Hi Kathy, I'm not across all the details, but here's the letter from Jeremy's website and an article from The Conversation.
https://jeremy.visser.name/2009/08/python-iview/ http://theconversation.edu.au/python-iview-copyright-crusader-or-vigilante-operative-9763 Regards, Ben On 28/10/12 05:26, Kathy Reid wrote: > Sorry for replying to list on this - was skimming your notes Ben (great > notes, thanks) and read about ABC cease and desist to Jeremy. Could > someone fill me in on the details? It sounds really out of character for > the ABC to do this. To formally issue a cease and desist they must be > worried about something (?DRM?). > > Kind regards, > K. > > On 27/10/12 03:24, Ben Sturmfels wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> Thanks for coming along to the discussion group on the 18 October! Notes >> are below. >> >> The next discussion group is on 15 November. Adam Bolte will be telling >> us about his explorations in running free software network services from >> home, including email, chat, microblogging, code hosting and media >> sharing. Ben Finney will be telling us how to avoid being tracked on the >> web. >> >> On 20 December we're having an evening BBQ, probably on the banks of the >> Yarra. We realise that it's a busy time for many, so this will be very >> casual. >> >> On 17 January we're holding a games night to follow-up from our highly >> successful event a little while back. >> >> I'm really looking forward to the next few months! >> >> Regards, >> >> Ben >> >> >> Notes from discussion group 18 October 2012 >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> - Ben demoed Media Goblin for hosting photos and videos and his use >> to host >> baby photos >> >> - Discussed the Media Goblin crowd-funding campaign >> - goals to build federated replacement for YouTube/Flick etc. >> - choice to use FSF infrastructure rather than Kickstarter >> - experiences with crowd-funding, fund-raising and grants >> >> - Ben's annual urge to free the E-tax income tax software >> - most present use an accountant >> - small number use E-tax or complete tax return on paper >> - standard free software approach of just rewriting? >> - could we do better than just clone E-tax? >> - our chances of connecting to ATO's network services to eg. >> submit return? >> - perhaps just printing return would be big step >> - contacting the ATO? it might save work for them >> - getting the API details under "freedom of information" >> - what is the future is for desktop E-tax? >> - ATO could well be building a web-app >> >> - ABC iView >> - ABC's cease and desist on Jeremy Visser's python-iview >> >> - Discussed upcoming meetings/events (see above) >> - December/January is busy but decided to hold events anyway >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Free-software-melb mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb >> > >
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