A #ThankGNU! to Julie & Gerald Sussman 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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Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

Project #LibrePhone's lead Rob Savoye will be discussing the mechanics of reverse engineering binary blobs on mobile phones at #FOSSY 2026 this weekend: https://u.fsf.org/4bx #FreeSoftware

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In July we had an update to #LibreOffice, said hello to new @tdforg members, posted sections from the foundation's Annual Report, and more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/05/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-july-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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04-Aug: -m /home/common/campaigns/pdt/img/events/2026/fsf-afk.png -a a screengrab of FSF AFK events homepage Hear from #FSF Sean O'Brien on what free software security looks like in the machine learning age at #FOSSY 2026: https://u.fsf.org/4by #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-2026-08-07-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF

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Issue 220 of the #FreeSoftwareSupporter is here! Catch up on July #FreeSoftware #News here: https://u.fsf.org/4c5 #FSF

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The first few items from the August 2026 Free Software Supporter newsletter table of contents

Each #FSF associate membership supports our many #FreeSoftware campaigns, initiatives like #LibreLocal, and the #GNU Project, to name a few: https://u.fsf.org/commit #Commit2Freedom

A #ThankGNU! to Yon-Seo Kim and Zacchae Us 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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Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

The #GNUPress Shop has lots of cool stickers available for decorating your laptop or water bottle, including a brand new #FSF sticker: https://u.fsf.org/4bd #GNU #FreeSoftware

Check out this new (optional) #LibreOffice extension to control Impress presentations from your phone or other devices: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/04/new-libreoffice-extension-impress-remote/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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The #FreeSoftware movement needs all kinds of skills and interests. The free future needs you -- volunteer with the #FSF: https://www.fsf.org/volunteer

Rob Savoye is covering topics including how the radio subsystem functions, the protocol layers, and identifying the functionality of many of the binary blobs, and how the #LibrePhone project will replace them utilizing clean room techniques at #FOSSY 2026: https://u.fsf.org/4bx #FreeSoftware

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Fun summer (or winter!) plans go great with #FreeSoftware merch: https://u.fsf.org/4bd #GNUPress #FSF #GNU

A #ThankGNU! to Richard Zweiler, Steven Morrealle, and the Anonymous Fund of Triangle Community 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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Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

The #GNUPress Shop has lots of cool stickers available for decorating your laptop or water bottle, including a brand new #FSF sticker: https://u.fsf.org/4bd #GNU #FreeSoftware

The #GNUPress Shop has both educational and fun gifts for you or a loved one: https://u.fsf.org/4bd #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU

Can't stop thinking inspired you are by a #Freesoftware project's work in the last year? Nominate it for a Free Software Award by July 20: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #GNU

The #FreeSoftware movement needs all kinds of skills and interests. The free future needs you -- volunteer with the #FSF: https://www.fsf.org/volunteer

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

A #FSF associate membership doesn't just support the #FreeSoftware movement, it also comes with a lot of great perks: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits #Commit2Freedom #FSF #GNU

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

“Building a Free Internet of the Future”, monthly interviews with individuals and communities supported by #NGIZero (#NGI0) grants, as well as members and stakeholders of the NGI0 consortium. Funded by the European Commission, NGI0 supports projects related to #freesoftware, open data, #openhardware and #openstandards.
#DrFed is a web-based platform for developing and #debugging implementations of #ActivityPub– an open standard and protocol for decentralised networking.”
https://www.apc.org/en/news/drfed-reducing-complexity-and-enabling-more-people-shape-fediverse

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

Haack's Networking

The PubGLUG Nextcloud is live and open for registration. All accounts are manually approved and users must be 18 years of age and/or older. This instance is a community effort and part of the greater set of offerings that Haack's Networking provides.

🔗 The PubGLUG Nextcloud: https://cloud.gnulinux.vip
🔗 All PubGLUG Services: https://haacksnetworking.dev

It is my hope that in offering a community Nextcloud with open and moderated registration ... that this will result in more users choosing #selfhosted and/or #floss offerings for groupware (contacts, calendars, etc.). Those interested in setup notes and/or seeking assistance are encouraged to come chat on Matrix (link above). This instance has the following features:

▶️ Server-side encryption ensures that content on External Storage will be encrypted whether users set it up or not
↪️ E2E encryption provides users an easy way to use the Nextcloud sync client to create shares that even the sysadmin cannot see
💾 Users are given 50GB of storage from a large btrfs platter-based pool; users may request more in DMs with valid use-cases; users may attach their own external storage.
🔦 This instance is designed to assist in pulling people off iCloud, Google, etc. and teach/persuade them how to self-host NC themselves

✨️This is early registration. Some policies are not yet finished, some bugs remain, and we might find that some things don't work. Please be patient. With that said, feel free to sign up and let me know when you've joined. We are at the mall all day, but I've got access for approvals on the phone.

✍️ By using this instance, you agree to the Terms of Service: https://cloud.gnulinux.vip/index.php/s/roioz485eNsYTPm

#sysadmin #gnulinux #debian #linuxstreaming #linux #gnulinux #freesoftware #opensource #selfhosted #music #stream #streaming #floss #nextcloud #privacy #encryption

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There are so many ways you can #Commit2Freedom, including becoming a #FSF associate member: https://u.fsf.org/commit #FreeSoftware #GNU

A #ThankGNU! to Maks Romih and the Opus Qua 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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Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

From problem-solving to tenacity to a deep curiosity, people with #FreeSoftware experience make excellent employees and colleagues! Advertise your job opening on our #job page: https://u.fsf.org/46v #FSF

Each #FSF associate membership supports our many #FreeSoftware campaigns, initiatives like #LibreLocal, and the #GNU Project, to name a few: https://u.fsf.org/commit #Commit2Freedom

I hope to be there once I finish with work, probably a couple of hours after it starts.

• Date: Saturday 8th August 2026


• Time: 1pm onwards


• Location: The Metropolitan Bar (OpenStreetMap)


• RSVP: not required.

GLLUG post.

It's not a reserved venue, so look for a table with lots of stickers, and Polarian wearing the EuroBSDCon 2024 (Dublin) tshirt (with artwork like this).

#GLLUG #FreeSoftware #Meetup #London

Each #FSF associate membership supports our many #FreeSoftware campaigns, initiatives like #LibreLocal, and the #GNU Project, to name a few: https://u.fsf.org/commit #Commit2Freedom

A #ThankGNU! to Deborah Jackson and Logan Edwards 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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Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

The #FSF helps empower users with #FreeSoftware, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. Join us! https://my.fsf.org/join #GNU #Commit2Freedom

#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #LLM

The #GNUPress Shop has both educational and fun gifts for you or a loved one: https://u.fsf.org/4bd #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU

The #FSF helps empower users with #FreeSoftware, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. Join us! https://my.fsf.org/join #GNU #Commit2Freedom

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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The FediBlue Mastodon server was updated to version 4.6.4

https://mastodon.fediblue.de

#fediblue #mastodon #opensource #freesoftware

If you've been inspired by someone's hard work in the #FreeSoftware community, nominate them for a Free Software Award by July 20: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #GNU