RightsCon 2025 Taiwan anyone going? I am.

[Greg - Traacker -]

   If there is anyone on this list heading to the RightsCon conference in
   Feb 2025, it would be great to connect with you before hand.
   I shall be travelling from the US then on to the Philippines for about
   a month.
   greg
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        1. Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free software
           (and how you can help!) (Jean Louis)
        2. Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free software
           (and how you can help!) (Jean Louis)
        3. Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free software
           (and how you can help!) ([6]carmenmaris@tutanota.com)
        4. Canoeboot 20241207 released, now with U-Boot UEFI payload on
           x86 (Leah Rowe)
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     Message: 1
     Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 01:34:26 +0300
     From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
     To: [7]carmenmaris@tutanota.com
     Cc: Libreplanet Discuss <[8]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>
     Subject: Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free
     software
             (and how you can help!)
     Message-ID: <Z1N78qjlKMFCImQt@lco2>
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     * carmenmaris--- via libreplanet-discuss
     <[9]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org> [2024-12-03 22:24]:
     > * Introducing teenagers to free software.
     I have been running two times computer club, each time we called it
     Kosmos (Cosmos).
     Please few computers, install GNU/Linux, and manuals, print some
     manuals, and then invite people to use it. Do not mind if people are
     older or younger as older people may attract younger.
     Let computers be accessible in the manner of teaching them how to
     program, like Squeak or other tools.
     Make time table:
     - 1 hour basics of hardware, keyboard, monitor, peripherals, etc.
     - 2 hours programming, use 2 languages in a month for introduction
     - 1 hour playing per day
     - writing of success stories
     Making it physical is not that hard and is much more fun and more
     productive IMHO.
     Jean Louis
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     Message: 2
     Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 21:04:31 +0300
     From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
     To: melba <[10]mbingham3@riseup.net>
     Cc: Paul Sutton <[11]paulsutton@disroot.org>, Paul Sutton via
             libreplanet-discuss
     <[12]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>
     Subject: Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free
     software
             (and how you can help!)
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     * melba <[13]mbingham3@riseup.net> [2024-12-09 19:45]:
     > Jean,
     > While yes people who have the privilege to decouple from society,
     such
     > as myself, are free to chose how to engage with tech; it feels
     > dismissive to not count the points brought up in this discussion;
     about
     > those that do not have the privilege of this choice as they are
     the ones
     > schools and government are forcing certain types of technology(and
     other
     > oppressive systems) on.
     In sense of school system, yes, and I would have no idea what
     programs
     and technologies are in different schools all over the world.  I am
     just quite sure that in Uganda, students would like some technology
     be
     forced onto them, whatever it is.
     We do not have perfect world sadly.
     --
     Jean Louis
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     Message: 3
     Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 23:41:57 +0100 (CET)
     From: [14]carmenmaris@tutanota.com
     To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
     Cc: Libreplanet Discuss <[15]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>
     Subject: Re: Introducing a new project for teenagers in free
     software
             (and how you can help!)
     Message-ID: <[16]ODT7kXS--B-9@tutanota.com>
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     Really interesting to see how you've done it. Thanks for that.
     I'm going to run clubs in Auckland as well as online.
     - Carmen
     7 Dec 2024, 11:34 by bugs@gnu.support:
     > * carmenmaris--- via libreplanet-discuss
     <[17]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org> [2024-12-03 22:24]:
     >
     >> * Introducing teenagers to free software.
     >>
     >
     > I have been running two times computer club, each time we called
     it Kosmos (Cosmos).
     >
     > Please few computers, install GNU/Linux, and manuals, print some
     > manuals, and then invite people to use it. Do not mind if people
     are
     > older or younger as older people may attract younger.
     >
     > Let computers be accessible in the manner of teaching them how to
     > program, like Squeak or other tools.
     >
     > Make time table:
     >
     > - 1 hour basics of hardware, keyboard, monitor, peripherals, etc.
