Matthias Kirschner

The Free Software Foundation Europe (npub16xn…g7f8) 's President :fsfe:. Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and improve software ➡ #SoftwareFreedom

Author of the book "Ada & #Zangemann - A tale of software, skateboards, and raspberry ice cream".

Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights #TechnicalDistributionOfPower #Democracy

FSFE Profile: https://fsfe.org/about/kirschner
Personal blog: https://k7r.eu/blog.html
My book & movie: https://ada.fsfe.org
Support the FSFE: https://my.fsfe.org/support

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2026-07-10 12:47:13 UTC

Long queue for @npub16xn…g7f8 's ice cream at #dwebcamp after the movie screening of "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of #Software , Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" . all available under CC-By-Sa. See https://ada.fsfe.org
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2026-07-09 07:26:11 UTC

Mastodon reunion with @npub1yjj…rvgt at #dwebcamp
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2026-07-08 18:09:13 UTC

Now @npub1ftl…3e6s opens #dwebcamp🚀 Already had several great conversations here, and look forward for many more!
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2026-07-06 09:52:15 UTC

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Yes, IIRC @npub1drf…fpxa also tried to get it included directly.

2026-05-29 06:12:16 UTC

In case you are not yet aware about that: with https://liberapay.com you can easily make smaller donations to #FreeSoftware developers whose work you would like to support. My modest donations for @npub1n5s…rrhp @npub154r…alal @npub1mtr…trt0 @npub18ds…6490 @npub1xhk…y0c4 @npub14w7…0fw9 ... just went out. Thank you for your work for #softwarefreedom!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏

2026-05-21 12:02:43 UTC

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@npub1rrv…8yj9 @npub1fdr…lvhs I heard "Verscheißifizierung" and "Plattformverfall"...

2026-05-19 18:04:58 UTC

Big thanks to @npub1rrv…8yj9 (a beautiful bookstore in Berlin)for organising the event with @npub1fdr…lvhs about his German book #enshitification !
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2026-05-08 04:42:36 UTC

Please today or over the weekend the nominate one or more candidates for the #European #SFSAward
With the award @npub16xn…g7f8 and #LUGBZ recognise European individuals who have made outstanding contributions to #SoftwareFreedom .
We are looking forward to receive your suggestions!
https://www.sfscon.it/award-nomination/
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2026-04-29 07:19:32 UTC

The @npub16xn…g7f8 offers an easy way to share #FreeSoftware news within the #fediverse and other channels through the share buttons at the end of the pages. See e.g. https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260420-01.en.html
Hope that helps to make it easy for your to share important work and balance the at least to a small degree the high budgets of those no the other side of our work.
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2026-04-20 10:05:29 UTC

As many raise questions about #EuroOffice and the #AGPL license ( @npub1rk6…hv4q #Ionos...) my current recommendation is to read:
* @npub167r…p2re 's "You cannot use the #GNU (A)GPL to take #softwarefreedom away https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/agpl-is-not-a-tool-for-taking-freedom-away
* and @npub1p8f…tcuc 's "#AGPL v3§7¶4 Empowers Users to Thwart #Badgeware" https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/16/badgeware-onlyoffice-nextcloud-affero-gpl/

2026-03-25 06:03:08 UTC

“#Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew. Today the jury joined families, educators, and child safety experts in saying enough is enough.”
When I read such articles I feel that you could easily do an :%s/children/humans/g an they are still accurate https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/meta-new-mexico-jury

2026-03-03 09:50:28 UTC

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People pointed out that it is not clear from the announcement if you could buy Motorola phones with pre-installed #GrapheneOS or if they Motorola just supports it and takes some patches.
Maybe @npub1kwa…e0nj can shed some light on this?

