Free Software Foundation

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

Homepage: https://www.fsf.org

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Last Notes

2026-10-14 18:17:04 UTC

Don't forget to register for #EncryptFest online or in Boston or New Haven on October 25 at no cost: https://u.fsf.org/encryptfest-register #FreeSoftware #surveillance #FSF #encryption
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2026-06-23 15:45:05 UTC

Show a member of the free software community or a project that you've noticed their important work by nominating them for a #FreeSoftware Award: https://u.fsf.org/4bc #FSF #GNU

2026-03-26 00:30:05 UTC

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Emre Yolcu for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments

2026-03-25 19:28:21 UTC

Free software offers trust and privacy; #Ring offers mass surveillance: https://u.fsf.org/4aw
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2026-03-25 15:45:04 UTC

Free software is for everyone: https://framatube.org/w/vdScW3ApcAcFNsPLKe4U8m #FSF #FreeSoftware

2026-03-25 14:22:58 UTC

A #ThankGNU! to Katherine Brady and Kevin Spiteri for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao
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2026-03-25 12:15:04 UTC

Gracjan Stankiewicz supports the #FSF with an associate membership because of the "important of free software in our society." https://my.fsf.org/join

2026-03-25 05:00:05 UTC

The #FreeSoftware community needs people like you to bring people together to swap ideas, learn from each other, and celebrate free software at local meetups: https://u.fsf.org/4af #LibreLocal #FSF

2026-03-25 00:30:04 UTC

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Pavan Mantha for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments

2026-03-24 18:05:33 UTC

A #ThankGNU! to Boris Litvin and Jason Carroll for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao
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2026-03-24 15:45:04 UTC

People with #FreeSoftware experience make excellent workers! Learn how you can advertise your position on our #job page: https://u.fsf.org/46v

2026-03-18 00:30:04 UTC

2026-03-09 15:45:05 UTC

Interested in free software, but not sure where to get started? Check out our #FreedomLadder for some ideas: u.fsf.org/3f1 #FreeSoftware #FSF

2026-03-09 14:21:11 UTC

A #ThankGNU! to Morten Lind, Nicolas Avrutin, and Pablo González Otero for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/4ao
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2026-02-22 06:00:04 UTC

Every time that we use a #FreeSoftware project, especially the smaller ones, we should do our best to be thankful for the hard work that #maintainers do to keep it running: https://u.fsf.org/4ad #ILoveFS

2026-02-14 16:45:04 UTC

You get a lot of benefits when you support #FreeSoftware with a #FSF associate membership: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits

2026-02-12 06:00:04 UTC

You already have the skills needed to support the #FreeSoftware movement, even if you don't have experience in coding. Help us live in a freer world by volunteering with the #FSF: https://www.fsf.org/volunteer

2026-01-27 20:52:35 UTC

Read about why GPL-compliant reasonable legal notices and author attributions matter in our latest article: https://u.fsf.org/4aa #GPL #GNU #FSF #FreeSoftware
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2026-01-18 13:15:05 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2026-01-15 20:40:41 UTC

#FreeSoftware helps guarantee so many other basic freedoms, like the right to be free of mass surveillance or the right to read what you want. Join the #FSF as an member and help us continue this work: https://www.fsf.org/join
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2026-01-13 21:58:31 UTC

Three more days: that's how long we have before our deadline to reach our goal of welcoming 100 new #FSF associate members. We can do this: we need just 38 more people to join us to help further software freedom for all: https://u.fsf.org/4a6

2026-01-07 16:45:04 UTC

When you donate to the #FSF, you support lots of great work, including the #Librephone project and research on freedom in machine learning applications: https://www.fsf.org/appeal/ #FSFTable

2025-12-28 13:15:05 UTC

The #FSF campaigns team does a lot to protect #UserFreedom, but they can't do it alone: https://u.fsf.org/49q #FSFTable

2025-12-24 13:15:05 UTC

Don’t be fooled by #Amazon’s claims that #Ring video doorbells give you freedom and security: https://u.fsf.org/49w #Bulletin #FSF

2025-12-21 13:15:06 UTC

You can sponsor a #FSF associate membership for an entire year for $140 US: u.fsf.org/47g #FSFTable

2025-12-12 16:45:04 UTC

Your donation funds important #FreeSoftware outreach, including events, meetups, and resources in multiple languages: https://www.fsf.org/appeal/ #FSFTable

2025-12-09 16:43:23 UTC

The #FSF announced today the recipients of the 2024 #FreeSoftwareAwards, which are given annually by the FSF to groups and individuals in the free software community who have made significant contributions to the cause for software freedom: https://u.fsf.org/49m

2025-11-27 01:30:05 UTC

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Alvin Hsu for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #GNUEmacs #CopyrightAssignments

2025-11-26 16:45:04 UTC

Registration for #FSF40 #hackathon is still open! https://u.fsf.org/482

2025-11-21 06:00:05 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2025-11-17 13:15:05 UTC

We want to take a moment to thank the people and projects who have made #FreeSoftware a reality -- and ask for your support in the decades to come: https://www.fsf.org/appeal/ #FSFTable

2025-11-16 06:00:06 UTC

2025-11-08 13:15:04 UTC

2025-11-07 16:45:04 UTC

People with #FreeSoftware experience make excellent workers! Learn how you can advertise your position on our #job page: https://u.fsf.org/46v

2025-10-31 12:15:07 UTC

We're looking for #FSF40 sponsors! https://u.fsf.org/46p

2025-10-27 20:24:09 UTC

Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://u.fsf.org/498 #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF
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2025-10-27 00:30:05 UTC

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Przemyslaw Kaminski for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #GNUEmacs #CopyrightAssignments

2025-10-26 05:00:05 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2025-10-23 12:15:05 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2025-10-22 15:45:05 UTC

Interested in free software, but not sure where to get started? Check out our #FreedomLadder for some ideas: u.fsf.org/3f1 #FreeSoftware #FSF

2025-10-20 05:00:05 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2025-10-16 12:15:06 UTC

Registration for #FSF40 #hackathon is still open! https://u.fsf.org/482

2025-10-14 21:21:59 UTC

Big #news for #FreeSoftware and anyone who uses a cell phone: https://u.fsf.org/493 #FSF

2025-10-09 12:15:06 UTC

We're looking for a new deputy director! https://u.fsf.org/48c #FSF #job

2025-10-04 14:20:11 UTC

We're kickstarting #FSF40 in just a few minutes! We're so excited to see everyone in Boston and online.
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2025-09-23 05:00:06 UTC

2025-09-18 12:15:04 UTC

People with #FreeSoftware experience make excellent workers! Learn how you can advertise your position on our #job page: https://u.fsf.org/46v

2025-09-16 12:15:06 UTC

We're looking for #FSF40 sponsors! https://u.fsf.org/46p

2025-08-31 15:45:04 UTC

2025-08-21 12:15:05 UTC

Defending systems like #Savannah from DDoS begins with analysis: https://u.fsf.org/47s #FSF #Bulletin #FreeSoftware

2025-08-18 12:15:05 UTC

2025-08-12 12:15:06 UTC

Want to work with #FreeSoftware? Check out our #job page regularly: https://u.fsf.org/46u

2025-08-10 15:45:05 UTC

Just because a license is free does not mean it serves the goals of the #FreeSoftware movement well: https://u.fsf.org/47p #Bulletin #FSF

2025-07-28 15:19:31 UTC

Today is the last day to order your #FSF and #GNU merch before the #FSFShop closes for the season! Place your order now: https://shop.fsf.org/

2025-07-25 17:44:42 UTC

How the Free Software Foundation battles the LLM bots: https://u.fsf.org/487 #FSF40 #TheNewsStack #LLM

2025-06-28 05:00:04 UTC

Yet another sad example of why governments shouldn't force their citizens to use nonfree software: https://u.fsf.org/46t

2025-06-23 05:00:04 UTC

Yet another sad example of why governments shouldn't force their citizens to use nonfree software: https://u.fsf.org/46t

2025-06-19 19:43:16 UTC

A #ThankGNU! to Katherine Brady and Meng Guang for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
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2025-06-19 05:00:05 UTC

With a strong community supporting #FreeSoftware, there are no limits to the freedom we can have https://u.fsf.org/47e #JoinFSF

2025-06-16 21:59:26 UTC

#FreeSoftware can defy dystopia: https://u.fsf.org/47e #JoinFSF
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2025-06-08 05:00:05 UTC

There are no free \#Linux kernel drivers for contemporary Wi-Fi hardware. Tell Qualcomm, Inc. to release fully-free drivers for its in-production Wi-Fi chipsets, just as it\'s predecessor, Atheros, did sixteen years ago: https://u.fsf.org/475

2025-04-08 05:00:05 UTC

Want to help #GNU? There are many ways to help #FreeSoftware to grow: https://u.fsf.org/2ca

2025-04-03 18:19:46 UTC

RSVP to the #LibreLocal meetup in Le Blanc, France: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/FSF40/meetups #FSF40 #FreeSoftware
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2025-03-25 21:01:27 UTC

There's only a few hours left to submit a #FreeSoftwareAward nomination! Nominate someone by 23:49 EDT (03:59 UTC) today: u.fsf.org/461 #FSF

2025-03-23 18:46:14 UTC

Next up, we have, Stallman's katana, which is a #memorabilia both flashy and symbolic of how software freedom can be defended with wit. For more pictures and information on its use as imagery in the #FreeSoftware movement, visit https://u.fsf.org/46b #auction #FSF40
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2025-03-18 15:45:06 UTC

Did you know that the government of #Kerala includes #FreeSoftware 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/

2025-03-17 17:19:08 UTC

We just launched the Silent #FreeSoftware Memorabilia Auction. The first ten items are now open for bidding: https://u.fsf.org/466 This is your chance to get your very own personal souvenir of the FSF, from original GNU art to plush gnus that have been greeting visitors in the lobby of the FSF office for years and the very same VT220 that sat on the FSF's front desk.
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2025-03-14 11:10:25 UTC

On February 24, twelve free software enthusiasts met in #Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a #LibreLocal community meetup. They shared their experience in using and contributing to #FreeSoftware and discussed how to foster #LibreSoftware in the DRC.
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2025-03-08 16:45:04 UTC

Can you believe #LibreLocal month is only a little more than one month away? Connect with your local #FreeSoftware #Community and RSVP to a meetup near you: https://u.fsf.org/45z #FSF40

2025-03-06 19:20:08 UTC

There's still time to show a member of the #FreeSoftware community that you've been inspired by their work by nominating them for a #FreeSoftwareAward: https://u.fsf.org/461
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2025-03-06 14:13:42 UTC

Five prestigious items will be up for #auction on March 23, 2025. Don't miss your chance to own a piece of #FSF #history and register for the #FSF40 live auction today: https://u.fsf.org/45x
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2025-03-03 13:15:04 UTC

With free software, users could update the software themselves, instead of having to rely on the proprietor: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/nvidia-winding-down-support-for-older-gpus-including-the-legendary-750-ti-and-1060/

2025-02-16 06:00:04 UTC

We're planning a jam-packed #AnniversaryYear and we hope you'll join us for the festivities! Learn more: https://www.fsf.org/fsf40/

2025-02-12 21:00:21 UTC

Only two more days until #ilovefs day! 💓 Most of us are pretty familiar with what's considered #freesoftware, but what about the term used to describe software that is free of cost but NOT free as in freedom?
As with the past two days, we'll be posting the answer to this #trivia question tomorrow.

2025-02-11 21:31:12 UTC

You can celebrate #ilove day and help #freesoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory! Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-02-14-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory
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2025-02-11 20:55:09 UTC

You guys did great with yesterday's #FSF #trivia question! We're back with another #ilovefs trivia question, this time on licenses:
Which software license was originally written for artwork, documentation, and other non-software materials?
We can't wait to see how y'all do ❤️ answer will be posted tomorrow morning.
P.S. shout-out to #FSFE for coming up with today's trivia question!

