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1 LibrePlanet 2021: Jami and how it empowers users
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4 I am giving my very first LibrePlanet[1] talk today on March 20th.
5 I will be talking about Jami[2], the GNU package for universal
6 communication that respects the freedoms and privacy of its users.
7 I'll be giving an introduction to Jami and its architecture, sharing
8 important and exciting development news from the Jami team about
9 rendezvous points[3], JAMS[4], the plugin SDK[5], Swarm chats[6],
10 and more; and how these features help empower users to communicate
11 with their loved ones without sacrificing their privacy or freedom.
12
13 [1] https://libreplanet.org/2021/
14 [2] https://jami.net
15 [3] https://jami.net/together-the-new-version-of-jami-and-a-new-step-forward
16 [4] https://jami.biz/jams-user-guide
17 [5] https://jami.net/plugins-sdk
18 [6] https://jami.net/swarm-introducing-a-new-generation-of-group-conversations
19
20 Here is the abstract for my talk, also available on the LibrePlanet
21 2021's speakers page[7]:
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23 Jami is free software for universal communication that respects
24 the freedoms and privacy of its users. Jami is an official GNU
25 package with a main goal of providing a framework for virtual
26 communications, along with a series of end-user applications for
27 audio/video calling and conferencing, text messaging, and file
28 transfer.
29
30 With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has
31 become the norm for many workers around the world. More and more
32 people are using videoconferencing tools to work or communicate
33 with their loved ones. The emergence of these tools has been
34 followed by many questions and scandals concerning the privacy and
35 freedom of users.
36
37 This talk gives an introduction to Jami, a free/libre, truly
38 distributed, and peer-to-peer solution, and explains why and how
39 it differs from all other existing solutions and how it empowers
40 users.
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42 [7] https://libreplanet.org/2021/speakers/#4285
43
44 I have been an attendee of LibrePlanet for some years, and am very
45 excited to be giving my first ever talk at LibrePlanet 2021 this year!
46 You can watch my talk and other speakers' talks live this weekend,
47 from the https://libreplanet.org/2021/live/ page. Attendance is
48 gratis (no cost) and you can register at https://u.fsf.org/lp21-sp.
49
50 Presentation slides:
51 - https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.pdf
52 - https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021-with-notes.pdf
53 - https://bndl.org/bandali.bib
54 LaTeX sources:
55 - https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.tar.gz
56 - https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.zip
57
58 I hope to see you around this year's all-online LibrePlanet conference
59 this weekend!
60
61 LibrePlanet is a conference about software freedom, happening
62 March 20 through 21, 2021. The event is hosted by the Free
63 Software Foundation (FSF), and brings together software
64 developers, law and policy experts, activists, students, and
65 computer users to learn skills, celebrate free software
66 accomplishments, and face upcoming challenges. Newcomers are
67 always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2021 will feature programming
68 for all ages and experience levels.
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80 updated: 2021-03-21
81 published: 2021-03-20
82 plain text: https://bndl.org/2021/03/20/libreplanet-2021.txt