VoidSpaceXYZ @voidspacexyz@mastodon.xyz
Free Knowledge Activist. Speaker. Volunteer at FSMK and FSFTN. Atheist. Humanist. Left Politics. Decentralisation. Active Citizenship
http://voidspace.xyz
Co-ops, democratically run and emphasizing long-term sustainability over short-term profits, are a key part of the #SolidarityEconomy.
Earlier this month, Wired UK published a brief but interesting profile of "CoTech, a growing network of tech co-operatives in the UK. There are currently 30 tech businesses united under the CoTech banner, which range from filmmakers to programmers; they collectively employ more than 250 staff and have revenues of over £10.2 million."
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/cotech-tech-cooperatives-blake-house-outlandish
There are people who work and build communities and there are people who just get close with people in power to attain power.A community needs to be very conscious that they build a team, a community and not a power hierarchy. Because power for the sake of power or power without the right thought are both going to kill a lot of things. Whereas a community is a very different game and calls for a collective growth over an individual growth.
Free Software Movements are a perfect example.
Wow! #PeerTube funding campaign just raised to 42%! \o/
Only 15 days left to meet our goal, so keep on sharing and #JoinPeertube https://frama.link/joinpeertube
@fsmk_org@twitter.com Community Center has been covered by the National News Paper. Talks the importance of having to read books by kids.
#Privacy is not about I trying to hide, its just that there is nothing I want you yo see.
The lawyers of the Aadhaar Petitioners (people against Aadhaar) and Right to Privacy have drafted a Data Privacy Law. It is based on the 7 principles mentioned here : https://saveourprivacy.in/principles
The law itself can be found here : https://saveourprivacy.in/bill
If this makes sense, please do pledge your support here : https://saveourprivacy.in/individuals/pledge
I have signed this , hopefully you will too.
Changes are welcome here https://saveourprivacy.in/bill
Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms
http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/aadhaar-mixing-public-risk-private-profit
A very very long but a must read on #aadhaar #private-profits #public-deaths
Apparently this is method that is being used in marketing emails since long time - by using 1x1 pixel images embedded in email which notifies the sales team which of their email has been read.
I have started to use this service
https://github.com/renatolond/mastodon-twitter-poster
For syncing between Mastodon and Twitter.
Works just smooth :)
The almost perfect definition to debugging I could ever find.
#programming #debugging
typo "buy ration" and not "but ration"
Round tripping.
A process where a govt process is shown in loss by the govt and the govt let's a private company take over. In this way all govt entities become private. Ordinance Clothing Factory, Chennai (manufacturers of defense uniforms) protesting over 2 years and govt wants to sell it to reliance. Govt instead of giving ration in PDS wants to give standard cash and ask you to but ration. What happens when prices raise ?? Compensation will not increase. The burden is always on the poor.
https://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/
Gittorrent. A decentralised git.
#git #freesoftware
How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17230262
#hackernews #tech
There is no generosity in writing free and open source software. It is just how software should be. It doesn't mean we are demeaning contribution or contributors. With all due respect, free software is the right way of development not some throwaway.
At the end of the day, all that a labour had to give is labour. All during the day, a capitalist has to exploit is labour. Thus labour is one of the most important things to worry about.
#communism #labour
@JordiGH I don't think I've blogged about the license since the announcement: https://www.mailpile.is/blog/2015-07-02_Licensing_Decision.html
I still feel it is the right license for this project. I'm very comfortable with it.
But I don't think the choice has made a huge difference (yet).
It will matter more as more people start using #Mailpile and businesses start to sniff around looking for ways to profit from our work.
Links:-
[1] https://f-droid.org/repo/org.disrupted.rumble_16.apk (Common to all) - (Rumble App in F-Droid)
[2] https://briarproject.org/fdroid.html (For Journalists) - (Briar App in F-Droid)
