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Free Software Foundation

"While code-generating AI systems like CoPilot have emerged as a powerful tool for professional developers, there are growing legal and ethical concerns around the development of these models." Mark your calendar for this upcoming online talk. More info: u.fsf.org/3z5

Bo Morgan

@fsf This talk sounds super interesting. The times for this talk on the FSF website do not have a timezone.

Free Software Foundation

Interested in learning more about the #LibrePlanet workshop "Digital colonialism, surveillance capitalism, and a libre software future." It will be held online on Monday, May 15, 12:00–13:30 EDT (16:00–17:30 UTC). Read more: u.fsf.org/3z4

Free Software Foundation

Our "Respects Your Freedom" (RYF) certification program helps you find hardware that doesn't violate your right to control the devices you own. Learn more, and shop while supporting companies that support your freedom: ryf.fsf.org/ #RYF

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Free Software Foundation

We'd love to receive your feedback on LibrePlanet: Charting the course. Fill out the questionnaire at my.fsf.org/node/59/ #LibrePlanet

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Free Software Foundation

Help us give a big #ThankGNU to Raffael Stocker, Fredrick Brennan, Morten Lind, Stéphane Bortzmeyer, and R Scott Belford for their generous donation. Contributions such as these help the #fsf fight for freedom! Check out u.fsf.org/3vy for a full list of donors.

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Free Software Foundation

Learn about "LeanWeb: A Ruby (out of rails) web framework for static and dynamic content" on Monday, May 08, 12:00–13:30 EDT (16:00–17:30 UTC) in an online workshop. Learn more about this and other upcoming events: u.fsf.org/3z3

Free Software Foundation

Have you ever considered the work that goes into sending an email to gnu.org? The FSF tech team makes sure millions of emails get delivered each year, and has taken the time to explain the road your email travels in freedom. u.fsf.org/3gz

Flowchart of how email is received to @gnu.org (Read the article for a detailed explaination.)
Free Software Foundation

Read about this year's #LibrePlanet, 2022 Free Software Award winners, a recent update to our board nomination process, and other FSF and free software news in the latest #FreeSoftwareSupporter: u.fsf.org/3z0

Free Software Foundation

The "Respects Your Freedom" certification program encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as possible to respect your freedom and your privacy, and will ensure that you have control over your device. u.fsf.org/3g0

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Free Software Foundation

Have you always wanted to work at an organization that puts people and freedom at its center? The FSF is seeking a full-time deputy director: u.fsf.org/3vp

Free Software Foundation

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. fsf.org

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Spider53

@fsf Totally agree. If the masses knew what InfoSec. folks know, they would never buy a "Smart" anything. "Security is not convenient, and convenience is not secure."

Free Software Foundation

Read about this year's #LibrePlanet, 2022 Free Software Award winners, a recent update to our board nomination process, and other FSF and free software news in the latest #FreeSoftwareSupporter: u.fsf.org/3z0

Free Software Foundation

Interested in helping us help others to make their first steps toward freedom? Collaborate with us on the freedom ladder, our new guide to help people take their first steps in software freedom: u.fsf.org/3f2 #userfreedom

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Free Software Foundation

Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL demonstrates its unjust amount of control over the web. Read our writeup here: u.fsf.org/3z8

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@fsf IMHO #JPEGXL should've never been introduced nor used in the first place.

#NuancedOpinion:
One can criticize #Google and still demand #OpenStandards ...

Free Software Foundation

Want to add your project to GNU? For details and information, please visit our GNU Software Evaluation page at: u.fsf.org/3ts

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Free Software Foundation

Learn about "LeanWeb: A Ruby (out of rails) web framework for static and dynamic content" on Monday, May 08, 12:00–13:30 EDT (16:00–17:30 UTC) in an online workshop. Learn more about this and other upcoming events: u.fsf.org/3z3

Free Software Foundation

GPLv3 t-shirt: limited stock, available in select sizes. Check out your options via u.fsf.org/3hb #GNUmerch #GNU

Kris Samsel

@fsf Not free! Nice T. And no, I’m not a poet.

Free Software Foundation

"From every point of view, the current digital model is catastrophic. Yet, even when we are aware that we need to change the model..." Read about "Metacartes: a free/libre toolbox to chart the course to an ethical digital technology," happening May 01 u.fsf.org/3z2

Gordonbp

@fsf Will there be videos to view after the event?

Free Software Foundation

In yesterday's #LibrePlanet workshop, Adam showed us how to free your recipes by storing them in libre data formats like plain text, JSON, or MealMaster, and how to manage them with free software like AnyMeal, nextcloud cookbook, & GNOME Recipes. More: libreplanet.org/2023/

image of recipes shown during a LibrePlanet with Adam Monsen, who is also pictured.
franko

@fsf hi. Is there a video record available?

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