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"Oscar" awarded to W3C for Best Supporting Role in "The Hollyweb" — by libby — last modified Jun 25, 2013 05:39 PM
- 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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FSF Job Opportunity: Copyright and Licensing Associate — by Free Software Foundation — last modified Sep 22, 2016 04:20 PM
- The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect computer user freedom, seeks a motivated and talented Boston-based individual to be our full-time Copyright and Licensing Associate.
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Free Software Foundation submits comments to U.S. Department of Education encouraging free licensing for all grant-funded materials — by John Sullivan — last modified Dec 18, 2015 05:35 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, December, 18, 2015 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), Open Licensing Requirement for Direct Grant Programs. In addition, the FSF collected and sent comments from the free software community. These comments were filed via postal mail, as currently it is impossible to submit comments in digital form for NPRMs without downloading and running proprietary JavaScript.
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2010 Free Software Awards announced — by John Sullivan — last modified May 19, 2011 12:47 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 -- Free Software Foundation president Richard M. Stallman announced the winners of the FSF's annual free software awards at a ceremony on Saturday, March 19th, held during the LibrePlanet 2011 conference at Bunker Hill Community College.
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SecureDrop and Alexandre Oliva are 2016 Free Software Awards winners — by Free Software Foundation — last modified Mar 30, 2017 11:06 AM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 25, 2017 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the winners of the 2016 Free Software Awards at a ceremony held during the LibrePlanet 2017 conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). FSF President Richard M. Stallman presented the Award for the Advancement of Free Software and the Award for Projects of Social Benefit.
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Free Software Foundation statement on 2016-09-16 — by John Sullivan — last modified Sep 16, 2016 11:08 PM
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Two job openings on the FSF campaigns team — by John Sullivan — last modified Jun 30, 2012 12:08 AM
- The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to the computer-using public, seeks *two* motivated and organized tech-friendly Boston-based individuals to be its full-time campaigns managers.
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Anti-Fast Track mobilization to be extended after more than half a million people take action — by Free Software Foundation — last modified Feb 05, 2014 06:48 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 -- Yesterday, a diverse network of organizations opposing Fast Track legislation, including the Free Software Foundation, announced they are extending their ten days of activism following massive and widespread public action. Since its inception on January 22nd, more than a hundred new groups have joined the effort at StopFastTrack.com, including Coalition for a Prosperous America, Ben & Jerry's, SumOfUs, Democracy for America, Friends of the Earth, Namecheap, and CREDO -- adding to an already impressive, and unlikely, list of groups like reddit, Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, MoveOn, LabelGMOs, and Fight for the Future.
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FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan — by Brett Smith — last modified Apr 12, 2010 03:26 PM
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coalitia-internationala-a-organizatiilor-ce-lupta-pentru-libertatea-internetului-en — by Zak Rogoff — last modified May 07, 2013 03:37 PM
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Fostering free software education: Free Technology Academy and Free Software Foundation partner to expand access to master's program in free software and free standards — by peterb — last modified Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
- AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Tuesday, October 26, 2010 -- The Free Technology Academy (FTA) and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today their partnership in the FTA's Associate Partner Network. The Network aims to expand the availability of professional educational courses and materials covering the concepts and applications of free software and free standards.
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FSF announces new fiscal sponsorship for SeaGL conference — by Free Software Foundation — last modified Aug 01, 2017 01:43 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, August 1, 2017 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that the Seattle GNU/Linux (SeaGL) Conference will join the Working Together for Free Software Fund, becoming the first conference fiscally sponsored by the FSF.
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Interpreting, enforcing and changing the GNU GPL, as applied to combining Linux and ZFS — by Joshua Gay — last modified Apr 11, 2016 03:03 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, April 11, 2016 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the publication of "Interpreting, enforcing and changing the GNU GPL, as applied to combining Linux and ZFS," by its founder and president, Richard M. Stallman.
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Free Software Foundation statement on PRISM revelations — by John Sullivan — last modified Jun 11, 2013 12:28 PM
- To protect their freedom and privacy, the FSF urges everyone to contact their representatives, avoid Software as a Service, and donate to support projects working for a better, safer world.
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Taurinus X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom — by Free Software Foundation — last modified Sep 28, 2015 05:46 PM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, September 28, 2015 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Taurinus X200 laptop sold by Libiquity LLC. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
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Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement program — by Brett Smith — last modified Nov 09, 2010 09:50 AM
- BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that it has published an initial set of criteria for endorsing computers and other devices. The FSF seeks both to obtain feedback on the criteria, and raise interest in the program among hardware manufacturers. Ultimately, the FSF plans to promote an endorsement mark to be carried on products that the FSF endorses.
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Celebrate Software Freedom Day with the LibrePlanet community — by John Sullivan — last modified Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
- Please join us in bringing some of the Software Freedom Day celebration and advocacy to the LibrePlanet wiki, to build a resource and meeting place that will last throughout the year.
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Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache — by Brett Smith — last modified Jun 10, 2011 10:56 AM
- 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 freedom: LibreOffice.
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Edward Snowden will kick off LibrePlanet 2016 in Cambridge, Massachusetts — by Georgia Young — last modified Feb 01, 2016 11:22 AM
- CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that the opening keynote for LibrePlanet 2016: Fork the System, will be a conversation with National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Technologist Daniel Kahn Gillmor.
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ФСПО о процессе “Оракл против Гугл” и угрозе патентов на программы — by ineiev — last modified Sep 11, 2010 12:11 PM
- Как вы, скорее всего, слышали на некоторых сайтах новостей, компания “Оракл” подала в суд на “Гугл”, утверждая, что Android нарушает некоторые из ее авторских прав и патентов, связанных с Java. Пока о нарушении авторских прав известно слишком мало, обсуждать это; мы надеемся узнать больше по ходу процесса. Однако никто не заслуживает того, чтобы стать жертвой агрессии со стороны патентов на программы, и “Оракл” поступает нечестно, пользуясь своими патентами для нападения на Android.