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FSM - Games Night 🎮
by PuZZleDucK 09 Jun '18

09 Jun '18

21st June 2018 6:30PM Electron Workshop - 31 Arden Street Our last games night was so successful that we thought, “why not do it again!?” And that is what we are doing. All things Libre and games, this time we will be able to show off some new games while we are at it rather than just being sucked into a multiplayer matches of Free Doom or Hedgewars. That said it that happens again, it is fun regardless. ;) So come along, join in and bring a friend to show what can be done when games are free for all to use and share. Bring a laptop or use one of the ones provided. Afterwards will be the usual with dinner in North Melbourne were we can chat about anything and everything Free and Open Source. Event is on 21st June at Electron Workshop - 31 Arden Street. Doors open at 6pm with the event starting at 6:30pm. This is a non technical event and all are welcome. Map: http://osm.org/go/uG4HWyqEz?m=&node=2556615434 Travel tips by Electron Workshop: http://www.electronworkshop.com.au/map/ Announce https://freesoftware.org.au/blog/games-night/

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Free Software in the New Economy
by PuZZleDucK 27 May '18

27 May '18

Hi Freedom Folks, One reminder and one call to action for you all. First: Flux Party registration with the VEC is almost due... and if like me your form is still sitting in an envelope, you'll be glad to know we can email a scanned copy of our forms to rppregistration(a)vec.vic.gov.au Second: We've been invited to propose a talk or workshop for the New Economy Network annual conference! https://www.neweconomy.org.au/conferences/2018-conference/ Be warned, even if we get accepted we've still got to pay registration :\ ... but if you're still keen I've started putting together a proposal here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/fsm-new-economy ... we need to have the proposal in by 1st June 2018 - and I'm planning on posting my submission the night before. Make sure to add your biography if you want to get involved (or you could submit your own independent proposal too :D). ~~ Ben Minerds

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Flux party software testing
by PuZZleDucK 15 May '18

15 May '18

Hi folks, I've just received a message from Andrew Heath who came along and talked about the Flux Party last month... They're looking for volunteers to get involved! Check out the message below and get in touch if interested. ~~ Ben Hi Mate - at the free software meetup there were a couple of people who discussed the opportunity to: #1 - stress test / hackathon the Flux app in due course and #2 - look at getting a uni software dev teem in place to help with the project, I'm now in the process of starting to work with the dev team more closely and wished to get back in touch with you guys about this. Can you help facilitate? I need to know what timeframes / expertise etc are potentially able to get involved in both areas... Please drop me an email at andrew.heath(a)voteflux.org and we can keep the conversation going. Thanks again, Andrew

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Meetup 7PM 17th May 2018 - How to contribute to Wikipedia
by Michael Verrenkamp 14 May '18

14 May '18

Jimmy Wales is a mad man. Not in the same vein as those that launch cars with dodgy power trains into space on a Rocket for marketing glory; but mad in that he decided to put his chips into crowd sourcing information at no cost. To trust in the community to make the most diverse and accurate encyclopedia than had ever been created. Wikipedia has proved that what sounds ‘pie-in-the-sky’ unlikely can sometimes work and produce the best results. They forked the idea of GNUpedia and made it happen. Now you can learn how to contribute to this great library. Ben Minerds will guide you on how to contribute to Wikipedia and improve it for all to use. With a brief introduction we might even have you contributing on the very night and grow this information community just a little bit more. Afterwards we will have the monthly Gnews followed by dinner in North Melbourne. This is a non-technical event and all are welcome to join in. Do note that we have adjusted our starting time due to Winter and the ever increasing Melbourne traffic. Event is held at Electron Workshop at 31 Arden Street on 17th MAy 2018 and will now be opening doors at 6:30pm with start of proceedings at 7pm. https://freesoftware.org.au/blog/melbourne-may-2018-meetup-contribute-to-wi…

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Re: [free-software-melb] [fsf-community-team] Free Mark Down Editor and Reader
by Andrew Nesbit 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

On 09/04/2018 21:42, John Lewis wrote: > What software do you plan to blog with? I'm very interested in this answer too as I'm also evaluating various software options for blogging. Andrew -- OpenPGP key: EB28 0338 28B7 19DA DAB0 B193 D21D 996E 883B E5B9

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FSM Apr 19th - The Flux Party and the Gnews
by PuZZleDucK 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

