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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 21, 2015 -- Free
Software Foundation executive director John Sullivan announced the
winners of the FSF's annual Free Software Awards at a ceremony on
Saturday, March 21st, held during the LibrePlanet 2015 conference
at MIT, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two awards were given: the
Award for the Advancement of Free Software and the Award for
Projects of Social Benefit.