I'm trying to dig up #FOSS, #CreativeCommons and #PublicDomain resources to share for #Halloween. Especially interested in resources that are friendly for all ages. I'll post some of my favorites on Halloween. Does anyone have their own favorites? If so, please share links.

My latest post comparing diff utility implementations in C: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/31797.html #diff #FLOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS

Join in on the fun with Writing Month 2025: writingmonth.org

Please join us next year for #SoftwareFreedomDay2026 and #DocumentFreedomDay2026. We hope to reach even more people and locations in 2026. #DFF #SFD2026

Thanks to Linux Italia www.linuxday.it/2025/ combining their events with ours & to all the others groups that participated in #SFD2025 this year, we have surpassed our goal of 100 events. 2025 isn't over yet. There's still time to put your event on the map. Join us in celebrating #FreeSoftware.

If anyone's interested, we have a thread going on #ItsFOSS about the new #Android policy changes: itsfoss.community/t/android-po...

I would work on publishing my presentation but I’m occupied. #sfd2025 #hsbxl

Tomorrow is #SoftwareFreedomDay2025. Time for one more question on favorite #FreeSoftware before #SFD2025. What are your favorite web sites or web pages with lists of Free Software? It could be a list of Free alternatives or programs on a particular topic. #DFF

#SoftwareFreedomDay2025 will kick off all around the world in different time zones on Saturday, Sept 20th. We'll be posting news and highlights here: digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/... See #SoftwareFreedomDay on matrix if you want to chat live with others. #SFD2025

There's still time to find a local or virtual event to attend for Software Freedom Day 2025: digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/archi... Look for or share SFD2025 related social media posts with hashtags #SFD2025 and #SoftwareFreedomDay2025

#FreeSoftware is great in emergencies. Here's a list that celebrates #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 and #HardwareFreedomDay2026 with suggestions of useful #FOSS and #OpenHardware: codeberg.org/lmemsm/delig... What are your favorites in these categories?

An opening talk for #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 will be delivered virtually by none other than our own Jurgen Gaeremyn, #DFF Board member and #FreeSoftware advocate. Register for the Software Freedom Day 2025 Virtual Edition from NOSK to attend: luma.com/e1gz9zpy #SFD2025

4 days and counting to #SoftwareFreedomDay2025. What's your favorite #FLOSS music player? I like the lightweight combo of #FLTK based flrec and #sox. I'm also a fan of #qmmp. #SFD2025

Happy Star Trek Day (Sept 8th). Wanted to share some science fiction themed #OpenSource Software: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/31725.html #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware

(7/7) #pdcurses ( pdcurses.org ) brings the ease of use of the classic curses library to a wide variety of platforms. You can run pdcurses applications with X Windows, Wayland, Android or anywhere else SDL works with that backend. Use BSD #form and #menu libraries to add more GUI functionality.

(6/7) If you're looking for a GUI library that works with your #OpenGL programs, I really like #OTK: sourceforge.net/projects/otk/ There are some interesting sample programs for this library.

(5/7) #nuklear doesn't have as many applications as many other GUIs, but it ports to an impressive number of systems. The list of nuklear programs includes a CAD program: github.com/vurtun/nukle... nuklear ( github.com/Immediate-Mo... ) is lightweight but still offers a lot of functionality.

(4/7) #FLTK has a lot of the features of standard #GUI libraries but still manages to be lightweight with few dependencies. It's been used with #nano-x to create #XFDOS and #nanolinux. #TinyCore also features FLTK applications. Here's a list of FLTK programs: www.fltk.org/links.php?LC...

(3/7) #SDL is a popular graphics library: www.libsdl.org With addons like sdl3_ttf, sdl3_mixer, sdl3_image, sdl3_gfx, you can easily get text and graphics on screen or listen to music. Have SDL2 programs you want to keep enjoying? Check out the compatibility layer: github.com/libsdl-org/s...

(2/7) One of my favorites, #raylib. It's designed so students can start programming quickly without having to spend a lot of time learning how to get text and graphics on screen: github.com/raysan5/raygui Check out some of the games created for it: www.raylib.com/games.html

(1/7) In preparation for #SFD2025, I thought it might be fun to discuss lightweight GUIs. Maybe some of them will inspire you to create your own #FreeSoftware for #SoftwareFreedomDay2025.

This SPI Instrumentation Project has professional grade instrument designs for scientific experiments: github.com/drmcnelson They can be built for a fraction of the cost compared to similar professional equipment. A wonderful resource for anyone interested in #OpenHardware and #physics.

Have you ever wanted to be a guest blogger? We'd love to share your #SFD2025 related posts on our our #SoftwareFreedomDay blog. We'll promote guest blogger articles on the #DFF social media accounts. Ready to see your name published as a guest blogger? Reply & let me know.

For #RetroComputing enthusiasts, #Commodore64 is back. Find out more in a free preview issue of Compute!'s Gazette: www.computesgazette.com/free-edition/ Plus there's a #Linux distro inspired by Commodore that will run on modern computers: www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS....

Does anyone have recommendations for low dependency, ultra-lightweight window managers, #GUI libraries or #FLOSS software that work with X Windows or one of the various forks of X Windows (like TinyCore's #TinyX)? I'm trying to put together a list of them. Thanks.

For areas that may not have active #SoftwareFreedomDay planning groups, this may help: beyond40.codeberg.page They're trying to reignite local interest in #FreeSoftware. We hope to get more local #FOSS groups organized and interested in creating #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 events.

