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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
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FSF rallies support for GNU MediaGoblin to make media publishing free "as in freedom"
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Oct 11, 2012 03:15 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 11th, 2012 -- Today the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced its support for the GNU MediaGoblin project's fundraiser at http://mediagoblin.org/pages/campaign.html. MediaGoblin is community-developed free "as in freedom" software that enables users to share their experiences through photos, videos, and audio, in a decentralized way that sidesteps current media-publishing gatekeepers.
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The Free Software Foundation opens nominations for the 15th Annual Free Software Awards
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Oct 31, 2012 11:56 AM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, October 15, 2012 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNU Project today announced the opening of nominations for the 15th annual Free Software Awards. The Free Software Awards include the Award for the Advancement of Free Software and the Award for Projects of Social Benefit.
- 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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LibrePlanet software freedom conference announces line-up
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Mar 08, 2013 02:24 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, March 8, 2013 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the line-up for its upcoming LibrePlanet 2013 conference, to be held in Cambridge, MA at the Harvard Science Center on March 23-24.
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Winners announced for free software gaming's highest honor, the Liberated Pixel Cup
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Feb 22, 2013 02:29 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, February 22, 2013 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today is proud to announce the winner of the first Liberated Pixel Cup, a design competition of free software video games using only freely licensed art and media.
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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.
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2012 Free Software Award winners announced
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Apr 01, 2013 04:41 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 — Free Software Foundation president Richard M. Stallman announced the winners of the FSF's annual Free Software Awards at a ceremony on Saturday, March 23rd, held during the LibrePlanet 2013 conference at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two awards were given: the Award for the Advancement of Free Software, and the Award for Projects of Social Benefit.
- 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.
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Two job openings on the FSF campaigns team
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Jun 30, 2012 12:08 AM
- The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to the computer-using public, seeks *two* motivated and organized tech-friendly Boston-based individuals to be its full-time campaigns managers.
- 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.