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Together, we can build a future in which everyone will be able to learn in freedom and will know their rights as a user. Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to every learning environment around the world. #LearnLibre #Education

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

Richard M. Stallman has resigned as FSF president and from the board of directors:

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6 years

Apple, Facebook, and Google all have created software based on Jarek Duda's asymmetric numeral systems (ANS), which he dedicated to the public domain for everyone to use. Now Google is seeking a patent, and Duda isn't happy about it (and neither are we):

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Nifty free software news: the imaging software used by the Event Horizon Telescope, which was able to record the first picture of a black hole, is licensed under the GPLv3! #blackhole #copyleft

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8 years

#GNU Octave is an important scientific tool. Its maintainer needs help after 25 years--please RT to spread the word.

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10 years

The FSF tweets from http://t.co/hSN5gqrKpf. Consider switching to GNU social, a free software microblogging service:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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8 years

GNU was announced 33 years ago today! Happy Birthday GNU! #GNU

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4 years

Statement of FSF board on election of Richard Stallman (RMS):

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Today, September 17th, is the birthday of the Linux kernel 0.0.1! Happy birthday, Linux!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

The FSF is 35 years old today! We're kicking off a week of celebration and special surprises. Read here to see how you can participate, and join us on 10/09 for a special anniversary livestream!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

While our primary mission is freedom for software users, we want to be clear, the FSF board unanimously condemns misogyny, racism,and other bigotry as well as defamation, intimidation, and unfair attacks on free thought and speech.

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7 years

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.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Thanks, but no thanks @MicrosoftEdge . True support for GNU/Linux requires supporting users' freedom, not just allowing them to run your proprietary program.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

When you put your data in the "cloud," you're giving someone else control. Make sure everyone knows about this issue with our new sticker, available in packs of ten:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

Join us to fight for net neutrality: take action today!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

The trouble users had yesterday launching apps on #macOS isn't just a technical problem, but a moral one. Operating systems should serve their users, not phone home to a corporation to see if they're "permitted" to run a program. #Apple

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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6 years

Happy #GNU anniversary! 35 years ago today, Richard Stallman announced his intent to create the complete Unix-compatible software system called GNU (for Gnu's Not Unix):

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

No LibrePlanet organizers (staff or volunteer), speakers, award winners, exhibitors, or sponsors were made aware of Richard Stallman's announcement until it was public.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Even if it's for GNU/Linux, releasing proprietary software is business as usual for Microsoft. Until they realize users need freedom, not just the permission to run their browser, we're giving Microsoft Edge a hard pass.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Happy Software Freedom Day! We recommend taking a moment to thank the authors and the maintainers of the free software packages that you use everyday, to let them know you appreciate them.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

Happy GNU year from us at the FSF!

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7 years

An important step forward for #freesoftware in government: Barcelona is ditching Microsoft and going with GNU/Linux!

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2 months

There are four basic freedoms are at the heart of our activism, and we will never stop defending them. Learn more at

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Free Unix! 37 years ago today, the initial announcement of the GNU operating system was posted to Usenet. Every day since then has brought them closer to their goal of a world where users can do their computing in complete freedom.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

The first winner of the newest category of the Free Software Awards, the Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor, goes to Clarissa Lima Borges ( @lborgesclarissa ), whose remarkable first steps into the free software movement have inspired us all.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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6 years

#AdaLovelaceDay is a time to celebrate women in technology! Lovelace was the first person to publish an algorithm intended to be executed by the first modern computer. Because of this, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.

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5 years

Happy birthday, @debian ! Thank you for all the work you do year after year packaging, improving, distributing and documenting free software.

