Techrights » TechBytes http://techrights.org Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:14:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 TechBytes Episode 89: Chromebooks, Privacy, and Vista 10 http://techrights.org/2015/09/03/techbytes-episode-89/ http://techrights.org/2015/09/03/techbytes-episode-89/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:35:06 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=84805 TechBytes 2015

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Summary: An episode which focuses on the rise of Chromebooks, serious issues pertaining to privacy, media bias, and the demise of Windows

This is the first show to have been recorded this year and hopefully the resumption of TechBytes as a weekly of bi-weekly show. We are hoping to facilitate live broadcasting of the show as well (coming soon). The show officially turns 5 in just 4 weeks from now.

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Summary: An episode which focuses on the role of Free software when it comes to development of games and the role of GNU/Linux in gaming platforms

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Summary: The first audio episode in a very long time covers some of the latest happenings when it comes to privacy and, contrariwise, mass surveillance

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Keywords: gchq, nsa, surveillance, uk, dropbox, google, privacy, wonga, twitter, facebook

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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/04/14/techbytes-episode-87/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman Explains How He Became Political http://techrights.org/2014/04/06/stallman-political/ http://techrights.org/2014/04/06/stallman-political/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2014 14:12:26 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=76992 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains what inspired him to get involved in non-software matters


After this interview we looked up some lines from “The Prisoner” (on his laptop).

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, responds to the claim that there are fewer people now who berate him


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about restrictions that exist when it comes to many Web-based videos


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about so-called ‘social’ media sites other than Facebook


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/03/16/richard-stallman-social/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on Storing Files Online http://techrights.org/2014/03/10/storing-files-online/ http://techrights.org/2014/03/10/storing-files-online/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:23:32 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=76270 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about storage in so-called “clouds”


Pardon the error (I made an error by referring to ownCloud as “myCloud”).

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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/03/10/storing-files-online/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman Talks About Facebook ‘Useds’ http://techrights.org/2014/03/03/facebook-useds/ http://techrights.org/2014/03/03/facebook-useds/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 10:09:19 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=76077 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about how Facebook is using people and why no person should support Facebook


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about the RMS account at Identi.ca and more


Worth noting: After our last interview release (about Diaspora) someone created an RMS account at JoinDiaspora, echoing what already exists in Ideni.ca and Stallman.org

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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/02/23/distributed-social-networks/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman Talks About Diaspora and Whether It’s Worth Joining http://techrights.org/2014/02/16/richard-stallman-joindiaspora/ http://techrights.org/2014/02/16/richard-stallman-joindiaspora/#comments Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:45:45 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75685 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about Diaspora as a social networking platform


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about Google’s descent into “evil”


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/02/10/stallman-on-google/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on How He Started GNU http://techrights.org/2014/01/27/richard-stallman-gnu-dawn/ http://techrights.org/2014/01/27/richard-stallman-gnu-dawn/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:59:02 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=75136 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about the dawn of days in the GNU project


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/01/27/richard-stallman-gnu-dawn/feed/ 0 Happy GNU Year: Richard Stallman on Meeting Goals of GNU http://techrights.org/2014/01/20/goals-of-gnu/ http://techrights.org/2014/01/20/goals-of-gnu/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:16:47 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=74908 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains the perception that popularity alone — not level of freedom — counts when it comes to free/libre software


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/01/20/goals-of-gnu/feed/ 0 Happy GNU Year: Richard Stallman on Naming GNU http://techrights.org/2014/01/17/naming-in-gnu/ http://techrights.org/2014/01/17/naming-in-gnu/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:16:18 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=74856 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains naming conventions for Linux/GNU (which most people just call “Linux”)


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/01/17/naming-in-gnu/feed/ 0 Happy GNU Year: Richard Stallman on How Many People Contributed to GNU in the 1980s http://techrights.org/2014/01/13/gnu-in-the-1980s/ http://techrights.org/2014/01/13/gnu-in-the-1980s/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:58:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=74646 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains how code was managed and contributed in the early days of GNU


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains how GNU programs were developed and released in the early eighties


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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains how the GNU project started


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]]> http://techrights.org/2014/01/07/creating-gnu/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman About Protests, Boycotts http://techrights.org/2013/11/27/protests-boycotts/ http://techrights.org/2013/11/27/protests-boycotts/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:23:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=73366 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, speaks about how we can organise for change in society and/or in the political/corporate system


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]]> http://techrights.org/2013/11/27/protests-boycotts/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on Censorship and Libel http://techrights.org/2013/11/25/censorship-and-libel/ http://techrights.org/2013/11/25/censorship-and-libel/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:19:25 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=73367 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, speaks about laws that affect freedom of speech or, contrariwise, censorship


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