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5 SUMMARY:When we fight we win: Technology and liberation in Trump’s Ameri
7 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T100000
8 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T104500
9 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
10 UID:1@LP2017@libreplanet.org
11 ATTENDEE;CN="Kade Crockford";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invali
14 DESCRIPTION: The 21st century techno-surveillance state is the oil that ru
15 ns the deportation and mass incarceration machines. In Donald Trump and Je
16 ff Sessions' America\, it's more important than ever to fight for our core
17 values: freedom\, equality\, justice\, and democracy. That means using yo
18 ur technical skills in the service of liberation\, but it also means engag
19 ing as an ordinary citizen in the messy work of lobbying and organizing. T
20 his talk will lay out some of the greatest challenges we face in 2017\, an
21 d describe in detail some concrete ways we must unite to fight—not only
22 against the Trump regime's dastardly plans\, but also for the future we co
23 llectively need to build.
29 SUMMARY:Meet them where they are: Free software and social justice today
30 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T105500
31 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123500
32 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
33 UID:2@LP2017@libreplanet.org
34 ATTENDEE;CN="Brett Smith";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
37 DESCRIPTION:At LibrePlanet\, we often talk about how free software interse
38 cts with human rights and social justice issues. This talk will review rec
39 ent technology choices and promotion in other activist communities\, discu
40 ss how recent changes in politics and technology have motivated these chan
41 ges\, and use these lessons to learn how the free software community can i
42 mprove its outreach to other advocacy groups. We'll also look at imminent
43 technology developments\, and consider where the free software movement ca
44 n work now to affect change in the future.
50 SUMMARY:The set of programmers: How math restricts us
51 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T105500
52 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123500
53 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
54 UID:3@LP2017@libreplanet.org
55 ATTENDEE;CN="Carol Smith";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
58 DESCRIPTION:This presentation will open a discussion about how we are intr
59 oducing new developers to programming. Most textbooks\, tutorials\, and tr
60 ainings begin by introducing new developers to mathematics lessons within
61 the language. Many courses on programming require math skills as prerequis
62 ites. However\, math prowess is not usually an indicator of one's potentia
63 l programming abilities. Those people who have been told from a young age
64 that they aren't good at math or generally doubt their math skills often f
65 eel excluded from the world of programming unnecessarily. I will pose ques
66 tions about whether we can be using methods other than math skills to teac
67 h programming languages to adult beginners. I propose logic and reasoning
68 skills are more important programming concepts to master to help new devel
69 opers succeed. Let's change the way we're teaching programming and break d
70 own more artificial barriers to entry for becoming a developer.
76 SUMMARY:Automating a TV channel with free software
77 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T105500
78 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123500
79 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
80 UID:4@LP2017@libreplanet.org
81 ATTENDEE;CN="Zeeshan Hasan";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
84 DESCRIPTION:For the last year\, Sysnova has been helping a TV channel in B
85 angladesh to migrate from a soon-to-be discontinued proprietary TV media a
86 sset management server\, program and ad playout server and news room contr
87 ol system to free alternatives. In the process\, free video editing\, offi
88 ce suites and desktop operating systems are also being implemented.
94 SUMMARY:The importance of community-managed infrastructure
95 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T105500
96 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123500
97 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
98 UID:5@LP2017@libreplanet.org
99 ATTENDEE;CN="Michael Scherer";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inval
108 SUMMARY:Al Carter workshop
109 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T105500
110 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123500
111 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
112 UID:6@LP2017@libreplanet.org
113 ATTENDEE;CN="Al Carter";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:nom
117 LOCATION:Workshop space
122 SUMMARY:Software heritage: Preserving the free software commons
123 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T115000
124 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123400
125 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
126 UID:7@LP2017@libreplanet.org
127 ATTENDEE;CN="Stefano Zacchiroli";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:in
130 DESCRIPTION:The Software Commons is the vast body of human knowledge embed
131 ded in software source code\, that is publicly available and can be freely
132 altered and reused. Free Software constitutes the bulk of it. Sadly we se
133 em to be at increasing risk of losing this precious heritage built by the
134 Free Software community over the paste decades: once popular code hosting
135 sites shut down\, tapes of ancient versions of our toolchain (bit-)rot in
136 basements\, etc. The ambitious goal of the Software Heritage project is to
137 contribute to address this risk\, by collecting\, preserving\, and sharin
138 g all publicly available software in source code form. Together with its c
139 omplete VCS development history. Forever\, of course. Although still in Be
140 ta\, Software Heritage has already archived more than 3 billion unique sou
141 rce code files and 700 million unique commits\, spanning more than 50 mill
142 ion Free Software projects from major software development hubs\, GNU/Linu
143 x distributions\, and upstream software collections.
