#FediGov is an initiative by the he 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

“[T]he book [is] actually more than a fairy tale about software, skateboards and pyramid-shaped ice cream with coloured sprinkles. It is a motivation for the first demo and a little bit of civil disobedience. It is a utopia of possibilities to make the world better with limited means and little money, and an example without moralistic finger-pointing, that control does not make happy.”

- Anna Biselli , Editor-in-Chief @netzpolitik_org
#righttorepair #softwarefreedom

When you get a new device, you should be able to the right to install any software!

📺 Watch this talk and learn the experience of Luca Bonissi, #FSFE volunteer and supporter, getting the refund of pre-installed software ⤵️

https://media.fsfe.org/w/c6aVef1hY9kzWGvgUGr7Uy

#softwarefreedom #FreeSoftware

SFSCON23 - Luca Bonissi - Windows and Office “tax” refund

The right to install any software on any device and various cases about the refund of pre-installed software Some manufacturers try to force to use the preinstalled software on the PC you acquire, ...

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Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚

Are you one of those celebrating it? We cannot think about a better gift today than “Ada & Zangemann – A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream”, an enjoyable story for readers of any age! 😍

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

https://ada.fsfe.org

“Ada & Zangemann is not only a utopian and charming story about Free Software and computers, but it is one about self-empowerment and also about joy in technology. … it may well be an eye-opener for adults, too.”

~ Dr. Constanze Kurz, Spokesperson, Chaos Computer Club (@CCC)

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

https://ada.fsfe.org

What are the responsibilities and liabilities of #FreeSoftware developers?
🚨 A potential threat to Free Software developers looms in the form of an ongoing lawsuit in the UK involving Bitcoin and its core developers.

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240417-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom #Bitcoin #BitcoinCase

Are Free Software developers at risk? - FSFE

Free Software is everywhere, with studies estimating that it is present in about 96% of the applications that we use. But what are the responsibilities and...

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💡 Curious of finding out more about #SoftwareFreedom directly from our community? 👀

💥 Visit Planet #FSFE! 📣 Our blog aggregator, about #FreeSoftware

https://planet.fsfe.org

We are working on bringing you more episodes of our #SoftwareFreedom podcast! In the meantime, listen to our previous episodes! 🎧

A suggestion? Check out this one about the monetary costs of #FreeSoftware and how to explain it to your mother:

https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-8.html

SFP#8: How to tell my mother that Free Software can cost money? - FSFE

In this Software Freedom Podcast episode Bonnie Mehring and Matthias Kirschner talk about the monetary costs of Free Software. On the example of a conversa...

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