Notices by Free Software Foundation Europe (fsfe@mastodon.social)

Looking for resources about #FreeSoftware and related topics? 🔍

Check out our videos in media.fsfe.org! 📹
🔹 A video, in a lot of different EU languages, explaining in less than 3 min what Free Software is
🔸 Most of our talks at conferences
🔹 Ada & Zangemann movie!
🔸 Legal Topics

and more...

Watch and share them around!

📣 FSFE-Fachtag: "Public Money? Public Code! in der Praxis" 📣 - in 🇩🇪

#Freie Software ist für Behörden unverzichtbar, um Abhängigkeiten zu überwinden und technologische Souveränität zu erreichen. Wie können Verwaltungen in Deutschland in Richtung #PublicCode vorangehen, gerade auch Kommunen?

Melden Sie sich jetzt zu unserem Fachtag an, um dieses Thema mit Expertinnen und Experten zu diskutieren.
🗓️ 8. April
⏰ Ab 11:00 Uhr
📍 Essen

Weitere Informationen & Anmeldung: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250310-01.de.html

@bjoern We are sorry there is no German translation of https://publiccode.eu/en/media/

However, translations are more than welcome 🤩 for more information go to https://fsfe.org/contribute/translators/

The event can be found here: https://fsfe.org/events/#event-20250408-01

💥 DMA & Free Software: what Free Software organisations need to know 💥

📣 For Free Software organisations!

🖥️ Online Q&A Session
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏰ 17: 30 CET

About the #DMA and its importance for representatives of #FreeSoftware organisations.

Join us for this strategic discussion!

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250306-01.en.html

📣 Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2025

We :fsfe: will be there with a booth and several events:

🔹 Talks about freedom in banking: the non-textual areas of the Fediverse ; and about openwashing

🔸 Two "Ada & Zangemann" movie screenings.

🔹 A community meeting at the FSFE booth

If you're attending the @clt_news 2025 be sure to stop by to learn about FSFE's current activities, get your copy of the Ada & Zangemann book, or get a new hoodie or shirt!

#softwarefreedom #freesoftware

💥 FSFE :fsfe: March Newsletter! 💥

🔸 In the last few weeks we published our first Legal Corner article and the recordings of our talks at #fosdem.

🔹 We were happy to see pictures from the #ilovefs Day celebrations and can't wait to meet you at CLT 2025!

🔸 We are organising an online Q&A session about the DMA and #freesoftware

🔹 The Ada & Zangemann movie is finally available in Spanish!

Find out more: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202503.en.html

#softwarefreedom

At the :fsfe: FSFE we started publishing a Legal Column aimed at offering basic legal guidance on various issues related to #freesoftware

In our first one, we discuss when a missing or deceased contributor affects your software project, and what options you have.

Check it here: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250217-01.en.html

#softwarefreedom

On 14 February we celebrated the 'I Love Free Software Day 2025' 💕

This year we marked this special day with:
❤ 19 events in 11 different European countries
❤ hundreds of people and many organisations that joined us in the Fediverse with a special "Thank you!" note for Free Software projects and contributors.

To all who joined us this time: "Thank you" for participating in this 15th edition of the "I Love Free Software Day" ❤️❤️❤️!

#FreeSoftware #softwarefreedom #ilovefs

Our latest #softwarefreedom Podcast episode is now out!
Take a moment and listen to this #policy & #eu episode from @lexelas & @annabonnie discussing the highlights from the recent #FOSDEM conference
🚀 The perfect episode to keep the FOSDEM spriti alive for a few more moments and to learn about the newest developments of the #FOSS #Funding Devroom
#FreeSoftware
https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-31.html

How we are defending Software Freedom against Apple at the EU's highest court? 🤔

Check out the keynote speech of @llas at #fosdem2025

https://media.fsfe.org/w/bMT2LzSv8QkichHM7eAaXx

Due to the high risks against #software freedom, the FSFE :fsfe: was granted right to intervene in the case.

https://fsfe.org/activities/apple-litigation/index

💥 Support us so we can continue working to make Apple accountable under the DMA in a developer-friendly way Apple !
https://fsfe.org/support

"I read this book to my 6-year old child who was drawn by the beautiful illustrations and couldn’t wait to hear the story. It’s been the start of a much-needed conversation on out-of-the-box thinking, digital freedom, and contesting power in the age of surveillance."

Claire Fernandez, Executive Director, @edri

#softwarefreedom #righttorepair #FreeSoftware

https://ada.fsfe.org

Some dates are too special to miss, like our February trip to FOSDEM, where we connect with the Free Software community.

Even when things don’t go as planned, it was an energizing boost against the winter blues!

💥 Thanks to everyone who joined our DevRooms, attended our talks, including our keynote on the Apple litigation, came to our women breakfast, and stopped at the booth!

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250220-01.en.html

Good news for #RouterFreedom and #NetNeutrality

The Italian regulator AGCOM has opened a consultation on the determination of the location of the termination point. This will define whether end-users can use their own routers and modems to connect to the internet.

https://www.agcom.it/provvedimenti/delibera-31-25-cons

Last October, we called to start a regulatory process to protect consumer rights and ensure router freedom in Italy.

More: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20241016-01.en.html

We will contribute to the consultation, stay tuned!

Our bi-monthly Legal Corner is here! 🚀 ⚖️

For the next months, we will be publishing a legal column to offer basic legal guidance on various issues related to #FreeSoftware

Check out our first one: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250217-01.en.html

#Softwarefreedom #licensing

We are still celebrating #ilovefs ❤️ day with some events in Italy and Albania today!

While we gather all the pictures from the different events, we wanted to share with you an amazing video we received from the mother (and singer) of our colleague @sofiaritz

🎶 https://media.fsfe.org/w/gs8ZDniL6DHyV255qzkMGy

There are so many ways to say #thankyou to your favourite #FreeSoftware projects, what is yours?

❤️ Thank you all for celebrating I Love Free Software Day 2025! Your messages, posts, and events have made today truly special. 💕 Together, we’ve shown the world that Free Software is not just technology – it’s people, collaboration, and community. ✨ Let’s keep this spirit alive and let's keep saying THANK YOU to #FreeSoftware contributors. 💜 💙 #ilovefs #softwarefreedom #ilovefs25

#FreeSoftware is more than just code – it’s a community and a movement 💕 Today, we celebrate all the people who dedicate their time and passion to upholding the #FourFreedoms to #use #study #share and #improve ❤️ Thank you to every contributor of Free Software ❤️ Who do you want to thank today? Tag them below! 👇 #ilovefs

"I Love Free Software Day" celebration in Berlin! 💕
This year we are celebrating it in the public library in #spandau .

After some talks, participants are sharing their favorite #FreeSoftware projects and why they say #thankyou.

Which one are you thanking today? #ilovefs

🌍 #ilovefs celebrations are happening across Europe! People everywhere are coming together to say THANK YOU to #FreeSoftware contributors. https://ilovefs.org/ 💙 Want to join in? Check out our website and spread the word with #ilovefs! Let’s show our appreciation! 🙌

#FreeSoftware is everywhere, from the tools we use daily to the infrastructure that keeps our world running! 💙 On #ilovefs Day, we celebrate the unseen heroes of Free Software – the maintainers, developers, advocates and all contributors. Create your personalized "thank you" message with our newly designed Sharepic Generator 🎨 https://sharepic.fsfe.org/#ilovefs 🎉