FSF News
Activists and experts gather in Cambridge for ethical tech conference to celebrate software freedom on March 23-24
FSF Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report now available
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, February 11, 2019 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today published its Fiscal Year 2017 (FY2017) Annual Report.
Vikings D8 Mainboard and D8 Workstation now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, February 7th, 2019 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to two devices from Vikings GmbH, the Vikings D8 Mainboard and the Vikings D8 Workstation. The RYF certification mark means that these products meet the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
FSF adds Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, December 6th, 2018-- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre (Hyperbola) to its list of recommended GNU/Linux distributions.
Free Software Foundation receives $1 million from Handshake
Handshake has donated $1 million to support computer user freedom and free software development.
FSF job opportunity: web developer
This position has been filled.
Keynotes announced for LibrePlanet 2019 free software conference
FSF statement on Microsoft joining the Open Invention Network
For many years, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has called on Microsoft to cease its use of computational idea patents to aggressively intimidate free software developers, distributors, and users. Today, these calls have met with some tentative success.
FSF job opportunity: program manager
This position has been filled.
FSF takes international day of action for a Day Without DRM on September 18th
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – Monday, September 17, 2018 – The Free Software Foundation (FSF)'s Defective by Design (DbD) campaign is holding the 12th annual International Day Against DRM (IDAD) tomorrow, on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018. IDAD is a day to take action against Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), while imagining what the world could look like without DRM.
Eleventh annual LibrePlanet conference set for March 23-24, 2019
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, September 5, 2018 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the dates of the eleventh annual LibrePlanet free software conference, to be held March 23-24, 2019, in the Boston area.
FSF job opportunity: Business operations manager
This position has been filled.
FSF Job Opportunity: Copyright and Licensing Associate
This position has been filled.
Minifree Libreboot X200 Tablet now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Libreboot X200 Tablet, from Minifree Ltd. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
Zerocat Chipflasher "board-edition-1" now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Zerocat Chipflasher board-edition-1. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
Contract opportunity: JavaScript Developer for GNU LibreJS
This position has been filled.
Public Lab and Karen Sandler are 2017 Free Software Awards winners
LibrePlanet free software conference celebrates 10th anniversary, this weekend at MIT, March 24-25
Free Software Foundation releases FY2016 Annual Report
Free Software Foundation receives $1 million donation from Pineapple Fund
The anonymous Pineapple Fund has donated $1 million worth of Bitcoin to promote and defend free software, computer user freedom, and digital rights.