💡 #FreeSoftware licences are helpful for many, many reasons. For example, they enable independent developers to use or reuse existing software, and implement it in their projects! 😍
‼️ The :fsfe: #FSFE has developed #REUSE, both a tool and a specification to make Free Software licensing easy for humans and machines alike. 💕
We are part of the #ZOOOMProject consortium, a #HorizonEU project with the purpose of promoting open technologies. 🚀
💡 Recently, the :fsfe: #FSFE legal team produced 4 chapters in 2 comprehensive reports, dealing with many topics, and providing empirical data on #FreeSoftware topics in 🇪🇺 in relation to critical technologies, such as AI.
💡 Last month, the DMA came into force and we launched a website about #DeviceNeutrality, the #EU parliament voted the #CRA and the #PLD, and we released a guide to get active for the upcoming 🇪🇺 #EUelections. 🚀
💡 The 🇪🇺 #EU’s #DMA came into force just a few weeks ago, establishing an unprecedented regulation framework for digital gatekeepers in the European Union. 👀
🤔 How does #SoftwareFreedom relate to regulating corporate behaviour in digital ecosystems?
ℹ️ Read this publication by :fsfe: #FSFE’s @llas about increasing fairness and contestability of digital markets with #FreeSoftware! 🚀
‼️ Did you know that :fsfe: #FSFE has a content aggregator completely dedicated to volunteers’ and supporters’ thoughts and experiences related to #FreeSoftware? 🤔
💡 On #PlanetFSFE you can find out many insightful and unique points of view! 🤩
We’re glad we had so many 💭 bright minds joning our @dario and @tommi taking part in our #Fediverse workshop and our Ada & Zangemann readings at #Circonomia Festival in Fano, Italy, last weekend! 🚀
💡 It was very insightful to debate about decentralization and #FreeSoftware-powered social media with people who just learned about it. 👀
At #FOSDEM 2024 Niharika Singhal, :fsfe: #FSFE project manager, gave a very insightful talk on the different dimensions of the convergence of #AI and #FreeSoftware… for example, the Hippocratic License! 👀️
#FSFE is part of the #ZOOOM consortium, an EU Horizon Europe project aiming to highlight the importance of open hardware, open data and Free Software. 🚀
At the beginning of February, #FSFE volunteers and staffers went to Brussels to take part in #FOSDEM 2024 with our booth and participating in several devrooms! 💥
💡 While for some of us this has become an awesome yearly experience, it was the first time for others. 👀
💡 The :fsfe: #FSFE is here not only to promote #FreeSoftware, its meaning, and its values, but also to empower people all over Europe and helping them spread the word! 📣
ℹ️ We have a rich set of wonderful 🎈 promotional material to help in this endeavor: stickers, posters, leaflets, balloons… check out the dedicated page and get your swag! 🤩
💡 Did you know that the #InteroperableEuropeAct has finally been approved by the EU’s plenary? Through the #IEA, the EU is aiming to enhance interoperability in cross-border digital public services.
⚠️ This is an important opportunity for #FreeSoftware and its community to contribute to an interoperable Europe and therefore, #SoftwareFreedom.
👀 Close monitoring is vital and the #FSFE will monitor its implementation in the next months.
The :fsfe: #FSFE and the Edulife Foundation, the operational partner of ITS Academy LAST, signed a two-year agreement to inspire generations. In the frame of this partnership FSFE delivers educational content to the students about #FreeSoftware legal aspects, policy and public awareness!
La #FSFE e la fondazione Edulife, partner operativo di ITS Academy LAST, hanno firmato un accordo di due anni per costruire il futuro delle nuove generazioni e ispirarle.
Nel contesto di questo partenariato, la FSFE propone agli studenti percorsi educativi riguardanti il #SoftwareLibero, aspetti legaly, policy e sensibilizzazione del pubblico!
Every year, on 14 February, the :fsfe: #FSFE, together with #FreeSoftware organizations 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. 🥰
@fsfe Dear #FSFE, I am looking forward to the I love free software day with you and would like to express my love for #FLOSS with clothes. Unfortunately, your shop for normal-sized men is quite empty and there are no hoodies.