FSF News
RMS: The GNU GPL Is Here to Stay
"There are some who say that a collaborative development model, taking advantage of these freedoms, tends to make software that is technically better. They may be right, and it would be nice if freedom brings such a practical bonus. However, the freedom itself is more important than the bonus, so the Free Software Movement focuses on the freedom."
GNU/Linux in Italian schools
Trentino-Alto Adige, a region in Italy, is switching to GNU/Linux in its Italian-language schools.
Microsoft's Treacherous Computing
Microsoft is trying some strange skullduggery with its partners in Treacherous Computing.
Send comments to FEMA
Send comments on OpenDocument format
Support the move by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts toward free software. Comments are due by Friday.
GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3)
Announcing the GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3)
Listen to RMS interviewed on the GNU/Linux User Show
This show presents an opportunity to learn a little bit about the heritage of GNU/Linux and some background about "free as in speech" software.
Comments to the Copyright Office online
You can read a selection of the comments we received and delivered to the U.S. Copyright Office on Monday, August 22, 2005.
Send comments on Copyright Office IE requirement
E-mail us your comment by August 18.
Call for nominations for the 2005 FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
Send in your nominations by 31 October 2005.
FSF honored with Prix Ars Electronica award
The Free Software Foundation has been honored with an Award of Distinction in the category of "Digital Communities".
Parliament rejects patents
RMS: Microsoft's New Monopoly
A new article by Richard Stallman addresses the relationship between patents, Microsoft file formats, and the upcoming vote in Europe.
Patent Absurdity
Richard Stallman's article on the difference between patents and copyright for software users and developers appears in the Guardian.
GPL Version 3: Background to Adoption, in French and Spanish
French and Spanish translations of the recent article by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen are now available.
GPL Version 3: Background to Adoption
Boston, MA, USA - Thursday, June 9, 2005 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released the following article by Richard M. Stallman and Eben Moglen discussing the forthcoming GPL Version 3.
Free Software Directory reaches 4,000 packages
Boston, MA, USA - Thursday, June 9, 2005 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that the FSF's Free Software Directory registered its 4,000th software package.
Action needed on Hague Treaty
US citizens: please write a letter to the US Department of State saying you want the proposed Hague Convention (about international recognition of choice-of-court clauses) not to apply to non-negotiated contracts (such as clickwrap contracts).
Comments needed on software patents
Volunteers needed to build, test and package free OpenOffice.org 2.0
The FSF is looking for volunteers to build, test and package fully free versions of OpenOffice.org 2.0 that use GCJ as a replacement for the non-free Java platform.