🏛️ We have just arrived at @Curia!
💼 Today, our lawyer, Dr. Martin Husovec, will explain to the court why #DMA #interoperability should apply to #Apple in full extent!

👀 Stay tuned for updates! And if you need a quick recap of what's at stake for #FreeSoftware in this case, have a read here: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251015-01.en.html

#Apple is stating at @Curia that the #DMA obligation of "free-of-charge" interoperability imposes enormous burden to their rights. 🫢

FSFE: No, actually Apple has a menu of choices:
🔹Use or develop #OpenStandards;
🔹use or develop proprietary solutions but refrain from using patents and copyrights to block interoperability; or
🔹 not provide these non-interoperable features in the EU market.

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

#Apple's lawyers are arguing that the #interoperability provision in the #DMA harms the company's human rights 😯

📖 Our lawyer, Martin Husovec, is now on the podium at @Curia

✊ He is reminding the Court that Apple is being regulated for the public interest and that interoperability and #FreeSoftware cannot be compromised.

🧑‍⚖️ The hearing is about to begin!

👀 Representatives from #Apple, @EUCommission and the European Parliament, as policymakers from Germany and industry representatives, are all here at @Curia

💥 This is BIG 💥

The FSFE's lawyer will have 10 minutes to explain to Court why #DMA requires interoperable solutions by design! #FreeSoftware is key for that! 💪

Check the broadcast live! https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_1477137/en/

(be aware no pics or screenshots are allowed)

🏛️ We have just arrived at @Curia!
💼 Today, our lawyer, Dr. Martin Husovec, will explain to the court why #DMA #interoperability should apply to #Apple in full extent!

👀 Stay tuned for updates! And if you need a quick recap of what's at stake for #FreeSoftware in this case, have a read here: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251015-01.en.html

A #ThankGNU! to Erik Nijenhuis for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

A #ThankGNU! to Erik Nijenhuis for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

Look! Our Nepalese community is preparing a very cool #LibreOffice event for early December. More details to come 😉 #foss#OpenSource #freesoftware

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Your digital money, your rules
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Your digital money, your rules
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LibreOffice turned 15 years old in September! We also had our annual conference, an update to the software, guidebook translations, news about migrations from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/07/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-september-2025/ #foss#OpenSource #freesoftware

Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 are no longer receiving software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes.

Consider migrating to LibreOffice.

Microsoft recommends migrating to a Microsoft 365 subscription.

LibreOffice supports the features that a majority of users need for free.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

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Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 are no longer receiving software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes.

Consider migrating to LibreOffice.

Microsoft recommends migrating to a Microsoft 365 subscription.

LibreOffice supports the features that a majority of users need for free.

Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice

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