https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

This is the toughest time to work at a charity. When a charity posts its fundraiser, the total ask has been vetted 100 times: it's the amount that the org needs to keep going for the coming year.

Unlike your local PBS/NPR station, #SFC doesn't have a service we can interrupt to
pitch appeals for donations (& we probably wouldn't even if we did).

#SFC is short $48k with just days to go.

If you want me & my colleagues to work for #SoftwareFreedom in 2026, please give.

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

This is the toughest time to work at a charity. When a charity posts its fundraiser, the total ask has been vetted 100 times: it's the amount that the org needs to keep going for the coming year.

Unlike your local PBS/NPR station, #SFC doesn't have a service we can interrupt to
pitch appeals for donations (& we probably wouldn't even if we did).

#SFC is short $48k with just days to go.

If you want me & my colleagues to work for #SoftwareFreedom in 2026, please give.

🚨 Ada pre-order alarm!

Wil je het inzichtgevende verhaal van ‘Ada & Zangemann” in het Nederlands lezen? Dankzij het geweldige werk van onze vrijwilliger @nicorikken kan je het boek nu bestellen!

Lees het verhaal hier: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.nl.html

Vergeet het niet te bestellen of koop het op #FOSDEM

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

does anyone else see a microsoft windows and go BLEURGH 🤮 ?

#foss #fsf #softwarefreedom

Our Youth Hacking 4 Freedom opening event has just ended. As with every year the opening of our #programming #competition is always really special as it is so inspiring to meet so many creative teenagers from all over #Europe.

If you are between 14 to 18 years old you can still join our programming competition work on your own #FreeSoftware project and win up to 4096 Euro.

https://yh4f.org/register

#softwareFreedom #diday

"A rousing tale of self-reliance, community and standing up to bullies, no matter how powerful they may be."

- @pluralistic - Sci-fi author

#Softwarefreedom #AdaZangemann

💻 https://ada.fsfe.org

Our Youth Hacking 4 Freedom opening event has just ended. As with every year the opening of our #programming #competition is always really special as it is so inspiring to meet so many creative teenagers from all over #Europe.

If you are between 14 to 18 years old you can still join our programming competition work on your own #FreeSoftware project and win up to 4096 Euro.

https://yh4f.org/register

#softwareFreedom #diday

🚨 Ada pre-order alarm!

Wil je het inzichtgevende verhaal van ‘Ada & Zangemann” in het Nederlands lezen? Dankzij het geweldige werk van onze vrijwilliger @nicorikken kan je het boek nu bestellen!

Lees het verhaal hier: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.nl.html

Vergeet het niet te bestellen of koop het op #FOSDEM

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

🚨 Ada pre-order alert!

Want to read the insightful story of "Ada & Zangemann" in Dutch? Thanks to the awesome work of our volunteer @nicorikken you can pre-order the book now!

Read the story here: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.en.html

Do not forget to pre-order it ! You can pick it up at #fosdem

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

"A rousing tale of self-reliance, community and standing up to bullies, no matter how powerful they may be."

- @pluralistic - Sci-fi author

#Softwarefreedom #AdaZangemann

💻 https://ada.fsfe.org

New Year, still with the #39c3 handover, but already thinking about #fosdem

The #39c3 creatures were able to get our new sticker, but we still have more surprises for #fosdem: new t-shits and socks!

We cannot wait to see all of you there!

#softwarefreedom #Freesoftware

Es war eines meiner Highlights vom #39C3! Der #podcast mit @anne, @Neu und @ktn zur digitalen Souveränität. Hört gerne rein: https://heise.de/-11126946

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom #digitalsovereignty #digitalindependenceday

💻🌍 Digital sovereignty might sound big — but it’s really about taking control of the tech that shapes our lives. It’s important for young people to learn that technology doesn’t have to be a black box — it’s something you can understand, explore, and even build yourself!

That’s why I love :fsfe: @fsfe’s "Youth Hacking 4 Freedom" — a coding competition for teens (14–18) across Europe. The next round kicks off on January 1, 2026 🚀

If you’re into coding, creativity, and shaping the digital future, this is your chance to shine!

Jump right away to the registration: https://yh4f.org/register
Or learn more about it: https://yh4f.org

#FreeSoftware #softwareFreedom #hacking #programming #yh4f #fsfe #digitalSovereignty #teens

Es war eines meiner Highlights vom #39C3! Der #podcast mit @anne, @Neu und @ktn zur digitalen Souveränität. Hört gerne rein: https://heise.de/-11126946

#freesoftware #softwarefreedom #digitalsovereignty #digitalindependenceday

What are you up to the next two days?

I ask because there are *three* opportunities to ask me & my #SFC colleagues (including @karen & @ossguy
) *anything* in real-time *right here on the #Fediverse & #Mastodon:

$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 10:00 EST"
$ date -d "Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 20:00 EST"
$ date -d "Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 13:00 EST"

Hopefully one of those times is convenient in your timezone.

Get your questions ready!

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/28/match-challenge-upped-to-251939/

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

@karen @bkuhn Six years on, and with these companies now openly standing with Trump and complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, do you still support your decision to have Google and Microsoft as sponsors at your conference? Would you do so again today?

https://ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-about-google-and-facebook-theres-nothing-wrong-with-them-so-say-we-all/#fsf-and-the-software-freedom-conservancy

#SFC #softwareFreedom #FOSS #Google #Microsoft #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley

@karen @bkuhn Six years on, and with these companies now openly standing with Trump and complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, do you still support your decision to have Google and Microsoft as sponsors at your conference? Would you do so again today?

https://ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-about-google-and-facebook-theres-nothing-wrong-with-them-so-say-we-all/#fsf-and-the-software-freedom-conservancy

#SFC #softwareFreedom #FOSS #Google #Microsoft #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley