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The technology we use every day has changed dramatically since our founding nearly forty years ago, including the way we interact with it. At the FSF alone, we've spent decades encouraging use of free software and assisting with its development. Some of you have been using libre software just as long as we have, if not longer, and some of you just opened your first libre program yesterday. Free software is incredibly powerful and freeing, capable of being used to work on just about whatever you set your mind to. No matter what you do for a living, or what kind of hobbies you invest time into, there is probably a free software program you can use.
We're incredibly grateful for the countless hours that developers and users have put into the free software programs that exist today. Without all the people who cared enough to make and use software that respects the four freedoms four decades or even a year ago, we wouldn't have much to celebrate. We want to honor the hard work that has gone into free software and its development with the FSF40 Photo Contest. Starting on August 14, 2025, we're inviting free software supporters worldwide to share how they use free software on a daily basis. While we can think of hundreds of ways that free software can be used, there's almost certainly many of you who have thought of much more creative ways to involve libre software every day!
Shortly after the photo contest closes on August 31, 2025, we will invite you and other free software supporters to vote for your favorite of the #FSF40Photos. There will be one grand prize winner who will receive an FSF40 T-shirt, a second place winner who will receive a "Fight for your user rights" bag, and the third prize winner will receive a free software sticker pack.
Are you just getting started in libre software, and want to participate in the contest? There are many programs that are beginner-friendly, but [here][1] are a few you can give a try.
You can share the word about the FSF40 Photo Contest using #FSF40Photos on your favorite [microblogging platform][3]. Invite your friends and family to join you for the event.
[3]: https://www.fsf.org/share
### FSF40
The photo contest is just one of many ways we're celebrating the FSF's fortieth birthday! Learn what else is happening during the anniversary year on [fsf.org/fsf40][4]. We will be displaying the winning photos at our [fortieth celebration][5] in Boston, MA on October 4, 2025 -- we hope you get to see them on a big screen with us!
We can't wait to see how you use free software every day!
Eko K. A. Owen Outreach & Communications Coordinator -- Interested in helping us expand our reach?
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Share with the community how you use free software every day, for work or fun! Submit up to ten photos to the FSF40 Photo Contest from August 14 - August 31, 2025.
The technology we use every day has changed dramatically since our founding nearly forty years ago, including the way we interact with it. At the FSF alone, we've spent decades encouraging use of free software and assisting with its development. Some of you have been using libre software just as long as we have, if not longer, and some of you just opened your first libre program yesterday. Free software is incredibly powerful and freeing, capable of being used to work on just about whatever you set your mind to. No matter what you do for a living, or what kind of hobbies you invest time into, there is probably a free software program you can use.
We're incredibly grateful for the countless hours that developers and users have put into the free software programs that exist today. Without all the people who cared enough to make and use software that respects the four freedoms four decades or even a year ago, we wouldn't have much to celebrate. We want to honor the hard work that has gone into free software and its development with the FSF40 Photo Contest. Starting on August 14, 2025, we're inviting free software supporters worldwide to share how they use free software on a daily basis. While we can think of hundreds of ways that free software can be used, there's almost certainly many of you who have thought of much more creative ways to involve libre software every day!
Shortly after the photo contest closes on August 31, 2025, we will invite you and other free software supporters to vote for your favorite of the #FSF40Photos. There will be one grand prize winner who will receive an FSF40 T-shirt, a second place winner who will receive a "Fight for your user rights" bag, and the third prize winner will receive a free software sticker pack.
Are you just getting started in libre software, and want to participate in the contest? There are many programs that are beginner-friendly, but here are a few you can give a try.
You can share the word about the FSF40 Photo Contest using #FSF40Photos on your favorite microblogging platform. Invite your friends and family to join you for the event.
FSF40
The photo contest is just one of many ways we're celebrating the FSF's fortieth birthday! Learn what else is happening during the anniversary year on fsf.org/fsf40. We will be displaying the winning photos at our fortieth celebration in Boston, MA on October 4, 2025 -- we hope you get to see them on a big screen with us!
We can't wait to see how you use free software every day!
