Post APAViLbjCLi8rOKrKK by downey@floss.social
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(DIR) Post #AP6uyohZYS5qPiMU8e by downey@floss.social
2022-10-27T21:51:23Z
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:opensource: The #AllThingsOpen #opensource conference is this coming Tuesday & Wednesday in the US.:covid19: They are taking some but not all of the necessary #COVID19 precautions from #PHPledge so I will be attending the free-of-charge virtual option, which you may want to do as well.The stream covers some event content via their proprietary SaaS provider. You do have to register so your (real or fake) personal data can be monetized by sponsors.Details/registrer:https://2022.allthingsopen.org/
(DIR) Post #AP6uyp9vr0mJpfd8LI by downey@floss.social
2022-10-27T22:33:12Z
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And here's the direct link to Sunday's #AllThingsOpen workshop day on #Diversity and #InclusionIt sounds like people who can't participate physically in-person are only allowed to "watch" the video feed and are not fully included. Also sounds like they're doing an alcohol hour afterwards.Anyway there will probably be some interesting talks at least.🤦♂️ https://2022.allthingsopen.org/events/inclusion-diversity-in-open-source/
(DIR) Post #AP6uypasEqKTBEEeKu by downey@floss.social
2022-10-31T00:06:13Z
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Going right along with their theme of proprietary-only conference platform and Zoom keynotes this year, not a single #OpenSource social media platform linked from the official #AllThingsOpen conference site.Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr (!), and Slideshare.🤦🏽♂️ Corporate folks will never understand their hypocrisy.
(DIR) Post #AP6zPiE88Tmxy3fdY0 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-10-31T02:00:09Z
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@downey Having a few issues with Fab Labs too, in the hardware world. The original concept by MIT was to give "users around the world the ability to locally conceptualize, design, develop, fabricate, and test almost anything." Sadly, many of the labs are now inside universities, and the general public can't get in. I run the only Open one in NZ.
(DIR) Post #APA1GHbDVgIZhBnXWq by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T12:49:11Z
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#AllThingsOpen conference live stream starting now via the proprietary #Zoom platform (in-browser video):https://us02web.zoom.us/wc/82155527858/join
(DIR) Post #APA1GI1nupZ91eElyC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-01T13:06:30Z
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@downey They've got some cheek calling the conference All Things Open, and then only promoting themselves using proprietary software.
(DIR) Post #APA1LFHLZ5Pdwks1Jo by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T13:07:10Z
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@fitheach All*
(DIR) Post #APA3369SxbjEKqethw by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T13:19:29Z
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Um, I own my email address, and have for 20+ years, and so can others. They are not centralized. #AllThingsOpen
(DIR) Post #APA336gQz26Fz65E5w by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-01T13:26:10Z
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@downey Sounds like the conference is going to be a tribulation, rather than enlightening or fun.
(DIR) Post #APAUgy11KMnzRlwZ84 by silico_biomancer@cloudisland.nz
2022-11-01T18:36:14Z
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@vik @downey does Hackspace count in your books?
(DIR) Post #APAViLbjCLi8rOKrKK by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T13:39:16Z
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Pro tip: Answer your #OpenSource questions in a place with a URL and it can be seen by the public. Get the most out of your contributions and sharing your knowledge.#AllThingsOpen
(DIR) Post #APAViM1be8PY9eRWfA by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T18:04:35Z
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:opensource: 🤦🏽♂️ Watching the opening keynote of the #OpenSource conference #AllThingsOpen, the organizers urged attendees to download the event's mobile app "from any app store". Seems like they didn't bother to submit it to the only app store on my phone, @fdroidorg -- most likely because they produced a proprietary event app instead of using one of the many available #FreeSoftware options.
(DIR) Post #APAViMVNrQELe0NJ4q by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T18:42:20Z
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:opensource: 🤦🏽♂️ And apparently #AllThingsOpen doesn't support participating with #OpenSource operating systems or browsers, either.https://allthingsopen.6connex.com/event/ATO/system-check(HT @murph)
(DIR) Post #APAViMuYLqMau49PJA by straw@rdrama.cc
2022-11-01T18:47:44.854240Z
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@downey @murph classic
(DIR) Post #APAVn9d79rt19zHArQ by straw@rdrama.cc
2022-11-01T18:48:39.008699Z
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@downey @murph is that because the content is DRM'd?
(DIR) Post #APAVyuiIRWBsNAJ6eG by downey@floss.social
2022-11-01T18:50:07Z
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@straw All of the video seems to be delivered via Zoom, either through their desktop apps or through their browser UX.@murph
(DIR) Post #APAVzfg7pPNe22eXI0 by straw@rdrama.cc
2022-11-01T18:50:54.713068Z
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@downey @murph :marseypain:
(DIR) Post #APAWH1aJdO4ctcD5cW by straw@rdrama.cc
2022-11-01T18:54:02.461313Z
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@downey @murph I think the thing with these conferences is that they view open source as a tool for corporations to benefit from other people's labor at no cost, "making open source possible" for them is different than it is to people who like open source for the freedom it offers
(DIR) Post #APAWc7d2MHRPipXjSS by murph@fosstodon.org
2022-11-01T18:57:40Z
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@straw @downey I think that you've come across the philosophical difference between Open Source, and Free Software.
(DIR) Post #APAg1ch8tJSutohKz2 by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-01T20:41:33Z
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@silico_biomancer Technically, no. Fab Labs are a specific thing, not just another term for a makerspace. @downey
(DIR) Post #APAhHGyzU48Y9E4Z9c by silico_biomancer@cloudisland.nz
2022-11-01T20:57:14Z
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@vik @downey ah, apologies
(DIR) Post #APAieCBRapT9sVOM1w by vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-01T21:12:37Z
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@silico_biomancer No worries, mate. As I say, Fab Lab HQ seem unsure too! @downey
(DIR) Post #APAniJDFtrcebl1IA4 by charliebrownau@pieville.net
2022-11-01T22:09:27Z
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@downey @fdroidorg Smart Phones are Portable state survliance devices , which tax cattle pay for, use and allow themself to be monitored, tracked and recordedF Droid is a good step moving away from Crapple and Google , but F Droid has censored people (eg Gab)What I see is the use of APKs instead as a solutionAlong with supporting Linux Phones, LORA , 433hz, Delta Chat, , Mumble ,Email and Encryption