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Category Archives: freedom

Mission Libre

Posted on 2025-05-13 by Paul Sutton

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.

Posted in 2025, 4 freedoms, advocacy, coding, Developer, development, education, freedom, FreeSoftwareFoundation, fsf, Learning, programming, promotion, Social, Software, workshoo | Leave a comment |

Software Freedom Day

Posted on 2025-04-23 by Paul Sutton
SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY

The next Hardware freedom day is on Saturday 20th September 2025.

This event is supported by the Digital Freedom Foundation,

FSFE

FSF

Posted in 2025, 4 freedoms, Events, freedom, FreeSoftwareFoundation, Libreplanet, Linux User Group | Leave a comment |

Software Freedom Day 2024

Posted on 2024-08-10 by Paul Sutton

Software freedom Day, 2024l, will take place on the 21st of September 2024.

I have set up an event for Paignton, details are here and some are below.

Location : STEAM Café & Discovery Centre

13 Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon

Date : 21st September 2024

Time 11 am to 13:00

If you would like to get in touch please send a message via the lug list or drop in to the DCGLUG Matrix channel.

For more general information on Software freedom day, please see the Digital Freedoms website.

You can also drop me (Paul Sutton) a message on Fediverse / Mastodon

SFD 2024 poster
September 21 2024
STEAM Cafe
13 Torqbay Road
Paignton

 

 

Posted in 2024, freedom, FreeSoftwareFoundation, fsf, Software | Leave a comment |

Libreboot

Posted on 2021-06-22 by Paul Sutton

Libreboot

Libreboot was mentioned at the last Linux user group meeting in June.  So worth looking in to if you want a free bios for your computer.

https://libreboot.org/

https://www.coreboot.org/

Posted in 2021, free, freedom, GNU | Leave a comment |

FOSDEM 2021

Posted on 2021-02-01 by Ron

FOSDEM 2021

6-7 of February, 2021

https://fosdem.org/2021/

Matrix channel: #fosdem:fosdem.org (webchat)

Stands

How talks are being done (via Jitsi and Matrix)

Posted in 2021, coding, Conference, conferences, free, freedom | Leave a comment |

LibrePlanet 2021

Posted on 2021-02-01 by Paul Sutton

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)

Posted in 2021, 4 freedoms, Activty Pub, advocacy, ARM Development, coding, Conference, conferences, Creative Commons, documentation, free, freedom, fsf, GNU, hacking, Hardware, help, Learning, Linux, Linux User Group | Leave a comment |

Right to repair

Posted on 2021-01-12 by Paul Sutton

The free software foundation have released their latest animated video on the fight to maintain and get back our right to repair.

More information on the FSF website.

Posted in 2021, achine learning., Fediverse, freedom, FreeSoftwareFoundation, fsf, GNU, Hardware, Linux User Group, Repair, Rights | Leave a comment |

Peer Tube

Posted on 2019-09-28 by Paul Sutton

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

Posted in Activty Pub, advocacy, copyright, Creative Commons, Fediverse, free, freedom, hacking, libre, Peertube, Privacy, Sharing, Social, Software, Video, Video Sharing | Leave a comment |

PodCast Search

Posted on 2019-09-26 by Paul Sutton

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

Posted in Activty Pub, advocacy, documentation, Fediverse, freedom, LibreLounge, Podcast | Leave a comment |

OggCamp 2019

Posted on 2019-09-24 by Paul Sutton

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/

 

Posted in 2019, 4 freedoms, advocacy, Courses, documentation, education, Events, Food, freedom, fsf, GNU, gpg, hacking, Hardware, help, Kernel, Libreoffice, Linux, Meeting, Oggcamp, presentations, Privacy, programming, promotion, Social, Software, support, Testing, workshop | Leave a comment |
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