Welcome September!
This months brings the resumption of EU 🇪🇺 politics and the middle of the term of the current German 🇩🇪 government , 'Ada & Zangemann' can now be ordered worldwide 🌍. Help us translate our 'What is Free Software' video into more languages. And remember - rooting your device does not void its warranty
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#SoftwareFreedom #EUpolicy #FreeSoftware #RightToRepair #AdaBook

"Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream 🍨" is now available in English worldwide! 🌎

Discover the story of the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer 🔧

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230831-01.html

#RightToRepair #FreeSoftware

Le regole sul diritto alla riparazione sono ora la legge in Minnesota

@pirati

Dopo che la legge di New York ha deluso gli attivisti, il Minnesota ha approvato una legge rivoluzionaria sul diritto alla riparazione dopo che è stata approvata dalla legislatura statale ad aprile. Ma restano escluse attrezzature agricole, console di gioco, dispositivi medici e veicoli a motore.

#RightToRepair

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736326/minnesota-right-to-repair-laws-passed-electronics-free-documentation

Reduce, reuse, recycle... repair!

This week, we proposed the ‘right to repair’ initiative, which will make it easier and cheaper for consumers to #repair defective goods.

By repairing more goods and using them longer, #EU consumers can not only enjoy sustainable consumption but will also achieve considerable savings!

Learn more about the proposal → europa.eu/!KKwHFh

#EUGreenDeal #RightToRepair

"You bought it, you own it - and you should be able to fix it!" #righttorepair Elizabeth Chamberlain at #libreplanet

Update. In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power.
https://theconversation.com/in-rural-america-right-to-repair-laws-are-the-leading-edge-of-a-pushback-against-growing-corporate-power-199372

"Under the agreement, John #Deere promises to give farmers and independent repair shops access to manuals, diagnostics and parts. But there’s a catch – the agreement isn’t legally binding, and, as part of the deal, the influential #FarmBureau promised not to support any federal or state #RightToRepair legislation."

#patents

I'm very glad to see farmers win the right to repair their tractors. It's a win for consumers against bogus #IP objections from manufacturers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913

#RightToRepair, #RightToTinker

Update. Turns out that John #Deere has been using open code under the #GPL w/o living up to the license. The Software Freedom Conservancy (@conservancy) is calling on it to comply — which would greatly enhance #farmers' #RightToRepair.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/mar/16/john-deere-gpl-violations/

"We…publicly call on John Deere to immediately resolve all of its outstanding GPL violations…by providing complete source code…that the GPL & other copyleft licenses require, to the farmers & others who are entitled to it."

#OpenSource

People from all over Europe want the right to install any software on any device! New signatures to our open letter:

🇮🇹 Italy

Wikimedia Italia @wikimediaitalia

LinuxTrent @linuxtrent

🇩🇪 Germany

Do-FOSS @do_foss

Werkkooperative der TechnikfreundInnen @HackerGeno

🇪🇸 Spain

Pangea @pangea_org

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Open Nederland @opennl

🇫🇷 France

Fédération des Fournisseurs d'Accès Internet Associatifs @ffdn_channel

Sign now! https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.html

#righttorepair #UpcyclingAndroid #freesoftware

Together with more than 100 European organisations and companies we have signed the #OpenLetter about the universal right to install any software on any device.

Today anyone can join us and sign the letter:

https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.html

#Ecodesign #RightToRepair #FreeSoftware #UpcyclingAndroid

@gael @murena @fsfe @Fairphone