Posts by fsfe@mastodon.social
 (DIR) Post #ApPrb8X6vLp7w3IaeW by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2024-12-24T15:17:58Z
       
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       🎅 Santa Claus is Coming To Town 🎅 🎶 Is Santa a bit lost and still looking for a meaningful present? Why don't ask him for a FSFE year support donation? https://fsfe.org/donateWe will make sure to make Santa proud with our daily work towards #Softwarefreedom  😉 Happy holidays! 🎄 🤶
       
 (DIR) Post #Aq8Z7Jbu8IkeYMkNnM by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-01-16T10:01:16Z
       
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       📣 The FSFE calls for broader interoperability by Apple under the DMA 📣The FSFE :fsfe: alongside civil society organizations, developers and researchers, submitted its position to the @EUCommission ’s public consultation on measures requiring Apple to ensure compliance with the #DMAs interoperability provisions. 💥 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆💥 https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250116-01.en.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AqVF60NYcUuyAfDF7g by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-01-27T09:16:33Z
       
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       #FOSDEM 2025 is almost here! 🚀 Once again, we :fsfe: will be there! 💥Join our keynote on our Apple court case and talks, come to our devrooms,  participate in our workshop, ad meet us at our booth to chat and share ideas. Stop by and say hello!💻 https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250127-01.en.html
       
 (DIR) Post #Ar90EKuLQOWVYduuC8 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-02-15T11:50:50Z
       
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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 🎶  https://media.fsfe.org/w/gs8ZDniL6DHyV255qzkMGyThere are so many ways to say #thankyou to your favourite #FreeSoftware projects, what is yours?
       
 (DIR) Post #AsSne1GyeGsHSfwE5I by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-03-26T14:18:01Z
       
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       Why should public institutions use Free Software?  🔓 Freedom to use & share  👀  Transparency & adaptability  🛠 No vendor lock-in  💰 Public funds = public benefitPublic Money? Public Code! #publiccode #freesoftwarehttps://publiccode.eu/
       
 (DIR) Post #Auc2BMGNxco8PVbW7c by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-05-29T21:12:54Z
       
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       💥 No more imposed licensing - Get back the cost of your Windows License! 💥When acquiring a new laptop you often end up dealing with an imposed pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system. Even if you do not want to use it, you still need to pay for the Windows license. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿. The Refund4Freedom initiative guides users in how to get their money back in these cases and demands the end of this practice that limits user freedom. https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250529-01.en.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AvtAvyW5jiiERyQWA4 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-07-07T11:39:22Z
       
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       @nlnet announced 62 new projects for the NGI Zero Commons Fund - the largest round of the programme yet 🚀 https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI/114743427600397498As part of this consortium, the @fsfe :fsfe: will support these projects! Congrats to these 62 projects!#SoftwareFreedom #NGI
       
 (DIR) Post #Aw9su0jYnEXqfXOdua by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-07-14T13:17:07Z
       
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       Have you realized that all your Internet traffic, encryption, backups, communications, shopping, writing, business interactions, and so on, go through your router?😟  Is your router free? If not, your digital freedom could be compromised. ✅ The good news: #RouterFreedom is secured by EU laws.  ❌ The not so good ones: Router Freedom is still not a full reality in most of the EU countries.https://fsfe.org/activities/routers/routers.en.html#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
       
 (DIR) Post #AwA3aeYm6tJNtKK8zQ by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-07-15T13:49:10Z
       
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       🤖⚖️ Locked bootloaders, forced app stores, and vendor lock-in? No thanks! #DeviceNeutrality  helps to break up digital monopolies and restore competition by giving back to end-users control of their devices! #FreeSoftware https://deviceneutrality.org/
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15PxSF7bCyug8uW by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T07:17:16Z
       
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       🏛️ We have just arrived at @Curia! 💼 Today, our lawyer, Dr. Martin Husovec, will explain to the court why #DMA #interoperability should apply to #Apple in full extent!👀 Stay tuned for updates! And if you need a quick recap of what's at stake for #FreeSoftware in this case, have a read here: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251015-01.en.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15QmVBKQrXEYuTg by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T07:37:19Z
       
