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Mission Libre

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Mission Libre

Mission:Libre is a new, independent project for teens all over the world who love free software. We aim to help teens learn about software freedom and develop the skills they’ll need as they become tomorrow’s contributors and activists. Mission:Libre will help spread the word about free software.

<a href=”https://missionlibre.org/”>Mission Libre</a>

Early days with this yet, but the idea is ambitious and innovative. Hopefully this will be successful.

There are lots of projects, resources and tutorials out there and any inititive to help bring people together under a common cause is always welcome.

Lets see what happens and if there will hhe a few people from the South west getting involved with this.

LibrePlanet 2021

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LibrePlanet 2021

Empowering users

March 20-21, 2021

Virtual Conference

https://libreplanet.org/2021/

 

IRC LINK : #libreplanet

Server : chat.freenode.net

Webchat : webchat.freenode.net

Registration (benefits, the Participant tier is gratis)

Open Street Map

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Open Street Map

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

Open Street Map is a great project that anyone can get involved with, using open data so mapping data can be used freely in accordance with the terms on the website.

Embedded maps are also interactive


View Larger Map

Links

* Open Street Map

#openstreetmap,#data,#mapping,#open,#project

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South Devon Tech Jam Meeting

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South Devon Tech Jam – Virtual Meeting
We are back,  Just virtually using Big Blue Button – video conferencing
Details from our Meetup page.
contact e-mail for more details  : info AT sdtj DOT org DOT uk

About the DCGLUG

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DEVON, CORNWALL & SOUTH WEST LINUX USER GROUP

 

A group of GNU/Linux and Free software enthusiasts based in Devon and Cornwall. We hold some monthly meetings and have an e-mail discussion list, Matrix & IRC Channels. Feel free to post questions and connect with others interested in Free software.

Peer Tube

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Peer Tube

A decentralized video hosting network, based on free/libre software

Peer tube is another service on the Fediverse. That allows you to upload video and share this with other.  The difference is there are no adverts and fewer limitations on what you can upload.  You still need to stay within the law though.   Having used this I found it pretty straight forward and it transcoded my video in a few hours.  As stated above this is all based on Free / Libre software.

https://social.isurf.ca/profile/dcglug

dcglug@social.isurf.ca

PodCast Search

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PodCast Search

While on the Fediverse you come across lots of useful links to other resources.  One that I found recently was https://podsearch.com/

As the name suggests this allows you to search for a pod cast in a good range of topics.

Libre Lounge is another podcast that has covered different aspects of the Fediverse, this includes some of the more technical aspects including a multipart discussion on Activity Pub.   Activity pub is one of the protocols that allows posts to be federated across the network.

You can find the Devon and Cornwall GNU / Linux user group on the fediverse at https://social.isurf.ca/profile/dcglug

Or search using dcglug@social.isurf.ca

OggCamp 2019

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OggCamp 2019

OggCamp is an unconference celebrating Free Culture, Free and Open Source Software, hardware hacking, digital rights, and all manner of collaborative cultural activities and is committed to creating a conference that is as inclusive as possible.

We’re at The Manchester Conference Centre in the Pendulum Hotel near Picadilly Station the weekend of October 19th and 20th 2019.

https://www.oggcamp.org/

 

South Devon Computing at School

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South Devon Computing at School

Work to restart the South Devon Computing at School Community seems to be going well, we could do with some more teachers and other staff to get in touch and say how you would like to be supported.

Twitter @compatsch

e-mail : compatsch@bcs.uk – The local contact is Claire Davenport

  1. Computing At School Website