Re: FSFE-in-2020: Who are we?

Hello, > On 10. Oct 2019, at 16:11, Florian Snow wrote: > > Mirko Boehm mailto:mi...@fsfe.org>> writes: >> I think we are getting numb to bullshitting. So let me rephrase this >> in simple speech: The FSFE-in-2020 ground to a halt because the >> decision make

Re: FSFE-in-2020: Who are we?

ncy that would inevitably follow from any sort of modernisation of FSFE. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm ___ Discussion mailing list Discussion

Re: European Commission Event "Open Source beyond 2020" (DG CNECT/DIGIT)

ing if anyone from the FSFE is planning to attend > the event and represent FSFE? > > The agenda looks surprisingly interesting, I must say -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting

Re: Organisation democracy (was: Balance relationships with companies)

ars and we are facing it. > > Regards, > Bernhard > > -- > FSFE -- Founding Member Support our work for Free Software: > blogs.fsfe.org/bernhard https://fsfe.org/donate | contribute > _______ > Discussion mailing list > Di

Re: GitHub, proprietary services and Save Code Share

Hello, > On 9. May 2019, at 12:40, Reinhard Müller wrote: > > Am 09.05.19 um 11:54 schrieb Mirko Boehm: >> OFE is a great ally to FSFE, and has a mission that is strongly related >> to ours. It is however not a software freedom focused organisation. It >> is good to

Re: GitHub, proprietary services and Save Code Share

Hello Reinhard, I am unsure if your question is satire. I did not say or imply what you think I said. I will try to answer you question, risking that the answer points into the ether: > On 7. May 2019, at 11:50, Reinhard Müller wrote: > > Am 06.05.19 um 15:55 schrieb Mirko Boehm: &

Re: GitHub, proprietary services and Save Code Share (was Re: Is there any hope for FSFE?)

han is commonly assumed here. This also explains the dopey wording on the Twitter message that exploded. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm _

Re: Request for Clarifications

Hi, > On 6. May 2019, at 04:36, Florian Snow wrote: > > Calling Daniel's behavior a symptom is a gross understatement. The symptoms of some ailments can be quite unpleasant, even icky. But I see your point. Now for some root cause analysis, please. Cheers, Mirko. -- Mi

Re: Request for Clarifications

ccountable, was also removed. I urge everybody to make up their own opinion. I do not condone Daniel’s activities. However to act as if Daniel is the problem, instead of a symptom of the underlying problem, may not be good enough. Best, Mirko. -- Mir

Re: resigning as Fellowship representative

and make it fit for the future. I wish you all the best for the next big thing, whatever that is for you. Thanks for all your work! Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm __

Re: who has time for the GA? (was: terminating memberships responsibly)

et up in an intransparent, autocratic model that is tailored to protecting the position of the figure heads. It is also apparent that all these organisation struggle with renewal and maintaining relevance and a contributor base. This is a fate I we should avoid for FSFE. I don’t think inaction is a g

Re: supporting our fellowship representative

E_29119d29f759bbf8 > ___ > Discussion mailing list > Discussion@lists.fsfe.org > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion > > This mailing list is covered by the FSFE's Code of Conduct. All > participants are kindly asked

Re: transparency about the fellowship

ould be wonderful. Maybe try to focus on issues where we can work together, and move things forward towards tangible results. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm signature.

Re: Call for Participation: FSFE track during LSM/RMLL 2018 in Strasbourg

ps://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180322-01.html > <https://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180322-01.html>> > > If you have any questions regarding the conference, please write them to > cont...@fsfe.org <mailto:cont...@fsfe.org> so we don't miss them. > > Looking f

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

t step out > then how long is it before non-free stuff creeps in? These are real questions. I don’t have any answers for them. To me the issue of JS in web services is separate from them, though. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSF

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

ably a problem. We will probably run Discourse out of a container shipped by the project, not a package, so does that still apply to us? Cheers, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and

Re: forums, mailing lists and other tools

s not a relevant issue anymore since JS is an open standard and browsers are sandboxed these days. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm _

Re: Shouldn't we try to give a boost to the PMPC campaign?

I think that more generally, this distinction makes no sense in the first place. Why is support from some organization better than support from a company? On Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 11:22 Carsten Agger wrote: > One thing that might help ever so little ... > > > Several of my colleagues signed the let

Re: Free software and open source philosophies differ,, sometimes with radically different outcomes

I am raising this point because I fear that simply stating this claim in public may seriously damage the reputation of FSFE. Please refrain from doing so :-) Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Traine

Re: Free software and open source philosophies differ sometimes with radically different outcomes

People's Front of Judea, of sort. All we discuss here is nomenclature, not substance. There, I said it. I call it FLOSS in my presentations and studies because free software and open source refers to exactly the same commons body of knowledge that causes the ethical changes we want to see.

Re: negative campaigning?

than this. Especially because we have a clear, freedom focused message that explains itself pretty well. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

rom gmail.com <http://gmail.com/> While this would be perfectly reasonable from an individual perspective, it also indicates the same dilemma this discussion started with, at the micro level: You are a fellowship representative, and need to be accessible to fellows who support FSFE, but for

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

e? This information surprisingly seems to be less transparent, we know less about it than about proprietary platforms. I am looking forward to a data driven discussion. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specia

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

t lying statistics or whether or not everybody should be using free software. My main point was and is: FSFEs mission (part 2 in the original email) is to advocate, and we won’t achieve that by preaching to the acolytes. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fel

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

ce. But how do we get those who are not in our network to know about it? I am all for the idea. But it is important to keep in mind that FSFE is foremost not an organisation that facilitates free software development. Not that we could not, but it is not our mission. Best, Mirko. -- Mir

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

d do not yet understand the need for software freedom. These we won’t reach on free platforms, by definition. Based on this, I would argue that FSFE needs to be present on proprietary platforms to be able to achieve the second part of it’s mission. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org

Re: UK to "end" encryption?

software freedom, and grounded on verifiable facts. Thanks, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellowship Representative, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist and Trainer Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm __

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

Hi! > On 28 Feb 2017, at 10:11, Agner Fog wrote: > > Mirko Boehm wrote: >> I cannot speak for FSFE, but I think the setup can be made simpler: Anybody >> can donate to FSFE. Just ask them to provide proof of the donation, and then >> you give them a license. This

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

Hi! > On 27 Feb 2017, at 14:40, Agner Fog wrote: > > On 27-02-2017 11:06, Mirko Boehm (FSFE) wrote: >> You will need permission/license from the other contributors to sell >> proprietary licenses. >> You need a scheme that fairly distributes the licensing reven

Re: A dual license system for code libraries?

proprietary licensing. However in your situation this is already the case, so in my understanding it would make your software more free (because others can contribute to it). Please be aware that this is not an official FSFE position. Hope this helps, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.or

Re: Free Software contributors threatened as individuals with patents?

>From what I know, this rarely happens, if at all. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:29 AM Matthias Kirschner wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I recently had a discussion which made me wonder: does anyone of you > know someone who was directly threatened with software patents; either > someone in the func

Re: Implementing a code of conduct?

d I think it is important to make it easier for people who feel harassed in some way to speak out about it. Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellow, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist Request a meeting: https://doodle

Re: October Newsletter /Summit

d as “lessons learned” for future summits. Do we already have a process for that? Best, Mirko. -- Mirko Boehm | mi...@kde.org | KDE e.V. FSFE Fellow, FSFE Team Germany Qt Certified Specialist Request a meeting: https://doodle.com/mirkoboehm __