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20 February 2025
Some dates are too special to miss, like our February trip to FOSDEM,
where we connect with the Free Software community. Even when things
don’t go as planned, it was an energizing boost against the winter
blues. Thanks to everyone who joined our DevRooms, attended our talks,
including our keynote on the Apple litigation, came to our women
breakfast, and stopped at the booth. Your support means a lot!

17 February 2025
If your software project operates on multiple contributions, and a contributor
becomes uncontactable or passes away, this can become an issue in
certain situations. Here we’ll discuss when a missing or deceased
contributor affects your software project, and what options you
have.

14 February 2025
At FOSDEM, Bonnie Mehring and Marc Prud'hommeaux met to talk about Marc's Free Software initiative, The App Fair Project. This project is a marketplace for all
devices and especially also for iOS devices that only distributes Free Software applications. Its goal is to foster a more accessible and inclusive Free Software ecosystem.

12 February 2025
February started with FOSDEM! It was great to meet some of you there
before we meet again for “I Love Free
Software Day”! In recent weeks, we shared our demands for
the coming German elections, great news about Router Freedom, and an
update about DMA. Moreover, the Ada movie is now available in French
and we published two podcast episodes.

06 February 2025
The next German government must finally push for the
controllability, security, and sovereignty of the public digital
infrastructure. As Free Software is a prerequisite for this, the FSFE
is making 4 key demands: "Public Money? Public Code!", securing long-term
funding for Free Software, deepening Free Software knowledge in
administrations, and monitoring progress.

30 January 2025
For our 29th episode we have something very special for you. Marta Andreoli, the Italian deputy coordinator, talks to Paolo Dongilli about the FUSS project. Together they unravel
how FUSS is helping the schools in South Tyrol take a step towards software freedom.

27 January 2025
FOSDEM 2025 is almost here, and guess what? We want you to be, once
again, part of it! Mark your calendars for 1 and 2 February 2025. The
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) will be there with a keynote on
our Apple court case, talks, devrooms, workshops, and of course, a booth
where you can meet us, chat and share ideas. Stop by and say hello!

24 January 2025
After a failed attempt by internet providers to exclude Router Freedom
from fiber networks, the German regulator BNetzA has confirmed Router
Freedom in the country. The FSFE, which has been pushing for this since
2013, will continue to monitor implementation and compliance.

22 January 2025
FOSDEM, Europe's largest Free Software conference, is just around the corner! In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discuss
the two DevRooms organised by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Learn all about the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom and the Funding the FOSS Ecosystem DevRoom.
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21 January 2025
The Free Software Foundation Europe is releasing the animated film ‘Ada
& Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice
Cream’ in French as an Open Educational Resource. Originally a highly
successful illustrated book, now available in 10 languages and counting,
the story has been adapted into a film that can be freely used in
schools.

20 January 2025
Vorige week lanceerden zes Nederlandse maatschappelijke organisaties de campagne
‘Make Socials Social Again’. Zij roepen publieke organisaties op
om social media platforms te adopteren die publieke waarden respecteren
en daarmee de echte 'sociale media' platforms zijn.

16 January 2025
The Free Software Foundation Europe, alongside civil society
organizations, developers and researchers, submitted its position to the
European Commission’s public consultation on measures requiring Apple to
ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act’s interoperability
provisions. The FSFE stressed the urgent need for Apple to provide effective,
free-of-charge interoperability.

15 January 2025
Ready for I Love Free Software Day 2025? At this annual event on 14
February the FSFE and other Free Software enthusiasts celebrate all the
contributors to Free Software. It is a day dedicated to recognising and
appreciating all the work done for Free Software projects, big or
small.

14 January 2025
Het nieuwe jaar is begonnen en biedt 365 dagen om Vrije Software te
promoten! Terwijl we ons voorbereiden op FOSDEM en verder werken aan de
VDM-implementatie, lanceren we met blijdschap de vierde editie van Jeugd
Hackt voor Vrijheid. We sloten 2024 af met het delen van onze
voorspellingen voor 2048 en deelname aan het Chaos Communication
Congres.

