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fsfe, 4 months ago to random

🫣 Advertising is all around us, so some users have started using adblockers to avoid it when browsing 👀? Is this legal? 🤔

ℹ️ Check out this article where we tackle this issue

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231220-01.html

fsfe, 4 months ago to random

We are starting 2024 with a lot of energy 💥, looking for a policy intern, and with great news: two new SFP episodes 🎙️, the Router Freedom tech wiki and the ‘Ada & Zangemann’ ebook is free of charge in French 🇫🇷.

We are looking forward to celebrating ‘I Love Free Software Day’ with you on 14 February! 💕

💌 Check out our January newsletter!

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202401.html

fsfe, 4 months ago to random

“Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream” is available and purchasable in 🇫🇷 French!

Gabriel Attal, the current Prime Minister, gave it to the members of the assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande when he was in charge of the French education ministry 👀.

@kirschner

https://media.fsfe.org/w/opzZJm8SAYLQYz5gTXBeJ9

https://ada.fsfe.org

fsfe, 4 months ago to random

🤔 What is the Interoperable 🇪🇺 Europe Act? Is it a game-changer? 👀

💡 Watch @linaceballos explain its main points in this talk!

#SFSCon #SoftwareFreedom #IEA

https://media.fsfe.org/w/jXmCVHJtv7s1wo2q33ehND

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

💡 Did you know that #UNESCO recognizes software, source code, and hardware as open scientific knowledge, and recommends that it be made available under a license that allows “access, reuse, repurposing, adaptation and distribution”?

But why do we care about Open Science at the :fsfe: #FSFE?

Christian Busse, FSFE Volunteer and #OpenScience Coordinator answers this questions in this talk:

https://media.fsfe.org/w/cLSKf9oReoxLPj8CpNarHV

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

"I joined FSFE as an intern because I have always been interested in European politics and because the slogan "Public Money? Public Code!" resonated deeply with my beliefs. The experience at FSFE has been great: I have learned how to make our voices heard and I am proud to be part of a community of many amazing people working for software fre edom.” - Dario, former FSFE intern-

📣 Wanna be our next policy intern? We are looking for people like you!

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231211-01.html

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

Let’s finish 2023 with what @pluralistic said about “Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream”!

“A rousing tale of self-reliance, community and standing up to bullies, no matter how powerful they may be.”

Remember that the book is now available in English, German, Italian, and French!

#RightToRepair

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

💡 Although digital devices are ubiquitous today, the number of devices on which users cannot run Free Software is exponentially increasing! 😠

➡️ The consequence is an increased loss of control over users’ technology.

‼️ Device Neutrality aims to enable end-users to bypass gatekeepers to have a non-discriminatory use of Free Software on their devices!

https://fsfe.org/activities/deviceneutrality

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

Most probably, yesterday you received at least a 🤖 tech toy as a gift 🎁

If you are a techie like we are, 🧑‍💻 you already have your hands all over it, tinkering and hacking 👾

Speaking of, we are super happy to share that we created a wiki containing all the information you need to free your router! 📶

Not only it is fun, but it is also great to start achieving #DeviceNeutrality and #SoftwareFreedom at home or at your working place. Take a look at it!

https://docs.fsfe.org/en/teams/router-freedom-tech-wiki

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

Most probably, your bellies are full, and you feel like having a nap 😴, but don’t you dare be doing it before listening to our latest episode of the year of our 🎙️ #SoftwareFreedom Podcast. We have prepared a special one for this occasion, so you cannot miss it!

You are welcome to accompany it with some hot chocolate.

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎅 ho ho ho!

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-23.html

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

🇳🇱 Hey hey hey Dutch friends!

The :fsfe: #FSFE Netherlands is meeting for the last time on 2023, save the date:

🗓️ 27 December at 🕙 22h, the group will get together online.

No need to speak or understand Dutch!

Here is all the information you need.

https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Netherlands/2023-12-27

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

The FSFE requested the text of the agreement reached by Member States on December 20 on the EU #CyberSolidarityAct. Thanks to our Freedom of Information request the document is now accessible to everyone.

🧵 1/3

https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-16996-2023-INIT/en/pdf

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

Are you starting your career and do you want to have a meaningful job, in which you can contribute the world a better place? 💭

💥 Join our policy team as an intern! 🚀

The :fsfe: #FSFE has a motivated, friendly, and skilled staff, working to spread #SoftwareFreedom everywhere! 💕

💡 Find out more:
https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231211-01.html

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

🤔 Can I copy someone else’s work❓

The complex legal framework concerning #copyright can be discouraging, but don’t despair!

We assembled a series of frequently asked questions and their explanation in order to clarify it all.

To learn more, visit this page:
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/faq.html#copy

#SoftwareFreedom #copyleft

fsfe, 5 months ago to random

The great but selfish inventor Zangemann is receiving ✉️ letters from kids from all over the world! 🌍

This one is from Nikita. Read all the letters on https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann/letters.html

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

‼️𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 ‼️

If you are interested in 🇪🇺 European politics, and you care about #SoftwareFreedom, you make for a great candidate! 👀

:fsfe: Find out more about the position, its requirements, and the expected tasks here:

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231211-01.en.html

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

“[Ada & Zangemann] Introduces readers young and old to the power and peril of software. It also highlights the accelerating effects of sharing software freely—creating conditions for direct and indirect collaboration which can be a metaphor for the conduct of science. Behind it all is a backdrop of ethics of knowledge sharing upon which the arc of human history rides.”

~ Vint Cerf, Computer Scientist and One of the Inventors of the Internet

@kirschner

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

💡 The FSFE team and its volunteers are developing #TEDective, an awesome tool to explore and investigate 🇪🇺 European Tenders. 🧑‍💻

‼️ This project is still in an alpha development phase, for this reason we welcome contributors and curious people to find out more! 👀

You can start by watching this presentation of the project by @johas at #SFSCON23

#SoftwareFreedom #SFSCON

https://media.fsfe.org/w/oKbJn29R46MyNnWNaTbdnn

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

“I love this book and I love that it can be shared and translated and adapted easily because licensed freely under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA).”

~ @lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, Founder @creativecommons, about “Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream”

@kirschner

https://ada.fsfe.org

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

The #EuropeanParliament 🇪🇺 has just approved its position on the #CyberSolidarityAct.

We welcome that MEPs understood that an inclusive approach is fundamental. Cross-border collaboration, including civil society, and collaborative procurement of tools are key to the success of this proposal. 🧵⬇️

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

December newsletter is out🚀 !

YH4F 2024 kicked off, the German Parliament received the #upcyclingandroid Open Letter, we discovered that the ambitious plan of the #InteroperableEuropeAct turned out to be watered down, we celebrated Belgium’s commitment to Router Freedom, and much more interesting news!

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202312.html

fsfe, 6 months ago to random

Youth Hacking 4 Freedom 2024 is gaining more and more interest from teenagers around 🇪🇺️ Europe! 👀

✨ To those of you keen to learn more, particularly if inclined to participate, don’t miss its opening event!

🗓️ December 7, h 19:30

Register here to join us: https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/658534

#YH4F

https://yh4f.org