A #ThankGNU! to Dwayne Dever, and John Wheeler 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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Stats time! #LibreOffice code contributors, translators, downloads and more – see the State of the Project, October 2025 – September 2026: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/07/state-of-the-project-oct-25-sept-26/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Know of a great #FreeSoftware program but it's not listed in the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Stop by one of our weekly #FSD meetings on Fridays at 12:00 EDT: https://www.fsf.org/events #FSF #FreeSoftware

Happy birthday, dear FSF. And thank you for opening my eyes to software freedom. ❤️

@fsf #freeSoftware #fsf #FreeSoftwareFoundation #LibreSoftware #GNU #GPL #AGPL #LGPL

🏔️ The Dyne.org mountain range needs your help more than ever

For ~30 years we've built Free Software: Frei0r, Tomb, Zenroom, Dynebolic. Independent peaks, one community woven by people, not a brand.

We can't keep our developers paid beyond Q1 2027. We need your support now.

Donating means supporting a world where tech means civic rights, cross-border collaboration, and resistance to information warfare.

Donate: https://dyne.org/donate

Read more: https://news.dyne.org/the-dyne-org-mountain-range-needs-your-help/

#FreeSoftware #OSS

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Lots of improvements coming to #LibreOffice: clearer font substitution, a button in Calc to list sheets, better hyphenation support, and more. See our QA and dev summary for September: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/10/06/qa-dev-report-september-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@tullney/117353300665234195

#OpenJournalSystems (OJS) is #FreeSoftware.

The #DiamondOpenAccess publisher @TIBopenpub uses the software to modify it and collaborate with other institutions and organizations.

Check out @tibhannover's new blog post series “We Love Free Software” to learn more!

https://blog.tib.eu/2026/09/29/free-software-ojs-at-tib/

#FOSS #DiamondOA #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm @craftoa

Why did #LibreOffice 26.8 get over 4 million downloads in September? We answered this question, and more, in our talk at the recent LinuxDays event in Prague: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHqUdrsEYgE #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Happy Anniversary!

Announcement: 27.09.1983
Source: https://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.en.html

Thank you to everyone that has contributed to the project.

Website: https://www.gnu.org
Mastodon: @fsf

#GNU #GPL #FreeSoftware #FSF #FLOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Copyleft #GNUHealth #Emacs #GnuPG #Taler #Nano #Jami #GCompris #GIMP #GnuCash #Guix #Wget #Trisquel #LinuxLibre #Dynebolic #Parabola #Hyperbola #Mediagoblin #Savannah #IceCat #FreeFont #GNUHurd #Gnumeric #Shepherd #Guile #GCC #GNUBoot #GNURadio #GNUnet #FOSS

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Forty-one years ago, as of October 4, 2026, the #FSF was founded with the goal to secure software freedom for all computer users: https://www.fsf.org/about/ #FreeSoftware #GNU

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Así funciona Internet, para el que no sabe.

#humor de lunes para amenizar la semana.

#opensource #freesoftware

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A #ThankGNU! to David Combs and David Lecompte 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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For Adlair Cerecedo-Méndez, his work with #LibreOffice began as a response to a specific need: helping the Mexican government obtain an office suite tailored to public institutions: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/05/community-member-monday-adlair-cerecedo-mendez/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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What is #GNU software? https://www.gnu.org/software/software.html #FreeSoftware

Regardless of whether your organization uses #FreeSoftware (we hope it does!), free softawre advocates make excellent employees and colleagues! Advertise your #job opening with the #FSF: https://u.fsf.org/46v

One of many changes in GNOME 51 also includes changes to Loupe, our Image Viewer. It now shows more image information such as:
・Creator
・Copyright
・Equipment used (e.g. camera lens)
・Color profile

#FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS

Want to work a #FreeSoftware #job? The #FSF is hiring for two roles: https://u.fsf.org/4cg #GNU #RYF

Good morning Prishtina!👋

Our colleague @dario is at the @FLOSSK 2026 conference, that takes place from 1 to 3 October.

