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   Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:17 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

   So we have the OSI dilute the Open source definition for grifters. Sorry Large Language Model AI.

   The FSF .... Let's just not.

   Now we have FOSDEM opening it's doors to a billionaire who presumably found Davos too boring and wants fresh blood to grift off.

   I'm feeling like our FOSS orgs have drifted away from what I thought they were.

   Perhaps it's the rose coloured glasses falling from my eyes.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:11 JST Jay Baker

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     • Chip Butty

     @otfrom @onepict @how Definitely food for thought! There are other (better) ways for sure. Though given how dire the current landscape is, I guess that's not massive comfort, ha.

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     Chip Butty (otfrom@functional.cafe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:12 JST Chip Butty

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     @onepict almost certainly, given that the current institutions aren't serving the needs of the broader community but are instead following the sweet, sweet, funding monies

     @MediaActivist @how

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     Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:13 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

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     @otfrom perhaps this is where we talk to folks like @MediaActivist or @how .

     Look at how anarchic organisations cooperate.

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     Chip Butty (otfrom@functional.cafe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:14 JST Chip Butty

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     @onepict I feel I want/need a Free software union rather than a Free software institute.

     I'd like to have a federation of the regional things to help share resources and what we learn. This does have the risk/drawback of centralisation.

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     Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (onepict@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:15 JST Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:

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     • Chip Butty

     @otfrom Other than FSFE being part of NGI Zero, I'm not sure there's an org that we can trust to represent the grassroots.

     But perhaps that's the weakness, expecting centralised organisations to represent us.

     We need to get more folks in, and help them to advocate for their local areas.

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     Chip Butty (otfrom@functional.cafe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:55:16 JST Chip Butty

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     @onepict they do seem to be dropping the things that made dealing with their various problems worth it.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 00:44:06 JST Jay Baker

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     • Chip Butty

     @otfrom @onepict @how Haha I did wonder...! Is there a particular group? A forum? Chat? List of aims anywhere, based on current problems and potential solutions? Or just throw these around here!

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     Chip Butty (otfrom@functional.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 00:44:07 JST Chip Butty

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     @MediaActivist @onepict @how as you've nibbled, now I get to ask you how we start :ablobcatheartsqueeze: