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Michael Downey 🧢<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.copyleft.org/@bkuhn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bkuhn</span></a></span>'s Paradox </p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Me:<br>&gt; in an engineer-driven company who can easily pull a LibreOffice or NextCloud if VCs overreach</p><p>Note for developers;</p><p>As well as protecting us in our role as "users", freedom-protecting licenses protect you and your teams from your bosses. You've always got the option, as a team, to find an alternative source of funding, start a new org, and take your software with you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>:fsfe: July Newsletter 🗞️ </p><p>Summer has arrived, and with it came our annual Summer Meeting, where<br>we spent time with our community!</p><p>🔸 Learn more about the latest developments surrounding the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p><p>🔹 Take a few minutes to share your perspective in our Interoperability Survey</p><p>🔸Listen to the newest episode of our podcast...</p><p>and more!</p><p><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202507.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202507.en.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarefreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.nlnet.nl/@nlnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nlnet</span></a></span> announced 62 new projects for the NGI Zero Commons Fund - the largest round of the programme yet 🚀 </p><p><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI/114743427600397498" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E</span><span class="invisible">C_NGI/114743427600397498</span></a></p><p>As part of this consortium, the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span> :fsfe: will support these projects! Congrats to these 62 projects!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGI</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>My open source project was stolen and relicensed by a YC company</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/soham_btw/status/1940952786491027886" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/soham_btw/status/1</span><span class="invisible">940952786491027886</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YCcompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YCcompanies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/projectStolen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projectStolen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developerRights</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> can open doors for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>: alternative app stores, browsers, emulators, and much more!</p><p>But right now, gatekeepers are throwing up roadblocks.</p><p>We need your help to hold them accountable.</p><p>🛠️ Developers: have you requested interoperability under the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a>?</p><p>Share your story by taking this survey 👉 <a href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">survey.fsfe.org/index.php/6999</span><span class="invisible">38?lang=en</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> presents how it will charge developers who distribute their apps without Apple's involvement (outside the AppStore) with a new fee, the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CTC</span></a> (yes, it's just a renamed <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CTF</span></a> Core Technology Fee).</p><p>IMHO no world in which Apple remains a <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gatekeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeper</span></a> over which code people run on their devices and, worse, demands money for it, cannot be compatible with the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketAct</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>
Matthias Kirschner<p>A big thank you to all the volunteers, employees and guests attending the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span> 's summer meeting. Such good discussion about lots of different topics around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarefreedom</span></a> . 👏👏👏👏</p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Edward Flick and Joseph Pingenot for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
FSFE<p><strong>DevConf.CZ 2025 - Enforcing Device Neutrality in the EU</strong></p> <p><a href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/t2c5wKSevuiyLL4KUPe5Be" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.fsfe.org/w/t2c5wKSevuiyL</span><span class="invisible">L4KUPe5Be</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Hackers needed!</p><p>Are you a developer who has requested, or plans to request, interoperability under the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a>?</p><p>Help us make sure the law empowers users and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>.</p><p>📊 Take the FSFE’s Interoperability Survey and share your experience. It’s time gatekeepers respect our rights.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">survey.fsfe.org/index.php/6999</span><span class="invisible">38?lang=en</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Almost Human s01e06 is a troubling demonstration of how the power to control tech that other people depend on, can be abused. Gangsters give people synthetic hearts, programmed to stop at the end of the month unless the transplant recipient pays the demanded subscription. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/AlmostHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlmostHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>From the founding of the GNU Project in 1983, through the 1990s and into the 2000s, the main goal of Software Freedom activists was to replace proprietary software on people's computers, with software compiled from Free Code.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GNUProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUProject</span></a></p><p>(1/?)</p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Katherine Brady and Meng Guang for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Liberate your device and regain control of your data by switching to a free Android operating system with free (as in freedom) apps!</p><p>📽 In this video we walk through how to flash a Samsung GT i9505 with LineageOS <br><a href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/8G8y2cGRbdSadgeDiK6q55" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.fsfe.org/w/8G8y2cGRbdSad</span><span class="invisible">geDiK6q55</span></a></p><p>💡 More info and resources <a href="https://fsfe.org/activities/android/liberate.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/activities/android/li</span><span class="invisible">berate.en.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
FSFE Berlin<p>Du willst weg von Big Tech und freie Alternativen kennen lernen? Oder dein altes Laptop weiternutzen, wenn der Support für Windows 10 ausläuft? Wir helfen dir bei deinen ersten Schritten in GNU/Linux. Und geben Tipps, wie dich im Fediverse zurecht findest und wirklich soziale Medien nutzen kannst.</p><p>Komm zum Workshop "Digitale Selbstverteidigung für Anfänger*innen" am <b>19.06.2025</b> ab <b>18 Uhr</b> im <b>Medientheater (Georgenstr. 47</b>, 10117 Berlin, Raum 0.01)!</p><p>Oder du hast schon den Durchblick und möchtest uns gerne unterstützen? Dann komm vorbei und helft beim betreuten Installieren!</p><p>Eine Veranstaltung von <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/users/gnuHU_linux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gnuHU_linux</span></a></span> und der Berliner Gruppe der <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=FSFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSFE</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://hu.berlin/Digitale-Selbstverteidigung" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">hu.berlin/Digitale-Selbstverte…</a></p><p><a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=endof10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endof10</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>📢 📣 Tell us how gatekeepers are handling your interoperability requests! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> developers: your voice is needed! </p><p>:fsfe: We launched the Digital Markets Act Interoperability Survey to gather first-hand experiences from developers requesting software interoperability: <a href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">survey.fsfe.org/index.php/6999</span><span class="invisible">38</span></a> 📝</p><p>💡 More info: <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250618-01.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202506</span><span class="invisible">18-01.en.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeviceNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeviceNeutrality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Do you have any questions about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> licensing? 🤔</p><p>📚 Check out the resources and documentation prepared by our team at the FSFE to answer basic questions and help you get started with Free Software licensing:</p><p><a href="https://download.fsfe.org/NGI0/V2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">download.fsfe.org/NGI0/V2/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngi</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Edward Flick and Joseph Pingenot for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Matthias Kirschner<p>Saw <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fedora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedora</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> #42 towel at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DevConf_CZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevConf_CZ</span></a> . </p><p>Kudos to those who had the idea and implemented it!! This is awesome 👏👏👏👏</p><p>And of course a big thank you to all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> contributors out there for their work for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a>! 👏👏👏👏</p>
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