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Free software overall remains remarkably undiverse, with the latest GitHub survey finding that only about 3% of contributors are women, but communities that are making an effort to improve diversity are seeing results. Learn about several major efforts over the last seven years that have had an impact: Outreachy, the Ada Initiative, Python community outreach, the Women in Open Source Award sponsored by Red Hat, and a track at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Hear about emerging trends, such as efforts being made to reach people from a broader set of underrepresented backgrounds, and the establishment of paid positions and consulting opportunities for people working to improve diversity and inclusion in free software. You will leave with a good grasp of the history of diversity efforts in free software, and inspiration to connect with at least one of them!

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Exposing Hidden Surveillance in Mobile Apps

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Think your phone is safe from the creepy gaze of advertisers? Think again. Not only do big tech companies have a grip on your mobile device, but there's a clandestine industry of surveillance inside the world's most popular apps. Researchers at Yale Privacy Lab and Exodus Privacy are collaborating with F-Droid to expose this kind of tracking in Android apps. This session will give an overview of Yale Privacy Lab's approach, and introduce you to the Exodus privacy auditing platform, a free software scanner that analyzes Android apps and reports a list of detected trackers and app permissions. We will talk about static analysis of app packages, network analysis, impostor apps, and our work on related privacy issues such as tracking through ultrasonic beacons.

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The ambition of the Software Heritage project is to collect, preserve, -and share the entire body of free software that is published on the -Internet in source code form, together with its development history.

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Since its public announcement in 2016, the project has assembled the -largest collection of freely available software source code for about 4 -billion unique source code files and 900 million commits, coming from -more than 60 million projects.

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Initially focused on the collection and preservation goals -- which were at -the time urgent, due to the recurrent disappearances of development -forges -- Software Heritage has since rolled out several mechanisms to -peruse its archive, making progress on the sharing goal.

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In this talk, we will review the status of the Software Heritage project, -emphasizing how users and developers can, today, benefit from the -availability of a great public library of source code.

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The ambition of the Software Heritage project is to collect, preserve, and share the entire body of free software that is published on the Internet in source code form, together with its development history.

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Since its public announcement in 2016, the project has assembled the largest collection of freely available software source code for about 4 billion unique source code files and 900 million commits, coming from more than 60 million projects.

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Initially focused on the collection and preservation goals -- which were at the time urgent, due to the recurrent disappearances of development forges -- Software Heritage has since rolled out several mechanisms to peruse its archive, making progress on the sharing goal.

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In this talk, we will review the status of the Software Heritage project, emphasizing how users and developers can, today, benefit from the availability of a great public library of source code.

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In this non-technical session, I will talk about the philosophical aspects of GNU Health as a social project. I will discuss implementations in places around the world, including Argentina, Cameroon, and Laos, and the different actors involved, including governments, academia, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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In this non-technical session, I will talk about the philosophical aspects of GNU Health as a social project. I will discuss implementations in places around the world, including Argentina, Cameroon, and Laos, and the different actors involved, including governments, academia, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Finally, we will talk about the community, ethics, risks, challenges, and ways to keep these projects healthy and sustainable in the long term.

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The FSF and The Document Foundation have worked together to offer LibreOffice Certification to FSF Members, for developers, migrators and trainers. This session will provide all of the relevant information about LibreOffice Certification, in order to make it easier for FSF Members to apply and prepare for the certification review.

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The FSF and The Document Foundation have worked together to offer LibreOffice Certification to FSF Members, for developers, migrators, and trainers. This session will provide all of the relevant information about LibreOffice Certification, in order to make it easier for FSF Members to apply and prepare for the certification review.

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Many nonprofits today are at a disadvantage in the software they use to manage everything from donor management to graphic design. Staff members are often not focused on acquiring the best digital resources, and over-complicated, restrictive, and expensive softwares dominate the nonprofit market. Free software could provide a much-needed revolution for the nonprofit world.

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Many nonprofits today are at a disadvantage in the software they use to manage everything from donor management to graphic design. Staff members are often not focused on acquiring the best digital resources, and overcomplicated, restrictive, and expensive software programs dominate the nonprofit market. Free software could provide a much-needed revolution for the nonprofit world.

The good news is that some nonprofits are beginning to work with other organizations and free software developers and communities to start solving common problems.

