Age verification isn't just a problem in the US. Brazil has passed an age verification law. Some Linux distros will be restricting access from Brazil. Recent Youtube videos have been discussing the EU's Age Verification app and how it was already hacked just after its release.

If you've written a post, article or blog entry about #HardwareFreedomDay2026 or you're holding or attending an event, please share the information on social media with the tag: #HFD2026 How are you celebrating today?

Wishing everyone a #HappyHardwareFreedomDay2026 digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd
#HFD2026

If you're in the US, please contact your Senators and Representatives and let them know how you feel about age verification laws for operating systems and bill HR 8250:
www.house.gov/representati...
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S. A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.

For those in the US, bill HR 8250 would require age verification for operating systems on a national level: linuxiac.com/federal-bill...

France Moving to #Linux Desktops: zleap.net/blog/france-...

Happy #HardwareFreedomDay2026. Hope you'll join us in celebrating by sharing your favorite #OpenHardware and #FreeSoftware Here's a list of #3Dprinting and #CAD programs: lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html #HFD2026

Know of a #Makerspace in your area? Ask them join in on celebrating #HardwareFreedomDay2026 digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd/event... #HFD2026

#HFD2026 is a great time to get together with people in your neighborhood and discuss topics such as Right to Repair, creating Makerspaces, reducing electronic waste and reusing old computers and/or what to do when there's an emergency like a power outage or the Internet goes down.

What are you doing #HardwareFreedomDay2026 this Saturday?  Please share your posts about Hardware Freedom Day on your favorite social media channels and blogs and include #HFD2026

We're counting down to Hardware Freedom Day on April 18th: digitalfreedoms.org/en/hfd How will you celebrate this year? #HFD2026

Hardware Freedom Day is coming up! It lands on a Saturday, and we meet on Mondays, so we’ll celebrate on April 20th! Our event takes place at our usual venue, Victory Cafe (440 Bloor St. W. here in Toronto), and is listed on @digitalfreedoms.bsky.social's website: digitalfreedoms.org/en/hardware-...

Software Freedom Day Is Your Time To Make A Change YouTube video by Brodie Robertson

Interviews with a #DFF board member:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iP4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sm0...

also who uses a smart fridge anyways? You can't even install Linux on it :(

That's what I believe people should be doing instead of blaming software projects like systemd. Please contact your legislators and let them know this isn't the way and can only harm software projects who can't comply.

All Things Open 2026 Schedule Check out the schedule for All Things Open 2026

Check out the All Things Open Conference, April 6th - 9th, 2026: ato2026.sched.com

Can you imagine your car or smart refrigerator asking for your age? That's exactly what new age verification laws being passed are requiring of all operating systems. Please contact your legislators and let them know what you think of these laws.

Please join us for a virtual meeting celebrating Document Freedom Day 2026 today, Saturday March 28 at 10 AM EST:
digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd/archi...
#DFD2026

Außerdem erwarten Euch heute am 25. März 2026 noch die weiteren #Spezialtage:
- #TolkienReadingDay - Tag der Tolkien-Lektüre (international)
- #DocumentFreedomDay - für offene digitale Standards (international)

European Microsoft Office Alternatives European Alternatives to Microsoft Office that are worth considering.

Today it’s #DocumentFreedomDay, a perfect day to quit #MicrosoftOffice and install your European #OpenSource office suite. 🇪🇺💪

buy-european.net/en/alternati...
#FOSS @libreoffice.bsky.social @eulinuxevolutionde.bsky.social @digitalfreedoms.bsky.social #excel

Germany's Sovereign Digital Stack Mandates ODF: a Landmark Validation of Open Document Standards - TDF Community Blog The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice, welcomes the inclusion of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a mandated standard format in Germany’s Deutschland-Stack, the fede...

Article on the use of ODF as a standard: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03... Happy #DFD2026

2/2 Even if you can't make an event this year, I hope you'll join in by sharing your thoughts on Free and Open Document formats on your social media accounts using #DFD2026. Thanks and hope you enjoy celebrating this year.

1/2 Document Freedom Day 2026 is tomorrow March 25th, 2026. See the following for event listings: digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd/archi...

2/2 Please help by getting the word out about the importance of #FreeDocument formats on your social media accounts.
How will you celebrate #DFD2026?

1/2 Check out the #DocumentFreedomDay2026 events happening this month:
digitalfreedoms.org/en/dfd/archive
Are you hosting event? Even if it's small or local, please add it to the map.

2/4 #librsvg is a popular #C/C++ SVG library. For years, I searched for a lighter option. #sdl_svg was good but not perfect. #nanosvg makes a great alternative. It's used by #SDL_image & #FLTK projects & others. I would love to combine the best patches from the nanosvg forks. #DFD2026

3/4 #Imagemagick & #graphicsmagick have support for #SVG. Last I tested, imagemagick had better support. Adding better SVG support to graphicsmagick would be a useful project. Programs like #abcm2ps can output to SVG and imagemagick can convert that to a viewable #PNG format. #DFD2026

4/4 I used #nanosvg with my #Tuxmath patches and with a GPL version of mupdf I've experimented with to add lighter & better #SVG support. The #ggwm fork of #jwm used nanosvg to add SVG support to a lightweight, low dependency window manager. Know of any other fun SVG projects? #DFD2026

1/4 This week's #DocumentFreedomDay2026 #OpenDocument format is SVG. Check out editors such as #Inkscape
inkscape.org and SVG-Edit
github.com/SVG-Edit/svg... for ways to create your own SVG vector #graphics. What SVG projects do you like?

2/2 The #DFF is seeking:
→ New board members (1 year term or more)
→ Non-board #volunteers for outreach, sponsorship, #infrastructure
For details, please see: digitalfreedoms.org/en/dff/blog/... #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS