Recent blog posts
Help a friend skip Windows 10 and try GNU/Linux
We can't stop all the millions of people who are installing Windows 10 right now, but we can influence our friends and family to skip Windows and join us in the free world. As you know, Windows 10 puts those that use it under the thumb of Microsoft, while free software treats users as equals and gives them control over their digital lives.
FSF30: Get in on the party and User Freedom Summit, in Boston and worldwide!
We recently announced a 30th birthday party for the Free Software Foundation, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on the evening of Saturday, October 3rd. What better way to celebrate three decades fighting for computer user freedom?
GNU Spotlight with Brandon Invergo: Nineteen new GNU releases!
19 new GNU releases in the last month (as of July 21, 2015):
Who actually reads the code?
Have you ever wondered how many people actually read the source code of free software?
You're invited: 30th birthday party and mini-conference
As you may already know, this is the Free Software Foundation's thirtieth year fighting for computer user freedom. It has been a great year already, with our biggest LibrePlanet conference ever and an article about GNU in the New Yorker. But what's a birthday without a party?
SeaGL: A free software conference that's not just for the birds
This is a guest post by Ted Cox of the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference.
Fall internships with the Free Software Foundation: Deadline extended to August 7th
Do you believe that free software is crucial to a free society?
GNU Spotlight with Brandon Invergo: 26 new GNU releases!
26 new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 24, 2015):
Teaching Email Self-Defense: Campaigns intern leads a workshop at PorcFest
Last week, I had the chance to practice teaching GnuPG email encryption face-to-face, and I am working on incorporating the experience into new teaching materials for the free software community.
Introducing Adam Leibson: summer Campaigns intern
Hello free software supporters, my name is Adam Tobias Leibson. I've been an avid GNU/Linux user since my first year of high school. Around that time, I read Cory Doctorow's book Little Brother. That book challenged me to think more deeply about the effects of mass surveillance on society, and brought about my interests in privacy and cryptography.