Notices by Björn Schießle (bjoern@mastodon.social)

Question to the #Python #GTK developers: Which IDE do you use and did you managed to enable auto-completion? I discussed it here already a few months ago but without any solution: https://discourse.gnome.org/t/getting-started-with-gtk-app-development/140/20?u=bjoern

I might give it another try the next few weeks. Maybe I find here some developers who can share their best practices and their setup?

Did you know that #Zoom uses #XMPP for their chat? Isn't it ironic that while large parts of the software freedom movement consider XMPP as outdated and refuse to use it, companies building commercially successful proprietary and centralized solutions on top of it... 🤔 #OpenStandards #FreeSoftware

Germany's BSI tested #Firefox, #Chrome, #IE, and #Edge. Firefox was only browser to pass all minimum requirements for mandatory security features. https://www.zdnet.com/article/germanys-cyber-security-agency-recommends-firefox-as-most-secure-browser/ #browser #security

@exalm Gnome Games look really nice. The only challenge is to get actually some games for it. Does someone knows a place where I can get some of this good old games?

#Huawei seems to be prepared if the trade ban continues: "Huawei announced its plans to #OpenSource #HarmonyOS, establish an open-source foundation, and create an open-source community for collaboration" https://commonsware.com/blog/2019/08/10/harmony-compatibility.html #FreeSoftware #Android

Iceland has lost its first glacier to rising temperatures. Now, scientists are planning to install a memorial near the sad pile. https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-wrote-a-eulogy-for-icelands-first-glacier-lo-1836542745 #climateChange #ScientistsForFuture #FridaysForFuture

Iceland has lost its first glacier to rising temperatures. Now, scientists are planning to install a memorial near the sad pile. https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-wrote-a-eulogy-for-icelands-first-glacier-lo-1836542745 #climateChange Forschenden von #ScientistsForFuture #FridaysForFuture

The day has come, #Microsoft will shutdown their #DRM servers which means that all #ebook bought in their store will be gone. Books bought by people under the impression that they will own them like they own their physical books, forever. That's why I only buy DRM-free or watermarked books where I really own the epub files. https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-ebook-apocalypse-drm #freeCulture #culture #books

Three conclusions to draw from #Google denying #Huawei access to software: (1) The #FSFE urges users to use Free Software operating systems and applications on their computing devices. (2) Governments and especially the European Union should invest more resources in #FreeSoftware to gain independence from large enterprises and other states. (3) The FSFE urges companies to use as much Free Software as possible in their supply chains. https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190520-01.en.html #pmpc

More than two years ago, #Munich abandoned their strategy of developing an independent IT infrastructure built with #FreeSoftware. What happened in the meantime, not only in Munich but in public administrations in general? https://fsfe.org/news/2019/news-20190515-01.html #FreeSoftware #policy #pmpc #fsfe

Die Gesellschaft für Informatik verlässt #Facebook, eine sehr gute Entscheidung! "Facebook ist ein Feind des Datenschutzes. Dies ist im Geschäftsmodell begründet, das auf dem Verkauf von Daten fußt" damit gefährdet Facebook unsere "Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft" https://gi.de/meldung/gi-zentrale-verlaesst-facebook/ #gi

#Chef goes #OpenSource. Great to see that more projects and companies realize that #OpenCore is a dead end and move to 100% #FreeSoftware. https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/02/chef-goes-100-open-source/

Nice article about #Framasoft, they are doing really great things! It also contain quite some background information, e.g. I didn't know that originally Framasoft was a initiative by teachers to share #FreeSoftware with their friends and colleagues. https://www.konradlischka.info/2017/02/blog/how-a-french-association-with-6-employees-offers-mainstream-users-free-and-libre-alternatives-to-facebook-groups-slack-skype-and-the-like/

Just learned about #Pattle, a new #Android #Matrix client which behaves similar to many popular messaging apps like Telegram or Signal. A important step to mass adoption. https://git.pattle.im/pattle/android

...while independent studies show that the direct opposite is true. Zero malware was found in the open, transparent and free appstore F-Droid https://nsl.cs.waseda.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/submitted_wama2017.pdf

"Every tap, button push and keyboard entry is recorded — effectively screenshotted — and sent back to the app developers", including credit card numbers, passwords, etc. When will people stop pretending that the #Apple system of a proprietary walled garden lead to more #security and #privacy? https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots

Great talk by @downey about license reciprocity for governments and nonprofits at #CopyleftConf... Also mentions the #PublicMoneyPublicCode initiative by #FSFE

#FOSDEM just started. Don't forget to visit the #FSFE booth. 🙂

Awesome, I just noticed that #Debian provides now official packages for the #Nextcloud Desktop Client! 😃 https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nextcloud&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all

You can't earn money with #FreeSoftware. #Copyleft is bad for your business. Do you think this is true? Then you should come to my #CopyleftConf talk "Using strong copyleft to build a sustainable business", organized by @conservancy https://2019.copyleftconf.org/schedule/presentation/12/ #Nextcloud