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Planning a Software Freedom Day event?

by LM

Share your topics and schedule ideas. Let's inspire each other. I'm considering hosting two virtual sessions for Software Freedom Day this year. That way, individuals like me who can't find enough people in their area to hold a local event can also participate in Software Freedom Day. The first session is going to be a general introduction to FOSS and some of the great FOSS programs that are available and will lead into an open discussion. So, those attending can talk about any aspect of FOSS that interests them. I'd like to hold a second session for people who are interested in building or learning how to build the FOSS programs they use from source code using a C/C++ compiler. I'm wondering if it's too much of a niche topic. However, I'd love to connect with other people who enjoy building the programs they use or are considering creating their own unique distro spins. Know of anyone who might be interested in that type of topic?

June 5, 2026

Re: Software Freedom Day 2026

by Zack Fosdyck

Hi LM and all, Thanks for the reminder about Software Freedom Day 2026. I haven’t thought much about it yet, but I have decided to attempt a local celebration again this year. On permacomputing, I love the concept. I’m a novice practitioner of permaculture, and I’ve previously gleaned concepts from it and holistic land management and applied them to organizational management. I then found the writing of the late Carol Sanford and regenerative business management. The push for a circular economy and less waste in general align perfectly with this ideology. One thing I noticed after reviewing the link you shared was that the concepts are very broad, similar to permaculture. There isn’t a “one size fits all” solution; it takes time and careful observation to implement correctly. Great share, thanks again! Take Care Now, Zac On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM LM <lmemsm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Are you hosting an event for Software Freedom Day 2026? Add your event > to the official SFD map: > https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map The DFF will be > shipping free swag to teams that register early. > > Do you have a social media account, blog or web site where you can > post about Software Freedom Day and help us get the news out about the > celebration this year? The official hash tags for this year are > #SFD2026 and #SoftwareFreedomDay2026. We'll be watching social media > and boosting posts with these hashtags. We'd be happy to promote your > articles on Software Freedom Day. Just send us a link. > > Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com >

May 25, 2026

permacomputing

by LM

I've been reading up on permacomputing ( https://permacomputing.net/permacomputing/ ) movement lately. Has anyone else looked into it? What are your thoughts on the subject?

May 25, 2026

Software Freedom Day 2026

by LM

Are you hosting an event for Software Freedom Day 2026? Add your event to the official SFD map: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events?view=map The DFF will be shipping free swag to teams that register early. Do you have a social media account, blog or web site where you can post about Software Freedom Day and help us get the news out about the celebration this year? The official hash tags for this year are #SFD2026 and #SoftwareFreedomDay2026. We'll be watching social media and boosting posts with these hashtags. We'd be happy to promote your articles on Software Freedom Day. Just send us a link. Thank you.

May 25, 2026

Re: Hardware Freedom Day 2026

by Julian Stacey

Hi Juergen > Hi Julian, > > Thanks for complaining about the site. Something indeed went terribly > wrong. The form fields that suddenly appeared above the map, shouldn't > be there, and were only intended to appear on the 'register event' page. > > While the software is open, I lack the skills to code stuff personally. > But I am looking into it and will be trying to fix the issue with the > confusing form. In the meanwhile, I removed the fields that don't belong > with the map. > > Keep in mind that we are basically 4 people who maintain this whole > project in our spare time (and the amount differs vastly depending from > person to person and from time to time). We have asked for volunteers on > multiple occasions, and happily a few people offered to help with the > tech, but didn't find them on our chat yet. So "extensive testing on > multiple browsers - including old ones" is a task that we don't have the > time for. Thus, we're grateful that you pointed us to these bugs. > > You mentioned that button "Juegen" - can you share me a screenshot of > that? I can't see where that is. At Fri Apr 17 02:19:41 CEST 2026: 504 Gateway Time-out. I was going to try later, but no need to wait, the Juerge rectangular box also here top left : https://web.archive.org/web/20260309085251/https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/h… ------- Jurgen Hardware Freedom Day About Hardware Freedom Day Also available: Português (pt) Español (España) Italiano (it-IT) French (fr-FR) Chinese Simplified (China) Persian (Iran) Nederlands (nl-NL) ------- I will send you a frame grab but not to list to keep sfd mail archive lean. > > Thanks, > Jurgen > > > Op 16-04-2026 om 21:18 schreef LM: > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 Julian Stacey wrote: > >> Too much breakage on that form: > >> - Unknown error acquiring position > >> So test with lots of browser inc. various old. > >> (people can have good reasons to not run latest browsers.) > >> - Button "Juegen" ?! = "Debug" ? > > If anyone's hosting any events for Hardware Freedom Day and is unable > > to add them to the DFF web site, please post about the event to this > > list. If you have a web page where you have more information, include > > the link in the information about the event. I would be happy to > > promote the individual events on the DFF social media platforms. I > > would also be happy to promote any articles or blog posts people make > > regarding Hardware Freedom Day 2026. > > > > I'm considering doing a virtual event like I did for Document Freedom > > Day so people who don't have a local event will have another way to > > participate. If anyone's interested in attending, let me know and I > > can share the information for joining the event. > > > >> I'll mention HFD to a maker event tonight > >> https://www.meetup.com/aachen-maker-meetup/ > > That would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. PS at the aachen-maker-meetup I pulled up android firefox app with https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd It was a mega large font I couldnt handle (I'm used to ffox on FreeBSD PC with (Ctl Minus & Ctl Shift Plus to scale, ) I'm not so used to android ffox app, so it might have been my lack of conversence, but prob. not as I could pull up all OK of: bbc.com cnn.com berklix.com all in smallish fonts that I could expand out to large font with 2 finger stretch. Maybe font size too will get fixed when other things are fixed. All the best, > > Sincerely, > > Laura Cheers, -- Julian Stacey http://berklix.eu/jhs/mail/ Can't reply to Gmail & Yahoo. Arm Ukraine. Contraception & plain text email to reduce global warming.

