First day of #sfscon24 was a blast!!! We attended really interesting talks, learned about #freesoftware projects and engaged in fruitful discussions. We also enjoyed a yummy regional lunch and our traditional pizza evening at the FSFE booth.. and 🍦🍨.

If you are coming today, don't forget to say hi and get some stickers at our booth!

#softwarefreedom

Vim developer Bram Moolenaar posthumously receives the European SFS Award at @sfscon 🚀🚀

More info: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20241108-01.en.html

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom #sfscon24

Ready for #sfscon24 ? Most of the has just arrived in Bolzano among them @johas @floriansnow @Tobias @llas @dario @lnceballos (and ready to meet with the rest 😉)

See you tomorrow at NOI park! Can't wait to get into fruitful discussions with all of you!!🚀

Don't forget to visit our booth between talks! We came with our hands full of merch, stickers , and more! ‼️

Safe trip to everyone who is still on their way to @sfscon

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom

📣 November newsletter📣

Our team heads to Bolzano for #SFSCON, still thrilled by the inspiring 2024 Youth Hacking 4 Freedom award ceremony! 🤩

We’ve also launched a new page to keep you updated on the latest developments in our involvement with the Apple vs. EC litigation, and we are coming with updates on Router Freedom and more info:

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202411.en.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

YH4F 2024 winners +++ Apple litigation page +++ SFSCON ‘24 - FSFE

In November, our team heads to Bolzano for SFSCON, still thrilled by the inspiring 2024 Youth Hacking 4 Freedom award ceremony! We’ve also launched a new p...

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The 2024 #YH4F Award Ceremony is just around the corner! 🎉

While we wait to see this year’s winners, check out the amazing projects that won in 2023!
🌟 Get inspired by last year's awesome participants! 🙌

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231017-01.en.html
#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware
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Find out our YH4F second edition winners! - FSFE

A real-time plotter for microcontrollers; a classroom quiz platform; a radio tool; a device that provides bags to pick up your dog's poo; a game engine to ...

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Exceptions against #RouterFreedom undermine users’ rights in Italy 🇮🇹

💥We urge Italy's telecom regulator, AGCOM, to remove these restrictions and fully restore users' rights to choose their own equipment to connect to fiber networks: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20241016-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom #DeviceNeutrality

Exceptions against Router Freedom undermine users’ rights in Italy - FSFE

In 2018 Italy implemented Router Freedom. However regulatory decisions in 2019 and 2023 introduced exceptions for fiber networks. The Free Software Foundat...

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Excitement is building for the upcoming #YH4F Award Ceremony in Brussels! 🎉

Who will be the 2024 edition’s 6 winners? 🌟

We can’t wait to see the inspiring projects and celebrate their incredible contributions!

👏 Stay tuned! #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom openssf@social.lfx.dev

🚀✨ Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream! 🍦🛹

The illustrated story is now an animated movie 🎥
➡️ https://media.fsfe.org/w/j1c6LQVZ8qnCLLwpXMuw3M

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

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2024-10-07 11:48:40

Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream

The famous inventor Zangemann lives in a huge villa high above the city. Adults and children alike love his inventions and are desperate to have them. But then something happens: when Zangemann wants to take another close-up look at his inventions during a walk through the city, a child hits him in the shin with the skateboard. That hurts! Enraged, the inventor makes a momentous decision... The clever girl Ada sees through what is going on. Together with her friends, she forges a plan.

This animated movie tells the story of the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process realises how crucial it is for her and others to control technology.

An Open Educational Resource that inspires children to tinker and create technology.

Find out more about this film and book at ada.fsfe.org

💥The FSFE submitted last month its arguments in the #Apple vs. @EUCommission litigation, arguing how interoperability is key for our digital societies

📎 Want to know more about this case? Check out this article by @heiseonline https://www.heise.de/en/news/FSFE-Apple-is-a-threat-to-free-software-and-a-DMA-rule-breaker-9785638.html

#SoftwareFreedom

FSFE: Apple is a threat to free software – and a DMA rule-breaker

Apple is blocking free software and clearly violating the new EU competition law, complain activists. They are backing the Commission.

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We are participating in the #LibreOffice and #OpenSource Conference 2024in Luxemburg! 👏
If you see our colleagues @kirschner or @lexelas around say hi to them!

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

𝐀𝐝𝐚 & 𝐙𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐞!

We are celebrating with our supporters #AdaLovelace Day on 8 October with the world premiere of the animated movie 'Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream! 💥

https://ada.fsfe.org/movie

If you are planning to support the , do it today and do not miss this event!

#Ada #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

#FreeSoftware is “the corner of our infrastructure. To have digital sovereignty […] we need to invest in these core tools." - @lexelas
European digital sovereignty needs #softwarefreedom!

https://sciencebusiness.net/node/59191/preview/l8XegzhrFTNAszb9x-ntnEauJ8ct8RZrnL01thY33oI

FSFE General Assembly 2024!

