Shiny new features and improvements are coming to #LibreOffice! They're being developed by independent developers, who get some support as part of the Google Summer of Code: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/15/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2025/
Catch the #FSF staff at these upcoming #LibreLocal meetups: May 16 in Tunis, Tunisia and online; May 17, in Athens, Greece, and in Zurich, Switzerland; May 18 in Lviv, Ukraine; May 23 in Thessaloniki, Greece; May 24 in Chennai, India; and May 29 in Warsaw, Poland. Learn more: u.fsf.org/45z
Apple Shifts iPhone Production to India—Purism’s Been Ahead for Over a Decade
As Apple scrambles to move iPhone production out of China by 2026, Purism has quietly built secure, privacy-first phones right here in the U.S.
U.S.-manufactured Liberty Phone
Librem 5: Security & privacy by design
PureOS: No surveillance. No ads. No Big Tech
While others react, Purism leads—with a supply chain you can trust.
Choose freedom. Choose Purism.
Read Article: https://puri.sm/posts/apple-moves-iphone-production-to-india-purism-has-been-leading-the-way-for-years/
Consider assigning your copyright to the #FSF to help defend the GPL and keep software free: u.fsf.org/xe
Malicious #NPM package uses Unicode #steganography to evade detection
Nearly half of #UK parents have no idea companies can access and use their kids’ photos
For Jose Maria Radillo Villegas, "My life is what it is thanks to free software." If #Free Software plays an important role in your life, consider becoming a #FSF associate member: https://my.fsf.org/join
We're half-way through the Month of #LibreOffice, May 2025 – and 216 people have already won sticker packs! There's extra merch to get too. Join in the fun: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/16/month-of-libreoffice-may-2025-half-way-point/ #foss #OpenSource
Making Tails Linux OR Buskill Bracelet
#Tails #anonymous #Linux #buskill #opsec #bracelet #jewelry #wearables #Peertube #tutorial
A #ThankGNU! to Edward Flick and Joseph Pingenot for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
FBI Warning on Messaging Apps
The FBI urges Americans to ditch SMS for encrypted apps—then demands backdoors via “responsible encryption.”
Big Tech resists.
Law enforcement wants access.
There’s another way:
Purism’s Librem 5 & Liberty Phone
USA-made
No Google/Apple OS
Hardware kill switches
Open-source PureOS
Lifetime security updates
Supports Matrix, Jami & more
Don’t just switch apps. Change the platform.
Read More Here: https://puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm-on-encrypted-messaging-apps-a-new-front-in-the-battle-for-digital-privacy-and-national-security/
Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-05-16-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF
The spring #Bulletin will be hitting mailboxes worldwide in just a few months! You can catch up (or re-read) older issues here: https://www.fsf.org/bulletin
Stay in control.
#NextcloudTalk puts security first thanks to encryption, AI login protection, password-less access, and a $10K bug bounty.
And now, there's more! Join us online for the newest release: Nextcloud Talk "Munich"
June 5, 10:30 AM CEST
https://nextcloud.com/talk-munich/
Interested in free software, but not sure where to get started? Check out our #FreedomLadder for some ideas: u.fsf.org/3f1 #FreeSoftware #FSF
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