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"If I use a piece of software that has been obtained under the GNU GPL, am I allowed to modify the original code into a new program then distribute and sell that new program commercially?" Read the full answer on our #GNUGPLFAQ https://u.fsf.org/3we
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Savannah is looking for #hackers! Help is needed for project submission evaluations, working on and improving the Web UI, documentation, and more! Read how you can become a Savannah Hacker and become a part of this important part of #softwarefreedom at https://u.fsf.org/hkr 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 #GPG #PGP #E2E #encryption From Freedom Trail to free boot and free farms: Read about the second day of in-person and online LibrePlanet 2023 activities: https://u.fsf.org/3yw 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 @fsf Report: The FSF is infringing the copyright of GNU contributors living in jurisdictions where copyright assignment is illegal. From Freedom Trail to free boot and free farms: Read about the second day of in-person and online LibrePlanet 2023 activities: https://u.fsf.org/3yw Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Orlando Wingbrant, Michael Henderson, Morten Lind, René Genz, Antonio Carzaniga, Kyle McCormick, and Guus Sliepen for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! https://u.fsf.org/3vy 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: https://u.fsf.org/3z4 In celebration of GNUs 40th anniversary, a hacker meeting will be held on September 27 in Biel, Switzerland. Email gnu40\@gnu.org if you would like to contribute a presentation. More information: https://www.gnu.org/gnu40/gnu40.html 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 We'd love to receive your feedback on LibrePlanet: Charting the course. Fill out the questionnaire at https://my.fsf.org/node/59/ #LibrePlanet Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Aimé Bertrand, Alf Fredrik Salomonsson, Dimitri Belopopsky, and Graham Marlow for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #Emacs Learn more at https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments @fsf Please back this up with facts. In which cases was copyright assignment actually helpful to defend GPL or free software tights? I only know about court cases where no copyright assignment was in use, but they have still been successful. Read about what's next for John Deere's ongoing GPL violations, Signal and other encryption apps threatening to pull out of the UK, the FSFE's response to three EU proposals, a big F-Droid update, and other free software news in #FreeSoftwareSupporter: https://u.fsf.org/3z0 In our latest update on the Freedom Ladder campaign, we're sharing what we learned in our mission to create introductory free software resources that keep people moving forward to full software freedom. https://u.fsf.org/3h9 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: https://u.fsf.org/3z4 #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: https://u.fsf.org/3ff "Join us in the journey: chart your course to digital recipe freedom!" Read more about "The immortal cookbook" online workshop, happening Monday, April 24, 12:00–13:30 EDT (16:00–17:30 UTC) https://u.fsf.org/3z1 What does every computer need? Stickers! Treat your computer well while showing your support with these sticker packs in the #GNUPress shop: https://u.fsf.org/3lu 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: https://u.fsf.org/3z0 Part of our core mission is to advance policies that promote the progress of free software. Copyright handling is critical to such progress, so we are taking this opportunity to delve into the issue, and alternatives. Read more at https://u.fsf.org/3fu |