Wikimedians for software freedom

• Software freedom
• Context
• Observatory
• Resources
• Organising events
• Requirements
• Participants

Welcome to the Wikimedians for software freedom User Group.

Imagine a world where Free and Open Source Software is an explicit direction in the Wikimedia Movement and Wikimedia Organizations.

Join the Wikimedians for software freedom and sustain the right to use, study, modify and share software during Wikimedia events and other activities of the Wikimedia movement.

Join

You can add yourself to the list of participants. Thanks!

Participate

• You can add at least this page in your watchlist: Talk:Wikimedians for software freedom You can regularly look at Special:GlobalWatchlist here on meta.wikimedia.org, and add other WMF wikis that you wish to watch at Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings
• Find us on the chat Matrix after creating an account on a Matrix homeserver of your choice and choosing a client (an app) that you like, at #wikimedians-for-software-freedom:matrix.org. The Telegram and Matrix rooms are bridged together (as of 2026-06-03).
• Find us on Telegram t.me@wikimedians_for_software_freedom We suggest Telegram FOSS from F-Droid in order to execute only 100% Free software on your device.

Why/what/how?

• Why should we support software freedom?
• What software types are Wikimedia and other groups using (per group; table)?
• How can your group or how can Wikimedia event organisers switch to freedom?

Norms/rules

• Software freedom norms or rules could be informally or formally proposed as requirements by Wikimedia groups or events.