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FSM April 20th - FSM Elections, AMD Open Hardware submission and the Gnews
by Ben M 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Hey there FLOSS fighters, It's time for our annual elections for the Free Software Melbourne Committee, so now is your chance to have your say in the running of the group. If you're interested in running then bring your enthusiasm and a short pitch about why you like Free Software and why you want to help the group. We'll also have a quick summary of the groups activities over the past year. After the election formalities Michael Verrenkamp will be sharing a draft submission he's prepared for AMD encouraging the adoption of open standards and open hardware. We'll have a read over the submission and have a discussion about other possible actions and similar initiatives we could address. We'll have a "short" pizza break and finish off with all the Gnews fit for public consumption* from the month gone by. Hope to see you there. * FSM is not responsible for Gnews induced indigestion Thursday 20th April, 6:30-8:30pm 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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FSM Working group hacking hackathon licensing
by Ben M 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Hey there Freedom Hackers Another virtual meetup on the Riot channel for the working group this month, seemed to work well last month just using text and maybe we could jump on mumble if we need to chat As it's coming up on hackathon season, this month at the Working group we're going to have a go at putting together a "hackathon licensing guidelines" page for the wiki and a kit of materials, pitches, suggestions and links I imagine the popular github licensing page would be a good start along with the FSM licensing guide, but more diversity and event specific advice could be given. Feel free to drop any suggestions in the new FSM Riot channel: # and we'll scan back over on the night We'll be hanging around the #freesoftwaremelb:matrix.zammit.org room from 6:00pm on Thursday the 6th of April and start breaking up into "license family groups" and preparing a list of resources and info Event details Thursday 6th April, 6:30-8:00pm Location: Online in Riot chatroom: #freesoftwaremelb:matrix.zammit.org Wiki: http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/ Having trouble connecting? Call one of the Bens on 0419 390 496

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed
by Andri Effendi 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, Urgent call to keyboard arms! Shocking new revelations of CIA hacking tools in software used by everyone, including us Free Software folk. Please share this information with everyone who will listen, we really need to bring the threat to our Privacy and the need for Free Software that is heavily audited into the public consciousness. This is not surprising, however it is really disappointing that what we had feared is true. CIA malware targets iPhone, Android, smart TVs. Already suspected that this method would be used for hacking devices that use end to end encryption, now we have more proof that it is. "These techniques permit the CIA to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Weibo, Confide and Cloackman by hacking the "smart" phones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied." Hacking smartphones is just the tip of the iceberg. Please take a look at the full article here: https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ If you are on Twitter, I highly urge you share at least 1 tweet from the @wikileaks release. It is vital that we discuss this. Kind Regards, -- Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de> Organiser of The Free Software Movement in Sydney www.freesoftware.org.au/ GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received unencrypted.

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Incorrect date
by Ben M 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi all, Just realized the title of the last email was wrong and the meetup is on the 16th of March, not the 17th as indicated Sorry for any confusion ~~ Ben M

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FSM March 17th - Snitch Hunt Reloaded and The Projects of Code for Victoria 1
by Ben M 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Rosie Williams (@Info_Aus) has been hard at work on the updated Snitch Hunt game and boy does it look new and improved (and a little more functional). Snitch Hunt is a game that teaches the public about metadata. We'll have another go as a group to complete the tasks and prepare some feedback for future development https://whistleblower.network/snitch/index.php I'll also be running over the Code for Victoria projects created by the 2016/17 fellowships including Legal Aids reminder system, DELWPs biodiversity application and Treasuries contract reporting system Damien will be taking us through the gnews for the month and we'll be discussing the possibilities of Open Hardware See you all there Event details Thursday 17th March, 6:30-8:00pm 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 Ben on 0419 390 496

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Free software router
by Alex Fraser 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Hi all, A long time ago, someone mentioned buying a router/ADSL modem that ran free software. IIRC they found that their connection was more reliable with it, and it cost something like $25. Does anyone remember this? Can anyone recommend a model? Cheers, Alex

