โผ๏ธ The Free Software Foundation Europe needs your help โผ๏ธ
The EU Commission aims to remove funding from free software projects which are crucial to our digital lives.
We spoke with the #FSFE to learn more.
๐ youtu.be/mNZgSCvg6Ew
Please share this post with your friends to spread the message and rally support for free software! ๐ฃ
#freesoftware #opensource #eu #europe #freedom
Proud to share that my team at UNDP is offering a course for folks wanting to learn how to deliver government public services using #OpenSource software.
If this sounds familiar:
"๐ ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ-๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต...
... ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ,
... ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ,
... ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด"
โก Learn more & register at itu.int/go/P13P by October 20.
#DigitalPublicGoods #DPGs #FreeSoftware
In light of the recent โฌ27 million cut in EU funding, which effects #FreeSoftware #OpenSource projects and organisations like
@fdroid @thunderbird
@matrix @davx5app @peertube
@postmarketOS @nixos_org @torproject @pixelfed @wireguard @libreoffice @xmpp @cryptpad
the need for long-term, sustainable support has become more evident than ever!
Raise your voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to safeguard EU funding for #softwarefreedom :
๐ฝ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ! Save the date! ๐ฉ
The Berlin Fediverse Day will take place on 14 Sept at c-base:
Are you also concerned about the @EUCommission decision to cut the funding for #FreeSoftware projects?
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper ๐๏ธ to make their readers aware of the importance of funding #FreeSoftware solutions with a long-term sustainable funding:
๐ You heard the news: the @EU_Commission is planning to stop funding @EC_NGI in #HorizonEU 2025 โผ๏ธ
Our community reached the EU institutions its answer expresses vague support for #FreeSoftware.
Unfortunately it is failing to provide concrete examples on how to do so. The EC needs to come up with dedicated budget for Free Software solutions!
Keep the pressure on the EC on this topic by contacting them!
By helping to translate and market LibreOffice around the world, native language projects bring enthusiasm and passion to the global community.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Thanks to gitlab.com/ab-amal and gitlab.com/Glitchyi we have a redesigned home page for diasp.in
#XMPP #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource
We are hosting a public XMPP / #Jabber service for 8+ years and you can request an account now. You can learn more about XMPP / Jabber at joinjabber.org
With a diasp.in account and app like Monocles Chat or Monal, you can talk to users of many others messaging apps like Quicksy or Prav.
โ Them: โPlease test #GNOMECalendar's sidebar againโ
โ Me, coming back from another round of testing: โCodeโs hauntedโ
โ Them: โWhat?โ
โ Me, loading a pistol and getting back to the bug tracker: โCodeโs hauntedโ
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-cโฆ
#MaintainerLife #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #QA #testing #programming #GNOME
Affected version Nightly / main Also version 45.1 from FedoraGitLab
The #NGI Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a partner, is granting small and medium R&D projects developing #FreeSoftware technologies that can improve the Internet.
Find more about the NGI Zero Common Fund: nlnet.nl/commonsfund/
Do you want to help secure GNOME and get a reward? ๐
We are testing a new program in which people get a payment for reporting and/or solving vulnerabilities.
yeswehack.com/programs/gnome-bโฆ
From โฌ500 to โฌ10,000 depending on criticality ๐ถ
For now only GLib is in scope but we will expand the list of modules and advertise as the program grows.
In partnership with @yeswehack and @sovtechfund
#GNOME #infosec #FreeSoftware #security #bugBounty #OpenSource #cybersecurity
GNOME Bug Bounty Program bug bounty program detailsYesWeHack #1 Bug Bounty Platform in Europe
New on // foss.events: The #Matrix #Conference by The Matrix.org Foundation on 19-22 September 2024 in Mitosis LAB in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/09-19-the-matโฆ
Call for participation is running until 26.06.2024
#TheMatrixConference #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
The conversation with @josh and @matthew about @matrix on @FLOSS_Weekly was fascinating and for once I would have enjoyed more than an hour. Matthew's frustration with trying to explain to legislators why #ChatControl and #OnlineSafetyBill are so misguided was especially striking - I do hope @EUCommission listen.
hackaday.com/2024/06/19/floss-โฆ
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Matrix
This week Jonathan Bennett and Simon Phipps chat with Matthew Hodgson and Josh Simmons about Matrix, the open source decentralized communications platform. How is Matrix a Git for Communications? AโฆHackaday
As Purism SPC grows, so does our customer support team requires more personnel. If you enjoy communicating and helping people, and troubleshooting various software and hardware issues, please apply.Purism SPC
A game jam from 2024-06-10 to 2024-07-17 hosted by Purism. All those participating, use the code purismgamedev to save 10% on the purism shop! Welcome to the first Purism Free Software Game Jam! Here, we want...itch.io
A game jam from 2024-06-10 to 2024-07-17 hosted by Purism. All those participating, use the code purismgamedev to save 10% on the purism shop! Welcome to the first Purism Free Software Game Jam! Here, we want...itch.io
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
Pleased to be able to announce my day job: The exciting new Open Source Ecosystem Enabler (OSEE), a collaboration between between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Read more about the initiative:
Want to learn new skills, for a potential future career change? Or just expand your knowledge and have fun on the way? Get involved in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2024! Over the next four weeks, hundreds of people around the world will collaborate โฆMike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Sind die Schulzimmer unserer Kinder sicher vor Datenklau durch Amerikanische Gross-Konzerne? Diese Frage stellte sich ein Dรคnischer Vater, weil in der Schule #Chromebook zum Einsatz kommen. Pรคdagogen und Schulleiter sollten dringend vermehrt auf den Einsatz von freier Software fรผr Schรผler plรคdieren!
