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Free Java and Free Flash
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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.
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Free Software Foundation Latinoamérica
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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.
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The University of the Western Cape commits R10 million for Free Software student enrollment management system
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"The collaborative Free Software approach is the one that is most sustainable in the long-term."
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Volunteers needed to build, test and package free OpenOffice.org 2.0
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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.
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Comments needed on software patents
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Action needed on Hague Treaty
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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). |
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Free Software Directory reaches 4,000 packages
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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.
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GPL Version 3: Background to Adoption
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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.
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GPL Version 3: Background to Adoption, in French and Spanish
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French and Spanish translations of the recent article by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen are now available. |
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Patent Absurdity
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Richard Stallman's article on the difference between patents and copyright for software users and developers appears in the Guardian.
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RMS: Microsoft's New Monopoly
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A new article by Richard Stallman addresses the relationship between patents, Microsoft file formats, and the upcoming vote in Europe. |
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Parliament rejects patents
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FSF honored with Prix Ars Electronica award
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The Free Software Foundation has been honored with an Award of Distinction in the category of "Digital Communities". |
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Call for nominations for the 2005 FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
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Send in your nominations by 31 October 2005.
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Send comments on Copyright Office IE requirement
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E-mail us your comment by August 18.
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Comments to the Copyright Office online
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You can read a selection of the comments we received and delivered to the U.S. Copyright Office on Monday, August 22, 2005.
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Listen to RMS interviewed on the GNU/Linux User Show
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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.
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Send comments on OpenDocument format
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Support the move by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts toward free software. Comments are due by Friday.
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Send comments to FEMA
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GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3)
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Announcing the GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3) |
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