149 SUMMARY:Move fast and break democracy
150 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T115000
151 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123400
152 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
153 UID:8@LP2017@libreplanet.org
154 ATTENDEE;CN="Shauna Gordon-McKeon";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:
157 DESCRIPTION:Throughout the history of mankind\, new tools have transformed
158 our lives\, bringing political and social change hard on the heels of tec
159 hnological change. For technologists at the vanguard of these changes\, th
160 ere is a tendency towards optimism\, toward innovation for innovation’s
161 sake. “Move fast and break things”\, the motto goes. But what if our d
162 emocracy is the thing that gets broken? This talk discusses the "digital r
163 evolution" and its impact on American political culture\, with a specific
164 focus on the influence of social media on news and the influence of automa
171 SUMMARY:Turning sensors into signals: Free your IoT from walled gardens wi
173 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T115000
174 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123400
175 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
176 UID:9@LP2017@libreplanet.org
177 ATTENDEE;CN="Rabimba Karanjai";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inva
180 DESCRIPTION:People are already tired of the over-promise of IoT - the slew
181 of marginally useful products\, the overly confusing and crowded develope
182 r space\, and endless examples of how to turn an LED on and off. Take a br
183 eak\, step back from the crowd\, and come learn how to solve real human pr
184 oblems with that old phone that's collecting dust on your shelf using an o
185 pen technology\, Web and JavaScript. Break away from the walled garden of
186 proprietary solutions.
192 SUMMARY:Aibohphobia: The Reifier's Schadenfreude
193 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T115000
194 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123400
195 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
196 UID:10@LP2017@libreplanet.org
197 ATTENDEE;CN="Luke Demarest";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
200 DESCRIPTION:Hacker? Activist? Neophyte? This shift-of-gears workshop aims
201 to create a relaxed trans-disciplinary environment where all conference go
202 ers can create new thought processes around how we use language and art. W
203 e'll look at free software ideologies\, reasons to use and create free sof
204 tware for art\, and look at two programmatically generated 3D printed scul
205 pture series. The sculpture series\, created in part with free software an
206 d free hardware\, explore communication\, word play\, and digital rights a
207 cross media. Workshop participants will get to touch\, feel\, and play wit
214 SUMMARY:Al Carter workshop
215 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T115000
216 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T123400
217 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
218 UID:11@LP2017@libreplanet.org
219 ATTENDEE;CN="Al Carter";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:nom
223 LOCATION:Workshop space
228 SUMMARY:Patents\, copyrights and trademarks: Won't someone please think of
230 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T135000
231 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T143400
232 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
233 UID:12@LP2017@libreplanet.org
234 ATTENDEE;CN="Deb Nicholson";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
237 DESCRIPTION:Patents\, copyrights and trademark rights have been growing an
238 d expanding in scope and application. In most cases\, it seems the origina
239 l intent of spurring innovation or protecting creators has gotten a bit lo
240 st\, if not completely inverted. Certainly\, there must be a way to suppor
241 t inventors without enabling predators and protect creators without empowe
242 ring trolls. We need to slay our own monsters\, instead of leaving them fo
243 r the next generation. If you've ever wondered why a smell can be trademar
244 ked or why math can\, no... can't\, well... maybe gets patented\, then thi
245 s talk is for you. The kids of tomorrow might not want to sample our music
246 or work with our legacy codebases\, but they won't thank us for taking th
247 e option off the table. There are many entities that are highly invested i
248 n endless copyright\, creative trademark enforcement or patent maximalism\
249 , but what do they want? More importantly\, how can they be stopped? It wo
250 n't be easy\, but there are some things you can do. This talk will cover w
251 hy it feels so darned difficult to get common sense policies in place. You
252 'll learn about some likely avenues for political disruption\, aka lobbyin
253 g\, voting and affecting policy. Consider attending this talk\, for the ch
260 SUMMARY:Technology for direct actions
261 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T135000
262 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T143400
263 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
264 UID:13@LP2017@libreplanet.org
265 ATTENDEE;CN="Andrew Seeder";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
268 DESCRIPTION:This strategic action session follows-up from last year's "Com
269 munity Technology for Solidarity Economies." This year's session is for an
270 yone interested in activism through non-violent direct actions\, such as b
271 oycotts\, protests\, advocacy\, and political organizing. We explore how f
272 ree software technology can empower organizers\, with special emphasis on
273 economic democracy initiatives. The session includes a presentation about
274 which technology supports and which technology hinders direct actions. The
275 session ends with an open conversation about how else organizers and tech
276 nologists might support each other in the future. Please come ready to sha
277 re ideas and best practices.
