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Elias  

@cas

> how are the requirements of law different to
> the requirements of (for example) a security minded individual,
> or an enterprise customer?

It sounds like you are assuming that the law is always good, that the state (making laws) is always good. I think taking a look around the world today makes it pretty clear that this is not the case. The state can be really bad, laws can be really bad.

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Elias  

@mrundkvist jobba, jobba, jobba, jobba, jobba, äta lunch! 🎵 Samma sak händer imorgon. 🎵
Nej förresten imorgon är ju lördag 🙂

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Nikka Systems  

Avsnittet strömmas som vanligt också utan Youtube-reklam på vår webbplats: nikkasystems.com/2026/03/20/po.

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Elias  

@pid_eins @cas I guess in some way it comes down to "who is the software for?"

A piece of libre software is for the users, it serves the user and does what the user wants (which may or may not be the same thing that lawmakers in some country want). It's not a tool for governments to enforce laws.

Of course, when there is a FOSS license users can always do what they want anyway. But saying that changes are because of laws risks giving the wrong impression.

Do you see what I mean?

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Elias  

@pid_eins @cas I think the way the code change is motivated has some importance here.

Normally, in a FOSS project when some change is made it's to make things better for users. The change was requested by users, and doing the change makes users happy.

If instead you start motivating code changes with "we change this because of this-and-that law", then that does not feel right to me.

Perhaps many users do want the change, but in that case better refer to user demand instead of laws.

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"And some people say 'These people, they're not even trying to be British. They come here, they bring their own culture, their food, speak their own language, and try to take over the whole bloody place.'

Dunno. Sounds pretty British to me."

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Natasha :mastodon: 🇪🇺  

The other day I was carjacked by an elderly woman in her 80s with a gun ...

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Elias  

@proedie I won't blame you, if you just want to spend it easily right now. 🙂 But if you want to keep it as some form of then is better than due to the and aspects.

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Elias  

@proedie swap it to to get and

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Inger Aspåker  

@mrundkvist Crosscontryskiing in #Storhogna 🥰

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Elias  

Sammanfattning av öppet möte 43 om att bygga egen e-leg-lösning, 16 mars 2026

mailman.dfri.se/mailman3/hyper

Fri och öppen programvara, öppen specifikation, tillgänglighet, decentralisering.

Mer om projektet: dfri.se/projekt/e-legitimation

Nästa möte är 2026-04-13 klockan 18:30. Välkomna då, oavsett om du varit med tidigare eller ej, alla välkomna!

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@waspfactory mm och gärna lika mycket till "Krist"-"demokraterna" också.

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Whenever someone asks you if you are using some new fancy programming tool, just shrug and tell them you are in the control group.

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Rob Ricci  

Muwhahaha now I can *send* mail. It is OVER for you suckers now

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Elias  

@anderseknert to be fair, it really is much more convenient this way!

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Elias  

Öppet möte om hur vi kan bygga en decentraliserad lösning för fri och öppen e-legitimation, måndag 16 mars klockan 18:

mailman.dfri.se/mailman3/hyper

Alla är välkomna!

Fri och öppen programvara, öppen specifikation, tillgänglighet, decentralisering.

Läs mer om projektet här dfri.se/projekt/e-legitimation

Projektet var med på konferensen nyligen: play.dfri.se/w/dqT1osgAUXuDcRZ -

@dfri

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Karl Emil Nikka  

Jag är oerhört tacksam över att ha blivit tilldelad källkritikspriset Gyllene förstoringsglaset 2026. Stort tack till Internetstiftelsen, Källkritikbyrån och alla er som hjälper mig att göra Sverige lite säkrare för varje vecka som går. Tillsammans gör vi livet surt för bedragarna på nätet. (Foto: Tobias Edlund)

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@eliasr@social.librem.one @kalvdans@tech.lgbt This one:
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Elena Rossini ⁂  

I am immensely grateful to the Fediverse for all the encouragement I got here to embark on a #selfhosting journey.

#YunoHost has empowered my digital life in immeasurable ways.

My way of giving back - and fighting the broligarchs of Big Tech - is to create a guide that demystifies the process. I have compiled all my posts so far in a single page:

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If you're curious about self-hosting but you haven't taken the leap yet, I hope my articles will be helpful to you ❤️

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Em :official_verified:  

Bad news 😔💔

I am sad to announce today that unfortunately I will not be working with Privacy Guides anymore after the end of this month.

Good news! 🚨 :awesome:

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I am looking for a position or contact for:

✊ Digital rights activist (with a specialty in privacy rights)

🔒 Privacy expert or consultant

:mastodon: Fediverse and Mastodon advocate

🙌 Managerial position

📰 Tech journalist

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💚 Or any other fitting positions

I am especially interested in working with nonprofit organisations, cooperatives, open-source projects, privacy-oriented software companies, or any other organisations working for the public good.

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