Why Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software: Educational activities, including schools of all levels from kindergarten to university, have a moral duty to teach only free software.
https://linuxreviews.org/Why_Schools_Should_Exclusively_Use_Free_Software
Someone is trying to build a #language learning app like #duolingo, but it's free software. Maybe you want to help out?: https://github.com/kantord/LibreLingo https://librelingo.app/ #librelingo
Now that tests are being taken outside of heavily controlled classrooms, software is stepping in to do the monitoring. That's a problem https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200825/17072245182/mass-biometric-scanning-students-is-covid-19s-latest-dystopian-twist.shtml
Even if they arenāt particularly popular terms in the non-tech industry, I still really like when people refer to āfree as in freedomā software as free software, and āfree as in costā software as freeware.
I had a professor today use āfree softwareā to refer to software that costs $0, then correct himself and say āfreeware, not free softwareā.
I approve
A couple of months ago @elementary replaced Google Analytics with Plausible Analytics and now another popular Linux distribution has de-Googled too: Zorin OS š„°š
The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech Instead of launching into a costly trade war with China, we need to fully embrace the fastest, safest, and most democratic way of advancing technology. https://www.wired.com/story/opinon-the-future-of-american-industry-depends-on-open-source-tech #Wired #News #Bot
Why is DRM still a thing? People who will steal your stuff will get cracked versions anyways. All you're doing is punishing me for paying you.
#DRM
Privacy-invasive surveillance of students isnāt okay. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students
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