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Many people ask, "Can you sell free software?" The answer is "Yes, the GPL allows everyone to do this. The right to sell copies is part of the definition of free software." Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kq #GNUGPLFAQ  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 @fsf Definitely agree. For those in Canada, instead of sharing your returns with Intuit and H&R Block, use WealthSimple (https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/tax) or GenuTax (https://www.genutax.ca/) -- both are completely free (not pseudo-free or trying to trick you into upgrading to a paid version in order to access features) and don't require any special skills or being a tax professional to use and understand. 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 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 All of our advocacy efforts wouldn't be possible without the generosity of donors like Dan and Kathy Tappan, Adam Oberbeck, Nathan Pooley, Eric Chun, Valerio Poggi, and Jason Compton. #ThankGNU https://u.fsf.org/3vy 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  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 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 FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Sean Farley, Eli Qian, Roman Rudakov, and Andrea Giovanni Monaco for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GNU #Emacs Learn more at https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments 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 Emacs does just about anything! Get the most out of #emacs with GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs version 27.2 from #GNUPress https://u.fsf.org/3ff Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL demonstrates its unjust amount of control over the web. Read our writeup here: https://u.fsf.org/3z8 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 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: https://u.fsf.org/3z7 Congrats, #ThinkPenguin #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 Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL demonstrates its unjust amount of control over the web. Read our writeup here: https://u.fsf.org/3z8 Le Free Software Supporter est disponible en français. Pour voir la version française cliquez ici: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2023/ You can now relive LibrePlanet: Charting the Course and catch up on the talks you missed with videos, slides, and audio on GNU MediaGoblin: https://media.libreplanet.org/ 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 |