2026-03-03 09:08:08 UTC

Motorola announced a partnership with #GrapheneOS Foundation:
https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ (thanks @npub1rjd…pt4k for the pointer).
Great to see that you will be able to buy a new phone with a #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Android ROM pre-installed from such a big brand.
All the best to @npub1kwa…e0nj for the next steps in this! #FreeYourAndroid

2026-03-02 13:09:50 UTC

When Petter discovered “Ada & #Zangemann”, he immediately felt the urge to make sure the story was available to the #Norwegian speakers. Now “Ada og Zangemann - En fortelling om programvare, rullebrett og bringebæris” has been published and was presented during the Norwegian local celebrations of #ilovefs.
Read Petter’s story and if you like what he did, join me in a round of applause for Petter 👏👏 👏 👏 https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260302-01.en.html

2026-02-27 13:10:19 UTC

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@finnmyrstad/116141082378515849
Here a small movie by the Norwegian Consumer Council inspired by @npub1fdr…lvhs
#note1yew…x2t4

2026-02-17 08:17:51 UTC

I love @npub16ys…sjae 's "for #AI only" parts. Did not notice this until @npub127e…t69j pointed me to it.😂
E.g. https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1118/welcome-to-silly-studios-a-new-publisher + https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1117/the-ram-nightmare-how-i-lost-my-sanity-and-almost-my-deadline at the end.
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2026-02-16 07:16:27 UTC

RE: https://gruene.social/@Gerbsen/116052492129846084
Money transfer from the German Federal Administration to Microsoft:
2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro
(Source: German Parliament 21/4006 page 96 https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/040/2104006.pdf )
Daniel asks what #FreeSoftware #OpenSource could have been procured and developed with such sums and how you feel about when you see those numbers. He also fears this trend will continue.
#note13uu…4ffq

2026-02-14 13:16:57 UTC

❤️ At the Berlin #ilovefs event I could give a small cake to @npub1ncy…3x0q 's @npub1u74…ch96 as a small sign of appreciation, thanking him and #KDE for their great work for #softwarefreedom. ❤️
❤️ Today a special thanks to all the #KDE #maintainers!! ❤️
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2026-02-14 12:39:18 UTC

❤️ When I started using #GNU / #Linux one of the most important tools for me were the great books you got together with the #SUSE CDs and floppies.
The documentation was really great for me as a beginner and enabled me to get deeper into the community for #softwarefreedom.
Thanks to all contributors involved creating such great documentation, and to the @npub1djg…3wvl community for maintaining such important work! ❤️

2026-02-14 06:30:19 UTC

❤️ Thank you to the #Archlinux Wiki maintainers! ❤️
#Maintainers in general, and maintainers of documentation most of the time get way too little recognition for their contributions to #SoftwareFreedom.
ArchWiki is one of the pearls of the internet! That's why I dedicated my this year's #ilovefs post to the #ArchWiki maintainers!
https://k7r.eu/i-love-the-work-of-the-archwiki-maintainers/
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2026-01-31 14:12:34 UTC

Nice, there were at least 30 people who raised their hand in the #Fosdem Legal & Policy track when @npub1huw…c5x7 asked who is following him, after he asked who is using #Mastodon . Great to see this change with so many more switching to the #Fediverse 😃
Thanks Neil for being pro bono lawyer for so many #FreeSoftware initiatives and for giving the talk "Online Safety" laws: reflections for #FOSS projects" at #Fosdem 👏 https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/EAVFF3-online-safety-laws-and-foss-projects/
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2026-01-29 20:40:20 UTC

OMG @npub1wlp…m04c just gifted us an English and a German #Braille version of "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards and Raspberry Ice Cream". 🤗
It is the first complete book printed this way with #FreeSoftware (#OpenSource) and #Openhardware 🥰
We will have a copy at the @npub16xn…g7f8 booth during #Fosdem and @npub17w5…2t6u will cover the story in our talk on Sunday at 14 https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/R9Q9ZP-ada-zangemann-bestseller-automation/ Big thank you!! 👏
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2026-01-29 14:46:56 UTC

#Fosdem vibes already in the air. By chance met @npub1ncy…3x0q 's @npub1u74…ch96 on the ICE to Brussels already. 🤗
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2026-01-29 05:18:30 UTC

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Just saw this message now. Glad that it arrived on time. Thank you for supporting
@npub1ncy…3x0q a dn for your contributions to #FreeSoftware

2026-01-08 08:39:21 UTC

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Have not seen that before. What are the experiences running Android apps on it?
@npub1a50…evl6

2026-01-07 04:53:05 UTC

Sad to see this happening: #Google will now publish #AOSP only in Q2 and Q4, instead of every quarter before. See the note on https://source.android.com (thanks to @npub1a50…evl6 for the ping) #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
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2025-12-20 07:31:11 UTC

After several years, I finally found a #FreeSoftware workout timer for #Android which is comparable to my standalone timer I used for ages. Here the @npub1mtr…trt0 link:
https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.deweyreed.timer.other/
It is simple, fast to configure, and fixes one of the blockers I had with other apps before: I can listen to music, and get just brief audio notification about the next interval. Over the last months I could now travel without packing a separate timer and batteries.
🫶
#freeyourandroid #opensource
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2025-12-19 04:13:29 UTC

The vacation period is a great time to share the @npub16xn…g7f8's movie "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" with others around you on the #Fediverse or by #email. Please help to reach many people, especially children:
Danish https://media.fsfe.org/w/7S9bNkf36e7vBnBrBhj7vS
English https://media.fsfe.org/w/j1c6LQVZ8qnCLLwpXMuw3M
French https://media.fsfe.org/w/jPLeR3vpYE7zWaTYdsB9JU
German https://media.fsfe.org/w/aw4EHJYVBSQGHPS22xXBG2
Italian https://media.fsfe.org/w/truAn16kstE9qiv6sKJGDt
Spanish https://media.fsfe.org/w/mPiL4nzoJ21gWiG4JHLATf

2025-12-01 07:23:58 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@johas/115626731541518144
#BuyEuropean is not enough for Germany and Europe to break their dependence. #DigitalSovereignty is only possible with free software—also and especially in #DStack.
This decision strengthens the European economy, because there is excellent #FreeSoftware available—the state must finally finance, procure, and use it!
More by @npub1rse…ntjr in German:
#note1mt5…4gaz

2025-11-20 10:53:16 UTC

Another lesson why it is so important to work on #FreeSoftware in the perspective of decades rather than years. You might have thought that in current times the #DigitalSovereigntySummit would have resulted in more concrete actions and support for #FreeSoftware for the next months. Here a good summary https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Analysis-of-the-Digital-Sovereignty-Summit-Open-Source-Gets-Scolded-11084765.html and a reminder to continue with the @npub16xn…g7f8 's decade long work for #SoftwareFreedom

2025-11-07 12:05:59 UTC

Please join me in a big round of applause for Jean-Baptiste Kempf from @npub13j9…4fgu for his contributions to #SoftwareFreedom 👏
(Together with Raphael Barbieri I had the honour to hand over the European #SFSAward 2025 to him in the name of #Lugbz and @npub16xn…g7f8 . )
See https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251107-01.en.html
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2025-11-07 08:48:07 UTC

Now @npub13fl…9ycn 's keynote at #SFScon about device neutrality for medical devices and her professional and personal view of the issues both as a patient and as a cyborg lawyer. Looking forward to the panel with Karen and @npub175n…wamw about "#ethics and #softwarefreedom ".
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2025-10-16 10:34:44 UTC

Tim Berners-Lee's write an article in the Guardian: "Why I gave the world wide web away for free - My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free

2025-10-13 12:28:48 UTC

Instead of meeting at the #SoftwareFreedom Flat to work on strategy, @npub16xn…g7f8 's vice president Heiki and myself had a great walk meeting around a lake outside of Berlin. Perfect day for this.
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2025-10-09 11:07:55 UTC

The state administration of Schleswig-Holstein has completed the migration of its mail system from #Microsoft Exchange and #Outlook to more #FreeSoftware https://www.heise.de/en/news/Schleswig-Holstein-s-e-mail-systems-converted-to-open-source-10733737.html

2025-09-29 13:15:34 UTC

Was happy to see that the @npub1m96…ag4y is now providing #Matrix accounts https://chat.contact.ec.europa.eu/

2025-09-26 03:47:08 UTC

Looking forward to meet many from the @npub1rk6…hv4q community on Sunday at the #NextcloudConf25! Will give a lightning talk about "Let’s spark children’s interest in coding" and be around to talk about #softwarefreedom and the @npub16xn…g7f8's work as well.
On Saturday my awesome co-workers @npub1rjd…pt4k and @npub17dc…6p2s will be there as well to talk with #nextcloud contributors about #DeviceNeutrality and get feedback for our work in front of the European Court of Justice to keep #Apple accountable under the #DMA.

2025-09-25 06:18:50 UTC

si ++

2025-07-24 05:22:02 UTC

A great read for everyone reading "social media" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/13/are-a-few-people-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us
"We paid people a few dollars to unfollow the most divisive political accounts on X. After a month, they reported feeling 23% less animosity towards other political groups. In fact, their experience was so positive that nearly half the people declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study was over. And those who maintain their healthier newsfeed reported less animosity a full 11 months after the study."

2025-07-14 07:01:33 UTC

If you are a #FreeSoftware manufacturer, project, or a potential steward under the Cyber Resilience Act #CRA , please contribute by filling out those surveys (best already by end of July):
Potential Free Software stewards (EN)
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/146965?lang=en
Free Software projects (EN)
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/241948?lang=en
Manufacturer (EN)
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/582853?lang=en

2025-06-19 05:00:16 UTC

Want to join the @npub16xn…g7f8 team and many other participants at #SFSCON this year? You would like to share what you are working on in #FreeSoftware especially if it is connected with the theme #ethics ?
Then please participate in the #CfP https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/
⛑ I would especially encourage you to submit talks related to #medicine #healthcare #bodyimplants and similar. ⛑
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2025-06-14 07:30:08 UTC

Saw @npub1hpw…cd0d 's #Fedora #Linux #42 towel at #DevConf_CZ .
Kudos to those who had the idea and implemented it!! This is awesome 👏👏👏👏
And of course a big thank you to all #Fedora contributors out there for their work for #SoftwareFreedom! 👏👏👏👏
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2025-06-12 04:16:49 UTC

Today on the agenda:
1. 7:30 setup the @npub16xn…g7f8 's booth at #Devconf with [@sofiaritz](https://hachyderm.io/@sofiaritz ) @npub1aph…9cl7 and @npub1rjd…pt4k
2. 10:15 my talk "A vision for #SoftwareFreedom in 2048 - what are we missing?" in room A112: https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/KFPMBZ/
3. Have many discussions with visitors at the #FSFE booth to talk about #SoftwareFreedom , about why people are active for #FreeSoftware and how to contribute to #FSFE .
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2025-06-11 13:40:02 UTC

For the first time I flashed a phone with #CalyxOS from another CalyxOS phone using @npub1xwa…75q9 's web installer ( https://install.calyxos.org/ ). No additional laptop was necessary. Quite a step from the first times we flashed phones at the @npub16xn…g7f8 in 2012. Thanks @npub1a50…evl6 for the hint to try that out!
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2025-02-24 12:11:49 UTC

In his last episode about content moderation at #Meta John Oliver from #Lastweektonight promoted @npub1gq5…qcul @npub163h…mv0n and @npub1rkw…5q62 ($yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7XHR3EVHo ).
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2025-02-14 11:07:46 UTC

❤️ Thank you to the digital librarian @npub1ftl…3e6s and all the employees and volunteers from @npub1umd…wfr7 who preserve millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more & defend this archive for humankind! ❤️
❤️ Thank you for all your contributions to many #FreeSoftware packages, and for providing an important resource for #FreeSoftware contributors to find and archive information they depend on! ❤️
❤️ Brewster, it was an honour to meet& thank you at #FOSDEM ❤️ #ilovefs
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2025-02-14 08:16:52 UTC

I say that almost every year. But I love the time the @npub16xn…g7f8 website https://fsfe.org turns red for #ilovefs
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2025-02-14 07:06:43 UTC

❤️ Thank you to the @npub1vnu…8mqn community, the contributors to @npub1dug…kxeq + #Posh ( @npub1xpu…cgcr ), the Plasma mobile contributors from @npub1ncy…3x0q and others in the community who make the programs mobile friendly, and many others who are working for many years now on #GNU #Linux for mobile phones! I highly appreciate your work for #FreeSoftware 👏👏👏👏 #ilovefs ❤️

