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Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I don’t know if this is a sick burn (by a FOSDEM organiser spilling the truth about FOSDEM) or an own goal.

🤷‍♂️ https://pleroma.debian.social/objects/f49df30a-d65e-4195-833d-29b7481b3aba

Folks: Aral, you’re all about free and open technology, why won’t you speak at #FOSDEM?

Me: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115697202966701085

Also, I’m actually all about this: https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology

#freeSoftware #openSource #freedom #humanRights #democracy #SmallTech

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Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I don’t know if this is a sick burn (by a FOSDEM organiser spilling the truth about FOSDEM) or an own goal.

🤷‍♂️ https://pleroma.debian.social/objects/f49df30a-d65e-4195-833d-29b7481b3aba

Wouter Verhelst
@wouter@pleroma.debian.socia
10/12/2025, 20:08 Edited
@aral Good thing #FOSDEM isn't about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, then. It's *just* about Free and Open Source Software.
(disclaimer: yes I'm a FOSDEM organizer, but no l don't speak for FOSDEM, my thoughts are my own)
RT: mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/stat...
Wouter Verhelst @wouter@pleroma.debian.socia 10/12/2025, 20:08 Edited @aral Good thing #FOSDEM isn't about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, then. It's *just* about Free and Open Source Software. (disclaimer: yes I'm a FOSDEM organizer, but no l don't speak for FOSDEM, my thoughts are my own) RT: mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/stat...
Wouter Verhelst @wouter@pleroma.debian.socia 10/12/2025, 20:08 Edited @aral Good thing #FOSDEM isn't about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, then. It's *just* about Free and Open Source Software. (disclaimer: yes I'm a FOSDEM organizer, but no l don't speak for FOSDEM, my thoughts are my own) RT: mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/stat...
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Because “Free and Open Source Software isn’t about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy” is one helluva take.

(And yes, you’re right, “open source” isn’t about any of those things. It’s just about the source being openly available. Not about protecting its openness or anything. It’s open as in “open for business.” But free (as in freedom) software/technology…? Well, I guess some of us would beg to differ.)

Oh, and if you want a philosophy/movement that isn’t shy or apologetic about being about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, see Small Tech:

https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology

#FOSDEM #openSource #freeSoftware #SmallTech #freedom #privacy #humanRights #democracy

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We’re a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland. We’re working on building the Small Web.
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Tuta
@Tutanota@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The German #BSI has made 2025 the Year of #Email #Security

Great initiative - and great rating for Tuta ❤️ - your secure email provider from Germany. 🇩🇪

https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Kampagne-einfach-absichern/EMSJ/Eckpunkte_EMSJ/Eckpunkte-EMSJ.html

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik

Eckpunkte zum E-Mail-Sicherheitsjahr

Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik hat zusammen mit eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. und Bitkom e.V. das E-Mail-Sicherheitsjahr 2025 ausgerufen. Ziel ist es, den E-Mail-Verkehr in Deutschland in der Fläche sicherer zu machen. Alle Unternehmen sind angesprochen, mitzumachen – und Teil der Cybernation zu werden.
Screenshot of BSI website with Tuta results: achieved 7 out of 7 possible points.
Screenshot of BSI website with Tuta results: achieved 7 out of 7 possible points.
Screenshot of BSI website with Tuta results: achieved 7 out of 7 possible points.
SmarTekk
@andree4live@mastodontech.de replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@Tutanota
Be careful, if the product is too secure, the user may be a criminal. This is how some parts of the EU think about security and data protection.

#grapheneos #freedom #security

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