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Fighting for essential rights and freedoms for computer users since 1985. https://fsf.org

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2024-09-10 12:00:09

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support #FreeSoftware https://u.fsf.org/32h
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2024-08-17 11:15:11

#ThankGNU! to Christopher Rorvick, David Bruce, David Chapman, Michael Henderson, Nardy Pillards, Robek World, and Steve Tuyizere for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-08-16 12:00:07

Did someone say #encryption? Encryption helps protect the privacy of people you communicate with, and makes life difficult for bulk #surveillance systems. Learn more with our Email Self Defense guide: https://u.fsf.org/1df

2024-08-15 12:30:06

Even though we're able to accomplish a lot with our small team, we need your help to promote #softwarefreedom. Imagine what we can do with just a little more resources. https://www.fsf.org/join #BecomeAnFSFAssociateMember

2024-08-15 02:00:10

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-
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2024-08-12 02:00:04

"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

2024-08-08 17:39:06

El Free Software Supporter está disponible en español. Para ver la versión en español haz click aqui: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2024/agosto
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2024-07-28 01:57:21

Better than Zoom: Try these free software tools for staying in touch https://u.fsf.org/311

2024-07-27 11:12:33

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Niko Neufeld, Raffael Stocker, and Tomas Stary for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-07-13 21:12:31

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Beat Straehl, Catalin Francu, David Klann, Kim Minh Kaplan, Maks Romih, Ramana Kumar, Richard Ellwood, Stéphane Bortzmeyer, and Zacchae Us for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-06-28 17:27:20

Learn how to replace proprietary software with free software on MacOS. After you replace the nonfree apps, how about replacing the nonfree system with a free GNU/Linux distribution next? https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:MacOS

2024-06-26 02:12:27

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

2024-06-26 01:57:24

Le Free Software Supporter est disponible en français. Pour voir la version française cliquez ici: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2024/

2024-06-23 23:27:32

A big thank you to those of you who sent us their local recordings of #LibrePlanet 2024 streams! We're still looking for recordings of the following sessions: Building bridges and plugging in by Hayley Tsukayama, Free software legislation: How we win by Ciarán O'Riordan, Exploring free software entrepreneurship: Navigating the opportunities and obstacles by Shivanand Edrami, Digital freedom as a moral imperative for authors by Felix Freeman.

2024-06-23 22:57:34

Frequently asked question we receive from developers: "How can I allow linking of proprietary modules with my GPL-covered library under a controlled interface only?" Read the #GPLFAQ answer and inform yourself and your team at: https://u.fsf.org/3uu
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2024-06-23 22:27:31

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

2024-06-23 21:57:30

Check out the section on #MobilePhone #freedom on the #FreedomLadder to learn what is possible with #FreeSoftware on mobile devices in 2024: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder

2024-06-23 21:12:36

#ThankGNU! to Adarsh Melethil, David Bruce, Hideki Igarashi, the I2P Maintainers Team, James Wilson, Mikael Taipale, Stefan Antun, and Valerio Poggi for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-06-23 17:42:31

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

2024-06-23 17:27:39

The right to repair is crucial for a free future, this is illustrated in our animated video "Fight to Repair." Join our campaign and inform others on the state of #RightToRepair in your country. #FightToRepair https://fsf.org/ftr
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2024-06-23 12:57:37

"Current everyday digital tools/infrastructures do not ensure the best standards for sovereignty of content and data neither for the individual, nor organisations and states." "This affects the full guarantees of various human rights, such as the right to privacy or the right to conduct a business, and democratic governance as a whole." https://u.fsf.org/44b

2024-06-23 12:27:34

80% of the survey participants think the #LibrePlanet 2024 speakers were very good or even excellent. Take the LibrePlanet 2024 survey to let us know what you think: https://my.fsf.org/node/70/

2024-06-23 11:57:35

Graduation coming up? Looking for a gift? Follow this link to give the gift of an FSF membership: https://u.fsf.org/40t

2024-06-23 11:12:42

#ThankGNU! to Christopher Rorvick, David Bruce, David Chapman, Makoto Nakai, Michael Henderson, Nardy Pillards, Robek World, and Steve Tuyizere for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-06-23 02:12:33

2024-06-23 01:57:31

Want to help? Improving and adding to the Free Software Directory at https://directory.fsf.org is an easy way to support the free software community. Join us for meetings every Friday to help us do this crucial work: https://u.fsf.org/3ft

2024-06-22 23:27:32

In an indictment against Defend the Atlanta Forest activists in Georgia, state prosecutors cast suspicion on the defendants’ use of encrypted messengers and #Tor. Use #encryption and showcase that resisting bulk #surveillance is not suspicious but self-defense. Our Email Self-Defense guide can help you to send and receive encrypted emails: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/

2024-06-22 22:57:31

Curious how to get started contributing to #emacs? Colin Woodbury has written a helpful blog post on just that topic, including instructions for copyright assignment: https://u.fsf.org/3fr

2024-06-22 22:27:28

A big thank you to those of you who sent us their local recordings of #LibrePlanet 2024 streams! We're still looking for recordings of the following sessions: Walled gardens of freedom, Set up your local currency with free software, and Trisquel twentieth anniversary spectacular.

2024-06-22 21:57:35

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
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2024-06-22 21:12:39

2024-06-22 17:27:35

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alexander Kozhevnikov (GNU #emacs), Ankit Raj Pandey (GNU #emacs), Artem Iurchenko (GNU #auctex, GNU #emacs), Felix Lechner (GNU #emacs), Giacomo Lorenzetti (GNU #astro), Loïc Lemaître (GNU #emacs), Toshihiro Umehara (GNU #emacs), Zebbediah Beck (GNU #bash) for assigning their copyright to the FSF!

2024-06-22 12:27:33

80% of the survey participants think the #LibrePlanet 2024 speakers were very good or even excellent. Take the LibrePlanet 2024 survey to let us know what you think: https://my.fsf.org/node/70/

2024-06-22 11:57:38

2024-06-22 11:12:44

#ThankGNU! to Ada Avery, Andy Kopra, Anush Veeranala, Dwight Cass, Joseph Pingenot, R Scott Belford, Tomas Stary, and Uko Kokņevičs for helping the FSF to promote #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-06-22 02:12:35

2024-06-21 22:57:36

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
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2024-06-21 22:27:30

80% of the survey participants think the #LibrePlanet 2024 speakers were very good or even excellent. Take the LibrePlanet 2024 survey to let us know what you think: https://my.fsf.org/node/70/

2024-06-21 21:12:38

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Adam Oberbeck, Arthur Gleckler, Catalin Francu, David Klann, Jason Compton, Ramana Kumar, Reynaldo Cordero, Richard Ellwood, Stéphane Bortzmeyer, and Water Chika for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-06-21 17:27:33

Don't let #Apple's new products distract you from their global antitrust claims battle to maintain its subjugation over users globally. Fight for the right to install #freesoftware and put Apple Inc. in its place! https://u.fsf.org/3gf

2024-06-21 12:57:38

We love freedom 3, the freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. Boost this post to share the message with others! Read about the four freedoms of #FreeSoftware: https://u.fsf.org/2cj
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2024-06-21 12:27:34

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

2024-06-21 11:57:34

Did you know that the FSF tech team published 133 web pages of their sysadmin documentation? Check it out at https://u.fsf.org/423

2024-06-21 11:12:44

2024-06-21 02:12:36

2024-06-21 01:57:31

With an associate membership, you can start a Jitsi room and invite whoever you please, whether or not they have an FSF account. You're not handing over your credentials to Apple or Google by proxy Unlike the flagship server, ours does not require a third-party login. It does not use nonfree JavaScript, and it does not recommend nonfree software or browser extensions. https://u.fsf.org/41x https://u.fsf.org/jitsi

2024-06-20 23:27:36

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. #LibrePlanet

2024-06-20 22:57:35

Use these resources to find the free software you need, promote the free software you like, and explain to everyone you know why it's essential to use and support free software: https://www.fsf.org/resources/

2024-06-20 22:27:33

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

2024-06-20 21:57:34

Defective by Design badges and banners for your site: https://www.defectivebydesign.org/graphics

2024-06-20 21:12:41

2024-06-20 17:27:35

Did you know that the government of Kerala included free software in the school curriculum inspired by protests from free software enthusiasts and a favorable stance taken by a school teachers association? https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-system-india.html Help the free software community achieve the same for other states, countries, and regions worldwide by donating to support the FSF's advocacy for free software. https://donate.fsf.org/

2024-06-20 14:57:35

Check out the section on #MobilePhone #freedom on the #FreedomLadder to learn what is possible with #FreeSoftware on mobile devices in 2024: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder

2024-06-20 12:57:36

Did you know that the FSF has a Friends membership tier? It doesn't have all the benefits of the standard or student associate membership tiers, but it does include the option to receive a USB membership card with Trisquel GNU/Linux, an FSF membership badge, access to the member forum, and some other perks, all while supporting software freedom. Read more about the Friends tier: https://u.fsf.org/1m6

2024-06-20 12:27:36

It's time to brave Apple's monopoly and liberate users and developers. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/3gf

2024-06-20 11:57:43

From the preamble of the GNU GPL: "To protect your rights, we need to prevent others from denying you these rights or asking you to surrender the rights. Therefore, you have certain responsibilities [...]" https://u.fsf.org/3kz
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2024-06-20 11:12:42

