Notices by Free Software Foundation (fsf@hostux.social), page 3

Looking for a way to stay connected without Twitter? In the end, Twitter is a centralized service, which are vulnerable to mass subpoenas. If you want to avoid such risk, use a decentralized microblogging service such as Mastodon or GNU Social. #JoinMastodon

Fighting for freedom isn’t gratis, and we depend on the generosity of donors like Judicaël Courant, Fredrick Brennan, Rebecca Cotter, and Andreas Constantinou to fuel the FSF. #ThankGNU! Check out https://u.fsf.org/3hq for a full list of 2022 donors.

Nonfree JavaScript may be taking away your freedom without your realizing it! Many Web sites require proprietary JavaScript. Nonfree JavaScript subjugates users in the same way as any piece of proprietary software. Learn more: https://u.fsf.org/freejs

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @SachaChua for illustrating the reasons. See https://www.sachachua.com/blog/ for emacs news and more!

Interested to know more about the history of the FSF and free software? Follow the FSF's thirty-five (plus!) years of advocating for software freedom with our timeline project: https://u.fsf.org/3fc #UserFreedom

"None of this would be possible without Guix, and the (occasionally reluctant) support from my awesome friends and family. So thank you. It wasn't for nothing. Rather the opposite." A refreshing article about GNU #Guix development: https://u.fsf.org/3to

"Escape to Freedom" is now available in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese! Read the announcement and watch, download, and share the videos: https://u.fsf.org/3tm (And big thanks to our volunteer translation team!) #EscapetoFreedom

Today, August 16, is Debian Day! Join the FSF in expressing appreciation to the Debian Project and its volunteers for all the work they do packaging and improving free software. Find an event near you (or online): https://u.fsf.org/3tl #DebianDay #DebianDay2022

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support #FreeSoftware https://u.fsf.org/32h

If you are enjoying the videos from this year's #LibrePlanet and would like to help make these videos accessible to more people, please consider transcribing the video and upload your subtitles. Instructions here: https://u.fsf.org/3l2

**New video:** Watch the FSF's new video *Escape to Freedom* and see how our protagonist Zara finds freedom in her digital life. #UserFreedom #EscapetoFreedom https://u.fsf.org/escape-to-freedom

As long as the code behind "smart" home devices is proprietary, these companies are free to spy on us as much as they like. Help us fight back: tell your friends about free software and urge then to join the FSF! Support #FreeSoftware. https://fsf.org

Why GPL? "Using the GNU GPL will require that all the released improved versions be free software. This means you can avoid the risk of having to compete with a proprietary modified version of your own work." More at https://u.fsf.org/3kr

From today's #LibrePlanet workshop "Translators and free software, a practical introduction to OmegaT." OmegaT is licensed as #FreeSoftware under the GPLv3. You can download it and try it for yourself at https://u.fsf.org/3ld

"The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom[...]" https://u.fsf.org/3kz

The FSF is hiring! Please see the following page for information about the Program Manager and part-time Bookkeeper positions. https://u.fsf.org/3l0

In 1989 we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing

Improving and adding to the Free Software Directory at https://directory.fsf.org is an easy way to support the free software community. Join us for meetings every Friday to help us do this crucial work: https://u.fsf.org/3ft

Have you ever considered the work that goes into sending an email to @gnu.org? The FSF tech team makes sure millions of emails get delivered each year, and has taken the time to explain the road your email travels in freedom. http://u.fsf.org/3gz

Special announcement: LibrePlanet 2022 videos have been published! Everything from command line graphic design to brain hacking. Read about their publication and check out the videos on PeerTube. https://u.fsf.org/3j3