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Help Mission:Libre get free software into secondary computer science curricula

Students taking programming or IT at school should learn about free software in their classes.

If only they were! Even though many curricula require students to learn about copyright and the social impacts of technology, most will never hear about software freedom during their education.

In the rare cases where students are introduced to free software, it’s only as "open source". For example, one curriculum from the United Kingdom includes this:

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Talking about Youth Hacking 4 Freedom with Sofía Aritz of FSFE

After participating herself, Sofía Aritz now helps out with Youth Hacking 4 Freedom, FSFE's programming contest for teenagers. Carmen-Lisandrette posed her some questions about YH4F and her life in free software.

Hi Sofía! Please tell us a bit about yourself.

I'm Sofía Aritz, a young programmer passionate about technology as a tool for social transformation. I work on projects with social impact such as Munin, an initiative that supports palliative and dementia care.

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Happy to help!

My name is Carmen-Lisandrette. My job is helping young people get into free software and become the best programmers, technical writers and activists they can be. I'm here for you!

I can:

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Libre!: Mission:Libre's zine

Mission:Libre's zine is your guide to everything free software as it applies to your life. It's here to help you learn how to use free software to make your world better!

Download the latest issue here!

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