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       🧑‍⚖️ The hearing is about to begin!👀 Representatives from #Apple, @EUCommission and the European Parliament, as policymakers from Germany and industry representatives, are all here at @Curia 💥 This is BIG 💥    :fsfe:  The FSFE's lawyer will have 10 minutes to explain to Court why #DMA requires interoperable solutions by design!  #FreeSoftware is key for that! 💪    Check the broadcast live! https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_1477137/en/(be aware no pics or screenshots are allowed)
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15RidhAw8RXlL60 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T08:29:03Z
       
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       #Apple's lawyers are arguing that the #interoperability provision in the #DMA harms the company's human rights 😯📖 Our lawyer, Martin Husovec, is now on the podium at @Curia ✊ He is reminding the Court that Apple is being regulated for the public interest and that interoperability and #FreeSoftware cannot be compromised.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15WjB4bL1yf3L84 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T08:30:27Z
       
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       📢 "Given that Apple’s product is an ecosystem where value is created not only by Apple, but also by independent external developers and consumers who own the devices, coercing selected gatekeepers’ products into interoperability is entirely legitimate and necessary."   - :fsfe: FSFE's lawyer, Martin Husovec(We cannot wait to watch the streaming as it is delayed)
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15c4HDaBcXXxlD6 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T10:21:39Z
       
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       #Apple is claiming before @Curia that #DMA is expropriating their copyrights and patents! 😲 The @EUCommission and the @fsfe stated that Apple has not listed any right. How this can be? 🤔 The Court followed up, but Apple just cannot list any copyright and patent affected by #interoperability!
       
 (DIR) Post #AzR15hHvoF50jLOEgi by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-10-21T13:03:08Z
       
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       #Apple is stating at @Curia that the #DMA obligation of "free-of-charge" interoperability imposes enormous burden to their rights. 🫢 FSFE: No, actually Apple has a menu of choices:🔹Use or develop #OpenStandards;🔹use or develop proprietary solutions but refrain from using patents and copyrights to block interoperability; or🔹 not provide these non-interoperable features in the EU market.#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
       
 (DIR) Post #B066A1hIn2ldJqEFP6 by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-11-07T10:43:36Z
       
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       Jean-Baptiste Kempf receives the European SFS Award 2025 at #SFSCON for his  outstanding and lasting contributions to the Free Software movement and his long-term dedication to the VLC project.🏆 https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251107-01.en.html#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware
       
 (DIR) Post #B0PJ6fn8vWfM9wuIvg by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-11-19T15:14:17Z
       
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       🚨 ATTENTION INHABITANTS OF THE FEDEVERSE 🚨We are producing a new :fsfe: T-shirt in time for @fosdem, so of course we’re invoking the ancient tradition of THE POLL.Please vote below so we know what to proudly sell, and wear, at FOSDEM 2026.Choose wisely: future generations may judge us…🔥1️⃣ Public Money, Public Code!2️⃣ Cool kids3️⃣ i ❤️ Free Software4️⃣ Other — leave your cursed blessed suggestions in the commentsIf this goes wrong, we blame the algorithm 😉#FOSDEM #FreeSoftware #TShirt
       
 (DIR) Post #B0uQG0j8jr982SFf7Y by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-12-04T12:41:38Z
       
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       ⚠️ The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X ⚠️The platform never aligned with our values and no longer serves as a space for communication. What initially intended to be a place for dialogue and information exchange has turned into a centralised arena of hostility, misinformation, and profit-driven control, far removed from the ideals of freedom we stand for. Find out more: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251204-01.en.html#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
       
 (DIR) Post #B14fB3ZACHaMHzHQrQ by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-12-09T13:52:20Z
       
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       December has arrived, and with it, our last newsletter of 2025 🚀 🔸 we took part in the consultation on the Germany Stack, 🔹 exchanged insights at the Article 19 2025 #DMA Enforcement Symposium, 🔸 and gave #REUSE a new home on @Codeberg  Meanwhile, registration for the next edition of #YH4F is opened and we have new #SoftwareFreedom podcast episodes to listen to. 🎧 https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202512.en.html#FreeSoftware
       
 (DIR) Post #B18uZcJivB2uxi4Epk by fsfe@mastodon.social
       2025-12-11T15:14:45Z
       
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       Who needs a Christmas sweater when you can have a VLC cone?Thanks @videolan for the super nice swag, that arrived just in time for our : fsfe: Christmas gathering!! Happy #FreeSoftware holidays !!! ⭐🎄