Notices by John Sullivan (johns)
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Yep, we need free software for vacuums too: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/26/971681198/users-report-drunken-roombas-after-software-update "go home roomba" "where's that?"
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The FSF is accepting applications for remote summer internships through May 10: https://u.fsf.org/31s
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In case you missed it: the best possible thing to watch while you're stuck inside! Watch many, many hours of entertaining and educational talks from #LibrePlanet2020 on our Mediagoblin page -- made and shared entirely with free software: https://u.fsf.org/31p
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I went years without seeing the word "nothingburger" -- not sure I've ever seen it used before in fact -- and here it is in my life, twice in one week. That's a somethingsandwich!
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This software, Nextstrain, is free software to aid epidemiological understanding and improve outbreak response, licensed under AGPLv3! https://github.com/nextstrain/augur
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Have a project or idea to introduce? You can still upload a 5-minute lightning talk for #LibrePlanet -- https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2020/Lightning_Talks
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We just make the same mistakes over and over again. From the NYT corrections: "A caption...referred incorrectly to the character played by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film 'Frankenstein'. It was the monster, not Frankenstein."
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"In it, they demanded records of all devices using Google services that had been near the woman’s home when the burglary was thought to have taken place." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/google-tracked-his-bike-ride-past-burglarized-home-made-him-n1151761
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Tips on getting around Boston on public transportation without using nonfree software: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/MBTA
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"This code may only be used under the BSD style license found at" -- it's not copyleft, but it's not not copyleft
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Important update on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it pertains to staying safe at this year's LibrePlanet conference: https://u.fsf.org/covid-19
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Theory: Many young people aren't familiar with the concept of copying/sharing a program.
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Absolutely not okay that North Carolina State Board of Elections' "Am I registered / where do I vote" form is a Google Doc, requiring software usable only on Google's terms. Nobody should be encouraged by the state to use a particular company's product in civic processes.
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A report-back from the Replicant meeting at FOSDEM: https://u.fsf.org/300 Read more about why the free software mobile phone operating system is so crucial, and how you can help: https://u.fsf.org/2z7 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1623879
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