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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 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 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 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 "Can I use the GPL for something other than software?" It's an interesting question. There's an answer on the #GPLFAQ page. Read it here: https://u.fsf.org/3x4 "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 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 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/ Help us give a big #ThankGNU to Trevor Spiteri, Camille Akmut, Tobias Platen, Dock Williams, Walker Holahan, and Devin Roth for their generous donation. Contributions such as these help the #fsf fight for freedom! Check out https://u.fsf.org/3vy for a full list of donors. 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 Flashback to this blog post from former campaigns intern Leonardo Vignini intern which details the history of #DRM: where did Digital Restrictions Management start, how did it get this bad, and what can we do about it? https://u.fsf.org/34g https://defectivebydesign.org 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 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  @fsf Not listed in the FAQ: Doesn't copyright assignment defeat the purpose of copyleft licenses by allowing the assignee to relicense with a non-copyleft or even proprietary license? What is the benefit—to contributors—of assignment over a more limited contributor agreement that grants specific permissions to add certain kinds of exceptions as needed, combined with "or any later version" licensing? Read this blogpost from our latest tech intern Nick Shrader, who shares his journey up the #FreedomLadder, his experience as an intern at FSF, and why he believes free software is so very important: https://u.fsf.org/3zc Thank you Nick for being a part of the team! Our Email Self-Defense guide teaches you how to defend yourself and others by using encryption. Check out the updated version, get your GnuPG set up, and share with absolutely everyone you know with #UserFreedom: https://u.fsf.org/3f5 "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 The FSF is one of the carefully selected charitable organizations across the US that federal, some state, and local employees can donate through payroll deductions, support #FreeSoftware by supporting the FSF in Combined Federal Campaign. https://u.fsf.org/3gs #GiveCFC 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 We love freedom 1, the freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Boost this post to share this freedom! |