     > - 2 hours programming, use 2 languages in a month for introduction
     > - 1 hour playing per day
     > - writing of success stories
     >
     > Making it physical is not that hard and is much more fun and more
     > productive IMHO.
     >
     > Jean Louis
     >
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     Message: 4
     Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 23:05:23 +0000
     From: Leah Rowe <[18]info@minifree.org>
     To: [19]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org
     Subject: Canoeboot 20241207 released, now with U-Boot UEFI payload
     on
             x86
     Message-ID: <[20]a076654f-cd49-44fa-bee5-9e37c5473f0a@minifree.org>
     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
     Hello everyone,
     Yes that's right. You can use UEFI on a ThinkPad X200 now. The
     original
     vendor firmware (Lenovo) couldn't do UEFI! This feature has also
     been
     made available on many more mainboards, including the T400, T500,
     Dell
     Latitude E6400 and so on.
     To be clear: this is not EDK2/Tianocore. It's U-Boot. U-Boot runs as
     a
     coreboot payload and provides a UEFI boot environment, which makes
     installing GNU+Linux and BSD systems much easier than on, say, the
     GRUB
     or SeaBIOS payloads.
     Hi,
     [21]https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20241207.html
     Canoeboot is a free/libre BIOS/UEFI replacement on x86 and ARM,
     providing boot firmware that initialises the hardware in your
     computer,
     to then load an operating system (e.g. GNU+Linux). It is
     specifically a
     coreboot distribution, like how Trisquel is a GNU+Linux
     distribution. It
     provides an automated build system to produce coreboot ROM images
     with a
     variety of payloads such as GNU GRUB or SeaBIOS, with regular
     well-tested releases to make coreboot as easy to use as possible for
     non-technical users. From a project management perspective, this
     works
     in exactly the same way as a Linux distro, providing a source-based
     package manager (called cbmk) which patches sources and compiles
     coreboot images. It makes use of coreboot for hardware
     initialisation,
     and then a payload such as SeaBIOS or GNU GRUB to boot your
     operating
     system; on ARM(chromebooks), we provide U-Boot (as a coreboot
     payload).
     For Canoeboot 20241207, today’s release, U-Boot is also provided as
     an
     optional coreboot payload on x86 machines. This provides a sensible
     UEFI
     implementation, useful for booting GNU+Linux and BSD systems more
     easily. More information available on the U-Boot x86 page.
     Information about the U-Boot payload can be found here:
     [22]https://canoeboot.org/docs/uboot/uboot-x86.html
     Highlights for this release:
     * U-Boot payload now available on x86 machines (previously only
     available for ARM64). With this, you can boot any number of
     GNU/Linux
     systems via UEFI. U-Boot provides a sensible, lightweight UEFI
     implementation. It's not quite as complete as EDK2, but boots every
     distro I've tried so far reliably.
     * U-Boot also updated to the latest v2024.10 release, on both x86
     and
     ARM devices
     * Various bug fixes in the build system.
     The U-Boot tree in Canoeboot contains several fixes not currently
     present in mainline U-Boot:
     * Auto-boot timeout on the bootflow menu. This will auto-boot the
     first
     selected menu item after a few seconds, unless interrupted; you can
     interrupt it by navigating the menu to choose something else. The
     timer
     is stopped when interrupted. I implemented this myself, for the
     release.
     U-Boot also currently does not support setting a custom background
     colour on the bootflow menu, so this was hacked into the release by
     hardcoding the colour that U-Boot sets when drawing and re-drawing
     the
     bootflow menu.
     * A patch from Simon Glass that silently disables U-Boot's serial
     console if a suitable serial device is not found. Not all machines
     have
     serial output on them, and U-Boot would otherwise hang at boot time;
     this patch prevents U-Boot from hanging. Simon Glass is the
     principle
     maintainer of U-Boot's coreboot payload.
     This is based on the recent stable release of Libreboot, namely
     Libreboot 20241206. Therefore, this can be considered a stable
     release
     of Canoeboot.
