FSF News
End Software Patents (ESP) Project Formed to Eliminate Software Patents
ESP Estimates U.S. Companies Spend $11.4 Billion Annually on Software Patent Litigation
"Tackling the Big Issues" at the FSF Annual Associate Member Meeting, Saturday, March 15
Boston, Massachusetts, USA--Thursday, February 28th, 2008--The Free Software Foundation announced details for its annual associate member meeting to be held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, March 15th, 2008.
FSF to Host Summit on Freedom for Network Services
The Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on Freedom for Network Services to discuss how the free software community can ensure that software, and its users, stay free in this new technological environment.
Join the FSF in calling on libraries to eliminate DRM
Join the Free Software Foundation and DefectiveByDesign.org this Saturday (2/9/2008) at the Boston Public Library to demand the removal of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology from the library! If you are not from the area, join the cause to eliminate DRM and launch action for your local library if they use DRM.
Free Software Foundation Releases GNU Affero General Public License Version 3
A Quick Guide to GPLv3
The FSF Compliance Lab has published a new article to help developers understand the benefits of GPLv3.
Send comments opposing TLS-authz "experimental" standard by October 23
Environmental and social justice groups unite in support of free software
International coalition of environmental and social justice groups condemns Microsoft Vista and calls for the adoption of free software
Microsoft cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3
"Microsoft has engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the software industry for many years, and has sought to attack free software for almost as long," Free Software Foundation says
Protesters call on the BBC to eliminate DRM from the “iPlayer”
London and Manchester, England — Tuesday, August 14, 2007 — Anti-DRM Protesters call on the BBC to eliminate DRM from the iPlayer
Submit your nominations for the 2007 free software awards
Nominations are requested by 31 October 2007.
FSF releases the GNU General Public License, version 3
iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them
FSF Releases "Last Call" Draft of GPLv3
'Play Ogg': FSF launches free audio format campaign
New FSF campaigns team to coordinate free software activism in defense of computer user freedom
FSF releases third draft of GPLv3 for discussion
Ted Ts'o wins the 2006 Award for the Advancement of Free Software
Theodore Ts'o was recognized for his many and varied contributions to free software and his work for the kernel developer community.
Sahana wins the 2006 social benefit award
Sahana, an entirely volunteer effort to create technology for managing large-scale relief efforts, is the recipient of the 2006 Free Software Foundation Award for Projects of Social Benefit.
"Year of the Upgrade". Annual Associate Member Meeting, Saturday March 24.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA---Wednesday, March 7th 2007---The Free Software Foundation announced details for its annual associate member and activist meeting to be held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, March 24th, 2007.