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	A: https://agaric.coop		A: https://agaric.coop

			Agaric builds platforms using free software like Find It - built with the city of Cambridge MA https://www.finditcambridge.org/

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	* Making free software part of the public infrastructure as a whole. For example, data portability, use across government, open standards		* Making free software part of the public infrastructure as a whole. For example, data portability, use across government, open standards
	* AI regulation. Where AI is used, what it's used for, and the kinds of training models that are used.		* AI regulation. Where AI is used, what it's used for, and the kinds of training models that are used.

			Q: Where can folks find agaric?

			A: https://agaric.coop

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	Free software in public use (government and school) https://theopenschoolhouse.com/		Free software in public use (government and school) https://theopenschoolhouse.com/

			Proprietary software often carries an element of lock in. This can be lock in to a single product, or lock in to an ecosystem of products (e.g., google).

	Projects and ideas that could be helpful.		Projects and ideas that could be helpful.
	* Education. Lots of schools are deeply integrated with google. There are alternatives. Big blue button was originally written for teaching people in a virtual classroom. Agaric has a big blue button, which was used for some test prep courses in Boston schools, and worked very well for that. The BBB students had test scores 15% higher than ones who took the courses over zoom.		* Education. Lots of schools are deeply integrated with google. There are alternatives. Big blue button was originally written for teaching people in a virtual classroom. Agaric has a big blue button, which was used for some test prep courses in Boston schools, and worked very well for that. The BBB students had test scores 15% higher than ones who took the courses over zoom.
			* Making free software part of the public infrastructure as a whole. For example, data portability, use across government, open standards
			* AI regulation. Where AI is used, what it's used for, and the kinds of training models that are used.

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 Some of the proprietary vendors (like apple) make expensive products, and the cost of their products does a disservice to anyone without the means to afford it.
-Free software doesn't fix all the problems. It gives you autonomy over what your doing on your device.  But running software over a network reguires more care (e.g. security), free or not.
+Free software doesn't fix all the problems. It gives you autonomy over what your doing on your device.  But running software over a network reguires more care (e.g. security), free or not. There are other things you need to do in order to protect data.
 Hosted software is often covered by the AGPL.  It's important to have the source code for these services available, so people can understand how they work.
-There's also an issue with javascript. The language is very powerful, and it runs inside of your web browser.  It's important to understand what this software does as well.
+There's also an issue with javascript. The language is very powerful, and it runs inside of your web browser.  It's important to understand what this software does as well.  While it's sent from a server, it still runs on your machine.

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	Some of the proprietary vendors (like apple) make expensive products, and the cost of their products does a disservice to anyone without the means to afford it.		Some of the proprietary vendors (like apple) make expensive products, and the cost of their products does a disservice to anyone without the means to afford it.

			Free software doesn't fix all the problems. It gives you autonomy over what your doing on your device. But running software over a network reguires more care (e.g. security), free or not.

			Hosted software is often covered by the AGPL. It's important to have the source code for these services available, so people can understand how they work.

			There's also an issue with javascript. The language is very powerful, and it runs inside of your web browser. It's important to understand what this software does as well.

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	Proprietary software vendors are in control of the user. They decide what the user can and cannot do. Free software is more about giving users the ability to make those decisions.		Proprietary software vendors are in control of the user. They decide what the user can and cannot do. Free software is more about giving users the ability to make those decisions.

			RMS's 15 minute talk on Free software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1AKIl_2GM

			Some of the proprietary vendors (like apple) make expensive products, and the cost of their products does a disservice to anyone without the means to afford it.

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	A person who's never used free software generally doesn't have the framing to understand what they're missing out on.		A person who's never used free software generally doesn't have the framing to understand what they're missing out on.

			Proprietary software vendors are in control of the user. They decide what the user can and cannot do. Free software is more about giving users the ability to make those decisions.

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	A: The difference is really in the license, which most people don't do. Suggest people to just search the licenses for the words "third-party", and read a little bit around them.		A: The difference is really in the license, which most people don't do. Suggest people to just search the licenses for the words "third-party", and read a little bit around them.

			Maybe visual licenses might be way to express the differences.

			Software isn't sold, it's licensed. Free Software is about letting users use the software for any purpose. Other variants prohibit use by the military.

			A person who's never used free software generally doesn't have the framing to understand what they're missing out on.

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	We don't have free hardware yet, although the FSF is trying to encourage this.		We don't have free hardware yet, although the FSF is trying to encourage this.

			Q: Lots of people don't understand difference between open and closed source software. How can we go about helping people understand the difference.

			A: The difference is really in the license, which most people don't do. Suggest people to just search the licenses for the words "third-party", and read a little bit around them.

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	Re: difference between free and open software. Open source might be better suited for startup cultures. It's usually easier to attract investors when you're building proprietary software. Startup builds something, gets acquired by a big company, and then the big company has ability to start adding the spyware.		Re: difference between free and open software. Open source might be better suited for startup cultures. It's usually easier to attract investors when you're building proprietary software. Startup builds something, gets acquired by a big company, and then the big company has ability to start adding the spyware.

			The free software tools Agaric uses daily -- https://agaric.coop/blog/daily-business-operations-using-free-software. Finding and vetting tools can take detective work.

			How can i find free software alternatives? http://switching.software

			We don't have free hardware yet, although the FSF is trying to encourage this.