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FSA April 20: Website Update, Software Freedom Day 2023 Brainstorming, and FLOSS in Education
by committee＠freesoftware.org.au 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Hello FSA community, It's time for our April meetup, and we have a few things on the agenda for this month. First up an exciting announcement about Software Freedom Day 2022. The videos have finally passed a review and are ready for publication. They will be uploaded to our media server this week and we will officially publish them during Thursdays meeting. In this month's meetup, we'll be focusing on some key updates and discussions. We'll start by updating our group's website to enhance the users first impressions and provide up-to-date information. As we look ahead, we'll also begin brainstorming ideas for Software Freedom Day 2023. We encourage all members to share their thoughts and suggestions for making SFD 2023 a successful celebration of free software and open culture. Feel free to send in suggestions ahead of time to committee(a)freesoftware.org.au. In addition, we have a bonus video presentation about Free/Libre and Open Source Software in Education, which is a spectacular update to a topic in dire need of attention in Australia. Meeting details: Date: Thursday, 20th of April 2023 Time: 7:30 PM AEDT Location: Online at https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Please note that we follow our Code of Conduct, which can be found at https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct, to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Don't forget to join our mailing list at https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… to stay updated with all things FSA. ~~ Ben - Free Software Australia

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FSA March 16: FOSDEM & Everything Open 2023 Conference Reviews
by committee＠freesoftware.org.au 11 Mar '23

11 Mar '23

Hey FSA community, We're excited to announce our March meetup, where we'll be discussing the latest developments and hot topics from two recent conferences: FOSDEM 2023 and Everything Open 2023. FOSDEM 2023 is a free and open source developer-oriented event for enthusiasts. It was held in Brussels on the 4th and 5th of February. With hundreds of speakers, events and tracks covering various topics and technologies. It was the first physical conference after two years of hosting the event online. Everything Open 2023 is a new conference organised by Linux Australia. It is focused on open technologies and communities and will be held in Melbourne on the 14th to the 16th of March. It will feature presentations on Linux, open source software, open hardware and open data. Whether you attended the conferences in person, followed along online, or just want to hear about what happened, we welcome you to join us for an engaging discussion. This topic will be accessible for people with all levels of experience and technical experience. Please note that we follow our Code of Conduct, which can be found at https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct, to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Don't forget to join our mailing list at https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… to stay up-to-date with all things FSA. Details of the meetup are as follows: Date: Thursday, 16th of March 2023 Time: 7:30 - 9:00pm AEDT Location: Online at https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus We look forward to seeing you there! ~~ Ben Free Software Australia Organizer.

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[free-software-melb] SA 18th of August — More Planning for Software Freedom Day
by committee＠freesoftware.org.au 16 Aug '22

16 Aug '22

Hi everyone, This month at Free Software Australia we are continuing the planning for Software Freedom Day in September. This month we will be reviewing the responses we've gotten from our outreach so far. We will also send out some speaker requests from the committee email account. This event will be a working group primarily aimed at the organisers of Free Software Australia and community members interested in getting involved but all are welcome to come along and learn about how we prepare for the event. Details: Thursday, 18th of August 2022, 7:00pm-8:30pm AEDT Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/

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[free-software-melb] Software Freedom Day 2022 Expressions of Interest
by committee＠freesoftware.org.au 02 Aug '22

02 Aug '22

Hi everyone, This year on September the 17th we're going to be celebrating Software Freedom Day across Australia. Our theme for the year is reFLOSSify online communities, schools and workplaces. It's a broad topic and we'd love to have talks about how Free and Open Source Software can help us to build communities, contribute to and improve teaching experiences, and how we can use FOSS more in the workplace. We are reaching out for anyone from the community interested in presenting on these or similar topics. It could be a full presentation, a small lightning talk or a demo of your favourite FLOSS software. You could talk about how your group uses or contributes to Free and Open Source. You could explore how the 4 Freedoms are relevant to education. Or if you have another burning topic you think will fit with the event, let us know. If you're interested in getting involved please send your expression of interest to committee(a)freesoftware.org.au. Please include a working title, short description and an estimate of how long you expect to present. ~~ Ben _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/

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FSA 21st of July — Planning for Software Freedom Day
by FSM Committee 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

Hi all, This month at Free Software Australia we are getting geared up for Software Freedom Day and organizing this year's event in September. We will start off the meeting with a retrospective of SFD events held in Australia in the past. We will then have a group discussion about the event and theme for this year, we will create a draft timeline for the day and organise committee meetings in the lead up to the event. We will also draft up some templates for reaching out to speakers and send out a call for speakers. This eventwill be primarily aimed at the organisers of Free Software Australia and community members interested in getting involved but all are welcome to come along and learn about how we run the event. Details: Thursday, 21st of July 2022, 7:00pm-8:30pm AEDT Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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FSA 16th of June — Mobilizon - Event Managment software that respects your freedom
by FSM Committee 05 Jun '22

