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!
Eko K. A. Owen
Outreach & Communications Coordinator
