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-<updated>2021-03-22T13:14:02+00:00</updated>
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-<author><name>bandali</name></author>
-<id>tag:bndl.org,2020:notes.atom:libreplanet-2021</id>
-<published>2021-03-20T09:00:00-04:00</published>
-<updated>2021-03-21T01:15:00-04:00</updated>
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-<title>LibrePlanet 2021: Jami and how it empowers users</title>
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-<p>I am giving my very first
-<a href="https://libreplanet.org/2021/">LibrePlanet</a> talk today on
-March 20th. I will be talking about
-<a href="https://jami.net">Jami</a>, the GNU package for universal
-communication that respects the freedoms and privacy of its users.
-I'll be giving an introduction to Jami and its architecture, sharing
-important and exciting development news from the Jami team about
-<a href="https://jami.net/together-the-new-version-of-jami-and-a-new-step-forward/">rendezvous
-points</a>, <a href="https://jami.biz/jams-user-guide">JAMS</a>,
-the <a href="https://jami.net/plugins-sdk">plugin SDK</a>,
-<a href="https://jami.net/swarm-introducing-a-new-generation-of-group-conversations">Swarm
-chats</a>, and more; and how these features each help empower users to
-communicate with their loved ones without sacrificing their privacy or
-freedom.</p>
-
-<p>Here is the abstract for my talk, also available on the
-<a href="https://libreplanet.org/2021/speakers/#4285">LibrePlanet
-2021's speakers</a> page:
-
-<blockquote>
-<p>Jami is free software for universal communication that respects the
-freedoms and privacy of its users. Jami is an official GNU package
-with a main goal of providing a framework for virtual communications,
-along with a series of end-user applications for audio/video calling
-and conferencing, text messaging, and file transfer.</p>
-
-<p>With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has
-become the norm for many workers around the world. More and more
-people are using videoconferencing tools to work or communicate with
-their loved ones. The emergence of these tools has been followed by
-many questions and scandals concerning the privacy and freedom of
-users.</p>
-
-<p>This talk gives an introduction to Jami, a free/libre, truly
-distributed, and peer-to-peer solution, and explains why and how it
-differs from all other existing solutions and how it empowers
-users.</p>
-</blockquote>
-
-<p>I have been an attendee of LibrePlanet for some years, and am very
-excited to be giving my first ever talk at LibrePlanet 2021 this year!
-You can watch my talk and other speakers' talks live this weekend,
-from the <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2021/live/">LibrePlanet 2021
-- Live</a> page. Attendance is gratis (no cost), and you can register
-at <a href="https://u.fsf.org/lp21-sp">https://u.fsf.org/lp21-sp</a>.</p>
-
-<p>Presentation slides:
-<a href="https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.pdf">pdf</a>
-(<a href="https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021-with-notes.pdf">with notes</a>) |
-<a href="https://bndl.org/bandali.bib">bib</a><br />
-
-<span class="tex">L<sup>a</sup>T<sub>e</sub>X</span> sources:
-<a href="https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.tar.gz">tar.gz</a> |
-<a href="https://p.bndl.org/bandali-jami-libreplanet-2021.zip">zip</a></p>
-
-<p>I hope to see you around this year's all-online LibrePlanet
-conference this weekend!</p>
-
-<p class="box">LibrePlanet is a conference about software freedom,
-happening March 20 through 21, 2021. The event is hosted by the Free
-Software Foundation (FSF), and brings together software developers,
-law and policy experts, activists, students, and computer users to
-learn skills, celebrate free software accomplishments, and face
-upcoming challenges. Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet
-2021 will feature programming for all ages and experience levels.</p>
-]]></content>
-</entry>
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-<entry xml:base="https://bndl.org">
-<author><name>bandali</name></author>
-<id>tag:bndl.org,2020:notes.atom:fsf-internship-beyond</id>
-<published>2020-12-18T15:31:00-04:00</published>
-<updated>2020-12-18T15:31:00-04:00</updated>
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-<title>My internship with the FSF tech team and beyond</title>
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-<p class="box">Originally published on the Free Software Foundation's
-sysadmin blog:<br />
-<a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/my-internship-with-the-fsf-tech-team-and-beyond">My internship with the FSF tech team and beyond</a></p>
-
-<p>Hello! I'm
-<a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/introducing-bandali-intern-with-the-fsf-tech-team">Amin Bandali</a>,
-and this is my second blog post on the FSF sysadmin blog, concluding
-my internship with the FSF tech team this year.</p>
-
-<p>Throughout my internship with the tech team, I have worked mainly
-on sysadmin tasks related to setting up and/or managing FSF's
-GNU/Linux servers. Perhaps most significantly, I set up an instance
-of the <a href="https://sourcehut.org">Sourcehut</a> forge software to
-help
-<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/FSF_2020_forge_evaluation">evaluate</a>
-it as a candidate for the upcoming
-<a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/coming-soon-a-new-site-for-fully-free-collaboration">FSF forge project</a>.
-I documented the installation and setup process of Sourcehut's various
-components in the form of a literate GNU Emacs Org-mode file, where
-source blocks are interspersed with comments and prose explaining
-them. One can then progressively evaluate and execute the source
-blocks, and optionally have their results stored back in the Org file
-itself to help with documentation/demonstration.</p>
-
-<p>I have also been slowly working on various improvements for the
-server running www.gnu.org, and will continue doing work on it as a
-volunteer after the end of my internship. This will hopefully be
-beneficial to the FSF sysadmins running the server, the GNU webmasters
-who do webmastering work on gnu.org, and the general public browsing
-and using gnu.org's pages. Notably, changes included upgrading the
-server to the latest release of Trisquel GNU/Linux, and revamping and
-improving the search mechanism for gnu.org's pages. Additionally,
-there are several other projects that I would like to tackle with the
-tech team in the near future.</p>
-
-<p>During my internship with the FSF tech team, I picked up a variety
-of new skills and learned more about a diverse set of topics and
-tools. This included building and installing a complex piece of
-software like Sourcehut and debugging issues encountered along the
-way, using Ansible for managing and deploying infrastructure, as well
-as learning more about the Exim mail transfer agent used to run FSF
-and GNU's array of mail servers.</p>
-
-<p>In conclusion to my internship and the year 2020, it's safe to say
-that this year has been an eventful year for many people, including
-myself. I started my internship with the tech team back in May, and
-as a graduate student at the time, I was expecting a reasonable and
-balanced workload for my work on my thesis over the coming months.
-However, early on (less than two weeks) into my internship I learned
-that due to a number of reasons, I needed to complete my master's
-studies on a two-month deadline. I told the tech team about the
-issue, asking whether I could take a hiatus to complete my studies
-without affecting my internship. I am beyond thankful to the tech
-team and the FSF as whole for being accommodating, and for their
-flexibility in allowing me to take a leave to focus on writing my
-thesis and wrapping up my master's studies. I managed to successfully
-wrap up my studies in that short timeline, and focus on my internship
-afterwards.</p>
-
-<p>However, all good things must come to an end, and this internship
-is no exception. I am incredibly grateful to the members of the FSF
-tech team -- Ian, Andrew, Ruben, and Michael -- for welcoming me to
-the team as an intern and mentoring me, answering my many questions,
-and helping me learn more. It has been an honour and a wonderful
-experience for me all around working with you all and seeing the
-energy and passion with which you take on the work and
-responsibilities that come with being an FSF sysadmin and Web
-developer. While most of my interactions were with the tech team, I
-also got to interact with FSF staffers from several other teams during
-my internship, and I'm thankful for our conversations and the chance
-to get to know and appreciate the important work you do.</p>
-
-<p>This internship has come to an end, but I will carry with me all of
-the good memories and the lessons I learned along the way, and will
-happily to continue working with you as a volunteer. The things I
-learned have been invaluable and greatly helpful to me, as I
-transitioned into my new full-time job at Savoir-faire Linux as a Free
-Software Consultant, where I get to work on various parts and aspects
-of Jami, a GNU package for universal communication which respects the
-freedoms and privacy of its users.</p>
-
-<p>I would like to thank the FSF for providing me this excellent
-opportunity to work alongside the tech team as an intern, and take
-away so many valuable lessons and great memories.</p>
-
-<p class="box">Interested in interning for the Free Software
-Foundation? The application period for spring 2021 internships is
-currently open. Please see
-<a href="https://www.fsf.org/volunteer/internships">https://www.fsf.org/volunteer/internships</a>
-for more details and information on how to apply!</p>
-]]></content>
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-<id>tag:bndl.org,2020:notes.atom:fsf-internship-intro</id>
-<published>2020-05-29T14:38:00-04:00</published>
-<updated>2020-05-29T14:38:00-04:00</updated>
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-<title>Internship with the FSF tech team</title>
-<content type="html"><![CDATA[
-<p class="box">Originally published on the Free Software Foundation's
-sysadmin blog:<br />
-<a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/introducing-bandali-intern-with-the-fsf-tech-team">Introducing
-Amin Bandali, intern with the FSF tech team</a></p>
-
-<p>Hi there, I'm Amin Bandali, often just <code>bandali</code> on the
-interwebs. I wear a few different hats around GNU as a maintainer,
