July 2021 - Free-software-melb - lists.softwarefreedom.com.au

Mastodon
by Ben Sturmfels 13 Mar '22

13 Mar '22

Hi Folks, I'm getting into this Mastodon thing, but it'd be much more interesting if I could follow a few more people I know. Anyone care to reply with their Mastodon address? I'm @bensturmfels@mastodon.social. Cheers! Ben

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Re: [free-software-melb] tonight's meeting
by Russell Coker 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

On Thursday, 15 July 2021 5:11:45 PM AEST Yuchen Pei wrote: > Thanks for the test and setting up the new room. Since it is quite > close to the meeting and perhaps some people still have the old > link, would it be possible to make an ad-hoc redirect from the old > link (https://meet.glasswings.com.au/b/fsm-iv6-tce-vpu) to the new > link (https://j.luv.asn.au/fsm)? Sorry I didn't check my email until now. I had thought you would SMS me if you needed something. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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FSM Jul 15th - User Freedom on the Web
by FSM Committee 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

Hi everyone, Free Software Melbourne July 15th - User Freedom on the Web Free software is defined by the four user freedoms and for a long time these freedoms have been ensured by Free Software licenses like the GPL. While not perfect these licenses help preserve the four freedoms for the kinds of applications we use on our desktop computers that do not involve other computers. Things start to get a bit more complicated when we start making software available over a network and using such software. Mix in the popularity of the World Wide Web and it makes it tricky to preserve these freedoms. In this talk I will give an introduction to the topic of user freedom on the Web. I will talk about the issues on server-side (that is the ASP loophole and SaaSS) and also from the client-side (i.e. the javascript trap). I will also cover some of today's popular solutions and mitigations to these problems like the AGPL, self-hosted services and the LibreJS browser extension. We look forward to seeing you at the online meeting! P.S. meetup.com is not required for following FSM updates. If you are reading this announcement through meetup.com, the speaker advises that you reduce your dependency on proprietary software required for using meetup.com, by signing up to the FSM mailing list at https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… for all FSM announcements. Details - Thursday, 15th July 2021, 7:30pm-9:00pm - Join us at: https://meet.glasswings.com.au/b/fsm-iv6-tce-vpu - Short video intro to Big Blue Button (BBB): https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=uYYnryIM0Uw - 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 ~~ Ben

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tonight's meeting
by Russell Coker 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

There is an issue with the version of BBB we have installed and recent versions of web browsers. So if you run a web browser with the latest security updates (the recommended thing to do) then video won't work with that version of BBB. Upgrading BBB is not a simple or quick task. I have put Jitsi back online and have a test room setup on https://j.luv.asn.au/RelativeLibertiesSlapAlso Please check that out and see if it's sufficient for tonight's meeting.

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tonight's meeting
by Russell Coker 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

There is an issue with the version of BBB we have installed and recent versions of web browsers. So if you run a web browser with the latest security updates (the recommended thing to do) then video won't work with that version of BBB. Upgrading BBB is not a simple or quick task. I have put Jitsi back online and have a test room setup on https://j.luv.asn.au/RelativeLibertiesSlapAlso Please check that out and see if it's sufficient for tonight's meeting. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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