Notices by Free Software Foundation Europe (fsfe@mastodon.social), page 4

Our 27th episode of the #SoftwareFreedom Podcast is now online. For our December edition on the EU & politics, @lexelas and Bonnie discuss the #OpenSource hearing in the German Bundestag. Listen to the episode and learn more about the background to the hearing and how #FreeSoftware is now mainstream :)
https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-27.html

The :fsfe: has been proudly chosen for 2024 Proton's lifetime fundraiser! 🚀

Like @protonprivacy join our cause for #DeviceNeutrality with a donation!

https://fsfe.org/support

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗬𝗛𝟰𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

Are you an European teenager? ✅
Do you like to program 💻or would you like to learn how to do it while developing your own idea 💡 ? ✔
Do you like #freesoftware? ✅
Do you want to have fun and meet other teenagers-alike 👾 ? ✔

Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is for you!
https://fsfe.org/activities/yh4f/

#yh4f #softwarefreedom

How can #FreeSoftware support Human Rights?

Gabriel Ku Wei Bin, our Legal Project Manager, explains how Free Software safeguards fundamental rights like the right to vote, right to privacy, or the right to be free from discrimination

📺 media.fsfe.org/w/cTKew4p4MMaCMgwftM6v19

#softwarefreedom

"Explaining what we do is challenging at times, but this book does so gracefully. I'm sure this cute little story will help both kids and many parents about technological empowerment."

- Aleix Pol, Hacker, @kde e.V. President

Find out more: https://ada.fsfe.org

#AdaZangemann #freesoftware

Want to know what motivates #YH4F participants and learn about their projects?

Check out our first interview for the 2024 edition! https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20241211-01.en.html

💥 📣 Registration for the 2025 edition is open! https://fsfe.org/activities/yh4f/register

#FreeSoftware #YouthHacking4Freedom

📣 Check out REUSE Specification 3.3 and REUSE tool 5.0.0 !

REUSE provides all the tools and documentation that developers need to apply standards-compliant and comprehensive licensing information to their projects, without needing to be legal experts.

https://reuse.software/

#freesoftware #SoftwareFreedom #licensing

The FSFE :fsfe: participated in the hearing on "Open Source" at the German parliament.

@lexelas presented the position of the FSFE and answered the questions of the Members of the German Bundestag.

📺 Watch his intervention here:https://media.fsfe.org/w/cMMF6DCiLB9RncdL46KCNb

💡 Read our written opinion here: https://download.fsfe.org/policy/20241204_Bundestag%20%c3%96ffentliche%20Anh%c3%b6rung%20%e2%80%9eOpen%20Source%e2%80%9c%0aStellungnahme%20FSFE.pdf

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Hello @phosh
Join us for the I Love Free Software Day on 14.02. On this day we express our appreciation for all Free Software contributors out there by saying THANK YOU.
* Join or organise one of the local meet-ups to celebrate together. You find the regularly updated list on ilovefs.org
* Reach out to other Free Software projects with a sharepic (https://sharepic.fsfe.org/) or a post on your social media.

Let’s make this year's #ilovefs celebration bigger than ever! ♡
Best,
Erika

Hello @briar
Join us for the I Love Free Software Day on 14.02. On this day we express our appreciation for all Free Software contributors out there by saying THANK YOU.
* Join or organise one of the local meet-ups to celebrate together. You find the regularly updated list on ilovefs.org
* Reach out to other Free Software projects with a sharepic (https://sharepic.fsfe.org/) or a post on your social media.

Let’s make this year's #ilovefs celebration bigger than ever! ♡
Best,
Erika

C'è una sorpresa per te! La FSFE ha creato minigiochi a tema Ada&Zangemann su Luanti, grazie a @zughy e Team A.E.S.!

Passa il cono gelato prima che si sciolga o affronta mostri di spazzatura come Ada.

Provali ora! https://codeberg.org/LuantiFSFE

#luanti #freesoftware #Ada&Zangemann #softwarefreedom

Check out the #Ada&Zangemann themed mini game on the Luanti gaming platform!

Pass your ice cream cone to someone else before it melts in your hand, or play with the trash monsters just like Ada.

Special thanks to @zughy and Team A.E.S. for their work!

Try them out now! https://codeberg.org/LuantiFSFE

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

⚠️ Today, at 14:15 CET (Berlin time), our colleague @lexelas will be taking part of the German Bundestag hearing on "Open Source"!

📺 Follow it live here: https://www.bundestag.de/mediathek/live

#FreeSoftware #PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

FSFE December Newsletter! 🎄

We are participating in a hearing at the German Parliament, we keep pushing for long-term funding for Free Software, new versions of REUSE Specification and REUSE tools were released, and more!

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202412.en.html

In the mood for an interesting podcast to learn more about #FreeSoftware?
Check out our #SoftwareFreedom podcast:

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.html

We are intervening in the Apple vs.EC litigation. Become a proud supporter of the FSFE and join us in defending software freedom from monopoly control!

We are the only civil society organisation taking action in this case.

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

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

In Toscana, il Liceo Città di Piero di San Sepolcro ha usato i fondi del PNRR per formare docenti sull’uso del software libero! Guido Massetti e il tutor Paolo Battistoni hanno guidato 150 iscritti alla scoperta delle quattro libertà del software libero, dei programmi open source e di FSFE. I docenti si sono sfidati anche nell’installazione di Debian, seguendo il principio del "learn by doing".

Eri tra loro?

📣 Last days to send your Call for Participation for the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom at #FOSDEM 2025!

https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2024q4/003586.html

💥 Submit your talk or panel proposal about topics such as
- LL-generative-model-related questions
- Regulations (e.g. CRA, AI Act, PLD, DMA)
- How trademarks have been
used as control mechanisms
- Funding schemes and market incentives for Free Sofware
- License compliance experiences
- Tax exempt status
And more...

#freesoftware #FOSS

𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

Why is software created using taxpayers’ money not released as #FreeSoftware under a #FOSS licence? If it is public money, it should be public code as well!

🖥️ https://publiccode.eu/

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

Ascoltate l'audiolibro Ada & Zangemann in italiano!

edetevi, rilassatevi e godetevi la storia di Ada con la vostra famiglia e i vostri amici!

È anche un ottimo strumento per sessioni di lettura nelle scuole o nelle biblioteche.

Un ringraziamento speciale a @gippy e @progettomandela per il loro lavoro volontario alla registrazione.

Affrettatevi a dare un ascolto!

https://media.fsfe.org/w/3gkJp3EENfs1WkbXfPrvCt

#freesoftware #AdaZangemann #righttorepair