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Blog Entry Blood in the water: Reports from the latest Trans-Pacific Partnership Stakeholder Forum
I'm in Melbourne to advocate for free software users and developers at the latest round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), and ... by Brett Smith — last modified Mar 05, 2012 07:57 PM
Blog Entry FSF Supports Proposed Exemptions to DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rules
The Free Software Foundation submitted comments to support exemptions to allow users to install free software on all kinds of devices, and view and play media ... by Brett Smith — last modified Feb 10, 2012 05:49 PM
News Item Announcing JavaScript License Web Labels
If you browse the Web today, your browser will probably download and run nonfree JavaScript software on your behalf. You should be able to say no to that ... by Brett Smith — last modified Feb 09, 2012 05:01 PM
Respects Your Freedom hardware certification requirements
by Brett Smith — last modified Mar 13, 2013 03:54 PM
Hardware Endorsements
Information about the FSF's Hardware Endorsement Program. by Brett Smith — last modified Apr 29, 2013 01:26 PM
Blog Entry Apple's ebook sales restrictions: the newest reason to use free software
Last week, Apple announced ebook authoring software called iBooks Author. As you would expect from Apple, the software is completely proprietary—but the ... by Brett Smith — last modified Jan 25, 2012 03:16 PM
Blog Entry The Mozilla Public License version 2.0 is out—and GPL-compatible!
Earlier this week, the Mozilla Foundation published the Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 2.0. This is a major update to their flagship license, ... by Brett Smith — last modified Jan 05, 2012 11:01 AM
Blog Entry Fixing rogue printers: don't trade one security threat for another
Printers that can be reprogrammed by malicious print jobs are a security risk. So are printers that only run code signed by the manufacturer. For real ... by Brett Smith — last modified Dec 09, 2011 03:06 PM
Blog Entry Amazon's Kindle source code: Much ado about nothing
This week there's been a lot of fuss about Amazon releasing source code for software on its Kindle devices, including the Kindle Fire. A lot of the hype we've ... by Brett Smith — last modified Dec 02, 2011 04:58 PM
Growing trends in free software licensing
Lately I've noticed an uptick in the number of pundits who claim that free software developers have begun to prefer using lax free software licenses that don't ... by Brett Smith — last modified Oct 11, 2012 04:45 PM
Recommending licenses for new free software projects
We recently published a new page on our site, entitled "How to choose a license for your own work." It's a comprehensive set of license recommendations for new ... by Brett Smith — last modified Oct 18, 2011 03:31 PM
The FSF's Hardware Endorsement Program
Buying hardware that plays well with free software has long been tricky business, even for us here at the FSF -- for a while now, we've done our best to ... by Brett Smith — last modified Oct 07, 2011 03:55 PM
Blog Entry Over 1,000 sign the petition asking This American Life to use Ogg Vorbis
We just delivered our petition to the show, asking them to be part of the software patent solution by using a free format. by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 27, 2011 05:56 PM
Blog Entry FSF speaks against patent and DRM provisions at Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators' meeting
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement currently under negotiation that could require member countries to enact strict ... by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 16, 2011 05:03 PM
Blog Entry Fall internship positions are still open—apply today!
Are you looking for some work experience this fall semester? The FSF still has several open internship positions for this fall! by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 07, 2011 10:58 AM
People who have signed our petition to This American Life
by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 02, 2011 06:16 PM
Blog Entry Join the petition asking for This American Life in Ogg Vorbis and help us reach 1,000 signatures!
This American Life still hasn't responded to your many messages asking them to use Ogg Vorbis for their downloads and streams. Sign the petition and ... by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 07, 2011 12:24 PM
TAL-Patents
Petition This American Life to publish their show in Ogg Vorbis format. by Brett Smith — last modified Aug 19, 2011 05:46 PM
Android GPLv2 termination worries: one more reason to upgrade to GPLv3
Distributors lose their rights when they violate GPLv2, but the Free Software Foundation is more forgiving in its license enforcement to encourage ... by Brett Smith — last modified Aug 18, 2011 06:48 PM
Blog Entry Helping out This American Life—with an Ogg copy of the show
Last week, we asked you all to write to This American Life to thank them for their episode about software patents, "When Patents Attack!", and ask them ... by Brett Smith — last modified Aug 24, 2011 10:23 AM
Blog Entry Thank 'This American Life' and ask them to set an example
'This American Life' did some great reporting about software patents. Ask them to help solve these problems and offer the show in patent-free formats. by Brett Smith — last modified Aug 24, 2011 10:22 AM
Blog Entry Introducing the Compliance Lab's summer intern
William Theaker recently started working at the FSF as this summer's licensing intern. In this post, he writes about what brought him to free software, and ... by Brett Smith — last modified Jul 08, 2011 03:05 PM
Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache
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 ... by Brett Smith — last modified Jun 10, 2011 10:56 AM
Blog Entry Two new projects can help free software replace Skype
GNU Free Call and WebRTC are both building frameworks that stand to make Skype obsolete. by Brett Smith — last modified Jun 08, 2011 05:59 PM
Blog Entry Announcing our license recommendations guide
We've compiled a single resource that guides you through the process of choosing a license for new software, documentation, and other functional data. by Brett Smith — last modified May 25, 2011 03:17 PM
Blog Entry Parabola GNU/Linux joins the FSF list of free distributions
Parabola GNU/Linux is a full featured general-purpose distribution that's committed to only including free software. by Brett Smith — last modified May 20, 2011 03:27 PM
Blog Entry Another High Priority Project done: The Unarchiver provides free RARv3 extraction tools
This collection of software fills an important gap in free software support for different archives. by Brett Smith — last modified Sep 06, 2011 02:58 PM — Filed under:
Blog Entry Good news about the Novell/CPTN deal
Earlier this week the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a joint decision regarding Novell's proposal to sell ... by Brett Smith — last modified Apr 26, 2011 01:19 PM
Blog Entry Farewell, Groklaw, and thanks!
Pamela Jones recently announced that Groklaw will stop publishing new articles on May 16. It's sad news. by Brett Smith — last modified Apr 13, 2011 12:21 PM
Blog Entry Steer clear of Android Market and its DRM
Google recently made headlines after they identified some malware being distributed through the Android Market. Not only did they stop distributing those ... by Brett Smith — last modified Mar 09, 2011 06:08 PM
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