Post AAdbsj33xPPgMDCe2q by mekhos@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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(DIR) Post #AAb94w79luUNe1f2Yq by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-22T22:48:11Z
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It really bugs me how everyone around me (kids and wife getting back into schooling during lockdown) is constantly talking about "Zoom" this or that... I run/take part in video conferences every day but haven't used Zoom (or any other proprietary service) in well over a year.
(DIR) Post #AAb94weTm18zJNFeV6 by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-22T23:05:59Z
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We're indoctrinating our entire population into thinking that they can't function without the miracle (**spits) of Zoom/MS Teams/Google Hangouts/Webex, etc. Well, that's bullshit. Talk about sowing learned helplessness & foreign corporate dependence. Why aren't our national educational authorities (yes, NZ Min of Ed, looking at you) organising a far more cost-effective, proven, *local* services for education, like using BigBlueButton? They have *no idea* what they're doing with regard to tech.
(DIR) Post #AAbbwEJdcyhe9whRnE by nergal@linuxrocks.online
2021-08-23T04:33:11Z
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@lightweightevery other nation is doing what they now choose. there is not enough actionable data with bigbluebutton involved.(at least, that is somewhat the response my nation gives as to why they subscribe to zoom, teams etc.)funny thing is some government techs implemented bigbluebutton and it was much more efficient with bandwidth consumption.
(DIR) Post #AAbfxSlvlSdt6KmEAS by mike@libertynode.net
2021-08-23T04:34:49Z
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@lightweight Related: I wrote my senior research paper advocating for open source software in schools.
(DIR) Post #AAdbsj33xPPgMDCe2q by mekhos@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-23T05:13:23Z
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@lightweightI bet your alternatives don't have handy features like collecting your voice or "faceprints" either ;)https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22518435/tiktok-privacy-policy-biometric-data-collection-faceprint-voiceprint
(DIR) Post #AAdc6xZ8mL8pR6ziUq by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-23T00:48:11Z
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If our Min of Ed invested in this on a national level, I'm supremely confident that they'd save money, in addition to removing a major contributor to trade imbalance, and breaking a dependence on foreign organisations, a threat to NZer privacy & sovereignty, & improve the tax take (services would be provided by NZ-based companies & individuals, subject to NZ tax!) . Moreover, it'd increase skills in NZ's tech industry, create good jobs & allow NZ learners an active role in their own education.
(DIR) Post #AAdc6y7shAvlArFSe8 by kasra_mp@mastodon.social
2021-08-23T20:15:10Z
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@lightweight - Some of it is purely political. Like to encourage a company to open a branch, or getting paid to lobby for a product, etc.I recommend (if not already) read the story of Munich city council yo-yoing between Windows and Linux.
(DIR) Post #AAdc6yc0t928gJLWc4 by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-23T20:17:59Z
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@kasra_mp Yes, I'm familiar with the Muenchen story - last I heard, the new mayor issued the edict that the city would switch away from Linux, back to Windows after Microsoft moved its DE headquarters to the only city *not* using its software. It points to substantial gov't corruption (funded by Microsoft). Not a good look for Germany.
(DIR) Post #AAdc70Ss06uMQX5Fdg by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-08-23T20:24:00Z
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@kasra_mp although, to be fair, most countries are similarly corrupt - see, for example, my home country: https://davelane.nz/mshostage