Lugbz-list June 2020

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Fwd: Software patents are another kind of disease

by Diego Maniacco

Da FSF ricevo la richiesta di partecipazione e supporto che segue e che giro a queste liste. Saluti, diego -- --------------------------------------- Diego Maniacco, Bolzano (Italy) diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com --------------------------------------- [image: Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook] <https://www.fsf.org/fb> Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Donald Robertson, III, FSF <info(a)fsf.org> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 00:36 Subject: Software patents are another kind of disease To: DIEGO MANIACCO <diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com> [image: Free Software Foundation] *Please consider adding info(a)fsf.org <info(a)fsf.org> to your address book, which will ensure that our messages reach you and not your spam box.* *Read and share online: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/software-patents-are-another-kind-of-di… <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/software-patents-are-another-kind-of-di…>* Dear DIEGO MANIACCO, *Lifesaving technology should belong to everyone, but the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) is working day and night to restrict access, even during a global pandemic.* On Friday May 8th, the USPTO announced the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program <https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-covid-19-priori…>. Doctored up to look like a helpful response to a global pandemic, it's actually the exact opposite. Under the program, the USPTO will waive some fees associated with accelerated application review for patents on works that require US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. They'll also work to try and get these applications granted within six months. These changes will make it easier and faster for people to gain patents on any technology related to the pandemic, including patents on software. It's not in our scope to determine the impact of other kinds of patents, but we know specifically that they are terrible for software, and at a time where software is critical to saving lives, expediting software patent applications will only cause harm. To be clear, this program does not speed up FDA approval, or help to get lifesaving technology to the people who need it most. It doesn't create supply chains or help fund the development of medical technologies and software. All it does is make it easier for someone to "own" that technology, to make it quicker and cheaper to restrict others from implementing and sharing tools that people need to survive. It rushes the patent application process so that someone could be able to sue others trying to save seriously ill patients around the world before the global pandemic is over. While the crisis was unfurling, the GNOME Foundation was still expending resources fighting off a patent suit started in 2019. On May 20, 2020, the GNOME Foundation succeeding in securing a release and covenant not to sue <https://www.gnome.org/news/2020/05/patent-case-against-gnome-resolved/> from the patent aggressor for all software released under a free license. This was a major win for software freedom that took months and months to realize. But the threat remains, and the only reason someone would need to get their patent granted sooner is because they want to start their lawsuits sooner, to disrupt the flow of medical technology in order to siphon off profits from those seeking to alleviate the worst pandemic in a century. Taken together with a recently released report from the USPTO <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/patent-office-adjusting-supreme-court…> patting themselves on the back for ignoring the US Supreme Court in order to increase the number of software patents, it's clear that the USPTO views its mandate as requiring them to crank out as many patents as they possibly can. In *Alice v. CLS Bank*, the US Supreme Court limited the patent eligibility of software implemented on a general purpose computer. As the USPTO report stated, this increased the number of patent applications receiving initial rejections. So last year the USPTO released "guidance" that weakened those limitations, and now the number of software patents speeding through its pipeline has increased once again. Even in normal times, increasing software patent restriction is harmful to everyone. Software patents threaten all developers, putting them in the line of fire for ruinous lawsuits simply for creating and sharing their own code. Until the day when we can completely end all software patents <http://endsoftpatents.org/>, we should be reducing the harm done, not coming up with programs and guidance to accelerate the damage. But in the midst of a global crisis where hundreds of thousands have already died, where supply chains for medical technology are stretched beyond limits, creating a cheaper and easier fast track for causing further patent disruption is downright criminal. While the USPTO is pretending to help with the response to COVID-19, it is actually throwing a supercharged wrench into the gears of medical supply distribution, so we the people have to come up with our own response that actually helps. Software patents cut people off from one another, but if we're going to respond adequately and humanely to this crisis, we need to all work together. That is why we are asking you to join our COVID-19 Response Team <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:COVID-19_Response_Te…> on the Free Software Directory <https://directory.fsf.org>. The Free Software Directory is a volunteer-run catalog of over 16,000 free software packages. It helps users to find software that they can modify and share with their friends. The ethics of free software are more important than ever, and we need to help people gain access to software that respects their rights. On the COVID-19 Response Team, we're directing our efforts towards ensuring that everyone has access to medical software, 3D printing designs of medical technology, and other tools that will be useful in the fight against this global pandemic. You can jump in <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Participate> and start working right away, or join us every Friday from 12 pm to 3pm EDT in the #fsf irc channel on Freenode. Software patents are another kind of disease, and the USPTO has decided to become a super-spreader of that infection, which will in turn worsen the physical infections. Join together with us to fight back. We hope to see you every Friday, but here are some other ways that you can help: - Have a 3D printer? Help the HACKERS and HOSPITALS initiative <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/HACKERS_and_HOSPITALS> to print protective devices and other medical equipment. - Support our work in the fight against software patents by becoming an associate member of the Free Software Foundation <https://www.fsf.org/join>, or making a donation <https://www.fsf.org/donate>. Sincerely, Donald Robertson, III Licensing & Compliance Manager Follow us on: <https://status.fsf.org/fsf>Mastodon <https://hostux.social/@fsf> | GNU social <https://status.fsf.org/fsf> | Diaspora <https://u.fsf.org/2ly> | Twitter <https://mobile.twitter.com/fsf/> Read about why we use Twitter, but only with caveats <https://www.fsf.org/twitter> Subscribe to our blog via RSS <https://fsf.org/blogs/RSS> Join us as an associate member <https://www.fsf.org/jf> Read the Free Software Foundation Privacy Policy <https://www.fsf.org/about/free-software-foundation-privacy-policy> Sent from the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 United States You can unsubscribe from this mailing list by visiting the link https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=161331&qid=55850… . 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Sottoscrizione lettera prof. Angelo Raffaele Meo

