Time for #reintroduction
I am a public interest technologist working at the Freedom of the Press Foundation https://freedom.press My day job is to work on https://securedrop.org using which people can leak information to the journalists securely. I also contribute to many #opensource projects. I am a core member of the @torproject and also core developer of the #Python programming language & a director and fellow of Python Software Foundation.
reading: Statement of FSF board on election of Richard Stallman (so you don't have to)
https://www.fsf.org/news/statement-of-fsf-board-on-election-of-richard-stallman
We decided to bring RMS back because we missed his wisdom. His historical, legal and technical acumen on free software is unrivaled.
because nobody had the strength to stay long enough and nobody was there to actually could foster them into such a position, because rms has no retirement plan, no succession plan
People who are interested to join in, please keep an eye on https://github.com/kushaldas/workshops/issues/2 all details will be posted there. 2 days (repeat sessions). 16th and on 18th April. Please comment there so that we can plan better.
Thanks to @jason we now have @write_as as the primary suggestion for people to start writing blog posts in the #summertraining documentation. https://summertraining.readthedocs.io/en/latest/blogging.html#blogs-how-do-you-set-one-up
You can now get a TLS certificate for your @torproject #Onion address. https://kushaldas.in/posts/get-a-tls-certificate-for-your-onion-service.html #privacy #Security #nginx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zIoElk3r2c I miss He-Man.
The new OnionShare is out!
It adds a bunch of great features like tabs, anonymous chat that never logs anything, and better command line support.
Here's the blog post: https://micahflee.com/2021/02/onionshare-tabs-anonymous-chat-cli/
Download OnionShare 2.3 from: https://onionshare.org
Install it on a headless server:
`pip3 install --user onionshare-cli`
Read the amazing new docs that are translated to a bunch of languages: https://docs.onionshare.org/2.3/en/
Updated the server to https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.3.0
After the articles on instant messaging systems @fsfi has another article in this series.
Better than #Zoom and #GoogleMeet: Try these Free Software powered video conferencing apps and services
RT @fossasiasg
Harish Pillay @harishpillay from @RedHat @redhatopen will give a talk on βDigital Bill of Rights: The time is now. What shall we do?β @fossasia #virtual #OpenTech Summit 2021, March 13-21 #OpenSource #DigitalRights #DBoR #DataPrivacy Sign up for free https://eventyay.com/e/fa96ae2c
Why don't the news outlets refer to him by the legal name? Add a 'popularly known as' if the concern is 'our audience would not know otherwise'
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RT @ndtv
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu admitted to a hospital after complains of restlessness, discomfort in knees and other ailments.
Asaram Bapu is serving life imprisonment in Jodhpur Central Jail in a rape case.
Better than Zoom and Google Meet: Try these Free Software powered video conferencing apps and services https://fsf.org.in/article/better-than-zoom
Are you a native speaker/writer of Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), or Polish? Please help finish translating the new OnionShare. These languages are nearly complete and I'd love to include them!
Here is the OnionShare project on Weblate https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/onionshare/translations/
Doing a 3 line #bash function review, already almost 3 hours into it. #integration #Linux
Public Interest Technologist at Freedom of the Press Foundation. Maintainer of https://securedrop.org Core team member of @torproject and Core developer of #Python. Fellow and director at Python Software Foundation