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The #DMA is applicable in the #EU to 6 gatekeepers: #google #amazon, #apple , #BytedanceTalk , #meta , & #microsoft .

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📰 Good news!

The Digital Markets Act comes into effect today: #DeviceNeutrality starts to become a tangible reality in the EU 🇪🇺!

We acknowledge the #DMA, but this is only the first step, and further commitment is necessary!

#SoftwareFreedom

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https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240307-01.html

@fossnorth 2024 will take place on April 15 - 16🚀 in Gothenburg

This #FreeSoftware conference brings together Nordic Free Software communities!!

⚠The call for papers is open until March 12! https://foss-north.se/2024/contribute.html#papers

#SoftwareFreedom

💡 Why is software created using taxpayers’ money not released as #FreeSoftware?

If it is public money, it should be public code as well.

https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj

Help us to share this message! And do not forget to 🖋️ sign our open letter: “Public Money? Public Code!”

https://publiccode.eu

#PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

📰 Our March newsletter is out! 💥

💡 Last month took us to FOSDEM 🧑💻, while #ILoveFS 💕 was celebrated all over Europe. We also launched a new #SFP episode on the state of #FreeSoftware, and a discussion on banking and #SoftwareFreedom 🏦. Check out some interesting reading and event recommendations! 👀

Read it here:
https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202403.html

At #FOSDEM 2024 Niharika Singhal, :fsfe: #FSFE project manager, gave a very insightful talk on the different dimensions of the convergence of #AI and #FreeSoftware… for example, the Hippocratic License! 👀️

💥️Her presentation was featured on @LWN! 💕️

📰 Check it out! https://lwn.net/Articles/961868
📺️ Watch the talk here https://media.fsfe.org/w/thWtSBLxNRRAkiiMPamjdg

Next week, 🗓️ from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 March, we’ll be at #Circonomia Festival in 📍 Fano (PU), Italy!

💡 @tommi is hosting a workshop on decentralized networks 🕸️, #FreeSoftware 👾, and the (in)sustainability of the Internet 🤖, while @dario is reading “Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards 🛹, and Raspberry Ice Cream 🍦”

Come visit us and help us spread the word!

https://fsfe.org/events/#event-20240308-01

#FSFE is part of the #ZOOOM consortium, an EU Horizon Europe project aiming to highlight the importance of open hardware, open data and Free Software. 🚀

ℹ️ Find out more about it!

https://zooom4u.eu

#EUprojects #HorizonEU #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

At the beginning of February, #FSFE volunteers and staffers went to Brussels to take part in #FOSDEM 2024 with our booth and participating in several devrooms! 💥

💡 While for some of us this has become an awesome yearly experience, it was the first time for others. 👀

Check out this article to find out more about it!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240301-01.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

It is very common to hear the word “copyright”, but what does it mean? 🤔

Watch this talk by #FSFE’s Niharika Singhal to find out! 👀

https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/k3sTk7z1K73GkY1DgvtL5r?playlistPosition=6

More questions about licensing? Check out our LEGAL FAQs webpage https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/faq.en.html

#LegalQuestions #licensing #FreeSoftware

🏛️ If it’s public money, make it public code!

✍️ 231 organisations and 36517 individuals already support this call for action by signing our open letter!

ℹ️ Learn more about this initiative: https://publiccode.eu

#EUelections #PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

The “Free” in #FreeSoftware refers to Freedom! 🎈

⁉️ Why are the 4 basic freedoms guaranteed by #FreeSoftware important? Why is #SoftwareFreedom critical in today’s society? 🤔

💕 Thanks to the help and the support of our volunteers, it is available in many languages! 📣

💡 Check it out!

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

On 14 February, we joined many #FreeSoftware communities in celebrating I Love Free Software Day 💕, an opportunity to share gratitude and appreciation with those who make #FreeSoftware possible! 🚀

We have collected the stories and great 📸 pictures you sent us, and summarised this year's celebrations in this news item and accompanying report. 💭

Check it out!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240226-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom #ILoveFS24 #ILoveFS

Do you want to catch up with a podcast about the latest news and discussions about #SoftwareFreedom? 👀

💥 Just listen to our Software Freedom Podcast! 🎧

ℹ️ The latest episode is a great starting point, as we discuss the state of #FreeSoftware with Alexander Sanders and @karen! 🚀

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-24.html

💡 The :fsfe: #FSFE is here not only to promote #FreeSoftware, its meaning, and its values, but also to empower people all over Europe and helping them spread the word! 📣

ℹ️ We have a rich set of wonderful 🎈 promotional material to help in this endeavor: stickers, posters, leaflets, balloons… check out the dedicated page and get your swag! 🤩

https://fsfe.org/contribute/spreadtheword.html

💡 When talking about #RouterFreedom 🪁, we got you covered not only in terms of technical tips and policy information, but also by providing ethical arguments and even replies to potential counterarguments! 🧠

‼️ We need your help to take this one step further and produce more informational material! 📣

Find out more here:

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231214-01.html

😍 One of the best things about #FreeSoftware is that it makes very easy and convenient to reuse libraries and code modules that are developed and maintained by others. 🧑💻

💭 Nevertheless, it might become hard and complicated to keep up with the licenses all the modules use… this is one of the reasons why we devised #REUSE 🔄, making licensing simple for humans and machines alike! 💡

Find out what it is and how it works!

https://reuse.software

‼️ A key component determining #SoftwareFreedom is the license under which a software is protected.

🧑🏽💻 Anyone developing or contributing to #FreeSoftware has the responsibility of choosing the right license, and, above all, understand what it implies. 🤔

💡 Watch this explanation by @llas to understand the essentials of licensing! 👀

https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/faq.en.html#choose-license

💡 Did you know that the #InteroperableEuropeAct has finally been approved by the EU’s plenary? Through the #IEA, the EU is aiming to enhance interoperability in cross-border digital public services.

⚠️ This is an important opportunity for #FreeSoftware and its community to contribute to an interoperable Europe and therefore, #SoftwareFreedom.

👀 Close monitoring is vital and the #FSFE will monitor its implementation in the next months.

Learn more here:
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240206-01.html

Looking for something interesting to read this weekend? Check out this interview from @torproject about #IloveFS day, 'Ada & Zangemann' and how to shape the future for younger generations.

https://blog.torproject.org/i-love-free-software-day-interview-fsfe/

#ighttorepair #FreeSoftware #softwarefreedom