From 27bf476e53a0ea8d85a3d1e6203a3dfd510f2eb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Baines Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 21:28:34 +0000 Subject: Add Freenode #live 2018 album and post --- posts/freenode_live_2018.mdwn | 201 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ posts/freenode_live_2018/fn-live.jpeg | Bin 0 -> 12813 bytes 2 files changed, 201 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/freenode_live_2018.mdwn create mode 100644 posts/freenode_live_2018/fn-live.jpeg (limited to 'posts') diff --git a/posts/freenode_live_2018.mdwn b/posts/freenode_live_2018.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03783fb --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/freenode_live_2018.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ +[[!meta title="Freenode #live 2018" ]] + +[[!img fn-live.jpeg align=right link="https://freenode.live/" ]] + +[[Freenode #live|https://freenode.live/]] happened again, and like +[[last year|posts/freenode_live_2017]], it was in Bristol over the +weekend. + +Unlike last year, I'm not doing a talk, but this year I did head out +to Bristol on the Thursday to allow some time before the conference +begun on Saturday to do some exploring. + +# On the Thursday + +Walking up to the Clifton Suspension Bridge was great. I crossed to +the west of the river, walked up to the bridge and then over. + +
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+ [[!img albums/freenode_live_2018/P1020056.JPG + caption="Looking back from the bridge to Bristol" ]] +
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+ +On the way back, I visited the [[Calbot +Tower|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabot_Tower,_Bristol]]. The light +was fading by this point, which was great to see looking down on +Bristol. + +
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+ +# On the Friday + +I set off to visit two places. First the SS Great Britain, then the +Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. + +The SS Great Britain was well worth a visit. I'd somehow managed to +miss this when walking along the opposite short of the river only the +day before. + +
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+ +I visited the Calbot tower again, this time in the light. + +Still the same amazing view, just now I could see a bit more in the +daylight. + +
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+ +I was impressed by the amount of stuff in the museum. + +It just kept going on and on. The range was impressive as well, like a +mini British Museum. It had exhibits on sea life along the coast, +ancient Egypt and Assyria, maps of Bristol, dinosaurs, minerals, +glassware and a whole range of other art. + +
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+# On the Saturday + +Saturday was the actual first day of the conference. Chris Lamb's +talk| was a nice way to start. + +The [[schedule is available +online|https://joind.in/event/freenode-live-2018/schedule/grid]], and +talk videos are [[available on +YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8]] +it's well worth talking a look at what videos are available. I've +directly linked to those I comment on below. + +## [[Doc Searls and Simon Phipps - In Conversation|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOFuQLTVdZc&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=6&t=0s]] + +I didn't know anything about either speakers prior to the conference, +and I still don't know that much, but they both had really interesting +things to say and interesting perspectives. + +Doc Searls opened with some great comments on privacy, this then led +on to discussion of the GDPR. + +[["The because +effect" (10:08)|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOFuQLTVdZc&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=6&t=608s]] +was interesting with respect to the money aspect of free software. + +Some very insightful comments were made with respect to cloud +computing. +[[Copyleft came up (16:57)|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOFuQLTVdZc&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=6&t=1017s]]. + +Something which resonated with me quite a bit was the reiteration of the +[["open source is simply a marketing term for free software" (23:13)|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOFuQLTVdZc&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=6&t=1393s]]. + +## [[John Sullivan - How can free communication tools win?|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzs2W8LPB4&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=7&t=0s]] + +Communication tools are a important intersection where both software +freedom and interoperability/federation really matter, and this talk +was great at presenting the problems faced. + +## [[Bradley Kuhn - Interactive chat and the future of software freedom|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLJjAupCMUg&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=10&t=0s]] + +I think this was my favourite talk of the conference, it's really +worth a watch. + +# On the Sunday + +## [[GNU Emacs for all|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZ2KZpl4OM&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=14&t=0s]] + +An excellent talk, reminded me that while I've come a long way with +Emacs, there's still a lot more to take advantage of. + +## [[Kyle Rankin - The death and resurrection of Linux Journal|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17JowhH57kg&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=16&t=0s]] + +A trip back through time, in the context of the Linux Journal. + +## [[Neil McGovern - Software desktops to 2025 and beyond!|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkkwqUmOkg&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=20&t=0s]] + +A look at desktops, with some interesting perspectives from Neil, the +current executive director of the GNOME Foundation. + +## [[VM Brasseur - Four ways to spread the four freedoms|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV9Vt4knqsc&list=PLsYAJYM22VA2NMo61bxIXowgXXHufwPm8&index=21&t=0s]] + +I really liked the start of this talk, beginning with the 4 +freedoms. However, some of the points made later felt particularly +polarising. + +Particularly at one point with regard to operating systems, the +speaker makes the point that free software should be provided and +supported on Microsoft Windows, but there isn't any suggestion of how +to practically do this. + +My guess is that there's a lot of dependency issues with even getting +some software to work on Windows, let alone attempting to provide +support for something that the contributors might not even have used. + +# Finally... + +All in all, it was a great conference. I'm very grateful to all the +organisers and speakers. + +The single track this year meant I actually saw most of the talks. I +didn't speak, but I did enjoy the time that gave me to explore Bristol +a bit, and actually enjoy the conference a bit more. + +I did take a few more photos, which are +[[available in this album|albums/freenode_live_2018]]. + +Hopefully there will be another Freenode #live next year! + diff --git a/posts/freenode_live_2018/fn-live.jpeg b/posts/freenode_live_2018/fn-live.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f2b7a2 Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/freenode_live_2018/fn-live.jpeg differ -- cgit v1.2.3