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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 3d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
🎂 Happy 25 years to us 😉. But specially to all our supporters since 2001. Every achievement on our timeline happened because someone backed the work. Take a look at what we have built together: https://fsfe.org/about/timeline/ #SoftwareFreedom
Timeline - Working for Free Software since 2001 - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

Timeline - Working for Free Software since 2001 - FSFE

With the support of our supporters and our donors, the FSFE has been promoting and defending all aspects of software freedom in Europe since 2001. Take a l...

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Pie, Jr. @piejr@gardenstate.social
· 1w ago
After a long, long time of having trusted my data (email, photos, calendar, etc.) to Google, I'm interested in extracting myself in a safe and practical way from that ecosystem and using more free software, but I'm concerned about losing things if I don't do it right. Please share with me products, strategies, and mentality ideas that can help. #SoftwareFreedom #dataprivacy #freesoftware
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murph @murph@lemmy.sdf.org
· 3w ago
Software Freedom Day - Montclair NJ cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/59077808 cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/59072155 Join us at this year’s Software Freedom Day event at Montclair State University. We’ll have talks, Q&A, food, a musical guest, and giveaways. 10-3 in the Center for Environment and Life Studies building. More details here as well: digitalfreedoms.org/…/newjersey-software-freedom-… #softwareFreedomDay #NJ #NewJersey #softwareFreedom #freeSoftware
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Software Freedom Day NJ

Website for the New Jersey Software Freedom Day Event.

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
The EU 🇪🇺 spends ~€264 billion a year on IT, mostly proprietary, cementing exactly the vendor lock-in and dependencies. Its Tech Sovereignty Package positions #FreeSoftware a "first" principle for the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act #CADA. Now it needs to be binding, not just a suggestion. "Redirecting even half of the money spent on proprietary lock-in to Free Software would boost European tech sovereignty" #publiccode #SoftwareFreedom #DigitalSovereignty
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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Is it also making you upset 😡 that the majority of laptops 💻 are only sold with a specific proprietary operating system: Microsoft Windows. So as user, you must pay for it 💲, even if you do not want to use this OS. This is unfair and we want to change it! Consumers should be able to buy laptops without any specific OS, and should not have to pay the license price if they don't want to. Find out more ➡️ https://en.refund4freedom.org/ #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
Refund4Freedom
Refund4Freedom

Refund4Freedom

Get a Refund of your proprietary operating system license

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
We :fsfe: turned 25 this year! A quarter-century of #SoftwareFreedom couldn't go without a proper celebration. https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260803-01.en.html Thanks to everyone who joined us a couple of weekends ago in Krakow! and thanks to @europython@fosstodon.org for making it possible!
A quarter-century of Software Freedom: the FSFE turns 25 - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

A quarter-century of Software Freedom: the FSFE turns 25 - FSFE

The FSFE was founded in 2001 by a group of European Free Software advocates. 25 years later, this European charity has grown into one of the most respected...

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
The FSFE turned 25 this year!! Hurrah for a quarter century promoting and defending #SoftwareFreedom 🙌 Check out our timeline with our key achievements since 2001: https://fsfe.org/about/timeline/ #FreeSoftware
Timeline - Working for Free Software since 2001 - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

Timeline - Working for Free Software since 2001 - FSFE

With the support of our supporters and our donors, the FSFE has been promoting and defending all aspects of software freedom in Europe since 2001. Take a l...

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
What does exactly the means than the @Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu 🧑‍⚖️ dismissed Apple’s challenge against its designation under the #DMA? What was Apple trying to do and why is this judgment important for #SoftwareFreedom? ⚖️ In our newest #LegalCorner article we explain the details of this case: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260724-01.html
Legal Corner: How Apple’s attack on interoperability failed - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

Legal Corner: How Apple’s attack on interoperability failed - FSFE

8 July 2026 marks a significant milestone in the fight for interoperability and software freedom, for both developers and users: the Court of Justice of th...

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linuxwebzine @linuxwebzine@mstdn.ro
· 2mo ago
🎉 Ultimul brevet pentru MPEG-4 Part 2 a expirat! DivX și Xvid sunt acum complet libere la nivel mondial O eră importantă din istoria codecurilor video se încheie oficial: ultimul brevet care proteja standardul MPEG-4 Part 2 (cunoscut pentru formatele populare DivX și Xvid din anii 2000) a expirat. 💡 Ce înseamnă acest lucru? 🔓 Fără redevențe sau licențiere: Producătorii de hardware, dezvoltatorii de aplicații comerciale, proiectele multimedia și distribuțiile Linux pot include acum suport nativ de codare/decodare MPEG-4 Part 2 fără teama de taxe sau procese legate de brevete. 🐧 Ideal pentru distribuțiile Linux: Distribuțiile cu politici extrem de stricte privind software-ul brevetat vor putea include suport de bază pentru aceste formate fără a mai necesita repozitoare terțe. 🔍 Clarificare importantă: • Expirarea se aplică MPEG-4 Part 2 (fisierele vechi .avi, DivX, Xvid). • NU se aplică formatului H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) sau altor tehnologii moderne utilizate în fișierele .mp4 actuale, care sunt încă protejate de brevete active. Pentru utilizatorul obișnuit (care folosește deja player-e precum VLC sau FFmpeg) nimic nu se schimbă peste noapte, însă este o victorie uriașă pentru distribuția de software liber și arhivarea digitală! 🎬 #MPEG4 #DivX #Xvid #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom #Patents #Linux #Multimedia #TechNews #VideoCodecs
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Bradley M. Kühn @bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org
· 2mo ago
😲 … 👀 at this essay from @jcolag@mastodon.social. John is doing something I really think that makes #FOSS great: exploring incomplete philosophical, political, and/or policy questions in public. Strive to be comfortable with the stream of consciousness ramble and consider the ideas that John is exploring: There are real insights about how errors in #SoftwareFreedom leadership left the #FreeCulture movement w/out its natural allies. Fascinating! I look forward to next installment. https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2026/07/12/free-culture-creators-1.html
Free Culture, Creator Obstacles
Entropy Arbitrage

Free Culture, Creator Obstacles

Finally explaining Free Culture from the ground up, this time what prevents creators from getting this right

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
You know what day it is! 🎧 Ready for our latest #SoftwareFreedom Podcast? Did you know the FSFE :fsfe: was founded in 2001, 25 years ago? Of course, we've planned something for our silver anniversary! 🎊 Check out the latest episode of the #SoftwareFreedom Podcast, where we talk about the planned celebrations and invite all of you, our listeners, to celebrate with us. 📻 Find out more in episode 53: https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2026/episode-53.en.html
SFP#53: FSFE is turning 25! Come and celebrate with us! - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

SFP#53: FSFE is turning 25! Come and celebrate with us! - FSFE

Times goes by… Did you know the FSFE was founded in 2001, 25 years ago? Of course, we have planned something for our silver anniversary! We are dedicating ...

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
⚠️ Breaking News! The @Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu ruled today that Apple must comply with interoperability obligations under the #DMA The Court also confirmed the App Store as a core platform service. A victory for developers, computer users and #SoftwareFreedom! 🚀 https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260708-01.en.html #FreeSoftware
Apple held accountable under the DMA - A victory for developers and computer users! - FSFE
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

Apple held accountable under the DMA - A victory for developers and computer users! - FSFE

The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected Apple

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
Hola Málaga 🇪🇸 Since yesterday, we’ve been at @opensouthcode@floss.social talking about #SoftwareFreedom with the local community! Today, the story of Ada and #Zangemann is part of the buzzing Kids Space 👾. It’s wonderful to see so many children and their parents tinkering, experimenting, and discovering the power of #FreeSoftware 💡 Thank you, @opensouthcode@floss.social, and everyone involved for making this such a great conference! ❤️
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