"Free" in English is almost a double entendre when it comes to software. While we know what F in #FOSS means, we need to reach users out there who don't. #FLOSS was created so the focus is moved from monetary value back to "freedom".

Software is not created in a void, it takes contributor time and attention to be able to maintain, update and improve it.

The #OTF grant allowed #FDroid to explore how to get sustainable funding and report our findings to all.

Read more: https://f-droid.org/2026/04/20/exploring-sustainable-funding.html

@GOKUSHRM Shizuku is not #FLOSS 🤷

@csolisr @EUCommission The #EU #AgeAttestation app is not #FLOSS now, and might not work on all devices, specially on those where EU citizens opted out of #US #Google control. Hope the president gets better tech advisors, these issues have been known to the app developers since the beginning, yet the speech says otherwise.

We've opened: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/57 but the linked long discussion shows there's little hope.