April 17, 2026

Re: Hardware Freedom Day 2026

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hi Julian, Thanks for complaining about the site. Something indeed went terribly wrong. The form fields that suddenly appeared above the map, shouldn't be there, and were only intended to appear on the 'register event' page. While the software is open, I lack the skills to code stuff personally. But I am looking into it and will be trying to fix the issue with the confusing form. In the meanwhile, I removed the fields that don't belong with the map. Keep in mind that we are basically 4 people who maintain this whole project in our spare time (and the amount differs vastly depending from person to person and from time to time). We have asked for volunteers on multiple occasions, and happily a few people offered to help with the tech, but didn't find them on our chat yet. So "extensive testing on multiple browsers - including old ones" is a task that we don't have the time for. Thus, we're grateful that you pointed us to these bugs. You mentioned that button "Juegen" - can you share me a screenshot of that? I can't see where that is. Thanks, Jurgen Op 16-04-2026 om 21:18 schreef LM: > On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 Julian Stacey wrote: >> Too much breakage on that form: >> - Unknown error acquiring position >> So test with lots of browser inc. various old. >> (people can have good reasons to not run latest browsers.) >> - Button "Juegen" ?! = "Debug" ? > If anyone's hosting any events for Hardware Freedom Day and is unable > to add them to the DFF web site, please post about the event to this > list. If you have a web page where you have more information, include > the link in the information about the event. I would be happy to > promote the individual events on the DFF social media platforms. I > would also be happy to promote any articles or blog posts people make > regarding Hardware Freedom Day 2026. > > I'm considering doing a virtual event like I did for Document Freedom > Day so people who don't have a local event will have another way to > participate. If anyone's interested in attending, let me know and I > can share the information for joining the event. > >> I'll mention HFD to a maker event tonight >> https://www.meetup.com/aachen-maker-meetup/ > That would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > > Sincerely, > Laura > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

April 16, 2026

Re: Hardware Freedom Day 2026

by LM

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 Julian Stacey wrote: > Too much breakage on that form: > - Unknown error acquiring position > So test with lots of browser inc. various old. > (people can have good reasons to not run latest browsers.) > - Button "Juegen" ?! = "Debug" ? If anyone's hosting any events for Hardware Freedom Day and is unable to add them to the DFF web site, please post about the event to this list. If you have a web page where you have more information, include the link in the information about the event. I would be happy to promote the individual events on the DFF social media platforms. I would also be happy to promote any articles or blog posts people make regarding Hardware Freedom Day 2026. I'm considering doing a virtual event like I did for Document Freedom Day so people who don't have a local event will have another way to participate. If anyone's interested in attending, let me know and I can share the information for joining the event. > I'll mention HFD to a maker event tonight > https://www.meetup.com/aachen-maker-meetup/ That would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely, Laura

