Notices by Free Software Foundation Europe (fsfe@mastodon.social), page 5

#EUelections have started, being the citizens from 🇳🇱 , 🇮🇪 , and 🇨🇿 the first ones to go to the ballot! This weekend is the turn of the rest of the 🇪🇺 member states.

Political decisions and directions have an impact on #FreeSoftware, its ecosystems and its communities. Let's make sure that #PublicCode and #SoftwareFreedom are part of the political debate!

#FediGov is an initiative by the he :fsfe: Swiss local group with GNU/Linux.ch to encourage public institutions to use federated free software solutions to communicate with their people.

https://fedigov.eu/

#softwarefreedom #decentralized #fediverse

Do you know #FreeSoftware projects that can benefit from the help of the FSFE’s licensing experts?Our REUSE Booster team provides individual assessments and direct technical assistance,boosting the communication of licensing and copyright information
https://reuse.software/

Today we launch REUSE Booster! 🚀

#REUSE is a set of best practices to make Free Software licensing and copyright much easier for developers. With REUSE #Booster, we give direct support for interested #FreeSoftware projects.

https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210609-01.html

Our daily work at #FSFE relies on countless #FreeSoftware projects, ranging from #Debian to #Proxmox and #Ceph to services like #postfix, #rspamd, #mailman, @letsencrypt, #Apache, #Matomo, #Gitea, #Drone, #ansible + many more.
Thank you! ❤ #ilovefs

https://git.fsfe.org/fsfe-system-hackers/

A recent report by the EU concludes that the @EC_NGI program has had a significant impact on shaping a sustainable, sovereign, and EU-aligned tech landscape.

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/257ae66f-23c7-11ef-a195-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-324755022

The survey results indicate that NGI solutions cater to diverse ecosystems and have an active external community, fostering collaboration & innovation within the FOSS community.

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⚠"iPhones and iPads are not computers," Apple has publicly stated. ⚠

🔔 We should not allow gatekeepers like Apple to threaten our rights and freedoms!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240627-01.html

Show your support for #SoftwareFreedom this summer with our t shirts, bibs and socks! No shipping costs to all orders from 6 euros until 30 June!

https://fsfe.org/order/order.html

#FreeSoftware #style #tshirt #musthave

How Free Software can help to support fundamental rights?

In this talk, from the Legal Education Day, we explain it!

https://media.fsfe.org/w/cTKew4p4MMaCMgwftM6v19

#FreeSoftware #SofwareFreedom #HumanRights

NEWS ALPHA RELEASE 🚀 REUSE tool v3.1.0a1 includes the new REUSE.toml functionality that replaces .reuse/dep5.

In three steps, REUSE software addresses a fundamental problem with #FreeSoftware licensing at its source: what licence is a file licensed under, and who owns the copyright? The REUSE project consists of a set of best practices and a tool that makes it easy and simple to add this legal information to every single file in a project.

https://reuse.software/

EU elections to the #EuropeanParliament will take place at the beginning of June. 🇪🇺

As a #FreeSoftware enthusiast you can advocate for it!

💡 For example, you can ask your candidates if they know what Free Software is and tell them why it is important for a democratic society!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240321-01.html

https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/9gYSyoEYggsqBExLWjRejL

#EUelections #SoftwareFreedom

💭 #FreeSoftware is about 🚀 #freedom, 🧑💻 user empowerment, 👾 digital rights, 👀 privacy, 🔒 security, 💥 active citizenship, and so much more!

💡 To learn more about its basics, and to share its core principles, watch and share this 3-minute video ‼️

https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/9gYSyoEYggsqBExLWjRejL

‼️ Since public infrastructure is built with public money, the code that makes it up should be public too!

📣 Public Money? Public Code! 🚀
Sign in the open letter! 🖋️

#PMPC #PublicCode

https://publiccode.eu

`Ada & Zangemann' wins the 2024 Youth Book Prize of the InCyber Forum Europe!🎉🏆

Thanks to @cfeditions for editing it for #french speakers!

#FIC2024 #AdaZangemann #righttorepair #confiancenumérique

📰 Good news!

The Digital Markets Act comes into effect today: #DeviceNeutrality starts to become a tangible reality in the EU 🇪🇺!

We acknowledge the #DMA, but this is only the first step, and further commitment is necessary!

#SoftwareFreedom

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https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240307-01.html

💡 Why is software created using taxpayers’ money not released as #FreeSoftware?

If it is public money, it should be public code as well.

https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj

Help us to share this message! And do not forget to 🖋️ sign our open letter: “Public Money? Public Code!”

https://publiccode.eu

#PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

🏛️ If it’s public money, make it public code!

✍️ 231 organisations and 36517 individuals already support this call for action by signing our open letter!

ℹ️ Learn more about this initiative: https://publiccode.eu

#EUelections #PMPC #SoftwareFreedom

💡 The :fsfe: #FSFE is here not only to promote #FreeSoftware, its meaning, and its values, but also to empower people all over Europe and helping them spread the word! 📣

ℹ️ We have a rich set of wonderful 🎈 promotional material to help in this endeavor: stickers, posters, leaflets, balloons… check out the dedicated page and get your swag! 🤩

https://fsfe.org/contribute/spreadtheword.html

💡 When talking about #RouterFreedom 🪁, we got you covered not only in terms of technical tips and policy information, but also by providing ethical arguments and even replies to potential counterarguments! 🧠

‼️ We need your help to take this one step further and produce more informational material! 📣

Find out more here:

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231214-01.html

Looking for something interesting to read this weekend? Check out this interview from @torproject about #IloveFS day, 'Ada & Zangemann' and how to shape the future for younger generations.

https://blog.torproject.org/i-love-free-software-day-interview-fsfe/

#ighttorepair #FreeSoftware #softwarefreedom