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“Flock” to Fedora

Flock 2026 CfP open now until Feb 2nd 2026 - Fedora Magazine

Apply now for the Flock to Fedora 2026 Call for Proposals (CfP) at cfp.fedoraproject.org. This year, the submission deadline for the Flock CfP is Monday, February 2nd, 2026. Flock 2026 registration is open Last month we announced that we’ll be convening again in Prague for Flock 2026 in June. Everyone interested in attending can head […]

Fedora MagazineJef Spaleta

There is a lot of emphasis on the computer software development “community” from a dystopian Eastern Europe, former DDR, former USSR, ex-KGB, ex-GRU, ex-Stasi perspective. Some people view free and open software as a form of communism. We do not. We choose to publish and permit free copying, fair use, modification and auditing of certain software we write ourselves and which is our original creation. Any computer software related to security is obviously made with goals of protecting private property.

Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software

The Open Source Definition

Introduction Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria: 1. Free Redistribution The license shall…

Open Source Initiative

These are some of the larger foundations or organizations that are best placed to define free and open source software respectively.

ACLU and the “Flock” video cameras

First, the product itself. Just enter your computer password under video surveillance.

Video Cameras

Lt. Wesley HermanCitrus Heights PD

This is a court ruling from Skagit County in Washington, the same state as Skamania County which is famous throughout the world for its “Bigfoot” ordinance.

Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are Public Records

A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt to block the public’s right to access data gathered by Flock Safety cameras, protecting access to…

Electronic Frontier FoundationBeryl Lipton

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU

Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come

American Civil Liberties UnionJay Stanley

Stanwood pauses Flock cameras amid public records lawsuits | HeraldNet.com

A public records request for Flock camera footage has raised questions about what data is exempt under state law.

HeraldNet.comJenna Peterson

The Czech Police

The Police of the Czech Republic can speak for themselves. There’s too much makeup in a red-light district, it’s all lipstick on a pig. We all eat pork, and are not ashamed of it, right? I kid you not. These cops are Nazis, not Jews, and here we thought it was the Jews who were in control of City Hall and it was some grand conspiracy. Impossible. They’re all Nazis. That’s too much makeup in a red-light district. Just go ahead. Hold a free software convention in a totalitarian police state. Or what East Germany turned into after the Soviets defeated the Nazis. Or the Poles who did nothing to stop the massacre in Auschwitz and subsequently denied the Holocaust altogether. Go figure. That is in fact the same red-light district in fact where Jan Hus was burned at the stake hundreds of years ago for his writings about The Church.

Police of the Czech Republic - Policie České republiky

 

Policie České republiky

https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/czechpolice

What’s wrong with the cops? They’re friendly, aren’t they? No, no, no! That is totally unacceptable, and not without historical precedent. There is far too much statecraft, tradecraft and foreign intelligence surveillance at play, there are way too many cops, they f*** too hard, and they are too well armed in a state where the people are unlawfully deprived of their rightful arms and access to arms. Open up the iron curtain first, and shove those dirty cops out of our faces, and only then shall we participate openly in free software. There are simply far too many working cops on the beat for all of them to have good intentions toward us or our visitors for working in good faith on free and open source software.

Laptops | Transportation Security Administration

Please remove the laptops from your bag and place it in a separate bin for X-ray screening. TSA PreCheck® travelers do not need to remove shoes, laptops, 3-1-1 liquids, belts or light jackets. Please see TSA PreCheck® for more information.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration

Border Search of Electronic Devices at Ports of Entry

Securing America’s Borders

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

And you need an attorney if you travel from the U.S. to attend a symposium like this and intend to return.

Crossing Back Into the U.S.? Expect Eyes on Your Devices

Your Phone, Your Data: How to Safeguard Your Digital Life When Entering the U.S. - Reddy Neumann Brown PC

Can CBP Search Your Phone or Laptop at the U.S. Border? Yes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to search electronic

Reddy Neumann Brown PCrnlawgroup

9 Things You Can Do To Prepare For a Us Border or Airport Inspection of Electronic Devices | Kuck Baxter

Travelers should be aware that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may search electronic devices during the inspection process at ports of entry (land border ports of entry or airports). This includes physical inspection of any electronic devices in the traveler’s possession at the time of entry, including cell phones, iPads, and laptops. CBP will

Atlanta Immigration Lawyers, Employment Immigration Attorneys, Green Cards, Kuck Baxter LawCharles Kuck

What are all those beautiful cops looking for? Yes, Ma’am. They are concentrating mainly on our laptop computers and electronic devices, and not much on drugs or anything else of note.