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<title>YH4F 2026 wraps up, Android interoperability, and the Teufel Mynd speaker to test</title>
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<h1>YH4F 2026 wraps up, Android interoperability, and the Teufel Mynd speaker to test</h1>
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<p>The past few weeks have been busy for YH4F 2026 participants: the
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programming period wrapped up on 30 June with project submissions for
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evaluation. We also submitted our position on the EC's Android
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interoperability consultation, and published an in-depth study by an
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FSFE volunteer examining whether the Teufel Mynd speaker truly qualifies
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as Free Software and Open Hardware.
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</p>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/47/f0/22cea1e170761aa7ecebc4c16c82.jpg"
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alt=" A collage with the FSFE logo, a Teufel MYIND speaker, a digital drawing of bird leaving a cage, a YH4F character, and a kids space with a project image of Ada and Zangemann movie. "/>
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</figure>
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<p>Summer is properly here, and we cannot wait to see you in a few weeks
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in Kraków! Preparations for our 25th anniversary weekend celebrations
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are keeping us busy, but that's not all that's been going on.</p>
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<p>A couple of days ago, <a href="/activities/yh4f/index.html">Youth Hacking 4 Freedom</a> 2026 wrapped up its
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programming phase. The participants are now taking a well-earned rest,
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while our jury gets to work choosing this year's winners. We cannot wait
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to discover what amazing projects the participants of this 5th edition
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have built, and to celebrate them at the YH4F awards ceremony. You can
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find all the details, and revisit past winners on yh4f.org. <a href="
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https://yh4f.org/register">Registration
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for the next edition is already open</a>.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the rest of our work has not slowed down either: <a
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href="/news/2026/news-20260615-01.html">the FSFE
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has submitted its position to the European Commission's Android
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interoperability consultation under the Digital Markets Act</a>. Among our
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key demands: the right to fully uninstall AI-based features from Android
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devices, and access to interoperability functions for developers, free
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from Google's verification requirements.</p>
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<p>A study by Lucas Lasota and Jithendra Palepu on Apple, Free Software,
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and vertical interoperability under the Digital Markets Act has now been
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published on Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin's open access repository,
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edoc. The paper analyses Apple's compliance approach under Article 6(7)
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DMA and explains why effective interoperability is crucial for Free
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Software developers, user freedom, and fairer digital markets.</p>
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<p>The FSFE's volunteer and open hardware enthusiast, Nicole Faeber,
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read about the Teufel Mynd speaker announced as an "Open Source
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Project," so she decided to put it to the test — we bought one, and she
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dug in. Curious what she found? <a href="/news/2026/news-20260629-01.html">Read it here!</a>.</p>
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<p>Do you care about sustainability, repairability and Free Software?
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Did you do research about which products work best with Free Software?
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Have you ever tried to tinker with them? We would love to hear your
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experiences. We want to know which products work better when you want to
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be in control of your devices! <a
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href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/555748">Please, share your
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knowledge with us</a>.</p>
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<p>The FSFE is also now one of the organisations part of the <a href="https://c2c-electronics.org/en/">Cradle to
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Cradle Electronics Initiative</a>, a platform for business, academia and
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civil society to put Cradle to Cradle electronics into practice. To
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achieve it, we believe that all our electronics should be under the open
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hardware and Free Software principles: giving users the freedom to
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inspect, modify, and truly understand the technology they rely on every
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day.</p>
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<h3>The FSFE's timeline</h3>
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<p>Our timeline is officially
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live! It maps 25 years of the FSFE's work promoting and defending
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software freedom across Europe, from our founding in 2001 to today.
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Along the way, the FSFE has helped shape the conversation around Free
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Software, built lasting communities of volunteers and supporters, and
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started initiatives about device neutrality, legal education, and public
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code. <a href="/about/timeline.html">Take a look!</a></p>
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<h3>From the stages</h3>
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<p>While we wait for the weekend that some of us marked long time ago in
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our calendar, the celebration of our 25 years, we've had a busy few
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weeks!</p>
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<p>Our volunteer and coordinator of the Dutch team attended the 2026
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T-DOSE conference. You can <a
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href="/news/podcast/2026/episode-52.html">listen to him talking about
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the conference in
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our Software Freedom podcast episode 52</a>.</p>
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<div class="standout-text-bggreen">Speaking of podcasts, we have two
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recommendations for you. We were invited onto a radio show hosted by
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our Slovenian volunteers <a href="https://radiostudent.si/druzba/tehno-klistir/evropska-strategija-za-odprto-kodo">to analyze the Open Source Strategy (the
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interview is in English, starting at 16:50)</a>. Our German-speaking
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audience might also enjoy this episode of the Engineering Kiosk
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podcast, where <a href="https://engineeringkiosk.dev/podcast/episode/274-openwashing-wenn-open-source-nicht-wirklich-offen-ist-mit-johannes-n%C3%A4der/?pkn=shortlink">we were invited to talk about openwashing</a>.</div>
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<p>We headed to OpenSouthCode 2026 in Málaga with two talks and two Ada
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& Zangemann activities at their Kids Space. Speaking of Ada &
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Zangemann, we also hosted a reading of the book in Brussels, joining
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together at Bibliotheek Sans Souci in Ixelles.</p>
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<p>We also travelled to Brno for DevConf.CZ, where we had a booth and
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gave two talks.</p>
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<p>In Berlin, our local group has also been busy: with a booth at the
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Umwelt Festival, they explained not only sustainable computing with Free
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Software but also Upcycling Android, Public Money Public Code, and the
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Fediverse. Two of our volunteers also gave talks at the Bits und Bäume
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Community Summit.</p>
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<p>Join us at DWeb Camp from 8 to 12 July in
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Alte Hölle! DWeb Camp is coming to Europe and <a
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href="/events/index.html#event-20260709-02">the FSFE is attending
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it</a>.
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We will be present with an Ada & Zangemann reading and several talks
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about this illustrated book, how to fight for interoperability under the
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DMA, and Device Neutrality.</p>
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<h3>Your support helps us move our work forward</h3>
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<p>We may be behind the wheel, but you’re the ones keeping us moving
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forward. You can also <a href="/donate/donate.html">support us</a>, <a
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href="/contribute/contribute.html">contribute to our work</a>, and <a
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href="/about/groups.html">join our community</a>. Are you using social
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media? If so, do not forget to follow us there! You can also follow the
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FSFE news in your <a href="/news/news.rss">RSS Reader</a>.
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</p>
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<p>Your editor,<br/>
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Ana </p>
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