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In this
commit,
Denis Fondras (denis@) added code to allow
IPv6 over
PPP.
The message reads,

Subject:    CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src
From:       Denis Fondras <denis () cvs ! openbsd ! org>
Date:       2024-02-28 16:08:34

CVSROOT:	/cvs
Module name:	src
Changes by:	denis@cvs.openbsd.org	2024/02/28 09:08:34

Modified files:
	share/man/man4 : ppp.4 
	sys/net        : if_ppp.c if_pppvar.h 

Log message:
Enable IPv6 AF for ppp(4)

OK claudio@

With this one commit, the brave new world of IPv6 opens up to a whole chunk of traditional-style Internet users.

https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/exciting-talks-hands-on-workshops-and-thrilling-discussions-await-you-at-libreplanet-2024

Examples for sessions on cultivating community we are looking forward to are:

    “Fostering and renewing community in a long-lived free software project” by T. Kim Nguyen;

    “Empowering youth in the digital age: A path to success” by Leonardo Champion;

    “Connecting community organizations and technological activists for software freedom” by Christina Haralanova;

    “Hosting freedom – A behind-the-scenes tour with the Savannah Hackers” by Corwin Brust; or

    “It is easy to contribute to GNU” by Wensheng Xie.

I will be talking there. If you have anything to say, please let me know.

Please

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or

https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=126

Happy Hacking

wxie

Nominations are now open for the F-Droid board of directors! The
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There are potentially four seats open on the board. These seats are open
because the term lengths for last year’s initial cohort of directors were intentionally staggered, so that
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re-election. Newly elected directors will serve two-year terms.

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you send to us. In the nominations, please include a description of why you
think the candidate would make an excellent board member – links to work
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Candidates do not need to be developers. In fact, we need a diverse set of
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Board members are expected to attend a monthly meeting by free software
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