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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!
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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."
#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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
"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?
FSFE-Tube
Watch the Free Software Foundation Europe's (FSFE) videos on their independent, self-hosted PeerTube instance.media.fsfe.org
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/
#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....FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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
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....FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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
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
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#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
Letters to Zangemann - Ada & Zangemann book reviews - FSFE
Here are some of the letters we received in which children wrote to Zangemann about his behaviour. If your children also want to write a letter to Zangeman...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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.
"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."
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...FSFE-Tube
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 EuropeFSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
💥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
Legal FAQs - FSFE
Information about our list for Free Software licensing questions.FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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/
Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream - FSFE
Here you find additional information and resources about the book "Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" by Matthias ...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#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
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
💥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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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"....FSFE-Tube
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
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
The @fsfe calls upon the @EU_Commission to use #FreeSoftware to ensure a secure and resilient digital infrastructure.
#softwarefreedom will also benefit the economy, the civil society and the democracy.
📃 Input to EC consultation on the white paper "How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?" 👉 https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240701-01.html
Europe needs Free Software to master its digital infrastructure - FSFE
The FSFE calls upon the European Commission to use Free Software to ensure a secure and resilient digital infrastructure. Software freedom will also benefi...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
📢 The FSFE, with 9 stakeholder organizations, has submitted a joint position paper to the @EUCommission on Apple's non-compliance with the #DMA!
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240627-01.html
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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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe