If its going to make the fsf yet more corporate, that really wont help at all. All things linux and gnulinux this is neither a community exclusively about the kernel linux, nor is exclusively about the gnu operating system. Free software foundation fsfs status on saturday, 14mar2020 21. The majority of my time has been spent on a new program that will take a stab at revolutionizing the world of free software. We are a participatory and grassroots campaign exposing drmencumbered devices and media for what they really are. Free software foundation issues statement in support of. August free software foundation working together for. Fsfgnu a high school students views on software freedom. We recommend keeping a focus during the day, also remember that it is not about people moving to gnulinux or bsd but getting aware of what is free software and giving them the smoothest possible introduction to it, finding things that they could do with minimum changes. We have free swag free as in free beer from the free software foundation, redhat, and canonical. Free software foundation fsf s status on saturday, 14mar2020 21. Fight for software freedom continues, fsf says sd times.
Software freedom day sfd is an annual worldwide celebration of free software organized. If you write free software, use free software, or want to learn about software freedom, come join us for software freedom day. Here in massachusetts, fsf web developer david thompson is. While the wiki was ready and open since april this year we just started the official registration with the map display on monday as we were having small issues with our ssl certificates. Renew your fsf membership associate members are a central part of an exciting and important community, one determining the future of freedom. Some cities have huge events with music, talks, vendors, even cheerleaders, parades, and feasts. Software freedom day, sfd is an annual worldwide event celebration of free and open source software foss. The folks at thinkpenguin, the eff, fsf, software freedom law center, software freedom conservancy, openwrt, librecmc, qualcomm, and other have put together the savewifi campaign archive. Looking for online definition of fsf or what fsf stands for. Avoid surveillance by switching to thunderbird and enigmail.
On september 18 each year, people all over the world celebrate software freedom day. On 14 february is the i love free software day, a day to show your love and celebrate your favourite free software and its contributors. This is the eleventh year of software freedom day, and people are holding events in almost 100 countries. Current patrons free software foundation working together. Free software foundation europe fsfe was conceived in early 2000, pregnancy took about a year, and in early 2001 my decision to make the creation and success of free software foundation europe fsfe my first and foremost priority in life. Subscribers receive a monthly newsletter called the free software supporter, which includes news about fsf activities over that month, as well as other news from around the free software world.
He now works full time at the software freedom conservancy. It is organised to increasing awareness of free software and its virtues, and encouraging its use. While preserving williamss viewpoint, it includes factual corrections and extensive new commentary by stallman, as well as new prefaces by both authors written for the occasion. Various stalls relating foss will be put on for exhibition on the day. The nonprofit organization software freedom international coordinates sfd at a. Support gnu and the fsf by buying manuals and gear, joining the fsf as an associate member, or making a donation, either directly to the fsf or via flattr. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Software freedom day free software foundation working together for free software skip to content, sitemap or skip to search. A this is like saying your freedom to put on handcuffs and go to prison because you want to is being denied. Software freedom is a huge topic and it is very easy to lose your audience.
The fsf needs a new approach to advertising a high school. The fsf is a charity with a worldwide mission to advance software freedom. We have a separate list for each operating system because some of the free replacements dont run on all the operating system. Software freedom day was established in 2004 and was first observed on 28 august of that year. I have been working as an intern with the fsf this summer. To learn more about software freedom you can visit continue reading. And more precisely, about the four freedoms to use, study, share and improve the software. We are working together to eliminate drm as a threat to innovation in media, the privacy of readers, and freedom for computer users. The free software foundations future is looking bright according to its fiscal year 2016 annual report. For our software freedom podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. About software freedom day sfd is a worldwide celebration of free and open source software foss. However you choose to celebrate, have a great software freedom day. And you can wear your free software pride with our commemorative fsf30 tshirt, available for preorder now. Both of us, in addition to our work in our day jobs with conservancy, also volunteer our time to help the fsf bradley has been an fsf volunteer focused primarily.
Forget about the fsf for a minute what are you going to actually do for software freedom, this decade. Here is a list of popular free software applications that we recommend to replace common proprietary applications. Every proprietary smartphone os has backdoors the manufacturer can use to spy on everything you do. Google, red hat, linode, nokia and now makerbot industries have joined the supporting organisations as well as the fsf and the fsfe. This year, it will take place on the 18th of september, and we urge.
Richard stallman explains free software on software freedom day. Boston, massachusetts, usa saturday, march 14, 2020 the free software foundation fsf today announced the recipients of the 2019 free software awards, which are given annually at the libreplanet conference to developers and community members who have made significant contributions to the cause for software freedom. Jun 24, 2009 free software foundation europe fsfe was conceived in early 2000, pregnancy took about a year, and in early 2001 my decision to make the creation and success of free software foundation europe fsfe my first and foremost priority in life. Free software foundation fsf s status on friday, 21feb2020 15. On 14 february is the i love free software day, a day to show your love and celebrate your. Software freedom day is an annual event to celebrate software freedom and the people behind it around the world. Aug 16, 2011 bradley no long works at the software freedom law center.
Richard stallman, founder of the free software foundation fsf, has created a brief, informative video about why software freedom is important. It is also an event to teach people about the importance of software freedom and to encourage them to adopt it. In honor of software freedom day 2016, richard stallman gives a brief primer of free software, including where you can get more information and how to help. Current patrons free software foundation working together for free software skip to content, sitemap or skip to search. Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Software freedom day free software foundation working.
Bradley no long works at the software freedom law center. Thus, free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Free software means software that respects users freedom and community. The free software foundations fsf campaigns team works tirelessly to spread the message to the world that all software must be free. Ceasing to use proprietary appliations is a good way to start migrating to freedom.
Software freedom day sfd is an annual worldwide celebration of free software. Free software foundation targets microsofts smart assistant in new campaign apr 01, 2020 lets encrypt, jim meyering, and clarissa lima borges receive fsf s 2019 free software awards mar 14, 2020 young hackers to. Its already too corporate, youll destroy it if you go that direction. The report outlines efforts and accomplishments by the free as in freedom software. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and its virtues, and encouraging its use. Sfd is a worldwide celebration of free and open source software foss. The the digital freedom foundation is very happy to announce that registration of its fourteenth edition of software freedom day has just opened. While the wiki was ready and open since april this year we just started the official registration with the map display on monday as. B non of the fsfs endorsed distros actively try to block you from running proprietary shit. Software freedom day is an event where free software enthusiasts, students from college and schools, common public, researchers, etc come together to share, discuss, debate and demonstrate on various topics including foss, free culture, hardware, tools, etc. In this episode of the software freedom law show, bradley and karen interview brett smith, the licensing compliance engineer at the free software foundation. When you speak about free software, you speak about freedom. Culture freedom day is a worldwide celebration of free culture.
Free software is worth celebrating every day, but we hope you find a way to make software freedom day 2015 extra special. Software freedom day 2019 saturday 21st september is software freedom day. Free software has long been part of the daily use of billion of users, still the people behind the respective projects often remain invisible. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and. Thanks to an analogy to a recipe, it becomes quite clear how these freedoms work and why it is important that the source code of a program is available to everyone. Welcome to the free software supporter, the free software foundations fsf monthly news digest and action update being read by you and 218,883 other activists. In this episode, we talk with professor lawrence lessig, founder of creative commons, about regulation of society, offline as well as online, about the different means of regulation, and shed light on regulations through code. Celebrate gnus 30th anniversary with gnuaday, 30 software freedom actions you can take in the month of september. The second day of libreplanet 2018 began on a contemplative note with seth schoens keynote speech, incompossibilities. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and its virtues, and encouraging its use sfd was established in 2004 and was first observed on 28 august of that year.
The fsf cant campaign for free software without your help. Software freedom day 2017, nosk ncit time and update. Fsf is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms the free dictionary. Libreplanet speakers will display their unique combination of digital knowledge and educational skills in the two day conference, as well as give more insights into their ethical dedication to envision a future rich with free as in freedom software and without network services that mistreat their users. Rather, it was created to embody and defend a set of principles that were set forth at the founding of the gnu project and the free software foundation fsf the preeminent organization that upholds, defends and promotes the philosophy of software freedom. B non of the fsf s endorsed distros actively try to block you from running proprietary shit.
This is the free software foundations primary mailing list. In this episode, we talk with professor lawrence lessig, founder of creative commons, about regulation of society, offline as well as online, about the different means of. Gnu 30th anniversary gnu project free software foundation. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. If you would like to renew by check, please use this page. September 19, 2020 software freedom day is one of the worldwide celebrations held by digital freedom foundation dff, an npo that focuses on promoting free software, open hardware, and access to knowledge via technology. Welcome to software freedom day fsf office, boston, iran event. Lets celebrate, promote, and learn more about free open source software and its philosophy. This is the eleventh year of software freedom day, and people are holding. Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality foss in education, in government, at home, and in business in short, everywhere. Richard stallman is here to stay and the fsf will let him stay as chief of gnu. Jun 28, 2008 the fsf needs a new approach to advertising.
This is annually presented by the free software foundation fsf to a person whom it deems to have made a great contribution to the progress and development of free software, through activities that accord with the spirit of free software. Richard stallman, welcome to software freedom day video abrufbar, free. This office is where we fight for your software freedom every day, and its full of historical material and memorabilia, along with a display of respects your freedom ryf certified hardware, a collection of stuffed gnus and penguins, and an enormous gnu mascot head. Renew your fsf membership free software foundation. Celebrate gnus 30th anniversary with gnua day, 30 software freedom actions you can take in the month of september.
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