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The EU's DMA vs Apple:
Digital rights darling Cory Doctorow and the @eff explore today's software interoperability landscape and the importance of our software freedoms.
Software freedom and a more open, democratic internet matters!
#softwareFreedom @fsfe @pluralistic
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/eu-apple-let-users-choose-their-software-apple-nah
EU to Apple: “Let Users Choose Their Software”; Apple: “Nah”
This year, a far-reaching, complex new piece of legislation comes into effect in EU: the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which represents some of the most ambitious tech policy in European history.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hello #SoftwareFreedom lovers!
On the last day of the #Nextcloud Conference, we're organising the Berliner #SoftwareFreedomDay 2024!
Come and join us for a few drinks (on us!) and a chat about the amazing things Free and Open Source have made possible.
Starting at 4PM Sept 20th at Motion.Lab in Berlin - until about 9PM. See you there!
https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/software-freedom-day/events/software-freedom-day-2024-berlin
Looking for something interesting to read this weekend? Check out this interview from @torproject about #IloveFS day, 'Ada & Zangemann' and how to shape the future for younger generations.
https://blog.torproject.org/i-love-free-software-day-interview-fsfe/
#ighttorepair #FreeSoftware #softwarefreedom
Celebrating the next generation of software tinkerers: interview with Matthias Kirschner from FSFE | Tor Project
Today is "I love Free Software Day", a day celebrating all the contributors to free software projects, and the Tor Project is giving some love to a children's book that aims to encourage young readers to learn more about free software and its role in…blog.torproject.org
Matthias Kirschner on FSFE's Open Source Journey
Welcoming Matthias Kirschner on Techlore Talks to discuss the FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe) and how they are empowering the future of free & open so...YouTube
"... while you boldly [re-]create the Shared Source Initiative, ask yourself why Microsoft quietly walked away from it, and gradually learned to engage in software collaboration under licenses that are OSI approved, and ultimately free software licenses."
#StephenWalli, 2020
https://scribe.rip/@stephenrwalli/software-freedom-in-a-post-open-source-world-9f497f646af9
#SharedSource #EthicalSource #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom #OSI
⭐ Accessing the code, allows us to read it, understand it, and to argue in favour of a potential improvement.
⭐ Being able to to edit the code, encourages innovation, competition and autonomy. We can change parts of a program and publish the changes, benefiting users and developers.
⭐ Developers can cooperate closely and form communities around software that fits their needs. Software is used in a non- exclusive way, and serves the public good. (2/4)
