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Free Software Supporter, Issue 61, April 2013
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May 01, 2013
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Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's
monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and
68,579 other activists. That's 686 more than
last month!
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Global celebration for the GNU System's 30th anniversary
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Oct 01, 2013
The intention to create the GNU System, and the concept of free software, was first announced in September 1983. Since then, it has grown into a global movement of people that work together for software freedom, and have a great time doing it.
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World Wide Web Consortium takes next step with controversial DRM proposal, Defective by Design condemns decision
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May 09, 2013
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May 09, 2013 03:04 PM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, May 9, 2013 -- The HTML Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today released a First Public Working Draft of the controversial Encrypted Media Extension (EME) specification, despite massive opposition from public interest organizations and members of the public.
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"Oscar" awarded to W3C for Best Supporting Role in "The Hollyweb"
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May 03, 2013
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, May 3, 2013 -- Today, the Free Software Foundation's Defective by Design (www.defectivebydesign.org) campaign rolled out the red carpet and staged an impromptu awards ceremony during a petition delivery action outside of the W3C's offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry
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May 08, 2013
35 new GNU releases this month (as of April 30, 2013)
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Free software advocacy internships: Apply by May 15th
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May 08, 2013
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May 08, 2013 06:03 PM
Do you believe that control over our computers is important to a free society? Do you want to help people learn why proprietary software and Digital Restrictions Management are harmful? Do you want to fight for software freedom?
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2012 Free Software Award winners announced
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Mar 23, 2013
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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.
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Last day to donate! Support MediaGoblin!
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Nov 09, 2012
It's time to give a big fundraising bump to the next big thing in media sharing.
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Single-board computers
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May 15, 2013
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Single-board computers (SBCs) are computers delivered as one circuit board that are powerful enough to run a real operating system. They generally contain a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) with an ARM processor.
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Single-board computers and software freedom
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May 23, 2013
Single-board computers (SBCs) are computers delivered as one circuit board that are powerful enough to run a real operating system. SBCs are typically inexpensive and versatile, making them an exciting tool for a wide range of applications, from education to scientific research. But there's a problem; all of the SBCs currently available have major flaws -- hardware that doesn't work without running a nonfree program.
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