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<title>German elections+++ I Love FS Day+++ DMA, Ada, Router Freedom</title>
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<h1>German elections+++ I Love FS Day+++ DMA, Ada, Router Freedom</h1>
<p>February started with FOSDEM! It was great to meet some of you there
before we meet again for “I Love Free
Software Day”! In recent weeks, we shared our demands for
the coming German elections, great news about Router Freedom, and an
update about DMA. Moreover, the Ada movie is now available in French
and we published two podcast episodes.
</p>
<figure>
<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/b9/16/55abdac48c1b7eaa504b0a125a33.jpg"
alt="Collage with FOSDEM logo, a picture from our booth at FOSDEM and a small picture of one of our talks there. There are also a picture about ILoveFS and one from a German government building with the sentence 'Give Free Software a chance'"/>
</figure>
<div class="toc">
<p>Table of contents</p>
<ul id="toc">
<li><a href="#quote-of-the-month"><strong>Quote of the Month</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#german-elections"><strong>German Elections 2025: We demand public code, secure funding for Free Software, and transparent measurement of progress!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#ilovefs"><strong>I Love Free Software Day”: celebrate it with us!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#router-freedom"><strong>Router Freedom in Germany: A victory for consumers!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#dma"><strong>The FSFE calls for broader interoperability by Apple under the DMA </strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#ada"><strong>The FSFE launches 'Ada &amp; Zangemann' movie in French as Open Educational Resource</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#social-media"><strong>The FSFE supports Dutch call to adopt social
media platforms that respect public values</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#sfp"><strong>Software Freedom Podcast! Find out how South Tyrol
is taking a step in the direction of software freedom</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="#community"><strong>From our community!</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="contribute"><strong>Contribute to our Newsletter</strong></a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 id="quote-of-the-month">Quote of the Month</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>“Creating a community for Free Software and sharing our appreciation
for all Free Software contributors is a task that needs our commitment
throughout the year. And all this work can be highlighted on I Love Free
Software Day! It is amazing how many people come together and celebrate
their favourite type of software together &lt;3”</p>
<cite>Albert Astals Cid, co-organizer of 'I Love FS Day' Barcelona
since 2019</cite>
</blockquote>
<h3
id="german-elections">German Elections 2025: We demand public code,
secure funding for Free Software, and transparent measurement of
progress!</h3>
<p>The next German government must finally push for the controllability,
security, and sovereignty of the public digital infrastructure. As Free
Software is a prerequisite for this, <a
href="/news/2025/news-20250206-01.html">the FSFE is making 4 key
demands:
"Public Money? Public Code!", securing long-term funding for Free
Software, deepening Free Software knowledge in administrations, and
monitoring progress</a>.
</p>
<h3 id="ilovefs">“I Love Free Software Day”: celebrate it with
us!</h3>
<p>Ready for I Love Free Software Day 2025? We are celebrating this day,
to say thank you to Free Software projects, with different events across
Europe. </p>
<p>Join us to celebrate this day in Villach in Carinthia (Austria);
Nuremberg, Berlin or Frankfurt (Germany); Bozen-Bolzano, Sicilia, Este
or Bergamo (Italy); Luxembourg; Nijmegen (Netherlands); Warsaw, Poznań
or Wrocław (Poland); Barcelona or
Madrid (Spain); Zurich (Switzerland); and
Staffordshire (United Kingdom). Find all the information about the
events on <a href="/activities/ilovefs/index.html">ilovefs.org</a>.</p>
<p>You can also get involved and celebrate this day by: crafting a
personalized thank you message using our redesigned template from the <a
href="https://sharepic.fsfe.org/#ilovefs">Sharepic Generator</a>
or record a short <a
href="https://media.fsfe.org/my-library/video-playlists/u3Ep8hRP5vFdbgUE9LKScW">thank
you </a>message to your favourite Free Software project, and share it on
your social media channels using the hashtag <strong>#ilovefs;
</strong><a
href="/contribute/spreadtheword.html#ilovefs">send a
postcard</a> to your favourite Free Software project; and <a
href="https://ilovefs.org/toolkit">share your knowledge</a> about Free
