http://www.fsf.org/news daily 1 2005-03-21T14:00:00Z http://www.fsf.org/news/seven-days No publisher 2004-09-07T16:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/last-month No publisher 2004-09-07T16:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/sflc-1.html No publisher root 2005-02-12T16:23+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-11-19.0402131540 If you are an FSF associate member, a way to contribute further is by recruiting others to join and support our work. Spreading the word about our work, and how FSF members enable us to do our work, is help that we appreciate. No publisher 2004-11-19T17:26+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-07-27.3469994098 No publisher 2004-07-27T11:03+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-07-26.8360125843 Some people have been receiving mail that appears to come from us that carries attachments which are probably dangerous. It's not really from us. No publisher 2004-07-26T15:17+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-07-20.7541652889 FSF is offering two days of seminars at Stanford University in northern California on the GPL and Free Software Licensing. The dates are August 24 and 25. No publisher 2004-07-20T15:34+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-07-05.1492040961 One of our most important projects is the Free Software Directory. Janet Casey, the Directory's Maintainer, describes its scope and background. No publisher 2004-07-05T14:56+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-07-01.1494468503 Closing for the Fourth of July No publisher 2004-07-01T11:40+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-06-30.1264518782 Database Designer/System Analyst No publisher 2004-06-30T17:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-06-23.0875060238 The rest of the membership packets were mailed on Wednesday, June 23. No publisher root 2004-06-23T11:30+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-06-22.1063587412 Membership packets for U.S. members were mailed on Friday, June 18, 2004. No publisher root 2004-06-22T13:18+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/News_Item.2004-05-24.2850013103 A gratis copy of Lawrence Lessig's book Free Culture will be sent to all active Associate Members as of 15 June 2004. No publisher root 2004-05-24T15:58+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-08-04.9733883901 No publisher 2004-08-04T11:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/moglen-sf2004 Professor Eben Moglen has just confirmed that he will be speaking at both of the upcoming FSF licensing seminars, on August 24th and 25th at Stanford University. His topics will include patents and GPL 3. No publisher 2004-08-10T10:53+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-08-31.9020003545 Janet Casey, curator of the FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory, was interviewed in Linux Weekly News. No publisher 2004-08-31T17:39+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2004-10-20.0741027770 We are continuing to mail complimentary copies of Free Culture to our members. No publisher 2004-10-27T15:19+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/new-executive-director.html Boston, MA, USA - Monday, February 14, 2005 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the appointment of Peter T. Brown as its new Executive Director. No publisher root 2005-02-14T06:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-moving.html The FSF will be relocating within Boston on May 1, 2005. No publisher root 2005-02-12T17:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-responds-to-linuxworld-in-boston In our backyard. No publisher johns 2005-02-15T16:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/oasis.html The free and open source software community has long demanded that industry standards be freely available to all to implement without patent or other licensing encumbrances. Open standards are essential for free software and open source to thrive. No publisher johns 2005-02-25T11:45+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.old FOSDEM - Brussels, Belgium - Saturday February 26, 2005. At the award ceremony for the 2004 Advancement of Free Software. No publisher johns 2004-09-07T16:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html FOSDEM - Brussels, Belgium - Saturday February 26, 2005. At the award ceremony for the 2004 Advancement of Free Software. No publisher johns 2005-02-26T13:48+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/freebios.html FOSDEM - Brussels, Belgium - Saturday February 26, 2005. Speech by FSF President Richard Stallman No publisher johns 2005-02-26T13:50+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-grokster-amicus.pdf No publisher johns 2004-06-16T16:56+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-grokster-amicus.html The Free Software Foundation today will file an amicus brief in support of its colleagues at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who are representing Grokster, Ltd. and others before the US Supreme Court in MGM v. Grokster, which will be heard at the end of this month. No publisher johns 2005-03-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/member-forum.html We've opened an area for associate members to meet and share ideas. No publisher johns 2005-03-07T17:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/free-java-and-flash.html There is a vital need to draw the Free Software community's attention to the ongoing development work on Free Flash and Free Java platforms. No publisher johns 2005-04-04T13:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsfla.html There is a new addition to the global network of Free Software Foundation organizations. These organizations are run independently, but work cooperatively to protect and advance free software worldwide. No publisher johns 2005-05-04T11:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/cape-sems.html "The collaborative Free Software approach is the one that is most sustainable in the long-term." No publisher johns 2005-05-05T12:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/open-office-java.html The FSF is looking for volunteers to build, test and package fully free versions of OpenOffice.org 2.0 that use GCJ as a replacement for the non-free Java platform. No publisher johns 2005-05-06T12:43+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/iipi.html No publisher johns 2005-05-19T10:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/hague.html US citizens: please write a letter to the US Department of State saying you want the proposed Hague Convention (about international recognition of choice-of-court clauses) not to apply to non-negotiated contracts (such as clickwrap contracts). No publisher johns 2005-05-26T10:52+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsd.html Boston, MA, USA - Thursday, June 9, 2005 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that the FSF's Free Software Directory registered its 4,000th software package. No publisher johns 2005-06-09T10:51+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3.html Boston, MA, USA - Thursday, June 9, 2005 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released the following article by Richard M. Stallman and Eben Moglen discussing the forthcoming GPL Version 3. No publisher johns 2005-06-09T16:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3-translation-fr.html French and Spanish translations of the recent article by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen are now available. No publisher johns 2005-06-16T13:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/patent-article.html Richard Stallman's article on the difference between patents and copyright for software users and developers appears in the Guardian. No publisher johns 2005-06-21T09:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/microsoft-monopoly.html A new article by Richard Stallman addresses the relationship between patents, Microsoft file formats, and the upcoming vote in Europe. No publisher johns 2005-07-05T12:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/demonstrate.html The European Parliament will vote either Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 6th July on the software patents directive. If the Parliament does not succeed in reaching 367 votes for the key amendments, software patents will be a reality in Europe. Many associations of small software players from all over Europe are calling for a demonstration in Strasbourg the day before the vote, to warn MEPs that this directive is a direct danger to the freedom to develop software. No publisher johns 2005-07-05T16:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/patents-defeated.html No publisher johns 2005-07-06T11:17+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/digital-communities.html The Free Software Foundation has been honored with an Award of Distinction in the category of "Digital Communities". No publisher johns 2005-07-06T17:41+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fs-award-2005.html Send in your nominations by 31 October 2005. No publisher johns 2005-08-02T10:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/send-copyright-comments.html E-mail us your comment by August 18. No publisher johns 2005-08-15T13:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/copyright-comments-online.html You can read a selection of the comments we received and delivered to the U.S. Copyright Office on Monday, August 22, 2005. No publisher johns 2005-08-25T17:06+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/rms-gnu-linux-user-show.html This show presents an opportunity to learn a little bit about the heritage of GNU/Linux and some background about "free as in speech" software. No publisher johns 2005-08-29T16:41+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/opendocument.html Support the move by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts toward free software. Comments are due by Friday. No publisher johns 2005-09-06T15:12+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fema.html No publisher johns 2005-09-08T15:08+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3 Announcing the GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3) No publisher peterb 2005-09-06T09:18+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/nyc2005seminar.html If you are interested in attending the upcoming FSF seminar on the GPL and Legal Aspects of Free Software Development, please register now, as it is only a week away. No publisher johns 2005-09-20T18:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/treacherous.html Microsoft is trying some strange skullduggery with its partners in Treacherous Computing. No publisher johns 2005-09-22T16:02+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fuss.html Trentino-Alto Adige, a region in Italy, is switching to GNU/Linux in its Italian-language schools. No publisher johns 2005-09-23T15:51+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3-here-to-stay.html "There are some who say that a collaborative development model, taking advantage of these freedoms, tends to make software that is technically better. They may be right, and it would be nice if freedom brings such a practical bonus. However, the freedom itself is more important than the bonus, so the Free Software Movement focuses on the freedom." No publisher johns 2005-10-13T18:27+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/broadcast-flag.html No publisher johns 2005-10-14T15:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/social-benefit-award.html Please send your nominations by 30 November 2005. No publisher johns 2005-10-14T16:02+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/eoty-2005 Richard Stallman, Tim O'Reilly, Alan Cox, Rasmus Lerdorf and Monty Widenius endorse Florian Mueller's candidacy "because he runs on a NoSoftwarePatents ticket, and that is the message we want to reinforce" No publisher johns 2005-10-26T10:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/eff-drm.html EFF urges a fresh inquiry into the ramifications of DRM. No publisher johns 2005-10-27T17:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/OpenDocument Yesterday's hearing (Monday, October 31, 2005) at the Massachusetts State House was clearly an attempt to delay adoption of OpenDocument Format (ODF) --- delivering a swipe at Peter Quinn, CIO and Director of the state's Information and Technology Division. No publisher peterb 2005-11-01T12:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fs-award-2005-closed.html No publisher johns 2005-11-03T11:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/odf-amend-hearing.html An anti-OpenDocument amendment to an economic stimulus bill has suddenly appeared and will be read today. No publisher johns 2005-11-03T13:58+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/odf-stimulus.html No publisher johns 2005-11-18T18:37+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3launch First Public Discussion Scheduled for January No publisher peterb 2005-11-30T10:11+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/nipl nipl.net is "free community", a server running only free software, providing extensive services to the world. No publisher johns 2005-12-15T16:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/odf-forum It was originally scheduled for 2005-12-06. No publisher johns 2005-12-05T15:19+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/dadvsi-letter.html The government of France is considering amending a proposed law so that it would prohibit much, or potentially all, free software. Updated February 2, 2006. No publisher johns 2006-02-02T14:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gnash.html No publisher johns 2006-01-10T11:26+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/drm-pledge.html 2,349 people have signed at the time of this writing. No publisher johns 2006-01-11T18:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3-draft-1-released The first draft was released this morning at an internationally attended conference in Cambridge at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. No publisher johns 2004-09-07T16:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/eu-patents-are-back No publisher johns 2006-01-24T17:58+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-awards-2005 Boston Massachusetts, USA - Wednesday January 25, 2006. At the ceremony for the 2005 Free Software Awards, Richard Stallman presented Andrew Tridgell with the award for the advancement of free software. No publisher johns 2006-01-25T14:11+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/broadcast-flag-back A new version of the Broadcast Flag bill seems to give the FCC and broadcasters the authority to regulate the transfer of legally obtained digital audio from the receiving device to any other device, including your computer. No publisher johns 2006-01-27T17:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/letter-to-the-bpl "I therefore urge the Boston Public Library to terminate its association with OverDrive Audio Books, and adopt a policy of refusing to be agents for the propagation of Digital Restrictions Management." No publisher johns 2006-01-30T13:52+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/ututo-translation No publisher johns 2006-02-08T17:52+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/wipo-broadcast-treaty It's like the DMCA, but worse. No publisher johns 2006-02-15T17:45+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil - April 21st & 22nd. No publisher peterb 2006-02-20T21:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/lists lists.gnu.org has resumed normal delivery. No publisher johns 2006-02-28T17:51+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/member-meeting-2006.html "GPLv3 and the future of the free software movement" No publisher peterb 2006-03-02T11:29+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/wallace-vs-fsf The GNU General Public License stands firm. No publisher peterb 2006-03-22T19:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/blu-ray http://www.bluraysucks.com/boycott No publisher johns 2006-03-24T16:03+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/dadvsi-update.html DADVSI code : Vivendi Universal strikes back, fight the Dark Side of copyright with us! No publisher johns 2006-03-28T17:43+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/uk-comment-042006 No publisher johns 2006-04-14T18:03+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fisl-video You can listen to and watch online the proceedings of the 2nd International GPLv3 Conference, part of the Seventh International Free Software Forum. No publisher johns 2006-04-21T13:40+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/sign-eff-petition.html Please sign the EFF's petition in favor of music sharing. No publisher johns 2006-04-28T16:23+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gnash-alpha-release No publisher johns 2006-05-08T18:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3spain Barcelona, Spain - June 22nd & 23rd No publisher peterb 2006-05-20T14:13+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/vista-hazmat Hazmat Suits Greet Microsoft Developers As They Gather For Annual Conference No publisher johns 2006-05-23T11:24+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/news_item.2006-06-09.5915095301 StopDRM.info press release - Paris, June 9th 2006 -- Several events have been slated to take place this weekend throughout the world in protest against the digital padlocking of culture through technical means of protection (DRM or MTP). No publisher johns 2006-06-09T16:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/broadcast-flag-june.html Please ask your Senator to support the Sununu Amendment to strike the broadcast and radio flags. No publisher johns 2006-06-22T11:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/stallman-royal.html Paris, June 28 2006 No publisher johns 2006-06-29T18:51+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/bonopetition Campaign calls upon Bono to take a stand against the digital restrictions found in new technology and music. No publisher peterb 2006-06-30T10:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/odf-sflc.html No publisher johns 2006-07-17T13:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3-dd2-released.html Six-Month International Review Process Leads to Revisions and Clarifications No publisher johns 2006-07-27T13:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fs-award-2006.html Nominations are requested by 31 October 2006. No publisher johns 2006-08-08T17:56+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/directory-contest.html No publisher johns 2006-08-22T11:29+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/support-HR-1201.html Please take a moment to write a letter to your representative in support of the bill. No publisher johns 2006-09-08T13:12+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/tc-movie.html The film is by Benjamin Stephen and Lutz Vogel. No publisher johns 2006-09-18T16:26+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/social-award-2006 Nominations are requested by October 31 2006. No publisher peterb 2006-09-20T16:53+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3-clarification The Free Software Foundation wishes to clarify a few factual points about the Second Discussion Draft of GNU GPL version 3, on which recent discussion has presented inaccurate information. No publisher peterb 2006-09-25T18:03+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gfdl-dd1.html No publisher johns 2006-09-26T14:08+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/day-against-drm HAZMAT SUITS DESCEND UPON FLAGSHIP APPLE STORES IN NEW YORK AND LONDON - protesters label Apple products defective and hazardous to users, and declare Tuesday October 3rd a "Day Against DRM" No publisher peterb 2006-10-03T02:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/d5000winner No publisher tedt 2006-10-11T15:07+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gnewsense BOSTON, November 2, 2006 - Free Software Foundation announces release of gNewSense version 1.0. No publisher peterb 2006-11-02T06:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/logingnewsense gNewSense login screen. No publisher peterb 2006-11-02T06:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/splashscreengnewsense gNewSense Splash Screen. No publisher peterb 2006-11-02T06:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/desktopgnewsense gNewSense desktop. No publisher peterb 2006-11-02T06:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/logognewsense A gNewSense logo No publisher peterb 2006-11-02T06:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/down-time.html On Tuesday, November 14, 2006, we will be performing maintenance and upgrades at our colocation facility. No publisher johns 2006-11-13T21:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-welcomes-gpl-java.html No publisher johns 2006-11-15T12:34+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/free-ryzom The bid to free the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) Ryzom fails. No publisher peterb 2006-12-13T15:14+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/badvista-launch No publisher johns 2006-12-15T14:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/open-access-petition You can help encourage them by signing this petition. No publisher johns 2007-01-26T15:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/open-letter-to-cmb China Merchants Bank excludes free software users. No publisher johns 2007-02-05T15:09+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/partnership-with-hardware-manufacturers No publisher johns 2007-03-01T15:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/member-meeting-2007 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. No publisher peterb 2007-03-07T10:30+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3dd3-released No publisher johns 2007-03-28T10:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/campaigns-team.html No publisher johns 2007-05-16T11:50+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/playogg.html No publisher johns 2007-05-16T12:37+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3dd4-released No publisher josh 2007-05-31T13:36+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3_launched No publisher josh 2007-06-29T12:18+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/2007FSAwardsCall Nominations are requested by 31 October 2007. No publisher josh 2007-08-08T12:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/bbc_iplayer London and Manchester, England — Tuesday, August 14, 2007 — Anti-DRM Protesters call on the BBC to eliminate DRM from the iPlayer No publisher peterb 2007-08-14T03:02+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/microsoft_response "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 No publisher peterb 2007-08-28T09:35+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/freesoftwarefreesociety International coalition of environmental and social justice groups condemns Microsoft Vista and calls for the adoption of free software No publisher peterb 2007-08-29T03:22+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/DRMLibraryAction.html 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. No publisher josh 2008-02-07T16:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/FreedomForWebServices 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. No publisher peterb 2008-02-24T23:18+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/member-meeting-2008 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. No publisher peterb 2008-02-28T01:29+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/end-soft-patents ESP Estimates U.S. Companies Spend $11.4 Billion Annually on Software Patent Litigation No publisher peterb 2008-02-28T14:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/2007_free_software_awards No publisher josh 2008-03-19T15:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/2008_amm_dan_bricklin.jpg No publisher josh 2008-03-19T16:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/jacob_applebaum.jpg No publisher josh 2008-03-19T16:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/sysadmin This is an opportunity to work for the organization that sponsors the GNU project, publishes the GPL, and fights for software freedom. No publisher peterb 2008-04-08T15:24+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/amicus-bilski No publisher mattl 2008-04-08T17:17+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/gnewsense-deltah No publisher josh 2008-05-01T12:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/news/wbur-streams-ogg-vorbis BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- May 14, 2008 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has marked a milestone in their PlayOgg.org campaign with the announcement that National Public Radio (NPR) news station WBUR Boston has begun worldwide webcasting in the free audio format Ogg Vorbis. No publisher josh 2008-05-14T14:01+00:00