February 2018 - Free-software-melb - lists.softwarefreedom.com.au

Tommorrow is the Day of Action to Block Repeal of Net Neutrality
by PuZZleDucK 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Hi all, Thanks again to Tatiana for talking about the outcomes of "Code for Victoria 2" at our February meetup and giving us a demonstration of her teams project and the usage of Poppler (https://poppler.freedesktop.org) The Gnews presentation is also available at https://free-software-melbourne.github.io/Gnews-2018-February/ In particular I wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow (Tuesday the 27th) is the planned "Day of Action to Block Repeal of Net Neutrality". Please find below lots of resources related to the event. In particular a sample social media post you can just cut and paste to have your say along with some fun graphics to make it pop :D. There are also links to alternatives endorsed by the main site Sample Post: We deserve equal access to the Internet and we’re just #OneMoreVote away from winning the #NetNeutrality CRA vote in the Senate. Take action now: battleforthenet.com Attach an image to give your post impact: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yKpC8DN33NoO9irUYSyHuI3fWvKiN009 https://www.battleforthenet.com/images/internet-weird.png Main Site: https://www.battleforthenet.com/ Hashtag: #OneMoreVote Alternative Promo Images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UQ8wUVRWiBH5flPAffbk2WNgmycMS2s6 Alternative Messages: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N154Y3kslZN6HxOvbbYjYWd6KlQdyapyZoAkalR… Have a good week and don't forget to help save the internet (again) tomorrow! ~~ Ben

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February meetup - Rending PDFs into Text/HTML and Gnews
by Michael Verrenkamp 11 Feb '18

11 Feb '18

Hey there freedom lovers, It is that time of the month again where we get together to discuss all things digital freedom. This month Tatiana Lenz is going to be talking about her experience as a Fellow with Code for Australia, working within the Victorian State Government's digital innovation program "Code for Victoria II - Women in Tech." Tatiana will touch on a couple of things:- the idea of civic tech, the inclusion program that was specifically aimed at recruiting women, building capability and empathy within the Public Service and the use of FOSS software. Technically Tatiana will walk through the solution the team came up with, using free software, for rendering PDFs into text and HTML in order to make them accessible. There will also be the usual Gnews of the month followed by dinner and discussion at KL Bunga Raya after the event Doors open at 6pm with the main event starting at 6:30pm and dinner to follow in North Melbourne after 8:30 pm. All are welcome. Thursday 15th February, 2018 6:30-8:30pm Electron Workshop - 31 Arden St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 Map: http://osm.org/go/uG4HWyqEz?m=&node=2556615434 Travel tips by Electron Workshop: http://www.electronworkshop.com.au/map/ Running late or can't find us? Call 0419 390 496

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F-Droid App Recomendations
by PuZZleDucK 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

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