10 January 2025
The Free Software Foundation
Europe, along with over sixteen thousand attendees, took part in the
38th Chaos Communication Congress with a booth, several talks and a lot
of stickers. It was a great pleasure to join, once again, the Chaos
family for another impressive four-day congress. Thank you all for
coming!

07 January 2025
The fourth round of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) is
officially underway, with its opening event on 9 January. Sofía, one of
the 2024 winners, gives us an insight into her project, how she came up
with her idea, and her experience of the competition in general. Find
out more! And do not forget to register for this
edition!

03 January 2025
"What will happen in the movement for software freedom in 2025? It is
hard for me to make such predictions. What the past 20 years working for
the Free Software Foundation Europe have taught me is to be prepared for
the things you cannot predict." - Below a message from our
president Matthias Kirschner to our readers.

31 December 2024
The ZOOOM (3Os) Initiative
promotes innovation based on freedom of software,
hardware, and data. With its recent conclusion, the FSFE hopes to
inspire broader use and effective application of Free Software by
business, academia, and the public sector.

23 December 2024
The 38th Chaos Communication Congress (38C3), taking place in
Hamburg from December 27 to 30, 2024. And we couldn’t miss it! Once
again, the FSFE will be at the congress with an assembly and different
activities in the Bits & Bäume Habitat. Do not forget to stop by!
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19 December 2024
Alexander Sander, the FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant, and Bonnie Mehring meet for their monthly update on the current policy topics. In this episode they talk about the Free Software hearing in the German Bundestag.

11 December 2024
The 3rd edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) has officially
concluded, celebrating the impressive talents of young European
developers. Two of the participants in the 2024 edition are sharing
insights about their projects and experiences: Vinícius developed an
automatic telescope while Simon worked on bringing Free Software on the
SHC devices.

03 December 2024
Nu de laatste maand van het jaar aanbreekt, beginnen de gedachten aan
2025 al vorm aan te nemen. Maar voordat we het nieuwe jaar induiken,
staat december bol van het nieuws! We nemen deel aan een hoorzitting in
het Duitse parlement, we blijven aandringen op langetermijnfinanciering
voor Vrije Software, er zijn nieuwe versies van de REUSE-specificatie en
de REUSE-hulpmiddelen uitgebracht en nog veel meer!

21 November 2024
We are excited to announce that the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom will be returning for FOSDEM 2025! Join this DevRoom at the biggest annual Free Software event in Europe. This is your opportunity to submit proposals for a talk or a panel about Free Software legal and policy topics.

19 November 2024
Join this new episode of our Software Freedom podcast in which Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discussing current topics affecting Free Software in the European Union. In this episode we focus on the 27 million euros cut of funding of the Next Generation Internet initiative (known as NGI). Alex and Bonnie shed some light on the history of this European project and share the newest developments in this case.

14 November 2024
REUSE Specification 3.3 and REUSE tool 5.0.0 are released today, making
it even easier to license your code as Free Software. REUSE provides all
the tools and documentation that developers need to apply
standards-compliant and comprehensive licensing information to their
projects, without needing to be a legal expert.

13 November 2024
The FSFE called on the community to participate in a consultation on the
European Union’s Digital Europe Programme and demanded long-term
sustainable funding for Free Software after recent budget cuts. Results
show its success.

08 November 2024
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Linux User Group
Bolzano-Bozen (LUGBZ) posthumously honored Bram Moolenaar, creator of
the widely used Vim text editor, with the European SFS Award at SFSCON
2024. This award celebrates Moolenaar’s invaluable contributions to the
Free Software community.

05 November 2024
It's November and our team heads to Bolzano for SFSCON, still thrilled by the
inspiring 2024 Youth Hacking 4 Freedom award ceremony! Last weeks we’ve also
launched a new page to keep you updated on the latest developments in
our involvement with the Apple vs. EC litigation. Find out the latest updates on
Router Freedom, REUSE and more!

01 November 2024
We are excited to be back for the South Tyrol Free Software
Conference (SFSCON) on 8 and 9 November with talks, workshops and a booth! SFSCON is the place to be if
you’re passionate about Free Software and want to dive into discussions on key topics, including the need for sustainable, long-term funding for Free Software projects. Come to Bolzano to learn, connect, and be inspired!.
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27 October 2024
The six winning projects, developed by young people aged between 14 and 18 and presented at the 2024
award ceremony are: a federated social network, an app to help
dementia patients, software for finding events and connecting with people in
your area, a unique rhythm game, and a WebApp for sharing sheets of music and
lyrics.

16 October 2024
In 2018 Italy implemented Router Freedom. However regulatory decisions in
2019 and 2023 introduced exceptions for fiber networks. The Free Software
Foundation Europe has now urged Italy’s telecom regulator,
AGCOM, to remove these restrictions and fully restore users' rights to choose
their own equipment to connect to fiber networks.

09 October 2024
The story of Ada & Zangemann is now available as an animated movie!
We’d also like to thank everyone who contributed feedback to the EC
consultation, urging European policymakers to establish long-term
sustainable funding for Free Software Additionally, we’ve submitted our
arguments in the ongoing Apple litigation. And great news, our hoodies
are back!

02 October 2024
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is celebrating Ada Lovelace
Day on October 8 with a special event for its supporters: the global
English premiere of the animated film 'Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of
Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'. Originally a highly
successful illustrated book, now available in 10 languages and counting,
the story has been adapted into a film and is licensed as an open
educational resource.

20 September 2024
In 2024, we continued to promote software freedom through our presence
at conferences and events across Europe, as well as through our various
activities and initiatives. Despite our ongoing financial challenges, we
have actively raised our voice in defence of Device Neutrality and are
advocating for a dedicated Free Software budget in Europe.

11 September 2024
In the wake of the recent €27 million cut in the NGI funding, the
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is responding to growing
concern by participating in a public consultation of the European
Commission. The FSFE is stressing the urgent need for sustainable,
long-term financial support for Free Software to ensure Europe's
technological independence.

11 September 2024
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.
The non-transparent decision shows the need for sustainable long-term
funding to allow the EU to control its own technology. Raise your
voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to ask for sustainable
long-term funds for software freedom. We explain why and how.

03 September 2024
September is here, along with our newsletter. We have continued
advocating for a Free Software budget in Europe, following the European
Commission's decision to stop NGI funding, and we are intervening in
Apple's lawsuit against the European Commission. YH4F got a new sponsor
and its 2024 edition is in the final stage, and the ZOOOM project
ended.

28 August 2024
Are you also worried and concerned about the European Commission
decision to cut the funding for Free Software projects? Besides
contacting European representatives you can also write a letter to the
editor of your local newspaper to make their readers aware of the
importance of funding Free Software solutions with a long term
sustainable funding.

13 August 2024
The FSFE’s hacking competition for young Europeans successfully
concluded its six-month programming period on 30 June, with the
submission of the participants’ projects. Now, it's the jury's turn to
evaluate the work of the participants. We are also happy to announce a
new sponsor for the contest, OpenSSF.
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12 August 2024
The Free Software Foundation Europe is intervening in litigation
brought by Apple against the European Commission before the Court of
Justice of the European Union. Apple is seeking to avoid DMA obligations
related to its App Store and the interoperability of its operating
system. The FSFE aims to protect Free Software against monopolistic
corporate control.

08 August 2024
After the recent news that funding for the Next Generation Internet
initiative would be cut for the next phase of Horizon Europe, the
European Commission has expressed vague support for Free Software.
Unfortunately it is failing to provide concrete
examples on how to do so. This has highlighted the fragility
of funding for Software Freedom and the need for change in the
long-term.