     --
     Company director, Minifree Ltd
     Registered in England, No. 9361826 | VAT No. GB202190462
     Registered Office: 19 Hilton Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 9QA, UK
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        Hello everyone,
        Yes that's right. You can use UEFI on a ThinkPad X200 now. The
     original
        vendor firmware (Lenovo) couldn't do UEFI! This feature has also
     been
        made available on many more mainboards, including the T400, T500,
     Dell
        Latitude E6400 and so on.
        To be clear: this is not EDK2/Tianocore. It's U-Boot. U-Boot runs
     as a
        coreboot payload and provides a UEFI boot environment, which
     makes
        installing GNU+Linux and BSD systems much easier than on, say,
     the GRUB
        or SeaBIOS payloads.
        Hi,
        [1][23]https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20241207.html
        Canoeboot is a free/libre BIOS/UEFI replacement on x86 and ARM,
        providing boot firmware that initialises the hardware in your
     computer,
        to then load an operating system (e.g. GNU+Linux). It is
     specifically a
        coreboot distribution, like how Trisquel is a GNU+Linux
     distribution.
        It provides an automated build system to produce coreboot ROM
     images
        with a variety of payloads such as GNU GRUB or SeaBIOS, with
     regular
        well-tested releases to make coreboot as easy to use as possible
     for
        non-technical users. From a project management perspective, this
     works
        in exactly the same way as a Linux distro, providing a
     source-based
        package manager (called cbmk) which patches sources and compiles
        coreboot images. It makes use of coreboot for hardware
     initialisation,
        and then a payload such as SeaBIOS or GNU GRUB to boot your
     operating
        system; on ARM(chromebooks), we provide U-Boot (as a coreboot
     payload).
        For Canoeboot 20241207, today’s release, U-Boot is also provided
     as an
        optional coreboot payload on x86 machines. This provides a
     sensible
        UEFI implementation, useful for booting GNU+Linux and BSD systems
     more
        easily. More information available on the U-Boot x86 page.
        Information about the U-Boot payload can be found here:
        [2][24]https://canoeboot.org/docs/uboot/uboot-x86.html
        Highlights for this release:
        * U-Boot payload now available on x86 machines (previously only
        available for ARM64). With this, you can boot any number of
     GNU/Linux
        systems via UEFI. U-Boot provides a sensible, lightweight UEFI
        implementation. It's not quite as complete as EDK2, but boots
     every
        distro I've tried so far reliably.
        * U-Boot also updated to the latest v2024.10 release, on both x86
     and
        ARM devices
        * Various bug fixes in the build system.
        The U-Boot tree in Canoeboot contains several fixes not currently
        present in mainline U-Boot:
        * Auto-boot timeout on the bootflow menu. This will auto-boot the
     first
        selected menu item after a few seconds, unless interrupted; you
     can
        interrupt it by navigating the menu to choose something else. The
     timer
        is stopped when interrupted. I implemented this myself, for the
        release. U-Boot also currently does not support setting a custom
        background colour on the bootflow menu, so this was hacked into
     the
        release by hardcoding the colour that U-Boot sets when drawing
     and
        re-drawing the bootflow menu.
        * A patch from Simon Glass that silently disables U-Boot's serial
        console if a suitable serial device is not found. Not all
     machines have
        serial output on them, and U-Boot would otherwise hang at boot
     time;
        this patch prevents U-Boot from hanging. Simon Glass is the
     principle
        maintainer of U-Boot's coreboot payload.
        This is based on the recent stable release of Libreboot, namely
        Libreboot 20241206. Therefore, this can be considered a stable
     release
        of Canoeboot.
     --
     Company director, Minifree Ltd
     Registered in England, No. 9361826 | VAT No. GB202190462
     Registered Office: 19 Hilton Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 9QA, UK
     References
        1. [25]https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20241207.html
        2. [26]https://canoeboot.org/docs/uboot/uboot-x86.html
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