIPA?Then, what desktop OS? #Fedora, #Debian or #Ubuntu? Do we need virtual desktops? Surprise: we chose Linux Mint.
(DIR) Post #9oDxjWsDI7hDVnyR28 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-10-23T17:37:49Z
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@Gina These questions of what software to choose are exactly the kind that keep me up at night as I consider self-hosting, or what to advise community organizations wanting to self-host to choose. I'd be really interested to read a series of blog posts on your experiences. Like what @lightweight has done with the #OERu tech blog:https://tech.oeru.org/intro
(DIR) Post #9oDyBKBy2AH2I1T2XI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2019-10-23T17:42:51Z
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@Gina I know that's potentially a lot of work, so I'd be happy to help with the writing, if that would make it more doable for you?
(DIR) Post #9ogfCmJFBFxoMx0rTs by JeffGallo@fosstodon.org
2019-11-06T13:56:13Z
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@Gina I work in a closed-source software nonprofit serving the nonprofit space and I want to read all about your progress, reasoning, decisions process, please tell us ALL ABOUT IT!
(DIR) Post #9oxOmy50xPtI7JBx4a by adelorenzo@red.dg74.pro
2019-11-14T15:42:48Z
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@Gina cool! what are you migrating?
(DIR) Post #9pGaUzxK8OU4Ay1yls by Flipsoi5@mastodon.social
2019-11-23T21:53:45Z
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@Gina I"m down to hearing. I have zero experience in booting OS's or Duel Booting. I always wanted to get a Linux Laptop
(DIR) Post #9sQzxrVZ6ZCRkJ6Je4 by xdm@mas.to
2020-02-26T16:02:36Z
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@Gina For what it's worth, I am!
(DIR) Post #9sk7doT5R9ZiniurJo by thenorili@fosstodon.org
2020-03-06T21:27:58Z
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@Gina I'm super interested! What's the name of your organization, may I ask? What do they do?
(DIR) Post #9sk7vSQQ8BTheG5B32 by RyuKurisu@fosstodon.org
2019-03-29T21:26:07Z
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@Gina I'm more surprised that @nextcloud was straightforward, you could've joined other projects together to get a similar result but with separate apps for each function. Like Seafile for file synchronisation, RadiCal for contacts and calendar syncing (https://radicale.org/) etc. Because the Unix philosophy is "Do one thing, and do it well". From what I've read it that Matrix is like the new Pidgin; it can support a lot of networks besides itself, including Rocketchat - 1/3
(DIR) Post #9sk7vSr0XKkGyiWPUO by RyuKurisu@fosstodon.org
2019-03-29T21:26:08Z
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@nextcloud @Gina I only have experience with LibreOffice, but it isn't the most intuitive to use so I will check out OnlyOffice. Btw I hope FreeIPA will support SQRL when it is released (which is soon). Btw the desktop OS you've chosen is Debian twice improved (Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, which in turn is based on Debian) - 2/3
(DIR) Post #9sk7vTHExnjGI4nMNU by RyuKurisu@fosstodon.org
2019-03-29T21:26:08Z
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@nextcloud @Gina What was the biggest reason to go with Mint? Was it the Cinnamon desktop environment, or the extra included packages and snapshot utility? 🙂 - 3/3
(DIR) Post #9sk7vTeHa8A1RXZlIG by Gina@fosstodon.org
2019-03-29T23:01:35Z
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@RyuKurisu @nextcloud both, although we're going with Mate as the desktop.
(DIR) Post #9sk7vUOMon1XkT8Z7o by thenorili@fosstodon.org
2020-03-06T21:31:22Z
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@Gina Have you tried out the Budgie desktop environment? :D I think it's the bee's knees. They've done a lot of work on compatibility, so if you find you like any of the widgets (like the panels or the window shuffler) they can probably be integrated into the desktop environment of your choice.
(DIR) Post #9skCg6DytE3ODmlBtQ by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-06T22:24:39Z
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@thenorili I have, but at least two years ago. Liked it a lot!
(DIR) Post #9suNBYMydHrMmqNY80 by rtn@social.weho.st
2020-03-11T20:09:09Z
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@Gina You bet!
(DIR) Post #9tAhZIpVqaxsaxsw6a by Bro666@social.tchncs.de
2020-03-19T17:04:23Z
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@Gina @Matter Onlyoffice has just done some shady stuff. https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/fkvuey/onlyoffice_removed_basic_functionality_in_an/
(DIR) Post #9tAhdvTHb0WRmLur7g by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-19T17:11:34Z
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@Bro666 @Matter jupppp. This is why we chose @libreoffice (Collabora) instead of @ONLYOFFICE :(
(DIR) Post #9tAiTjrS0WMupRvVjM by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-03-19T17:23:26Z
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@Bro666 @Matter @libreoffice @ONLYOFFICE also, €950 for a mobile editor? Damn guys.
(DIR) Post #9tAxP4AuYIBXhCG812 by bhorst@fosstodon.org
2020-03-19T20:10:24Z
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@Gina As I build up the infrastructure for my new company, I want to prioritize open source and free software too. Your experience will help provide a model for us, so thank you for sharing!
(DIR) Post #9uClVelIlWqJQZLNq4 by eleirbag@mastodon.bida.im
2020-04-19T14:58:51Z
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@Gina @Matter In my company I've installed oVirt 4.2 + FreeIpa for VDI and server machines and we are pretty happy :-)
(DIR) Post #9ulY3NxRLuHZ7yWJAe by Igorjagec@fosstodon.org
2020-05-06T09:42:57Z
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@Gina what do you do and where are you based?
