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2 | Visit [[poll.themeans.org>>https://poll.themeans.org]] to schedule a meeting or run a general poll. | ||
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5 | The Means hosts its own polling and scheduling software (based on [[Framadate>>https://framadate.org/abc/en/]]) that is available to members of The Means and the local public in English and Spanish. | ||
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7 | With it, you can create a private and anonymous poll to figure out when to **schedule a meeting** or run a general **opinion poll**. | ||
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11 | Framadate was chosen as the polling and scheduling software because of its //heavy// emphasis on user privacy. Framadate requires no names, no email, or any other identifying information, making it a valuable service for this community. All polls are completely and permanently deleted 30 days after the poll concludes. In addition, in Framadate's own words: | ||
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13 | > Framadate: An Emancipatory Tool((( | ||
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15 | Framadate is **free, without ads or click traps**. Our goal is to host a tool that serves you and does not use you. Contrary to the adage, here, **you are not the product**. | ||
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18 | Framadate collects as little data as possible. **You have complete autonomy over it**. We have no interest in tracking your behaviour, nor in exploiting it. | ||
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21 | Framadate is based a Free-libre software. **Its code is transparent, publicly auditable** and there are no hidden features. It is built by the community, and everyone is free to fork it and lead the project in new directions. | ||
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25 | Framadate made available to The Means under the license [[CeCILL-B>>url:http://www.cecill.info/licences.fr.html]]. | ||
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