#Android is a cornerstone of #FreeSoftware on phones, but only community distributions put you in control. Which one is better for you? Check out our reports about some of several of them 🤖 We are staring looking at @lineageos.org: fsfe.org/activities/a... #SoftwareFreedom #FreeYourAndroid

Are you using LLMs to write #FreeSoftware? Find out whether your software is copyrightable, when you can license it, and what risks it may pose to maintainers. Our new Legal Corner explains what you need to consider: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne... #Copyright #OpenSource #LLM #AI #VibeCoding

Copyrightability of LLM-generated code: Can we license “vibe code” into Free Software? - FSFE

The use of large language models (“LLMs”) has exploded in recent years, including in the generation of source code. But even as their usage gains popularit...

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#Apple has announced new terms for alternative app distribution in the EU (18 August 2026). The reduction of fees is welcome, but the core problems for smaller developers and #FreeSoftware remain there. 🧵A thread on why we're still concerned about #DMA compliance.🧵

Our August Newsletter is here!🚀 While we are still enjoying the wonderful "hangover" of #FSFE25 celebration,in the last weeks we have also got positive news on the #DMA and the Apple litigation, we submitted our proposal to the new #EIF... Read more! fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-2... #SoftwareFreedom

Back from our FSFE25 celebrations with news about EIF and the DMA - FSFE

August is here and after our FSFE 25 years celebration, we are already working on our next projects! While we are still enjoying the wonderful "hangover" o...

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On July 2, the EU Court of Justice delivered its final judgment in the Google #Android antitrust case, making the General Court's penalty definitive. Meanwhile, Google's planned Android developer verification will reshape how software is distributed on Android.🧵

What does exactly mean that the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social 🧑‍⚖️ dismissed Apple’s challenge against its designation under the #DMA? What was Apple trying to do and why is this judgment important for #SoftwareFreedom? ⚖️ In our #LegalCorner article we explain this case: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

Legal Corner: How Apple’s attack on interoperability failed - FSFE

8 July 2026 marks a significant milestone in the fight for interoperability and software freedom, for both developers and users: the Court of Justice of th...

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⚠️ Breaking News! The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social ruled today that Apple must comply with interoperability obligations under the #DMA The Court also confirmed the App Store as a core platform service. A victory for developers, computer users and #SoftwareFreedom! 🚀 fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

Apple held accountable under the DMA - A victory for developers and computer users! - FSFE

The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected Apple's challenge to the interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act. The Court also...

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EU Court of Justice@eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#EUGeneralCourt dismisses @Apple’s actions regarding its designation as a gatekeeper in relation to the App Store and iOS #DMA 👉 curia.europa.eu/site/upload/...

Was ist #Openwashing? Warum unterminiert es digitale Souveränität? Im Podcast @engineeringkiosk.dev zeigt @johasjaguar.bsky.social die Tricks der Openwasher und wie wir #FreieSoftware schützen können. Hier geht's zur Folge: engineeringkiosk.dev/episodes/274 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #PublicCode

#274 Openwashing: Wenn Open Source nicht wirklich offen ist - mit Johannes Näder - Engineering Kiosk

Open Source draufschreiben und digitale Souveränität dazu sagen, fertig? Leider nicht. Gerade jetzt, wo Behörden, Unternehmen und Politik verstärkt über freie Software, Public Money, Public Code und e...

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Engineering Kiosk - Podcast, Meetups + Community@engineeringkiosk.dev · 3mo ago

Wenn auf einer Produktseite groß Open Source steht, heißt das leider noch nicht viel. Mit @johasjaguar.bsky.social von der @fsfe.org sprechen wir über Openwashing, die vier Freiheiten und woran du Mogelpackungen erkennst. Worauf achtest du zuerst? 🎧 engineeringkiosk.dev/episodes/274

Today, the @ec.europa.eu released its new #TechSovereignty Package. This could mark a milestone for Free Software in Europe: it recognises “Public Money? #PublicCode!” and introduces #FreeSoftwareFirst. Now we need implementation - and long-term funding for #FreeSoftware! fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

EU Tech Sovereignty: A milestone for Public Code? Now implementation is key - FSFE

The European Commission published its Technological Sovereignty Package on 3 June 2026, containing the new "Open Source Strategy". If implemented, it could...

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#NHS England made its public code repos private by default, against warnings from the #FreeSoftware community and the @fsfe.org The UK Digital Service has now confirmed: hiding publicly funded code reduces scrutiny, reuse & trust www.gov.uk/guidance/ai-... Reverse course. Implement #PublicCode

AI, open code and vulnerability risk in the public sector

Guidance for safely publishing source code in the open, and reducing the risk of AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery.

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Aware of Apple's attempts to dodge its #DMA obligations? 👀 The FSFE's been granted permission to intervene at the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social for second time, backing the @ec.europa.eu on a case that will test the EU’s interoperability obligations under the #DMA: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

DMA: The FSFE intervenes against Apple before European Court of Justice for the second time - FSFE

The Free Software Foundation Europe has been granted permission to intervene at the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case T-359/25 - Apple aga...

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This year the members of the Legal Network came to Berlin for LLW 2026. But... what is LLW? Spoiler: +100 legal & compliance professionals, technologists, and policy experts gathered in Berlin to tackle some of the hottest topics in #FreeSoftware licensing. Find out more: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

LLW 2026: opening legal conversations at the heart of Berlin - FSFE

Berlin hosted the Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop 2026, bringing together over 100 legal and compliance professionals, technologists, and policy e...

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If it’s funded with public money, it should be public code. Do you agree? ✍️ Sign the open letter 📢 Share it with your network 🏛️ Call on decision-makers to invest in public code 💻 publiccode.eu #PublicCode #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSoftware

⚠️450 FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us⚠️ Our payment provider terminated our contract without notice. Our supporters’ recurring credit card and direct debit donations have been halted by them. This affects more than 450 FSFE supporters. See more: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

450 FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us - FSFE

Our long-term payment provider Nexi has terminated our contract without prior notice. As a result, our supporters’ recurring credit card and direct debit d...

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last call: Anmeldungen für das #git26 sind noch bis Fr, 13.03., 12 Uhr möglich! www.gautinger-internettreffen.de Thema am 24. & 25.03.: „Digital und selbstbestimmt. Wege zur souveränen Mediennutzung in #Jugendarbeit, #Schule und #Medienpädagogik" /w @wikimediade.bsky.social @fsfe.org

Check out our views on Apple’s proposed “interoperability commitments” under the #DMCCA. Such commitments will deem interoperability ineffective, entrenching #Apple's monopolistic power in #UK. 📝 Our full submission to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority: download.fsfe.org/campaigns/de...

#KeepAndroidOpen The FSFE signed an open letter addressed to Sundar Pichai, CEO of #Google, regarding Google's announced policy requiring all #Android app developers to register centrally with Google to distribute applications outside the Google Play Store. keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

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#DigitalNetworksAct: the FSFE calls for strong and consistent protection of #RouterFreedom across all Member States. fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

Digital Networks Act: the FSFE calls for strong and consistent protection of Router Freedom - FSFE

For more than a decade, the Free Software Foundation Europe has worked to protect Router Freedom in Europe. The European Union is about to reform the telec...

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Celebrating I Love Free Software Day #IloveFS. A big thank you to #SUSE for helping support these #OpenSource #software events. #SUSECares fsfe.org/activities/i...

I Love Free Software Day - FSFE

On the annual “I Love Free Software Day” we express our gratitude to all Free Software contributors. Join this special event and become part of a lovely community! #ilovefs

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We are ready for I ❤️ Free Software Day #ilovefs in Amsterdam! Looking forward to a wonderful double event with FSFE and Bonfire. @tommi.space @mayel.bonfire.cafe.ap.brid.gy @fsfe.org

Happy I ❤️ Free Software Day! 🎉 ✨ Huge thanks to all developers, contributors, maintainers & advocates who are behind the #FreeSoftware tools we use in our daily lives! What is your favourite project? Do not forget so say #ThankYou! fsfe.org/activities/i...