(DIR) Post #9ulYe7xtm8CGF4Fq9Q by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-05-06T09:49:43Z
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@Igorjagec IT at an international feminist non-profit based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(DIR) Post #9ulkDL2KGcFePhJl7Q by appelgriebsch@fosstodon.org
2020-05-06T11:59:17Z
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@Gina for the HR software on Windows... maybe RDP would be a solution for it. If you want to get rid of your Windows machines completely you can also check out https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-desktop/ or https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/. We use the latter for our development machines in the cloud (TM)...
(DIR) Post #9vPxfzflmO7DFozV1k by LoboHusardelaMuerte@mstdn.social
2020-05-25T21:38:37Z
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@Gina feminism is worth nothing, it is a Marxist ideology only to create a supposed gender struggle
(DIR) Post #9w54JyXt0QgsEeUYbo by motive@fosstodon.org
2020-06-14T17:35:49Z
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@Gina love this
(DIR) Post #9wGY2GRFO9bDDnd04G by danisantos@mstdn.io
2020-06-20T06:30:53Z
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@Gina I am. Tell me more about it
(DIR) Post #9wGZi3aHfdONTILa3U by danisantos@mstdn.io
2020-06-20T06:49:45Z
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@Gina I am. Tell me more about it. (Profile peeking :blob_laughing: and possibly letting you know about it, without ever wanting). Does the organization you are working on have a website? :blobangel:
(DIR) Post #9wd6bi6Uu7hK3bZrWK by flay@fosstodon.org
2020-07-01T03:42:03Z
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@Gina Yes! The diversity-centric arts collective I work with is starting up a film and live stream project. Using NDI, Arch and, well, some head scratching. Hardware is on the way and I've built the controller box. It all hits in about a week. Not all#FOSS (film equipment is hard that way), but as much as we can muster.
(DIR) Post #9x2ZZeJLmzBjKzxO1g by xn17@fosstodon.org
2020-07-13T10:34:24Z
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@Gina awesome. Keep Going. #EverythingFOSS.
(DIR) Post #9x2Zhr1CQa6l46NZtw by xn17@fosstodon.org
2020-07-13T10:35:52Z
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@Gina Do you have a Website for your non-profit organization
(DIR) Post #9xHSchwiwgcvAkHefQ by Steinar@snabelen.no
2020-07-20T14:57:11Z
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@Gina Don't ask, just share the salient points! We'll listen. We always do.
(DIR) Post #9yRjrtxyqB7zZ4Udyi by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-08-24T11:49:31Z
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:oh_no: :oh_no_bubble:
(DIR) Post #9yRt1gsVFyklSHfqLI by crispy@cybre.space
2020-08-24T13:32:12Z
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@Gina I would definitely be interested in learning more and lending any support that I can!
(DIR) Post #9yd2teynZFrJWyzGF6 by tdk@fosstodon.org
2020-08-29T22:44:24Z
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@Gina Yes, please share!
(DIR) Post #9zHbObZkUDQutJvB5M by zidanpragata@sts.ditatompel.com
2020-09-18T12:19:20Z
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Many use the term opensource, but the developer uses an anonymous account, isn't this the same?@Gina
(DIR) Post #9zHbTN7deQpFVr2uMi by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-09-18T12:20:30Z
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@zidanpragata sorry, what?
(DIR) Post #9zHc6rRoprWirLJagi by zidanpragata@sts.ditatompel.com
2020-09-18T12:27:37Z
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For example the program looks good, it doesn't harm other parties, but dev using an anonymous account. Yes maybe many people don't notice the code, people prefer the finished product than the build-own.I found this irregularity in several 3rd party applications telegram. @Gina
(DIR) Post #9zHcGix9H0dJPRfjqi by Gina@fosstodon.org
2020-09-18T12:29:21Z
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@zidanpragata I'm not entirely sure what you mean.
(DIR) Post #9zHceriiKRZtYBQqga by zidanpragata@sts.ditatompel.com
2020-09-18T12:33:46Z
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For ethical reasons, security and privacy, the use of the word "OpenSource" is often associated, not all of the OpenSouce is always open.@Gina
(DIR) Post #A1jX8IV0NBqWhdADjc by imnotafeline@mastodon.social
2020-11-30T19:27:57Z
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@Gina Yes! I just did the same thing after retiring from Windows Networking for 20 years.
(DIR) Post #A4rxB6whzaG1Sg3f8a by mellium@fosstodon.org
2021-03-04T14:31:33Z
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@Gina 🙋
(DIR) Post #AJ83kmOZnKYBYpQelU by ogstu@mstdn.social
2022-05-05T03:12:17Z
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@Gina YES DEF
(DIR) Post #AJEg4lxvfBJauzZ4BE by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2022-05-08T07:50:06.597Z
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@Gina@fosstodon.org A 3 year old toot. Got anything more to tell about it in the current age?
(DIR) Post #ALxpUXK4sV5sXoYHia by Cloud68@fosstodon.org
2022-07-28T22:21:48Z
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@Gina ✋
(DIR) Post #AmhICj4C6wlyIkeKzA by meowski@fluf.club
2024-10-05T13:20:10.518652Z
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@Gina no
(DIR) Post #AwxKfihX3nvUg4wgXg by Gina@fosstodon.org
2025-08-07T08:46:41Z
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Wrote about it years later 😅https://ginablogs.com/building-a-fully-foss-environment-then-and-now