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The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

* We celebrate the community and yes, that means YOU!
* #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy will have a #BBB tomorrow, free yourself (while you can)
* #ReproducibleBuilds gathering soon
* #Conversations_IM enforces #TLSv1_3
+ 2 new apps
& 186 updates

Get thanked: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/04/twif.html

F-Droid

@fdroidorg@floss.social · 2 months ago

The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

Get thanked: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/04/twif.html

Michael Downey 🧢

@downey@floss.social · 4 months ago

Throwback sticker.

#SoftwareFreedom #stickers #FreeSoftware

A shiny-backed sticker, generally in the shape of a rounded-corner slanted parallelogram. In the center, black words "SOFTWARE FREEDOM FUCK YEAH" surrounded by concentric outlines of yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, and blue.

Björn Schießle :europa: and 3 others boosted

Michael Downey 🧢

@downey@floss.social · 4 months ago

@bkuhn's Paradox

https://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2016/02/19/kuhns-paradox.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource

Kuhn's Paradox

Each day, more lines of freely-licensed code exist than ever before in history.

Each day, it also becomes increasingly more difficult for users to successfully avoid proprietary software while completing their necessary work on a computer. — Kuhn's Paradox Each day, more lines of freely-licensed code exist than ever before in history. Each day, it also becomes increasingly more difficult for users to successfully avoid proprietary software while completing their necessary work on a computer.

Michael Downey 🧢

@downey@floss.social · 4 months ago

@bkuhn's Paradox

https://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2016/02/19/kuhns-paradox.html

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource

Michael Downey 🧢

@downey@floss.social · 7 months ago

🚨 The work of @osuosl is at risk as US academic funding faces historic challenges. The Lab hosts infra for over 1000 #FOSS projects, and uses the opportunity to train students in critical #DevOps skills. Nothing comes close to the value that OSL provides the global #OpenSource community.

If you or your employer can help support this critical work, check their website for donation and contact info.

#boostsAppreciated

https://osuosl.org/donate

#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #OSUOSL

Bradley M. Kuhn

@bkuhn@floss.social replied · 7 months ago

@downey notes dire need of/for @osuosl…
https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/
… #SoftwareFreedom @conservancy (where I work) helps #FOSS projects w/nonprofit infrastructure. We don't need to offer server hosting *b/c* OSU OSL exists. SFC projects like @inkscape & others rely *every day* on @ramereth & his team.
ALSO: Lance is training the next generation of FOSS system infrastructure engineers — slowly becoming a lost art to proprietariness since the knowledge is increasingly locked in big hosting companies.

Future of OSL in Jeopardy | OSU Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.