If you are at #SFK 2026 do not miss his talk today about the long road to software freedom. 🚀

#sfk #freesoftware #softwarefreedom

Issue 222 of the #FreeSoftwareSupporter is here! Catch up on September #FreeSoftware #news here: https://u.fsf.org/4co #FSF

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Five of us from the #FSF were at #HOPE 2026: https://u.fsf.org/4cm #FreeSoftware

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A #ThankGNU! to Andrew Comly and Casper Freksen 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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In September we had new releases of #LibreOffice, updates from events, and said hello to new team members working on QA and online: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/01/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-september-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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It's possible to contact your government representatives without using nonfree software or nonfree JavaScript: https://u.fsf.org/contacting-government #FSF #activism #democracy #FreeSoftware

A #ThankGNU! to Christian Sperr and Donald Haase 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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New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Better frame typography – Page line spacing now works correctly inside Writer frames, keeping text aligned to the document's baseline grid. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

📱 F-Droid 2.0, Un nuevo capitulo para la libertad en Android

Después de mas de un año de trabajo duro, el equipo lanzo la versión 2.0, la mayor actualización en 10 años. Ahora es mas fácil encontrar aplicaciones con las nuevas categorías, y tener a la mano la lista de las aplicaciones ya instaladas.

Ahora las aplicaciones pueden buscar actualizaciones automáticamente en segundo plano, sigue teniendo posibilidad de utilizar la Red Tor para la conexión a los repositorios.

Sigue pensando en el mundo mayoritario con la posibilidad de restringir como se comporta F-Droid con datos móviles y con WiFi, con la función que permite a las personas usuarias compartir aplicaciones directamente entre dispositivos sin depender de un servidor central. Entre otras cosas que detallan en esta publicación:

🌍 https://f-droid.org/es/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html

#FDroid #Tor #foss #FreeSoftware #fdroid

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To anyone following the #EU #KIDS #Act, does anyone understand how the current proposal would affect #FDroid and #FOSS? From what I have seen, it seems to not directly regulate us, but I just heard that it might.

#EUKIDSAct #AgeVerification #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

I haven't been attending #FLOSS events much for two main reasons. Firstly, because I found having to pay for attendance discriminating and against the spirit of #FreeSoftware. Secondly, because staying away from home for a few days posed problems. So I've been only attending local events that were open.

However, nowadays I doubt that I'm even going to continue that. I don't feel at home with the wider community anymore. What's for me, between nazi enablers and their apologists?

Perhaps it's time for dedicated #NoAI events.

What's wrong with #GitHub? https://u.fsf.org/4ci #FreeSoftware

Increased productivity, decreased costs, when Italian logistics company moved from #Windows to @kubuntu.

https://itsfoss.com/linux-stories/italian-logistics-company-migration/

Mišo Oroz, founder of @zerolock : "The company has not called me for a single ordinary technical issue since the migration."

#KDE #DigitalSovereignty #migration #Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Thanks again to everyone who visited our table, attended our talks and workshops, and packed our meetup at #HOPE: https://u.fsf.org/4cm #FSF #FreeSoftware

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We do extensive testing before every major release of #LibreOffice. But as it's a large app used in millions of different ways, issues can come up. So The Document Foundation has expanded its team with a new #QA Analyst: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/29/welcome-bogdan-buzea-new-libreoffice-qa-analyst/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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A #ThankGNU! to Antoine Mercadal and Blue Systems 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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New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Presentation Sections – Large slide decks become easier to manage with the new Presentation Sections feature, allowing slides to be organised into logical groups. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-10-02-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF

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Happy forty-third birthday to the #GNU Project! https://u.fsf.org/gnu-project #FSF #FreeSoftware

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A #ThankGNU! to Uday Kale and Wade Cline 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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Sixteen years of #LibreOffice: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/28/sixteen-years-of-libreoffices/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Want to work a #FreeSoftware #job? The #FSF is hiring for two roles: https://u.fsf.org/4cg #GNU #RYF

@rl_dane

The GNU license promotes itself as promoting 'free' software.

It positions millions of unpaid devs to work for free improving software that only the billionaire class is positioned to profit from using.

