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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 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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"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 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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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 […]

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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 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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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

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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 🎶 […]

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❤️ 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 […]

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❤️ Thank you to all the volunteers and employees at @conservancy and our sister organisation the @fsf for relentlessly working for #SoftwareFreedom , for protecting the values of our movement, and for knowing you will do so for the next decades to come. ❤️

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#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 […]

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"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

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🌍 #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! 🙌

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❤️ During lunch break my @fsfe co-workers @epiric @sofiaritz , Francesca, and myself played some rounds of #Supertuxkart . It was awesome. Will do that in bigger @fsfe team rounds in future. Big thank you to the Supertuxkart team for developing such a fun game! #ilovefs ❤️

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#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 […]

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I say that almost every year. But I love the time the @fsfe website https://fsfe.org turns red for #ilovefs

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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜 💕 #𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Our 30th episode of the #softwarefreedom podcast is dedicated to the #ilovefs day ! Thank you to the @appfair for participating in the special episode <3 In this episode @annabonnie and Marc Prud'hommeaux discuss the #DMA and how it levelled […]

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❤️ With all the installations on #GNU/#Linux (servers, vms, desktop, ... ), #BSD and #Unix systems, #MacOS, #Microsoft #Windows and WLS) I feel comfortable to claim there or way more than 1 billion installations of Vi*; often without people knowing about […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Happy I Love Free Software Day 2025! Today, we celebrate the people who contribute to Free Software. Their work is vital for our #softwarefreedomTake a moment to say THANK YOU to your favorite #freesoftware and contributors 💜 Use #ilovefs to share your appreciation and join the celebration.🎈

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:underheart: #ilovefs event in Nürnberg with people sharing the power of appreciation and #FreeSoftware For more events and inspiration for the I Love Free Software Day take a look at https://ilovefs.org/

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One Day Left! #ilovefs Day is tomorrow! Get ready to show your appreciation for Free Software contributors. 💙 This year, a lot of events are taking place in 9 different European countries! Take a look at https://ilovefs.org/ for a full overview 🌍 📢 Let's make tomorrow a day full of […]

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Die Free Software Foundation Europe lädt am 14. Februar ein: Sei dabei und mach mit beim diesjährigen „I Love Free Software Day“! Sag den Menschen, die Freie Software entwickeln, Danke. https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2025/ilovefreesoftware #ILoveFS

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February started with FOSDEM! 🚀 It was great to meet some of you there before we meet again for “I Love #FreeSoftware Day” 💕 ! In recent weeks, we shared our demands for the coming German elections, great news about #RouterFreedom, and an update about #DMA. Moreover, the Ada movie is now […]

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Mark your calendars! This Friday, 14.02, we're celebrating all contributors to Free Software 💕 For this year's #ilovefs we focus on all the hidden #FreeSoftware projects that are the core of our digital infrastructure. Let’s give them the recognition they deserve on I Love Free Software Day! […]

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I short reminder for everyone here who has not yet marked it in their calendars: please do not forget to thank other contributors in the movement for #softwarefreedom this Friday for "I love #FreeSoftware day" ❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://fsfe.org/activities/ilovefs/ ❤️❤️❤️❤️ (Best is to […]

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"A truly lovable story with wonderful illustrations, to teach both kids and adults what free software and open standards mean. . . ." @floeff, Executive Director, @tdforg https://ada.fsfe.org #freesoftware #righttorepair

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📣 Today, from 15:00 (CET), we will participate in the "DMA and Beyond Conference" organised by the Knight Georgetown Institute and @YaleUniversity in Washington D.C. 💥 Jithendra Palepu, FSFE volunteer, will present a comprehensive study - done with @llas, FSFE's Legal Programme Manager - on […]

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🇩🇪 Bundestagswahl 2025 Die nächste deutsche Bundesregierung muss endlich die Kontrollierbarkeit, Sicherheit und Souveränität öffentlicher digitaler Infrastrukturen vorantreiben. Dazu braucht sie #FreieSoftware. Die FSFE stellt deswegen 4 Kernforderungen: 🔸 „Public Money? Public Code!“ 🔹 […]

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🇩🇪 German Elections 2025 The next German government must finally push for the controllability, security, and sovereignty of the public digital infrastructure. As #FreeSoftwareMerch is a prerequisite for this, the FSFE is making 4 key demands: 🔸 "Public Money? Public Code!" 🔹 Securing […]

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#FOSDEM Day 2! Even if our merch and AMAZING stickers still didn't make it to Brussels 😞 , our team is around our booth 🚀 ! Come by to say hi! And if you can make it, our colleague @llas will be giving the keynote speech "How we are defending Software Freedom against Apple at the EU's […]

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🔥Full house in the 'Breaking tech monopolies in Europe: a fireside chat with the European Commission' talk at the Legal & Policy Issue Devroom in #FOSDEM! If you didn't manage to join, no worries. Thanks to the amazing FOSDEM crew, it's been recorded ;) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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FOSDEM 2025 started with sad news from us: all our merch and stickers go lost on its way here. Good news - we still have a booth and amazing people there willing to talk to you about #FreeSoftware, our different activities, and more! Stop by to say hi and get the news about our last […]

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The FSFE :fsfe:, with 40+ civil society organisations, signed an open letter coordinated by @edri urging the @EUCommission to not be intimidated by threats against a vigorous Digital Markets Act enforcement. For instance, #Apple has taken an aggressive position against the #DMA, litigating […]

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