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# Committee Meeting, 5 Jun 2014 # [Original meeting notes](https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/fsm-ctte-20140605) ## Attending ## * Adam B. * Andrew S. * Ben F. * Ben S. ## Meeting checklist ## 1. Sign on door 1. Name tags. 1. Clean-up when done * Lights * Power and computers reconnected * Chairs ## Meet-up Agenda ## ### Action Item Status ### Update on tasks from last meeting (Thu 2014-05-01) * Ben S: Still to talk to large [LibrePlanet](LibrePlanet) group and contact admins about using their wiki * Ben F.: no response yet from Jon Lawrence of EFA, try contacting again for TPP talk at FSM meeting Confirm details of upcoming meeting (Thu 2014-06-19) * Security protocols effectively limit meeting to finish before 20:30, so we should aim to finish by 20:00. ### Meeting Structure ### #### Gnews: (duration: 0:45) #### ##### Software Releases ##### * Firefox 30.0 * New Firefox Sync (incompatible with the old sync) * Google trying out End-to-End Email Encryption [http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/making-end-to-end-encryption-easier-to.html](http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/making-end-to-end-encryption-easier-to.html) * Can't import keyrings larger than around 128Kb. Import keys individually with something like: * ` for i in $(gpg --list-keys '@mycompany.com' | grep '^pub' | sed 's/^.*\/\([^\ ]*\).*/\1/') ; do gpg --armor --export-options no-export-attributes --export ${i} > ${i}.pub ; done `{: list-style-type="no-bullet"} * No MIME support. * No option to encrypt to self by default. * [DuckDuckGo](DuckDuckGo) redesign * Big new release, now includes Images and Videos search * Apple to support [DuckDuckGo](DuckDuckGo) as a search provider in iOS. * Docker 1.0 - lightweight GNU/Linux containers ([http://blog.docker.com/2014/06/its-here-docker-1-0/](http://blog.docker.com/2014/06/its-here-docker-1-0/)) * OpenRA 20140608 - now rips CDs under GNU/Linux correctly, performance improvements, gameplay tweaks ([http://www.openra.net/](http://www.openra.net/)) * Mesa 10.2 - supports some new OpenGL 4 extensions, software rasterizer supports OpenGL 3.3 ([http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTcwMDc](http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTcwMDc)) * id Software's original 'Softdisk' games released under the GPL-2 ([https://github.com/FlatRockSoft/](https://github.com/FlatRockSoft/)) * Code only. Requires original game assets. * [OpenXcom](OpenXcom) 1.0 - a X-COM: UFO Defense engine (code only) reimplementation released under GPL-3 ([http://openxcom.org/2014/06/openxcom-1-0/](http://openxcom.org/2014/06/openxcom-1-0/)) * Watch Dogs for PC released, doesn't work for many people due to DRM and failing servers ([http://kotaku.com/some-people-cant-play-watch-dogs-on-pc-right-now-1582176863](http://kotaku.com/some-people-cant-play-watch-dogs-on-pc-right-now-1582176863)) * Debian 6 LTS ([https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140616](https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140616)) * MATE now fully in Debian unstable ([https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00041.html](https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/06/msg00041.html)) ##### Campaigns ##### * Email Self-Defense [https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/](https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/) * Reset the Net [https://www.resetthenet.org/](https://www.resetthenet.org/) (and Privacy Pack [http://pack.resetthenet.org/?](http://pack.resetthenet.org/?)) ##### Other ##### * Where is [RedPhone](RedPhone) on F-Droid? "We don't distribute our apps on f-droid because we feel it's insecure" [https://github.com/WhisperSystems/RedPhone/issues/143](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/RedPhone/issues/143) * [TrueCrypt](TrueCrypt) * [TrueCrypt](TrueCrypt) Website Says To Switch To [BitLocker](BitLocker) ([http://it.slashdot.org/story/14/05/28/2126249/truecrypt-website-says-to-switch-to-bitlocker](http://it.slashdot.org/story/14/05/28/2126249/truecrypt-website-says-to-switch-to-bitlocker)) * The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained ([http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/06/01/1922248/the-sudden-policy-change-in-truecrypt-explained](http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/06/01/1922248/the-sudden-policy-change-in-truecrypt-explained)) * A [TrueCrypt](TrueCrypt) secret warning identified ([http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/17/0511216](http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/17/0511216)) * AWS continues to use it exclusively anyway. ([http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/amazon-aws-continues-use-truecrypt-despite-projects-demise-244151](http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/amazon-aws-continues-use-truecrypt-despite-projects-demise-244151)) * EFF/FSF's Tor Challenge [https://www.eff.org/torchallenge](https://www.eff.org/torchallenge) * Google and Facebook Can Be Legally Intercepted by GCHQ ([http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27887639](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27887639), [http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/17/1740215](http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/17/1740215)) * Intercepted, but data collected in this way "cannot be read, looked at or listened to" except in strictly limited circumstances. * NSA: Our systems are so complex we can’t stop them from deleting data wanted for lawsuit ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/09/nsa-our-systems-are-so-complex-we-cant-stop-them-from-deleting-data-wanted-for-lawsuit/](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/09/nsa-our-systems-are-so-complex-we-cant-stop-them-from-deleting-data-wanted-for-lawsuit/)) * Chinese gov’t(?) reveals Microsoft’s secret list of Android-killer patents ([http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/chinese-govt-reveals-microsofts-secret-list-of-android-killer-patents/](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/chinese-govt-reveals-microsofts-secret-list-of-android-killer-patents/)) * Netflix ditches Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs - uses EME in Safari on OS X Yosemite instead ([http://techblog.netflix.com/2014/06/html5-video-in-safari-on-os-x-yosemite.html)\](http://techblog.netflix.com/2014/06/html5-video-in-safari-on-os-x-yosemite.html%29%5C) * [WikiLeaks](WikiLeaks): NSA Recording All Telephone Calls In Afghanistan ([http://news.slashdot.org/story/14/05/23/1156258/wikileaks-nsa-recording-all-telephone-calls-in-afghanistan](http://news.slashdot.org/story/14/05/23/1156258/wikileaks-nsa-recording-all-telephone-calls-in-afghanistan)) * XBox One Ad Turns on Consoles ([http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/13/2347254](http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/13/2347254)) * Eben Moglen: Privacy under attack: the NSA files revealed new threats to democracy ([http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/27/-sp-privacy-under-attack-nsa-files-revealed-new-threats-democracy](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/27/-sp-privacy-under-attack-nsa-files-revealed-new-threats-democracy)) ### Meet a member: (duration: 0:30) ### * Les K. to continue on from last month{: list-style-type="no-bullet"} #### Main Presentation (approx. 20 mins) #### Andrew Spiers : Datawrapper :use, benefits, alternatives #### Other #### * Secretary role for July 17th (see below) #### Dinner #### * Classic Curry * Andrew S. to investigate a potential on Lygon Street ## Goals, Ideas and Suggestions ## ### Goals ### * Keeping meet ups moving * make sure we can fit everything in * start and finish on time to make dinner/travel predictable ### Ideas ### * Meeting chair: schedule segments and time keeper * 2014-06-19: Ben F. * decide on an end time * start as soon as possible, don't wait around for people ## Other ## * Secretary role while Ben S. is away (June/July) * [http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/Secretary](http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/Secretary) * 2014-06-19: Ben F. * 2014-07-17: TBD (delegate chosen by president, Adam){: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20140605"}