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Huion Mascot Design Contest Quesion

by Mohamad Itaqi

Hello! My name is Kamel, a contestant from Syria. I would absolutely love to take part of the contest and I have already designed a mascot out of love for the idea, but I don’t have access to any laptop therefore I had to paint it on Procreate-not free nor open source-as I know someone I borrowed an iPad from to paint it. May I still participate in the competition despite the mascot being design in a paid app? Sincerely,

Nov. 9, 2025

Mascot contest

by LM

Just a reminder, today November 9th is the last day to enter if you want to win a prize in the Huion Mascot challenge: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-mascot-huion-challenge-2025

Nov. 9, 2025

Happy Halloween

by LM

Wanted to wish those who celebrate it a fun and Happy Halloween. Here are some FLOSS resources for Halloween: https://www.libhunt.com/topic/halloween https://github.blog/open-source/gaming/hackable-halloween-games-mmxxiii/ https://github.blog/open-source/gaming/thirteen-tiny-terrific-and-terrifyin… https://identicalsoftware.com/everythingattacks/ Public domain media for Halloween: https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/tag/halloween https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/autumn-and-halloween/ There are more FLOSS, public domain and CC resources listed on our Halloween thread on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@dff I also have an older blog post I made that lists FLOSS to create your own which-way style adventures: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/17224.html It includes a link to my Halloween Holiday Tour which has some more suggestions for public domain Halloween resources at the end of it. If you have any FLOSS, CC or public domain resources, you'd like to share, please post about them. Hope you enjoy the day.

Oct. 31, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Cheeseness

Hi Jurgen Thanks! I was going to send another message through this afternoon asking if it would be easier without attachments. I've also helped put the word out a little. Fingers crossed for more submissions! On Sat, 2025-10-25 at 23:59 +0200, Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote: > Hey Cheese, > your submission got stuck in the mailing list queue (because still > too big to go through unmoderated) but we have it, and it's accepted > as a submission. Thanks for joining and submitting early! > Too bad that Tasmania doesn't have an organizing community anymore, > but if you were there between 2006 and 2015, and are still flying the > kite of Freedom... you certainly have done your fair share! > You will hear from us when the deadline is over and the winners will > be announced. > Op 22/10/2025 om 15:30 schreef Cheeseness: > > > Hi! > > > > My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania > > between > > 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still > > participate in Free Software projects and communities. > > > > I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big > > for > > the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. > > > > Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: > > > > > > My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of > > time > > to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this > > about > > the F/OSS movement: > > > > The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control > > their own tools, > > To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own > > needs are met. > > When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing > > and inspriation. > > Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are > > uplifted to new heights, > > And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all > > connected, soaring in the same sky. > > > > I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying > > comic[3]. > > > > > > Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free > > Software > > and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches > > the > > world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. > > > > - Cheese > > > > > > P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites > > in > > the background (I love that little guy!). > > > > [1] > > https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra > > [2] > > https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg > > [3] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png > > > > On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > > > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 26, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hey Cheese, your submission got stuck in the mailing list queue (because still too big to go through unmoderated) but we have it, and it's accepted as a submission. Thanks for joining and submitting early! Too bad that Tasmania doesn't have an organizing community anymore, but if you were there between 2006 and 2015, and are still flying the kite of Freedom... you certainly have done your fair share! You will hear from us when the deadline is over and the winners will be announced. Op 22/10/2025 om 15:30 schreef Cheeseness: > Hi! > > My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania between > 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still > participate in Free Software projects and communities. > > I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big for > the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. > > Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: > > > My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of time > to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this about > the F/OSS movement: > > The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control their own tools, > To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own needs are met. > When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing and inspriation. > Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are uplifted to new heights, > And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all connected, soaring in the same sky. > > I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying comic[3]. > > > Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free Software > and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches the > world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. > > - Cheese > > > P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites in > the background (I love that little guy!). > > [1]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra > [2]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg > [3]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png > > On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com >> To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 25, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Cheeseness

Hi! My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania between 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still participate in Free Software projects and communities. I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big for the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of time to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this about the F/OSS movement: The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control their own tools, To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own needs are met. When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing and inspriation. Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are uplifted to new heights, And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all connected, soaring in the same sky. I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying comic[3]. Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free Software and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches the world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. - Cheese P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites in the background (I love that little guy!). [1] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra [2] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg [3] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 22, 2025

Re: WSIS +20 Zero Draft feedback by Global South Actors : Call for Endorsements

by 'Kayode Akanni

Dear colleagues,Sometimes ago, I requested for inputs and endorsement of inputs into WSIS global process. All written inputs to the Zero Draft for the WSIS+20 Review by the UN General Assembly are now available. Interested stakeholders can access the written inputs here.https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/zerodraft Please check under civil society for input from the Global South Organisation.Have a nice week ahead 'Kayode Akanni.. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 5:45, 'Kayode Akanni<kayodeakanni(a)yahoo.com> wrote: WSIS +20 Zero Draft feedback by Global South Actors : Call for Endorsements Dear Colleagues, We hope this email finds you well. We are contacting you to ask whether you could be interested in participating in the endorsement of a policy making process of United Nations' WSIS +20 review this contains some elements in policy-making that will eventually help the implementation of use of free and Open source software, open standards ,etc globally. It was part of our programme SFD celebration this year as it was stated on our SFD 2025 Team page. So Please do well by reading,editing and endorse. The deadline for submissions for various inputs of stakeholders into WSIS Zero draft review has been extended to October 3, 2025. Please take some time to go through the document and sign on. You can access the document here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjmMPxa9bJJx9tiHy_E6QqtWOVhs3PpWIm… The document is open for sign-ons until October 2 at 7 pm GM+1. Please share this invitation with the appropriate representatives that could be interested in participating in our endorsement. 'Kayode Akanni,Executive Director,Knowledge House

Oct. 19, 2025

Re: SFD 2025 Aleppo Success – 250+ Attendees! Verification & Next Steps?

by Fares Alkhaled

😍 Fares Alkhaled reacted via Gmail <https://www.google.com/gmail/about/?utm_source=gmail-in-product&utm_medium=…> On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM Jurgen Gaeremyn <jurgen(a)gaeremyn.be> wrote: > Hello Fares, > > thank you for your feedback and congratulations on a successful event! > > I will look to answer inside your mail... > Op 12/10/2025 om 21:18 schreef Fares Alkhaled: > > Dear SFD Community, > > I’m Fares from Aleppo, Syria, and I’m thrilled to share that our first > major Software Freedom Day 2025 event, hosted at the University of Aleppo, > was a huge success! Over 250 participants—students, developers, and > locals—joined us for a day of open-source celebration, organized by Sanad > Youth with Digital Freedom Foundation support. Your advice on program > design, local impact, and venue flexibility was instrumental, and I’m > deeply grateful. > > *Event Highlights* > > - *Talks*: Mohammed Babelly’s “Contributing to Open Source” and Dr. > Fadi Farha’s “Open Source in IoT” inspired action with practical insights. > - *Activities*: Our InstallFest, interactive FOSS exhibition, and mini > hackathon (3–4 challenges) empowered attendees with hands-on skills. > - *Impact*: Many installed Linux/FOSS tools, joined our new Telegram > group, and connected with Aleppo’s growing tech scene. (See more: > https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-aleppo > ) > > That's great! Don't hesitate to update the event page and share > information you would like to share with the global community (be it > photos, recordings, slides, testimonials, ... - don't forget to have > permission of the people in the images) > > > > *Questions for You* As we wrap up, I’d love your expertise: > > 1. *Verification*: Is submitting the DFF post-event report (with > photos/feedback) enough to “verify” our event? Any tips for a strong > submission? > > Software Freedom Day is a grassroots event - the strength of the event is > in the local community. There is not much value to be won from frauding > about organising an event. So no matter if the event is big or small, > technical or amical, if you celebrate software freedom, and want to call it > Software Freedom Day - you can. You are encouraged to register it on the > map. The more communities organize events, the more we (literally and > proverbially) put software freedom on the map. > > So if you register the event on our website, we will believe you. > > > 1. *SFD Branding*: We used some SFD logos on posters—is this optional, > or should we lean in more for future events? > > This is most certainly encouraged. But given it's a grassroots movement - > and we basically try to collect like minded people - you are free to > incorporate this as much as you see fit. > > > 1. *Next Steps*: What have you done post-SFD to sustain momentum > (e.g., meetups, press)? We’re launching a local FOSS group—any advice or > resources? > > We have some social media accounts (see top right on the website for > links) where we share event stories. We encourage local communities to also > invite political leaders and/or reach out in your local communities. > Setting up a local FOSS group feels like a great outcome of the event! > > > > We’re excited to keep building Syria’s FOSS community and share our report > soon. Thank you for inspiring us—let’s stay connected! > > Let's stay connected! Looking forward to see impressions of your event! > > Best, Fares > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > >

Oct. 13, 2025

Re: SFD 2025 Aleppo Success – 250+ Attendees! Verification & Next Steps?