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In this session, I will review some tangible ways in which free software is having and can have a positive impact on the nonprofit world and some of the challenges nonprofits face both with current software available and in getting involved. I will then discuss strategies for advocating for free software for nonprofits. With nonprofits across the globe facing issues of censorship, privacy concerns, and the need for more financial freedom than ever before, this is the perfect time for nonprofits to embrace free software.

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In this session, I will review some tangible ways in which free software is having and can have a positive impact on the nonprofit world, and some of the challenges nonprofits face both with current software available and in getting involved. I will then discuss strategies for advocating for free software for nonprofits. With nonprofits across the globe facing issues of censorship, privacy concerns, and the need for more financial freedom than ever before, this is the perfect time for nonprofits to embrace free software.

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Engaging youth by meeting in their space in a respectful and encouraging -manner is critical to achieving youth participation within the free -software movement. Many opportunities to engage young people within -their communities already exist across the globe, so let's explore how -we can contribute in ways that are fun, engaging, empowering, and -memorable.

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Boston-based Mariah Villarreal and Devin Ulibarri have been working in -their respective fields to empower youth with free software and free -culture. Mariah and Devin will present some of their fieldwork, and will discuss the challenges and opportunities that teaching libre -technology to youth provides. Mariah and Devin will also highlight how -this branch of activism fits into the larger software freedom advocacy -landscape.

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Engaging youth by meeting in their space in a respectful and encouraging manner is critical to achieving youth participation within the free software movement. Many opportunities to engage young people within their communities already exist across the globe, so let's explore how we can contribute in ways that are fun, engaging, empowering, and memorable.

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Boston-based Mariah Villarreal and Devin Ulibarri have been working in their respective fields to empower youth with free software and free culture. Mariah and Devin will present some of their fieldwork, and will discuss the challenges and opportunities that teaching libre technology to youth provides. Mariah and Devin will also highlight how this branch of activism fits into the larger software freedom advocacy landscape.

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Embedded devices are all around us and have become deeply "embedded" into our daily lives : from micro controllers to "smart"-watches, routers and televisions, they are all around us. Many of us don't think twice about the root of control in these devices or even the software that runs on them. In some cases, manufactures lock users out from controlling these devices and cause a security nightmare when they stop supporting them. This session will cover a wide range of topics including : what libreCMC is, the project's goals / developments and why Free Software is crucial in securing control and freedom in embedded devices.

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Embedded devices are all around us, and have become deeply "embedded" into our daily lives: from microcontrollers to "smart"-watches, routers, and televisions, they are all around us. Many of us don't think twice about the root of control in these devices, or even the software that runs on them. In some cases, manufacturers lock users out from controlling these devices, and cause a security nightmare when they stop supporting them. This session will cover a wide range of topics including: what libreCMC is, the project's goals / developments, and why free software is crucial in securing control and freedom in embedded devices.

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Given the rapid growth of free software, it seems reasonable that free software communities might expect undergraduate students in Computer Science or Software Engineering programs would graduate with an understanding of free software and the ability to make project contributions. However, many students are not being taught core tools and concepts such as licenses, version control, and issue trackers as part of their degree program. This presentation will summarize the results of recent field research on the state of undergraduate education about free software; discuss the gap between undergraduate computing education and community expectations; and explore both the reasons for the gap and approaches to bridging it.

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Given the rapid growth of free software, it seems reasonable that free software communities might expect undergraduate students in computer science or software engineering programs would graduate with an understanding of free software and the ability to make project contributions. However, many students are not being taught core tools and concepts such as licenses, version control, and issue trackers as part of their degree program. This presentation will summarize the results of recent field research on the state of undergraduate education about free software; discuss the gap between undergraduate computing education and community expectations; and explore both the reasons for the gap and approaches to bridging it.

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Many things in life come with limitations -- often because we don't have -unlimited time, energy, or other resources. But software often feels -like it should be an exception because it's immaterial and weightless, -built from scratch out of logic. It doesn't literally rust or rot. -So idealistic software developers have consistently envisioned software -systems that will escape the shortcomings that frustrate users.

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Many things in life come with limitations -- often because we don't have unlimited time, energy, or other resources. But software often feels like it should be an exception, because it's immaterial and weightless, built from scratch out of logic. It doesn't literally rust or rot. So idealistic software developers have consistently envisioned software systems that will escape the shortcomings that frustrate users.

