Software

Research tools, Emacs, SQLite, and self-hosting briefing notes

Research tools, Emacs, SQLite, and self-hosting briefing notes

Software, Linux

Research notes and data are part of any organisation doing serious work. It is important to have that data easily findable and readily available when people need it. This is not usually when it is produced. Having self-hosted solutions that allow for app installation, forums, notifications, search, and data exploration and collection brings the research to life. Allowing me to do this while using my own workflow, tools, software, and set up is priceless.

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Pine64 development box fun: welcome to the wonderful world of software freedom

Pine64 development box fun: welcome to the wonderful world of software freedom

Linux, Software
Translations: FR

As part of my evangelism around free software, I have provided several of my friends and comrades with one of two Pine64 devices with Linux pre-installed. These boxes are to introduce people to this world of free software (and the freedom it brings) and to provide a useful and (hopefully) a little fun computer/server/gaming platform to tinker with. While you may not be on my list of people who get one of these, you can always buy one from Pine64 (or another single board computer company) and take them out for a spin.

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Politics of Software Development and Implementation

Software, Linux

I argue that the political economy of software is even more important for those engaged in the struggle for social justice. Our organisations do not have the resources that governments and oligopoly corporations have. Social justice organisations also have a mission that is expressed through the actions they take. So, it is not only expensive in terms of money wasted but also in the waste caused when not building software with like-minded organisations and movements.

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