 Is proprietary software always convenient? Well, in the case of these HP printers bricked after an automatic update, where the only solution is to send your printer back to the company for service, the answer is "no." Read more: https://u.fsf.org/3zj 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 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 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 #emacs users, have you ever been frustrated that you could not remember a handy command when you needed it? We've got you covered with this Emacs Reference Card v25 from the #GNUPress Purchase one from https://u.fsf.org/3iz "I think higher education has normalized a culture of software oppression." Listen to Erin Rose Glass's (@erinroseglass) full keynote "Education and the future of software freedom" at https://media.libreplanet.org/ 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: https://u.fsf.org/3fr #emacs #CopyrightAssignment "WorldVistA EHR is a slightly modified version of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record, VistA." Learn about WorldVistA EHR version of the Department of VA Electronic Health Record at an upcoming online #LibrePlanet talk: https://u.fsf.org/3z6 We love freedom 0, the freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose. Boost this post to share the message with others! And if you are able, please consider joining the FSF as an associate member. "While code-generating AI systems like CoPilot have emerged as a powerful tool for professional developers, there are growing legal and ethical concerns around the development of these models." Mark your calendar for this upcoming online talk. More info: https://u.fsf.org/3z5 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 Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL demonstrates its unjust amount of control over the web. Read our writeup here: https://u.fsf.org/3z8 The Emacs Reference Card is very handy! And if you master what's inside, you'll save way more than $3 of time. https://u.fsf.org/3iz #GNUemacs #GNUpress #Emacs "While code-generating AI systems like CoPilot have emerged as a powerful tool for professional developers, there are growing legal and ethical concerns around the development of these models." Mark your calendar for this upcoming online talk. More info: https://u.fsf.org/3z5 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 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 Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Jacob First, Joel Pettersson, Peter Stiernström, and Wilhelm Hugo Kirschbaum for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GNU #Emacs More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments 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  @fsf And it is a great chance to work with amazing hackers from the GNU project! #SoftwareFreedomOrBust Our supporter base keeps growing and growing! Let's give a big #ThankGNU to Adarsh Melethil, David Klann, and Richard Ellwood for helping us grow this month! Check out https://u.fsf.org/3vy for a full list of donors. We're still looking for volunteer moderators from our associate membership to help with the FSF's upcoming board nominee discussion forum. Interested? Email campaigns@fsf.org |
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@fsf it's always a trap - they bring you in with the manufactured conveniences, slam the doors shut, and then begin milking you like a factory-farm cow; no one can hear you scream over the hum of the revenue extractor. @pluralistic was right about enshittification but it doesn't just apply to 'free' stuff - even when you pay you're still the product.