283 SUMMARY:Striking at the roots: An ecological analysis of mass surveillance
284 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T135000
285 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T143400
286 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
287 UID:14@LP2017@libreplanet.org
288 ATTENDEE;CN="Gordon Hall";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
291 DESCRIPTION:To understand how mass surveillance is allowed to exist\, we m
292 ust recognize it as a form of violence\; one of many kinds that are necess
293 ary to support and maintain the inequities of capitalism. As free software
294 activists\, we must organize to build systems that are capable of not onl
295 y defending us now\, but also strike at the roots by promoting ecological
296 and economic sustainability for the future. Using the Storj project as a c
297 ase study\, we will analyze these power structures and how free software c
298 an be used to undermine them.
304 SUMMARY:Animated GIF workshop with Gimp
305 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T135000
306 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T143400
307 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
308 UID:15@LP2017@libreplanet.org
309 ATTENDEE;CN="Máirín Duffy";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invali
312 DESCRIPTION:Animated GIFs have become an omnipresent form of art on the in
313 ternet\; respective to their ubiquity there's a limited number of artists
314 creating them. Let's change that! Express yourself via this art form using
315 free software! Mo will cover different types of animated GIFs you can cre
316 ate showcasing some examples\, explain how to obtain libre-licensed source
317 content\, and walk you through Gimp's animated GIF creation workflow so y
318 ou can confidently create your own.
324 SUMMARY:Ansible workshop
325 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T135000
326 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T143400
327 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
328 UID:16@LP2017@libreplanet.org
329 ATTENDEE;CN="Spencer Krum";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
333 LOCATION:Workshop space
338 SUMMARY:Verifying software freedom with reproducible builds
339 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T144500
340 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T153000
341 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
342 UID:17@LP2017@libreplanet.org
343 ATTENDEE;CN="Vagrant Cascadian";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inv
346 DESCRIPTION:The Reproducible Builds project aims to move towards a world w
347 here binary software can be independently verified\, by anyone\, as the pr
348 oduct of a given source. Many people interested in Free Software rely on t
349 he distributors of binary software to respect their freedoms. Unfortunatel
350 y\, most software incorporates unintended information into the binaries\,
351 resulting in differences in the binaries between consecutive builds. If so
352 ftware normally produces different binaries every time it is built\, how c
353 an we verify and prove that it is the intended result of the source code?
354 By incorportating best practices documented by the Reproducible Builds pro
355 ject into software development projects\, an independently verifyable chai
356 n from the source code to the binaries can be formed. Once independent ver
357 ification becomes common practice\, people can get back to working with so
358 ftware that respects user freedoms.
364 SUMMARY:Accessibility\, free software and the rights of people with disabi
366 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T144500
367 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T153000
368 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
369 UID:18@LP2017@libreplanet.org
370 ATTENDEE;CN="Chris Hofstader";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inval
373 DESCRIPTION:A high level view of accessibility in the context of free soft
374 ware with a focus on issues involving security\, privacy and what some act
375 ivists are doing. It will touch on the technical\, legal and software deve
376 lopment projects going on today.
382 SUMMARY:Civilian Code Conservation Corps: Free software for governments of
384 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T144500
385 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T153000
386 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
387 UID:19@LP2017@libreplanet.org
388 ATTENDEE;CN="Cecilia Donnelly";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inva
391 DESCRIPTION:Software purchased and used by our cities\, states\, and natio
392 nal governments is both a resource to be managed\, like our wild places\,
393 and an infrastructure to be maintained\, like our roads and bridges. These
394 are our collective property and responsibility. Many governments are afra
395 id of releasing software into public view because of security concerns\, l
396 ack of support\, or contract complications. Education for civil servants a
397 nd improved oversight for vendors can mitigate these concerns and increase
398 the amount of government-purchased software that is released under a free
405 SUMMARY:Let's encrypt office hours
406 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T144500
407 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T153000
408 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
409 UID:20@LP2017@libreplanet.org
410 ATTENDEE;CN="Noah Swartz";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
413 DESCRIPTION:Want to encrypt your website? Noah Swartz from EFF will be on
414 hand to help people with installing certificates using Let's Encrypt & EFF
415 's tool Certbot. If you manage a website but haven't set up HTTPS this is
416 your chance. Whether you've never gotten around to trying or have run into
417 problems trying Noah will be available to answer questions and help debug
418 issues. Come by with your computer and get your website converted to HTTP
419 S and learn about how to use Certbot and Let's Encrypt!
425 SUMMARY:Ansible workshop
426 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T144500
427 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T153000
428 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
429 UID:21@LP2017@libreplanet.org
430 ATTENDEE;CN="Spencer Krum";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
434 LOCATION:Workshop space
439 SUMMARY:The free software movement in the age of Trump
440 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T154000
441 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T162500
442 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
443 UID:22@LP2017@libreplanet.org
444 ATTENDEE;CN="Eben Moglen";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
447 DESCRIPTION:One sixth of the human race lives under the control of a regim
448 e that intends to use the Net to extinguish the very idea of freedom. Pett
449 ier despots of every description use computer networks to perfect civil un
450 freedom on a platform of unfree technology. Illiberal movements are sweepi
451 ng towards political power in advanced democratic societies\, which are al
452 so the hubs of surveillance capitalism. The rush to cashless society is re
453 placing the anonymity of the free market with the tracked and monitored co
454 ntrol points of a new totalitarian economy. The most powerful man in the w
455 orld has no respect for freedom of speech or the rule of law. The free sof
456 tware movement came into existence fighting to prevent a future which is n
457 ow our present. Ready or not\, we have entered a new phase. Training is ov
464 SUMMARY:Pump.io - the federated\, extensible social network
465 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T154000
466 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T162500
467 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
468 UID:23@LP2017@libreplanet.org
469 ATTENDEE;CN="Alex Jordan";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
472 DESCRIPTION:Pump.io is a promising project to create a federated social ne
473 twork - think email\, where you can have multiple providers that all work
474 together\, but for social networking. It stagnated for a while\, but the p
475 roject has recently completed the transfer of governance and code maintena
476 nce to the community. This presentation will talk about pump.io's history
477 (right up to its newly-created community governance)\, its API\, and why i
478 t's pretty freakin' neat. We'll end with the work that's gone out the door
479 in recent releases\, the work that remains\, and how you can (should?) ge
480 t involved. Attendees will walk out with an understanding of the historica
481 l context behind pump.io\, an understanding of how the software works on a
482 technical level\, and how it fits into wider social web efforts. No prior
483 knowledge necessary\, although a basic familiarity with JSON and HTTP wil
490 SUMMARY:Freedom and loathing on the campaign trail '16
491 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T154000
492 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T162500
493 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
494 UID:24@LP2017@libreplanet.org
495 ATTENDEE;CN="Remy DeCausemaker";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inv
498 DESCRIPTION:Like it or Loathe it\, this election was historic--for the can
499 didates\, for citizens\, and even the Free Software Movement. The creation
500 of DevProgress.us marks the first time that a major national political pa
501 rty or presidential campaign in the United States has officially adopted c
502 ontribution policies embracing copyleft licenses. Come hear about how hack
503 ers and artists from around the world made an impact up and down the ticke
504 t\, and ways #wewillcontinue.
510 SUMMARY:Pentesting loves Free Software
511 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T154000
512 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T162500
513 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
514 UID:25@LP2017@libreplanet.org
515 ATTENDEE;CN="Christian Fernandez";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:i
518 DESCRIPTION:A session describing how and why is possible to do professiona
519 l security penetration testing solely using free software code and tools.
520 We will be showcasing some of this tools and having a conversation to see
521 how we can make this tools succeed in the field\, come up with new ideas a
522 nd maybe a project we can work on during the year for the intention to pro
523 mote free software in the redteam security field.
529 SUMMARY:Reproducible builds workshop
530 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T154000
531 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T162500
532 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
533 UID:26@LP2017@libreplanet.org
534 ATTENDEE;CN="Ximin Luo";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:nom
536 ATTENDEE;CN="Vagrant Cascadian";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inv
538 ATTENDEE;CN="Valerie Young";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
542 LOCATION:Workshop space
547 SUMMARY:Awards presentation and speech
548 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T172500
549 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170325T181000
550 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
551 UID:27@LP2017@libreplanet.org
552 ATTENDEE;CN="Richard Stallman";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inva
561 SUMMARY:Welcome to LibrePlanet (Day 2)
562 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T094500
563 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T100000
564 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
565 UID:28@LP2017@libreplanet.org
566 ATTENDEE;CN="Georgia Young";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
575 SUMMARY:Beyond unfree: The software you can go to jail for talking about
576 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T100000
577 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T104500
578 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
579 UID:29@LP2017@libreplanet.org
580 ATTENDEE;CN="Cory Doctorow";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
583 DESCRIPTION:Software has eaten the world\, and all too often\, that code i
584 s a black box — not just designed to be unauditable\, but to be illegal
585 to audit\, to improve\, to reconfigure. Software freedom is human freedom:
586 not because 'information wants to be free\,' but because people can't be
587 free in an information age when their information technology is designed t
594 SUMMARY:Free software for free culture
595 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T105500
596 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T114000
597 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
598 UID:30@LP2017@libreplanet.org
599 ATTENDEE;CN="Bassam Kurdali";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invali
608 SUMMARY:Contacts to connections: CRM funneling for FLOSS projects
609 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T105500
610 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T114000
611 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
612 UID:31@LP2017@libreplanet.org
613 ATTENDEE;CN="William Hale";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
616 DESCRIPTION:Do you have a pile of sticky notes and a folder full of spread
617 sheets with contacts? Have you ever had a donor approached by two people t
618 rying to gather the same information? As an organization or project grows\
619 , it often becomes hard to keep track of the various community members\, d
620 onors\, and volunteers who are connected. An answer to this is the often u
621 sed sales tool\, a contact relationship manager (CRM). You will learn abou
622 t a non-sales focused tool\, CiviCRM and see how it can be combined with D
623 iscourse and various Drupal forms to clean up and funnel your contact data
630 SUMMARY:The surreptitious assault on privacy\, security\, and freedom
631 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T105500
632 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T114000
633 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
634 UID:32@LP2017@libreplanet.org
635 ATTENDEE;CN="Mike Gerwitz";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
638 DESCRIPTION:Privacy\, security\, and personal freedom: each of these essen
639 tial rights are being surreptitiously assaulted by governments\, corporati
640 ons\, and ill-minded individuals that are spying and preying upon us with
641 unprecedented frequency and breadth. This talk will survey the most pressi
642 ng issues of today\, including topics of government surveillance and espio
643 nage\; advertisers and data analytics\; IoT\; policy and the crypto wars\;
644 the Web\, "cloud"\, and centralization\; vehicles\; societal pressures an
645 d complacency\; and more. Attendees will be presented with an overview of
646 mitigations and dozens of resources.
652 SUMMARY:Text\, layout\, and calligraphy on the Arabic Web
653 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T105500
654 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T114000
655 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
656 UID:33@LP2017@libreplanet.org
657 ATTENDEE;CN="Nick Doiron";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
660 DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will learn principles of internationali
661 zation to support Arabic and other right-to-left languages. The focus will
662 be on practical examples where you can adapt CSS and JavaScript to suppor
663 t both languages. Some of the real examples will include: the OpenStreetMa
664 p iD editor\, right-to-left text in the HTML5 Canvas\, a calligraphy edito
665 r\, and use of the zero-width-join character to stylize Arabic text.
671 SUMMARY:Birds of a Feather
672 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T115000
673 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T123500
674 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
675 UID:34@LP2017@libreplanet.org
676 ATTENDEE;CN=SpeakerTBA;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:noma
680 LOCATION:Room 32-123\, Room 31-141\, Room 32-144\, Room 32-155
685 SUMMARY:A free software portfolio: The importance of free software in comp
687 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T135000
688 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T143500
689 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
690 UID:35@LP2017@libreplanet.org
691 ATTENDEE;CN="Tom Callaway";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
694 DESCRIPTION:As Free Software becomes more widespread in technology solutio
695 ns across all industries\, there is demand for workers who not only have e
696 xperience with Free Software tools\, but also for those who can help organ
697 izations to become involved in those communities. Companies are increasing
698 ly looking to take the leap from consumer to contributor\, but they are of
699 ten unsure how to actually proceed. I will discuss the idea of exposing st
700 udents to the ideas and tools that Free Software depends on\, with the exp
701 licit goal of enabling students to build a technology portfolio that helps
702 them to stand out and teaches them how to work collaboratively and transp
703 arently. There are some success stories to tell\, but I hope that this tal
704 k will inspire other educators to incorporate Free Software concepts into
705 their standard curriculum.
712 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T135000
713 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T143500
714 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
715 UID:36@LP2017@libreplanet.org
716 ATTENDEE;CN="Conor Schaefer";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invali
725 SUMMARY:Machine learning: Key battleground for free and open source techno
727 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T135000
728 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T143500
729 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
730 UID:37@LP2017@libreplanet.org
731 ATTENDEE;CN="Helen Jiang";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
734 DESCRIPTION:Machine learning (ML) research has a long and still prevalent
735 legacy of using proprietary technology. As ML becomes more and more popula
736 r with industry-scale large applications\, many new and powerful proprieta
737 ry pushes have been trying to enter different parts of the ML application
738 stack. We need to be prepared for the challenges of keeping free and open
739 source technology in ML\, and the challenges come from both the legacy sid
740 e and the new proprietary push side. However\, ML is still overlooked in o
741 ur conversations about free and open technology\, although many open sourc
742 e alternatives have made ways into ML research\, development\, and industr
743 y applications. In this session\, we will first have a quick glimpse at th
744 e history ML stack in research\, development\, and applications\, then exp
745 lore ML's proprietary legacy and its status quo. Then we will look at wher
746 e the proprietary army is coming (again) while we were not looking. To con
747 clude\, we will discuss strategies about what we can do as - a community a
748 nd as individuals - to keep ML research and development free and open. Aud
749 ience will walk away with the big picture of many floating pieces in curre
750 nt ML development and applications\, and will also learn about less-explor
751 ed historical context of ML development\, its influence on the potential f
752 uture of free and open source technology in ML\, and some action recipes t
753 o keep ML free and open. Your thoughts\, questions\, and further discussio
754 ns are also cordially welcome!
760 SUMMARY:Algorithmic bias: Where it comes from and what to do about it
761 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T135000
762 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T143500
763 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
764 UID:38@LP2017@libreplanet.org
765 ATTENDEE;CN="Andrew Oram";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
767 ATTENDEE;CN="Ifeoma Ajunwa";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid
769 ATTENDEE;CN="Geoff A. Cohen";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invali
771 ATTENDEE;CN="Ben Green";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:nom
774 DESCRIPTION:Algorithms are the new boogie men when it comes to social cont
775 rol and institutional discrimination. Recent research suggests a somewhat
776 counter-intuitive approach to ameliorating bias. One must not be blind to
777 race\, gender\, and other demographic categories that experience discrimin
778 ation--on the contrary\, one must actively monitor these factors. In this
779 panel\, each panelist will present his or her views for a few minutes\, le
780 aving ample time for comments and questions from the audience. This format
781 worked very well for the LibrePlanet 2014 session\, “Promoting free sof
782 tware adoption (and creation) in the public sector”\, where audience inv
783 olvement was passionate and well-informed.
789 SUMMARY:The post-truth Santa Claus and the concealed present
790 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T144500
791 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T153000
792 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
793 UID:39@LP2017@libreplanet.org
794 ATTENDEE;CN="Alexandre Oliva";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inval
803 SUMMARY:Prospects for free software and free culture in the workplace
804 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T144500
805 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T153000
806 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
807 UID:40@LP2017@libreplanet.org
808 ATTENDEE;CN="Mustafa Shameem";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:inval
811 DESCRIPTION:One avenue for advancing free software and free culture is the
812 workplace. It's the one place where we spend a substantial (if not the ma
813 jority) of our time\, have potential access to large audiences\, funds\, a
814 nd resources. The talk explores free software\, free culture\, and the pro
815 spects for both in the workplace. Questions explored include: What kind of
816 workplaces are amenable to FOSS? What is the impact of the current econom
817 ic trends (increasing job insecurity\, short work tenure\, stagnating wage
818 s\, and increasing hours worked)? How is FOSS leveraged in environments wh
819 ere workers have limited control or agency? What is the impact of wide sca
820 le adoption and intensifying of 'stick' models of employee management in p
821 lace of cooperative models?