The world has become so divided with politics, bias, corporations vs people, AI creations vs people's jobs, Free vs Open. Let's come together to celebrate what Free Software has done for society and individuals. Join us for Software Freedom Day 2025: digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd #SFD2025 #DFF

I recently became aware of the Xorg fork github.com/X11Libre/xse... It looks promising. Wrote the lead developer and he's open to supporting whatever platforms people are interested in maintaining. I think the project could use volunteers & testers. If anyone wants to help, please do. #X11

Just heard about this project: github.com/X11Libre/xse... It's nice that someone's continuing to support an alternative to Wayland for those who may need features only X11 has or who want to continue to run software built with X11 libraries.

List of graphics editors for low resource computers: pulkomandy.tk/projects/Gra... sourceforge.net/projects/lod... tuxpaint.org rendera.sourceforge.net mtpaint.sourceforge.net mtpaint.sourceforge.net#rgbPaint What are your favorite lightweight editors? #FLOSS #FOSS #retrocomputing #SDL #FLTK

I'd like to share some #graphics editors that might be useful if you'd like to try the #DFF Mascot challenge. More info on the contest here: digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/... My list of #3D and #2D #drawing tools: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html #SFD2025

With #DocumentFreedomDay2025 and #HardwareFreedomDay2025 officially over, we're gearing up for #SoftwareFreedomDay2025 on September 20th. If you're hosting a local #SFD2025 event, please register it at digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd Help us to make #SFD a bigger and better event this year.

I've been investigating #sudo alternatives. Just finished a short article on the topic: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/30755.html Would be interested to hear if you use a sudo alternative and if so, which program do you prefer and why? #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #C #Linux #AIX #Windows

I'd like to share links of #OpenHardware projects in honor of #HardwareFreedomDay2025. #Offgrid resources: codeberg.org/lmemsm/delig... #Smartwatches: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/26300.html #CAD and #3Dprinting resources: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html #HFD2025 #DFF #FreeSoftware

In honor of #HardwareFreedomDay2025, what are some of your favorite Open Hardware projects? We'll be sharing some of our favorites on April 19th, 2025 #DFF #HFD2025 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #OpenHardware

Hope everyone enjoys #DocumentFreedomDay2025. We have 3 celebrations on the map: digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd/event... The Document Foundation is hosting 5 virtual sessions: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03... Hope you'll join in on the festivities. #DFD2025 #DFF

Next Wednesday, March 26, we will celebrate Document Freedom Day !!! During the day, three webinars and two Q&A sessions: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03... @LibreOffice @tdforg

8 days until #DocumentFreedomDay2025. Here are some sites with information about file formats: web.archive.org/web/20091025... web.archive.org/web/20221211... formats.kaitai.io filext.com If you know of others, please share the links. #DFF #DFD2025 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Searching for #GlutenFree flour blends I might like. What #gf flours do you use? What's your opinions on their taste? Taste can be subjective. Curious how others perceive the taste of single or blended gf flours. Do they taste sweet or bitter, have an aftertaste? Please share your thoughts. #celiac

Can you believe Document Freedom Day is 11 days away? There's still time to add an event or check for an event in your area: digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd You can also celebrate virtually with The Document Foundation: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02...

You can also use plain text files for a variety of functions from telling stories and taking notes to creating #todo.txt or similar files or #emacs org mode files. Have a favorite use for plain text files? Share it with us. Join us in celebrating #DocumentFreedomDay on March 26, 2025. #DFF #FLOSS

What are some of your favorite #Open #Document formats? Do you use #csv, #ical, #html and #css, odt, xml, json, #wav, #flac regularly? What #Free formats do you rely on? Share it with us. Join us in celebrating #DocumentFreedomDay on March 26, 2025. #DFF #FLOSS #DocumentFreedomDay2025

Can you believe #DocumentFreedomDay2025 will be next month? What will you be doing to participate in #DocumentFreedomDay on March 26th? For more info on #DFD2025: digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd #DFF #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #publicdomain #CreativeCommons

Want to register a local event for #DocumentFreedomDay 2025? Here's more information on the process: digitalfreedoms.org/en/documenta... If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the #SFD mailing list: lists.mailman3.com/postorius/li...

I build a lot of #FLOSS #C programs from source. I've been looking into replacing #msys on #Windows with #busybox-w32 ash & alternatives to core utilities. I've wanted to get rid of msys for a while & use native utilities. There are projects like #gnuwin32 and #GOW. Anyone else interested in this?

💙📚🍽️🍜 #booksky #BookDrop #Gluten-Free #Cookbook Many of us are enjoying a Gluten Free lifestyle, thanks to books like this one. theres, #pizza, #bread recipes and every treat you gave up in an #eatable/cookable recipe format. Share this with a Gluten-free friend today os5.mycloud.com/action/share...

Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays from the Digital Freedom Foundation. Hope next year brings you lots of wonderful #Free & #OpenSource software to try out. You can start with some #FLOSS games listed here: codeberg.org/lmemsm/delig... #DFF

Just joined and wanted to share an #introduction. I'm a programmer & enjoy coding in #C/C++. I also like #gardening, singing (especially #publicdomain music), #writing (including #fanfic ) & #baking. I'm a #FLOSS advocate and am always searching for useful, portable, lightweight #libre #software.