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Software Freedom Day 2025 presentation at HSBXL

Fabien Benetou edited this page 2025-09-20 11:43:57 +02:00

Table of Contents

• why are we even here
• who is presenting
• what is the project
• stack
• project itself
• moral contract
• single take away
• call to action

Context Software Freedom Day 2025 at HSBXL https://hsbxl.be/events/software-freedom-day/2025-09-20/

why are we even here

• What you should NOT expect https://www.uploadvr.com/disney-explores-ray-ban-meta-ai-guide-guests-parks/
• ... so is it about the "m"-word? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse
• teaser of issue #34, cf photos of the space including its map
• what brought me to NLNet https://xrsh.isvery.ninja/#XRSH
• what made me believe in FLOSS for education https://invent.kde.org/education/gcompris/-/issues/39 yet wanted more

who is presenting

• Fabien Benetou https://fabien.benetou.fr/Portfolio/Portfolio
• ... and thus what are the risks for the project?
  • (and where you could help!)

what is the project

• My own NLNet project https://nlnet.nl/project/ImmersiveXP/
• 2 min video https://video.benetou.fr/w/o7JuWdfy1SRvjbLaRLjLy9
• scaffolding editing https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/raw/branch/main/NLNet_evolution_of_editing.odg

stack

• software
  • frontend
    • own tooling https://git.benetou.fr/explore/repos
      • more specifically jxr console.log(42)
        • how mini examples are built https://video.benetou.fr/w/o7JuWdfy1SRvjbLaRLjLy9
    • high level framework https://aframe.io
    • AFRAME.THREE https://threejs.org
    • WebXR specifications https://immersive-web.github.io
  • backend
    • locally hosting https://fabien.benetou.fr/Cookbook/Electronics#SocialWebXRRPi0
    • dedicated issues later on
• hardware
  • options https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/wiki/Selecting-a-headset
    • DIY e.g. Project NorthStar https://docs.projectnorthstar.org
  • accountless https://xdaforums.com/t/app-5-0-private-quest-vr-headset-management-tool.4695491/
  • rooting https://github.com/FreeXR/

project itself

• the issue that started it all utopiah/text-code-xr-engine#47
  • WebDAV itself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV
  • 2-lines write https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/spasca-fot-sloan-q2/src/branch/main/data/index.html#L2500
• Repository https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate
• Architecture https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/raw/branch/main/TADA_upgrade_from_NLNnet_architecture_proposal.odg
  • starting from HMD view
• 1 milestone https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/milestones
• 6 labels https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/labels
• 39 issues https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/biggu_s_gate/issues
  • Professional education example #34
  • meta-protocol negotiation #24

moral contract

• contribution guidelines and licenses
  • for code #39
  • for content #11
• https://fabien.benetou.fr/Events/ComplexAnarchismSymposium2025#WheelOfTheFuture

single take away

• education is solely about empowerment
• let's not leave emerging technology to BigTech
  • even more so when it is about "EdTech"

call to action

• share ideas in whatever shape or form, does NOT have to be PRs proper!
• share contacts, e.g. school teacher who is fine with explorations
• meet in Brussels or elsewhere to try and give feedback
  • utopiah on HSBXL Matrix channel
  • https://fabien.benetou.fr/Contact/Contact