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Free Software Foundation

FAQ: (NOT LEGAL ADVICE) "You can legally use the GPL terms (possibly modified) in another license provided that you call your license by another name and do not include the GPL preamble[...]" Read full answer at u.fsf.org/3ky #GNUGPLFAQ

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Free Software Foundation

You can now relive LibrePlanet: Charting the Course and catch up on the talks you missed with videos, slides, and audio on GNU MediaGoblin: media.libreplanet.org/

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

RYF logo
Free Software Foundation

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: u.fsf.org/3z9

Free Software Foundation

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

DeFrisselle ☑️

@fsf

Shouldn't it have the GPL 3 text on the back Lul

Free Software Foundation

US taxpayers: Call on the IRS to provide libre tax-filing software! Read the FSF's latest article, and learn how you can participate: u.fsf.org/3zd

Tony Novak CPA

@fsf I do not understand how this will help us. From my role as a fixer of tax problems and disputes, it seems like a step in the wrong direction. (But probably good for future employment of tax problem solvers).

Free Software Foundation

Fighting for freedom isn't gratis, and we depend on the generosity of donors like Jeffrey Elkner, Andy Kopra, Alex Wang, Michael Henderson, Kam VedBrat , Simon Josefsson, Yidong Chong, Simon Pugnaghi, and Will Butler #ThankGNU

Image that says "Thank GNU" with a GNU by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh
Free Software Foundation

Take Action! Read and write about the FTC's call for public comment on so-called cloud computing: u.fsf.org/3zu #FreeSoftware #Government

Free Software Foundation

The hardware database h-node.org has many new distros and vendors added, including Trisquel, Parabola, Replicant and LibreCMC (distros), which you can check against various notebook vendors for #freesoftware compatibility. #hNode u.fsf.org/l0

Screenshot of h-node homepage.
Free Software Foundation

Similar to Apple, Kindle's software has always been proprietary... [I]f you buy a Kindle today, you have very little hope of actually being able to customize it without resorting to "breaking in" through hardware modification. Read more: u.fsf.org/3zi

ja2ui0

@fsf I had to hack my old kindle to use it the way I wanted, and wound up selling it in favor of reading books made out of paper. This attitude toward technology is why I'll never buy a Fire tablet.

Not that other vendors don't exhibit variations on the same attitude, but an Android tablet that locks you out of the broader Android ecosystem is especially egregious.

We don't buy Apple in my house either.

Tbird83ii

@fsf yeah, but breaking in and installIng Fdroid is half the fun of owning a Kindle!

Free Software Foundation

Software freedom is the prerequisite for many of the issues people struggle with when it comes to technology, privacy breaches, user lock-in, DRM, and hardware obsolescence. The role of freedom in privacy cannot be ignored. Support #FreeSoftware fsf.org

Free Software Foundation

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: u.fsf.org/3l0 #helpwanted

Free Software Foundation

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

Free Software Foundation

The FSF recently awarded its Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. Read the full announcement and check out the device: u.fsf.org/3z7 Congrats, #ThinkPenguin

Free Software Foundation

Is your school forcing you to use Zoom, Skype, or other proprietary videoconferencing software to learn or teach? Freedom is important to education. Read about freedom-respecting choices at u.fsf.org/311

Abimelech B. 🐧🇩🇪 | SUSECON ™️

@fsf @frank 's school is the perfect role model for an #opensource #school with #linux and a free wifi powered by #freifunk and own #nextcloud , #mail , #moodle etc. I'm loving it ❤️

Free Software Foundation

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: u.fsf.org/3zi

Free Software Foundation

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @SachaChua @sachac for illustrating the reasons. See sachachua.com/blog/ for emacs news and more! #FreeSoftware

A comic about "Why I love free software" by Sacha Chua: Free software is like having more gifts that I can even imagine (with image of person reaching for presents). Each first is a building block that I can have fun with (image of blocks). More than that -- each block is a glimpse into someone else'e life (image of same blocks with talking people inside). I can combine things with bubblegum and string to make something that fits me so well (image of blocks combined with gun; then image of glove). [...] at the end it says, "So, bit by bit, we grow. Free software."
Free Software Foundation

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: u.fsf.org/3zr

Free Software Foundation

Curious how to get started contributing to Emacs? Colin Woodbury has written a helpful blog post on just that topic, including instructions for copyright assignment: u.fsf.org/3fr #emacs #CopyrightAssignment

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

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