2025-02-11 12:57:02 UTC

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https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/comparison.en.html about the terms. About OSI: https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-2-license-is-not-open-source

2025-02-05 09:14:42 UTC

Our sister organisation the @npub167r…p2re has published its evaluation of the #Llama 3.1 Community
License Agreement.
This is not a #FreeSoftware (#OpenSource) license.
Read more why it does not qualify https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/llama-3-1-community-license-is-not-a-free-software-license
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2025-02-02 15:13:40 UTC

Why the @npub16xn…g7f8 is working on #deviceneutrality and is active in litigation against #apple in front of the European Court of Justice. That what @npub1rjd…pt4k talks about at #fosdem .
Apple has more balloons than the @npub16xn…g7f8 has balloons. Please support our work https://fsfe.org/support
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2025-01-31 19:41:09 UTC

What a wonderful meeting 🤗
@npub1764…nuj0 creator of the foundations of the #fediverse and @npub187f…en06 from @npub1ncy…3x0q and #wikidata
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2025-01-21 14:59:28 UTC

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There is also some background in my blog post about the book: https://k7r.eu/ada-zangemann-in-french-support-by-minister-of-education-and-fan-art/ (big thanks again to @npub1fvg…0fsm (founder of @npub12k0…e2sz ) @npub16ys…sjae @npub1g48…xf33 and many more.

2025-01-21 14:52:49 UTC

With the support of the French Ministry of Education, the @npub16xn…g7f8 today published the French version of movie "Ada & #Zangemann - Un conte sur les logiciels, le skateboard et la glace à la framboise".
https://media.fsfe.org/w/jPLeR3vpYE7zWaTYdsB9JU
For the French movie version a special thanks goes to our donors @npub1u7a…v8kl / @npub1ykg…ch8k @npub1v5h…pdxl

2024-12-20 05:08:23 UTC

Please watch and share the movie "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspbery Ice Cream"
https://ada.fsfe.org/movie (#creativecommons)
Big thanks to our donors Reinhard Wiesemann, Unperfekthaus, @npub1qzq…lcg7 , @npub1p82…p8nx and Adfinis @npub17ay…ufxg @npub15gm…ck39 @npub1er5…k7xq @npub1ys8…tvjn @npub1v5h…pdxl @npub1rk6…hv4q Volkswagen Group Spain, @npub1tgg…qwzh @npub1u7a…v8kl @npub1fjw…k7cv @npub1jz7…rtaf and our @npub16xn…g7f8 supporters https://fsfe.org/donate 👏
#freesoftware #opensource #righttorepair
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2024-12-19 05:05:02 UTC

Have not yet finished the todo list for 2025 😉 Could you please help today, so the last task is fixed 🙏
[x] Litigation against #Apple in front of the European Court of Justice
[x] Produce and watch the "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" movie with >700 children
[x] Raise awareness about the EU's cut in funding for #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
[ ] Convince 10 of my #fediverse followers in December to become @npub16xn…g7f8 Supporter https://fsfe.org/support

2024-12-18 14:46:28 UTC

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Thank you 😃
@npub16xn…g7f8 @npub1rjd…pt4k

2024-12-18 12:53:24 UTC

#Apple is really mad at the @npub16xn…g7f8 . When I read Apple's response (not public) to our submission ( https://download.fsfe.org/device-neutrality/fsfe-Intervention-apple-vs-commission-Sep-24-redacted.pdf ) I was so proud of @npub1rjd…pt4k +Jithendra +Martin and the whole team @npub16xn…g7f8 who work on this, making a positive impact for #FreeSoftware #OpenSource on mobile phones https://fsfe.org/activities/apple-litigation/apple-litigation.en.html
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2024-11-28 13:07:12 UTC

Yesterday was one of the greatest day in my life. Together with over 800 children and @npub16xn…g7f8 guests we had the German premiere of the movie "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream". Thank you so much to all who made this possible (see the credits).
The different sources for the movie are listed: https://ada.fsfe.org/movie
A first selection of pictures from the premiere: https://pics.fsfe.org/gallery/5Tcc_rbuFkkT5FWB9xd3jSAK
Please help to spread the movie with https://sharepic.fsfe.org/#ada
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2024-11-08 09:26:48 UTC

