BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@events.floxford.org SUMMARY:Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs - Protesilaos Stavrou DTSTAMP:20260815T165002Z DTSTART:20260312T180000Z DTEND:20260312T190000Z DESCRIPTION:View the Talk Recording [https://ogeer.org/ox/rec/emacs]\n\n"In this presentation I will tell you how to do much of your computing with t he\nhelp of GNU Emacs. Emacs is a programmable text editor that can be use d to do\nprogramming\, manage your agenda\, write emails\, read the news\, and more. All of\nthis is done in an integrated and coherent way\, while respecting your freedom."\n- Prot\n\n\nATTENDING\n\nOpen to anyone\, techn ical or not\, whether a free software expert or newbie.\nJust follow this videocall link [https://ogeer.org/ox/meet/emacs/]\; no\nregistration requi red!\n\nWhen talking\, Prot will be using this transcript\n[https://ogeer. org/ox/rec/emacs/transcript/]. During the talk\, we will be\nscreensharing live captions\, which should be helpful for the Q&A. They are quite\naccu rate but occasionally get trademarks and names wrong.\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO\n\n Protesilaos Stavrou [https://protesilaos.com] (any pronoun\n[https://prote silaos.com/commentary/2022-07-31-preferred-gender-pronoun/]) is a\nphiloso pher living in the mountains of Cyprus at a house they built themself\nwhi ch they affectionately call “the hut.” They spend their free time programm ing\non GNU Emacs\, writing essays on a wide range of life issues\, and do ing\ninfrastructure work around their house.\n\nThey are also a self-taugh t programmer who enjoys learning by doing. They\nmaintain more than 20 Ema cs packages and continue to make contributions to the\nbenefit of the Emac s community and free software at-large. Find all the relevant\nprojects he re: https://protesilaos.com/emacs [https://protesilaos.com/emacs].\n\nOn 2 022-03-19 the Free Software Foundation awarded Prot the 2021 Award for\nOu tstanding New Free Software Contributor. They received it in their mail in \nlate August 2022. Here is the announcement\, which also includes all lin ks to the\nbackstory\, as well as a video of Prot showing the physical ite m:\nhttps://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-09-01-emacs-fsf-award/\n[https:// protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-09-01-emacs-fsf-award/] (pictures too!).\n\nI n May 2023 they received the Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program award f or\ntheir Emacs modus-themes package:\nhttps://opensource.googleblog.com/2 023/05/google-open-source-peer-bonus-program-announces-first-group-of-winn ers-2023.html\n[https://opensource.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-open-sour ce-peer-bonus-program-announces-first-group-of-winners-2023.html].\nProt's relevant essay on Accessibility and software freedom:\nhttps://protesilao s.com/codelog/2023-05-11-accessibility-software-freedom/\n[https://protesi laos.com/codelog/2023-05-11-accessibility-software-freedom/].\n\n\nATTRIBU TION\n\nBio modified from https://protesilaos.com/about/\n[https://protesi laos.com/about/]\, CC-BY-SA-4.0\n[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- sa/4.0/legalcode] Protesilaos Stavrou.\nImage\n[https://protesilaos.com/co delog/2026-01-09-emacs-oxford-calendar-package/]\nCC-BY-SA-4.0 [https://cr eativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode]\nProtesilaos Stavrou. URL:https://events.floxford.org/event/computing-in-freedom-with-gnu-emacs-p rotesilaos-stavrou LOCATION:online - https://ogeer.org/ox/meet/emacs/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:talk,open-level X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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"In this presentation I wi ll tell you how to do much of your computing with the help of GNU Emacs. E macs is a programmable text editor that can be used to do programming, man age your agenda, write emails, read the news, and more. All of this is don e in an integrated and coherent way, while respecting your freedom." - Pro t

Attending

Open to anyone, technical or not, whether a free software expert or newbie.
Just follow this videocall link; no registration requi red!

When talking, Prot will be using this transcript. During the tal k, we will be screensharing live captions, which should be helpful for the Q&A. They are quite accurate but occasionally get trademarks and name s wrong.

Speaker Bio

Protesilaos Stavrou (any pronoun) is a philosopher living in the mountains of Cyprus at a house they buil t themself which they affectionately call “the hut.” They spend their free time programming on GNU Emacs, writing essays on a wide range of life iss ues, and doing infrastructure work around their house.

They are also a self-taught programmer who enjoys learning by doing. They maintain more than 20 Emacs packages and continue to make contributions to the benefit of the Emacs community and free software at-large. Find all the relevant p rojects here: http s://protesilaos.com/emacs.

On 2022-03-19 the Free Software Found ation awarded Prot the 2021 Award for Outstanding New Free Software Co ntributor. They received it in their mail in late August 2022. Here i s the announcement, which also includes all links to the backstory, as wel l as a video of Prot showing the physical item: https://protes ilaos.com/codelog/2022-09-01-emacs-fsf-award/ (pictures too!).

I n May 2023 they received the Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program award for their Emacs modus-themes package: https://openso urce.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-open-source-peer-bonus-program-announce s-first-group-of-winners-2023.html. Prot's relevant essay on Acces sibility and software freedom: https://pro tesilaos.com/codelog/2023-05-11-accessibility-software-freedom/.

Attribution

Bio modified from https://protesilaos.com/about/, CC-BY-S A-4.0 Protesilaos Stavrou.
Image CC-BY-SA-4.0 Protesilaos Stavrou.

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