#schule #datenschutz #freesoftware #opensource
๐ infosperber.ch/freiheit-recht/โฆ
Google sammelt illegal Informationen รผber Schulkinder. Jesper Graugaard, ein Vater, wehrt sich und sorgt fรผr einen Paukenschlag.infosperber
Prav is a messaging app built on Quicksy IM and available on Android. We are currently in private beta. This fund raiser is to build Prav iOS app based on Quicksy iOS by Monal project. See About section to learn more.opencollective.com
You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!
Come to #Umweltfestival 2024 in #Berlin to learn about the role of independent #FreeSoftware in the sustainable use of hardware.
๐๏ธ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
๐ Straรe des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)
#KDEEco together with #FSFE (@fsfe) and Bits & Bรคume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the #GNOME and #postmarketOS community may be joining as well :)
@kde
#KDE #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #OpenSource
Congratulations to the entire @fedora community on the release of F40!
And this is awesome: The "Slimbook Fedora 2" laptop looks like a great way to get more people up and running with #FreeSoftware and best of all, they donate 3% of the proceeds to @gnome.
#Fedora #GNOME #OpenSource #Slimbook
fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-feโฆ
Check out the new Fedora Slimbook 2 Ultrabook with Fedora Linux 40 installed! Fourteen inch and sixteen inch versions are available.Joseph Gayoso (Fedora Project)
Today more companies are announcing their support of the Valkey community (the group that includes committed developers previously working on the OSS version of the core Redis engine): Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.
#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation
linuxfoundation.org/press/valkโฆ
Valkey community welcomes new partners, including Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.The Linux Foundation
Now on stage for the morning #OSSummit keynotes, core team member Madelyn Olson to speak about the new Valkey community effort.
The walk-on music: "We are never ever getting back together" by Taylor Swift. ๐คฃ
Love it!
#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation
๐ช๐บ #EUelections are getting closer! Get active and make your voice be heard about #SoftwareFreedom!
๐ค How?
๐ก For example, you can use our share-pic generator and share why you support our โPublic Money? Public Code!โ campaign. Post your share-pic on social media and encourage others to do the same! ๐
#PublicCode #PMPC #FreeSoftware
More ideas here: fsfe.org/activities/publiccodeโฆ
A guide to make an impact by getting in touch with political representatives during electoral campaignsFSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
We are part of the #ZOOOMProject consortium, a #HorizonEU project with the purpose of promoting open technologies. ๐
๐ก Recently, the 
#FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in ๐ช๐บ in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.
๐ Check them out!
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๐น zooom4u.eu/wp-content/uploads/โฆ
โ NGI Zero Commons Fund 2nd call โ
Are you developing or contributing to #FreeSoftware that contributes to the vision of the Next Generation Internet?
๐ฅ You might be eligible for the @nlnetlabs funds!
๐ก Find out more information and how to apply here: โคต๏ธ
Elections for the #EUParliament take place 6-9 June 2024.
Get active and ensure #SoftwareFreedom is part of the larger political debate!
Spread the word about #FreeSoftware among candidates running for the ๐ช๐บ elections!
fsfe.org/activities/publiccodeโฆ
A guide to make an impact by getting in touch with political representatives during electoral campaignsFSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
"You have to understand, weโre responsible for taxpayer money here. We canโt just make a donation to your open source project."
โ a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially
Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-sโฆ
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Wishing everyone a great time at Gnome 46 Release Party by Volunteers starting today in Offline in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/03-30-gnome-4โฆ
@gnome
#gnome46 #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #gnome
๐ฅ Elections in the ๐ช๐บ European Union are getting closer and closer! ๐
โน๏ธ As candidates are busy with electoral campaigns, NOW is the moment to get active and question them about their position on #FreeSoftware ๐ค
๐ก We have created a reference guide to make it easier for you to contact them โผ๏ธ
fsfe.org/news/2024/news-202403โฆ
European citizens will hit the ballot boxes from 6 to 9 June 2024 to choose their next representatives in the European Parliament. As the campaign heats up...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
What is #FreeSoftware โ๏ธ
๐ก๏ธ Advocating for #SoftwareFreedom starts from understanding its basic concepts and its fundamental values: the freedoms of using, understanding, sharing, and adapting the code. ๐๏ธ
๐ค๏ธ Learn more by watching our video, translated in 14 languages! ๐๏ธ
media.fsfe.org/w/p/9gYSyoEYggsโฆ
Four Freedoms explained in under 3 minutes. Free Software guarantees you the essential four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve the software. These rights, that define software freedom, help...FSFE-Tube
