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  🎂 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

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  Thank you, #FediDay, for an amazing weekend! We had a blast being part of it! We met some really interesting people, found out all the latest news about the #Fediverse, and had a great time!🫶 Kudos to all the organisers for a great event!🚀 Did you miss it? We will keep you update once the talk recordings are online 😉 #SoftwareFreedom

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  Maintaining a #FreeSoftware project? Make your licensing unambiguous (for humans and machines🤖 ) with REUSE. Used by @kde@floss.social, the @Linux kernel, Siemens, @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz projects, and more. 1️⃣ Choose and provide licenses 2️⃣ Add copyright and license information to each file 3️⃣ Confirm REUSE compliance Get started ➡️ https://reuse.software/ #FreeSoftware #Licensing

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  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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  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

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  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!

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  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

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  Have you heard about the 🇪🇺 #EuropeanInteroperabilityFramework (EIF) and the #InteroperableEuropeAct (IEA)? In its feedback regarding the review of the #EIF, the FSFE :fsfe: is calling for #FreeSoftware and #OpenStandards to be the default when procuring and creating interoperable digital public services Find out more: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260730-01.html 📖 Read our position: https://download.fsfe.org/policy/consultations/EIF%202026/European%20Interoperability%20Framework%20-%2...

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  🧑‍⚖️ On July 2, @Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu delivered its final judgment in the Google #Android antitrust case. The ruling made the penalty imposed by the General Court definitive. ⚠️ At the same time, the planned Google's Android developer verification will have an impact on how software is distributed in Android. 👇 We published a piece on Tech Policy Press analysing how these developments will impact #FreeSoftware app stores and operating systems. https://www.techpolicy.press/goog...

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  Thinking about getting a speaker that is said to be open hardware but unsure if it really is ? 📻 🎶 Our volunteer @nicolef@mastodon.social checked if the Teufel Mynd is really and "Open Source Project". Read her analysis here: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260629-01.html And let us know if you try other #OpenHardware products!

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  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

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  There is no birthday party without a cake 🍰🎂! And no party without all those great friends who joined us this weekend in Krakow. Thank you for celebrating these 25 years with us! As they say here, "Sto lat"! 🎉🎊 🥂 Here's to more years of hard work, fun, and #softwarefreedom!

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  There is no FSFE :fsfe: meeting without our group picture! 💞 Thank you for everyone who made it into our #FSFE25 weekend, our outstanding vounters, our amazing supporters, and our great donors! We missed some of you here but you were present in spirit! For more 25 years! 🚀 #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

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  Star trek is turning 60, the FSFE :fsfe: 25 ! Happy birthday to us! Join us at @europython@fosstodon.org sprints weekend. And happy birthday to #europython2026 6 too! We are not the only ones celebrating a quarter century 😉 #FSFE25

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  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

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  Most libraries let you suggest new books and takes 2 minutes! Go and suggest Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream. A great way to explain kids who amazing is tinkering, to get others understand why #SoftwareFreedom matters and to start conversations in your community ➡️ https://ada.fsfe.org #AdaZangemann #FreeSoftware

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  RE: https://curia.social-network.europa.eu/@Curia/116883591154790345 "This ruling confirms what we have argued from the start: interoperability is not optional under the DMA, it is the law. Developers finally have legal certainty to build competitive alternatives to Apple's ecosystem, and we remain committed to monitoring enforcement of today’s decision" https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260708-01.en.html

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  ⚠️ 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

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  Have you heard about the #FreeSoftware Hardware project Teufel Mynd speaker? Well, @nicolef@mastodon.social, a dedicated FSFE volunteer, did! Nicole dug into it and had a look at the project to uncover how free it is 😀 📖 Read a long to find out the rest: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260629-01.html

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  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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  RE: https://toot.si/@len/116772530079509525 What does the new Open Source Strategy published by the @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu mean for Free Software and Europe's digital sovereignty? What steps need to follow now? @johas@mastodon.social was invited to #RadioStudent’s #tehnoklistir podcast to discuss the EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package, and why public code, implementation and binding rules are crucial now. (English interview from 16:50) #PublicCode #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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  Did you know Ada & Zangemann is also a FREE animated movie? Released under a Creative Commons licence, you can watch it right now on the FSFE PeerTube and YouTube channels! In English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Danish. 🎉 🎥 https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/k77oZk33uLy95DZmx8FUHJ #AdaZangemann #FreeSoftware

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  ⚠️ The FSFE has submitted its position to the @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu's Android interoperability consultation under the #DMA The FSFE is calling for the following, among other things: 🔹 the right to fully uninstall AI-based features from Android devices, 🔸 and access to interoperability functions for developers free from #Google verification requirements #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

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  Berlin hosted the #FreeSoftware Legal & Licensing Workshop (LLW 2026), bringing together over 100 legal and compliance professionals, technologists, and policy experts from all over the globe. Organised by the #FSFE, LLW is an annual conference for the members of the Legal Network, a neutral, non-partisan group of experts in different fields involved in #FreeSoftware legal issues Find out more: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260427-01.html #licensing #softwarefreedom

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  :fsfe: May Newsletter! 🗞️ 🔸 April brought LLW, where we gathered with Legal Network members 🔹 #DMA legislation is keeping us busy: we are exposing how Apple keeps blocking third-party developers, denying their interoperability requests. 🔸 On a brighter note, over ten years of advocacy paid off: the @EUCommission is protecting users' right to install any software on radio devices. 🚀 🔹 And we reached episode 50 in our SFP!🎧 🎉 https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202605.en.html #SoftwareFreedom...

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  🏆 Nominate the #FreeSoftware Contributor of the Year🏆🏆 The 2026 European SFS Award Nomination is opened! Submit your nominations by 25 May 2026! https://cloud.opendatahub.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/bfaA24FToWRqmqFMtmjHe4J7 The European SFS Award, by the Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen (#LUGBZ) and with the collaboration of the FSFE, recognises individuals whose work has made a significant and sustained difference in advancing Free Software across Europe. More info: https://www.sfscon.it/awa...

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  Today, the @EUCommission opened a process under the #DMA to regulate how #Google handles #interoperability within #Android The :fsfe: FSFE has been working intensively over the last two years to improve #DMA interoperability for #Apple and #Google users. We will monitor how the Commission implements the interoperability rules further, ensuring DMA enforcement is Free Software-friendly. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_202

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  🚨 NHS England should not hide public code behind closed doors England’s National Health Service (#NHS England) is preparing to make most of its public source code repositories private by default, according to recent reports. 🫣 The reported internal guidance would require public repositories to be made private unless an explicit exception is approved. Find out more: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260504-01.en.html #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

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  The @EUCommission published its first #DMA review on April 28. We welcome that the EC has recognised our calls for greater transparency and accountability in the enforcement process. This is a step in the right direction. We also welcome the recognition that #interoperability by design is important for fair digital markets.