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fsf, 6 days ago to random

Don't forget to register for the workshop with Senior Policy Advisor at OFE, Ciarán O’Riordan on Free software & legislation: How we win. When? July 1, 2024 Where? online. The link will be shared upon registration. https://www.fsf.org/events/workshop-free-software-legislation-how-we-win

fsf, 7 days ago to random

"The talk that impressed me the most was the talk about freeing the Apple Graphic driver. It shows how we can use our personal interest and skills to push the free software boundary forward," says #LibrePlanet 2024 speaker Wensheng XIE. We will publish this talk and others next week on the FSF’s Peertube account. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

fsf, 6 days ago to random

The Data Protection Commission invoked urgency procedures to prohibit Meta’s deployment of election-related platform features, finding that the processing lacked a legal basis and collected excessive data: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=AEPD_(Spain)_-_EXP202493476

fsf, 6 days ago to random

What does it mean to say that two licenses are "compatible?" Read the answer on our #GPLFAQ page: https://u.fsf.org/3wl

fsf, 6 days ago to random

At the FSF, the licensing team is often asked, "What is the difference between an 'aggregate' and other kinds of 'modified versions'?" Read the answer on our #GNUGPLFAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3tx

fsf, 6 days ago to random

Flashback to this blog post from former campaigns intern Leonardo Vignini intern which details the history of #DRM: where did Digital Restrictions Management start, how did it get this bad, and what can we do about it? https://u.fsf.org/34g https://defectivebydesign.org

fsf, 6 days ago to emacs

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Ignacio Ruiz Cejudo, Johan Sternerup, Rens Oliemans, Robert Burks, Sergei Golovin, and Toshihiro Umehara for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GDB #Emacs #GNUAstro #GNUstep More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

fsf, 6 days ago to random

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Dario Armani, Fredrick Brennan, Kevin Runner, Raffael Stocker, Ron Hume, and Stephen Monslow for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy

fsf, 6 days ago to random

Don't forget to register for the workshop with Senior Policy Advisor at OFE, Ciarán O’Riordan on Free software & legislation: How we win. When? July 1, 2024 Where? online. The link will be shared upon registration. https://www.fsf.org/events/workshop-free-software-legislation-how-we-win

fsf, 7 days ago to random

It's time to brave Apple's monopoly and liberate users and developers. https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/pumpkins-markets-and-one-bad-apple Governments need to take measures and proper legislation needs to be established for free software developers to distribute and fund their work, and for the freedom for users to control our own devices, to install and to run the software we choose.

fsf, 6 days ago to random

"The session that impressed me the most was 'Connecting community organizations and technological activists for software freedom', because it actually connected the participants as a community, and I loved to get to know other people's perspective on the topic," says #LibrePlanet 2024 speaker Iván Alejandro Ávalos Díaz. We will publish this workshop and other sessions on the FSF’s Peertube account. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

fsf, 7 days ago to emacs

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Ignacio Ruiz Cejudo, Johan Sternerup, Rens Oliemans, Robert Burks, Sergei Golovin, and Toshihiro Umehara for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GDB #Emacs #GNUAstro #GNUstep More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

fsf, 6 days ago to random

"The talk that impressed me the most was the talk about freeing the Apple Graphic driver. It shows how we can use our personal interest and skills to push the free software boundary forward," says #LibrePlanet 2024 speaker Wensheng XIE. We will publish this talk and others on the FSF’s Peertube account. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

fsf, 6 days ago to random

At the FSF, the licensing team is often asked, "What is the difference between an 'aggregate' and other kinds of 'modified versions'?" Read the answer on our #GNUGPLFAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3tx

fsf, 7 days ago to random

The @fsfe is making an animated movie about the story of Ada & Zangemann! The story written by @kirschner has helped awaken kids' interest in free software. See how you can help: https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240515-01.en.html

fsf, 7 days ago to random

Protect developer freedom. Abolish software patents. Learn why software patents are unjust by checking out the new design of our #endsoftwarepatents initiative. https://u.fsf.org/3f-

fsf, 7 days ago to random

Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GPL and keep software free. #GNU Questions about copyright assignment? Check out the new FAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3f3

fsf, 7 days ago to emacs

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Andrei Pikas, Ammar Almorsi, Artem Iurchenko, Charalampos Mitrodimas, Felix Lechner, and Giacomo Lorenzetti for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GDB #GnuCOBOL #AUCTeX #Emacs #GNUAstro More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

fsf, 7 days ago to random

"'This equipment is supposed to save your life,' David Burchell, who has type 1 diabetes, told the BBC. 'And basically it broke, just showing a white screen, and I had a panic.'" Read the full article on the importance of software freedom in medical devices: https://u.fsf.org/448

fsf, 6 days ago to random

Help us spread and improve the Boot Software page of the LibrePlanet wiki, which provides information about boot software projects, their usage, and the hardware they can support: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Software/Boot_software

fsf, 7 days ago to apple

Tech monopolies like #Apple and #Google shouldn't be allowed to control app stores! Read more: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/antitrust-day-tech-monopolies-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-control-app-stores

fsf, 6 days ago to random

What does it mean to say a license is "compatible with the GPL?" It means [...] you can combine code released under the other license with code released under the GNU GPL in one larger program. Read the full answer: https://u.fsf.org/3u6

fsf, 7 days ago to random

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Dario Armani, Fredrick Brennan, Kevin Runner, Raffael Stocker, Ron Hume, and Stephen Monslow for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy

fsf, 7 days ago to random

"Free software cannot exist without community. The idea behind free software is that anyone should have the right to change the programs they use and share their changes for the benefit of others." David Wilson -- Read the full interview: https://u.fsf.org/449

fsf, 6 days ago to random

"The talk that impressed me the most was the talk about freeing the Apple Graphic driver. It shows how we can use our personal interest and skills to push the free software boundary forward," says #LibrePlanet 2024 speaker Wensheng XIE. We will publish this talk and others on the FSF’s Peertube account. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels