Interesting project by the Danish #FreeSoftware company Magenta: #OS2datascanner spots sensitive #GDPR related data in organisations' emails, files and other sources. It's already used by administrations in Denmark, Greece and Sweden 👍
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/sensitive-records
Finally released microG Services Core v0.2.11.202414 🎉
- Includes early version of UnifiedNlp 2.0
- Works better with Android 10
- As always: tons of fixes and compatibility updates
Available on the microG F-Droid repository or via https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.11.202414
From hackathons to apps to public administrations: Read about the recent successes in #Europe regarding #FreeSoftware in our #July #Newsletter, find videos from multiple online events where the #FSFE was represented and read about our diverse activities:
https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202007.html
Was bedeutet #WSL2 ("Linux in einer Art virtuellen Schachtel in Windows") für GNU/Linux-Systeme? Ein Artikel der @SZ gibt ein paar Einblicke dazu mit Kommentaren von mir @fsfe
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/windows-linux-microsoft-betriebsystem-1.4965794
I am not using reddit under the username mar-v-in. And microG development will continue. https://gist.github.com/mar-v-in/ad8d220ea4220638c0e5861cf062e844
Why are people making up such things?
So many podcasts on summer break already, but not the #SoftwareFreedomPodcast! Here's another interesting episode, this time about copyright enforcement with Miriam Ballhausen:
Against strong recommendations by #WHO, #Denmark does not publish their #Corona tracing app as #FreeSoftware. This is counterproductive: keeping the app proprietary eliminates transparency, effective reviews and trust.
Our extended UN open source family is growing. Looking for someone with an #OpenSource dev background but it's not a coding role.
If this #job looks interesting to anyone let me know and I can connect you to the right people. Or feel free to share with others.
http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/532044?lApplicationSubSourceID=
The German Corona Warn App went live today. F-Droid cannot distribute the app for multiple reasons:
1) The core bluetooth contact tracing functionality is only implemented in Google play services and requires proprietary client libs to be included in the app.
2) The google api mentioned above is only available for use by apps which are whitelisted by google and distributed through the play store.
Router Freedom in Europe +++ Hamburg pro Free Software +++ European Parliament too
In our June #Newsletter read among other things about #RouterFreedom in #Europe, about a new coalition agreement in #Hamburg that puts a focus on #FreeSoftware and about the #EuropeanParliament demanding #publiccode. As always, also read about our diverse community activities.
Available in EN, ES, FR, IT, NL
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"Und: Auch wenn die App selbst Open Source ist – die Schnittstellen von Google und Apple sind es nicht. Und die sind wichtig, sie sind quasi die Wurzeln der App in das Betriebssystem."
Abwägungen zur Corona-Tracing-App in DE mit Zitaten von mir @fsfe: https://taz.de/Die-deutsche-Corona-App/!5689412/
virtuelles Treffen der Berlin/Brandenburger Unterstützerïnnen-Gruppe der FSFE https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-205e-e1c1-497c-533669321722
Blog post: What's up with K-9 Mail?
"Buzzwords, aber wenig Infos. Eine ausdrückliche Förderung nachhaltiger IT im Sinne von Open-Source- und Open-Content-Prinzipien findet sich nicht im Programm."
Das Corona-Konjunkturpaket analysiert von @kooptech hinsichtlich Digitales und Klima
https://www.golem.de/news/corona-konjunkturpaket-irgendwas-mit-digital-und-klima-2006-148915.html
Does someone know when we can expect LineageOS-microG 17.1 builds? LineageOS 17.1 exists already for many devices but it seems like all LineageOS-microG builds are stuck on 16 and don't get any updates since the upstream builds switched to 17.1. 😥 #LineageOS #MicroG #Android #nf
The FSFE #Newsletter May is out including our demand to publish the results of publicly financed #hackathons as #FreeSoftware +++ #Munich supporting #publiccode +++ new #podcasts +++ Corona tracing apps under a FreeSoftware licence
Homo {digitalis,politicus,sapiens}. @fsfe Programme Manager, working toward digital freedom. Own views only. @mxmehl