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Matthias Kirschner (4)
June 12, 2025

Today on the agenda:

1. 7:30 setup the @fsfe 's booth at with @sofiaritz @Tobias and @llas

2. 10:15 my talk "A vision for in 2048 - what are we missing?" in room A112: pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-c

3. Have many discussions with visitors at the booth to talk about , about why people are active for and how to contribute to .

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June 13, 2025

Today at :
* Starting from 8:30 I will be at the @fsfe booth again.
* 11:00 "Enforcing in the EU: our litigation efforts against to protect Free Software" by my great co-worker @llas pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-c
* 14:35 " Identity: Supporting dementia care with " by last year's winner @sofiaritz pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-c
* 17:30 ->.... social event organised by @devconf_cz 🤗

Enforcing Device Neutrality in the EU: our litigation efforts against Apple to protect Free Software DevConf.CZ 2025

Our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other connected devices are general purpose computers. That means we can potentially run any software we want to make full use of the hardware. This potential is fostered by Free Software. Therefore, the Free Software Foundation Europe has been promoting Device Neutrality as a concept to allow anyone to run Free Software on their devices. Manufacturers, vendors or platforms should not lock-in users in unfair terms against software freedom. Because of Device Neutrality we went to court against Apple. Apple is one of the largest tech companies in the world. Its unbalanced power spans key aspects of software and devices, profoundly distorting digital markets. Apple’s dominance negatively affects not only competition with and among other companies, but software freedom, open internet and ultimately digital democracy. The company's monopolistic power over its devices is detrimental to Free Software and a high risk for the right of general purpose computers. This talk will explain why FSFE's litigation efforts are important for Free Software developers will enjoy less restrictive barriers to access and be able to distribute their software in environments controlled by Apple. You can learn more at: https://fsfe.org/activities/apple-litigation/
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June 13, 2025

Visitors at love our new poster created by @sofiaritz .

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June 13, 2025

Great day yesterday at . Many in-depth discussions after my talk at the @fsfe booth, most of the time together with @llas .

@sofiaritz and @Tobias had a full workshop, showing people how to flash their phones and the rest of the time had a busy time at the booth as well.

Big thank you to all who attended my talk, and to those who joined us at the booth.

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