08 August 2024
Na het recente nieuws dat de financiering van het Volgende Generatie
Internet-initiatief zou worden gekort voor de volgende fase van Horizon
Europa, heeft de heeft de Europese Commissie vage steun betuigd voor
Vrije Software. Jammer genoeg slaagt ze er niet in om concrete
voorbeelden te geven over hoe dit te doen. Dit benadrukt de
kwetsbaarheid van financiering voor Softwarevrijheid en de noodzaak
voor verandering op de op lange termijn.

06 August 2024
The EC is planning to cut its funding to
NGI projects, while in Belgium a court has supported end-users’
Router Freedom rights. We also submitted feedback on the NIS2
implementation; learnt about Linqa, a Free Software platform developed
with public money; and gathered with volunteers at the Summer Meeting.
Listen to our new SFP episode.

26 July 2024
Linqa is a bilingual collaboration platform whose code is Free Software
and developed using public money. It helps the daily work of the
Franco-German Forum
for the Future, a public institution that fosters collaboration among
actors in France and Germany. We dive into the roots of Linqa with the
people behind it.

19 July 2024
The Next Generation Internet initiative has supported Free Software
projects with funding and technical assistance since 2018. Despite its
proven success, the European Commission made the decision to cut this
funding in the current draft for the Horizon Europe 2025 Work
Programme. This decision highlights the larger problem of the lack of
motivated and sustainable public funding for Free Software projects.

15 July 2024
Together with NLnet Labs and the Open Source Security Foundation,
the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) submitted feedback on the
NIS2 implementation act, pointing to the need of protecting the
European Free Software ecosystem.

09 July 2024
In an historic ruling within the EU, a Belgian court has upheld
the decision of the country’s regulator to introduce Router Freedom
for fiber networks. The objections, raised by a local internet service
provider, were deemed unfounded. This landmark decision represents a
significant victory for consumer rights, and we urge other national
regulators to follow this example.

04 July 2024
For our 25th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we are happy to welcome Hannes Mehnert, one of the MirageOS core developer. Matthias Kirschner, president of the FSFE, and Hannes talk about MirageOS. This episode gives an overview of everything from the basics to the future of MirageOS.

02 July 2024
Het julinummer staat vol nieuws! We blijven de naleving van de VDM in de
gaten houden en onze bezorgdheid erover uiten. We roepen de EU op om
Vrije Software te gebruiken voor haar digitale infrastructuur en vragen
naar uw ervaringen met openwassen. En we brengen ook updates over REUSE,
YH4F, Ada & Zangemann...
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01 July 2024
The FSFE calls upon the European Commission to use Free Software to
ensure a secure and resilient digital infrastructure. Software freedom
will also benefit the economy, civil society and
democracy.

28 June 2024
After six months of programming there are only a few days left until the
end of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom 2024. We are very excited to see this
year's projects and to learn more about the participants and their work
during the past months. Before we dive into the new projects, let us
take a deeper look at last year's winner, Davide Rorato.

27 June 2024
Together with nine stakeholders organisations, the FSFE has
submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission, with whom
we are working on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act. This
paper, supported by legal and data-backed arguments, addresses Apple’s
non-compliance with the law, particularly concerning software freedom,
alternative Free Software app stores and interoperability
obligations.

20 June 2024
REUSE helps make a project's licensing and copyright status more
transparent, ensure that third-party code is properly attributed, and
make the project's code easily reusable. This tool is currently used
worldwide and its specification has been adopted by several corporate
and institutional projects. We spoke to Matija Šuklje of Liferay
International, one of the companies that has adopted REUSE.

10 June 2024
We got an email, a few weeks ago, that caught our attention. It came
with a donation explaining that it was made in the name of an employee
network at SUSE. We decided to investigate, asked the people
responsible, and today we want to share this awesome story with you.
(Note - this is also a great idea for an initiative to ask your company
about).

04 June 2024
In deze aflevering leggen we onze plannen uit om een film te maken over
Ada & Zangemann en we vragen uw steun. We hebben een nieuwe
REUSE-versie gepubliceerd. Lees FSFE's opinie voor de Europese Commissie
over Apple's nieuwe strategie om de VDM na te leven en het gevolg voor
Vrije Software.