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Meanwhile, researchers keep discovering kinds of tradeoffs that seem to be built into the very structure of certain problems; as the Rolling Stones said, "You can't always get what you want." Inherent tradeoffs have popped up in political science, computer science, and even ethical philosophy, with conjectures and often formal proofs that, in various regards, can't be wedged into any system that will give people all that they want out of it. Limitative theorems are now a major research theme, and more are being found all the time.

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Would you like to avoid spying digital eyes? Has news about identity theft, phishing scams, and ransomware got you worried about the safety of your devices?

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This talk is a walkthrough of steps that you can take for improved online privacy and security. I'll recommend concrete free software to keep your personal information from leaking from your personal devices.

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A newcomer’s perspective on & patches for the free software movement

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One of the amazing things about the GNOME project is how it brings -people together, both by bringing new developers into free software -for the first time, and by fostering cooperation and interoperability -between different free software components. The "year of the free -software desktop" may not be in the next twelve months, but for those -that use GNOME, we can work together to ensure that software freedoms -are accessible by all. This talk will have a look at some of the -challenges that GNOME and free software desktops face at the moment, a -brief look into a possible future if we aren't vigilant, and how we -can meet those challenges head-on and thrive.

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One of the amazing things about the GNOME project is how it brings people together, both by bringing new developers into free software for the first time, and by fostering cooperation and interoperability between different free software components. The "year of the free software desktop" may not be in the next twelve months, but for those that use GNOME, we can work together to ensure that software freedoms are accessible by all. This talk will have a look at some of the +challenges that GNOME and free software desktops face at the moment, a brief look into a possible future if we aren't vigilant, and how we can meet those challenges head-on and thrive.

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When you think of Free Software, what things come to mind? Freedom, obviously, but what others? A shared community? An open culture? Within Free Software culture, there is a perception and expectation of openness in collaboration within the community: All are welcome to the table, and your contributions speak for you. When you get outside the community by enough, however, the answer changes. Contemptful, Confusing, Elitist, and Abrasive are words that some outsiders use to describe Free Software communities. Some go out of their way to avoid the communities we've worked hard to build. Why?

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When you think of free software, what things come to mind? Freedom, obviously, but what others? A shared community? An open culture? Within free software culture, there is a perception and expectation of openness and collaboration within the community: all are welcome to the table, and your contributions speak for you. When you get outside the community by enough, however, the answer changes. Contemptuous, confusing, elitist, and abrasive are words that some outsiders use to describe free software communities. Some go out of their way to avoid the communities we've worked so hard to build. Why?

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For nonprofits, accepting credit card donations has become easier and easier whether through a donation processing company or directly to a payment network like Stripe. Sadly though, until now, nonprofits have had limited options: either accepting some non-free Javascript for an elegant donation experience with minimal PCI compliance rules or requiring complex integrations or PCI compliance burdens on the backend. Eric Schultz, Lead Developer with CommitChange and core contributor to CommitChange.org*, the free donation processing and donation management system running CommitChange, highlights how nonprofits can use free software to improve donor experience without compromising their mission. Additionally, Eric will discuss the history of CommitChange.org, how it can be used for crowdfunding, why it was licensed under the AGPL with a few unique additional permissions, and how nonprofits and their supporters can work together to improve fundraising software to improve people's lives.

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Music Blocks is a visual programming language for exploring musical -concepts. It was developed by Walter Bender (SugarLabs) and Devin -Ulibarri (New England Conservatory), along with contributions from -countless youth from all over the world.

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Bring a laptop to this hands-on workshop, and engage yourself in coding -while having fun with music. Walter and Devin will be on site to guide -you through what Music Blocks has to offer, and to help you with any -questions you may have.

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Elections in the US rely heavily on software. Whether we cast our votes using a computer, or on paper ballots that are then scanned, software interprets our votes, counts them, tabulates the results and calls the winner. Almost all of this software is proprietary, and owned by a handful of large companies.

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Elections in the US rely heavily on software. Whether we cast our votes using a computer, or on paper ballots that are then scanned, software interprets our votes, counts them, tabulates the results, and calls the winner. Almost all of this software is proprietary, and owned by a handful of large companies.

A few jurisdictions have plans to move to free software, are funding its development, or are already using it. I'll give an overview of free software projects for election-related software around the US, with a focus on San Francisco's project, where I'm on the Technical Advisory Committee.

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