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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 Blue Systems and Christian Sperr 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>
Public Knowledge Project<p>Celebrate Software Freedom with us! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedomDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedomDay2025</span></a> is coming up on September 20th, 2025 with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dff</span></a></span>.</p><p>We asked team members of Érudit and PKP, who together are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoalitionPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionPublica</span></a>, to share what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> means to them. </p><p>Check out the personal messages, from ethical and political choice, to practical applications, and social cultural implications:</p><p><a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/16/coalition-publica-celebrates-software-freedom/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/16/coalitio</span><span class="invisible">n-publica-celebrates-software-freedom/</span></a></p><p>La version française: <a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/16/logiciel-libres-coalition-publica/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/16/logiciel</span><span class="invisible">-libres-coalition-publica/</span></a></p><p>Happy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SFD2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFD2025</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenInfrastructure</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 Antonio Carzaniga and Brewster Kahle 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<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Antoine Mercadal and Avi Dullu 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>Check out our latest Legal Corner article 🗒️ </p><p>In this column we deepen into the war on Ad Blockers 🔥 , focusing on Axel Springer’s assault on user freedom and a recent decision by the German Federal Court of Justice is giving this corporation a second chance to erode user freedom. </p><p>💻 <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250916-01.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202509</span><span class="invisible">16-01.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>
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 Matomo.org and Podbielniak Giving Fund 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>
daltux<span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/organicmaps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@organicmaps@fosstodon.org</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/janvlug" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@janvlug@mastodon.social</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/users/Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de</a></span><br><blockquote>[...] most of our users don't care where the code is hosted, but care about the app functionality and usability…<br>Do you care?<br></blockquote>Most users will probably use Google Maps and Waze because they provide the most convenience. I do care about <a href="https://snac.daltux.net?t=softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareFreedom</a>.<br>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>🎉 It’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> Podcast day! 📻</p><p>Join <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@annabonnie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>annabonnie</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.io/@lexelas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lexelas</span></a></span> as they dive into the term “software stack” and explore how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> stacks connect with public administration. Tune it now!</p><p>🎧 <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-38.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-</span><span class="invisible">38.en.html</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> for public services? <br>✅ Ensures transparency 📖 <br>✅ Avoids dependency on single vendors 🔄 <br>✅ Allows collaboration &amp; improvement 🤝 <br>✅ Saves money in the long run 💰</p><p>Taxpayer-funded software should be for the public</p><p>Public Money? Public Code! <br><a href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaM</span><span class="invisible">sEZN8vfyj</span></a></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://publiccode.eu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">publiccode.eu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiccode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publiccode</span></a> <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 Martin Krafft and Michael Reed 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<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to John Gilmore and John Wheeler 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>Proud that <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> volunteer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nicolef" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nicolef</span></a></span> went through this whole process with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumup</span></a> about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPL</span></a>. </p><p>Nicole’s efforts show that individuals can have outsized positive impacts on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarefreedom</span></a>, and many little steps like Nicole’s, when taken together, can amount to a large enough movement to further develop the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> movement in a positive direction.</p><p><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250820-01.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202508</span><span class="invisible">20-01.en.html</span></a></p><p>Thanks also to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sfconservancy.org/users/conservancy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>conservancy</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@LaF0rge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LaF0rge</span></a></span> for all the work they do / did on this.</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 Donald Haase and Dwayne Dever 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>What is your vision for the future? Find out ours :fsfe: for 2048!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kirschner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kirschner</span></a></span> explains it in this recording from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@devconf_cz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>devconf_cz</span></a></span> 2025</p><p>📺 <a href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/4WETUwr5Tc2zwLBT6jVub4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.fsfe.org/w/4WETUwr5Tc2zw</span><span class="invisible">LBT6jVub4</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><p>Leave us your thoughts 💬!</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 Casper Freksen and de Rie Family Giving Fund 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>
Strypey<p>If you use mobile apps, I strongly encourage you to figure out how to pay app developers who publish full source code, under free licenses.</p><p>Especially those who go to the effort to make their apps work on the Mobile GNU OS, as well as the duopoly mobile OS (Android and iOS). So you can keep using them if you escape Goggle and grApple's clutches, by getting a Mobile GNU device like the PinePhone or Librem5 (and hopefully many more to come)</p><p>(1/?)</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/MobileApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileApps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MobileGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileGNU</span></a></p>
Bradley M. Kuhn<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@evacide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>evacide</span></a></span> Stoppppp … you're making me miss the days of working for a giant 501(c)(3) org instead of a tiny one.😆 </p><p>At <a href="https://fedi.copyleft.org/tags/SFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFC</span></a>, we do ≤ 2 swag items per year.</p><p>Upside: my “worst idea” won this year: I hope everyone enjoys their refillable 14 mL <a href="https://fedi.copyleft.org/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> Conservancy hand-sanitizer.</p><p>Also, we bought in bulk so you're gonna get those things for the next 5 years, all.</p><p>Cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Susan_calvin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Susan_calvin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@cmccullough" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cmccullough</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@wakame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wakame</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@cwg1231" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cwg1231</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@varx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>varx</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@steely_glint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>steely_glint</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glammr.us/@rowmyboat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rowmyboat</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@spiegelmama" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>spiegelmama</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@ExplodingLemur" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ExplodingLemur</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.yetzt.me/@yetzt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>yetzt</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@not2b" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>not2b</span></a></span></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>At <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@inselchaos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>inselchaos</span></a></span> ? We :fsfe: came with really cool stickers and a bit of merchandising!</p><p>Come by to say hi!</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> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inselchaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inselchaos</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Hello from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inselchaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inselchaos</span></a> 👋! </p><p>We came to spend the weekend with lots of stickers, postcards, posters and a bit of merchandise ! If you are around, come by!</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>
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 Antonio Carzaniga and Brewster Kahle 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>
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