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Free Software Foundation seeks nominations for 18th annual Free Software Awards

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNU Project today call upon the free
software community to submit nominations for the 18th annual Free
Software Awards. The Free Software Awards include the Award for the
Advancement of Free Software and the Award for Projects of Social
Benefit. The awards are presented each year at the LibrePlanet free
software conference, and at the same time nominations for the next
year's awards open.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/10/2015 - 12:56

The FSF's statement on Windows 10

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, July 30, 2015 -- The Free
Software Foundation urges everyone to reject Windows 10 and join us in
the world of free software. Like all proprietary software, Windows 10
puts those that use it under the thumb of its owner. Free software
like the GNU/Linux operating system treats users as equals and gives
them control over their digital lives.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 17:35

FSF invites the free software community to its 30th birthday party on October 3rd, 2015

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, July 24, 2015 -- Today the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced an open invitation to its thirtieth birthday party, to be held in Boston on the evening of Saturday, October 3rd. The party will feature an address by FSF founder and president Richard Stallman. It represents the culmination of an outstanding thirtieth anniversary year, including the biggest LibrePlanet conference ever and an article about GNU in the New Yorker.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/24/2015 - 11:40

Statement on Canonical's updated licensing terms for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

On July 15th, 2015, the Free Software Foundation's Licensing and
Compliance Lab, along with the Software Freedom Conservancy, announces that, after two years of negotiations, Canonical, Ltd. has published an update to the licensing terms of Ubuntu GNU/Linux.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 10:20

FSF endorses embedded GNU/Linux distro ProteanOS as fully free

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, July 8, 2015 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of ProteanOS to its list of recommended GNU/Linux distributions.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/08/2015 - 15:25

The FSF is hiring: Seeking a full-time outreach and communication coordinator

Our current outreach and communication coordinator has moved
into a new position at the FSF, so we are looking for another
person to fill the role.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/16/2015 - 14:25

Free Software Foundation announces deputy director search

The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Boston-based 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to the computer-using public, would love to find an experienced, Boston-based deputy director to expand our leadership team.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 15:55

The FSF is hiring: Seeking a Boston-area full-time Web Developer

The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Boston-based 501(c)(3)
charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to
the computer-using public, seeks a Boston-based individual to be
its full-time Web Developer.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/07/2015 - 15:25

Community is the focus of 2015's International Day Against DRM

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 -- Today, a wide variety of community groups, activist organizations, and businesses are taking part in the ninth International Day Against DRM (dayagainstdrm.org).

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 17:40

LibrePlanet 2015 brings free software luminaries to MIT

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, March 23, 2015 -- The 2015 LibrePlanet free software conference drew nearly 350 activists from around the world to discuss issues of freedom, privacy, and security in computing. Free Software Foundation founder and president Richard Stallman delivered the opening keynote, "Free software, free hardware, and other things" before a packed room at MIT's Stata Center, with hundreds of remote participants tuning in online.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/24/2015 - 17:40

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