Software. Let us spread the word about the four freedoms – come and join
us for this year’s I Love Free Software Day &lt;3</p>
<h3 id="router-freedom">Router Freedom in Germany: A victory for
consumers!</h3>
<p>After a failed attempt by internet providers to exclude Router
Freedom from fiber networks, <a
href="/news/2025/news-20250124-01.html">the German regulator BNetzA has
confirmed
Router Freedom in the country</a>. The FSFE, which has been pushing for this
since 2013, will continue to monitor implementation and compliance.</p>
<h3 id="dma">The FSFE calls for broader interoperability by
Apple under the DMA</h3>
<p>The Free Software Foundation Europe, alongside civil society
organizations, developers, and researchers, submitted its position to the
European Commission’s public consultation on measures requiring Apple to
ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act’s interoperability
provisions. The FSFE stressed the urgent need for Apple to provide
effective, free-of-charge interoperability. </p>
<p>Furthermore, on February 6, the FSFE participated in the "DMA and
Beyond Conference" organised by the Knight-Georgetown Institute and Yale
University in Washington, D.C. There, our volunteer Jithendra Palepu
presented a comprehensive study, elaborated upon by Lucas Lasota, FSFE's
Legal Programme Manager, on Apple's restrictive interoperability
policies and their harm to Free Software in the context of the DMA.</p>
<p><a
href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/jnePaxjd9PD4nLHzTDzEqw">Check out our participation here!</a></p>
<h3 id="ada">The FSFE launches 'Ada &amp; Zangemann' movie in
French as Open Educational Resource</h3>
<p>The Free Software Foundation Europe is releasing the animated film
‘Ada &amp; Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry
Ice Cream’ <a
href="/news/2025/news-20250121-01.html">in French as an Open Educational Resource</a>. Originally a
highly successful illustrated book, now available in 10 languages and
counting, the story has been adapted into a film that can be freely used
in schools. </p>
<h3 id="social-media">The FSFE supports Dutch call to adopt social
media platforms that respect public values</h3> <p>Last week six Dutch
civic organisations launched the campaign ‘Make Socials Social Again’.
They call upon public organisations to adopt social media platforms
that respect public values and thus are the real ‘social’ platforms. <a
href="news/2025/news-20250120-01.html">The FSFE joins this campaign</a>
to encourage a public debate on this. As stressed in the FediGov
campaign by the Swiss FSFE local team. It is important that platforms
used by public bodies enable independent and self-determined use of
technology.
</p>
<h3 id="sfp">Software Freedom Podcast! Find out how South Tyrol
is taking a step in the direction of software freedom</h3>
<p>In our lastest Software Freedom Podcast, Marta Andreoli, FSFE's Italian
deputy coordinator, talks to Paolo Dongilli, technical inspector of the
Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano - South Tyrol, about the FUSS
project.
Together <a
href="/news/podcast/episode-29.html">they unravel how FUSS is helping the schools in South Tyrol</a>
take a step towards software freedom. </p>
<p>Also, we continued our series of episodes about Policy and the EU.
Last month, we talked about <a
href="/news/podcast/episode-28.html">the two DevRooms that the FSFE organized at
FOSDEM 25</a>.</p>
<h3 id="community">From our community!</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ada &amp; Zangemann themed mini game on the Luanti gaming platform:
thanks to Marco Amato -Zughy-, FSFE Italy volunteer and his team A.E.S., you can now pass your ice cream
cone to someone else before it melts in your hand. <a
href="https://codeberg.org/LuantiFSFE">Try it out!</a></li>
<li>A volunteer, who recently moved to South Spain, organized a reading and
tinkering “Ada &amp; Zangemann session” at an art center in Granada.
More than 20 children were able to tinker and play with technology as
well as learn about the story of Ada!</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="contribute">Contribute to our Newsletter</h3>
<p>We would love to hear from you. If you have any thoughts, pictures,
or news to share, please send them to us at newsletter@fsfe.org. You can
also <a
href="/donate/donate.html">support us</a>, <a href="/contribute/contribute.html">contribute to our
work</a>, and <a href="/about/groups.html">join our
community</a>. We would like to thank our community and all the
volunteers, supporters, and donors who make our work possible, with a
special mention to our translators who make it possible for you to read
this newsletter in your mother tongue. </p>
<p>Your editor,<br/>
Ana </p>
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