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Software Freedom Day 2025
by LM March 1, 2026

March 1, 2026

With Document Freedom Day 2025 and Hardware Freedom Day 2025 officially over, we're gearing up for Software Freedom Day 2025 on September 20th. If you're hosting a local Software Freedom Day event in 2025, please register it at https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd To register an event, please go to: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd Log In. Mouse over the Software Freedom Day item in the top menu and select Events from the drop down. If you don't already have an account on the digitalfreedoms.org site, register here: https://digitalfreedoms.org/log-in?view=registration If you're holding your event at a new location, use the Add Location option. Any questions? Find us on matrix channel #SoftwareFreedomDay or ask on this mailing list. We're using hashtags #SFD2025 and #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 this year on social media. Hope you'll join us in getting the word out about our events. Please help us to make Software Freedom Day a bigger and better event this year.

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Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!
by LM Nov. 10, 2025

Nov. 10, 2025

Greetings. Do you love creating with Free,Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS)? Here’s your chance to show the world what digital freedom looks like: help us design the official Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2025 mascot--built entirely with FLOSS tools and released under CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. Whether you model in Blender or paint in Krita, 2-D or 3-D is welcome. --- What’s in it for you? --- Huion is back with fantastic prizes for the top entries: 1 - Kamvas Pro 16 (4K) pen-display 2 - Kamvas Pro 12 pen-display 3 - 2 × Inspiroy Frego M tablets --- How to take part --- 1. Create your mascot in any FLOSS graphics tool (Krita, GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, MyPaint, ...). 2. Add a short back-story (≤ 1000 characters). 3. Submit both the source file (.kra/.xcf/.svg/.blend…) and a web-ready image (.png/.jpg, 1920 × 1080). 4. Make sure your work is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. 5. Deadline: 20 October 2025. One entry per person, worldwide. --- Need inspiration? --- Last year Janka (Hungary) soared to first prize with a Krita painting, while Deffy (USA) wowed us with a Blender animation and Yue Xin (Malaysia) lit up the canvas in Krita. Their success shows how powerful - and fun - FLOSS creativity can be! --- Why join? --- * Celebrate software freedom and show what’s possible without proprietary constraints. * Get international exposure and feedback from the FLOSS community. * Win Huion hardware to push your art even further. --- Your mission right now --- Forward this challenge to all your creative friends! More entries mean a richer, more colourful mascot showcase for everyone. Thanks for spreading the word and for championing free software creativity. Happy drawing--and good luck! Free-spirited regards, Jurgen, Jan, Chris, Mostafa, Marcos, Ruwan, Laura Digital Freedom Foundation Board

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Free Software meeting
by LM June 28, 2025

June 28, 2025

I'm hosting a short virtual meeting to brainstorm ideas for Software Freedom Day and discuss FLOSS programs in general this Saturday, June 28th at 10:30 AM Eastern on Jitsi at https://meet.jit.si/SoftwareFreedomDay If anyone would like to join, they're welcome to.

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local SFD events
by LM June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025

Here's the current map of local Software Freedom Day 2025 events: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/archive?view=list&layout=default&date-st… If you haven't registered yet and are planning to, please do so. If you don't see an event near you, but would like one, join us in brainstorming some ideas of bringing Software Freedom Day 2025 to your area. Are there local groups in your area that would be interested in participating in Software Freedom Day 2025? How can we reach more people and invite them to celebrate with us? Do you have a local library or school where you could hold an event and introduce FLOSS to the public? Do you have tech groups in your area that could discuss Free, Libre and Open Source software topics during a meeting? Please feel free to share event brainstorming and organizing tips and ideas here or on Matrix in the #SoftwareFreedomDay channel.

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Help us grow Software Freedom Day – Call for new board members
by Jurgen Gaeremyn June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025

Hi all, Over the past two years, you may have noticed a renewed energy around Software Freedom Day and, to a lesser extent, our other Digital Freedom Foundation events. This has been a deliberate effort — one we’re proud of, but we also know it’s just the beginning. To keep the momentum going (and to grow sustainably), we’re looking for a few extra hands to help with coordination — and possibly to join the board of the Digital Freedom Foundation. We believe that healthy growth means bringing in new voices regularly. By expanding the board, we: * Prevent burnout for existing members * Avoid consolidating too much influence in one place * Ensure smoother transitions when people eventually step down * Encourage fresh ideas and perspectives * Maintain continuity for our community and sponsors * Build resilience and avoid a situation where things grind to a halt due to lack of volunteers We’re especially interested in people who are passionate about software freedom, have a global outlook, and are willing to commit some time to helping the movement thrive. Personally, I’m aiming to reduce my active role by the end of 2025 — but I will only do so if we’ve successfully welcomed and onboarded new board members. So consider this both an open invitation and a gentle call for succession planning. If you’re curious, interested, or just want to talk more about what it would involve, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’d love to hear from you. You can join us in the Matrix channel <https://matrix.to/#/#digitalfreedoms:matrix.org> - or if you prefer - reply to me privately. Warm regards, Jurgen

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end of 10
by LM June 3, 2025

June 3, 2025

The It's FOSS community bulletin board mentioned this web site: https://endof10.org/ They're organizing events all over the world and trying to get groups together to help people with computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11 to install a Linux operating system. This might be a great opportunity to partner with one of these groups and have an install fest at a local Software Freedom Day celebration.

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