30 May 2024
EU elections debate: FSFE Netherlands coordinator adds voice for Free Software to Amsterdam's digital city debate. Now it's your chance to highlight the importance of Free Software in the lead-up to the upcoming European Elections next week.

15 May 2024
What do a Prime Minister, an MIT professor, and a child from Rajasthan
have in common? They, along with other public figures and thousands of
children, love the illustrated book 'Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of
Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'. Ada has already made it
into homes and libraries around the world, and now she needs your help
to reach even more kids! Help us make a film of this story to spark more
kids’ interest in coding and tinkering!

08 May 2024
Mei komt met juridisch nieuws zoals de Juridische & Licentiewerkgroep en de Bitcoin-rechtszaak met betrekking tot de aansprakelijkheid van Vrije Software-ontwikkelaars. We spraken ook over twee deelnemers aan de editie-2023 van JHvV. Onze lokale groep in Denemarken stuurde een Open Brief naar hun Parlement. Heeft u gezien dat Ada &
Zangemann een prijs won en dat de Franse e-boek versie nu beschikbaar is?

06 May 2024
For the second year in a row, the Swedish city of Gothenburg hosted an
edition of the Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop (LLW), the
annual conference for Legal Network members. The 2024 edition brought
new faces and great discussions and presentations on current legal and
licensing issues related to technological developments such as AI.
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30 April 2024
Find out more about the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom participants of the 2023
edition. We are continuing this series talking with Antoni and Tobias:
Antoni developed a dictionary to preserve endangered languages, and
Tobias conceived a rich featured calendar.

17 April 2024
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
liabilities of the Free Software 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.

02 April 2024
Afgelopen maand trad de Verordening Digitale Markten (VDM) in werking en lanceerden we een website over Apparaatneutraliteit. Het Europees Parlement stemde over de Verordening Cyberweerbaarheid (VC) en de Richtlijn Productaansprakelijkheid (RP). We publiceerden een gids over actief worden voor de komende EU-verkiezingen. Bekijk de video's over de ontwikkelruimtes waaraan we op FOSDEM deelnamen!

21 March 2024
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, it is important to get active and ensure Software
Freedom is part of the larger political debate. How can you do this?
Find practical advice on how to advocate for Free Software in the coming
months!

18 March 2024
Once again we co-organised our now well-known Legal & Policy Issues Devroom during FOSDEM 2024. The discussions in this track covered important issues for Software Freedom, such as CRA, RHEL, GPL termination, where discussed. Thanks to everyone who participated in it!

18 March 2024
The FSFE helped to organise a FOSDEM devroom about Free Software in the European legislative landscape. It was the first time that this devroom was held and got a lot of interest from the community, that engaged in fruitful discussions about current EU policy topics.

12 March 2024
With today's votes on CRA and PLD on the introduction of liability rules
for software, a broad exception for Free Software was made, so that
after long and intense debates individual developers and non for profit
work are safeguarded.

07 March 2024
As the Digital Markets Act comes into effect today, Device
Neutrality starts to become a tangible reality in the European Union.
While acknowledging the new law, the FSFE alerts that this is only the first
step and further commitment is necessary.

05 March 2024
Onze nieuwsbrief van maart is hier! De afgelopen maand zijn we naar FOSDEM gegaan en werd in heel Europa ‘Ik hou van Vrije Software dag’ gevierd. We lanceerden ook een nieuwe aflevering van SFP over de status van Vrije Software en een discussie over bankieren en softwarevrijheid. Bekijk interessant leesmateriaal en aanbevelingen voor evenementen!

