Re: [SPAM] Re: Is there a bank that is usable with a Google-free phone?

2021-03-23 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
El Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 09:33:09AM -0400, f...@centromere.net deia: > > I recommend the following: > > 1. Physically visit the bank, look the teller in the eye, and complain > vociferously (yet respectfully), > 2. Use cash while you still can, > 3. Build a strong community who understands what's

Re: Introduction to software developer profession for teens

2017-11-22 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
El Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 07:06:29PM +0100, Florian Snow deia: > Hi, > > > Carmen Bianca Bakker writes: > > - You do not need to be good at maths to be a decent software > > engineer. > [...] > They are often very surprised when I tell > them it is English and a little bit of logic. > > B

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

2017-11-22 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
El Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 05:56:37PM +0100, Giovanni Biscuolo deia: > > and now let's pray together: Saint'IGNUtius, ora pro nobis... :-D > heresy! Our prayer has always been Saint IGNUtius, code pro nobis... Who cares what RMS prays or whether he prays at all ? :) ;op (anyone knows the

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

2017-07-24 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
El Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 07:03:41AM +, Evaggelos Balaskas deia: > Social media are now part of our life (I am not debating if they should or > not), > but diminish them to cat videos is a strong opinion. Ok, careful. I remember a company once making me believe they didn't consider me a human

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

2017-07-22 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
Sorry to rehash an "old" thread. I didn't see any conclusion posted, so I thought I'd just send a +1 to bzg El Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 09:47:02PM +0200, Bastien Guerry deia: > (I'm just a member of this list, not a member of the FSFE, which goals > I strongly support though.) > +1 (and not very a

Re: Idea: science packs for schools?

2016-12-05 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
I just saw this in the web of the Col·legi Oficial d'Enginyeria de Catalunya, (the computer bar, so to say, an official sort of guild). It looks as the Catalan government is starting a 1.5M€ program to foster STEM vocation in children, with competititions, extrascholar ativities, catalogue of res

Re: EOMA68 crowdfunding campaign (the last few days) plus ways forward for Libre Computing

2016-08-24 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
> There needs to be a constructive debate about incrementally improving this > situation. Instead of "I hate that processor" or "wait for my radical SoC > I've > just started designing", people need to help find products that uphold > software freedom and privacy while also being usable (obtain

Re: EOMA68 crowdfunding campaign (the last few days) plus ways forward for Libre Computing

2016-08-23 Thread Xavi Drudis Ferran
El Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 07:10:13PM +0200, Paul Boddie deia: > Once again, I may have pledged for rewards in the campaign, but I'm not > explicitly endorsing it. Everyone should weigh up the different factors and > their own needs when supporting such efforts. However, it is worth noting > that