*Please consider adding to your address book, which will ensure that our messages reach you and not your spam box.*
*Read and share online: *
**Share with the community how you use free software every day, for work or fun! Submit up to ten photos to the FSF40 Photo Contest from August 14 - August 31, 2025.**
The technology we use every day has changed dramatically since our founding nearly forty years ago, including the way we interact with it. At the FSF alone, we've spent decades encouraging use of free software and assisting with its development. Some of you have been using libre software just as long as we have, if not longer, and some of you just opened your first libre program yesterday. Free software is incredibly powerful and freeing, capable of being used to work on just about whatever you set your mind to. No matter what you do for a living, or what kind of hobbies you invest time into, there is probably a free software program you can use.
We're incredibly grateful for the countless hours that developers and users have put into the free software programs that exist today. Without all the people who cared enough to make and use software that respects the four freedoms four decades or even a year ago, we wouldn't have much to celebrate. We want to honor the hard work that has gone into free software and its development with the FSF40 Photo Contest. Starting on August 14, 2025, we're inviting free software supporters worldwide to share how they use free software on a daily basis. While we can think of hundreds of ways that free software can be used, there's almost certainly many of you who have thought of much more creative ways to involve libre software every day!
Shortly after the photo contest closes on August 31, 2025, we will invite you and other free software supporters to vote for your favorite of the #FSF40Photos. There will be one grand prize winner who will receive an FSF40 T-shirt, a second place winner who will receive a "Fight for your user rights" bag, and the third prize winner will receive a free software sticker pack.
Are you just getting started in libre software, and want to participate in the contest? There are many programs that are beginner-friendly, but [here][1] are a few you can give a try.
You can share the word about the FSF40 Photo Contest using #FSF40Photos on your favorite [microblogging platform][3]. Invite your friends and family to join you for the event.
[3]: https://www.fsf.org/share
### FSF40
The photo contest is just one of many ways we're celebrating the FSF's fortieth birthday! Learn what else is happening during the anniversary year on [fsf.org/fsf40][4]. We will be displaying the winning photos at our [fortieth celebration][5] in Boston, MA on October 4, 2025 -- we hope you get to see them on a big screen with us!
We can't wait to see how you use free software every day!
Eko K. A. Owen Outreach & Communications Coordinator -- Interested in helping us expand our reach?
* Follow us on Mastodon at and PeerTube at , showing your support for federated social networks. * Get active on the LibrePlanet wiki: . * Share on your blog or [social network](https://www.fsf.org/share) that you support us, and why you do so. * Subscribe to our RSS feeds: . * Join us as an associate member: ; and display your membership button () on your website.
Read our Privacy Policy: .
Sent from the Free Software Foundation,
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Share with the community how you use free software every day, for work or fun! Submit up to ten photos to the FSF40 Photo Contest from August 14 - August 31, 2025.
The technology we use every day has changed dramatically since our founding nearly forty years ago, including the way we interact with it. At the FSF alone, we've spent decades encouraging use of free software and assisting with its development. Some of you have been using libre software just as long as we have, if not longer, and some of you just opened your first libre program yesterday. Free software is incredibly powerful and freeing, capable of being used to work on just about whatever you set your mind to. No matter what you do for a living, or what kind of hobbies you invest time into, there is probably a free software program you can use.
We're incredibly grateful for the countless hours that developers and users have put into the free software programs that exist today. Without all the people who cared enough to make and use software that respects the four freedoms four decades or even a year ago, we wouldn't have much to celebrate. We want to honor the hard work that has gone into free software and its development with the FSF40 Photo Contest. Starting on August 14, 2025, we're inviting free software supporters worldwide to share how they use free software on a daily basis. While we can think of hundreds of ways that free software can be used, there's almost certainly many of you who have thought of much more creative ways to involve libre software every day!
Shortly after the photo contest closes on August 31, 2025, we will invite you and other free software supporters to vote for your favorite of the #FSF40Photos. There will be one grand prize winner who will receive an FSF40 T-shirt, a second place winner who will receive a "Fight for your user rights" bag, and the third prize winner will receive a free software sticker pack.
Are you just getting started in libre software, and want to participate in the contest? There are many programs that are beginner-friendly, but here are a few you can give a try.
You can share the word about the FSF40 Photo Contest using #FSF40Photos on your favorite microblogging platform. Invite your friends and family to join you for the event.
FSF40
The photo contest is just one of many ways we're celebrating the FSF's fortieth birthday! Learn what else is happening during the anniversary year on fsf.org/fsf40. We will be displaying the winning photos at our fortieth celebration in Boston, MA on October 4, 2025 -- we hope you get to see them on a big screen with us!
We can't wait to see how you use free software every day!