April 16, 2026

Re: Hardware Freedom Day 2026

by Julian Stacey

LM wrote: > Just a reminder that Hardware Freedom Day 2026 on April 18th is almost here. > https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd It's a great time to get together > with people in your neighborhood and discuss topics such as Right to > Repair, creating Makerspaces, reducing electronic waste and reusing > old computers and/or what to do when there's an emergency like a power > outage or the Internet goes down. What are you doing this Saturday? > Please share posts about Hardware Freedom Day on your favorite social > media channels and blogs and include #HFD2026 Too much breakage on that form: - Unknown error acquiring position So test with lots of browser inc. various old. (people can have good reasons to not run latest browsers.) - Button "Juegen" ?! = "Debug" ? - Not obvious what to fill in what box & where to click after, to get any map of nearest events up, it should list at least show one event named "Dummy" (maybe on GMT line at equator) so one knows map is working. I tried for Aachen & Europe & 1000 km, & all attempts failed. To test, get people naieve & clueless & in a rush who dont know how its supposed to work, & do Not tell them. No use an author testing own page, they know what to fill where. Get people who will give up fast if it doesnt work & report "Broken" With just 3 days to go & no events in Europe 1000 km radius no time to fix web & organise events, I'd suggest just fix well before next year. (PS I have organised 2 SFD before in Munich, but now in Aachen, & no free time yet to org. anything. I or others might org. an SFD or HFD some later year). I'll mention HFD to a maker event tonight https://www.meetup.com/aachen-maker-meetup/ Cheers, -- Julian Stacey http://berklix.eu/jhs/mail/ Can't reply to Gmail & Yahoo. Arm Ukraine. Contraception & plain text email to reduce global warming.

April 15, 2026

Re: 💪 Software Freedom Day is growing, and so should our team!

by Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation)

Hi Paul, basically we're asking for commitment - we'll try to tailor to your skills. Are you already in Matrix? (that's our main communications channel) You can join here: https://matrix.to/#/#digitalfreedoms:matrix.org Have you organized SFD or any of the other events in the past? Looking forward to hear more! Jurgen Op 13-04-2026 om 11:59 schreef Paul Harriet Asiñero: > Dear Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen, > > I would like to ask if there are any qualifications to join the board > aside from the things mentioned in this email. It's awesome also to > take part in the maintenance of the online infrastructure. > > Thank you! Hoping for a kind response regarding my question. > > > Best regards, > Paul > > > On March 7, 2026 7:15:21 PM GMT+08:00, "Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital > Freedom Foundation)" <jurgen(a)digitalfreedomfoundation.org> wrote: > > Hi Friends of Digital Freedoms, > > Software Freedom Day has grown significantly over the past few > years: from 23 registered events in 2023 to over 100 locations > last year. We've been building relationships with bloggers and > sponsors across the FOSS ecosystem, and we're excited to be > sending even more swag this year. > > From the beginning, we've agreed that active board members don't > need to commit indefinitely. With that in mind, we're now looking > for fresh volunteers to help us take Software Freedom Day even > further in the coming years. We're looking for new board members > willing to commit for at least one year, and also volunteers for > specific tasks. > > *Want to join the board? Core responsibilities include:* > > * > > Taking collective decisions on how to shape Software Freedom > Day and the other DFF events in the upcoming years > > * > > Attending our monthly online board meeting (typically around > one hour, occasionally up to 90 minutes) > > * > > Being present in the DFF Matrix channel throughout the year > > * > > Helping prepare meeting agendas and taking notes > > * > > Managing our budget, handling sponsor invoicing, and ensuring > financial transparency > > * > > Helping determine and establish the long-term legal structure > and home of the foundation > > * > > Setting the annual SFD date, coordinating swag logistics, and > keeping the event registration platform running for local > organizers > > * > > Upholding and enforcing our code of conduct > > The board is not something for you? But you still *want to help?* > We'd love additional help with any of the following. If you have > something else to offer, don't hesitate to share your ideas! > > * > > Finding and approaching global sponsors > > * > > Reaching out to local teams and encouraging early registration > > * > > Writing blog posts on the website > > * > > Participating in social media > > * > > Maintaining our online infrastructure (Nextcloud, mail, Joomla > site, VPS) > > * > > Helping with press outreach and partner organization relationships > > We work in English as our common language, though most of us are > not native speakers. So no need to worry about that. If you're > interested or know someone who might be, please get in touch. > > We'd love to hear from you! Mail us at > board(a)digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th. > > Warm regards, > Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen > -- -- Jurgen Gaeremyn board member at the Digital Freedom Foundation https://digitalfreedoms.org

April 15, 2026

Hardware Freedom Day 2026

by LM

Just a reminder that Hardware Freedom Day 2026 on April 18th is almost here. https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd It's a great time to get together with people in your neighborhood and discuss topics such as Right to Repair, creating Makerspaces, reducing electronic waste and reusing old computers and/or what to do when there's an emergency like a power outage or the Internet goes down. What are you doing this Saturday? Please share posts about Hardware Freedom Day on your favorite social media channels and blogs and include #HFD2026

April 15, 2026