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Thank you
by LM Sept. 22, 2024

Sept. 22, 2024

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's Software Freedom Day, 2024 special. Good luck to those who are running later events this year. The official 2024 highlights page is up: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/software-freedom-day-2024-highlights If you have videos, pictures, recordings, articles or other resources you'd like to see added, please let us know. Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Is it too early to start brainstorming for 2025? What would you like to do differently for next year?

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Re: Looking for logging software for entering daily results from a fingertip blood glucose meter
by Don Saklad Sept. 21, 2024

Sept. 21, 2024

Looking for logging software for entering daily results from a fingertip blood glucose meter that isn't meter manufacturer software in an app with unknown stuff ! or is there a better List to ask about this, a better resource of free software advocates? Any other hints, tips, pointers, ideas? in addition to... Finding Alternative Software for Blood Glucose Meter Data Understanding the Need: It's understandable to want more control and transparency over your blood glucose data. Many people prefer to have options beyond the default app provided by the meter manufacturer. Here are some avenues to explore: 1. Third-Party Health Apps: MyFitnessPal: This popular calorie-tracking app often integrates with blood glucose meters. HealthKit (iOS): If your meter supports HealthKit, you can sync your data to various health apps. Google Fit: For Android users, Google Fit can often integrate with health devices. 2. Dedicated Blood Glucose Tracking Apps: Carb Manager: While primarily known for carb tracking, it often supports blood glucose meters. Diabetologist: This app is specifically designed for diabetes management and may offer advanced features. 3. Cloud-Based Platforms: Nightscout: This open-source platform allows you to upload your data and visualize it in various ways. Dexcom Share: While primarily for CGM data, it might have options for integrating blood glucose meter data. 4. DIY Solutions: LibreLink Up: If you use a Libre sensor, you can use this app to upload data and share it with others. Custom Software: If you're tech-savvy, you could explore creating your own software or using APIs to connect your meter to a custom solution. Important Considerations: Compatibility: Ensure the software you choose is compatible with your specific blood glucose meter model. Data Security: Be cautious about sharing your health data with third-party apps. Research their privacy policies and security measures. Features: Consider what features you need, such as trend analysis, meal logging, or integration with other health devices. Additional Tips: Check Meter Manufacturer's Website: Sometimes, the manufacturer may offer alternative software options or APIs for developers. Online Forums: Communities like Reddit or diabetes-specific forums might have recommendations or discussions about different software options. Consult with Your Healthcare Provider: They may have specific suggestions or insights based on your needs and preferences. By exploring these options, you can likely find a suitable solution that gives you more control over your blood glucose data and better aligns with your preferences.

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Looking for software for daily results from a fingertip blood glucose meter
by Don Saklad Sept. 21, 2024

Sept. 21, 2024

Looking for software for daily results from a fingertip blood glucose meter that isn't the meter manufacturer's software in an app with unknown stuff ! or is there a better List to ask about this, a better List for free software advocates?

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SFD Highlights page
by LM Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

I tried to get a highlights page added to the DFF blog. Due to technical difficulties beyond my control, I'm putting the Highlights page here: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/30017.html I can update it more easily with links to resources or videos that teams may want to share. We can move it to the official DFF site afterwards. There are a few resources already posted to the page for starters and I'll be adding more. Please send me any links or other information you may want to contribute. Also, would appreciate any chatter you can add to Mastodon about #SFD2024 in general or your local events. Have a great Software Freedom Day 2024!