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FSM Working Group ... lets try to do it Riot this time
by Ben M 26 Feb '17

26 Feb '17

Hey there Libre-tarians This month the Free Software Working Group kicks back into action for 2017 and unfortunatly we find ourselves without a home base for the Working Group meetings... but never fear it's FREE SOFTWARE to the rescue! Damien Zammit has kindly set us up a Matrix/Riot room on a federated server at #freesoftwaremelb:matrix.zammit.org (you can access the room through https://riot.im/app) and I've seen a demo of the desktop web client being used for video conferencing ... so why not give it a road test this Thursday the 2nd at 7:00pm If everything goes smoothly I'd like to get around to reviewing the Free Software Melbourne website addressing some recent issues with the wiki and ensuring that important information is updated and accessible. That being said we may just spend the evening trouble shooting issues with video conferencing issues so let's keep our fingers crossed. Hope to see, hear or read you there everyone Time: 7:00pm Thurday 2nd March Venue: https://riot.im/app Directions: Search for "#freesoftwaremelb:matrix.zammit.org" Map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=0%2C%200#map=2/0.0/0.0

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FSM 16th Feb - Rosie Williams and FSM playtest SnitchHunt
by Ben M 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Hey there Free Software Melbourne, we're kicking off a new year with a bit of serious fun, we'll be joined by Rosie Williams from the Little Bird Network <https://whistleblower.network>. Rosie is an Open Data Consultant, programmer and one of the new generation of journalists covering issues like #CensusFail and #NotMyDebt SnitchHunt is a game that teaches the public about metadata: what it is and how it can be used to identify and track individuals. Come and test the open source beta version of SnitchHunt with Free Software Melbourne so the developer can see how different people handle the game. Numbers will be limited. Please bring your own laptop & internet connection to play although some may be accommodated by teaming up with others. https://whistleblower.network/snitch/index.php After our playtest of SnitchHunt we'll be having our regular Gnews review of the last couple of months. Hope to see you at 6:30PM on Thursday 16th at Electron Workshop (31 Arden Street, North Melbourne) for the monthly Free software Melbourne meetup followed by our usual stroll down Errol st to find somewhere for dinner and continued chatter *Event details* Thursday 16th Feb, 6:30-8:00pm 31 Arden St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 Map: http://osm.org/go/uG4HWyqEz?m=&node=2556615434 Travel tips <http://www.electronworkshop.com.au/map/> by Electron Workshop Running late or can't find us? Call Ben on 0419 390 496

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crowdsupply: a Proclamation of User Rights
by Ben Finney 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Howdy all, Crowd Supply have been busy in the past twelve months <URL:https://blog.crowdsupply.com/2017/01/24/a-new-years-proclamation/>, organising the funding of many user-respecting hardware projects. They have also mooted a Proclamation of User Rights in hardware <URL:https://www.crowdsupply.com/about#user-rights>, asserting the rights of hardware users and the limitation of the power of creators to impose restrictions on users. What do you think? They're looking for feedback, so go ahead and let them know your thoughts on hardware user rights. -- \ “Repetition leads to boredom, boredom to horrifying mistakes, | `\ horrifying mistakes to God-I-wish-I-was-still-bored, and it | _o__) goes downhill from there.” —Will Larson, 2008-11-04 | Ben Finney

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FSM casual dinner with Deb Nicholson
by Ben M 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Happy new year Free Software Melbourne, After a stellar talk titled "Handle Conflict, Like a Boss!" Deb Nicholson from the Open Invention Network and OpenHatch will be stopping by Melbourne for a few days on her way back to the US. https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/37/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-HYunGtR0 We're organizing a casual dinner with Deb this Monday at 7pm at the Supper Inn Chinese Restauraunt, 15 Celestial Avenue, just off Little Bourke Street We'd love to see you all there but numbers are limited and so RSVPs are a must to either myself of Ben Sturmfields at the emails provided below: Ben S <ben(a)stumbles.id.au> Ben M <puzzleduck(a)gmail.com>

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