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![Paolo Dongilli standing in front of a pin-wall with a 'Public Money? Public Code!' Poster and some FUSS posters Paolo Dongilli standing in front of a pin-wall with a 'Public Money? Public Code!' Poster and some FUSS posters](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/c4/22/5b616c692f65d86b970397dd38d2.png)
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.
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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.
![Alexander Sander from the FSFE presenting his speech in the German Bundestag hearing on Open Source, Copyright by Deutscher Bundestag Alexander Sander from the FSFE presenting his speech in the German Bundestag hearing on Open Source, Copyright by Deutscher Bundestag](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/28/e1/9dadfb9e772c4a5088de44cdbbba.png)
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.
![Software Freedom Podcast illustration: a blue gradient background with the three starts from the FSFE logo also in blue and the words Software Freedom Podcast. It also has in white the fsfe website url Software Freedom Podcast illustration: a blue gradient background with the three starts from the FSFE logo also in blue and the words Software Freedom Podcast. It also has in white the fsfe website url](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/4e/49/406e60694ff974e1b572276f1475.png)
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.
![Matthias Kirschner and Hannes Mehnert in front of the 'Ada and Zangemann' poster Matthias Kirschner and Hannes Mehnert in front of the 'Ada and Zangemann' poster](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/0a/32/69a0a96ebc57cb2f21c4496b5daf.jpg)
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.
![Collage of the Sharepic from Alexander Sander and Karen Sandler on why they loves Free Software Collage of the Sharepic from Alexander Sander and Karen Sandler on why they loves Free Software](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/57/5c/2f71f1b5d3d8d3f1d9ccc35341d8.png)
14 February 2024
Have there been any changes for Free Software in Europe or the USA in the last year? How is Free Software viewed by legislators? What can we do to support software freedom? Karen Sandler and Alexander Sander are active in the Free Software movement and share their views on the current status of Free Software in our society.
![Advent wreath with a bag full of Free Software terms Advent wreath with a bag full of Free Software terms](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/ec/3c/6b7d930d419f43a71f14f14966d6.jpg)
25 December 2023
These days are quite special, right? So is our Christmas Software Freedom Podcast episode! In this 23rd episode, the FSFE goes crazy and has fun playing a guessing game with terms related to Free Software. This is the perfect episode for you to learn more about your favourite type of software: Free Software!
!['Public Money? Public Code!' share pic of Johannes Näder 'Public Money? Public Code!' share pic of Johannes Näder](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/e2/b9/d79137abc2aa5d24a195ea885992.png)
30 November 2023
In our 22nd Software Freedom Podcast episode, we talk with Johannes Näder, Senior Policy Project Manager at the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), about "Public Money? Public Code!".
![Lina Ceballos talking at the European Parliament Lina Ceballos talking at the European Parliament](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/7f/c1/92cec30c31b6b3e465e807628d90.png)
28 July 2023
Listen to our new Software Freedom Podcast episode with Lina Ceballos. Lina and Bonnie talk about everything related to Free Software in European Politics. Learn more about Lina's work at the Free Software Foundation Europe and how political decisions come to pass in the EU. Discover how best to advocate for Free Software, and especially, what the Interoperable Europe Act is all about and why the Free Software communities need to be on the lookout for the protection of software freedom.
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![Lucas presenting the current status of Router Freedom in Europe Lucas presenting the current status of Router Freedom in Europe](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/e7/56/1a6271a666605db6a0dbb0f01483.png)
21 April 2023
Join us for the 20th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, where
Bonnie Mehring and Lucas Lasota discuss Device Neutrality and Router
Freedom. They cover the concepts and fundamentals of these
initiatives and explain why end-users should have control over their
devices.
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14 February 2023
For this episode Bonnie Mehring met with Karen Sandler to talk about
her relationship with Free Software. Karen depends on a medical device
to keep her heart working. This led her to become an advocate for
Free Software in medical devices.
![Amandine 'cryptie' Jambert in a Parisian square Amandine 'cryptie' Jambert in a Parisian square](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/ae88db28b691e90f0dc4b5c1bc403c47.jpg)
22 December 2022
A cryptographer and privacy specialist Amandine Jambert, a.k.a. Cryptie, is our guest in the 18th Software Freedom Podcast episode.
With her experience, Cryptie is the perfect person to tackle some basics about Security in Free Software.
![Matthias Kirschner with Petter Joelson Matthias Kirschner with Petter Joelson](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/37/73/4662430ec9da679e32b07bf2c51d.png)
27 October 2022
In this 17th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Matthias Kirschner and Petter Joelson uncover how Free Software can be a tool for citizens to actively participate in their local community. Petter invites you into the world of Decidim and explains what citizen participation should look like.
![Hugo Roy Hugo Roy](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/e6/ec/27ddda602b6a643d5df3d98cfdd0.png)
09 September 2022
In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring speaks with Hugo Roy about his long involvement with the FSFE. Hugo is also very active in the French Free Software community and gives us an overview of the standing of Free Software in France.
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17 June 2022
In November 2021 the FSFE has launched the new campaign "Upcycling Android". If you haven't already upcycled your phone or you are curious to learn more about the campaign listen to our new Software Freedom Podcast episode with the campaigns manager Erik Albers.
