Enjoyed reading (in German) "Software development: Don't learn to program! - Learning to program is not enough. If you want to develop software, you need to be able to do three things above all: listen, abstract and model." https://www.heise.de/blog/Softwareentwicklung-Lern-bloss-nicht-programmieren-10493709.html

(In Q&As I always argue it is important to learn programming like writing. You do not have to become a author or a journalist, but you can use the skills in everyday life, solve some problems, and have a better understanding of society.)

It is amazing to see so many volunteers contributing to translations of "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" inspiring more children to tinker with technology 🤗

If you know people who might be interested to help with translations, you can point them directly to https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/fsfe/ada-zangemann/ .

A big thank you to the amazing @nicorikken who is providing tooling and help for so many of the translations! 👏

A great read for everyone reading "social media" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/13/are-a-few-people-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us

"We paid people a few dollars to unfollow the most divisive political accounts on X. After a month, they reported feeling 23% less animosity towards other political groups. In fact, their experience was so positive that nearly half the people declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study was over. And those who maintain their healthier newsfeed reported less animosity a full 11 months after the study."

It's never too early to start thinking about #FOSDEM! @bkuhn @karen @lexelas @richardfontana @tmarble and I would like to submit a proposal for the "#Legal and #Policy Devroom" to @fosdem as soon as they open the CfP. Like last year we would like get feedback by you, our community:

* What did you especially like in 2025 https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/track/legal-and-policy/ ?

* What would you like to see improved?

* What topics would you like to see in our devroom (permitted that we would be accepted again)?

I backed @pluralistic 's project to support one of my favourite authors in his no-#DRM policy for #audiobooks and #ebooks so he sees many people support him his past actions and for his future endeavours.

If you appreciate that you can read and listen great stories with #FreeSoftware, and if you want to support him writing future stories inspiring the younger generation, please support him as well:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-auf-deutsche-drm-freie

(Interesting background about it: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/21/martin-mensch/#horbuch )

If you are a #FreeSoftware manufacturer, project, or a potential steward under the Cyber Resilience Act #CRA , please contribute by filling out those surveys (best already by end of July):

Potential Free Software stewards (EN)
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/146965?lang=en

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https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/241948?lang=en

Manufacturer (EN)
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/582853?lang=en