01 March 2024
Begin februari gingen FSFE-vrijwilligers en -stafleden terug naar Brussel om met een kraam en lezingen deel te nemen aan FOSDEM 2024. Hoewel dit voor enkelen van ons een geweldige jaarlijkse ervaring was, was het voor anderen de eerste keer. We bedanken iedereen die naar FOSDEM kwam, onze kraam hebben bezocht om een leuk praatje te maken en deelnam aan onze sociale evenementen!
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26 February 2024
Together with hundreds of people and several organisations, we have
celebrated another "I Love Free Software Day" on 14 February! On this
day, we reached out to Free Software contributors to say Thank you! To
all who joined us this time: Thank you for participating in this 14th
edition of the "I Love Free Software Day" ❤️❤️❤️!

14 February 2024
Zijn er afgelopen jaar veranderingen geweest voor Vrije Software in Europa of de VS? Hoe kijken wetgevers aan tegen Vrije Software? Wat kunnen we doen om softwarevrijheid te steunen? Karen Sandler en Alexander Sander zijn actief in de Vrije Softwarebeweging en delen hun inzichten over de huidige status van Vrije Software in onze samenleving.

13 February 2024
Opnieuw stelde FOSDEM niet teleur! De Vrije Software-gemeenschap in Brussel ontmoeten is altijd een van de beste momenten van het jaar! En vlak voor we weer bijeen komen om Ik hou van Vrije Software Dag te vieren met het nieuws dat de Verordening Interoperabel Europa is aangenomen! Deze nieuwsbrief bevat ook onze eerste interviews met deelnemers aan de editie-2023 van Jeugd Hackt voor Vrijheid... en meer!

08 February 2024
Op 14 februari komen Vrije Softwaregemeenschappen over de hele wereld bijeen om ontwikkelaars, beheerders en bijdragers van Vrije Softwareprojecten te vieren. Neem deel aan een van de vele evenementen in Europa waarop deze dag wordt gevierd!

06 February 2024
Today the Interoperable Europe Act has been adopted in plenary with 524 votes in favour, 18 against and 97 abstentions. Although some of the potential of the regulation got undermined, the Act as a whole is an important opportunity for Free Software and its community to contribute to an interoperable Europe. The FSFE will closely monitor its implementation.

30 January 2024
It is that time of the year again. FOSDEM will take place in Brussels on
3 and 4 February 2024. The Free Software Foundation Europe will be there
with most of its staff and some of our volunteers! Are you planning to
attend? If so, come meet us at our booth!

26 January 2024
Find out more about the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom participants of the 2023 edition. We are starting this series talking with Jannes and Aaron: both worked on projects related to school education, and it is particularly interesting to see how these two projects approached different aspects with a similar spirit.

22 January 2024
In the framework of the ITS Academy LAST project, the Free Software Foundation Europe and the Edulife Foundation, the operational partner of ITS Academy LAST, have developed a two-year agreement to deliver educational content to students about Free Software legal aspects, policy and public awareness.

17 January 2024
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a
partner, has just unveiled the NGI0 Commons Fund. This new public fund
will award 21.6 million euro to small and medium R&D projects
developing Free Software technologies that can improve the Internet.

16 January 2024
We beginnen 2024 met veel energie, kijken naar een stagiair(e) Beleid en hebben geweldig nieuws: twee nieuwe SFP-afleveringen, de Techwiki Routervrijheid, het elektronische boek ‘Ada & Zangemann’ is kosteloos in het Frans en we kijken uit naar de ‘Ik hou van Vrije Software dag’ op 14 februari!
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11 January 2024
The Free Software Foundation Europe, along with more than 10.000 hackers, took part in the 37th Chaos Communication Congress. It was a great pleasure to be back in Hamburg and to join the Chaos family for another amazing four-day congress. Thank you all for coming and participating in the Chaos!

09 January 2024
Every year, on 14 February, the FSFE, together with Free Software organisations around the globe, celebrates “I Love Free Software Day”: a special day of appreciation to all the contributors to Free Software projects, large or small.

25 December 2023
Deze dagen zijn erg speciaal, toch? En dat is de kerstaflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast ook! In deze 23e aflevering wordt FSFE gek en heeft plezier met een raadspel rond termen die te maken hebben met Vrije Software. Dit is voor u de perfecte aflevering om meer te leren over uw favoriete type software: Vrije Software!