Sure everyone is free to use it. But only the rich or well-connected are free to profit from using it.

Permissive licenses solve this problem. With a permissive license you are not required to donate your code changes to your billionaire competition.

In short, 'free software' copyleft is marketing propaganda that benefits mainly the rich and those with connections. The little guy must give his improvements to the public 'billionaire class' without compensation. The little guy can't make any profitable, proprietary software from copyleft sources. The megacorp with its resources can get around this in sundry ways.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #CopyLeft #Copyright #SoftwareFreedom

The #FreeSoftware movement needs people with all kinds of skills. #Volunteer today! https://www.fsf.org/volunteer #FSF

🎉 Parabéns, @ansol ! 🎂 🎊

25 years working to promote and to encourage the use of #FreeSoftware in Portugal!

Thanks for your great work during this last quarter-century on #SoftwareFreedom. For many more years collaborating together ! ✨

Welcome Tamás Zolnai, who joins the @tdforg team to work on #LibreOffice Online! (Of course, the desktop app will stay our main focus.) https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/26/welcome-tamas-zolnai-new-libreoffice-online-developer/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Learn about #encryption at #EncryptFest online, in Boston, or New Haven on October 25: https://u.fsf.org/4ck #FreeSoftware #surveillance #FSF

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A #ThankGNU! to David Lecompte, Dwayne Dever, and John Wheeler 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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New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Relative font sizes – Calc cell styles can now use relative font sizes, making style management more flexible across large spreadsheets. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Just upgraded to 120€/year voluntary payment for this service via https://liberapay.com/mstdn , after seeing the 2026-09-24 announcement of rising costs.

(For those that also want to pick up the occasion: Other ways to pay exist at https://stux.me/donate/)

@stux thanks for running this Fediverse node with #FreeSoftware! And for keeping it open for people and organisations that may not be in the position to help funding it - yet.

The #FSF fiscally sponsors many #FreeSoftware projects, including #GNUBoot: https://u.fsf.org/4cf

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A #ThankGNU! to Casper Freksen and David Combs 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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We've added 15 more videos from the #LibreOffice Conference 2026 to the playlist! Check it out: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/24/second-batch-of-videos-from-the-libreoffice-conference-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Join th e FSF for #EncryptFest online, in Boston, or New Haven on October 25: https://u.fsf.org/4ck #FreeSoftware #surveillance #FSF

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#GnuPG v2.5.24 has some security fixes, so #Gpg4win 5.1.1 is available for download as well.

Some support for RFC9980: "Post-Quantum Cryptography" is new, for those who need it because of governmental regulations. All others please stay on LibrePGP Kyber for some resistance against quantum computing based attacks.

https://dev.gnupg.org/T8425.html

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2026q3/000516.html

https://gpg4win.org/get-gpg4win.html

(There was GnuPG 2.5.23 for a blink, but 2.5.24 fixed a regression. ;))

#FreeSoftware #EndtoEndCrypto

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Better templates – Several bundled templates are now available in both 16:9 and 4:3 formats, making it easier to start presentations in the right aspect ratio. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Starting your journey with #FreeSoftware doesn't have to be all at once. You can start with simple steps, like understanding what nonfree software is: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder #FreedomLadder #FSF

NEWSCARD: Decentralized, Encrypted Paste Bin via Usenet Newsgroups

• NEWSCARD * Publish and fetch permanent named records via Network News

Newscard creates a decentralized, encrypted, named record paste bin.

[git repo] https://codeberg.org/OCTADE/newscard (use most recent version only)

With a single command, name the card, snarf the file and encrypt it.

With another command, push the encrypted file to the public network.

With another short command, snarf a file from the network.

Only users knowing the name [key] of the record will be able to decrypt it.

If a strong passphrase is used to name the file, it will be very secure.

This is useful for quickly snarfing, encrypting, and publishing a text file:

$~: card enc [passphrase] [file]
$~: card put [passphrase]

It is useful for retrieving a text file with just a key:

$~: card get [passphrase]
$~: card show [passphrase]

If and when you want the general public to access the record just share the keyword.

Newscard uses nine (9) (NINE) layers of encryption with OpenSSL chacha20 cipher.

Newscard generates 9 each of: cipher keys, salts, key iteration parameters.

It would be nice if something like this were added to the ActivityPub protocol, such that keyword[@]host.url would do the same thing. Then secret text records could be stored securely for later retrieval or revelation.

#NewsCard #Pastebin #Usenet #NNTP #NetworkNews #Encryption #Cryptography #Messaging #Anonymity #Protocols #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #BlackHackJack #Censorship #Retro #InfoSec #Ciphers #Codes #FOSS #CyberSecurity #Privacy #ComSec #OpSec #OpenSSL #ChaCha20

@usenet
@cryptography

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Playing card of the Jack of Clubs. The Jack is a moustached man in a black top hat and suit in a oval center cameo. The colors are inverted so that everything on the face is black except the lines which are white, like a charcoal cutout picture., giving it a retro digital appearance mixed with retro handicraft vibes.

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Shuffle data – Need a random sample? Calc 26.8 adds a new Shuffle command to randomly reorder cells in a selected range. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

A #ThankGNU! to Alessandro Selli and Andrew Comly 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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We all should have the option to use a mobile phone in freedom, but we don't, and we're trying to change that: https://librephone.fsf.org/ #FSF #LibrePhone #FreeSoftware

Close #Windows, open the door to freedom: https://www.fsf.org/windows #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware

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Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-09-26-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF

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San Salvador will host the VII Latin American Congress of #LibreOffice in 2026, on November 27 and 28: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/22/san-salvador-will-host-the-vii-latin-american-congress-of-libreoffice-in-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Clearer UI text – Many menu entries, option labels and interface strings have been refined throughout LibreOffice, improving clarity and consistency. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

It's possible to contact your government representatives without using nonfree software or nonfree JavaScript: https://u.fsf.org/contacting-government #FSF #activism #democracy #FreeSoftware

A #ThankGNU! to the 2A Foundation Inc. and the Rich Foundation 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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Our work in the #LibreOffice project is mostly online – but we like to join in-person events too. Last month we were at FrOSCon in Germany, handing out cool merch and answering questions about our web and mobile development plans: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/21/libreoffice-at-froscon-2026/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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f you're looking for a whole #FreeSoftware system to install, check out our list of GNU/Linux distributions: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html

GNOME 51 was released! 🥳️

GNOME OS now has a dedicated website with documentation, is now smarter on systems with little RAM and much more in This Week in GNOME!

#266 Fifty One!
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/09/twig-266/

#ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

We all should have the option to use a mobile phone in freedom, but we don't, and we're trying to change that: https://librephone.fsf.org/ #FSF #LibrePhone #FreeSoftware

The reality of freedom in mobile phones: https://replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php #FreeSoftware #LibrePhone

No matter where you live, odds are there is an anti-free software bill up for voting in your area. Lobby your municipal, state, or federal government for #FreeSoftware today: https://u.fsf.org/lobbying #FSF #activism

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Do you like sharp and crispy cursors? What a coincidence, so do we!

Starting from GNOME 51 all our cursors are now rendered using SVG format, meaning no matter the resolution, the cursor will be crispy🤩️

#OpenSource #FOSS #SVG #FreeSoftware

A #ThankGNU! to Nikola Knežević and Pete Batard 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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Follow us on #Bluesky and #Mastodon for #FreeSoftware #news and events: https://u.fsf.org/4cc #FSF

Today is Podcast Friday! 🎧

Our Software Freedom Podcast episode for September is out!

This time @annabonnie meets with @agger, the FSFE’s Danish Coordinator.

Together, they talk about the #FreeSoftware community in Denmark, digital sovereignty, and the growing interest in #FreeSoftware within the public sector.

📻 https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2026/episode-55.en.html

#pmpc #softwareFreedom

There are more than 17,000 entries in the Free Software Directory. You can browse for a new #FreeSoftware program here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page #FSF

Here's the first batch of videos from our recent #LibreOffice Conference 2026! We'll be uploading many more, of course, and will then mirror them on PeerTube as well: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/18/first-batch-of-videos-from-the-libreoffice-conference-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Today, the next review in our #FreeYourAndroid series on #Android distributions is going live! 🚀🤖

This time, it's about #eOS from @e_mydata.
/e/OS is based on #LineageOS and its app suite syncs with your choice of #Murena, #Nextcloud, or Google out of the box.

Curious?🤔 Check out our review!

https://fsfe.org/activities/android/eos.html

#FYA #FreeSoftware #CustomROM

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There are more than 17,000 entries in the Free Software Directory. You can browse for a new #FreeSoftware program here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page #FSF

Meetups, like the one pictured here in New Haven, Connecticut, build and foster #FreeSoftware communities: https://u.fsf.org/4ca #LibreLocal #FSF

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It's getting harder and harder to find ways of contacting our state, province, or national governments in ways that don't require handing off our freedom in the process: https://u.fsf.org/contacting-government #FSF #FreeSoftware #protest #FreedomofSpeech #democracy

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A #ThankGNU! to Julie & Gerald Sussman and Michael Reed 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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If you want to work for the #FSF, we're hiring for the new role of Engineering and Certification Manager: https://u.fsf.org/4av #job #FreeSoftware #GNU

On 14 October 1996, a physics student in Tübingen, Germany posted a message to three Usenet newsgroups.

That post was the start of what would become KDE, one of the world's most impactful free software communities...

Trailer for the KDE Documentary drops on Saturday 🍿.

Original source for the email: https://kde.org/announcements/announcement/

#FreeSoftware #History #Documentary #OpenSource #Linux

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GNOME 51 released! Look forward to faster screen recordings, an Auto Rotate option for screens with accelerometers, offline maps, and much more.

Check out our release video! 👉️ https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/5vARny78Rv2215JwEwNh8t
Full release notes 👉️ https://release.gnome.org/51/

We spent the last 6 months polishing the experience, to make it more accessible and more user-friendly. Unlike the current tech industry, we go slow and fix things! (1/3)

#linux #opensource #freesoftware #foss

A #ThankGNU! to Christian Sperr and Donald Haase 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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In August the #LibreOffice QA and dev team worked on:

• LibreOffice 26.8
• Calc dynamic arrays & LAMBDA
• DOCX/PPTX compatibility
• PDF export & crashes
• 112 bug fixes

https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/09/16/qa-dev-report-august-2026/

#foss #opensource #freesoftware

If you want to work for the #FSF, we're hiring for the new role of Engineering and Certification Manager: https://u.fsf.org/4av #job #FreeSoftware #GNU

If you want to work for the #FSF, we're hiring for the new role of Engineering and Certification Manager: https://u.fsf.org/4av #job #FreeSoftware #GNU

A #ThankGNU! to Antoine Mercadal and Blue Systems 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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After decades of dependency, EU's new Tech Sovereignty Package is introducing a #FreeSoftware first rule for public cloud & AI contracts. A real step BUT only if it becomes mandatory, not optional.

#PublicCode #DigitalSovereignty

#GNUBoot, a libre and ethical replacement for the nonfree BIOS or UEFI, has joined #GNUToolchain and #GNUGuix, among others, in the FSF's Working Together for Free Software Fund: https://u.fsf.org/4cf #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware

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Too many days working on #FLOSS feel like: "I'm not paid for this shit. I'm paid to do other shit and I have to focus on that shit, but I can't when I have to spend so much time fixing shit that apparently others are being paid to break all the time."

#Gentoo #LLVM #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-09-18-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF

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A #ThankGNU! to Uday Kale and Wade Cline 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 new school year, a new edition of #YH4F competition revving up! Registration for its 2027 edition is opened!

⚠️ Are you in Italy? Italian pupils are now earning school credits for submitting a #FreeSoftware project for this competition!

Wanna know more? https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260914-01.en.html

If you want to work for the #FSF, we're hiring for the new role of Engineering and Certification Manager: https://u.fsf.org/4av #job #FreeSoftware #GNU

Are you ready to start your #FreeSoftware journey but not sure where to start? Check out the #FreedomLadder for a few ideas: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder

Encrypting your emails is a great first step against #MassSurveillance \#dystopia: u.fsf.org/1bq #FSF #FreeSoftware

It's the last day of the #LibreOffice Conference 2026! Then we'll start editing and uploading videos from the sessions. Stay tuned... https://conference.libreoffice.org #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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A #ThankGNU! to David Lecompte, Dwayne Dever, and John Wheeler 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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There are more than 17,000 entries in the Free Software Directory. You can browse for a new #FreeSoftware program here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page #FSF

Last night at the #LibreOffice Conference 2026, we had our community dinner 😊 And now the second day of talks is starting, with the project's Engineering Steering Committee: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/11/day-2-of-the-libreoffice-conference-2026-begins/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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The next review in our #FreeYourAndroid series on #Android distributions just went online! 🤖

This time, it's about #iodéOS from @iode. iodéOS is based on #LineageOS and comes with a built-in network blocker, call spam blocker, and parental controls. How does it fit your daily life?

Go check it out! 🚀
https://fsfe.org/activities/android/iodeos.html

#FYA #FreeSoftware #CustomROM

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There are so many ways you educate yourself and those in your social circle about #FreeSoftware. Our Framatube channel has many great videos: u.fsf.org/3it #FSF #education

A #ThankGNU! to Casper Freksen and David Combs 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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The #LibreOffice Conference 2026 begins! Follow the live streams: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/10/the-libreoffice-conference-2026-begins/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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How do you contact your government representatives without using nonfree software? https://u.fsf.org/contacting-government #FSF #activism #democracy #FreeSoftware

A #ThankGNU! to Alessandro Selli and Andrew Comly 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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Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-09-11-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF

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There are so many ways you educate yourself and those in your social circle about #FreeSoftware. Our Framatube channel has many great videos: u.fsf.org/3it #FSF #education

Today at the #LibreOffice Conference 2026, before the main tracks start tomorrow: the community session! Join us at 14:00 at the venue – check the site for communication channels and more info: https://conference.libreoffice.org #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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This year’s #LibreOffice conference starts in two days, in Pordenone, northern Italy – and we’re getting ready. It’s not too late to register and join us! https://conference.libreoffice.org/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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Our September newsletter is here 🗞️

🔸 Listen to our 54 episode of the Software Freedom Podcast where we talk about the the initiative “Keep Android Open”,
🔹 We started a series about each of the different Android distribution alternatives

and more! https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202609.en.html

#FreeSoftware #DeviceNeutrality #FreeYourAnddroid #SoftwareFreedom

How do you contact your government representatives without using nonfree software? https://u.fsf.org/contacting-government #FSF #activism #democracy #FreeSoftware

Know of a great #FreeSoftware program but it's not listed in the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Stop by one of our weekly #FSD meetings on Fridays at 12:00 EDT: https://www.fsf.org/events #FSF #FreeSoftware

Know of a great #FreeSoftware program but it's not listed in the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Stop by one of our weekly #FSD meetings on Fridays at 12:00 EDT: https://www.fsf.org/events #FSF #FreeSoftware

The #LibreOffice Conference 2026 starts next week in northern Italy – but we're also looking further ahead, to LibreOffice-related talks at the Open Source Conference Luxembourg, which takes place on October 7: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/06/libreoffice-talks-at-the-open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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There are so many ways you educate yourself and those in your social circle about #FreeSoftware. Our Framatube channel has many great videos: u.fsf.org/3it #FSF #education

There are more than 17,000 entries in the Free Software Directory. You can browse for a new #FreeSoftware program here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page #FSF

For 25 years, we have been working for #SoftwareFreedom so users can control their technology.
Check out what the has done, and help us write the next chapter together: https://fsfe.org/about/timeline/
A heartfelt ❤️ thank you to everyone who has been supporting our work since 2001
#FreeSoftware

There are more than 17,000 entries in the Free Software Directory. You can browse for a new #FreeSoftware program here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page #FSF