News from the Last Month
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- 2009 Free Software Awards Announced — by Peter Brown — last modified May 19, 2011 12:53 PM
- Free Software Award Winners: John Gilmore and the Internet Archive
- OSI and FSF Send Joint Position to Department of Justice — by Brett Smith — last modified Jan 20, 2011 01:08 PM
- The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Free Software Foundation (FSF) have sent a joint position statement to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), urging it to scrutinize Novell's proposal to sell patents to the newly-formed CPTN Holdings. Both organizations believe that CPTN Holdings may use these patents to attack free, libre, and open source (FLOSS) software. The full text of the statement follows.
- Over 450 letters sent to the USPTO proposing guidelines to end software patents — by Brett Smith — last modified Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
- Last week, we put out an action item asking people to write to the USPTO, and explain to them why software should not be eligible for patents under their forthcoming post-Bilski guidance. To answer the call, you all sent in more than 450 letters, offering the USPTO all kinds of legal and practical reasons why they should stop issuing software patents. This is a tremendous response, and we're very grateful to you all for participating. Thank you very much!
- Encourage the USPTO to stop issuing software patents; deadline September 27 — by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 24, 2010 12:32 PM
- Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to release new guidance as to which patent applications will be accepted, and which will not. As part of this process, they are seeking input from the public about how that guidance should be structured.
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2011 Free Software Awards announced
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Apr 02, 2012 12:39 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Monday, March 26th, 2012 — Free Software Foundation president Richard M. Stallman announced the winners of the FSF's annual free software awards at a ceremony on Sunday, March 25th, held during the LibrePlanet 2012 conference at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
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You did your part, now it's our turn to do more for you!
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Feb 01, 2012 11:03 PM
- Well, you did it! We raised $300,000 for free software during our winter fundraising drive, thanks to your contributions.
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No double standards: supporting Google's push for WebM
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Apr 02, 2012 12:17 PM
- We've signed up as a supporter of the WebM Project, and we encourage other foundations and organizations to join us—write to webmaster@webmproject.org to learn how. Today, we're also urging Web site operators to distribute videos in the WebM format, and abandon H.264
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LibrePlanet 2012 conference announced: March 24th-25th
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Dec 14, 2011 12:14 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, December 12, 2011 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the dates for its upcoming LibrePlanet 2012 conference as March 24th and 25th, 2012, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. A call for papers has also been announced. The conference will include talks from the FSF staff and board, GNU project contributors, and other members of the global free software community.
- 2010 Free Software Awards announced — by John Sullivan — last modified May 19, 2011 12:47 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 -- Free Software Foundation president Richard M. Stallman announced the winners of the FSF's annual free software awards at a ceremony on Saturday, March 19th, held during the LibrePlanet 2011 conference at Bunker Hill Community College.
- FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan — by Brett Smith — last modified Apr 12, 2010 03:26 PM
- Fostering free software education: Free Technology Academy and Free Software Foundation partner to expand access to master's program in free software and free standards — by Peter Brown — last modified Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
- AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Tuesday, October 26, 2010 -- The Free Technology Academy (FTA) and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today their partnership in the FTA's Associate Partner Network. The Network aims to expand the availability of professional educational courses and materials covering the concepts and applications of free software and free standards.
- Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement program — by Brett Smith — last modified Nov 09, 2010 09:50 AM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that it has published an initial set of criteria for endorsing computers and other devices. The FSF seeks both to obtain feedback on the criteria, and raise interest in the program among hardware manufacturers. Ultimately, the FSF plans to promote an endorsement mark to be carried on products that the FSF endorses.
- Celebrate Software Freedom Day with the LibrePlanet community — by John Sullivan — last modified Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
- Please join us in bringing some of the Software Freedom Day celebration and advocacy to the LibrePlanet wiki, to build a resource and meeting place that will last throughout the year.
- Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache — by Brett Smith — last modified Jun 10, 2011 10:56 AM
- When OpenOffice.org moves to a non-copyleft license, there's a ready replacement for people who want a productivity suite that does more to protect their freedom: LibreOffice.
- ФСПО о процессе “Оракл против Гугл” и угрозе патентов на программы — by ineiev — last modified Sep 11, 2010 12:11 PM
- Как вы, скорее всего, слышали на некоторых сайтах новостей, компания “Оракл” подала в суд на “Гугл”, утверждая, что Android нарушает некоторые из ее авторских прав и патентов, связанных с Java. Пока о нарушении авторских прав известно слишком мало, обсуждать это; мы надеемся узнать больше по ходу процесса. Однако никто не заслуживает того, чтобы стать жертвой агрессии со стороны патентов на программы, и “Оракл” поступает нечестно, пользуясь своими патентами для нападения на Android.
- Заявление Фонда свободного программного обеспечения о ВебМ и VP8 — by ineiev — last modified Jun 25, 2010 02:35 AM
- ФСПО открывает список свободных расширений пакета OpenOffice.org — by ineiev — last modified Jun 25, 2010 02:28 AM
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Поддержите твердую и ясную декларацию против ACTA
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- Соблюдение GPL в “Эпп Стор” компании “Эпл” — by ineiev — last modified Jun 04, 2010 05:00 AM
- Версия GNU Go для Ай-Фон в настоящее время распространяется в системе “Эпп Стор” компании “Эпл”. Однако, распространяется она не в соответствии с GNU GPL. Основное нарушение состоит в том, что “Эпл” налагает многочисленные юридические ограничения на пользование и распространение GNU Go в “Условиях пользования Ай-Тьюнс”, а это запрещено в разделе 6 GPL (второй версии). Итак, сегодня мы написали в “Эпл” и попросили устранить нарушения. Мы были бы счастливы, если бы “Эпл” распространяла эти программы на условиях GPL, но нам кажется, что они, к сожалению, скорее устранят затруднение, просто удалив GNU Go из “Эпп Стор”.
- Соблюдение GPL в “Эпп Стор”: продолжение — by ineiev — last modified Jun 04, 2010 05:08 AM
- Со времени нашего вчерашнего объявления о том, что мы приступили к работе над нарушением, касающимся GNU Go в “Эпп Стор” компании “Эпл”, мы получили множество вопросов о подробностях конфликта между GPL и условиями пользования услугами “Эпл”. Здесь мы даем эти подробности для тех из вас, кому они интересны.
