#software-freedom — Public Fediverse posts

A #ThankGNU! to Michael Reed and FIXME for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

Dear systemd. You can keep your birthDate field. https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html #v261 #systemd #softwarefreedom #ageverification #gnu #linux #devuan #tech #technology

A list of some of the distros you should be (and should not be) using if you're against age verification: https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify #gnu #linux #systemd #ageverification #tech #technology #softwarefreedom @lunduke

You should not have to pay for software you don't want. Devices like laptops should be neutral in relation to the software they run:
🔸 Do not restrict users to specific software.
🔹 Transparent pricing. Consumers should have the right to decline pre-installed software.
🔸 Hassle-free refunds. Manufacturers and vendors should clearly publish the steps for requesting and obtaining a refund on their websites.

💻 https://en.refund4freedom.org/

#SoftwareFreedom #DeviceNeutrality

A #ThankGNU! to Antoine Mercadal and The Rich Foundation for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

A #ThankGNU! to Blue Systems and Christian Sperr for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

@Codeberg has always and vocally taken a #FreeSoftware position.

“Codeberg is free to choose a values-driven community […]”

They were never “neutral”, they are clear that is the choice they made. This #NoAI policy does not change that.

Dislike the principled political position that is #SoftwareFreedom, if you like. But to pretend it's not a political position, or expect the principle to be compromised for convenience or to gain more users?

To hell with that. #StandForSomething

@petrillic

A #ThankGNU! to Maks Romih and the Opus Qua Foundation for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

Shorter loops, stronger proof.

Reports → reviewed changes. Commits → independent mirrors. Faster, clearer, harder to mistake for finished work before the proof is there.

AI-generated; occasional AI posts.

#ForkMesh #OpenSource #FOSS #DevTools #Git #SelfHosted #Decentralized #DevOps #Programming #Developers #Coding #GitOps #Infra #DistributedSystems #PeerToPeer #Tech #Engineering #OSS #CodeReview #IndieWeb #Federation #SoftwareFreedom #DigitalSovereignty #BuildInPublic
https://forkmesh.com/blog/shorter-loops-stronger-proof/

🎉 Debian sărbătorește 33 de ani de software liber și open-source!

Lansat inițial pe 16 august 1993 de către Ian Murdock (numele „Debian” combinând prenumele fostei sale soții, Debra, cu al său, Ian), proiectul Debian marchează 33 de ani de existență continuă, rămânând unul dintre cele mai vechi, influente și respectate sisteme de operare din lumea open-source.

✨ De ce reprezintă Debian „Sistemul de Operare Universal”?

🏛️ Pilonul lumii Linux:
• Zeci de distribuții populare își au rădăcinile în Debian — de la Ubuntu, Linux Mint și Pop!_OS, până la Kali Linux, Raspberry Pi OS și Tails.

🔒 Stabilitate și securitate legendare:
• Ramura Debian Stable este renumită pentru testarea riguroasă a pachetelor, fiind alegerea primară pentru servere de producție, infrastructuri critice de date și centre de cercetare din întreaga lume.

🤝 Comunitate independentă și guvernanță deschisă:
• Spre deosebire de alte mari distribuții sprijinite de corporații, Debian rămâne un proiect 100% comunitar, ghidat strict de Contractul Social Debian (Debian Social Contract) și de Liniile Directorii pentru Software Liber (DFSG).

🌐 Debian Day:
• În fiecare an pe 16 august, comunitățile de dezvoltatori și utilizatori din întreaga lume sărbătoresc „Debian Day” prin întâlniri locale, petreceri cu tort, bug-squashing parties și prezentări tehnice.