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hello Fares, thank you for your feedback and congratulations on a successful event! I will look to answer inside your mail... Op 12/10/2025 om 21:18 schreef Fares Alkhaled: > > Dear SFD Community, > > I’m Fares from Aleppo, Syria, and I’m thrilled to share that our first > major Software Freedom Day 2025 event, hosted at the University of > Aleppo, was a huge success! Over 250 participants—students, > developers, and locals—joined us for a day of open-source celebration, > organized by Sanad Youth with Digital Freedom Foundation support. Your > advice on program design, local impact, and venue flexibility was > instrumental, and I’m deeply grateful. > > *Event Highlights* > > * *Talks*: Mohammed Babelly’s “Contributing to Open Source” and Dr. > Fadi Farha’s “Open Source in IoT” inspired action with practical > insights. > * *Activities*: Our InstallFest, interactive FOSS exhibition, and > mini hackathon (3–4 challenges) empowered attendees with hands-on > skills. > * *Impact*: Many installed Linux/FOSS tools, joined our new Telegram > group, and connected with Aleppo’s growing tech scene. (See more: > https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-aleppo) > That's great! Don't hesitate to update the event page and share information you would like to share with the global community (be it photos, recordings, slides, testimonials, ... - don't forget to have permission of the people in the images) > > *Questions for You* As we wrap up, I’d love your expertise: > > 1. *Verification*: Is submitting the DFF post-event report (with > photos/feedback) enough to “verify” our event? Any tips for a > strong submission? > Software Freedom Day is a grassroots event - the strength of the event is in the local community. There is not much value to be won from frauding about organising an event. So no matter if the event is big or small, technical or amical, if you celebrate software freedom, and want to call it Software Freedom Day - you can. You are encouraged to register it on the map. The more communities organize events, the more we (literally and proverbially) put software freedom on the map. So if you register the event on our website, we will believe you. > 1. *SFD Branding*: We used some SFD logos on posters—is this > optional, or should we lean in more for future events? > This is most certainly encouraged. But given it's a grassroots movement - and we basically try to collect like minded people - you are free to incorporate this as much as you see fit. > > 1. *Next Steps*: What have you done post-SFD to sustain momentum > (e.g., meetups, press)? We’re launching a local FOSS group—any > advice or resources? > We have some social media accounts (see top right on the website for links) where we share event stories. We encourage local communities to also invite political leaders and/or reach out in your local communities. Setting up a local FOSS group feels like a great outcome of the event! > > We’re excited to keep building Syria’s FOSS community and share our > report soon. Thank you for inspiring us—let’s stay connected! > Let's stay connected! Looking forward to see impressions of your event! > > Best, Fares > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 12, 2025

SFD 2025 Aleppo Success – 250+ Attendees! Verification & Next Steps?

by Fares Alkhaled

Dear SFD Community, I’m Fares from Aleppo, Syria, and I’m thrilled to share that our first major Software Freedom Day 2025 event, hosted at the University of Aleppo, was a huge success! Over 250 participants—students, developers, and locals—joined us for a day of open-source celebration, organized by Sanad Youth with Digital Freedom Foundation support. Your advice on program design, local impact, and venue flexibility was instrumental, and I’m deeply grateful. *Event Highlights* - *Talks*: Mohammed Babelly’s “Contributing to Open Source” and Dr. Fadi Farha’s “Open Source in IoT” inspired action with practical insights. - *Activities*: Our InstallFest, interactive FOSS exhibition, and mini hackathon (3–4 challenges) empowered attendees with hands-on skills. - *Impact*: Many installed Linux/FOSS tools, joined our new Telegram group, and connected with Aleppo’s growing tech scene. (See more: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-aleppo ) *Questions for You* As we wrap up, I’d love your expertise: 1. *Verification*: Is submitting the DFF post-event report (with photos/feedback) enough to “verify” our event? Any tips for a strong submission? 2. *SFD Branding*: We used some SFD logos on posters—is this optional, or should we lean in more for future events? 3. *Next Steps*: What have you done post-SFD to sustain momentum (e.g., meetups, press)? We’re launching a local FOSS group—any advice or resources? We’re excited to keep building Syria’s FOSS community and share our report soon. Thank you for inspiring us—let’s stay connected! Best, Fares

Oct. 12, 2025