I love Free Software Day 2020

We often underestimate the power of a simple Thank You. Free Software contributors do important work for our society and they deserve attention. The "I love Free Software Day" on 14 February (also known as Valentine's Day) is the perfect opportunity for you to express your special gratitude.

ILoveFS 3D card

In the Free Software community, we put a lot of pressure on project maintainers. We write bug reports and demand new features from people who often spend their sparse volunteer time on Free Software code, translations, tests, or design. There is nothing wrong with that because constructive feedback helps us to further improve. But it is also important to show some appreciation!

The yearly "I love Free Software Day" allows you to make 14 February a day full of positive, creative and lovely messages for the whole community. Together, we can celebrate software freedom that empowers us.

Get active for #ilovefs

  • ILoveFS heart with 'use'

    Use the opportunity

    Take the chance of this wonderful day to thank the people who enable you to enjoy software freedom. Make use of the stickers and balloons, artwork, and merchandise the FSFE provides for #ilovefs.

  • ILoveFS heart with 'study'

    Think about it

    Whose Free Software contributor's or project's work did you enjoy the most recently? What made a real difference for your self-determined digital life? Think about it, or take others' love statements as an inspiration.

  • ILoveFS heart with 'share'

    Share your love

    That's the fun part! Share your appreciation on social media (#ilovefs), in blog posts, pictures and video messages, or directly to the Free Software developers and contributors. And why not organise a meet-up?

  • ILoveFS heart with 'improve'

    Improve Free Software

    Talk is silver, contribute is gold! Help a Free Software project with code, a translation, or by assisting its users. Or if you can, consider a donation to a Free Software organisation like the FSFE, or to another project.

People celebrating IloveFS
Free Software users all over the world on #ilovefs day

What is your contribution to this special day and the people who enable you to use Free Software? Will you use our stickers and balloons? Or make a picture or video with your new ILoveFS shirt? And what about celebrating software freedom with your colleagues and friends at a company gathering or public event? Whatever you do, show it to the world by using the #ilovefs tag. And if you have questions, just drop us an email.

Happy I love Free Software Day everyone! ❤

I Love Free Software - and you?

12 February 2020

While you are reading this, someone somewhere is improving the code of a Free Software you use for yourself. Free Software has long been part of the daily use of billion of users, still the people behind the respective projects often remain invisible. Together we want to change that. On 14 February is the "I love Free Software Day", a day to show your love and celebrate your favourite Free Software and its contributors. Join us!

Annual report of the Free Software Foundation Europe 2019

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"Software Freedom in Europe" is the yearly report of the Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. (FSFE). In one document, it gives you a breakdown of important things the FSFE has done and achieved during the last 12 months. Among many other interesting stories, in the 2019 report you will read about our ongoing work for router freedom in Europe, about the first Parliament in Europe who joins our "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign, about our new version of REUSE tools to help Free Software developers with easy license compliance and about much more of our multi-faceted policy work - all together aiming at a world in which users are in control of technology!