We had a great and fruitful weekend in Madrid, reflecting on our work over the past few months and diving into deep discussions about our plans for the next 12 months. Exciting things ahead! #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

💥 Check our Software Freedom in Europe report for an overview of the last few months: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240920-01.html

Join our #softwarefreedomday celebrations! 🎉

We will start with a celebration today in Tallinn and tomorrow our volunteers will be in Berlin, Cologne, at the national NLLGG-meeting in Utrecht with a booth, and taking part in Dataspuren in Dresden!

If you are around, come by, say hi and join us!

https://media.fsfe.org/w/xs29yhLxSP1uKLYkSeoKKp

#Softwarefreedom #FreeSotware

What is Free Software (Open Source)? Software freedom explained in less than three minutes!

Four Freedoms explained in under 3 minutes. Free Software guarantees you the essential four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve the software. These rights that define software freedom help s...

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Join us on 21 and 22 September at the @bits_und_baeume Saar conference in Saarbrücken! 🚀

We will have a stand at this two-day event about digitalisation and sustainability!

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

Help to advocate for a digital future that puts users in control of technology!

Participate in the EU consultation before 20 September:

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html

💥 Your input makes a difference

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission - FSFE

The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software. The non-transparent decision shows the need for sustainable long-term funding to allow t...

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In light of the recent €27 million cut in EU funding, which effects #FreeSoftware #OpenSource projects and organisations like

@fdroid @thunderbird
@matrix @davx5app @peertube
@postmarketOS @nixos_org @torproject @pixelfed @wireguard @libreoffice @xmpp @cryptpad

the need for long-term, sustainable support has become more evident than ever!

Raise your voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to safeguard EU funding for #softwarefreedom :

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html

Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission - FSFE

The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software. The non-transparent decision shows the need for sustainable long-term funding to allow t...

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The lack of public funding for these important technologies has a negative impact not only on free software, but on the entire future of the internet."

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Criticism-programmed-EU-cuts-funding-for-free-software-and-the-open-web-9841882.html

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #HorizonEU #NGI

Criticism programmed: EU cuts funding for free software and the open web

The "Next Generation Internet" initiative has been funding open source projects since 2018. Despite high demand, the EU Commission wants to cut financial aid.

^{Stefan Krempl (heise online)}

Are you also concerned about the @EUCommission decision to cut the funding for #FreeSoftware projects?

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper 🗞️ to make their readers aware of the importance of funding #FreeSoftware solutions with a long-term sustainable funding:

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240828-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom #NGI #HorizonEU #getactive

Spread your concern about Free Software funding in your local newspaper - FSFE

Are you also worried and concerned about the European Commission decision to cut the funding for Free Software projects? Besides contacting European repres...

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"Even as a non-child, I was captivated by the story from the first page to the last. Kudos to the author for packaging difficult topics such as monopolies, lobbyism, digital divide, software freedom, digital autonomy, IoT, consumer control, e-waste and much more in a child-friendly form in an easily understandable and exciting storyline."

- Jörg Luther, chief editor of the German @linuxmagazine -

#softwarefreedom #Ada&Zangemann

Did you know that at @fsfe@peertube.social you can find various videos related to #freesoftware and our public talks?

https://media.fsfe.org/

#softwarefreedom

If you like the #fediverse, as we do,, and you think our public administrations that are in other social media networks should be present also here, check out our Swiss local group initiative:
https://fedigov.eu/

#SoftwareFreedom #digitalsovereignty

#frOSCon is starting tomorrow! Before it, t he FSFE local group in Bonn is hosting a community get-together!
Join us this evening (also a great change to see you if you cannot make it to the conference tomorrow 😉)!

https://fsfe.org/events/index.en.html#event-20240816-01

#softwarefreedom #freesoftware

Events - FSFE

If you know about a FSFE related event that is not yet listed here or that you run on your own, you can easily add it by using our event announcement tool....

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Ready for @FrOSCon? We cannot wait to see you there!

Remember that we will be present with a booth, several talks and a reading of Ada & Zangemann!

https://fsfe.org/events/index.en.html#event-20240816-01

#FreeSofware #SoftwareFreedom

Events - FSFE

If you know about a FSFE related event that is not yet listed here or that you run on your own, you can easily add it by using our event announcement tool....

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Curious about what the FSFE is up to? 🤔
Check out our latest, and past initiatives, on our website. From campaigns and policy advocacy to legal support and community project!
💥 Get all the details here: https://fsfe.org/activities/activities.html

#softwarefreedom #freesoftware

Activities - FSFE

Since its foundation in 2001, the FSFE has been working every single day to further Free Software in Europe and beyond. With our concrete activities, based...

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We systematically monitor and advocate for #RouterFreedom across Europe

💥 Check out our #RouterFreedom tech wiki, which collects information on how to use a different modem or router from your internet provider.
https://docs.fsfe.org/en/teams/router-freedom-tech-wiki

#deviceneutrality #softwarefreedom

Linqa is a bilingual collaboration platform whose code is #FreeSoftware and developed with public money.

