💪 Software Freedom Day is growing, and so should our team!
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@digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th. Warm regards, Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen
On peut envoyer ce message au grand public ? Mballa Biloa Anselme Directeur technique mballabiloa@gmail.com +237 695510728 <+237695510728> +237 674028835 <+237674028835> Douala,Cameroun cathywelly.com <http://www.cathywelly.com/> <http://www.cathywelly.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/cathywelly8> Le contenu de cet e-mail est confidentiel et destiné au destinataire spécifié dans le message uniquement. Il est strictement interdit de partager toute partie de ce message avec un tiers, sans le consentement écrit de l'expéditeur. Si vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, veuillez répondre à ce message et suivre sa suppression, afin que nous puissions nous assurer qu'une telle erreur ne se reproduise plus à l'avenir. Le sam. 7 mars 2026, 12:16, Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation) < jurgen@digitalfreedomfoundation.org> a écrit :
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@digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th.
Warm regards, Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen _______________________________________________ SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss@mailman3.com To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave@mailman3.com
Bonjour Anselme, je vois que j'ai mal compris ton courriel. Je pensais que tu voulais devenir membre du bord. Mais tu voulais le diffuser. Je vous en prie, envoyez-le partout qui est relevant. La voix africaine serait une addition très riche dans le bord à mon avis. Jurgen Op 08-03-2026 om 16:30 schreef Anselme Mballa biloa:
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Mballa Biloa Anselme
Directeur technique
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+237 695510728 <tel:+237695510728>
+237 674028835 <tel:+237674028835>
Douala,Cameroun
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Le sam. 7 mars 2026, 12:16, Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation) <jurgen@digitalfreedomfoundation.org> a écrit :
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@digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th.
Warm regards, Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen
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-- -- Jurgen Gaeremyn board member at the Digital Freedom Foundation https://digitalfreedoms.org
"Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation)" wrote:
Bonjour Anselme, je vois que j'ai mal compris ton courriel. Je pensais que tu voulais
It would degrade an international list if all wrote in own personal choice of foreign language. Please at least append a translation, Some links at http://www.berklix.org/trans/ Cheers, -- Julian Stacey http://berklix.eu/jhs/mail/ Can't reply to Gmail & Yahoo. Arm Ukraine. Contraception & plain text email to reduce global warming.
Hello Julian, while I understand your stance - defaulting to English is always easy if it's your native tongue or if you're fluent at it. I was as polite as to reply Anselme in his own language. Admittedly, had it been in English, I wouldn't have made the mistake. So yes... if possible, please reply in English. But I rather get an answer in a different language than no answer. The availability of translation tools works in two directions. Getting back to the topic: we're still looking for candidate board members. And as I wrote in my original mail: the meetings are in English, but they are in chat. So if English is difficult, there's ample opportunity to use translation tools to follow the meeting. Jurgen (not nitpicking, but if your website processes data, you might prefer using HTTPS) Op 06-04-2026 om 18:37 schreef Julian H. Stacey:
"Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation)" wrote:
Bonjour Anselme, je vois que j'ai mal compris ton courriel. Je pensais que tu voulais It would degrade an international list if all wrote in own personal choice of foreign language. Please at least append a translation, Some links athttp://www.berklix.org/trans/
Cheers,
-- Jurgen Gaeremyn board member at the Digital Freedom Foundation https://digitalfreedoms.org
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@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@digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th.
Warm regards, Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen
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@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@digitalfreedomfoundation.org before April 4th.
Warm regards, Laura, Chris, Joe, Ruwan, Jurgen
-- -- Jurgen Gaeremyn board member at the Digital Freedom Foundation https://digitalfreedoms.org
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Anselme Mballa biloa -
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Jurgen Gaeremyn (Digital Freedom Foundation) -
Paul Harriet Asiñero