-webmaster, and Savannah hacker, and I'm very excited to be extending
-that to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as an intern with the FSF
-tech team for spring 2020.</p>
-
-<p>Growing up around parents with backgrounds in computer engineering
-and programming, it did not take long for me to find an interest in
-tinkering and playing with computers as a kid, and I first came into
-contact with GNU/Linux in my teenage years. My first introduction to
-the world of free software came a few years later, when a friend
-kindly pointed out to me that what I had vaguely known and referred to
-as "open source" software is more properly referred to as free
-software, and helped me see
-<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">why
-"open source" misses the point of free software</a>. After learning
-about and absorbing the ideas and ideals of free software, I have
-since become a free software activist. As a computer scientist who
-enjoys studying and hacking on various programs and sometimes writing
-my own, I have made a point of releasing all I can under strong
-copyleft licenses, particularly the
-<a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html">GNU AGPL</a>
-license.</p>
-
-<p>My involvement with the <a href="https://www.gnu.org">GNU
-Project</a> started in 2016, first as a volunteer webmaster, and later
-as one of the maintainers of
-<a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/">GNUzilla and
-IceCat</a> late last year. Also around the same time, I led a group
-of volunteers in organizing and holding
-<a href="https://emacsconf.org/2019">EmacsConf 2019</a> as a
-completely online conference, using only free software tools, much
-like the excellent
-<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2020">LibrePlanet
-2020</a>. I love <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/">GNU
-Emacs</a>, and use it more than any other program. GNU Emacs helps me
-do a wide variety of tasks such as programming, reading and composing
-emails, and chatting via IRC.</p>
-
-<p>More closely related to my internship with the FSF tech team, I
-have been familiarizing myself with various pieces of the
-<a href="https://savannah.gnu.org">GNU Savannah</a> infrastructure
-with help from veteran Savannah hacker Bob Proulx, gradually learning
-and picking up tasks helping with the administration and maintenance
-of Savannah. I am also a member of the Systems Committee of my
-university's computer science club, overseeing and maintaining a large
-fleet of GNU/Linux servers for our club members.</p>
-
-<p>For my internship with the Free Software Foundation, I will be
-working with the FSF tech team on a number of tasks, including helping
-with
-the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/coming-soon-a-new-site-for-fully-free-collaboration">free
-software forge</a> project, as well as various improvements for
-gnu.org. I look forward to learning many new things and picking up
-valuable skills through my internship with the FSF's exceptional tech
-team, who do <em>so much</em> for the GNU project and the wider free
-software community.</p>
-]]></content>
-</entry>
-
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-<author><name>bandali</name></author>
-<id>tag:bndl.org,2020:notes.atom:computing</id>
-<published>2019-09-14T12:00:00Z</published>
-<updated>2021-02-28T12:00:00Z</updated>
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-<p class="box">inspired by the computing page of
-<a href="https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html">rms</a></p>
-
-<h2>Computers</h2>
-<p>My <a href="https://libreboot.org">librebooted</a> ThinkPad X200
-computer is the machine I use the most and where I do most of my
-computing. I also have the privilege of having access to a fleet of
-servers through our school's
-<a href="https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca">Computer Science Club</a> that I
-use for some more computationally intensive tasks every now and again,
-and also for hosting this very website.</p>
-
-<h2>GNU/Linux distribution</h2>
-<p>I used a wide variety of distros over the years; but I have since
-found <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> to be my favourite
-and it's put my "distro-hopping" days behind me. Sometimes I pair it
-up with <a href="https://guix.gnu.org">GNU Guix</a>. For the kernel,
-I usually use
-<a href="https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/">GNU
-Linux-libre</a> from jxself's
-<a href="https://jxself.org/linux-libre/">APT repository</a>.</p>
-
-<h2>Actual computing</h2>
-<p>I spend most of my time in
-<a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/">GNU Emacs</a>.</p>
-<p>TODO: elaborate</p>
-
-<h2 id="colophon">Maintaining this site</h2>
-<p>The pages of this site are (manually) written in plain HTML using
-GNU Emacs. You can run <code class="box">git clone
-https://bndl.org</code> in a terminal to get the git repository
-containing all the pages of the site and the history of changes to
-them.</p>
-]]></content>
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