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List of cities organizing SFD 2024
by ParaLivre Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

Is there a link to the cities that will hold Software Freedom Day 2024? On the official website at https://digitalfreedoms.org/ we only have a map with links to city pages with some information. It would be interesting if there was a page that listed the cities that will hold Software Freedom Day 2024 organized by continent, country and city. -- José Roberto da Costa Ferreira Coordenador da ParaLivre - Comunidade Paraense de Software Livre

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Software Freedom Day highlights
by LM Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

Happy Software Freedom Day. Some countries are already celebrating and the rest of us we'll be joining them within the next 24 hours. Please use this mailing list to share how things are going with your events. If you need any information shared on the DFF social media accounts, let me know. I'll be monitoring Mastodon and checking the other social media accounts and trying to boost or like any posts related to #SFD2024 or #SoftwareFreedomDay2024. I'd love to get some traffic about Software Freedom Day going on Mastodon, so if you or any of your SFD attendees have Mastodon accounts, please post. We're working on trying to add a highlights page as a blog post to the DFF web site. If you have videos you'll be showing or digital resources you'll be sharing at your event that you wouldn't mind sharing with other groups, we can add them to the resources page. If you have pictures or recordings or articles about how your event went that you'd like to share afterwards, we'll add them as well. We're hoping the highlights will encourage people who didn't participate in Software Freedom Day this year to do so next year or maybe even create their own event next Software Freedom Day. Jurgen has a wonderful opening speech he's pre-recorded if anyone wants to show it during their SFD celebrations: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/celebrating-software-freedom-day-20… If you have other resources you'd like to share, feel free to post about it here. For a list of all Software Freedom Day events and times, you can check here: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-2023 Have a great Software Freedom Day. Please let us know how your celebrations turn out.

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web based FLOSS list
by LM Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

Tomorrow is Software Freedom Day. Hard to believe it's almost here. Some companies don't allow their employees to download software to their work machines. There are times when you may not have access to your own computer and can't install something on a public machine. That doesn't mean you still can't use Free, Libre and Open Software especially if you have access to the Internet. Check out several interesting web based projects on the LibreProjects page: https://libreprojects.net/ Plus, here's my list of web based Open Source projects you can use online: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/28233.html If you're working on a presentation for Software Freedom Day, you may want to check out some FLOSS web based slide show software: https://www.w3.org/Talks/Tools/Slidy2/Overview.html#(1) https://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/ It's a great way to reach people through the Internet who may not be able to make your SFD 2024 event in person. If you create a web slide show this year, please share the link with us. We'd love to see what you come up with. Hope you'll post to this list tomorrow and let us know how things turn out with your local SFD event or share how you're celebrating in your own way. Have a great Software Freedom Day, 2024.

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Re: Software Freedom Day
by LM Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

I've been using #SoftwareFreedomDay, #SoftwareFreedomDay2024, #SFD and #DFF to mark posts. I'll start checking for #SFD2024 on Mastodon if anyone wants to use it. If anyone wants to share Software Freedom Day information, I can boost it on Mastodon for you. Is anyone using Twitter at all? I don't frequent it much but if anyone's using it, I'll start checking there as well. SFD events are listed on the map: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map If you don't have an event in your area and don't have time to organize something last minute, I think there are a few virtual events going on this year. Hope you can join in on one of them or join us using the Software Freedom Day matrix channel or interact with our posts on Mastodon on Saturday: https://fosstodon.org/@dff Have a great Software Freedom Day, 2024.

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FLOSS writing tools
by LM Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

It's 2 days and counting until Software Freedom Day, 2024. We're almost there. Today's list of FreeSoftware covers tools for writers and authors: Stardict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarDict XDXF for dictionary interchange https://sourceforge.net/projects/xdxf/files/ Spell checker https://sourceforge.net/projects/hunspell/ Rhyming dictionary https://stevehanov.ca/blog/index.php?id=8 GNU style & diction https://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html If you want to script additional functionality such as autocorrection when typing or you want to check out other peoples' useful scripts, have a look at Autohotkey https://www.autohotkey.com/ It is Windows based, but there was a port to Linux called AutohotkeyX using Wine and xdotool: https://github.com/tinku99/ahkx/tree/master You can also use xdotool on its own on Linux: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool Here are some #FLOSS word processing programs for writers and authors: Lyx https://www.lyx.org/ Scribus https://www.scribus.net/ Wordgrinder https://cowlark.com/wordgrinder/ AbiWord https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/AbiWord FocusWriter https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ Calibre https://calibre-ebook.com/ StoryCad https://github.com/storybuilder-org/StoryCAD Enjoy Software Freedom Day this year. Hope you'll be trying out some new Free and Open Source software soon.

