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Free Software Directory meeting recap for March 26th, 2017
Check out the great work our volunteers accomplished at the last Free Software Directory meeting at LibrePlanet.
LibrePlanet Day 2, DRM, contributing, and advice
The second day of LibrePlanet 2017 started with a talk by author, blogger, editor, activist, and Internet freedom fighter Cory Doctorow. Straight through to Sumana Harihareswara's closing keynote, the day was full of conversations and presentations touching on a broad range of topics across the free software movement.
Meet the LibrePlanet 2017 Speakers: Christian Fernandez
Christian Fernandez is a cyber security expert, joining us at LibrePlanet 2017 to talk about penetration testing and how "pentesting" can be done using entirely free tools.
Meet the LibrePlanet 2017 Speakers: Denver Gingerich
Denver Gingerich is the founder and lead developer of JMP (https://jmp.chat/), a free software chat gateway that lets you text and call people using a real phone number without a phone. He's speaking at LibrePlanet 2017 (https://libreplanet.org/2017) (March 25-26th in Cambridge, MA), in Block 5B, from 15:40-16:25 on Sunday. Want to learn more about bringing software freedom to your cell phone? Check out his talk "A fully-free cell phone experience, no baseband required."
Your guide to LibrePlanet 2017, wherever you are, March 25-26
The free software community encompasses the globe, and we strive to make the LibrePlanet conference reflect that. That's why we livestream the proceedings of the conference, and encourage you to participate remotely by both watching and participating in the discussion via IRC chat.
LibrePlanet Free Software Directory Sprint & IRC meetup: Sunday March 26th starting at 2 p.m. EDT/18:00 UTC
Join the FSF and friends Sunday March 26th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT (18:00 to 21:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory (FSD), with an in-person Directory sprint at LibrePlanet
Friday Free Software Directory IRC meetup: March 17th starting at 12 p.m. EDT/16:00 UTC
Join the FSF and friends Friday, March 10th, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory (FSD), with the theme this week of adding new packages.
The Licensing and Compliance Lab interviews Defense Digital Service about eMCM
This is the latest installment of our Licensing and Compliance Lab's series on free software developers who choose GNU licenses for their works.
Do GitHub's updated terms of service conflict with copyleft?
GitHub's updated terms caused a great deal of concern, but while they are confusing, they do not appear to be incompatible with copyleft. The Free Software Foundation (FSF), though, still recommends using other code hosting sites.
Schedule posted: Explore the roots of freedom at LibrePlanet 2017
It's almost time: LibrePlanet 2017 kicks off in two weeks, on March 25! Will you join free software hackers, lawyers, activists, students, educators, librarians, and community organizers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the roots of software freedom?