# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/education/remote-education-children-freedom-privacy-at-stake.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: remote-education-children-freedom-privacy-at-stake.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2024-11-16 14:55+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "" "Remote Education: My Children's Freedom and Privacy at Stake - GNU Project - " "Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Education Contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Education Contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/education/education.html\">Education</a> / <a " "href=\"/education/resisting-proprietary-software.html\"> " "Resistance</a> / <a " "href=\"/education/successful-resistance-against-nonfree-software.html\"> " "Successful resistance</a> /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Remote Education: My Children's Freedom and Privacy at Stake" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><address> msgid "" "by Javier Sepúlveda <a href=\"#sepulveda\" " "id=\"sepulveda-rev\"><sup>[*]</sup></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "At the beginning of March 2020, we started to hear worrisome news about the " "spread of COVID-19 in Spain. Within days, all public events, conferences<a " "href=\"#conferences\">[1]</a> and gatherings were disallowed. Even a " "traditional celebration historically held in this period, the " "<cite>Falles</cite><a href=\"#falles\">[2]</a>, was canceled." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Next came the stay-at-home order from the government and the indefinite " "suspension of all in-person educational activities. Teaching had to go " "online, but were schools, colleges and universities prepared for this? The " "answer is no. In order to switch to remote education, they needed " "videoconferencing platforms, communication systems and servers they did not " "always have. And this is where the problem starts." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Educational institutions began to choose whatever they needed unilaterally " "and independently. Each teacher, school or university picked a different " "program or platform on the spur of the moment, basing their choices on the " "sole criteria of practicality and popularity of the software. Far more " "important factors, such as the freedom and privacy of their " "students—or their own—were left aside. Students and parents had " "no say, it was a take-it-or-leave-it approach." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Why were hundreds of students being condemned to use software that is unfair " "to them? Why should all data (voice, images, videos, handwritten documents) " "be owned by a company? <strong>The price of proprietary systems is the " "surrender of our freedom. It is the voice of our children and their image on " "video—everything is recorded on third-party servers for later analysis " "and exploitation</strong>. Too high a price to pay." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "The situation was unacceptable. It was time to say <em>NO</em>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "My children's schools" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Marta (10) and Javi (12) attend public schools in San Antonio de Benagéber, " "Valencia, for their compulsory education. Apart from that, they are involved " "in extracurricular activities at three different private institutions. Marta " "takes elementary clarinet classes at the local non-profit Music Association " "(to which I provide web and email hosting). Javi takes trumpet lessons at " "the Professional Conservatory of Music to prepare for admission to higher " "music studies in that institution. They both also attend a local English " "Academy." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "My fight" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "For my moral grounds, I cannot let my children use nonfree software. I was " "determined to fight, but how? I was alone in this, and still under " "quarantine. I realized I could help people cope with the emergency by " "offering solutions I could easily find in my field of knowledge: free " "software they could use for their specific needs." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "But I also realized the task was not easy. It was necessary to start with " "small steps, realistic goals. With the private schools, I thought, they " "should be more inclined to listen, since there I am not only a parent, but " "also a paying costumer. And at Marta's Music Association I was also their " "server provider, so surely they would trust my opinion on issues related to " "information technology." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><blockquote><p> msgid "" "<em>“A walk of a thousand miles consists of lots of steps. Each time " "you don't install some nonfree program, or decide not to run it that day, " "that is a step towards your own freedom.”</em>  (Richard " "Stallman, <a href=\"/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html\"> Saying No to " "unjust computing even once is help</a>)." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "The first step" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "When a professor from Marta's music school called me to invite me to create " "a Skype account for my daughter's lessons, I said, “Have you read the " "terms and conditions of that service? Skype is widely known software, but " "that doesn't mean it's the best choice. Have you heard about Jitsi? I can " "help you. I will send you all the information right now with an explanation " "on how to use it so that you can try it. It's also free/libre software, it " "does not intercept communications and it does not collect or store any " "data.” Very enthusiastically, he replied, “Thank you, I really " "appreciate your advice.”" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "I immediately emailed him all the necessary information, complete with " "detailed instructions he might need to get started. Two days later, I " "received an email from the school principal thanking me and saying that <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20201202041904/https://www.socmusab.es/noticias/escuela-de-musica-clases-on-line-mas-justas-y-seguras/\">all " "teachers and students had agreed to use Jitsi</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "I was amazed. By being positive and showing my intention to help, I got the " "school teacher to understand and listen to my advice." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><a> msgid "<a href=\"/education/misc/jitsi-marta-espejo.png\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><div><div><a><img> msgid "" "Screenshot showing Marta and her teacher during a clarinet lesson over " "Jitsi." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "Marta takes a clarinet lesson over Jitsi." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "The second step" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "Results were not as immediate at the English Academy." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "When they decided to go online, they surprised me with a call to say I " "needed to open a Skype account for my children's first remote class, which " "was due the following day. There was no time. There was no way out. Either " "that, or the kids would miss their lessons. I accepted—for the moment." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Later that day, I engaged in what seemed a never ending battle with them. To " "make my case, I first sent them a well reasoned and informative letter. I " "reminded them that Skype is owned by Microsoft, a company that develops " "freedom-denying software, and explained what free/libre software is. I " "mentioned the abusive clauses in the company's <a " "href=\"https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement\"> privacy " "statement</a>, among which the fact that <strong>Microsoft records and " "analyzes users' communications, and it can hand that data over to other " "companies</strong>. I suggested to replace Skype with Jitsi and offered to " "help. I even said my children would quit the institution unless it changed " "to a free/libre platform." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "They did not respond. They were forcing almost one hundred students, their " "teachers and their parents to open a Microsoft account in order to use a " "piece of software that takes advantage of them. They were failing to see the " "seriousness of the issue, dazzled as they were by an impressive display of " "misleading information about the software they considered to be " "“well-known,” thus good." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "I resent my email to the principal of the school, and this time I forwarded " "it to teachers as well. I waited. I called them and talked to them at " "length. Once again, I made it clear I would withdraw my children from their " "school unless they changed that software." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Eventually they understood my position and became aware of the dangers of " "Skype. They finally agreed to use Jitsi!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "The third step" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "In the meantime, after two weeks of staying at home, Javi was taking his " "trumpet classes over Skype. At the next lesson, I sat next to my son and " "spoke to the teacher. I began by thanking him for his work, since Javi was " "making progress despite the difficult situation. Then I mentioned my " "concern about privacy and other issues that these nonfree programs " "present. I told him pretty much the same things I had told the other " "teachers. He was surprised, “I didn't know about this! Is there any " "other program we can use?” So I invited him to use my Jitsi server, to " "avoid interruptions and guarantee the best sound quality." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Since then, Javi takes his trumpet lessons on Jitsi. The teacher then asked " "me if he could use the same server with <em>all</em> his trumpet students " "and I agreed, of course. The purpose of that server is to help anyone who " "may need it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><a> msgid "<a href=\"/education/misc/jitsi-javi-garcia.png\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><div><div><a><img> msgid "Screenshot showing Javi and his teacher during a trumpet lesson over Jitsi." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "Javi takes a trumpet lesson over Jitsi." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Going forward" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "I managed to raise awareness about freedom and privacy issues and expand the " "use of free software in my community. More than two hundred people in town " "are now using Jitsi. But I want to do more, I want to keep walking. For one " "thing, I want to reach the local public schools, knowing beforehand what a " "challenge that is." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "I will keep fighting nonfree software, specially in schools, armed with the " "resources I have at hand: my servers, on which I have installed free/libre " "high quality platforms for everyone to use. What is most important, I am " "armed with knowledge about the <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\"> philosophical " "foundations</a> of the Free Software Movement and the increasingly " "significant role that software plays in our daily lives." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> msgid "Thanks" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Thanks to my mentor, Richard Stallman, whose support and encouragement " "helped me become aware of the value of my efforts. Thanks to him for urging " "me to share my experience with the Free Software Foundation, and to the FSF " "for mentioning my work among others they included in an article about <a " "href=\"https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/remote-education-does-not-require-giving-up-rights-to-freedom-and-privacy\"> " "freedom and privacy in remote education</a>. Thanks to Dora Scilipoti from " "the <a href=\"/education/edu-team.html\">GNU Education Team</a>, for her " "precious advice and help in writing this text." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h4> msgid "Author's Notes" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li> msgid "" "With help from the GNU/Linux Users Group of Valencia, I had organized a " "series of Richard Stallman's speeches in several areas of Spain from March " "22 to 26. They all had to be canceled." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li> msgid "" "More information about the <a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falles\"><cite>Falles</cite></a> and " "the rare moments in history when this old event was suspended." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h4> msgid "Footnote" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"#sepulveda-rev\" id=\"sepulveda\">[*]</a> Javier Sepúlveda is an " "Industrial Design and Computer Science Engineer. He is the founder and " "executive director of VALENCIATECH, a server administration company that " "runs and offers exclusively free software. He is a <a " "href=\"/people/speakers.html#Sepulveda\">GNU speaker</a> and free software " "advocate." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><blockquote><p> msgid "" "Photos courtesy of Javier Sepúlveda. 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