A #ThankGNU! to Adam Oberbeck, Andy Kopra, and Ayan Jaysan 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/45m

We are now using #LibreTranslate in our translation tool. Lets spread the word about #FreeSoftware together and make information more accessible
https://webpreview.fsfe.org
#softwarefreedom

#ThoughtProvoker

Our modern society is built on a #technosphere, where #SocialMedia facilitates our communications and how we interact. #FreeSoftware plays a huge and important role in facilitating all this.

Then merely musing, should #SoftwareFreedom not be considered to be just as nuanced as #FreedomOfSpeech? Are the four #FOSS freedoms reasonable, or are they akin to #FreeSpeech absolutism?

A #ThankGNU! to Joseph Cox, Katherine Runyon, and Kevin Runner 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/45m

At the #FSF, we aim to make #FreeSoftware the norm. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/41z Support the FSF: https://donate.fsf.org #SoftwareFreedom

A #ThankGNU! to Christos Kalkanis, Dwayne Dever, and František Kučera 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/45m

FSFE Legal Corner!!!

Restrictions on our Freedom to Study
Software: A Legal Case Study from Poland

Software is a major component of modern life, affecting large parts of our lives. When software is embedded in vehicles, the ability to control our digital technology becomes even more important in the name of public safety. Despite that, a recent court case in Poland highlights how the law, and legal processes, can sometimes work against that.

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250407-01.en.html

A #ThankGNU! to Adam Oberbeck, Andy Kopra, and Ayan Jaysan 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/45m

2025 Free and Open Source Software (#FOSS) Monetization Survey!

Developer Survey: https://survey.futo.org/form/H0zsxB44

User Survey: https://survey.futo.org/form/8YRriyze

https://peertube.futo.org/videos/watch/3060811a-6b88-46ec-8352-9310e851b587

A #ThankGNU! to Kristin Kohlberg, R Scott Belford, and René Genz 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/45m

Spring is here, and so is our monthly newsletter!

We want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your continued support and generous donations.

In this issue, we bring you the latest updates on the DMA, a special podcast episode on #RouterFreedom highlights from our talks at @clt_news exciting Ada news, and much more.

Read it here: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202504.en.html

A #ThankGNU! to James Wilson, John Fremlin, and Ramana Kumar 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/45m

If you are interested to help shaping #FDroid 's future on a governance side: please consider to apply for a board seat.

As current board member I highly welcome nominations of anyone committed to furthering the #softwarefreedom of computer users, particularly with regard to mobile devices.

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/03/30/board-of-directors-nominations.html

A #ThankGNU! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein 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/45m

Chiediamo libertà di scelta del router per gli utenti Internet italiani!

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250331-01.it.html

L'AGCOM deciderà se limitare o consolidare la Libertà del Router nel Paese.

La FSFE si è impegnata attivamente in una coalizione di organizzazioni, sollecitando l'autorità a dare priorità alla protezione dei consumatori e a garantire il diritto degli utenti di utilizzare i propri router/modem nelle reti in fibra.

The FSFE demands Router Freedom for Italian Internet users!

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250331-01.en.html

The Italian regulator AGCOM will decide whether to limit or consolidate #RouterFreedom in the country

The FSFE has actively engaged in a coalition of organisations urging the authority to prioritize consumer protection and the rights of end-users to use their own routers/modems in fiber networks

A #ThankGNU! to Sandhya Ramaswamy Devi, Valerio Poggi, and Water Chika 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/45m

A #ThankGNU! to James Wilson, John Fremlin, and Ramana Kumar 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/45m

New episode of our "Policy and EU" series on the Software Freedom Podcast

Have you ever connected to the internet using your personal router? We recently secured a major victory for Router Freedom in Germany!

In Episode 32, @annabonnie, @lexelas and @llas dive into the significance of #RouterFreedom
# and our ongoing efforts to defend your right to choose your internet devices.

Listen now: https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-32.en.html

A #ThankGNU! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein 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/45m