Notices by Free Software Foundation Europe (fsfe@mastodon.social), page 14

👕 Show your love for Free Software in 24 languages!

Check out our #FreeSoftware merchandise.

It looks really cool and makes the perfect gift… 🎁 and you can order it online!

https://fsfe.org/order/

We are working on bringing you more episodes of our #SoftwareFreedom podcast! In the meantime, listen to our previous episodes! 🎧

A suggestion? Check out this one about the monetary costs of #FreeSoftware and how to explain it to your mother:

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-8.html

🇪🇺 #EUelections are getting closer! Get active and make your voice be heard about #SoftwareFreedom!

🤔 How?

💡 For example, you can use our share-pic generator and share why you support our “Public Money? Public Code!” campaign. Post your share-pic on social media and encourage others to do the same! 🚀

#PublicCode #PMPC #FreeSoftware

More ideas here: https://fsfe.org/activities/publiccode/get-active.html

⚠ NGI Zero Commons Fund 2nd call ⚠

Are you developing or contributing to #FreeSoftware that contributes to the vision of the Next Generation Internet?

💥 You might be eligible for the @nlnetlabs funds!

💡 Find out more information and how to apply here: ⤵️

https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240401-call.html

💭 #FreeSoftware is about 🚀 #freedom, 🧑💻 user empowerment, 👾 digital rights, 👀 privacy, 🔒 security, 💥 active citizenship, and so much more!

💡 To learn more about its basics, and to share its core principles, watch and share this 3-minute video ‼️

https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/9gYSyoEYggsqBExLWjRejL

Regulations ensuring the right to run #FreeSoftware on your own router vary from country to country, and they do not always respect users’ rights.

A nightmare, right? That is why we have gathered some information in the #RouterFreedom tech wiki! It provides information on the necessary steps you need to use and connect your own router 🌐

#SoftwareFreedom

https://docs.fsfe.org/en/teams/router-freedom-tech-wiki

‼️ Since public infrastructure is built with public money, the code that makes it up should be public too!

📣 Public Money? Public Code! 🚀
Sign in the open letter! 🖋️

#PMPC #PublicCode

https://publiccode.eu

We are part of the #ZOOOMProject consortium, a #HorizonEU project with the purpose of promoting open technologies. 🚀

💡 Recently, the :fsfe: #FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in 🇪🇺 in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.

📃 Check them out!
🔸 https://zooom4u.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Document_Licensing-Framework_final_PUB.pdf
🔹 https://zooom4u.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZOOOM-D1.1-Licensing-Framework_submitted.pdf

When developing a software project you might run into a lot of legal questions 🤯 such as "What is a trademark?

https://media.fsfe.org/w/mBRZtofyp36AfkgcnaBDwC

We, the FSFE, aim to make #Free Software licensing more understandable and manageable, answering these kind of questions!

Moreover, we provide assistance to those who may need help to properly fulfill their license obligations!
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/faq.html

#SoftwareFreeedom #License

Elections for the #EUParliament take place 6-9 June 2024.

Get active and ensure #SoftwareFreedom is part of the larger political debate!

Spread the word about #FreeSoftware among candidates running for the 🇪🇺 elections!

https://fsfe.org/activities/publiccode/get-active.html

“Ada & Zangemann proves that the argument for software and hardware freedom is simple: We should be able to do what we want with our stuff. … Electronics freedom means more learning and less waste, as Ada shows. Kids and adults alike will be entertained by this book, charmed by its illustrations, and inspired by Ada’s engineering spirit and impassioned activism.”

~ Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability, iFixit

#righttorepair #SoftwareFreedom

💥 The :fsfe: #FSFE’s April newsletter is out!

💡 Last month, the DMA came into force and we launched a website about #DeviceNeutrality, the #EU parliament voted the #CRA and the #PLD, and we released a guide to get active for the upcoming 🇪🇺 #EUelections. 🚀

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

🤩 Check it out! ⤵️

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202404.html

💥 Happy Easter! 💕

What day better than today to ask you what are your favorite 🐣 Easter Eggs in #FreeSoftware? 👀

🔮 Write them in a comment below! 💭

#EasterEgg #SoftwareFreedom

💡 Did you know that the sources of #AI software are protected by licenses like all the other software? 🤔

💭 The :fsfe: #FSFE’s Niharika Singhal explained the trend of using non-free #licenses in #ArtificialIntelligence projects in a talk at #FOSDEM2024! 👀

‼️ Check it out 👇

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #FOSDEM #FOSDEM24

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

“A fun children's tale about a very adult issue.”

~ Gerald Bruce Schneier, security technologist, lecturer, and author

@kirschner

https://ada.fsfe.org

`Ada & Zangemann' wins the 2024 Youth Book Prize of the InCyber Forum Europe!🎉🏆

Thanks to @cfeditions for editing it for #french speakers!

#FIC2024 #AdaZangemann #righttorepair #confiancenumérique

💥 #REUSE is a :fsfe: #FSFE’s tool aimed at making licensing easy for humans and machines alike‼️

💡 It provides a specification to help developers to use licenses consistently and a tool to automate this process! 🚀

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

Learn more 👇

https://reuse.software

💥 Elections in the 🇪🇺 European Union are getting closer and closer! 👀

ℹ️ As candidates are busy with electoral campaigns, NOW is the moment to get active and question them about their position on #FreeSoftware 🤔

💡 We have created a reference guide to make it easier for you to contact them ‼️

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240321-01.html

💥 Are you passionate about #FreeSoftware, or you’re just curious about it and keen to learn more? 👀

🤩 Join one of our many local groups, where wonderful people meet–both in person and online–to do all sorts of activities in the name of #SoftwareFreedom! 🚀

Find one near you! ⤵️

https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/

💡 The 🇪🇺 #EU’s #DMA came into force just a few weeks ago, establishing an unprecedented regulation framework for digital gatekeepers in the European Union. 👀

🤔 How does #SoftwareFreedom relate to regulating corporate behaviour in digital ecosystems?

ℹ️ Read this publication by :fsfe: #FSFE’s @llas about increasing fairness and contestability of digital markets with #FreeSoftware! 🚀

https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/handle/18452/28971