by Dongilli, Paolo

Carissimi, vi inoltro la lettera del prof. Angelo Raffaele Meo. Fatela girare. Chiunque può sottoscriverla (associazioni, enti, aziende, privati). https://scuolalibera.continuity.space/lettera-professor-meo Un caro saluto, Paolo

3 years, 5 months

LTSP in Ubuntu 20.04

by Karl Lunger

Hallo an alle, ciao a tutti Da tanti anni utilizziamo LTSP per i laboratori della Max Valier. L'ultima installazione è con Ubuntu 16.04 e il supporto termina prima della fine del prossimo anno scolastico. Ora vorremmo rifare il server con Ubuntu 20.04 e vedo che LTSP è completamente cambiato, Non c'è più il LTSP 5.x degli ultimi 10 anni, ma lo hanno implementato da zero e lo chiamano 19.* e 20.* e hanno stravolto tutto! Qualcuno lo ha provato e ha qualche esperienza? Forse anche qualche consiglio o una piccola guida? Grazie ~ Karl

3 years, 5 months

FOSS e FUSS - la puntata di giugno 2020

by Diego Maniacco

Carissim*, questo va ancora in onda a Bolzano/Bozen. Rendo noto senza altro commento. -- Interrogazione n. 884/20-XVI Data: 04.05.2020Oggetto: Affermazioni circa passaggio a Microsoft da parte della scuola italiana, come è stata realizzata la valutazione tecnico-economica? Domanda: http://www2.landtag-bz.org/documenti_pdf/idap_602247.pdf Risposta: http://www2.landtag-bz.org/documenti_pdf/idap_606963.pdf -- Interrogazione n. 843/20-XVI Data: 14.04.2020 Oggetto: Scuola digitale: è un flop? Domande: http://www2.landtag-bz.org/documenti_pdf/idap_599839.pdf Risposte: http://www2.landtag-bz.org/documenti_pdf/idap_606988.pdf diego --------------------------------------- Diego Maniacco, Bolzano (Italy) diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com --------------------------------------- [image: Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook] <https://www.fsf.org/fb> Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook

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Fwd: [LUGT] In 25 Minuten LUGT-Stammtisch

by Matthias Wallnöfer

Auch die LUG-T organisiert heute wieder einen Online-Stammtisch, ich selber werde aber nicht dabei sein. -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [LUGT] In 25 Minuten LUGT-Stammtisch Datum: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:34:31 +0200 Von: Christoph Lechleitner <christoph.lechleitner(a)iteg.at> Antwort an: linuxusergrouptirol(a)googlegroups.com An: linuxusergrouptirol(a)googlegroups.com Am 14.05.20 um 19:26 schrieb Christoph Lechleitner: > https://meeting.tsn.at/lugt und irc ... Heute die Erinnerung ca. 25 Minuten vor statt nach Beginn ;-) Thema 1: Wiederbelebung Offline-Stammtisch. Vielleicht ja künftig offline & online abwechselnd oder gemeinsam? lg Christoph -- Christoph Lechleitner Geschäftsführung ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEG IT-Engineers GmbH | Conradstr. 5, A-6020 Innsbruck FN 365826f | Handelsgericht Innsbruck | Mobiltelefon: +43 676 3674710 Mail: christoph.lechleitner(a)iteg.at | Web: http://www.iteg.at/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Tipp: Stammtischkalender (Google-Kalender) "linuxusergrouptirol(a)gmail.com" in die eigene Terminverwaltung einbinden. Siehe: http://www.lugt.at/p/stammtisch.html --- Sie erhalten diese Nachricht, weil Sie Mitglied der Google Groups-Gruppe "Linux User Group Tirol" sind. Wenn Sie sich von dieser Gruppe abmelden und keine E-Mails mehr von dieser Gruppe erhalten möchten, senden Sie eine E-Mail an linuxusergrouptirol+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. Besuchen Sie https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/linuxusergrouptirol/0fc32c31-b979-6a07-4c…, um diese Diskussion im Web anzuzeigen.