I Love Free Software Day - FSFE

On the annual “I Love Free Software Day” we express our gratitude to all Free Software contributors. Join this special event and become part of a lovely community! #ilovefs

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A sovereign stack requires #FreeSoftware. It’s not about where software is developed, but whether everyone may use, study, share, and improve it. Our feedback on the second #DeutschlandStack consultation (German): gitlab.opencode.de/dstack/d-sta... #DigitalSovereignty #PublicCode #OpenSource

Free Software Foundation Europe: Digitale Souveränität durch Freie Software (Feedback Deutschland-Stack 2. Konsultation) (#624) · Issues · Deutschland-Stack / D-Stack Home · GitLab

Ziel der zweiten Konsultation zum Deutschland-Stack ist die Unterstützung der in der förderalen Modernisierungsagenda geforderten Festlegung der Standards und Governance. Diese Stellungnahme bezieht s...

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FSFE Newsletter 🚀 February reminds us why our #FreeSoftware community rocks! 🎊 After #FOSDEM, it's time for the #ilovefs day ❤️! Catch up with our latest episodes of the #SoftwareFreedom Podcast 🎧 and a Legal Corner article 💻 fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-2...

From FOSDEM to "I ❤️ Free Software Day”: community, policy, and the freedom to study code - FSFE

February is a reminder of why our Free Software community matters and why it's such a joy to be part of it. After FOSDEM, we are now looking ahead to the c...

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Call for Proposals is OPEN! 🚀 We want YOUR ideas in Kraków! ✨ 👉 Check it out: programme.europython.eu

⚖️ New Legal Corner Article ⚖️ We look at the Spanish ruling that sets a key precedent for transparency in source code and algorithms, supporting the Freedom to Study. fsfe.org/news/2026/ne... Thanks to @civio.es for their outstanding work! #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #transparency

The social value of the freedom to study source code in the Spanish Court - FSFE

While copyright and licensing currently form the core legal structures that support Free Software, a September 2025 ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court p...

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Today, @ec.europa.eu opened a process under the #DMA to regulate how #Google handles #interoperability within #Android. The FSFE has been working intensively over the last two years to improve DMA interoperability against gatekeepers like #Apple and Google. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission opens proceedings to assist Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act

Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA\'). The specification proceeding...

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🚨 Ada pre-order alert! Want to read the insightful story of "Ada & Zangemann" in Dutch? Thanks to the awesome work of our volunteer Nico Rikken you can pre-order the book now! Read the story here: fsfe.org/news/2026/ne... Do not forget to pre-order it ! You can pick it up at #fosdem

Ada & Zangemann available to pre-order in Dutch - FSFE

The first storytale about digital sovereignty is now also available to pre-order in Dutch. This effort involved a lot of work by our volunteer Nico Rikken ...

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Warum ich immer noch finde, dass ⁨#DigitaleSouveränität⁩ der falsche Begriff ist. Mit dabei: Bonnie Mehring von der @fsfe.org, Sven Neuhaus (ZenDiS) und moderiert hat Keywan Tonekaboni von der c't.

c't magazin@ct.de · 9mo ago

Warum der Staat weiter auf Big Tech setzt und was das Problem mit dem Begriff digitale Souveränität ist, war das Thema der c’t-uplink-Sonderfolge auf dem 39C3. #c't uplink

The implementation of the EU #CRA is currently underway but several questions remain open, especially regarding its implications for the #FreeSoftware landscape. We gained insights within the @bsi.bund.de project ‘Dialogue for Cybersecurity’ Read more: fsfe.org/news/2025/ne... #SoftwareFreedom

The role of the Cyber Resilience Act for Free Software - FSFE

While the implementation of the EU Cyber Resilience Act is currently underway, several questions remain open, especially regarding its implications for the...

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🎉 Das war der Open-Source-Workshop zum Deutschland-Stack im Digitalministerium! 💬 Wir haben darüber diskutiert, wie der Deutschland-Stack mit Open Source zu einem Erfolg wird. Hier findet Ihr den Bericht ➡️ osb-alliance.de/verbands-new... #OpenSource #DeutschlandStack

Open-Source-Workshop zum Deutschland-Stack | OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance

Am 5. Dezember 2025 veranstaltete die OSBA im Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung einen Open-Source-Workshop im Rahmen der Konsultation zum Deutschland-Stack.

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