"Community can play an important role in bringing more new people to free software, especially those who have not traditionally been drawn to it." David Wilson -- Read the full interview: https://u.fsf.org/449
New versions of Windows might change the UI or underlying components, but they don't change the only thing important to know about Windows: it's nonfree software. Choose software that actually respects its users instead. https://u.fsf.org/3eu
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-
Great news: all Italian-language schools in South Tyrol migrated to free software. Read about the project, the results, and what other schools can learn from the experience of the FUSS Project, when migrating to free software: https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-cases-italy-south-tyrol.html
'...The choice to use free software in schools is beyond economic or technical reasons, it is an ethical and political choice based on the values of computing freedom, access to information, and knowledge sharing...'
"Many young students have a talent for programming; they are fascinated with computers and eager to learn how their systems work. With proprietary software, this information is a secret so teachers have no way of making it available to their students. But if it's free software, the teacher can explain the basic subject and then hand out the source code for the student to read and learn." https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-why.html
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"Proprietary software like Windows is fundamentally insecure not because of Microsoft's privacy policies but because its code is hidden from the very users whose interests it is supposed to secure. A lock on your own house to which you do not have the master key is not a security system, it is a jail." John Sullivan https://u.fsf.org/py
We need your help to release the #LibrePlanet 2024 videos. Some talks were not recorded due to a disk error. If you recorded the streams locally, you can help us complete the sessions we are missing and bring them to the rest of the community.
In 1989, we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing
We need your help to release the #LibrePlanet 2024 videos. Some talks were not recorded due to a disk error. If you recorded the streams locally, you can help us complete the sessions we are missing and bring them to the rest of the community.
The FSF tech team operates sixty-three different services, platforms, and websites. They maintain all the computers and software FSF uses, including obscure things like accounting software, Asterisk telephony software, many websites such as fsf.org, gnu.org, and more. This small team also provides critical services to the GNU System, like email, build servers, release hosting, bug tracking, Git hosting, and servers to various free software projects. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/41z
"Medical aids that run proprietary software not only leave you at the mercy of the companies when it comes to bugs and updates, but also when it comes to cybersecurity." Read the full article: https://u.fsf.org/448
"Educational institutions should not allow proprietary software companies to impose their power on the rest of society and its future." Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to educational institutions around the world. https://donate.fsf.org/
"Many young students have a talent for programming; they are fascinated with computers and eager to learn how their systems work. With proprietary software, this information is a secret so teachers have no way of making it available to their students. But if it's free software, the teacher can explain the basic subject and then hand out the source code for the student to read and learn." https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-why.html