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Entries from August 2018.

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+ Software created using taxpayers’ money should be Free Software +
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+ 30th August 2018 +
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It might seem obvious that software created using tax money should +be available for everyone to use and improve. Free Software +Foundation Europe recentlystarted a campaign to help get more people +to understand this, and I just signed the petition on +Public Money, Public Code to help +them. I hope you too will do the same.

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A bit more on privacy respecting health monitor / fitness tracker @@ -47,7 +73,7 @@ protocol is fairly open, as it is obviously being handled by Free Software. Other units are reportedly encrypting the collected information with their own public key, making sure only the vendor cloud service is able to extract data from the unit. The people -contacting me about it said they were using +contacting me about Gadgetbirde said they were using Amazfit Bip and Xiaomi @@ -62,7 +88,7 @@ proprietary, FIT files apparently can be read at least by GPSBabel and the GpxPod Nextcloud app. It is unclear to me if they can read step count and heart rate -data. The person I talked to was using a Garmin +data. The person I talked to was using a Garmin Forerunner 935, which is a fairly expensive unit. I doubt it is worth it for a unit where the vendor clearly is trying its best to move from open @@ -150,6 +176,42 @@ activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address

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