2025-02-11 19:45:18 UTC

We had a great time at #FOSDEM2025 and wanted to share some of our highlights with everyone: https://u.fsf.org/45u #FSF #FreeSoftware #Brussels
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2025-02-05 19:01:18 UTC

#FreeSoftwareAwards nominations are now open! Recommend individuals and projects for one of three awards by March 5: https://u.fsf.org/45r #FreeSoftwareCommunity #FSF40
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2025-01-30 16:45:05 UTC

Free software is an essential tool for building a free society at every level: https://u.fsf.org/455 #Bulletin

2025-01-28 13:15:04 UTC

No matter if a nonfree game is played on its original hardware or an emulator, it is still #nonfree: https://u.fsf.org/453 #Bulletin

2025-01-24 15:32:57 UTC

#Llama3.1 Community License is not a #FreeSoftware license: it denies #UserFreedom and gives power to licensors. https://u.fsf.org/45j

2025-01-21 16:45:04 UTC

For our fortieth anniversary, we're centering grassroots organization globally, and we hope you'll join us. Organize a free software meetup in 2025 and we'll help you promote it! More about #FSF40 here: https://u.fsf.org/44j

2025-01-14 06:00:06 UTC

There are so many reasons why you should join the #FSF and support #FreeSoftware. Ignacio Randazzo joined because "I want to help the people that fight for the future I believe we deserve." #UserFreedom

2025-01-10 15:38:01 UTC

When the #FSF was founded in 1985, anchoring the FSF in its #values was at the core of decision-making: https://u.fsf.org/45c

2025-01-01 15:11:11 UTC

Happy #PublicDomainDay! On Jan 1, the comic debuts of Popeye and Buck Rogers, as well as Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own and many other works, will finally enter the public domain. Find more DRM-free books at https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/ebooks #VirginiaWoolf #Popeye #BuckRogers DRM

2024-12-13 23:00:05 UTC

It's not too late for your graphic design to be part of FSF history. Find out how to enter our logo contest by January 1, 2025 here: https://u.fsf.org/44s #FSF40

2024-12-11 13:30:09 UTC

Over the past few years, many people have unfortunately become more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. Dis-services like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine. Try video sites like the Blender Open Movies project instead.

2024-12-10 23:30:03 UTC

These companies need the help of developers or technical users in crossing the freedom finish line to full acceptability: PINE64, MNT, and Purism.

2024-12-08 23:30:05 UTC

2024-12-07 23:00:03 UTC

MNT's line of Reform laptops is promising. Can you help to replace the nonfree code used to initialize the RAM to make it fully compatible with freedom?

2024-11-30 00:00:04 UTC

You can use #FreeSoftware to tailor programs that work for you, combine things as you wish, and share these building blocks with others. In a #FreeSociety with technology being ubiquitous, everyone should have these essential #freedoms. Support the FSF, support free software: https://donate.fsf.org #CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety

2024-11-27 16:04:15 UTC

#FreeSoftware is vital for the public and state-run infrastructure of a #freesociety ! Read more: https://u.fsf.org/44o
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2024-11-25 00:00:05 UTC

Learn how to replace proprietary software with free software on Windows. 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:Windows

2024-11-21 22:15:07 UTC

Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Beat Straehl, David Almassian, David Klann, Kim Minh Kaplan, and Maks Romih Us for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy
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2024-11-21 13:55:42 UTC

#FreeSoftware is an important building block to a #FreeSociety. With technology being all over, everyone should have the #4freedoms to ensure that we, the #users, control the #technology around us and not the technology controlling us. Learn more: https://www.fsf.org/appeal #CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety
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2024-11-19 20:08:10 UTC

International Day against #DRM (#IDAD) will be happening on December 20, 2025. Subscribe to the Free Software Supporter to stay tuned. https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/subscribe
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2024-11-14 23:00:04 UTC

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

2024-11-13 21:17:39 UTC

Tomorrow, the US Senate will vote on two bills that, if passed, will entrench software patents even further in the United States. Call/email your Senators now and tell them to vote no on the PERA and PREVAIL Acts. Read more here: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/pera-act-votes-tomorrow-a-major-step-back-for-software-freedom

2024-11-10 22:15:08 UTC

#ThankGNU! to Adarsh Melethil, David Bruce, Deborah Jackson, James Wilson, Mikael Taipale, Peter Sluka, 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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2024-11-09 13:00:06 UTC

"Schools should teach the value of sharing by setting an example. #FreeSoftware supports #education by allowing the sharing of knowledge and tools." https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-why.html Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to schools around the world.