Keynote - Karen Sandler

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[totakeke]

Very important points. Even if you don't like Gnome Shell, in the end we are all on the same side, we are all still supporters of freedom and free open source software. We should stop arguing and bickering with each other, because our cooperation is crucial if we are to bring open source software to the masses. I don't care if people end up with KDE or Gnome Shell, just as long as they end up with free open source software in the end!

[pixiemotion]

Great talk, she really should be on TED or something.

[Matthias Schuster Scharmer]

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[Salvatore Shiggerino]

Agreed. Being able to choose between several DEs, or even rolling your own if the others don't meet your needs, is at the very essence of free software. I love everything they've done with Gnome 3 and I recommend it to everyone, but I'd also be delighted to help somebody install KDE, XFCE or LXDE so they can do their computing with freedom.

[Liam Ó Súilleabháin]

SOMEBODY SET UP US THE BOMB, while talking about sudden death.

Interesting.

[aaroncake]

Wait, there is no way to inductively charge the battery in a pacemaker? I realize such a procedure would be slow and inefficient, but certainly preferable to invasive surgery! A strap on inductive charger could be worn when sitting down, sleeping, etc.

[ThelenShar]

"Even if you don't like Gnome Shell, in the end we are all on the same side, " ---> yea, we all hate KDE. :D

[strandedprogrammer]

This is appalling, I have always been an advocate of open source software, but this is probably the first time I was made aware of just how important it is today.

a decade ago it was really just a philosophy that made sense, but now it really can be the difference between life and death.

Great talk I hope you live a long life!

[veritanuda]

Adore this woman. So glad she is at the heart and soul of FSF

[jbohmdklg]

My thought as someone writing both free and non-free software: Firmware running inside the body or continuously connected to the body needs to be published and subject to peer review by the scientific community at large to the same degree that the chemical formulas of medical drugs need to be published. Software outside the body need less scrutiny, just like the chemicals used to clean the theater and the chemical composition of the scalpel is subject to less scrutiny.

[jbohmdklg]

I am not allowed to name names, but I may have worked on proprietary software that may have indirectly touched Karen's heart. The software did not deal directly with anything life critical, but it did have the potential to accidentally interrupt the doctors equipment while that equipment was talking to heart implants. It was not specifically for this use, but we got inspected. Main comfort: Our part can be removed without surgery and the doctor is always in the room during use.