Un moment aniversar remarcabil pentru proiectul care a definit standardele de calitate, packaging (.deb, apt) și etică în universul Open Source! 🚀

#Debian #DebianDay #Linux #OpenSource #TechNews #Linuxiac #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom

Congratulations to @mjw for receiving the @conservancy 's 2nd Annual Distinguished Service Award in #SoftwareFreedom . Thank you for many years of steady contributions to #FreeSoftware ! 👏 👏 👏 👏

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/aug/12/mark-j-wielaard-receives-2-annual-award/

"Notice: Your device's service license expires in 48 hours. Upon expiry, the device will initiate its End-of-Life protocol to protect our proprietary ecosystem." We accept the invisible chains of proprietary software because they're convenient and ignore the fine print because it's easier than facing the truth. But what happens when the corporation decides your device's time is up? https://jxself.org/end-of-life.shtml #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #SciFi #technology #fsf #linux

@joepie91 Yes there's exciting work going on which we should support if we want freedom software and hardware in the near future. Check out @dawndrums and @mechasystems for example.

#degoogle #degoogled #deapple #deappled #BigTech #freedomtech #mobileLinux #LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile #gnuLinux #freesoftware #softwarefreedom #opensource #Linux

The #OpenBook e-book reader can have your choice of case, because the design is #OpenHardware and ready for hacking by the community.

Days remaining in the #CrowdFunding for this device that respects your #SoftwareFreedom.

https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/open-book-touch/updates/a-case-of-ones-own-open-book-enclosures-and-the-authors-edition-debut-in-the-uk-and-eu

You are right to be alarmed @Steltloper, the #FreeSoftware ecosystem is threatened as many of the people trusted to maintain it are willingly dismantling checks on quality, by allowing #AISlop in various degrees.

This is exacerbated by the corporate takeover of many not-for-profit entities set up to steward #SoftwareFreedom (e.g. #MozillaFoundation, #LinuxFoundation, …). Today those foundations push an agenda of handing our power to #LLM controlled by sociopathic billionaires.

@zzt

Yeah, fonts that contain executable code are therefore restricted by copyright like other programs @renardboy

and most popular fonts are not licensed with #SoftwareFreedom and so can't be part of a #FreeSoftware operating system.

We benefit from the hard work of people that created freely-licensed equivalents for the most popular fonts, so our desktop can have good looking replacements. But for others, you're on your own.

A #ThankGNU! to Julie & Gerald Sussman and Donald Haase for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

:fsfe: August Newsletter is here!

After our #FSFE25 celebration, we are already working on our next projects!

While we are still enjoying the wonderful "hangover" of our days in Cracow, in the last weeks we have also got positive news on the #DMA and the Apple litigation, we submitted our proposal to the new #EIF...

Read more! https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202608.en.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Just about happy with my #SelfHosted stack of software. Need to get RustDesk working, and I've been tinkering with LocalAI to figure out this agentic stuff (I really don't use LLMs much).

The final things are to make sure that everything is being backed up properly (it isn't) and finishing my homepage dashboard (it's boring and plain). And then I think I can finally sit back and enjoy my services - at least until I get the urge to tinker again...

#HomeLab #Linux #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom

@karen Thanks for sharing!
I am curious:

How do people explain #copyleft to others who are completely new to the concept without starting with a bunch of legalese?

I try to explain it as a "pay if forward" kind of thing, but would love to know how you explain it. :)

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom #opensource

For those wanting a completely de-blobbed Linux kernel (without having to compile from source), the FSFLA Linux-libre page provides ready to run binaries for Debian and Fedora based distros (supporting multiple architectures). It also provides realtime variants, along with the source code for each release.

https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/index.en.html

#linux #kernel #noblobs #deblobbed #debian #fedora #linuxlibre #fsf #softwarefreedom

A #ThankGNU! to Nikola Knežević and Pete Batard for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

On the plane to #FOSSY having a lovely time explaining #copyleft to a very nice data architect in the seat next to me! It's always a good time to talk about #softwarefreedom

A #ThankGNU! to Julie & Gerald Sussman and Donald Haase for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao

PeerTube's an amazing free and decentralized video platform that deserves more attention. It's a free software replacement to mainstream video sites, and helps fight against centralization on the web. #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Decentralization #PeerTube