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Software Freedom Day
by jurgen (Digital Freedom Foundation) Sept. 19, 2024

Sept. 19, 2024

Hey Teams all around the world, We'll all be celebrating Software Freedom in our regions (or cherish the memory if nothing is happening where you live - maybe next year again). Did you know that you can set your time zone on digitalfreedoms.org? This means that start and end-hour of the events will be shown in your time. For live streams, it can be handy to transpose times to your local time. Also... I'd love to invite all the volunteers and evangelists to come over and join our community in our #SoftwareFreedomDay Matrix channel <https://matrix.to/#/#SoftwareFreedomDay:matrix.org> A gentle reminder... if you share pictures, stories, impressions or videos on social media... please include #softwarefreedomday2024 so we can all find it. Wishing you all the greatest of times the coming days - and may our seedlings make a difference in the world! Greetings, Jurgen

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Free Software with a sci fi theme
by LM Sept. 17, 2024

Sept. 17, 2024

We're 4 days and counting down to SoftwareFreedomDay2024. Today's list of links offers some science fiction related programs. Games: https://github.com/IceCreamYou/Daleks--JS-web-version- https://gitlab.com/esr/super-star-trek https://github.com/jj1bdx/bsdtrek http://starvoyager.bluesky.me.uk/ https://www.netrek.org/ https://identicalsoftware.com/games/smalltrek https://scp.indiegames.us/ https://github.com/gsobell/lightcycle https://web.archive.org/web/20200129140943/http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/… Other sf related programs: https://github.com/louh/lcars https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcars24/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcars/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcars-system-3/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcars-win/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtklcars/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.example.android.maxpapers/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.hermit.tricorder/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.ddns.mlsoftlaberge.trycorder/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.tlhInganHol.android.klingonassistant/ Know of other #LOSS programs with a science fiction theme? Please share them.

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FLOSS accessibility programs
by LM Sept. 16, 2024

Sept. 16, 2024

It's 5 days and counting to Software Freedom Day, 2024. How are you celebrating Software Freedom Day this year? Here's my next FLOSS list in honor of Software Freedom Day. This one has programs that help with accessibility: https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/ http://ta.twi.tudelft.nl/dv/staff/lemmens/jlemmens.nl/ https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis https://github.com/liblouis/liblouisutdml https://github.com/festvox/bard https://yasr.sourceforge.net/ Plus, here's my list of C/C++ speech/text libraries: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/16168.html Know of some other interesting FLOSS programs. Please share them on this mailing list. Happy Software Freedom Day.

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Software Freedom Day CTF!
by Jurgen (Digital Freedom Foundation) Sept. 16, 2024

Sept. 16, 2024

We are excited to announce the first-ever Software Freedom Day Capture the Flag (CTF) Contest on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CST. This contest is being held in cooperation with the Ubuntu Illinois LoCo team <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IllinoisTeam> and the LibrePlanet Illinois Team <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Illinois> as part of their local celebration at the Peoria-Area Amateur Radio Club's Midwest Superfest <https://www.w9uvi.org/midwest-superfest/>. Event Details: * *Date:* Saturday, September 21, 2024 * *Time:* 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST * *Location:* Online The CTF contest is designed to help participants learn about Free Software principles and cybersecurity in a fun and interactive way. The challenges are suitable for all experience levels, from beginners to experts, offering a great way to develop new skills while exploring the world of software freedom. For those attending the Midwest Superfest in Peoria, this will be an exciting opportunity to connect with the Free Software community and engage in hands-on learning. Whether you're participating online or in person, the event promises to be an enriching experience! For more information, visit zmef.freeshell.org <http://zmef.freeshell.org/>. Registration is now open, so be sure to sign up: Register here <https://sfdctf24.ctfd.io/register>. We can't wait to see you there! P.S. Kudos to the team of volunteers under impulse of Zack F. for organizing and working out this great event!

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FLOSS games
by LM Sept. 15, 2024

Sept. 15, 2024

We're 6 days and counting down to Software Freedom Day, 2024. Today's list of links covers how to find FOSS games: https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games https://osgameclones.com/ https://portableapps.com/apps/games https://f-droid.org/en/categories/games/ Here's a link to my personal list of FLOSS educational games: https://codeberg.org/lmemsm/delightful-educational-games Have a happy Software Freedom Day.

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FLOSS for Android
by LM Sept. 13, 2024

Sept. 13, 2024

Eight days and counting to Software Freedom Day, 2024. To get us in the mood, I thought I'd try sharing lists of Free Software. Today's list is on FLOSS Android apps related to health and wellness. Here are some of my favorites: Medito - meditation app https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/meditofoundation.medito Mindfulness Meditation - meditation app https://f-droid.org/en/packages/biz.binarysolutions.mindfulnessmeditation/ Be Well - HRV and heart rate monitor https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.bewell.lite Red Moon - red shift screen filter app for night time phone use https://github.com/LibreShift/red-moon Fake Dawn - gentle alarm clock https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.balau.fakedawn/ Have other FLOSS recommendations or a list of your own favorite Free, Libre and Open Source Software to share? Please post them to this mailing list. Have a wonderful Software Freedom Day this year. Sincerely, Laura

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TUXEDO supports the SFD and sends gifts
by "Jurgen (DFF) <jurgen"＠digitalfreedomfoundation.org Sept. 13, 2024

Sept. 13, 2024

/Hello Software Freedom Friends,/ /There is currently no event taking place at TUXEDO on site, but they are working to make sure that there will be a possibility. To shorten the waiting time and to draw attention to this special day and the important topic, they will send a TUXEDO-Linux-Fan-Package! / / Tell them why you love Software Freedom Day and have a look at their website, see if there's something that stands out in their products. Tell them something you like about it or tell about your personal TUXEO, when you have one. / / / /Send your email to getyourgift(a)tuxedocomputers.com and put your postal address in there so they can send you a personal Software Freedom Day gift. / /Greetz, Jurgen/ /P.S. Annika at TUXEDO promises your information will only be used to send you your gift. You won't land into any newsletter or subscription. But if you want to get informed for new TUXEDO devices or about interesting Linux news, you’re welcome to subscribe to their newsletter <https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/index.php?module=newsletter>. /

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Software Freedom Day 2024
by LM Sept. 7, 2024

Sept. 7, 2024

It's hard to believe, but we're two weeks away from Software Freedom Day 2024. Find events in your local area at the Digital Freedoms web site: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map If there are no events in your area this year, you can celebrate virtually. Share lists of your favorite Free and Open Source software online or here on this list with other Free Software enthusiasts. Share links to some of your favorite FLOSS related videos, tutorials or web sites. If you code, write a program in honor of Software Freedom Day and share your code using a FLOSS license in honor of the occasion. Write an article or do something creative to share on Software Freedom Day. Plus, there's always next year. It's never too early or too late to start organizing an event.

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Small surprise
by Jurgen Gaeremyn Sept. 5, 2024

Sept. 5, 2024

Heya all, Two more weeks and it's happening! Software Freedom Day 2024! Thanks to an anonymous sponsor, we were able to print a small batch of stickers... the first 25 teams that registered were offered a small batch. The stickers went on the mail about 12 hours ago... Do you also want to hand out stickers? Do you want more stickers? Do you want them bigger or smaller? Do you want localized stickers? Easy! Take our design, localize it in Inkscape and hand the result to a local print shop. They look great on transparent plastic. Share your results on the socials using #SoftwareFreedomDay <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/softwarefreedomday?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZ…> Get your design file here: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-stickers <https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-stickers> Looking forward to see all your photo's, testimonials and videos in our inbox or socials! Greetings, Jurgen P.S. It rewards to sign up early! Too late for the surprise this year? Be sure to be on time next year!

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