Hey Free/Libre and Open Source Supporters, This month we will be joined by a representitive of the Flux party to discuss the state of issue-based direct democracy in Australia. The Flux Party is a tool Australians can use to directly participate in parliament. Flux is a party during the election but once there are elected Flux Party MP’s and senators that’s where the difference begins. Your Flux representatives give up their autonomy and vote according to the people. They cast their votes in line with the outcomes produced by the Flux ecosystem comprised of ordinary Aussies like you. You can checkout the flux website or join the party (it's free as in $0) here: https://voteflux.org After the discussion we will have our regular Gnews segment and then head down to Errol street for dinner and Free/Libre and Open Source Small-talk. Hope to see you at 6:30pm on Thursday the 19th of April at Electron Workshop for our regular Free Software Melbourne meet-up. Event details Thursday 19th Apr, 6:30-8:00pm 31 Arden St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 Map: http://osm.org/go/uG4HWyqEz?m=&node=2556615434 Running late or can't find us? Call Ben on 0419 390 496

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Internet Freedom Hack: Defending Truth, Fri 2018-04-20 – Sat 2018-04-21
by Ben Finney 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Howdy folks, Internet Freedom Hack <URL:https://internetfreedomhack.org/> is a community event that brings technologists with a passion for digital rights together for a weekend to build things that advance the cause of internet freedom. Registrations are open now, and the event is hosted at my employer (ThoughtWorks in Melbourne) on Friday 2018-04-20 and Saturday 2018-04-21. The hack takes place during the day, with evening talks from prominent speakers on internet freedom. It's definitely in line with the purpose of Free Software Melbourne! -- \ “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does | `\ knowledge.” —Charles Darwin, _The Descent of Man_, 1871 | _o__) | Ben Finney

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Free Mark Down Editor and Reader
by Andri Effendi 10 Apr '18

10 Apr '18

Hi All, I am looking for a good Free/Libre mark down editor and reader as I am interested in blogging on a site that requires one. Does anyone have a particular Favourite program? Also, Ubuntu 16.04 and MacOS High Sierra are the Operating Environments I would like to run the software on. Kind Regards, -- Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de> Organiser of the Free Software Movement in Sydney GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received unencrypted. Learn to encrypt your email: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/windows.html

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Re: [free-software-melb] [libreplanet-discuss] Free Mark Down Editor and Reader
by Andrew Nesbit 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

On 09/04/2018 14:54, Catonano wrote: > also this one > https://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter > > it has a GUI and it's gpl 3+ This one looks interesting too. I'll try it out in my copious free time, or perhaps next time I'm faced with a mountain of Markdown documents to write. Also, it's good to see that it integrates with Pandoc. This is a fantastic tool. I depend on it heavily. Andrew -- OpenPGP key: EB28 0338 28B7 19DA DAB0 B193 D21D 996E 883B E5B9

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Re: [free-software-melb] Free-software-melb Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2 - Steemit
by Michael Verrenkamp 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, at 23:00, free-software-melb-request(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au wrote: > Send Free-software-melb mailing list submissions to > free-software-melb(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > free-software-melb-request(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > > You can reach the person managing the list at > free-software-melb-owner(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Free-software-melb digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Is Steemit Free/Libre? (Andri Effendi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:00:14 +1100 > From: Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de> > To: fsf-community-team(a)gnu.org, libreplanet-discuss(a)libreplanet.org, > Libreplanet-sydney(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au, > free-software-melb(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > Subject: [free-software-melb] Is Steemit Free/Libre? > Message-ID: <AD433321-DB14-4156-8D2E-4837099B027A(a)gmx.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Freedom lovers, > > I was wondering if someone could confirm whether the crypto/blockchain > based social network “steemit.com <http://steemit.com/>” is Free > Software? > > Is this a recommended platform for Free Software folks? > > And d.tube is supposedly a decentralised and blockchain based > alternative/replacement for youtube. > dtube is also connected to steemit. > > Is Dtube Free/Libre also? And does this community recommend it? > > What are your thoughts of this platform? > > > > Kind Regards, > -- > Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de <mailto:fusionman133@gmx.de>> > Organiser of the Free Software Movement in Sydney > > GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 > Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received unencrypted. > > Learn to encrypt your email: > https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/windows.html > <https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/windows.html> > >

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