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Libya and Tunisia agree to reactivate the Unified Ras Ajdir Window to improve bilateral trade and travel (Photo: Customs Authority).

London, 25 March 2021:

Libya and Tunisia yesterday agreed to reactivate the Ras Ajdir Unified Customs Window agreement as part of the further strengthening of bilateral Tunisian-Libyan cooperation in the customs field.

The agreement was reactivated at a meeting was held in Djerba between the Libyan Customs Authority, their Tunisian counterparts, and the Tunisian ambassador to Tripoli.

The agreement aims to find solutions to many problems related to the flow of goods and passengers between the two countries and the facilitation of bilateral procedures at the border crossing.

At the meeting it was confirmed that due to the accumulation of goods in the Port of Ras Ajdir and the importance of facilitating the movement of trade between the two countries and the flow of goods procedures, starting from the first of April, the border crossing will be working seven days a week to facilitate customs procedures in both directions.

It was also agreed that the meeting of the Joint Customs Technical Committee would be held during the second half of May 2021.

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Libya and Tunisia reactivate Ras Ajdir unified customs window agreement to strengthen bilateral trade and flow of travellers | - Libya Herald

In response to Richard Stallman returning to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a board member, more than a thousand software developers and free software advocates have signed an open letter asking for the removal of the entire board. According to the open letter, Stallman is a dangerous force in the free software community and the FSF board has enabled and empowered him for too long.

They demonstrate this again by permitting him to rejoin the FSF Board. It is time for RMS to step back from the free software, tech ethics, digital rights, and tech communities, for he cannot provide the leadership we need, the letter stated.

The group is also calling for Stallman to be removed from the GNU Project and other leadership positions he currently holds.

The letter goes on to say that in order for the promise of software freedom to become reality, the community must radically change.

We believe in a present and a future where all technology empowers not oppresses people. We know that this is only possible in a world where technology is built to pay respect to our rights at its most foundational levels. While these ideas have been popularized in some form by Richard M. Stallman, he does not speak for us. We do not condone his actions and opinions. We do not acknowledge his leadership or the leadership of the Free Software Foundation as it stands today, the letter stated.

Organizations that have signed the letter include: Mozilla, Tor Project, X.org Foundation, Open Source Diversity, and Open Life Science. Signatures also include members from the GNU community, Open Source Initiative, and a former member of the FSF board.

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The free software community calls for the removal of entire FSF board - SDTimes.com

We at EFF are profoundly disappointed to hear of the re-election of Richard Stallman to a leadership position at the Free Software Foundation, after a series of seriousaccusations of misconduct led to his resignation as president and board member of the FSF in 2019. We are also disappointed that this was done despite no discernible steps taken by him to be accountable for, much less make amends for, his past actions or those who have been harmed by them. Finally, we are also disturbed by the secretive process of his re-election, and how it was belatedly conveyed to FSFs staff and supporters.

Stallmans re-election sends a wrong and hurtful message to free software movement, as well as those who have left that movement because of Stallmans previous behavior.

Free software is a vital component of an open and just technological society: its key institutions and individuals cannot place misguided feelings of loyalty above their commitment to that cause. The movement for digital freedom is larger than any one individual contributor, regardless of their role. Indeed, we hope that this moment can be an opportunity to bring in new leaders and new ideas to the free software movement.

We urge the voting membersof the FSF to call a special meeting to reconsider this decision, and we also call on Stallman to step down: for the benefit of the organization, the values it represents, and the diversity and long-term viability of the free software movement as a whole.

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Statement on the Re-election of Richard Stallman to the FSF Board - EFF

Richard Stallman, the founder and former president of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), has announced he is returning to the foundation as a board member.

Stallman founded the FSF in 1985 and was the acting president until about 18 months ago when he resigned over comments he made regarding Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged victims.

At the time, Stallman said he was resigning over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations.

The announcement was made in a talk at LibrePlanet this week. Im now on Free Software Foundations board of directors once again, he said. Some of you will be happy at this, and some might be disappointed, but who knows. In any case, that is how it is. And I am not planning to resign a second time.

The FSF has not provided a comment about Stallmans return or the role he will play in the foundation at the time of this writing.

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Richard Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation - SDTimes.com

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laplink Software, Inc., the global leader in PC migration and creator of the only software of its kind recommended by Microsoft, Intel, and all major PC manufacturers, announced today that its popular PCmover Profile Migrator (PPM) software will continue to be free to IT teams and organizations of any size through June 30, 2021. This software eliminates the hassles involved with manually copying contents of the previous on-premises Active Directory (AD) profile to a new Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user profile on the same device including applications, data, and settings.

Enterprises and organizations of all sizes are making the move to cloud-based services like Azure AD to take advantage of features, such as single sign-on and multi-factor authentication that help to protect users from 99.9 percent of cybersecurity attacks. However, the migration process is far from automatic: every time an existing device is joined to Azure AD, a new user profile is created and the content in the old user profile is no longer accessible. As a result, IT staff must spend hours manually moving applications, settings, and files between user profiles for each PC.

PCmover Profile Migrator automates the entire user-profile migration process, saving IT teams hours of time while also helping to facilitate a smooth and hassle-free transfer to Azure AD. PPM is also the ideal solution for user-profile transfers between any two users and for migrating data from an old user profile associated with a former domain to a new user profile on a new domain on the same Windows PC. For migrations between PCs, and PC upgrades, Laplinks PCmover Enterprise provides the most efficient means to transfer from an old AD-joined PC to a new Azure AD-joined PC.

Koos Stoop, IT Manager at Theiner ICT B.V., an IT service provider based in the Netherlands, explained the value of using PCmover Profile Migrator during PC migration projects like this: Migrating user profiles is highly unique and user-dependent, which often made them extremely time consuming. When we found Laplink's PCmover, it opened our eyes to how fast and easy profile migration can be. Now, it only takes us a matter of minutes instead of hours to migrate profiles. So, if you think migrating user profiles is a difficult and lengthy process, get PCmover and think again!"

Hybrid identity deployments require profile migration

PCmover Profile Migrator is also essential for organizations supporting remote workforces and adopting a hybrid identity model that creates a common user identity with authorization to all resources, regardless of location. Companies using Microsofts Azure AD Connect to sync users between Azure AD and a local AD will find PPM offers an efficient solution for the first step in the process moving local AD user profiles to Azure AD.

Making the move to Azure Active Directory makes a lot of sense for most organizations who often need to simplify their active directory infrastructure and harmonize directories after M&A, corporate restructuring, or IT cost cutting, said Thomas Koll, Laplink CEO. By making PCmover Profile Migrator free to IT teams and organizations of all sizes, were helping to make the transition to Azure AD or a hybrid identity model both fast and easy.

To learn more, watch instructional videos, and download PCmover Profile Migrator free of charge, visit ppm.laplink.com. For organizations interested remotely managed migrations and automating transfers from an old PC to a new one, upgrading or moving to Windows 10, a free, fully functional copy of PCmover Enterprise can be obtained by visiting enterprise.laplink.com and filling out the request form.

About Laplink Software, Inc.

For nearly 40 years, Laplink has been a global leader in consumer, SMB, and enterprise PC migration software, and has earned the loyalty and trust of millions of organizations and customers worldwide. The companys PCmover software saves time and budget, reduces migration risks, and increases efficiency. Only PCmovers proprietary technology includes full selectivity that transfers data, applications, and settings from an old PC to a new one, even if the two PCs run different versions of Windows. The privately held company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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Laplink Provides Azure Active Directory Profile Migration Software Free to IT Teams and Organizations of Any Size - Business Wire