30 November 2023
In de 22e aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Johannes Näder, senior projectmanager Beleid bij de Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) over"Publiek Geld? Publieke Code!".

28 July 2023
Luister naar onze nieuwe Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering met Lina Ceballos. Lina en Bonnie praten over alles wat te maken heeft met Vrije Software in de Europese politiek. Leer meer over Lina's werk bij de Free Software Foundation Europe en hoe politieke beslissingen tot stand komen in de EU. Ontdek hoe u het beste kunt pleiten voor Vrije Software en vooral, waar de Verordening Interoperabel Europa over gaat en waarom de Vrije Softwaregemeenschappen op hun hoede moeten zijn voor de bescherming van softwarevrijheid.

21 April 2023
Luister mee naar de 20e aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast, waarin Bonnie Mehring en Lucas Lasota discussiëren over Apparaatneutraliteit en Routervrijheid. Ze behandelen de concepten en grondbeginselen van deze initiatieven en leggen uit waarom eindgebruikers controle over hun apparaten zouden moeten hebben.

14 February 2023
Voor deze aflevering had Bonnie Mehring een ontmoeting met Karen Sandler om te praten over haar relatie met Vrije Software. Karen is afhankelijk van een medisch apparaat om haar hart te laten werken. Dit bracht haar ertoe een pleitbezorger te worden voor Vrije Software in medische apparatuur.

22 December 2022
Cryptograaf en privacyspecialist Amandine Jambert, alias Cryptie, is onze gast in de 18e Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering. Met haar ervaring is Cryptie de perfecte persoon om enkele basisprincipes over veiligheid in Vrije Software aan te pakken.

27 October 2022
In deze 17e aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast leggen Matthias Kirschner en Petter Joelson uit hoe Vrije Software voor burgers een hulpmiddel kan zijn om actief deel te nemen aan hun lokale gemeenschap. Petter nodigt u uit in de wereld van Decidim en legt uit hoe burgerparticipatie eruit zou moeten zien.

09 September 2022
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast spreekt Bonnie Mehring met Hugo Roy over zijn lange betrokkenheid bij de FSFE. Hugo is ook zeer actief in de Franse Vrije Softwaregemeenschap en geeft ons een overzicht van de status van Vrije Software in Frankrijk.
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17 June 2022
In november 2021 heeft de FSFE de nieuwe campagne "Android Opwaarderen" gelanceerd. Als u uw telefoon nog niet opgewaardeerd hebt of nieuwsgierig bent naar meer informatie over de campagne, luister dan naar onze nieuwe Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering met de campagnemanager Erik Albers.

22 March 2022
Met deze aflevering opent de Software Freedom Podcast de deur naar de fascinerende en soms complexe wereld van mesh-netwerken. En wie beter dan Elektra Wagenrad kan ons op deze reis meenemen? Elektra is een van de oorspronkelijke ontwikkelaars van het B.A.T.M.A.N.-protocol en het Mesh Potato-project.

27 January 2022
De komende "I Love Free Software Dag" zal in het teken staan van Vrije Software Spellen. Een van de bekendste Vrije Software-spellen is "0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant". In deze aflevering praat Bonnie Mehring met Stanislas Dolcini, de projectleider van 0 A.D., over het spel zelf, het project en hoe het spel Vrije Software werd.

22 September 2021
Met onze 12de aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast duiken we in de geschiedenis en het begin van het handhaven van Vrije Softwarelicenties, in het bijzonder de GNU General Public Licence (GNU GPL). Samen met Till Jaeger, die samen met Harald Welte heeft gewerkt aan het handhaven van de GNU GPL in de eerste rechtszaken in Duitsland, praten we over de lange weg die we sinds die begindagen hebben afgelegd.

