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The regular podcast about Free Software and ongoing activities hosted by the FSFE

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October 15, 202656 min

SFP#57: Policy and EU: Why everyone should care about procurement!

It is Podcast Friday! For our regular episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie sat down with Alexander Sander, FSFE's policy consultant to talk about procurement as its rules for the public sector is currently under revision within the European Parliament. The FSFE is pushing for a Free Software-first approach. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

October 9, 202631 min

SFP#56: Policy and EU: All about the DNA

Fall is finally here, and so is our next episode for the Software Freedom Podcast! In this episode Bonnie Mehring meets with Dario Presutti, FSFE's project manager working on different policy and legal topics. Together, they talk about software freedom and why the Digital Networks Act (DNA) is an opportunity to gain control over the devices connecting us to the internet. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

September 17, 202643 min

SFP#55: Policy and EU: Meet our Danish local group from Aarhus!

The Software Freedom Podcast for September is out! In this episode Bonnie Mehring meets with Carsten Agger, the FSFE’s Danish Coordinator. Together, they talk about the Free Software community in Denmark, digital sovereignty, and the growing interest in Free Software within the public sector. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

August 13, 202634 min

SFP#54: Policy and EU: Keep Android Open, what is the FSFE doing?

The Software Freedom Podcast is not going on holiday this summer! In our 54th Bonnie Mehring meets with Jithendra Palepu to learn about the Android Developer verification and how it may affect the Android operating system. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

July 9, 202618 min

SFP#53: FSFE is turning 25! Come and celebrate with us!

Times goes by… Did you know the FSFE was founded in 2001, 25 years ago? Of course, we have planned something for our silver anniversary! We are dedicating a full episode of the Software Freedom Podcast to talk about the celebrations and to invite, all of you, our listeners, to celebrate with us. Find out more in our 53rd episode! Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

June 11, 202628 min

SFP#52: Policy and EU: Insights from the T-DOSE conference and the Dutch community

In our 52nd episode, we turn our attention to the European stages, this time going to the Netherlands. There, on 6 and 7 June, Dutch volunteers and Free Software enthusiasts came together for the 2026 T-DOSE conference, the heart and soul of the local community. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

May 14, 202638 min

SFP#51: Policy and EU: The challenges for public code in public administration!

In this monthly Software Freedom Podcast episode we are talking with the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) and their X-Road, a Free Software well-used in public institutions. Together with Johannes Näder from the FSFE, and Petteri Kivimäki (NIIS) we discussed the current challenges that Free and Open Source Projects meet in public institutions. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

April 9, 202636 min

SFP#50: Policy and EU: How NGI wants to save the Internet and what's next?

We reached our 50th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast! Thank you! Without the support of our listeners we would not have made it this far <3. In this episode Bonnie talks with Gabriel Ku Wei Bin, from the FSFE's legal team about how the European Next Generation Internet initiative works to move us in the right direction towards a human-centric web. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

March 19, 202646 min

SFP#49: O Captain! Let's talk about the FSFE Zurich group!

For our 49th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we invited Ralf Hersel and did our first cross production with the Podcast “Captain it’s Wednesday” from GNU/Linux.ch. Ralf is part or the FSFE Zurich group and the GNU/Linux.ch, a community driven news page about everything related to Free Software and free society. In this general episode of the SFP Ralf takes us through the many activities the FSFE local group in Zurich has been doing. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

March 12, 202628 min

SFP#48: Policy and EU: From open questions and attestation, how the CRA is moving forward!

Once again Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring sat down for our monthly Software Freedom Podcast episode! The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) keeps us busy and there are still a lot of uncertainties around it. Take a break and listen to our latest Policy and EU episode of the Software Freedom Podcast. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast