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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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virtual planning meeting
by LM May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025

I contacted the Free Software Foundation to try to see if there was anyone in my area interested in helping to plan or attend a local Software Freedom Day event. They're trying to renew support for their local groups for the FSF 40 celebration. I think this would be a great opportunity to join forces between local FSF groups and SFD organizers and a chance to celebrate both occasions. The FSF is trying to revitalize local groups in my area, so I told someone at the FSF that I would host a virtual planning meeting for my local area and see if anyone would like to attend. The virtual meeting is May 31st, 2025 at 11 AM Eastern via Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/SoftwareFreedomDay The agenda is to brainstorm ideas for SFD, FSF 40 and to talk about Free Software in general. I realize most SFD list members aren't near each other or near me, but if anyone would like to attend and brainstorm ideas or just talk about Free Software in general, you're welcome to join the virtual meeting.

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Please spread the word about Software Freedom Day 2025
by LM May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025

Help us spread the word about #SoftwareFreedomDay2025. We want to make this year's celebration even bigger and better than last year. To do so, we need your assistance. Please share information about Software Freedom Day on social media. You can boost posts, write an article, make a podcast or video or use any other creative ideas you may have to let everyone know about this global celebration. Guest bloggers are welcome to share their #SFD stories at https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog We're using hashtags #SFD2025 and #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 this year on social media. Join us in promoting #SFD2025 events and advocating for Free Software by sharing and boosting posts with these hashtags. Thank you.

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Ready for Software Freedom Day 2025? Register Your Local Event Today!
by LM May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

Software Freedom Day (#SFD2025) returns on Saturday, the 20th of September, 2025. As always, it's the third Saturday of September. It’s the perfect occasion to spotlight Free, Libre and Open Source Software in your community whether through a workshop, hackathon, installfest or celebration. Why act now? The earlier you act, the more impact you have. Lock in the date Add a recurring reminder for every third Saturday of September, so your team never misses SFD again. If the exact date doesn't work for you, pick something in the days (or weeks) leading up to or after the official date. Compare SFD to a birthday party: it doesn't necessarily need to be celebrated on the exact date. Register your event Head to the Digital Freedom Foundation web site and submit your details right away: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/documentation/how-to-register (Log in or create an account if you haven’t done so yet.) Claim limited-edition swag Three events are already on the map. Don't miss your chance. Early registrants have the best odds of scoring sponsor-funded swag packs! First come, first served. Stay in the loop Join the discussion on this mailing list. Receive up-to-the-minute news. Invite others to do the same: https://lists.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/sfd-discuss.mailman3.com/ Expect a short weekly update between now and SFD. Each features a new tip, resource or success story. There’s never been a better time to highlight the real-world impact of Software Freedom. Rally your volunteers, choose your venue and register today. You can fill in the details later. Together, we can make SFD 2025 the most inspiring celebration of Free Software to date. Join us in shaping the future of Software Freedom. Enroll your event now and add it to the global map! Together, we’re building a movement that empowers communities worldwide. All the best, The Software Freedom Day Team Digital Freedom Foundation

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Re: Hardware Freedom Day
by LM April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025

On Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM, Zac wrote: > Is anyone privy to any easy open hardware projects we could use that teach > about the importance of open and free hardware? Was going to wait until the 19th to post links, but maybe this will inspire some ideas for celebrating Hardware Freedom Day. This is a list I put together a while back on Open Hardware and Software for smart watches: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/26300.html This is my list of off-grid hardware and Open Hardware for emergencies: https://codeberg.org/lmemsm/delightful-off-grid-open-tech I'd love to get together on Saturday virtually and have a short open discussion on Open Hardware technology and what's useful for emergency situations. If anyone would be interested in participating, let me know and we can try to set something up. This is a list of Open Hardware resources by Paul Sutton: https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/hfd Looks like archive.org has several resources (journals, videos, etc.) on Open Hardware. Another interesting link on Open Hardware: https://www.beagleboard.org/blog/category/open-hardware I've also done some research on personal assistants. I was mostly looking at software, but it would be nice to use Open Hardware for a project like that and there may be some projects out there doing that. Here's my list of CAD and 3D printing resources: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html Some public libraries have 3D printers and some users' groups have members with 3D printers. There are groups online that share 3D printing designs using CC and other open licensing. Maybe creating a simple project using a 3D printer would be an entertaining way to celebrate Open Hardware Day. Anyone have other Open Hardware resources to share?

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Hardware Freedom Day
by LM April 13, 2025

April 13, 2025

It's hard to believe that Hardware Freedom Day ( https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd ) is less than a week away on April 19th, 2025. Will you be attending a Hardware Freedom Day event this year, either in person or online? What are some of your favorite Open Hardware projects? We'll be sharing some of our favorites on April 19th, 2025. Please help us celebrate Hardware Freedom Day 2025 by sharing posts and articles about Open Hardware and #HFD2025 via social media, personal web sites and blogs. Thank you and have a wonderful Hardware Freedom Day 2025.

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Document Freedom Day 2025
by LM March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025

Hope you had a great Document Freedom Day 2025 wherever you are in the world. Here's a link to a post from The Document Foundation developers of LibreOffice on Celebrating Document Freedom Day: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/26/celebrating-document-fr… I'd love to hear how you celebrated Document Freedom Day today. Please share updates on any events you attended and what you thought of them. Next up is Hardware Freedom Day, April 19th. After that, it's time to start gearing up for Software Freedom Day in September. Who's planning an event this year? Thanks to everyone who participated in Document Freedom Day 2025.

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Re: Firefox's changes and Document Freedom Day
by LM March 3, 2025

March 3, 2025

I'm glad Marcos Marado is highlighting some of the issues with Free, Libre browsers. This is a great topic. Small distribution developers and many who like to build their own software from source have been uneasy about how difficult it is to build a web browser and how few choices there are for web browsers that can render modern web pages. I've been looking for lower dependency alternatives to the more popular browsers for several years. Seems like the situation just continues to get worse. Also, I feel the transfer of standardization from the W3C to the main web browser developers themselves was not a step in a positive direction for simplifying web protocols or making web browser development more accessible. If anything, they've made it harder for new and independent web browser projects to come up with anything that can compete with the major players. I put together some notes on web browser alternatives. If anyone's interested, I can share the link. I do have a list of web browsers that aren't based on the main web browser libraries. If anyone has suggestions to add to the list, feel free to let me know.

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