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Unfortunately, this year I could not join nor organize any in-person celebration, BUT of course I want to share my gratitude to the many, *countless* #FreeSoftware services I don’t merely use, but actually *depend* on.
Last year, I decided to focus only on #YunoHost, because it would have been crazy to list all the projects I use and I love.
This time, even if I will most certainly forget someone, I am challenging myself to mention *all* the #LibreSoftware my life is powered by.
Without further ado, **THANK YOU** to:<li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@yunohost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yunohost</span></a></span>, for powering <a href="
https://tommi.space/neb/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>Nebuchadnezzar</em></a></li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@fedora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedora</span></a></span>, for running my beloved <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Framework</span></a> laptop</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span>, for designing and building repairable, <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a>-friendly and truly open hardware</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://floss.social/@GTK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GTK</span></a></span>, for being just <em>gorgeous</em></li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@calyxos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>calyxos</span></a></span> (thus <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@LineageOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LineageOS</span></a></span>), for powering my <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Fairphone5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fairphone5</span></a></li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Obtainium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Obtainium</span></a>, for making me directly download apps on my phone, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> for distributing them</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/AuroraStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuroraStore</span></a>, for proxying the download of apps I am doomed to get from Google Play</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>element</span></a></span>, for developing <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Synapse</span></a>, even though the new proprietary Synapse Pro is VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DISAPPOINTING</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Fractal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fractal</span></a>, for being the most beautiful and awesome <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> client ever</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span>, for keeping me connected with the people I love</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span>, for also maintaining a feature-packed experimental fork (<a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/GlitchSoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GlitchSoc</span></a>), that is what <a href="
https://pan.rent/about" target="_blank"><em>Pan</em></a> runs</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Tuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tuba</span></a> and <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Moshidon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Moshidon</span></a>, for being the most beautiful and awesome <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> clients ever</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, for still remaining the best possible <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>browser</span></a> choice, despite <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mozilla</span></a>’s governance messiness</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openstreetmap</span></a></span>, for allowing us to find the right path, both literally and metaphorically!</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@organicmaps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>organicmaps</span></a></span>, for being the simplest, cleanest, yet feature-rich <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/OSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSM</span></a> client and navigation app</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@protonvpn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>protonvpn</span></a></span>, for making me browse safely from/to anywhere in the planet and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>protonprivacy</span></a></span> <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/ProtonMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtonMail</span></a>, for hosting my email, despite the latest alarming political statements…</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span>, for allowing me to draft documents with ease, the last of which was my <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/CV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CV</span></a></li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/LanguageTool" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LanguageTool</span></a>, for preventing me from making embarassing spelling mistakes</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://floss.social/@photoprism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photoprism</span></a></span>, for safely storing and indexing all my photographic memories, on <a href="
https://tommi.space/aby/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>Aby</em></a>, and for providing stellar and friendly support too!</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Actual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Actual</span></a>, for moderating the very likely risk of ending up completely broke, since it forces me to manage my finances consciously and coherently</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.online/@readeck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>readeck</span></a></span>, for storing and sorting ALL my varied and overwhelming <a href="
https://inputs.tommi.space" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">inputs</a></li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nextcloud</span></a></span>, for storing and synchronizing my data, for its <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>calendar</span></a>, its <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/tasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tasks</span></a>, and all its awesome apps</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Rustdesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rustdesk</span></a>, for preventing my friends and family members from going crazy, by allowing me to remotely connect to their devices and directly address the issues they have</li><li><a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/Listmonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Listmonk</span></a>, for sending out <a href="
https://tommi.space/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">my newsletter</a></li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://fosstodon.org/@eleventy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eleventy</span></a></span>, for powering <em>all</em> the websites I maintain, above all <a href="
https://tommi.space/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the virtual representation of my mind</a>, and for being the only reason why I resist and try to continue learning <a href="
https://pan.rent/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JavaScript</span></a></li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://floss.social/@forgejo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forgejo</span></a></span>, for giving us a chance to truly control and collectively develop the sources of our software, but most importantly <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span>, for RESISTING, RESISTING, RESISTING, despite the hatred and attacks nazi assholes throw at them</li><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@musicbrainz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>musicbrainz</span></a></span> for keeping music knowledge open and free, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@ListenBrainz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ListenBrainz</span></a></span> for scrobbling the crazy music I listen to</li><li>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="
https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span>, for promoting this celebration and fighting the good fight!</li>
Lastly, but most importantly, the **biggest thank you** goes to all the free software **libraries and dependencies** the above mentioned #software are made of/built with, including #C, #JavaScript, #Python, #Rust, and all community-maintained programming languages.
I am super sorry if I forgot someone!
#OpenSource #ILoveFS #SoftwareFreedom #Fairphone #Android #LineageOS #FSFE #OpenStreetMap #PhotoPrism #LibreOffice #Readeck #Eleventy #11ty #GNOME #Signal #forgejo #Codeberg #MusicBrainz #ListenBrainz #MetaBrainz
