Notices by Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org), page 9
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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 23:08:19 UTC Free Software Foundation We were surprised to hear that O'Reilly is moving away from selling DRM-free ebooks on their Web site. Now, their ebooks are only available through Safari, which requires proprietary software to use: https://u.fsf.org/2gi -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2018 17:44:07 UTC Free Software Foundation The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.0, a major release and a dramatically improved free office suite, which celebrates the 7th anniversary of the availability of the very first version of LibreOffice: https://u.fsf.org/2gh -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2018 17:05:10 UTC Free Software Foundation You may have heard about this yesterday, but it bears repeating: the anonymous Pineapple Fund has donated $1 million worth of Bitcoin to the FSF to promote and defend free software, computer user freedom, and digital rights! https://u.fsf.org/2gf -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 21:32:45 UTC Free Software Foundation We're overjoyed to announce that the FSF has received an extraordinary gift of 91.45 Bitcoin from the #PineappleFund, valued at $1 million! Huge thanks to the Pineapple Fund for this tremendous contribution to software freedom. -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 15:53:38 UTC Free Software Foundation F-Droid, the repository of #freesoftware apps for Android phones, is collaborating with @ExodusPrivacy and @YalePrivacyLab to create tools to automate the process of finding tracking in apps. Bravo! https://u.fsf.org/2ga -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2018 18:37:22 UTC Free Software Foundation Ten Things I Wish I’d Known About bash: https://u.fsf.org/2g2 -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2018 16:23:07 UTC Free Software Foundation Exciting news: thanks to all the hard work from a team including @MediaGoblin founder Chris Webber @dustyweb, #ActivityPub has finally been made an official W3C recommended standard! https://u.fsf.org/2g6 -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2018 15:55:35 UTC Free Software Foundation We're so glad to see @WIRED highlighting the F-Droid app store - a source for Android apps that don't abuse your trust! https://u.fsf.org/2fz -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2018 17:39:58 UTC Free Software Foundation "Why does the patent system respect the will of the greedy, and not the will of the idealistic?" Jarek Duda, known for introducing Asymmetric Numeral Systems asks in a new article on End Software Patents: https://u.fsf.org/2fx -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2018 17:58:24 UTC Free Software Foundation Spread the word: the FSF tech team needs spring interns! As an intern, you work closely with FSF staff members in your area of interest, such as network administration, GNU Project support, or Web development. Apply by January 19! https://u.fsf.org/2fb -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2018 16:18:00 UTC Free Software Foundation Our winter fundraiser was a blockbuster success: thanks to your generosity, we have raised over $500,000 to power up the FSF and support software freedom in 2018! https://u.fsf.org/2fr -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2018 17:39:14 UTC Free Software Foundation Mass surveillance? No way! Tell Congress to reject FISA today https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/undermine-mass-surveillance-with-free-software-and-your-phone-calls -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2018 19:00:46 UTC Free Software Foundation An important step forward for #freesoftware in government: Barcelona is ditching Microsoft and going with GNU/Linux! https://u.fsf.org/2fq -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2018 21:43:55 UTC Free Software Foundation A tribute to James Dolan, co-creator of SecureDrop, who has tragically passed away at age 36: https://freedom.press/news/tribute-james-dolan-co-creator-securedrop-who-has-tragically-passed-away-age-36/ -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2018 15:18:48 UTC Free Software Foundation Our winter fundraiser was a huge success thanks to our generous donors! #ThankGNU to Aaron Conole, Aaron Grothe, Alain Brenzikofer, and Alison Chaiken for your support! https://u.fsf.org/1kq -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 08-Jan-2018 16:14:48 UTC Free Software Foundation Collaborative Knowledge Foundation @CokoFoundation is seeking a talented #NodeJS / React developer to work with them changing scientific publishing forever. https://u.fsf.org/2fj -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2018 22:05:38 UTC Free Software Foundation Are you a US federal government employee who supports free software? Donate through the Combined Federal Campaign before January 12th: https://u.fsf.org/2d1 -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2018 17:52:41 UTC Free Software Foundation According to @TheRegister, Munich's switch back to Windows from LiMux #freesoftware "defies reliable research." Their report includes a quote from our own Molly de Blanc, @mmillions: https://u.fsf.org/2fi -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2018 15:15:51 UTC Free Software Foundation Ring in the "GNU" year with our stylish and popular #GNU baseball cap, now back in stock: https://u.fsf.org/26l https://status.fsf.org/attachment/44055 -
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:25:31 UTC Free Software Foundation Happy GNU year from us at the FSF!