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Software Freedom Podcast
by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
The regular podcast about Free Software and ongoing activities hosted by the FSFE
Episodes
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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...
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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...
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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.…
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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:...
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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....
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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SFP#47: ILoveFS: Let’s meet our maintainers
Happy I Love Free Software Day! And with this we have a special Software Freedom Podcast episode to mark this special day with something nice. For our I Love Free Software Day podcast episode we have spoken with Lorenz Kästle from the monitoring plugins. Join the FSFE community and support the...
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SFP#46: Policy and EU: Can the DMA help Free Software developers working with Android?
In this 46th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Lucas Lasota and Bonnie Mehring go into interoperability compliance under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and mobile phones. The podcast dives deeper in the compliance changes in Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Join the FSFE community…
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SFP#45: The final chapter of the EU Radio Equipment Directive
What can be better while travelling to FOSDEM than to listen to the (hopefully) final chapter of the EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED)? In this 45th SFP episode Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring are discussing the RED with their former colleague Max Mehl. Join the FSFE community and support…
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SFP#44: Policy and EU: Navigate through current relevant EU initiatives
January is a busy month. We all come back from our relaxing (or in some cases rather stressful) holidays and what best to do with all the energy the New Year brings along? Of course, we have to advocate for Free Software! One way is advocating for the representation of Free Software in the...
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SFP#43: It is Youth Hacking 4 Freedom!
Have you heard about this wonderful programming competition for teenagers from all over Europe? Haven't you? Join us to find out everything you need to know about "Youth Hacking 4 Freedom"! Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
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SFP#42: Policy and EU: The answer for a digital sovereign future must be Free Software
Although 42 is the answer for everything we tried to get it into helping us to achieve digital sovereignty in the public infrastructure. However there is an answer out there: digital sovereignty is only possible by empowering people and, therefore public institutions, to control their technology...
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SFP#41: Policy and EU: Recap of SFSCON
Remember that from the 7 November until 8 November, the FSFE has been at the well known and established South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) in Bozen / Bolzano? Together with more than 1,000 participants, the FSFE discussed the current topics in the Free Software ecosystem and had a...
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SFP#40: How to tackle Openwashing?
It took us some time but we are finally there: The Software Freedom Podcast episode is releasing its 40th episode! In this one Johannes and Bonnie talk about Openwashing. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
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SFP#39: Policy and EU: CRA and what’s next?
We are talking about the Cyber Resilience Act and the challenges, you, our community, and many others, pointed out. With our 39th episode Bonnie and Alex follow up on the questionnaire we put to you for the Cyber Resilience Act and present the key findings. Join the FSFE community and support the...
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SFP#38: Policy and EU: Free Software Software Stack(s)
During the debate on digital sovereignty, the term “software stack” started to float around. This term quickly started to fill up with different ideas, and a discussion about it took root. Follow Alex and Bonnie in this episode to learn more about Free Software Software stacks and their…
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SFP#37: Policy and EU: The most famous of them all – we are talking about the CRA
Most of you have heard of the famous Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a legislation introducing CE labels for digital products. In our latest episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Bonnie and Alex have a easy to follow conversation about the CRA and what will be happening next. Join the FSFE…
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SFP#36: Policy and EU: Call on the Commission to implement the AI Act
In August 2025 the first part of the European Artificial Intelligence Act enters into force. For our 36th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Bonnie and Alex break down the current discussion about it and shed light on the arguments. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast:...
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SFP#35: Policy and EU: Tech sovereignty vote in the ITRE Committee
And we are back for our 35th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast with our monthly update on policy decisions, votes and discussions in the European Union! Together Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander talk about one specific policy topic in regard to Free Software. This month they sat down and...
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SFP#34: Policy and EU: Tech sovereignty debate in the EU
Dive with us into the inner workings of the European Parliament and learn about their approach on technological sovereignty. In this 34th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Alex and Bonnie discuss the current debate in the European Union and pay special attention to the current European...
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SFP#33: Policy and EU: Coalition treaty in Germany and its role for Free Software
Recently, the German coalition treaty from the CDU/CSU and SPD has been published with over 140 pages. In our latest episode Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring talk about the coalition treaty and break down the standing of Free Software in it. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast:...
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SFP#32: Policy and EU: Router Freedom in the EU
Have you ever used your personal router to connect to the internet? Recently we achieved a major win in Germany for Router Freedom. In this 32nd episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring, Alexander Sander, and Lucas Lasota talk about Router Freedom and our work to protect freedom of...
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SFP#31: Policy and EU: FOSDEM recap
In our 31st episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring discuss the highlights of the two Devrooms that the FSFE co-organized during FOSDEM 2025: the 'Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom' and the 'Funding the FOSS Ecosystem DevRoom'. Find out more about the topics...
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SFP#30: The App Fair Project with Marc Prud'hommeaux
At FOSDEM, Bonnie Mehring and Marc Prud'hommeaux met to talk about Marc's Free Software initiative, The App Fair Project. This project is a marketplace for all devices and especially also for iOS devices that only distributes Free Software applications. Its goal is to foster a more accessible and...
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SFP#29: How South Tyrol is taking a step in the direction of software freedom
For our 29th episode we have something very special for you. Marta Andreoli, the Italian deputy coordinator, talks to Paolo Dongilli about the FUSS project. Together they unravel how FUSS is helping the schools in South Tyrol take a step towards software freedom. Join the FSFE community and…
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SFP#28: Policy and EU: FOSDEM DevRooms with Alexander Sander
FOSDEM, Europe's largest Free Software conference, is just around the corner! In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discuss the two DevRooms organised by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Learn all about the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom...
