This is the homepage for the New Jersey Software Freedom Day Event. Software Freedom Day in the great Garden State.
Software Freedom Day 2026
Join us to learn about software freedom with talks on Software Freedom on personal computers, self-hosting, larger applications, and social networking. All by using Free Software, and participating in the Free Software community!
- Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Time: 10am - 4pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT))
- Location: Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043
Streaming: We should be streaming the event as well, but if you're close, please join us in person!
Plenty of time for conversation, demos and Q&A.
Questions and feedback welcome:
- Email: murph @ njlinux dot org
- Fediverse (Mastodon): https://gardenstate.social/@murph
- Matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#sfd-nj:matrix.org
Software Freedom Day 2025
Thanks for Attending!
For those who came out to the 2025 Software Freedom Day New Jersey event - either in-person or via the live stream - a hearty thanks to you!!! Your attendance and participation made this event possible. In particular, the in-person engagement was energetic and positive.
Below are the event's presentations:
Free Software: What is it, and why is it important (Keynote)
By Murph
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
By Habst
Open Source Needs your Help
By John Walicki
Mastodon and the Fediverse
By Murph
Self-Hosting and Digital Sovereignty
By Mars Uribe