It was a huge honour for me today with Raphael to posthumously hand over the European #SFSAward 2024 to #vim developer Bram Moolenaar for his invaluable contributions to the #FreeSoftware community.
If you are a #vim user, have been an #vim user, or admire Bram's work, please boost this message.
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20241108-01.html
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2024-10-17 15:11:41 UTC

Many of you have asked me about new @npub16xn…g7f8 hoodies in the past. Now is your chance to pre-order them (either blue or black): https://fsfe.org/order/index.en.html#hooded
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2024-10-14 10:52:02 UTC

Happy 28th birthday @npub1qla…qv2c community! A big thank you to all the contributors out there, who dedicate time and energy to create software which everyone can use, study, share, and improve! Your contribution to society is highly appreciated by the @npub16xn…g7f8 👏👏👏👏
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2024-10-14 10:47:28 UTC

#Fediversepower : Anyone out here who has experience with converting movie files into the #DCP format? There are planned screenings of the "Ada & #Zangemann " movie in cinemas, but one requirement I read was that you need a DCP file. (I also saw https://dcpomatic.com/ but don't know anyone with experience how well that works.)

2024-10-10 20:36:20 UTC

Celebration here at the #LibreOffice conference 2024. Happy birthday @npub1tgg…qwzh
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2024-10-10 12:46:20 UTC

Was an honour to present the @npub16xn…g7f8 's work for #softwarefreedom at #libreoffice Conference 24. (slides uploaded to https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2024/talk/EHUL3Y/ )
Thanks to all the @npub1tgg…qwzh contributors out there 👏
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2024-10-02 08:27:44 UTC

Please nominate candidates for the European #SFSAward: https://www.sfscon.it/award-nomination/
With the award we want to honour #FreeSoftware #OpenSource developers who have made outstanding contributions to the dissemination and promotion of #SoftwareFreedom in Europe.
(Read @npub16xn…g7f8's article https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231110-01.en.html about last years winner [@nextcloud](https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud ) 's [@Karlitschek](https://mastodon.social/@Karlitschek ) )

2024-10-01 12:54:44 UTC

Looking forward to attend the #LibreOffice Conference 2024 in Luxembourg next week.
Hope to see many of you there with the rest of the @npub1tgg…qwzh community , and maybe also joining me in my talk: The long way to #softwarefreedom https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2024/talk/EHUL3Y/

2024-09-20 12:53:40 UTC

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Deadline today. Thanks to all of you who contributed! :underheart:
@npub1mjt…3zpc
@npub1hxz…r8sj @npub1n5s…rrhp @npub17gp…7p4g @npub1vnu…8mqn [@nixos_org](https://chaos.social/@nixos_org ) @npub1vwv…cqgs @npub1gq5…qcul @npub1nwu…j96l @npub1tgg…qwzh @npub1gw6…2up6 @npub1ykg…ch8k @npub1m9z…whzq

2024-09-11 10:35:30 UTC

In light of the recent €27 million cut in EU funding, which effects #FreeSoftware #OpenSource projects and organisations like
@npub1mjt…3zpc @npub1hxz…r8sj @npub1s2r…h6pf @npub1n5s…rrhp @npub17gp…7p4g
@npub1vnu…8mqn [@nixos_org](https://chaos.social/@nixos_org ) @npub1vwv…cqgs @npub1gq5…qcul @npub1nwu…j96l @npub1tgg…qwzh @npub1gw6…2up6 @npub1ykg…ch8k
the need for long-term, sustainable support has become more evident than ever!
Raise your voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to safeguard EU funding for #softwarefreedom :
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html

2024-09-05 12:14:19 UTC

Was contacted by an old friend to check if I received an e-mail with recovery information for her e-mail account. Turned out we used my e-mail address as a recovery backup address when setting up her first e-mail account. That was *20 years* ago! 😱 Will definitely remember this for the future, when I help people setting something up.