SoftwareFreedom

A #ThankGNU! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein Foundation for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

In a love-hate relationship with n8n right now...

GNU Linux-libre 6.14 is out, with new artwork showing me zapping away proprietary blobs to keep your kernel squeaky clean because your system deserves nothing less! Run free, compute with confidence that no sneaky binary blobs hitched a ride, and let's keep the world libre! Download, upgrade, and enjoy a fully free kernel. No blobs, no worries! Who you gonna call? Blob Busters! https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #GNU #Linux #LinuxLibre

A #ThankGNU! to Sandhya Ramaswamy Devi, Valerio Poggi, and Water Chika for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

Free software's an ethical imperative because it gives users freedom. It's about having control over your computing. Let's build a world driven by community and ethics. A world where software serves the users. #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

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

The @fsf live memorabilia auction starts in just over 2 hours! Have you registered to attend yet? Don't miss your chance to bid on one-of-a-kind items like the original GNU head drawing and more. Support free software while owning a piece of history! https://www.fsf.org/events/memorabilia-auction-2025-03-23 #FSF #FreeSoftware #GNU #SoftwareFreedom

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

A #ThankGNU! to James Wilson, John Fremlin, and Ramana Kumar for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

By requiring modified and extended versions of software to remain free, cpyleft ensures that software remains free for all its users, not just some of them. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #GNU #GPL #Copyleft

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

A #ThankGNU! to Aaron Ball, Guus Sliepen, and Harvey, Dan, Kyle, and Hunter Weinstein Foundation for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

The Chemnitzer Linux Days are almost here! Join us this weekend to talk about #FreeSoftware!

The will be there with several talks, Ada screening and reading, a community meeting and of course, our booth! There our volunteers and staffers will be answering your doubts, engaging in fruitful discussions with you!

Read here all the information about our participation at the #CLT2025:

https://fsfe.org/events/index.html#event-20250322-01

#SoftwareFreedom

Did you know that the #FSF has a Friends membership tier? It doesn't have all the benefits of the standard or student associate membership tiers, but it does include the option to receive a USB membership card with #Trisquel #GNU/Linux, an FSF membership badge, access to the member forum, and some other perks, all while supporting #SoftwareFreedom. Read more about the Friends tier: https://u.fsf.org/1m6

A #ThankGNU! to Martin Jässing, Michal Toman, Simon Josefsson, and Terence O Gorman for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

"One key concern to have emerged in recent months is the ICC’s [International Criminal Court] reliance on Microsoft which has deepened in recent years after chief prosecutor Karim Khan formed a partnership with the company to overhaul the court’s systems."

#HarryDavies, 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan/20/international-criminal-court-icc-braces-swift-trump-sanctions-over-israeli-arrest-warrants

Anyone else feeling like a Cassandra right now? How long have the software freedom movements been warning public institutions about proprietary tech dependencies?

A #ThankGNU! to Brett Stevens, Crystal Moreno, David Ignat, and Inouye Satoru for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

DMA & Free Software: what Free Software organisations need to know

Join our online session if you are a #FreeSoftware organization!

24 March 2025
17: 30 CET
Registration required: https://share.fsfe.org/apps/forms/s/riaMwgdMcgTnpHTTX3g92bkk

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250306-01.en.html

Right-to-Repair Wins! https://jxself.org/right-to-repair-wins.shtml #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #RightToRepair

Rejoice, friends, as software freedom continues to soar with Linux-libre. Enjoy the release of 6.13.7-gnu, 6.12.19-gnu, 6.6.83-gnu, 6.1.131-gnu, 5.15.179-gnu, 5.10.235-gnu1 & 5.4.291-gnu1! Free as in freedom, not as in firmware blobs! Every line of code respects your rights. No mystery, no surrender - just pure liberated computing! Use, study, change, share, & celebrate software freedom! GNU+Linux-libre FTW! https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #GNU #Linux #LinuxLibre