{"id":20333,"date":"2024-09-23T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/?p=20333"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:29:00","slug":"software-freedom-day-und-one-web-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2024\/09\/23\/software-freedom-day-und-one-web-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Freedom Day and One Web Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_20333 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_20333')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_20333').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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This year, the two awareness days took place on the same weekend, which is why we would like to dedicate this blog post to both days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Software Freedom Day 2024: Freedom in the Digital Space<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Software Freedom Day (SFD) is celebrated every year on the third Saturday in September. This year, it took place on September 21. The aim of this awareness day is to raise awareness of free software and its importance for an open digital society.<\/p>\n<p>Free and open-source software offers users a cost-effective alternative to proprietary software and allows them to study, modify, and share the software according to their own needs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Why is Free Software Relevant?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Open access to source codes enables developers and interested parties worldwide to learn from each other and create new solutions. At the same time, this promotes collaboration and networking even across national borders and strengthens global communities.<\/p>\n<p>Communities around the world organize events on Software Freedom Day that range from workshops to discussion panels. The day is used to present new projects and promote the use of free software.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">One Web Day 2024: A Fair and Open Internet for All<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On September 22, the One Web Day followed, which has been celebrated since 2006. It aims to create awareness for a free, open, and accessible internet.<\/p>\n<p>Important topics of One Web Day 2024 are therefore:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital inclusion: Many people worldwide do not have access to the internet. Barriers such as poverty or geographical isolation prevent equal participation in the digital space.<\/li>\n<li>Security and privacy: The threat of cyber attacks, surveillance, and misuse of personal data is omnipresent. Protecting privacy and data security is crucial to ensuring a trustworthy and free internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One Web Day provides a platform to raise awareness of these issues and to show ways in which a just and inclusive digital future can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">What Do the Two Days Have in Common?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Software Freedom Day and One Web Day are closely related because both promote the values of openness, freedom, and accessibility. While Software Freedom Day focuses on technical freedom through open-source software, One Web Day highlights the social and political challenges of an open internet.<\/p>\n<p>Both awareness days emphasize the importance of community and collaboration. Free software promotes the participation of people worldwide in technological innovation, while One Web Day highlights the need for free and equal access to the internet for all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Responsible for the content of this article is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/it-center\/it-center\/profil\/team\/~epvp\/mitarbeiter-campus-\/?gguid=PER-WA9GPG2&amp;allou=1&amp;lidx=1\">Jelena Nikoli\u0107<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following sources served as the basis for this article:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybertalk.org\/what-is-software-freedom-day\/\">Cyber Talk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalfreedoms.org\/en\/sfd\">Digital Freedom Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dot.berlin\/was-ist-der-onewebday-und-warum-ist-er-wichtig-fuer-uns\/\">dotBERLIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/logbuch.gn2.de\/software-freedom-day\/\">Gn2 Logbuch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jns-gmbh.de\/one-web-day-2023\/\">Johansen Network Solutions<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4530,"featured_media":20334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"c2c_always_allow_admin_comments":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[311],"tags":[538,650,1245,290,1244],"class_list":["post-20333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fun-facts","tag-freie-software","tag-internet","tag-one-web-day","tag-software","tag-software-freedom-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20333"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20346,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20333\/revisions\/20346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}