 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 https://u.fsf.org/3uh US taxpayers: Call on the IRS to provide libre tax-filing software! Read the FSF's latest article, and learn how you can participate: https://u.fsf.org/3zd #DRM isn't just an annoyance -- it's a violation of your right to use the items you own as you see fit. Learn more about our Defective by Design campaign at http://defectivebydesign.org, and follow our campaign account at @endDRM 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 @fsf I think the GPL license could be seen as a breakthrough in human rights! We have to remember that it aspire other licenses, as well. HW [...] chose GPLv3 for that purpose. The fact that we're still going today [...] is proof he made a good choice. If KOReader had been proprietary, it may have been unnecessarily abandoned -- a fate that is all too common for similar projects. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/3zi Interested to know more about the history of the FSF and free software? Follow the FSF's thirty-five (plus!) years of advocating for software freedom with our timeline project: https://u.fsf.org/3fc #UserFreedom Let's work together to improve and spread free software. Support this mission by becoming an FSF associate member by July 21! https://fsf.org/appeal/ Have questions about possible violations of GNU licenses? We have answers! Check out all the questions and answers on our FAQ page at https://u.fsf.org/3kx #GNU #GPL #freesoftware #softwarefreedom #GNUGPLFAQ Here's one: Why is the FSF regularly infringing the GPL by illegally assuming copyright for works made by others? We recently published a transcript of "The state of software patents in 2022" by FSF licensing volunteer Panos, which was given during the 2022 LibrePlanet conference. The talk covers many important basics about patents and software patents in particular: https://u.fsf.org/3zr Did you know that the FSF has a PeerTube account? #PeerTube is a decentralized, federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent, and you'll find us on the Framatube instance: https://u.fsf.org/36m  Dear FSF, But I cannot boost your post because you didn't include alt text in the image and thus said screw you to all my vision impared friends who depend on it to know what an image is all about. Shame on you! The global community of users should be directing how the web develops, not a single corporate monopoly. Read how Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL highlights this worrying trend: https://u.fsf.org/3z9 From the preamble of the GNU GPL: "[T]he GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. [...]" https://u.fsf.org/3kz Do you have the passion and skill to be the next licensing and compliance manager for the FSF? Read more about this full-time position: https://u.fsf.org/3l0 #helpwanted Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GPL and keep software free. #GNU Questions about copyright assignment? Check out the new FAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3f3 EmacsConf 2023 will be held on December 2 and 3, 2023. The call for participation is open. Submit your proposal at https://emacsconf.org/2023/cfp/ 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 The latest Bulletin is on the way to or already in your postbox. It covers an interview with two JShelter developers, a glance behind the scenes of the tech team’s work at LibrePlanet, an article on the blessings of OSM during the earthquake in Turkey, and much more. Free software needs a strong community. Help us to reach our goal of 175 new associate members by gifting a membership: https://www.fsf.org/associate/gift Being part of the free software movement is being part of a very large revolution that will, when we work hard on making it happen, advance the whole world in every aspect. -- Osama Khalid. More: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/profiles/ |
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