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6 years

Happy Software Freedom Day!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

We stand with the GNOME Foundation @gnome against this unethical attack on free software:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

Lenovo is reported to have implemented a nasty design that only boots into Windows, making it impossible to boot or install GNU/Linux. Of the change, researcher Matthew G. says there seems to be no security benefits to this change. Read more:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

According to the FTC, Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years. This is one of the obvious perils of nonfree software: you can't verify that the software isn't abusing you, you just have to take their word.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Happy 27th birthday to @Debian ! While we still recommend its users avoid the "contrib" and "non-free" package repositories, we congratulate the project on their long-running and successful work for the free software community.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

Today the #GNU Project is 34 years old. Help us celebrate (and protect your freedom) by donating $34 to the FSF!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

Yes, actual people are listening to what your voice assistant records, including your most private moments, and the extent to which Amazon, Apple, and Google will let you opt out varies. And of course none of this is remotely transparent.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

GNU/Linux is generously made by users. Because of their good will and the four freedoms, #freesoftware is on your side.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Next at #LibrePlanet 2021 at 15:40, FSF founder Richard Stallman (RMS) will deliver the talk “Unjust computing clamps down,” in the Jupiter room:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

The board voted unanimously to post the following statement on the FSF website:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Next up for the FSF 35th anniversary celebration: coming up at 2:15 EST, a special message from free software movement founder Richard Stallman!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

5 years

A TV production company made Twitter delete a tweet pointing at an article about a leak of unreleased TV shows. Then @EFF tweeted about those events, and the production company made Twitter take that down too:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

7 years

Today the FSF turns 32 years old! Celebrate with a look back at everything we do to advance free software:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

Happy birthday to #GNU ! Today marks 34 years since the launch of the GNU Project. Read more:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

We thought our classic gnu design might need a little freshening up, and since our office just acquired a Wacom tablet and took an Inkscape class together, we tinkered a little with the original design. What do you think of this rough draft?

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

4 years

It's easy to forget, amidst all the threats to our software freedom, that ours is an inherently positive story, celebrating creativity and skill. Check out this beautiful comic by Sacha Chua @sachac , read more, and share with #userfreedom :

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

3 years

Despite our plans for a gradual transition, FSF staff and GNU volunteers are no longer in control of the #fsf and #gnu channels on the Freenode network. Please find us at instead.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

3 years

What is freedom 2? The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. Boost this post if you LOVE this freedom!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

If you can't fix it, you don't own it: defend your right to repair!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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6 years

The copyleft symbol has been added to Version 11.0 of the Unicode Standard!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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3 years

NVIDIA's graphics drivers include telemetry and artificially slow the execution of algorithms they don't like. In other words, they're defective by design.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

Read the inspiring story of how Eyüpsultan, Turkey switched to free software, gained independence from proprietary software, and saved money ($$$) in the process! If they did it in their city, your city can do it too! | Read more at:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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3 years

#GNU Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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11 months

Free software, free society, free education! #LearnLibre

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4 years

Due to #DRM , HBO Max now will not work on any computer running GNU/Linux, regardless of what browser you choose: Learn more about our Defective By Design campaign against DRM at .

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

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 .

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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3 years

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @SachaChua for illustrating the reasons.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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9 years

A great poster explaining the four freedoms of free software #FS30 http://t.co/i6zBpsM9HX

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8 years

S3 goes down, hobbles Internet. What if all restaurants used one kitchen? Decentralization is a priority:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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3 years

What do you get the license that has everything? Please wish a happy 14th birthday to the GPLv3! #userfreedom

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5 months

There are four basic freedoms are at the heart of our activism, and we will never stop defending them. Learn more at

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5 months

Adobe is telling its user that they have to agree to Adobe spying on their files (which they have forced their users to store on their server) whenever they wish or the Adobe software will immediately cease to run.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Happy 10th birthday to @LibreOffice ! Not only do FSF staff use it every day, but the LibreOffice suite makes a great first piece of free software to suggest to friends and relatives.

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3 years

We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @SachaChua for illustrating the reasons.

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5 years

In an open letter to the Parliament, the Dutch minister for internal affairs Raymond Knops commits to a "Free Software by default" policy and underlines its benefits for society:

Netherlands commits to Free Software by default - FSFE

In an open letter to the Parliament, the Dutch minister for internal affairs Raymond Knops commits to a "Free Software by default" policy and underlines it...