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SFP#27: Policy and EU: Free Software hearing in the German Bundestag
Alexander Sander, the FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant, and Bonnie Mehring meet for their monthly update on the current policy topics. In this episode they talk about the Free Software hearing in the German Bundestag. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast:...
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SFP#26: Policy and EU: the need of long-term funding and the NGI case
Join this new episode of our Software Freedom podcast in which Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discussing current topics affecting Free Software in the European Union. In this episode we focus on the 27 million euros cut of funding of the Next Generation Internet initiative (known as NGI).…
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SFP#25: MirageOS and OCaml with Hannes Mehnert and Matthias Kirschner
For our 25th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we are happy to welcome Hannes Mehnert, one of the MirageOS core developer. Matthias Kirschner, president of the FSFE, and Hannes talk about MirageOS. This episode gives an overview of everything from the basics to the future of MirageOS. Join...
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SFP#24: The status of Free Software with Karen Sandler and Alexander Sander
Have there been any changes for Free Software in Europe or the USA in the last year? How is Free Software viewed by legislators? What can we do to support software freedom? Karen Sandler and Alexander Sander are active in the Free Software movement and share their views on the current status of...
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SFP#23: What is Free Software? A Christmas podcast to learn about Free Software
These days are quite special, right? So is our Christmas Software Freedom Podcast episode! In this 23rd episode, the FSFE goes crazy and has fun playing a guessing game with terms related to Free Software. This is the perfect episode for you to learn more about your favourite type of software…
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SFP#22: All about "Public Money? Public Code!" with Johannes Näder
In our 22nd Software Freedom Podcast episode, we talk with Johannes Näder, Senior Policy Project Manager at the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), about "Public Money? Public Code!". Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
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SFP#21: Exploring Software Freedom in European Politics with Lina Ceballos
Listen to our new Software Freedom Podcast episode with Lina Ceballos. Lina and Bonnie talk about everything related to Free Software in European Politics. Learn more about Lina's work at the Free Software Foundation Europe and how political decisions come to pass in the EU. Discover how best to...
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SFP#20: All about Device Neutrality with Lucas Lasota
Join us for the 20th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, where Bonnie Mehring and Lucas Lasota discuss Device Neutrality and Router Freedom. They cover the concepts and fundamentals of these initiatives and explain why end-users should have control over their devices. Join the FSFE community...
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SFP#19: Why we need Free Software on medical devices with Karen Sandler
For this episode Bonnie Mehring met with Karen Sandler to talk about her relationship with Free Software. Karen depends on a medical device to keep her heart working. This led her to become an advocate for Free Software in medical devices. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast:...
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SFP#18: IT-Security from a cryptographer's point of view with Cryptie
A cryptographer and privacy specialist Amandine Jambert, a.k.a. Cryptie, is our guest in the 18th Software Freedom Podcast episode. With her experience, Cryptie is the perfect person to tackle some basics about Security in Free Software. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast:...
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SFP#17: Citizen participation through Free Software with Petter Joelson
In this 17th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Matthias Kirschner and Petter Joelson uncover how Free Software can be a tool for citizens to actively participate in their local community. Petter invites you into the world of Decidim and explains what citizen participation should look like....
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SFP#16: Free Software in France with Hugo Roy
In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring speaks with Hugo Roy about his long involvement with the FSFE. Hugo is also very active in the French Free Software community and gives us an overview of the standing of Free Software in France. Join the FSFE community and support…
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SFP#15: All about Upcycling Android
In November 2021 the FSFE has launched the new campaign "Upcycling Android". If you haven't already upcycled your phone or you are curious to learn more about the campaign listen to our new Software Freedom Podcast episode with the campaigns manager Erik Albers. Join the FSFE community and…
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SFP#14: The world of mesh networking with Elektra Wagenrad
With this episode the Software Freedom Podcast opens the door to the fascinating and sometimes complex world of mesh networking. And who better than Elektra Wagenrad can take us on this journey? Elektra is one of the original developers of the B.A.T.M.A.N. protocol and of the Mesh Potato project....
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SFP#13: Free Software game "0 A.D. Empires Ascendant" with Stanislas Dolcini
The upcoming "I Love Free Software Day" will focus on Free Software Games. One of the most famous Free Software games is "0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant". In this episode Bonnie Mehring talks with Stanislas Dolcini, the project leader of 0 A.D., about the game itself, the project, and how the game...
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SFP#12: Enforcement of the GNU GPL with Till Jaeger
With our 12th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we dig into the history and the beginning of enforcing Free Software licences, especially the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Together with Till Jaeger, who has been working alongside Harald Welte for enforcing the GNU GPL in the first...
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SFP#11: REUSE Booster and our update on REUSE with Max Mehl
Max Mehl and Bonnie Mehring talk about the REUSE initiative and the newly launched REUSE Booster programme. This 11th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast is the perfect match for you if you are interested in Free Software licensing and curious about how REUSE and its tools make that easier…
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SFP#10: How to support Free Software and a sustainable digital infrastructure
In our 10th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Elisa Lindinger from Superrr Lab. Together we discuss problems faced by Free Software projects and how to tackle them. In a broader frame we discover what would be needed for a more sustainable digital infrastructure and talk about...
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SFP#9: I Love Free Software Day
For this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk about the background of the "I Love Free Software Day" and how it all began 11 years ago. Discover together with Bonnie Mehring why Free Software developers, advocates, activists and contributors think this special day is so important for...
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SFP#8: How to tell my mother that Free Software can cost money?
In this Software Freedom Podcast episode Bonnie Mehring and Matthias Kirschner talk about the monetary costs of Free Software. On the example of a conversation Bonnie had with her mother, both discover ways of explaining the world of Free Software and how to answer common questions and...
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