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If passed, the #GUARD Act would would require all users of chatbot services in the United States to submit to mandatory verification: https://u.fsf.org/4bq #UserFreedom #FSF #FreeSoftware #surveillance

I'm currently trying out Pachli and it seems that it will become my new main Mastodon client on Android. The interface is very clean and it works great. What I like is that I can customize the fonts and that they offer Atkinson Hyperlegible, which is a very good font in terms of readability.

Great work, @pachli!

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Just a little something that happened

#filmmaking #animation #blender3d #moriasrace #freesoftware #openmovie #hardwork #art #mastoart #ai #aislop #stopai

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A story about the work on the project "Moria's Race". After 10 hours physical labor job. Everyday, for 4 hours straight. Not leaving any free time for anything else. I was making a movie project. And then somebody tried to claim I used AI. I was angry.

RE: https://slothrop.org/2026/07/20/what-software-freedom-means-today/

Please join me as I casually set fire to some venerable beliefs about software freedom.

Here's my talk from last weekend as a blog post.

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Just because #LibreLocal month is over doesn't mean you have to wait until 2027 to meet up with #FreeSoftware activists in your area. Organize a meetup today! https://u.fsf.org/45l

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If you don't want unknown entities spying on your emails, setting up email encryption is a great way to protect your #privacy and use your #UserFredom: u.fsf.org/1bq #surveillance #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU

(1/N) A #disturbing trend I observed over the last 30 years in leadership (speaking primarily of #FOSS #leadership) is a slow but steady tendency as leaders get more powerful, they become increasingly unwilling to admit they've erred. I've observed this both with prior generation of #FreeSoftware leadership (eg: Moglen, Raymond, Rosen, Stallman), & with FOSS leaders contemporary to me (eg: Behlendorf, Dolan, Torvalds, Zemlin). …

(This is N posts long; replying to helps threading.)

#OpenSource

Most of Microsoft’s productivity tools are closed-source, but there are plenty of free and open-source alternatives that can handle the same tasks just as well 😎👇

Find high-res pdf ebooks with all my Linux related infographics from https://study-notes.org

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Stand up for freedom 0 and contact your local representatives, urging them to reject age verification legislation: https://u.fsf.org/4bp #IDAD2026 #EndDRM #FSF #FreeSoftware

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New to the #FreeSoftware movement and not sure where to start? Check out some of our videos on Framatube: u.fsf.org/3it #FSF #education

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RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/116927739358578223

Ah, finally, they’re saying the quiet parts out loud:

“Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that’s a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project.” – Linus Torvalds

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-%3Dwi4zC%2BZe8e%2Bp3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

Now do you understand what I mean when I say “free” as in “freedom” versus “open” as in “open for business?”

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Just because #LibreLocal month is over doesn't mean you have to wait until 2027 to meet up with #FreeSoftware activists in your area. Organize a meetup today! https://u.fsf.org/45l

A #ThankGNU! to Colin Carr and David Potter 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/4ao

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Calling all #Bookworms: the #GNUPress Shop has lots of great #books on #FreeSoftware, including how to use it! https://u.fsf.org/4bd #FSF #GNU

There's not a lot that $12 buys in many countries, but it does pay for a #FSF associate membership for one month! https://my.fsf.org/join #GNU #Commit2Freedom #FreeSoftware

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Many improvements, fixes and code cleanups are coming to #LibreOffice, thanks to our worldwide community! Here's what they did in June: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/15/qa-dev-report-june-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Show a member of the free software community or a project that you've noticed their important work by nominating them for a #FreeSoftware Award: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #GNU

A #ThankGNU! to Alain Greppin and Catalin Francu 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/4ao

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A #ThankGNU! to Howard Pan, Reynaldo Cordero, and Ron Hume 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/4ao

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