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Together, we can build a future in which everyone will be able to learn in freedom and will know their rights as a user. Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to every learning environment around the world.
#LearnLibre
#Education
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Richard M. Stallman has resigned as FSF president and from the board of directors:
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Apple, Facebook, and Google all have created software based on Jarek Duda's asymmetric numeral systems (ANS), which he dedicated to the public domain for everyone to use. Now Google is seeking a patent, and Duda isn't happy about it (and neither are we):
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Nifty free software news: the imaging software used by the Event Horizon Telescope, which was able to record the first
picture of a black hole, is licensed under the GPLv3!
#blackhole
#copyleft
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#GNU
Octave is an important scientific tool. Its maintainer needs help after 25 years--please RT to spread the word.
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The FSF tweets from
http://t.co/hSN5gqrKpf.
Consider switching to GNU social, a free software microblogging service:
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Statement of FSF board on election of Richard Stallman (RMS):
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Today, September 17th, is the birthday of the Linux kernel 0.0.1! Happy birthday, Linux!
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The FSF is 35 years old today! We're kicking off a week of celebration and special surprises. Read here to see how you can participate, and join us on 10/09 for a special anniversary livestream!
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While our primary mission is freedom for software users, we want to be clear, the FSF board unanimously condemns misogyny, racism,and other bigotry as well as defamation, intimidation, and unfair attacks on free thought and speech.
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We're overjoyed to announce that the FSF has received an extraordinary gift of 91.45 Bitcoin from the
#PineappleFund
, valued at $1 million! Huge thanks to the Pineapple Fund for this tremendous contribution to software freedom.
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Thanks, but no thanks
@MicrosoftEdge
. True support for GNU/Linux requires supporting users' freedom, not just allowing them to run your proprietary program.
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When you put your data in the "cloud," you're giving someone else control. Make sure everyone knows about this issue with our new sticker, available in packs of ten:
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Join us to fight for net neutrality: take action today!
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Happy
#GNU
anniversary! 35 years ago today, Richard Stallman announced his intent to create the complete Unix-compatible software system called GNU (for Gnu's Not Unix):
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No LibrePlanet organizers (staff or volunteer), speakers, award winners, exhibitors, or sponsors were made aware of Richard Stallman's announcement until it was public.
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Happy Software Freedom Day! We recommend taking a moment to thank the authors and the maintainers of the free software packages that you use everyday, to let them know you appreciate them.
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Even if it's for GNU/Linux, releasing proprietary software is business as usual for Microsoft. Until they realize users need freedom, not just the permission to run their browser, we're giving Microsoft Edge a hard pass.
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Happy GNU year from us at the FSF!
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An important step forward for
#freesoftware
in government: Barcelona is ditching Microsoft and going with GNU/Linux!
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The first winner of the newest category of the Free Software Awards, the Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor, goes to Clarissa Lima Borges (
@lborgesclarissa
), whose remarkable first steps into the free software movement have inspired us all.
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Free Unix! 37 years ago today, the initial announcement of the GNU operating system was posted to Usenet. Every day since then has brought them closer to their goal of a world where users can do their computing in complete freedom.
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#AdaLovelaceDay
is a time to celebrate women in technology! Lovelace was the first person to publish an algorithm intended to be executed by the first modern computer. Because of this, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.
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Happy birthday,
@debian
! Thank you for all the work you do year after year packaging, improving, distributing and documenting free software.
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Lenovo is reported to have implemented a nasty design that only boots into Windows, making it impossible to boot or install GNU/Linux. Of the change, researcher Matthew G. says there seems to be no security benefits to this change. Read more:
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Happy 27th birthday to
@Debian
! While we still recommend its users avoid the "contrib" and "non-free" package repositories, we congratulate the project on their long-running and successful work for the free software community.
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According to the FTC, Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years. This is one of the obvious perils of nonfree software: you can't verify that the software isn't abusing you, you just have to take their word.
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Today the
#GNU
Project is 34 years old. Help us celebrate (and protect your freedom) by donating $34 to the FSF!
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Yes, actual people are listening to what your voice assistant records, including your most private moments, and the extent to which Amazon, Apple, and Google will let you opt out varies. And of course none of this is remotely transparent.
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GNU/Linux is generously made by users. Because of their good will and the four freedoms,
#freesoftware
is on your side.
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Next at
#LibrePlanet
2021 at 15:40, FSF founder Richard Stallman (RMS) will deliver the talk “Unjust computing clamps down,” in the Jupiter room:
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The board voted unanimously to post the following statement on the FSF website:
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Today the FSF turns 32 years old! Celebrate with a look back at everything we do to advance free software:
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Next up for the FSF 35th anniversary celebration: coming up at 2:15 EST, a special message from free software movement founder Richard Stallman!
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We thought our classic gnu design might need a little freshening up, and since our office just acquired a Wacom tablet and took an Inkscape class together, we tinkered a little with the original design. What do you think of this rough draft?
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A TV production company made Twitter delete a tweet pointing at an article about a leak of unreleased TV shows. Then
@EFF
tweeted about those events, and the production company made Twitter take that down too:
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Happy birthday to
#GNU
! Today marks 34 years since the launch of the GNU Project. Read more:
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It's easy to forget, amidst all the threats to our software freedom, that ours is an inherently positive story, celebrating creativity and skill. Check out this beautiful comic by Sacha Chua
@sachac
, read more, and share with
#userfreedom
:
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What is freedom 2? The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. Boost this post if you LOVE this freedom!
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The copyleft symbol has been added to Version 11.0 of the Unicode Standard!
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If you can't fix it, you don't own it: defend your right to repair!
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NVIDIA's graphics drivers include telemetry and artificially slow the execution of algorithms they don't like. In other words, they're defective by design.
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Read the inspiring story of how Eyüpsultan, Turkey switched to free software, gained independence from proprietary software, and saved money ($$$) in the process! If they did it in their city, your city can do it too! | Read more at:
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#GNU
Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop:
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Due to
#DRM
, HBO Max now will not work on any computer running GNU/Linux, regardless of what browser you choose: Learn more about our Defective By Design campaign against DRM at .
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We love free software. With much thanks to the talented
@SachaChua
for illustrating the reasons.
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As long as the code behind "smart" home devices is proprietary, these companies are free to spy on us as much as they like. Help us fight back: tell your friends about free software and urge then to join the FSF! Support
#FreeSoftware
.
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What do you get the license that has everything? Please wish a happy 14th birthday to the GPLv3!
#userfreedom
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Happy 10th birthday to
@LibreOffice
! Not only do FSF staff use it every day, but the LibreOffice suite makes a great first piece of free software to suggest to friends and relatives.
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We love free software. With much thanks to the talented
@SachaChua
for illustrating the reasons.
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S3 goes down, hobbles Internet. What if all restaurants used one kitchen? Decentralization is a priority:
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BIG NEWS: The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of
@Puri_sm
PureOS to its list of recommended GNU/Linux distributions.
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#GNUHealth
Embedded is an exciting new application of the free software hospital information system that makes it more portable for health emergencies. Read about it in the latest issue of the Free Software Foundation Bulletin:
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In an open letter to the Parliament, the Dutch minister for internal affairs Raymond Knops commits to a "Free Software by default" policy and underlines its benefits for society:
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Happy 32nd birthday to GNU Bash! We're proud to have played a role in its long-running history, and to celebrate it on its birthday.. bash!
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European free software supporters: take a stand against Article 13 of the Copyright Directive today! The next round of voting is July 5, so don't wait.
#saveyourinternet
#CensorshipMachine
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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
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#GNU
Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop:
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We're so glad to see
@WIRED
highlighting the F-Droid app store - a source for Android apps that don't abuse your trust!
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We love freedom 3, the freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. Boost this post to share the message with others!