It helps the daily work of the Franco-German Forum for the Future, a public institution that fosters collaboration among actors in France and Germany.

We dive into the roots of Linqa with the people behind it: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240726-01.html

#softwarefreedom #pmpc

Linqa: a Free Software bilingual collaboration platform developed with public money - FSFE

Linqa is a bilingual collaboration platform whose code is Free Software and developed using public money. It helps the daily work of the Franco-German Foru...

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#AdaZangemann readers' letters to Zangeman:

Dear Zangemann,
I have been observing you for so many years. I’ve bought many of your hardware, but now I don’t like you because of how selfish you are. You keep controlling people. And the worst thing of all they are your own devices! You are the richest person in the world!
So please don’t control people. Also you can start sharing your devices because you never know people might make them better!
Blao

https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann/letters.html

#softwarefreedom

Recent #cybersecurity incident around #CrowdStrike and #Windows #Azure shows the problem around monocultures and control over its one technology.

It is important for Europe to evaluate own dependencies and support administrations, business and citizens alike to run secure IT. For this #softwarefreedom plays an important role.

Just an idea: if the EU (e.g. the @EUCommission) could be convinced to publish its videos primarily on a Peertube instance (and only additionally on YouTube), maybe they would be more motivated to fund Peertube.

#NGI #softwarefreedom

"The EU’s #NGI programme has supported free, open source software for years. But now a silent death seems to be looming: An internal document suggests that financing may soon end. Developers are surprised and call for the programme’s survival."

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/next-generation-internet-eu-apparently-set-to-end-open-source-programme/

#softwarefreedom

Next Generation Internet: EU apparently set to end open source programme

The EU’s Next Generation Internet programme has supported free, open source software for years. But now a silent death seems to be looming: An internal document suggests that financing may soon end.

^{netzpolitik.org}

REUSE helps to make licensing easy, comprehensive, unambiguous, and machine-readable

📺 Watch our interview with Matija Šuklje , Director, Legal & Associate General Counsel from #Liferay

https://media.fsfe.org/w/8vznSsHk6Brh9dD3s9HoK5

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom

REUSE - Interview with Matija Šuklje , Director, Legal and Associate General Counsel from Liferay

The REUSE initiative, started by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), makes licensing easy for humans and machines alike. With REUSE, we solve a fundamental issue that Free Software licensin...

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Our Software Freedom Podcast has reached the episode number 25! 🎉🎉🎉

You can find all our episodes, in which we talk to people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom, here https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Software Freedom Podcast - FSFE

Regular Podcast about Free Software progress and advocacy from the Free Software Foundation Europe

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💥What are the most common licences used in #FreeSoftware?
https://media.fsfe.org/w/iGcJLVjnienXxTJiRYiuzr

If you have more questions, you can check our Legal FAQs website
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/faq.html

#softwarefreedom #licensing

Legal FAQs - FSFE

Information about our list for Free Software licensing questions.

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Do you like the book Ada & Zangemann? Help spread the word!
🔹Suggest or donate the book to your public library
🔸Write a review or give your feedback to your book store
🔹Offer schools, youth clubs or elderly homes to have a book reading there
https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann/

#softwarefreedom

#DMA: The FSFE signed a joint position to the @EU_Commission highlighting the main problematic aspects of #Apple in relation to #FreeSoftware:
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240627-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom

Defending DMA against Apple: The FSFE signs joint position paper - FSFE

Together with seven stakeholders organisations, the FSFE has submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission, with whom we are working on the i...

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💥New episode from our Software Freedom Podcast!💥

🎧Listen to a deeply interesting conversation with @hannesm one of the #MirageOS core developers. and learn more about MirageOS, modular systems, reproducible builds and functional programming:

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-25.html

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom

SFP#25: MirageOS and OCaml with Hannes Mehnert and Matthias Kirschner - FSFE

For our 25th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we are happy to welcome Hannes Mehnert, one of the MirageOS core developer. Matthias Kirschner, presid...

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Flashing a phone to get back full control of your device and to extend its usage lifetime?
Check out our video showing how to flash a Samsung GT i9505 with LineageOS:
https://media.fsfe.org/w/8G8y2cGRbdSadgeDiK6q55

#freesoftware #righttorepair #softwarefreedom

Flashing Samsung GT i9505 with LineageOS walk-through

To get back full control of your device and to extend its usage lifetime, you can install a Free Software operating system. Installing an operating system on an Android device is called "flashing"....

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Our July Newsletter is out!
🔸We continue to monitor & raise our concerns about DMA compliance
🔹We call upon the EU to use #FreeSoftware for its digital infrastructure
🔸We are asking for your experiences with #openwashing
🔹Updates on REUSE, YH4F, Ada&Zangemann

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202407.html

#softwarefreedom

DMA & Apple +++ Openwashing, EU infrastucture & more - FSFE

The July issue is full of news! We continue to monitor and raise our concerns about DMA compliance. We call upon the EU to use Free Software for its digita...

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