I love Free Software Day 2019
We should remember the power of a simple "thank you" to
motivate Free Software contributors in their important work for
society. And the 14th of February (Thursday) is the ideal day to
do that.
A lot of criticism is exchanged in the Free Software community. We write bug
reports, tell others how they can improve the software, ask them for new
features, and generally are not shy about criticising others. There is nothing
wrong with that. It's constructive, as it helps us to constantly improve. But sometimes we should also show our appreciation and encouragement to those hardworking people behind Free Software.
Show your love for Free Software
Free Software drives a huge number of devices in our everyday lives. It ensures
our freedom, our security, civil rights, and privacy. It enables everyone to
participate in a fair society. And since everybody loves Free Software for different reasons, let's show this variety to the world!
Valentine's Day, being the traditional day for people to show their love for others, presents us with the perfect opportunity to say thank you to the contributors of the various Free Software we love: developers, translators, designers, testers, or documentation writers, of huge softwares or smaller projects. All of them work to keep the Free Software ecosystem which we enjoy every day healthy, vibrant, and growing.
Be part of #ilovefs
It doesn't matter who and where you are or what your background is – everyone can participate in the "I love Free Software" day in many various ways:
- For example, thank your favourite contributors for their work in a personal way by sending one of our
postcards.
- Show your appreciation publicly using social networks or your blog to
demonstrate to the world how many people love Free Software – and thereby
motivate others to do the same. Just use the hashtag
#ilovefs on Mostodon, Twitter, or other
platforms.
If everybody contributes a small part, we can enjoy a beautiful "I love Free Software" Day together.
Let's share videos and pictures, tweets, send postcards and blog posts using the #ilovefs, and show our love individually.
Happy "I love Free Software" Day everyone!
14 February 2019
Today, as with every year on February 14th, people around the globe are celebrating "I love Free Software" Day by expressing their love and thanks to all the people working behind each Free Software project. Follow the love with the hashtag #IloveFS today and add your own love dedication to the stream!
05 November 2018
"Software freedom in Europe" is the yearly report of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). In one document, it gives you a breakdown of important things the FSFE has done and achieved during the last 12 months. In the 2018 report, you will read about our electoral campaigns, our input on the European Union's copyright reform, and about our successful outreach in demanding publicly financed software be made publicly available under a Free Software licence. You will also get insights about the events we (co-)organised and about our community and groups that helped us with these achievements. Finally, we will display some numbers showing what resources we counted on, and giving an outlook for the next year.
08 March 2018
On Wednesday 14th of February, our community celebrated the
annual "I love Free Software Day". A day to declare love to the communities
most important to you as well as saying "Thank You" to the Free Software
projects surrounding us every single day. The Free Software Foundation Europe
also wants to thank everyone who cheered and contributed to make this day as
special as it could be.
12 February 2018
The Free Software Foundation Europe calls on everyone to say "thank you" to all contributors to Free Software on 14 February. Last year the annual I Love Free Software Day has been committed with offline activism to tell people outside of our filter bubble about the importance of Free Software. This Wednesday, we will go back to our roots and focus on why this day has been invented in the first place: to celebrate the Free Software community.
15 March 2017
On Tuesday 14th of February, the "I Love Free
Software" day was celebrated for its eighth consecutive year, in what
can now be called a tradition. This day has become a special day for
people all around the world to declare their love and affection not
only to their partner but also to the whole Free Software
community.