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Informelle Treffen / Incontri Informali LugBZ a https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ nel mese Giugno 2020

by Diego Maniacco

Buongiorno a tutt*. Domani 16* giugno* si terrà il sesto *Informelle Treffen der / Incontri informali del Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen-Bulsan* presso *https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ <https://virtual.noi.bz.it/>* . L'appuntamento è per le ore* 20:00*. Qualcuno ha un tema da proporre per iniziare la serata? Una volta sul sito *https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ <https://virtual.noi.bz.it/>* cercate nel Programma della giornata la *Saal / Sala presso il Gasthaus* con l'indicazione *"Treffen Linux User Group BZ (LUGBZ) - Incontro Linux User Group BZ (LUGBZ)"* Visto lo spazio disponibile mi sono permesso di estendere l'invito agli amici del "Linuxtrent" ! A domani! diego --------------------------------------- Diego Maniacco, Bolzano (Italy) diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com --------------------------------------- [image: Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook] <https://www.fsf.org/fb> Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook

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[Linuxtrent] Teledidattica: privata e proprietaria o libera e pubblica?

by Roberto Resoli

Bellissimo articolo di Maria Chiara Pievatolo: "Non sono un’informatica. Ma da studiosa, da docente e da cittadina preoccupata mi sembra doveroso chiedere perché le istituzioni italiane hanno preferito sistemi privati e proprietari fuori dal loro controllo invece di pretendere soluzioni aperte, pubbliche e controllate da loro, e augurarmi che le risposte, se ci saranno, siano fatte oggetto di un dibattito pubblico partecipato." https://www.roars.it/online/teledidattica-proprietaria-e-privata-o-libera-e… rob -- Per iscriversi (o disiscriversi), basta spedire un messaggio con OGGETTO "subscribe" (o "unsubscribe") a mailto:linuxtrent-request@freelists.org

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Informelle Treffen / Incontri Informali LugBZ a https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ nel mese Giugno 2020

by Diego Maniacco

Buongiorno a tutt*. Domani *09 giugno* si terrà il quinto *Informelle Treffen der / Incontri informali del Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen-Bulsan* presso *https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ <https://virtual.noi.bz.it/>* . L'appuntamento è per le ore* 20:00*. Qualcuno ha un tema da proporre pert iniziaree la serata? Una volta sul sito *https://virtual.noi.bz.it/ <https://virtual.noi.bz.it/>* cercate nel Programma della giornata la Saal / Sala presso il Gasthaus con l'indicazione *"Treffen Linux User Group BZ (LUGBZ) - Incontro Linux User Group BZ (LUGBZ)"* A domani! diego --------------------------------------- Diego Maniacco, Bolzano (Italy) diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com --------------------------------------- [image: Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook] <https://www.fsf.org/fb> Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook

3 years, 5 months

Die Lugbz-Aktion fuss_pc zieht Kreise...

by anton auer

Hallo, die Zeit des "Not-Unterrichts" geht mit dem Schulschluss zwar zu Ende (und die Schüler, welche von der Schule laptops bekommen haben, müssen sie wieder bei der Schule abliefern), aber unsere Aktion soll auch den Sommer über weitergehen, sozusagen als Phase 2. Die Aktion zieht Kreise: - die Gemeinde Völs hat auf das LUGBZ-Schreiben reagiert und 5 gute Desktops zur Verfügung gestellt, sowie eine Notiz im Gemeinde-Kleinanzeiger veröffentlicht - heute morgen kam ein Bürger aus Völs nach Bozen zum Einkaufen, nahm seinen PC mit, hat angerufen und den Pc schließlich bei ADA abgegeben. gruss toni ps: tutti i comuni hanno ricevuto la lettera di richiesta LUGBZ. Chiedete al vostro comune, se hanno risposto o se intendono risponder :-)

