https://www.verona.se/tags/foss/ Recent content in FOSS on Joakim Verona Hugo -- gohugo.io en (c) 2016 Copyright Joakim Verona Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:22:00 +0100 https://www.verona.se/post/free-software-1984-versus-brave-new-world/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:22:00 +0100 https://www.verona.se/post/free-software-1984-versus-brave-new-world/ There are many parts of the Free Software movement. Like mercury, you can split it in many tiny droplets, that can seamlessly reform to a larger whole. The noble goal of the GNU project is to protect the Free Software movement from unknown, orwellian entities, seeking to destroy it by various nefarious means. That is indeed worthwile, but I think perhaps a greater threat is posed by something fetched from the Brave New World. https://www.verona.se/post/machines-dream/ Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:50:00 +0200 https://www.verona.se/post/machines-dream/ The languages of machines and man aren't so different. What happens if you see your program code not as a set of instructions for a piece of hardware, but as a story? A story so enjoyable, the machine dreams it, and wants to live it. Free Software then, is a vast shared universe where everyone are welcome to contribute their stories. Proprietary software is the analog of a sitcom where rabid lawyers send DMCA notices to anyone daring to take interest enough to write a story in the same universe. https://www.verona.se/post/swedish-bankid-on-a-free-software-plattform/ Thu, 15 May 2014 14:08:00 +0200 https://www.verona.se/post/swedish-bankid-on-a-free-software-plattform/ In sweden we have a system for online authentication that is pretty curious in many ways. It's called BankID, and are issued by, yes, banks. It's not just useful for banks though, you can use it to access public service functions. The thing that makes the system curious in my view, is that its run by the banks, and the public services doesn't allow any other system of online authentication. Since its run by banks, there is very little thought given to the needs of the users, only the banks requirements are considered. https://www.verona.se/post/being-nice-in-floss-communities/ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:32:00 +0100 https://www.verona.se/post/being-nice-in-floss-communities/ I read a lot of floss mailing lists, and hang around on freenode. I counsider myself a part of the community. Sometimes i think though, that some people simply dont know how to be nice. They would seem to have insults and belitteling comments bound to shortcuts in their editors of choice. Living, as i do, inside emacs, makes it seem quite plausible. Perhaps we could simply provide a friendly substitution table?