News from the Last Month
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Matt Lee
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Sep 07, 2004 04:53 PM
- Spring 2008 Bulletin available online — by Matt Lee — last modified Aug 20, 2008 02:51 PM
- Our Bulletin from Spring 2008 is now available online.
- Help defeat Microsoft's OOXML format! — by Matt Lee — last modified Jul 23, 2008 11:31 AM
- The OOXML fight continues: here's one way you can help.
- Software Freedom Day in Boston is a Wealth for the Commons: Saturday, September 20, 2008 — by Matt Lee — last modified Sep 11, 2008 12:47 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, September 11th, 2008 -- It's Saturday and a roomful of people are advising each other on modifying their mobile devices, optimizing their GNU/Linux systems and organizing for software freedom. But it's not a room full of experts -- at least not mostly. Artists, activists, students and others want the freedom to do anything they want with their computers and they're here to learn new tricks and garner shortcuts from each other.
- FSF demonstrates iPhone's incompatibility with free software and GPLv3 — by Matt Lee — last modified Jul 31, 2008 01:16 PM
- Thank you SGI, for freeing the GNU/Linux 3D desktop! — by Matt Lee — last modified Sep 19, 2008 11:56 AM
- In January of 2008, software code at the heart of GNU/Linux 3D applications was discovered to be non-free—a potential disaster for free software advocates hoping to see advanced graphical acceleration now common on modern operating systems.
- Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations — by Matt Lee — last modified Dec 11, 2008 12:09 PM
- "Avoiding Ruinous Compromises" by Richard Stallman — by Matt Lee — last modified Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM
- Twenty-five years ago on September 27, 1983, I announced a plan to create a completely free operating system called GNU -- for 'GNU is not Unix'.
- New FSF online store — by Matt Lee — last modified Jun 10, 2008 06:01 PM
- Order from a variety of FSF apparel, books and cuddly gnu toys!
- Support freedom by joining the FSF during our year-end fundraiser — by Matt Lee — last modified Dec 14, 2008 10:35 PM
- Our target is 750 new FSF members and donors by January 31, to help us fund our campaign goals in 2009.
- Speak out against ACTA — by Matt Lee — last modified Jul 10, 2008 05:48 PM
- ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is a proposed enforcement treaty between United States, the European Community, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Mexico, with Canada set to join any day now.
- Submit your nominations for the 2008 Free Software Awards — by Matt Lee — last modified Sep 15, 2008 01:08 PM
- Nominations are requested by 31 October 2008.
- ESP launches en.swpat.org: A Wiki for Anti-Software Patent Campaigns — by Matt Lee — last modified May 04, 2009 02:59 PM
- End Software Patents today launched en.swpat.org, a wiki to document the case against software patents. Over 100 articles have already been started to give an idea of the scope and structure of the wiki.
- FSF Releases New Version of GNU Free Documentation License — by Matt Lee — last modified Nov 03, 2008 11:12 AM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, November 3, 2008 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the release of version 1.3 of the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL). This version of the license allows public wikis to relicense their FDL-covered materials under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) 3.0 license.
- GCC Libraries Get Updated License Exception — by Matt Lee — last modified Jan 27, 2009 01:54 PM
- A new license exception will allow the entire GCC codebase to be upgraded to GPLv3, and enable the development of a plugin framework for GCC.
- FSF reboots its High Priority list with a grant and call for input — by Matt Lee — last modified Oct 01, 2008 04:19 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, October 1, 2008 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced a "reboot" of its High Priority Projects list with an accompanying $10,000 grant from Worldlabel.com Inc. The grant will seed a new fund to promote projects on the list, and the FSF is calling for a community conversation about the biggest challenges computer users face using free "as in freedom" software.
- Wietse Venema and Creative Commons announced as winners of the 2008 annual free software awards — by Matt Lee — last modified May 19, 2011 12:53 PM
- BadVista: We hardly knew ye — by Matt Lee — last modified Jan 09, 2009 12:48 PM
- "The fact that Microsoft has repeatedly extended XP cutoff deadlines and is releasing a public beta of Windows 7 today is proof of Vista's failure"
- FSF announces annual meeting March 21-22: The LibrePlanet 2009 conference — by Matt Lee — last modified Feb 05, 2009 05:11 PM
- Why free software shouldn't depend on Mono or C# — by John Sullivan — last modified Jul 22, 2010 07:30 AM
- by Richard M. Stallman
- Help spring the Javascript Trap — by Matt Lee — last modified Oct 03, 2011 12:22 PM