Dear Members and Comrades of SudoRoom,
For those who see free software as a movement, not just a hobby. I am organizing a local chapter of the Beyond40 caucus. For 40 years the FSF has been consistently advocating for computer users' freedom. We seek to carry on that torch by organizing local chapters that make Free Software practical, helping ordinary people break free from Big Tech lock-in. By doing "spadework" such as connecting members of FOSS and adjacent community, helping organizations migrate and supporting FOSS developers, we can elevate the cause by building out the social and technical infrastructure for the free software movement at the grassroots level.
You can learn more about our vision and roadmap on our website.
https://beyond40.codeberg.page/about/https://beyond40.codeberg.page/blog/roadmap/
To see out latest updates and activities, check out our mastodon:
https://fosstodon.org/@freesoftwarecaucus
If you are interested, please fill out the form below or reply via email/signal <https://signal.me/#eu/YDiwsCTef_vFzgjuJANxEhSKI4-4PimMH9Tpq5F3xcgT9bk7oDlPR…> so I can add you to the group chat. We welcome people from all backgrounds.Â
https://my.liberaforms.org/beyond40-onboarding
Best,
michaelz
Hello SudoRoom!
I used to be a member when I lived in Oakland, but I ended up moving out to
the Sacramento area many years ago.
I have a discussion idea that I wanted to run by you fine folks...
We (as Californians) currently have the California Consumer Privacy Act in
place, which definitely helps support some consumer protections, but I
don't think it requires data to be stored and processed locally within the
state.
Do you think Californians would benefit from additional data-locality
requirements?
If so, do you think it would be worth attempting to push for GDPR style
protections or a similar objective as a CA ballot initiative?
My thoughts were that such an initiative could potentially add protections
for consumers while encouraging certain categories of tech work to be
conducted locally within the state.
Now, I'm not sure if I actually have the time or energy to follow up on
this idea, but I thought this group might be able to help me figure out if
it was worth pursuing.
I miss seeing you folks very much, and I hope you're doing well out there!
<3
RyanJ
Hi all,
Some East-Bay activists recently asked me if we could build a change
detection system for the Oakland City council website.
As it is, activists have to spend tons of time and be super vigilant,
because agenda items and even whole meetings can be rescheduled at the last
minute, making it difficult to show up for public comment, etc. With an
automated change detection system, they could save a lot of effort watching
the city website and scrolling through PDFs and a lot more on organizing.
Is anyone interested in doing this work? I am, but I'm kinda intimidated
and would love to work together with someone.
Thanks,
--Elaine
Friends -
People keep reacting positively when I suggest putting together an FPGA class.
Angela, did you ever get something to work on the FOMU?
David and I made some progress doing a TTL logic demo on March 2.
We could try again this week. My schedule is pretty flexible.
David, do you have plans to come in? Maybe Judy and/or Arik can join us.
- Larry
next week is the fourth thursday of the month, which means it's party
time!!!
https://sudoroom.org/events/sudo-party-2026-03-26/
starting at 7pm and going on til we drop!
we've resurrected the ancient (pre-2020) tradition of the sudo party, now
happening once a month all this year (and beyond?!)! the january one saw a
badass charcuterie board and hacking on the Mac SE by someone who is
younger than it. the february sudo party was super last-minute but was a
smashing success with Arik bringing hella popcorn to eat, video games
(killer queen is awesome!!!!!!), and board games! ask him about 3d printing
blokus parts.
we need yall to make the march sudo party even better! want to bring food?
drinks? snacks? games of all kinds? let me know! or just bring yourself and
let's have a great time!
<3
~judy
hello sudoers,
I learnt about this movement called Open Hackerspace Day which I believe is initiated by the CCC. It in the last Saturday of March (3/28). We have open house events quite often but is anyone interested in dong something?
https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/International_Open_Hackerspace_Day
Best,
michaelz
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Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:14:07 +0000
From: Joe bailey <jws.bailey(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [sudo-info] Something your members may be intrested in
It does require a sign in to vote- this link is directly to my workshop
project rather than my page, hopefully this works, thanks for letting me
know
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/c33139a4-08e3-4a3b-af64-621980ffd…
Hello, my name is Joe Bailey. I am a young creative from York, England, UK. I
have been around hackerspaces and workshops all my life- one of my biggest
passions is Lego!
Inspired by Nottingham and York Hackspace in the UK, I have made a
Hackspace/workshop in a tool box out of LEGO!
This project is now live on the LEGO Ideas website. You are one of hundreds of
Hackerspaces globally that I am contacting. I am contacting you to ask you to
share the link with your members and as many people as you can and ask them to
vote, if the project gets 10,000 votes on the lego ideas Website, the LEGO
company may turn it into a real set, and I think a lot of your members would
be interested in that! (Link below)
I hope you and your members think this is worthwhile and a cool set.
Your support in this huge endeavor is greatly appreciated, thank you in
advance
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/profile/772405ff-cedf-4301-b3ef-6d359ac64c7b
https://sudoroom.github.io/SudoRoomRenPyGame/
ok, so this is a nice place for people to do group projects ! ren py is now
a webgame thanks to vibe coding! =D
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hi Sudoers:
Oakland Theatre Project is using the Omni Commons ballroom soon for
performances of The House of Bernarda Alba
https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/house
Valerie the building manager is requesting help to
1) move several items from the front lounge space of the entrance hall
to the basement,
2) move the trash pile from the basement up and clear that space in
preparation for a walk-through by Oakland Theatre Project Thursday
afternoon.
If you are willing to help please sign up for the last volunteer day
option Thursday, March 19th on the Google Sheet. On that Thursday they
will start earlier (beginning at 10 am) to help focus the volunteer
effort from 10 am-2 pm: https://forms.gle/yuzU5M4SjfQUQME7A
TIA, -Peter
