Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Joseph Cox, Katherine Runyon, and Kevin Runner for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Free Software Foundation<p>At the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, we aim to make <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> the norm. Read more: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/41z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/41z</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Support the FSF: <a href="https://donate.fsf.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">donate.fsf.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Christos Kalkanis, Dwayne Dever, and František Kučera for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>💥 FSFE Legal Corner!!!💥</p><p>📣 Restrictions on our Freedom to Study <br>Software: A Legal Case Study from Poland</p><p>Software is a major component of modern life, affecting large parts of our lives. When software is embedded in vehicles, the ability to control our digital technology becomes even more important in the name of public safety. Despite that, a recent court case in Poland highlights how the law, and legal processes, can sometimes work against that.</p><p><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250407-01.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202504</span><span class="invisible">07-01.en.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Adam Oberbeck, Andy Kopra, and Ayan Jaysan for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jason Self<p>Developers, let's empower and protect users and the community by releasing your software under the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPL</span></a>. <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> By doing so, you're taking a stand for user rights and defending against proprietary software. Your contributions can help move <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> forward. Together, we can build software that belongs to everyone. Join the movement and make a difference! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Kristin Kohlberg, R Scott Belford, and René Genz for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>🌼 Spring is here, and so is our monthly newsletter! </p><p>We want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your continued support and generous donations. 🚀</p><p>In this issue, we bring you the latest updates on the DMA, a special podcast episode on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RouterFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RouterFreedom</span></a> highlights from our talks at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/clt_news" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>clt_news</span></a></span> exciting Ada news, and much more. </p><p>Read it here: <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202504.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202504.en.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to James Wilson, John Fremlin, and Ramana Kumar for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jason Self<p>FSF to Acquire OSI: <a href="https://jxself.org/fsf-acquires-osi.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jxself.org/fsf-acquires-osi.sh</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a></p><p>The OSI, reeling from accusations of election mismanagement and known for its Open Source Definition and focus on practical benefits, released a terse statement acknowledging the acquisition.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Matthias Kirschner<p>If you are interested to help shaping <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> 's future on a governance side: please consider to apply for a board seat. </p><p>As current board member I highly welcome nominations of anyone committed to furthering the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwarefreedom</span></a> of computer users, particularly with regard to mobile devices.</p><p><a href="https://f-droid.org/en/2025/03/30/board-of-directors-nominations.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/en/2025/03/30/boar</span><span class="invisible">d-of-directors-nominations.html</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein Foundation for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>Chiediamo libertà di scelta del router per gli utenti Internet italiani!</p><p><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250331-01.it.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202503</span><span class="invisible">31-01.it.html</span></a></p><p>L'AGCOM deciderà se limitare o consolidare la Libertà del Router nel Paese. </p><p>La FSFE si è impegnata attivamente in una coalizione di organizzazioni, sollecitando l'autorità a dare priorità alla protezione dei consumatori e a garantire il diritto degli utenti di utilizzare i propri router/modem nelle reti in fibra.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RouterFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RouterFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>The FSFE demands Router Freedom for Italian Internet users!</p><p><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250331-01.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/2025/news-202503</span><span class="invisible">31-01.en.html</span></a></p><p>The Italian regulator AGCOM will decide whether to limit or consolidate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RouterFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RouterFreedom</span></a> in the country</p><p>The FSFE has actively engaged in a coalition of organisations urging the authority to prioritize consumer protection and the rights of end-users to use their own routers/modems in fiber networks</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
Jason Self<p>The dedication of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@rms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rms</span></a></span> to the GNU project and his work on copyleft licenses have made a profound impact on the software world. Through the GPL, RMS has ensured that software users retain essential freedoms - freedoms to use, study, change and share. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyleft</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Sandhya Ramaswamy Devi, Valerio Poggi, and Water Chika for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to James Wilson, John Fremlin, and Ramana Kumar for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>💥 New episode of our "Policy and EU" series on the Software Freedom Podcast</p><p>Have you ever connected to the internet using your personal router? We recently secured a major victory for Router Freedom in Germany! 🎉</p><p>In Episode 32, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@annabonnie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>annabonnie</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.io/@lexelas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lexelas</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@llas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>llas</span></a></span> dive into the significance of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RouterFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RouterFreedom</span></a> <br># and our ongoing efforts to defend your right to choose your internet devices.</p><p>🎧 Listen now: <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-32.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-</span><span class="invisible">32.en.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein Foundation for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>A <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ThankGNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankGNU</span></a>! to Sandhya Ramaswamy Devi, Valerio Poggi, and Water Chika for helping the FSF to promote <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> and awareness, visit: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/45m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/45m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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