 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: https://u.fsf.org/3zi 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 FerretDB announced its release 1.0 and thereby brings MongoDB database workloads back to their free software roots. Read more at https://u.fsf.org/3za There are many ways to help support the FSF. Ensure that software freedom is protected for many generations to come by adding the FSF to your estate plan. Read how: https://u.fsf.org/2ra May GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Nineteen new GNU releases in the last month, including GNU Global, GNU Mailutils, GNU Poke and more. Full details: https://u.fsf.org/3zs Big thanks to @bandali0 @bandali, all the devs, and other contributors! #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 @fsf Great with the keyboard shortcuts to everything but they can be hard to get at first as they are a bit hard to get to. 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: https://u.fsf.org/3zi 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: https://u.fsf.org/3m9 Watch the LibrePlanet: Charting the Course videos on PeerTube: https://framatube.org/a/fsf/. Which talks do you like in particular? #PeerTube #LibrePlanet It's been a long time, but our Emacs Logo Sticker Packs are finally back in stock! Grab yours today at https://u.fsf.org/2lg #Emacs 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 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 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: https://u.fsf.org/3zi @fsf I have been looking at koreader for some time. I have several versions of Kindle, and I believe this would increase the functionality of the Kindle by many times. I also view pdf files for electronic schematics which can create an issue for the Kindle. #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 Interested to learn more about the newly launched FSF board nomination and review process? This post details the nomination process along with a helpful chart of the procedure: https://u.fsf.org/3wa Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Bogdan Drozdowski, Jeremy Bryant, Nicolas Martyanoff for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GNU #Emacs, #Automake, and more: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments 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 Do you know what's in your software? The FSF is fighting every day for your right to control your computer. Start the conversation in your community and encourage your friends to join the FSF! https://www.fsf.org 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: https://u.fsf.org/3vp 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. https://fsf.org @fsf been waiting to get some other things sorted out so I can make our own home assistant that isn't in the corpo-spyware realms. |
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@fsf #Kindle #paperwhite reminds me a bit of Microsoft's gadgets: excellent hardware, craptastic software.
At least with the tablet-based kindles you load something like the uber-customizable #FBreader
https://fbreader.org/