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October 2017

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Open Source event in Moreland and More!
by Ben M 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

Hi all, There is a fantastic looking event coming up in Moreland on Thursday the 2nd of November at 8pm: http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/libraries/library-events-and-activities/read… ... Margaret Gordon was the reporter who visited us during our August meetup, and she is presenting some of the work she has been doing with the Linux Foundation, Wikipedia and VLC. Looks to be a fantastic presentation. Even more exciting we may get the opportunity to do a short presentation or lead a discussion group... get in touch if you can make the event and want to get involved and we'll keep you updated with developments (including a sneak preview of the videos being presented... Exciting!). For anyone interested in the D# universal language Elmer presented last meetup there is a slack channel here: http://dsharpul.slack.com/ twitter channel: @dsharpul https://twitter.com/dsharpul or get in touch at elmer.bool(a)ei8.works to discuss the project further. We also mentioned the open letter for Publicly funded software has to be Free and Open Source Software: https://publiccode.eu//openletter/ ... can we get a show of support for Free Software Melbourne to sign it as an organization??? I for one think that we should sign the letter and republish on our website/blog too! :D Finally if anyone is interested in participating in a presentation at Melbourne Knowledge Week next year I've started an etherpad to sketch out ideas here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/fsm-mkw-2018 with the working title "The Importance of Software Licensing"... put your name down as a presenter if you're interested in getting involved. ~~ Ben

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FSM Sept 16th - Software Freedom Day 2017!
by Ben M 14 Oct '17

14 Oct '17

It's that time of the year where we celebrate our freedoms in technology and raise a ruckus about all the freedoms that have been eroded away. The time of the year we look at how we might keep our increasingly digital lives under our our own control and prevent prying eyes from seeing things they shouldn't. You guessed it: It's Software Freedom Day! Free Software Melbourne, in conjunction with Linux Users Victoria, is celebrating the 14th annual Software Freedom Day with talks from Linux Users Victoria, Electronic Frontiers Australia and the F-Droid app store. We'll also be having plenty of networking opportunities, introductions to local technology groups and a Linux installfest. So bring down that old pc you were about to throw away and give it a new coat of Debian and bring it back to life! We have a Code of conduct online which we follow. In short: Be respectful. Be mindful. Work together. Link provided below. This is the a family friendly event, please invite anyone that is interested along to help make it a great day Entry is free anytime, so help spread the word on everyone’s liberties. Tea, Coffee and light refreshments will be provided gratis Hope to see all your happy faces at the event (you don't have to be happy, but be there!) Time Table 12:00pm - Doors open 12:15pm - Introduction to FOSS with FSM 1:00pm - Michael Verrenkamp - Welcome and Gnews for the year 1:15pm - John Lawrence - Electronic Frontiers Australia 2:15pm - OS Community get together - Community group introductions 2:45pm - Break and Installfest (Debian focused) 3:15pm - Andrew Pam - Linux 4:15pm - Peter Serwylo - F-Droid 6:00pm - End Day... Dinner at KL Bangra Details Date: Saturday the 16th September Location: Electron Workshop co-working space Address: 31 Arden Street, North Melbourne Map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2556615434 Travel Tips: http://www.electronworkshop.com.au/map/ Parking: Plenty of 2 hour parking in the area Code of Conduct: http://freesoftware.org.au/code-of-conduct/ Links: - Official Site: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2017/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Free Software Melbourne and Linux Users Victoria - FSM Site: https://freesoftware.org.au/blog/fsm-sept-16th-software-freedom-day-2017

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