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2024-06-19 23:27:33

"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 this week. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

2024-06-19 22:27:34

2024-06-19 21:12:36

2024-06-19 17:42:35

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alexander Kozhevnikov, Ankit Raj Pandey, Artem Iurchenko, Felix Lechner, Loïc Lemaître, Toshihiro Umehara, and Zebbediah Beck for assigning their copyright to the FSF! More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

2024-06-19 17:27:41

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @npub1u2r…4urs for illustrating the reasons. https://www.sachachua.com/blog/
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2024-06-19 12:57:42

2024-06-19 12:27:36

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. https://u.fsf.org/3gf

2024-06-19 11:57:40

2024-06-19 01:57:40

From time to time, the licensing team receives questions about the "GCC Runtime Library Exception." There is an answer in the #GPLFAQ about what it is and what it does. Read more about the exception here: https://u.fsf.org/3w0
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2024-06-18 23:27:35

2024-06-18 22:27:34

80% of the survey participants think the #LibrePlanet 2024 speakers were very good or even excellent. Take the LibrePlanet 2024 survey to let us know what you think: https://my.fsf.org/node/70/

2024-06-18 21:12:42

2024-06-18 19:52:18

Want to extend your personal network and connect with other free software activists? Organize a free software group in your region and list it on the LibrePlanet wiki: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Teams/New Write to us at <info@fsf.org> and let us know how we can support your local group and/or events. We can send you materials, promote your group or event, and even send you a speaker or program ideas if you wish.

2024-06-18 17:42:35

2024-06-18 15:25:45

Today at 17:00 UTC, David Thompson, will be giving a remote talk about Guix, Guile and his recent work at the Spritely Institute encompassing Goblins and Hoot. https://libreplanet.org/wiki?title=Group:Guix/PatchReviewSessions2024

2024-06-18 12:57:36

2024-06-18 12:27:38

"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 this week. Make sure to follow it to stay tuned: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

2024-06-18 11:57:37

Better than Zoom: Try these free software tools for staying in touch https://u.fsf.org/311

2024-06-18 11:12:45

2024-06-18 02:12:36

2024-06-18 01:57:36

Are you bilingual and would you like to see the FSFs #freesoftware resources in more languages? Email campaigns@fsf.org and join the translations team. It's the most effective way to bring free software to the world.

2024-06-17 23:27:33

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

2024-06-17 22:27:34

2024-06-17 21:57:40

We love freedom 2, the freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others. Boost this post if you LOVE this freedom, and want others to know about it, too! Read about the four freedoms of #FreeSoftware: https://u.fsf.org/2cj
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2024-06-17 21:12:39

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2024-06-17 17:27:36

"What would happen if any of the Bluetooth hearing aids manufacturers decided not to provide updates for models of which the warranty expired? Well, if the software on these hearing aids were free (as in freedom), then the free software community could help keep it updated." Read the full article: https://u.fsf.org/448

2024-06-17 12:57:38

Better than Zoom: Try these free software tools for staying in touch https://u.fsf.org/311

2024-06-17 12:27:37

2024-06-17 11:57:43

What if I discover a possible violation of the GPL? "You should report it. First, check the facts as best you can. Then tell the publisher or copyright holder of the specific GPL-covered program." Read the full answer https://u.fsf.org/3ks #GNUGPLFAQ
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2024-06-17 11:12:43

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Andrew Gaul, Dario Armani, Fredrick Brennan, 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
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2024-06-17 02:12:36

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2024-06-16 23:27:37

"The talks that impressed me the most were those pertaining to others' experiences with using and promoting free software," says LibrePlanet 2024 speaker Michael Brodskiy. Make sure to follow the FSF’s Peertube account to stay tuned on the release of the #LibrePlanet videos: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/video-channels

2024-06-16 22:57:38

The hardware database h-node.org has many new distros and vendors added, including Trisquel, Parabola, Replicant and LibreCMC (distros), which you can check against various notebook vendors for #freesoftware compatibility. #hNode https://u.fsf.org/l0
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2024-06-16 22:27:37

"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

2024-06-16 21:57:41

Did you know that the hardware database #hNode has detailed instructions on how to identify the hardware in your computer? Use the commands to see what's in your computer and whether or not it is compatible with #freesoftware https://u.fsf.org/3ui
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#Snowden says: "Stallman was right." Adobe is telling its user that they have to agree to Adobe spying on their files (which they have forced their users to store on their server) whenever they wish or the Adobe software will immediately cease to run.
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2024-06-10 14:49:19

Adobe is telling its user that they have to agree to Adobe spying on their files (which they have forced their users to store on their server) whenever they wish or the Adobe software will immediately cease to run.
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