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  This is a reminder to register your #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 event early so you can qualify for #free, official #SFD2026 swag: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

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  Need tips on how to create and host your own event for #SoftwareFreedomDay2026? Join the SFD mailing list to find out tips and tricks from other organizers: https://lists.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/sfd-discuss.mailman3.com/ #SFD2026 #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

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  Ways to support Software and Internet Freedom: https://keepandroidopen.org/ https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-resources/

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  I'd like to encourage everyone to check out the Old Computer Challenge for 2026: http://occ.sdf.org/ They're doing an incredible job finding creative uses for older computers and software. #permacomputing #retrocomputing #FreeDOS #Windows #Linux

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  Just a reminder, #SoftwareFreedomDay is only two months away. If you could pick your favorite #FOSS to highlight on #SFD2026, which program or library would you choose? #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 #AskFedi

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  There's still time to register your #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 event and score some swag for doing so: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events Still on the fence? Join the #SFD mailing list or Matrix channel #SoftwareFreedomDay to get advice, tips and support for creating your very own #SFD2026 event. #OpenSource #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux #FreeBSD #Android #software #programming #retrocomputing

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  #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 is only two months away. Last year, we counted down to #SFD by sharing interesting #FOSS. This year, let's add something new. I'll be sharing links to blog posts and articles on FOSS design and ideas that shape our ecosystems. If you've written something you'd like included, please share a link. #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #software #programming #Linux #FreeDOS #FreeBSD #retrocomputing #permacomputing

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  I found this blog post interesting: https://civboot.github.io/blog/2026-07-21-fighting-ai.html It discusses fighting the effects of #AI distilling useful knowledge, tools and processes. It includes links to #FOSS projects including a #vim-like editor.

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  Another interesting blog post on #Software #Design with Freewheeling Apps is discussed here: https://akkartik.name/freewheeling/ Plus, there are some useful #lua projects.

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  What are you doing #HardwareFreedomDay2026 this Saturday?  Please share your posts about Hardware Freedom Day on your favorite social media channels and blogs and include #HFD2026

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  Know of a #Makerspace in your area? Ask them join in on celebrating #HardwareFreedomDay2026 https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd/events?view=map #HFD2026 #AskFedi #RighttoRepair

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  Happy #HardwareFreedomDay2026. Hope you'll join us in celebrating by sharing your favorite #OpenHardware and #FreeSoftware Here's a list of #3Dprinting and #CAD programs: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html #HFD2026

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  France Moving to #Linux Desktops: https://zleap.net/blog/france-moving-to-linux-desktops

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  For those in the US, bill HR 8250 would require age verification for operating systems on a national level: https://linuxiac.com/federal-bill-would-bring-os-level-age-verification-to-the-entire-us/

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  If you're in the US, please contact your Senators and Representatives and let them know how you feel about age verification laws for operating systems and bill HR 8250: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

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  Wishing everyone a Happy #HardwareFreedomDay2026 https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd #HFD2026

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  If you've written a post, article or blog entry about #HardwareFreedomDay2026 or you're holding or attending an event, please share the information on social media with the tag: #HFD2026 How are you celebrating today?

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  Age verification isn't just a problem in the US. Brazil has passed an age verification law. Some Linux distros will be restricting access from Brazil. Recent Youtube videos have been discussing the EU's Age Verification app and how it was already hacked just after its release.

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  Petition to exempt Linux and BSD from age verification laws: https://www.change.org/p/exempt-linux-and-bsds-from-age-verification-laws

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  As someone who likes to see new life brought to legacy #FOSS software, I was very happy to hear about a new fork of GTK2: https://git.devuan.org/Daemonratte/gtk2-ng It includes patches from other #GTK2 forks. There are plans to test out classic #GTK software and a desktop environment with it. #OpenSource #X11 #FreeSoftware #RetroComputing #Linux

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  #SoftwareFreedomDay is September 19, 2026. If you're planning an event, now’s the perfect time to register it on the #DFF map so people can find it: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 #SFD2026 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS

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  If you're interested in #retro or lightweight computing, check out some of the #FOSS conversations on the Devuan Users Forum: https://devuanusers.com/ #RetroComputing #PermaComputing #programming

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  Do you know of any projects, groups or communities that care about digital sustainability, keeping older computers working, maintaining legacy software, getting off the merry-go-round of continually needing to have the latest or just wanting to support the GNU fundamental freedom of being able to study and change a program in source code form? If so, please share links or info. #AskFedi #RightToRepair #retrocomputing #permacomputing #FreeSoftware #FOSS #sustainabililty #IndieWeb

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  #SoftwareFreedomDay is coming up on September 19, 2026. Hosting a meetup, workshop, or hack session? Register it on the DFF event map to help people find you: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map #SFD2026 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #SoftwareFreedomDay2026

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  Are you hosting an event for #SoftwareFreedomDay2026? Add your event to the official #SFD map: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map The #DFF will be shipping #free swag to teams that register early. #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SFD2026

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  This is a good reminder to keep trying to contact your local legislators about the age verification laws: https://system76.com/blog/post/co-and-ca-exempt-open-source-from-age-attestation Write and ask them to exempt FOSS. We can make a difference.

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  🗓️ Planning a Software Freedom Day event? Share your topics and schedule ideas. Let's inspire each other. #SFD2026 #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux #FOSS

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  Haven't created your #SFD2025 mascot for the Huion Challenge? Great news! The deadline has been extended to November 9th. I hope you'll consider creating a submission. There are good chances for winning. https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-mascot-huion-challenge-2025

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  1/2 Welcome to today's #DFD2026 countdown. The #Free format for this week is #EPUB, the #OpenStandard for #ebooks. It's very easy to create your own ebooks. All it takes is a #text #editor to produce #HTML and #XML files and a zip tool to store them. #DocumentFreedomDay2026

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  Happy #PublicDomainDay. Hope you'll try adding some public domain source code to your projects. Check out pd single header files or libtom projects. Enjoy sites like Open Culture or Internet Archive for #PublicDomain #multimedia. Encourage use of Public Domain and #CreativeCommons works. Don't forget #DocumentFreedomDay2026 in March.