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Happy SysAdmin Day! Thanks to all the selfhosters and sysadmins that care about libre-software-based-infrastructure in our digital world.

I just did backups at work, deployed a lab with Clonezilla, and now holidays (holly days! mainly, rest at home, but that is what I need more, now).

Man... We need more GNU/FSF stuff up here in Canada

very lively person!

I'm glad my two favorite nonprofits look out for each other! :)

And the article itself, directly:

https://www.fsf.org/licensing/zfs-and-linux

I highly suspect he is ;-)

Oh, is that our own @Iñaki Arenaza? =)

https://u.fsf.org/1pq

It was a really busy week. I'd like to extrapolate on what happened more on my blog, but here's a short summary:

• Took Gerald Sussman up on his offer, dropped by his office again to chat about all sorts of things (more thoughts out of this, will lead into some future work / writing)
• Ran a 2nd annual "Free as in Root Beer" informal gathering
• W3C standards meeting, and all the conflicting arguments of how to do things in the group are sort of resolved! They said it couldn't be done! I think we have a coherent path forward for federation and client to server API standards in the group where everyone agrees and knows how to coordinate it.
• Also Jessica Tallon demonstrated MediaGoblin and Pump.io federating together at the W3C SocialWG face to face meeting.
• Contributor Experience hackfest at SpinachCon
• Hung out with a bunch of friends
• Dropped by the MIT Press bookstore and picked up the original 1960s "Lisp 1.5 Programmer's Manual" and a book on genetic algorithms
• Spoke at LibrePlanet w/ @David Thompson on "Solving the Deployment Crisis with GNU Guix"
• Met up with Minifree and ThinkPenguin libre hardware distributors and talked
• Talked to the http://ring.cx people about how we can work together
• Spoke and marched in a rally/protest against DRM then attended a roundtable afterwards
• Discussed my thoughts about "free software in the age of generative programs" with a number of people and have a good sense of an article to write on the subject.

Lots more too! Maybe I'll be able to write some follow-ups to all that.

PS: Seeing the FSF get up Snowden's talk on their MediaGoblin instance made me feel really good about the work we're doing!

PPS: Some people have asked where the "copyheart" source file I made for Conservancy is, called out in Karen's talk: here's a PNG and an SVG. CC BY-SA 4.0! (Also credit @Bassam Kurdali who did most of the SVG path work from my sketch)

That sounds like an amazing week

Go go go!

Dear FSF, as you requested I inform that your letter reached me. I'll take the bulletin to work tomorrow. #fsfbulletin

[This blog was crossposted on Software Freedom Conservancy's website]

I've had the pleasure and the privilege, for the last 20 years, to be either a volunteer or employee of the two most important organizations for the advance of software freedom and users' rights to copy, share, modify and redistribute software. In 1996, I began volunteering for the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and worked as its Executive Director from 2001–2005. I continued as a volunteer for the FSF since then, and now serve as a volunteer on FSF's Board of Directors. I was also one of the first volunteers for Software Freedom Conservancy when we founded it in 2006, and I was the primary person doing the work of the organization as a volunteer from 2006–2010. I've enjoyed having a day job as a Conservancy employee since 2011.

These two organizations have been the center of my life's work. Between them, I typically spend 50–80 hours every single week doing a mix of paid and volunteer work. Both my hobby and my career are advancing software freedom.

I choose to give my time and work to these organizations because they provide the infrastructure that make my work possible. The Free Software community has shown that the work of many individuals, who care deeply about a cause but cooperate together toward a common goal, has an impact greater than any individuals can ever have working separately. The same is often true for cooperating organizations: charities, like Conservancy and the FSF, that work together with each other amplify their impact beyond the expected.

Both Conservancy and the FSF pursue specific and differing approaches and methods to the advancement of software freedom. The FSF is an advocacy organization that raises awareness about key issues that impact the future of users' freedoms and rights, and finds volunteers and pays staff to advocate about these issues. Conservancy is a fiscal sponsor, which means one of our key activities is operational work, meeting the logistical and organizational needs of volunteers so they can focus on the production of great Free Software and Free Documentation. Meanwhile, both Conservancy and FSF dedicated themselves to sponsoring software projects: the FSF through the GNU project, and Conservancy through its member projects. And, most importantly, both charities stand up for the rights of users by enforcing and defending copyleft licenses such as the GNU GPL.

Conservancy and the FSF show in concrete terms that two charities can work together to increase their impact. Last year, our organizations collaborated on many projects, such as the proposed FCC rule changes for wireless devices, jointly handled a GPL enforcement action against Canonical, Ltd., published the principles of community-oriented GPL enforcement, and continued our collaboration on copyleft.org. We're already discussing lots of ways that the two organizations can work together in 2016! Your browser does not support the element. Perhaps you can or ?

I'm proud to give so much of my time and energy to both these excellent organizations. But, I also give my money as well: I was the first person in history to become an Associate Member of the FSF (back in November 2002), and have gladly paid my monthly dues since then. Today, I also signed up as an annual Supporter of Conservancy, because I'm want to ensure that Conservancy's meets its current pledge match — the next 215 Supporters who sign up before January 31st will double their donation via the match.

For just US$20 each month, you make sure the excellent work of both these organizations can continue. This is quite a deal: if you are employed, University-educated professional living in the industrialized world, US$20 is probably the same amount you'd easily spend on a meals at restaurants or other luxuries. Isn't it even a better luxury to know that these two organizations can have employ a years' worth of effort of standing up for your software freedom in 2016? You can make the real difference by making your charitable contribution to these two organizations today:

• Conservancy's Supporter program
• FSF's Associate Membership program

Please don't wait: both fundraising deadlines are just six days away!

Done!

Video URL: https://sfconservancy.org/videos/bkuhn-sfconservancy-supporter-2015.ogv

Main URL: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/dec/29/bkuhn-2015-fundraising-video/

In this video, Bradley M. Kuhn, Conservancy's Distinguished Technologist and President, asks you to support Conservancy. Bradley explains a few details of what Conservancy does for its member projects and the Free Software community and the benefits of becoming a Supporter. Your browser does not support the element. Perhaps you can

Note that if you are in the USA, you should renew or join in the next few days to be eligible for a tax deduction on your 2015 taxes (to the extent permitted). Also, Conservancy currently has a match provided by Private Internet Access, which will double your supporter donation if you make it soon!

This video is also available on Youtube.

NUEVO artículo en mi blog:

Tan importante como la necesidad de poder disponer de software libre es disponer de hardware libre que respete la libertad y privacidad del usuario.

https://victorhckinthefreeworld.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/la-free-software-foundation-certifica-hardware-que-respeta-tu-libertad/ 

Cool! =)