FSF News
Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on Women in Free Software
The Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on Women in Free Software to discuss how the free software community can cultivate and increase participation by women in free software's development and activism communities.
Coalition launches petition demanding that Amazon drop DRM from the Kindle
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos apologizes for Kindle ebook deletion. Free Software Foundation calls upon Amazon to free the ebook reader.
Microsoft's Empty Promise
Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C# safe.
FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising
The Free Software Community now has an ethical alternative to ad networks that promote proprietary software
Job opening on the FSF campaigns team
The FSF is hiring a campaigns manager to be part of the team that runs DefectiveByDesign and PlayOgg, helps coordinate the GNU Project, and generates new campaign ideas. This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in the organization that sponsors the GNU project, publishes the GPL, and fights for software freedom.
FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Cisco Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have reached a joint agreement.
War on Sharing: RIAA moves to block new FSF court brief
FSF launches new free software activist internship program
The deadline for applications for the summer term is Monday, May 25.
ESP launches en.swpat.org: A Wiki for Anti-Software Patent Campaigns
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 audio recording of LibrePlanet conference
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, March 30, 2009 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released the complete audio recordings from the first day of the LibrePlanet GNU/Linux conference, held on March 21, 2009, in Cambridge, MA.
Wietse Venema and Creative Commons announced as winners of the 2008 annual free software awards
Help spring the Javascript Trap
FSF adds speakers for LibrePlanet conference on GNU/Linux: March 21st-22nd
EndSoftwarePatents.org Phase II: developing a global resource and campaign
By organizing this information and delivering it into the hands of activists and law makers, we can form an immense tool to help existing and future campaigns around the world -- Ciaran O'Riordan, Director End Software Patents.
FSF announces annual meeting March 21-22: The LibrePlanet 2009 conference
GCC Libraries Get Updated License Exception
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.
BadVista: We hardly knew ye
"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"
Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations
Support freedom by joining the FSF during our year-end fundraiser
Our target is 750 new FSF members and donors by January 31, to help us fund our campaign goals in 2009.