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22 March 2022
With this episode the Software Freedom Podcast opens the door to the fascinating and sometimes complex world of mesh networking. And who better than Elektra Wagenrad can take us on this journey? Elektra is one of the original developers of the B.A.T.M.A.N. protocol and of the Mesh Potato project.
![City center of the fictional city of Kush from the game 0 A.D.s Empires Ascendant. City center of the fictional city of Kush from the game 0 A.D.s Empires Ascendant.](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/e7489cba8484512c3797e4cc13927cfc.png)
27 January 2022
The upcoming "I Love Free Software Day" will focus on Free Software Games. One of the most famous Free Software games is "0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant". In this episode Bonnie Mehring talks with Stanislas Dolcini, the project leader of 0 A.D., about the game itself, the project, and how the game became Free Software.
![Till Jaeger sitting on some stairs Till Jaeger sitting on some stairs](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/f1bdc9b8f6624096d659036a7d6a5589.png)
22 September 2021
With our 12th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we dig into the
history and the beginning of enforcing Free Software licences, especially
the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Together with Till Jaeger, who has
been working alongside Harald Welte for enforcing the GNU GPL in the first
court cases in Germany, we talk about the long way we have come since those
early days.
![Max Mehl outdoors near a forest Max Mehl outdoors near a forest](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/967c68c8111e86c1d29a3cebbfeb53f0.jpg)
02 July 2021
Max Mehl and Bonnie Mehring talk about the REUSE initiative and the newly launched REUSE Booster programme. This 11th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast is the perfect match for you if you are interested in Free Software licensing and curious about how REUSE and its tools make that easier for developers and users.
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07 April 2021
In our 10th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Elisa Lindinger from Superrr Lab. Together we discuss problems faced by Free Software projects and how to tackle them. In a broader frame we discover what would be needed for a more sustainable digital infrastructure and talk about the work Elisa does for this aim.
![Podcast recorder and headphones with a rose and ballons in the background Podcast recorder and headphones with a rose and ballons in the background](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/51ab3c1a0dea8ff821a9319df3fc4935.png)
11 February 2021
For this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk about the background of the "I Love Free Software Day" and how it all began 11 years ago. Discover together with Bonnie Mehring why Free Software developers, advocates, activists and contributors think this special day is so important for Free Software.
![Three different sizes of coin piles with seeds growing on top of them Three different sizes of coin piles with seeds growing on top of them](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/26d760cd2dc9c7244c65e81c9037e683.png)
04 December 2020
In this Software Freedom Podcast episode Bonnie Mehring and Matthias Kirschner talk about the monetary costs of Free Software. On the example of a conversation Bonnie had with her mother, both discover ways of explaining the world of Free Software and how to answer common questions and misunderstandings about software freedom.
![Vincent Lequertier standing in front of a river and a bridge Vincent Lequertier standing in front of a river and a bridge](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/9161b78da1d86f828a793d2fbf000dfd.jpg)
25 September 2020
For the seventh episode of our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Vincent Lequertier about transparency, fairness, and accessibility as crucial criteria for artificial intelligence (AI) and why it is important for our society to release AI software under a Free Software license.
![Miriam Ballhausen standing in front of a grey wall Miriam Ballhausen standing in front of a grey wall](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/0418b6e4006c22d87b08165ce16d6621.png)
03 July 2020
We invited Miriam Ballhausen to talk with us about copyright enforcement. She is a German lawyer who focuses on software, data protection, copyright law and specifically Free Software copyright. This is the sixth regular episode of the Software Freedom Podcast for which we invite experts from our community.
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24 April 2020
For our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this special episode, we talk with Dr. Luis Falcón and Dr. Axel Braun about the Free health and hospital information system GNU Health.
![Katharina Nocun, Lawrence Lessig and Matthias Kirschner while recording the Software Freedom Podcast Katharina Nocun, Lawrence Lessig and Matthias Kirschner while recording the Software Freedom Podcast](https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/small/4f5142b17a08dda5e0d5e4f07563b366.jpg)
09 April 2020
For our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Professor Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, about regulation of society, offline as well as online, about the different means of regulation, and shed light on regulations through code.
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21 January 2020
In the monthly Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Carmen Bianca Bakker about the REUSE project. By this we are covering the very broad topic of software licensing and the problems there, which REUSE is able to solve with three simple steps.
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20 December 2019
Once a month, we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this third episode, our guest is Harald Welte, Free Software programmer and activist. Harald discusses with us his current projects regarding mobile phone communication and the general status of Free Software in this area.
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12 November 2019
We are back with the second episode of our Software Freedom Podcast!
Once a month, we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about
software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Lydia Pintscher from
KDE about the development of the KDE community, the different KDE projects
and the issues they will be tackling over the next two years.
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12 October 2019
We have a Podcast! Starting with this episode, we will talk once a
month with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In
our first episode of our Software Freedom Podcast, we address the
issue of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) together with Cory
Doctorow, a British-Canadian writer, political activist, and
co-editor of the blog boingboing.net. Cory Doctorow is a prominent
supporter of software freedom and a less restrictive copyright law.
His books are published under Creative Commons licenses.