Tag Archives: web

Social Network Wishlist

2015-01-08 by mjr

All I want for 2015 is a Free/Open Source Software social network which is: easy to register on (no reCaptcha disability-discriminator or similar, a simple openID, activation emails that actually arrive); has an email help address or online support or … Continue reading →

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Creating a co-operative Open Data standard

2012-05-23 by mjkaye

I attended the “Creating a co-operative Open Data standard” event in Manchester, yesterday. Organized by Co-operatives UK, Open Data Manchester, and Co-operative News, the event brought together a range of people with helpfully diverse areas of expertise and motivation. I found … Continue reading →

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Signed the PDFreaders Petition

2012-02-24 by mjr

We, the undersigned, hereby state that we expressly and unequivocally oppose the advertising of proprietary software products on government websites. Such advertising breaches impartiality and encourages citizens to employ technologies that unnecessarily restrict their freedom. The role of government is … Continue reading →

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FixTheWeb is Coming!

2010-10-19 by mjr

I travel across the Sedgemoor/North Somerset/Bristol council borders, so I’m a big fan of FixMyStreet which puts fault reporting for things like potholes, flytipping and broken lights behind a common interface. Credit to the MySociety charity project, once again. So … Continue reading →

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In Berkeley or Boston? Want to work for a co-op?

2010-01-21 by mjr

Our four comrades over at Quilted co-op are looking for a new worker-owner, either a project manager, a developer (Drupal, WordPress, Rails, Perl and/or PHP), or a designer based in Berkeley or Boston. The eventual plan is to all be … Continue reading →

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Similarities between the co-op and Google

2009-12-19 by mjr

This is a bit of a silly note for a Saturday while I’m currently working on translating the co-op’s web pages into Esperanto. The old site was translated, but the new site launched as English-only. I’d like to have other … Continue reading →

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55% of Ecommerce Sites Tested Misled Consumers

2009-09-14 by mjr

There will be an EU crackdown on websites selling consumer electronic goods which is entirely understandable when 203 out of 369 sites appeared to break the law. (first seen on BBC News) If you’re a shop owner, the good site … Continue reading →

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Python 3 and Backwards Compatibility?

2009-08-18 by mjr

A while ago, we had a big discussion in the software.coop about what programming language we should prefer when we have a completely free choice. Ultimately, while all the workers have our own favourites (like my Lisp and Perl bias), … Continue reading →

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Banking with Free Software/Firefox: MPS Italy

2009-02-18 by mjr

Websites I’ve just updated the online banking compatibility list after a report from Italy that Monte dei Paschi di Siena is not currently working for GNU/Linux users. Can anyone confirm they broke it, or tell us how to get it … Continue reading →

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