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Fwd: Die Lugbz-Aktion fuss_pc zieht Kreise...

by anton auer

oops, diese mail ging in der eile nur an patrick, nicht an die liste. das hol ich nun nach. ;.( lg toni Von: "anton auer" <anton(a)openbz.eu> An: "Patrick Ohnewein" <patrick.ohnewein(a)lugbz.org> Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. Juni 2020 19:23:40 Betreff: Re: [Lugbz-list] Die Lugbz-Aktion fuss_pc zieht Kreise... Patrick, du hast völlig recht :-) Ich wollte die positiven Nachrichten nun mal schnell auch hier verbreiten, wo sie ja auch manchmal fehlen :-) Mit dem Ausschuss muss ich ja ständig in Verbindung sein, damit alles funktionieren kann. Und: über den Daumen gepeilt, hat die Fase 1 der Aktion des LUGBZ ungefähr 3-400 Menschen im ganzen Land aktiv einbezogen. Das hat auch seinen Wert :-) - und vielleicht Langzeitwirkung. lg toni Von: "Patrick Ohnewein" <patrick.ohnewein(a)lugbz.org> An: "Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen-Bulsan" <lugbz-list(a)lists.lugbz.org>, "anton auer" <anton(a)openbz.eu> Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. Juni 2020 18:23:47 Betreff: Re: [Lugbz-list] Die Lugbz-Aktion fuss_pc zieht Kreise... Hallo Toni, wollte keinen Stress verursachen! Wollte rein darauf hinweisen, dass es eine Gelegenheit ein könnte, um eine positive Nachricht zu verbreiten. Aus meiner Erfahrung wesentlich besser als die vielen Kritiken über was alles nicht richtig gemacht wird. Die Entscheidung obliegt natürlich dem Ausschuss der lugbz! LG Patrick On June 9, 2020 2:59:49 PM GMT+02:00, anton auer <anton(a)openbz.eu> wrote: Certamente, Patrick. Un passo alla volta. Attualmente stiamo concludendo e tirando le somme della fase 1. Ein wenig Geduld, ok :-) toni Von: "Patrick Ohnewein" <patrick.ohnewein(a)lugbz.org> An: "Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen-Bulsan" <lugbz-list(a)lists.lugbz.org>, "diego maniacco" <diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com> Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. Juni 2020 12:22:48 Betreff: Re: [Lugbz-list] Die Lugbz-Aktion fuss_pc zieht Kreise... Ciao Toni e Diego, forse sarebbe il caso di fare un comunicato stampa di ringraziamento? Qualche messaggio positivo non farebbe sicuramente male! LG Patrick On 09.06.20 10:21, Diego Maniacco wrote: BQ_BEGIN Grazie Toni! Come installatore confermo che i pc dati dal comune di Völs sono ottimi: Intel i5, 8GB ram, ssd, silenziosissimi. diego --------------------------------------- Diego Maniacco, Bolzano (Italy) [ mailto:diego.maniacco@gmail.com | diego.maniacco(a)gmail.com ] --------------------------------------- [ https://www.fsf.org/fb ] Not f'd — you won't find me on Facebook On Tue, 9 Jun 2020 at 10:05, anton auer < [ mailto:anton@openbz.eu | anton(a)openbz.eu ] > wrote: BQ_BEGIN Hallo, die Zeit des "Not-Unterrichts" geht mit dem Schulschluss zwar zu Ende (und die Schüler, welche von der Schule laptops bekommen haben, müssen sie wieder bei der Schule abliefern), aber unsere Aktion soll auch den Sommer über weitergehen, sozusagen als Phase 2. Die Aktion zieht Kreise: - die Gemeinde Völs hat auf das LUGBZ-Schreiben reagiert und 5 gute Desktops zur Verfügung gestellt, sowie eine Notiz im Gemeinde-Kleinanzeiger veröffentlicht - heute morgen kam ein Bürger aus Völs nach Bozen zum Einkaufen, nahm seinen PC mit, hat angerufen und den Pc schließlich bei ADA abgegeben. gruss toni ps: tutti i comuni hanno ricevuto la lettera di richiesta LUGBZ. Chiedete al vostro comune, se hanno risposto o se intendono risponder :-) _______________________________________________ [ http://lists.lugbz.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lugbz-list | http://lists.lugbz.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lugbz-list ] _______________________________________________ [ http://lists.lugbz.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lugbz-list | http://lists.lugbz.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lugbz-list ] BQ_END _______________________________________________ http://lists.lugbz.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lugbz-list BQ_END

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