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We love free software. With much thanks to the talented
@SachaChua
for illustrating the reasons. See for emacs news and more!
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You may have heard about this yesterday, but it bears repeating: the anonymous Pineapple Fund has donated $1 million worth of Bitcoin to the FSF to promote and defend free software, computer user freedom, and digital rights!
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The FSF turns 36 today! We're hard at work fighting for your freedom, so in the meantime, please check out our anniversary celebration from last year:
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#DRM
creates a damaged good, making e-textbooks and other software endlessly annoying to use: Join us to protest DRM in textbooks and much more on the International Day Against DRM, October 12:
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The new rockstars of free software deserve recognition, which is why we created the Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor, won this year by Clarissa Lima Borges. Nominate your inspirations at !
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The FSF tech team has grown over 35 years from an informal group of sysadmins, contractors, and lots of wonderful volunteers, to a dedicated four-person team. Here are just some of their stories:
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In Wired: Edward Snowden writes that the age of mass surveillance will not last forever... and we have the power to end it.
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Congratulations to the VLC (VideoLAN) team on their 20th birthday! VLC is one of the most popular programs under the GPL, and has been used by millions around the world as their media player of choice.
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New interview with RMS in New York Magazine
@nymag
! "No company is so important its existence justifies setting up a police state":
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Congratulations to the VLC (VideoLAN) team on their 20th birthday! VLC is one of the most popular programs under the GPL, and has been used by millions around the world as their media player of choice.
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It's easy to forget, amidst all the threats to our software freedom, that ours is an inherently positive story, celebrating creativity and skill. Check out this beautiful comic by Sacha Chua
@sachac
, read more, and share with
#userfreedom
:
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Free BIOS achieved!!! Read the latest article by FSF senior systems administrator, Ian Kelling, about the FSF tech teams latest achievement toward freedom.
#libreboot
#coreboot
#freeBIOS
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When a corporation as hostile to user freedom as Apple starts producing the silicon that their software runs on, we should all be concerned. Expect them to use it as leverage for even further control on what users can and can't do with their own computers.
#appleevent
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PeerTube v3, an alternative to centralized video platforms like YouTube, is now live! Read more about the new release from our friends at
@framasoft
, , and subscribe to our PeerTube channel at !
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It's our birthday today -- we're thirty-seven years old! Check out some of the milestones in the history of
#GNU
and
#FreeSoftware
#FSF
, such as the publication of
#GNUGPL
, memberships,
#LibrePlanet
and our
@enddrm
campaign:
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RT if you think decision-makers
@timberners_lee
+
@W3C
should listen to the marchers and reject
#DRM
!
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Apple's "secure boot" in the 2018 macbook pro is more aptly called restricted boot. It prevents GNU/Linux from accessing the laptop's ssd drive. We've been warning about these kinds of restrictions since Microsoft
initially adopted them:
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RMS received an honorary doctorate from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, in Paris, France
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You know how Facebook has this uncanny knack for serving you ads that happen to coincide with conversations you're having in person? It's not a coincidence and it's not paranoia:
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As announced at
#LibrePlanet
Richard Stallman will be speaking about the free software movement and your freedom. His speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend online.
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It's more crucial than ever right now to develop communications technologies that respect our rights and our privacy -- you deserve better than Zoom! Keep an eye out for announcements on our upcoming efforts:
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We're thankful for all the
#freesoftware
activists, advocates, artists, creators, developers, makers, supporters, and users out there. Thank you for everything you do!
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Celebrate Valentine's Day by showing everyone how much you love free software, and helping the people you love learn why free software is important: share this graphic with hashtag
#ilovefs
!
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#LibrePlanet
2019 videos are live! Watch FSF founder and president Richard Stallman's speech and presentation of the Free Software Awards:
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We love free software. With much thanks to the talented
@SachaChua
for illustrating the reasons. See for emacs news and more!
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#GNU
Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop:
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