Max Mehl @mxmehl@mastodon.social

Success of the day: my insurance broker sent me sensible private information via a proprietary "cloud" provider the other day. I told them why this is bad, and recommended better alternatives. Today I learnt that they will migrate to #Nextcloud 🎉
@nextcloud #FreeSoftware

#REUSE adoption increases every day. Today I learnt that Jens Lechtenbörger made his #OER presentations REUSE compliant. Yet another small but important step towards making #FreeSoftware licensing easier to understand for everyone.

https://blogs.fsfe.org/jens.lechtenboerger/2020/01/03/support-for-reuse-spdx-headers-in-emacs-reveal/
https://reuse.software

Make sure to make yourself heard when regulators decide whether your router belongs to you - or to your internet service provider 😱

The @fsfe shared their response to the current #BEREC draft, so it's easier for you to write your own statement. But hurry, only 22 hours left!

https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20191120-01.html

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #policy #PublicConsultation #RouterFreedom #network

You are at #ossummit and interested in license compliance? Join my talk about #REUSE in 15 minutes (16:20) in room Rhône 1! It's a project by the @fsfe to make #FreeSoftware licensing easier for everyone.

https://osseu19.sched.com/event/05a3272287d3def1bcb0a62ace00b730

Community is power! It's so great to see what we together achieved during the past 12 months at @fsfe to boost #FreeSoftware, and that's only a small fraction: https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20191022-01.html

Thanks to everyone who contributes as volunteer, supporter or donor and enables our work!

A small team of volunteers takes care that @fsfe's infrastructure keeps running and continuously evolves. Read about their most recent #hackathon and their roadmap for a large organisation's systems.

https://mehl.mx/blog/2019/the-3rd-fsfe-system-hackers-hackathon/

#report #fsfe #freesoftware #sysadmin

Which browser is consuming much more power than competitive ones? @3rik presenting interesting numbers and thoughts on #digital #sustainability in connection with #FreeSoftware at the @fsfe GA.

So, what's your guess?

After 2 years of work in the @FOSS4SMEs project, we present recommendations to policy makers how to uptake the usage of #FreeSoftware in small and medium-sized enterprises. Great input by @cedricth! #FOSS4SMEs #FOSS

I am not the only one from @fsfe at #ClimateStrike. #FreeSoftware, free society! #FFF

My talk in 5 minutes about #ITsec and #FreeSoftware in room Pupin at @BalCC0n. Looking forward to see you! https://2k19.balccon.org/events/325.html
#BalCC0n #balccon2k19

The latest version of the #REUSE helper tool is also available on Arch Linux (via AUR) now. Check it out and use it to make your #FreeSoftware project's licensing clear and simple!
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/reuse/

Schedule for @BalCC0n next week is online! Many interesting talks ahead. I will speak on Saturday about how #FreeSoftware contributes to security: https://2k19.balccon.org/events/325.html

Also make sure to pass by the @fsfe booth in the assembly area. Looking forward to 3 exciting days! #BalCCon

Good analysis by James Sanders about why #Huawei should make the code of their network equipment #FreeSoftware. Open code has a great potential for security, public trust, and innovation!

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/huawei-doesnt-see-open-source-as-the-fix-for-spying-accusations-but-they-should/

Yeah, I have been accepted as speaker for #BalCCon! Join this nice conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, and get to know its excellent #FreeSoftware and IT security community.

https://2k19.balccon.org #BalCCon2k19

In 25 minutes, I will talk about the interplay between #FreeSoftware and #security at #pts19. Looking forward to speak in front of this awesome audience!
https://2019.pass-the-salt.org/talks/102.html

Starting my journey to @passthesaltcon in #Lille! Looking forward to a nice mix of security and #FreeSoftware communities, and my talk on Wednesday
#pts19 https://2019.pass-the-salt.org/talks/102.html

Bad news: the #CopyrightDirective has been adopted. BUT fortunately we achieved an exclusion for #FreeSoftware code hosting and sharing providers.

Next step: Let's get the upload filters as transparent and independent as possible!

https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190326-01.html

Great discussions going on at @fsfe booth in building K! Come by, get some stickers, and let's talk about #publiccode and #freesoftware! #fosdem

RT @kirschner@twitter.com
Just was reminded again we have an Albanian translation for https://publiccode.eu . Always happy to see how many translations we have for "Public Money #PublicCode ". In the case of the Albanian translations, thanks a lot to @OpenLabsAlbania@twitter.com #FreeSoftware

RT @fsfe@twitter.com
Why should governments develop #FreeSoftware?
The FSFE publishes a new expert policy brochure today to answer the most important questions about “Public Money? Public Code!", including practical guidelines. Get your copy today:

https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190124-01

#publiccode