05 Jun '22

Hi Free Software Fans, This month at Free Software Australia we are continuing our adventures into the Fediverse by exploring Mobilizon. Mobilizon is an event organization and group management platform built on free and open source software and it also another great project backed by the Framasoft cooperative. We will have a presentation abut the history of Mobilizon and explore it's community and capabilities. It will be quite interesting to discuss how we can use it for the FSA group and we also the possibility of expanding the use of Mobilizon in Australia. While Mobilizon is probably of most interest to event organisers, this will be a non-technical event and all are welcome to come along and learn about another great platform from the Fediverse. Note the new starting time is a bit earlier our previous times. Details: - Thursday, 16th of June 2022, 7:00pm-8:30pm AEDT - Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus - Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… - Meeting Tips: - Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. - Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. - Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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FSA 19th of May — Brainstorming how Free Software Australia will broaden FLOSS adoption
by FSM Committee 05 May '22

05 May '22

Hi everyone, This month is very special as we’ll be looking more into details how Free Software Australia can reach its goals : broadening the adoption of FLOSS in Australia. It’s a brainstorming session for people interested in the future and development of FSA. We’ll discuss the mid and long term goals we want to reach as a group, the place of FSA in the Australian FLOSS society, its relationship to organisations, administrations and the general public, as well as what could be the different milestones of this journey. We’ll open the session with an inspirational presentation about Framasoft, who are the largest not-for-profit FLOSS organization worldwide. We will discuss its main actions and activities over the past decade and how it led to the creation of CHATONS — kittens in French — the Collective of Hosters Alternative, Transparent, Open, Neutral and Solidarity. We will also have a presentation about CHATONS to see what activities and initiatives they have started. The story of these two successful entities and their actions should provide us with plenty of grist for our mill. This will be a non-technical event and all are welcome to share their insights. Note the new starting time is a bit earlier than previous meetups. Details Thursday, 19th of May 2022, 7:00pm-8:30pm AEDT Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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FSA 21st Apr — PeerTube - Peer-to-peer video sharing for the people
by FSM Committee 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

Following on from last month's discussion and demonstration of Fed.Wiki we thought that we would explore another corner of the Fediverse,and so this month at Free Software Australia we'll be talking about Peertube. Along with discussing PeerTube itself we'll also explore how it benefits the Fediverse, the decentralised federation of social networks. Big words to speak about an alternative to Youtube that is growing in popularity in the Free/Libre and Open Source Software community, but PeerTube offers us the opportunity to take back control of our media sharing and consumption needs. We'll start the evening with a presentation about Peertube and the features of version 4.1 that was released almost a month ago. We'll have an overview of the new possibilities for instance administrators as well as for end users. After discussing how Peertube has a role to play in and beyond the Fediverse we'll open up the conversation for people to share video publishers, favorite channels and/or any videos they've come across and really liked in Peertube. This will be a non-technical event and all are welcome to share their favorite videos or just listen in. So join us for another discussion about the Fediverse at Free Software Australia. Details Thursday, 21st April 2022, 7:30pm-9:00pm AEDT Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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FSA Mar 17th — Federation and the Fediverse
by FSM Committee 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Hi everyone, This month at Free Software Australia we're going to talk about Federation and the Fediverse. What is Federation, how it's used and what licences are used in federated projects. We'll also look at how software licensing influences federations and what projects have adopted. The Fediverse is a great example of a global network of independent servers communicating through common protocols to provide social networking and other services. We'll start the evening with an introduction to the concept of federation and a discussion about how software licences impact federated projects. We will then take a look at some example federations in the Free Software world. We'll end the night with a demonstration of the Fediverse in action. This will be a non-technical event and all are welcome. So join us for a discussion about Federation at Free Software Australia this month. Details: Thursday, 17th March 2022, 7:30pm-9:00pm AEDT Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/r/freesoftwareaus Join the FSA mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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FSM Jan 20th - AGM and Committee Elections
by FSM Committee 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Welcome to a brand new year Free Software friends, Along with a new year we also thought it's a good time for us to refresh the committee and get back into the habit of having an Annual General Meeting. Currently we have three people standing for committee positions but traditionally we have had four committee members. So we would love to hear from anyone in the community interested in stepping forward and joining the committee. Committee members are expected to attend an additional committee meeting once a month, but beyond that you can contribute at your own pace and we will be renewing the committee annually during our January meeting so it's only a one year commitment. During the meeting we'll go over the job description for a committee member in a bit more detail. Then we will nominate the running committee members and hear a few words from each of the running members. We will then officially dissolve the existing committee and vote in the new committee. We will then have our first AGM in a while and discuss some of the current issues we face as Free Software Melbourne. Of particular note we are considering amalgamating all of the (mostly dormant) groups around Australia under the Free Software Australia banner. This will be a non technical event and all are welcome. Come along and have your say on Free Software Melbourne in 2022 Details Thursday, 20th January 2021, 7:30pm-9:00pm Join us at: https://venue.electronworkshop.com.au/b/fsm-7fm-etn-vj8 Join the FSM mailing list to be notified of events: https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… Meeting Tips: Be sure to test your audio on the way in. Your mic will be muted when you join the room. Headsets are recommended to reduce any feedback. Code of Conduct: https://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct

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