827 SUMMARY:Understanding the complexity of copyleft defense
828 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T144500
829 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T153000
830 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
831 UID:41@LP2017@libreplanet.org
832 ATTENDEE;CN="Bradley Kuhn";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
835 DESCRIPTION:The fundamental mechanism defending software freedom is copyle
836 ft\, embodied in GPL. GPL\, however\, functions only through upholding it
837 — via GPL enforcement. For some\, enforcement has for 30 years been a re
838 gular activity\, but most projects don't enforce: they live with regular v
839 iolations. Today\, even under the Community Principles of GPL Enforcement\
840 , GPL enforcement is regularly criticized and questioned. The complex land
841 scape is now impenetrable for developers who merely wish their code to rem
842 ain forever free. This talk provides basic history and background informat
849 SUMMARY:Lightning talks
850 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T144500
851 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T153000
852 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
853 UID:42@LP2017@libreplanet.org
854 ATTENDEE;CN=SpeakerTBA;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:noma
863 SUMMARY:Secret life of the bitcoin blockchain
864 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T163500
865 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T171500
866 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
867 UID:43@LP2017@libreplanet.org
868 ATTENDEE;CN="Skye Elijah";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:n
877 SUMMARY:The GNU philosophy: Ethics beyond ethics
878 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T163500
879 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T171500
880 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
881 UID:44@LP2017@libreplanet.org
882 ATTENDEE;CN="Marianne Corvellec";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:in
885 DESCRIPTION:Ethics is at the root of Free Software. In a philosophical per
886 spective where ethics is operational rather than moral\, we argue that the
887 ethics of Free Software goes beyond ethics. It is morality. The ever-pres
888 ent concern for self-respect\, autonomy and\, of course\, freedom makes Fr
889 ee Software akin to historical philosophical movements (humanism\, Enlight
890 enment\, existentialism). Besides\, the Free Software Movement contribute
891 their principles (such as transparency) and practices (such as cryptograph
892 y) to support whistleblowers\, journalists\, and activists. Similarities w
893 ith other social movements let us derive existing and possible coalitions.
899 SUMMARY:Will the FCC still ban your operating system? (Maybe.)
900 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T163500
901 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T171500
902 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
903 UID:45@LP2017@libreplanet.org
904 ATTENDEE;CN="Eric Schultz";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:
907 DESCRIPTION:Last year\, we thought the FCC was going to ban our operating
908 system. Has anything changed? As it turns out\, plenty. Eric Schultz\, one
909 of the leaders of the Save Wifi Initiative\, highlights the changing inte
910 rests by the FCC on free software. He’ll also discuss his efforts partic
911 ipating as part of the FCC’s Technical Advisory Council\, Software Confi
912 gurable Radio sub-group to advocate for software freedom. Finally\, Eric w
913 ill detail specific ways in which we can educate regulators on the benefit
914 s of free software-based wireless and protect user freedom.
920 SUMMARY:Securely backing up GPG private keys… to the cloud?
921 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T163500
922 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20170326T171500
923 DTSTAMP:20170307T000933Z
924 UID:46@LP2017@libreplanet.org
925 ATTENDEE;CN="Joey Hess";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT:invalid:nom
928 DESCRIPTION:Imagine a world in which GnuPG was not hard to use\, and was u
929 sed widely. Users exchange encrypted email\, gpg sign comments on websites
930 \, make encrypted backups\, and so on. What happens\, in that world\, when
931 a user's gpg private key gets deleted? The only backup is encrypted with
932 the lost private key. Catch 22. We're not in that world\, and so we don't
933 often worry about this problem. But solving the gpg key backup problem see
934 ms a necessary step in the path toward that world. Keysafe is an attempt a
935 t taking that step\, backing up to the cloud. Can that possibly be secure?