02 July 2021
Max Mehl en Bonnie Mehring praten over het REUSE-initiatief en het onlangs gelanceerde REUSE Booster programma. Deze 11de aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast is de perfecte match voor u als u geïnteresseerd bent in Vrije Softwarelicenties en nieuwsgierig bent naar hoe REUSE en het bijbehorende gereedschap dat gemakkelijker maken voor ontwikkelaars en gebruikers.

07 April 2021
In onze tiende aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Elisa Lindinger van Superrr Lab. Samen bespreken we de problemen waar Vrije Softwareprojecten mee te kampen hebben en hoe we die kunnen aanpakken. In een breder kader ontdekken we wat nodig zou zijn voor een duurzamere digitale infrastructuur en praten we over het werk dat Elisa daarvoor doet.

11 February 2021
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten we over de achtergrond van de "I Love Free Software Day" en hoe het 11 jaar geleden allemaal begon. Ontdek samen met Bonnie Mehring waarom Vrije Software-ontwikkelaars, pleitbezorgers, activisten en medewerkers vinden dat deze speciale dag zo belangrijk is voor Vrije Software.

04 December 2020
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten Bonnie Mehring en Matthias Kirschner over de financiële kosten van Vrije Software. Aan de hand van het voorbeeld van een conversatie die Bonnie met haar moeder voerde ontdekken beiden verschillende manieren om Vrije Software aan de wereld uit te leggen en hoe antwoord te hebben op veelgestelde vragen en misverstanden over softwarevrijheid.

25 September 2020
Voor de zevende aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Vincent Lequertier over transparantie, eerlijkheid en toegankelijkheid als cruciale criteria voor kunstmatige intelligentie (KI) en waarom het belangrijk is voor onze maatschappij om KI-software uit te brengen onder een Vrije Softwarelicentie.

03 July 2020
We hebben Miriam Ballhausen uitgenodigd om met ons te praten over het afdwingen van auteursrecht. Zij is een Duitse advocaat met focus op software, databescherming, auteursrecht en met name Vrije Software-auteursrecht. Dit is de zesde reguliere aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast waarvoor we deskundigen uit onze gemeenschap uitnodigen.
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24 April 2020
Voor onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën over softwarevrijheid hebben. In deze speciale aflevering praten we met Dr. Luis Falcón en Dr. Axel Braun over het vrije gezondheids- en ziekenhuissysteem GNU Health.

09 April 2020
We spreken voor onze Software Freedom Podcast met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met professor Lawrence Lessig, oprichter van Creative Commons, over de regelgeving van de offline en online samenleving en over de verschillende betekenissen van regelgeving. Tenslotte werpen we licht op regelgevingen via code.

21 January 2020
In de maandelijkse Software Freedom Podcast praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met Carmen Bianca Bakker over het REUSE-project. Hiermee gaan we in op het erg brede onderwerp softwarelicenties, de problemen die daarmee verbonden zijn en die REUSE met drie eenvoudige stappen kan oplossen.

20 December 2019
Eén keer per maand praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze derde aflevering is onze gast Vrije Softwareprogrammeur en -activist Harald Welte. Harald bespreekt met ons zijn huidige projecten op het gebied van mobiele telefooncommunicatie en de algemene status van Vrije Software op dit gebied.

12 November 2019
We zijn terug met de tweede aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast! Eens per maand praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met Lydia Pintscher van KDE over de ontwikkeling van de KDE-gemeenschap, de verschillende KDE-projecten en de problemen die zij de komende twee jaren zullen aanpakken.

12 October 2019
We hebben een podcast! Met ingang van dit eerste deel zullen we een keer per maand praten met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In het eerste deel van onze Software Freedom Podcast zullen we met Cory Doctorow, een Brits-Canadese schrijver, politiek activist en co-eindredacteur van de blog boingboing.net, ingaan op het probleem van digitaal beperkingenbeheer (Digital Restrictions Management; DRM). Cory Doctorow is een prominente supporter van softwarevrijheid en een minder beperkend auteursrecht. Zijn boeken zijn gepubliceerd onder Creative Commons-licenties.
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