Discovering Free and Open Source Software

Welcoming Matthias Kirschner on Techlore Talks to discuss the FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe) and how they are empowering the future of free & open source software!

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Check out his book for an amazing way to spread FOSS to people around you: https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann/
About Matthias: https://fsfe.org/about/people/kirschner/kirschner.en.html
Matthias Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@kirschner

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introductions!
00:01:46 About Matthias Kirschner
00:02:06 About the FSFE & their relationship to FSF & open source
00:06:50 How the FOSS movement thrives in Europe
00:12:36 Is the FOSS movement too extreme? What’s FSFE’s approach?
00:18:10 FSFE’s Successes—Public Money Public Code
00:28:14 What’s preventing wider open source adoption?
00:31:24 How software regulates our lives every day!
00:44:32 First steps for people new to free & open source software
00:53:46 When open source seems ‘worse’ than proprietary alternatives
01:01:08 Matthias’s Book & Final Words
01:05:06 Final Closing Words
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