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7 years

BIG NEWS: The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of @Puri_sm PureOS to its list of recommended GNU/Linux distributions.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

#GNUHealth Embedded is an exciting new application of the free software hospital information system that makes it more portable for health emergencies. Read about it in the latest issue of the Free Software Foundation Bulletin:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

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

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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3 years

Happy 32nd birthday to GNU Bash! We're proud to have played a role in its long-running history, and to celebrate it on its birthday.. bash!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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6 years

European free software supporters: take a stand against Article 13 of the Copyright Directive today! The next round of voting is July 5, so don't wait. #saveyourinternet #CensorshipMachine

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We love free software. With much thanks to the talented @SachaChua for illustrating the reasons. See for emacs news and more!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

We love freedom 3, the freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. Boost this post to share the message with others!

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3 years

#GNU Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world. Get the new GNU Emacs Manual, Nineteenth edition, for Emacs 27.2, at the GNU Press Shop:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

We're so glad to see @WIRED highlighting the F-Droid app store - a source for Android apps that don't abuse your trust!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

The new rockstars of free software deserve recognition, which is why we created the Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor, won this year by Clarissa Lima Borges. Nominate your inspirations at !

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

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!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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5 years

#DRM creates a damaged good, making e-textbooks and other software endlessly annoying to use: Join us to protest DRM in textbooks and much more on the International Day Against DRM, October 12:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

The FSF tech team has grown over 35 years from an informal group of sysadmins, contractors, and lots of wonderful volunteers, to a dedicated four-person team. Here are just some of their stories:

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

@fsf

3 years

The FSF turns 36 today! We're hard at work fighting for your freedom, so in the meantime, please check out our anniversary celebration from last year:

Free Software Foundation

Fighting for essential rights and freedoms for computer users since 1985. https://fsf.org @fsf

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Congratulations to the VLC (VideoLAN) team on their 20th birthday! VLC is one of the most popular programs under the GPL, and has been used by millions around the world as their media player of choice.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

In Wired: Edward Snowden writes that the age of mass surveillance will not last forever... and we have the power to end it.

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@fsf

7 years

New interview with RMS in New York Magazine @nymag ! "No company is so important its existence justifies setting up a police state":

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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8 years

Happy GNU year!!!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

Congratulations to the VLC (VideoLAN) team on their 20th birthday! VLC is one of the most popular programs under the GPL, and has been used by millions around the world as their media player of choice.

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

It's easy to forget, amidst all the threats to our software freedom, that ours is an inherently positive story, celebrating creativity and skill. Check out this beautiful comic by Sacha Chua @sachac , read more, and share with #userfreedom :

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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7 years

Happy snow day everyone!

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

Free BIOS achieved!!! Read the latest article by FSF senior systems administrator, Ian Kelling, about the FSF tech teams latest achievement toward freedom. #libreboot #coreboot #freeBIOS

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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4 years

When a corporation as hostile to user freedom as Apple starts producing the silicon that their software runs on, we should all be concerned. Expect them to use it as leverage for even further control on what users can and can't do with their own computers. #appleevent

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9 years

Skip #Windows10 ! Try #GNU / #Linux !

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4 years

PeerTube v3, an alternative to centralized video platforms like YouTube, is now live! Read more about the new release from our friends at @framasoft , , and subscribe to our PeerTube channel at !

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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2 years

It's our birthday today -- we're thirty-seven years old! Check out some of the milestones in the history of #GNU and #FreeSoftware #FSF , such as the publication of #GNUGPL , memberships, #LibrePlanet and our @enddrm campaign:

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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

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Free Software Foundation (FSF) @[email protected]

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6 years

Apple's "secure boot" in the 2018 macbook pro is more aptly called restricted boot. It prevents GNU/Linux from accessing the laptop's ssd drive. We've been warning about these kinds of restrictions since Microsoft initially adopted them:

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6 years

You know how Facebook has this uncanny knack for serving you ads that happen to coincide with conversations you're having in person? It's not a coincidence and it's not paranoia:

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5 years

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7 years

RT if you think decision-makers @timberners_lee + @W3C should listen to the marchers and reject #DRM !

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6 months

Free your computer.

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7 years

We're thankful for all the #freesoftware activists, advocates, artists, creators, developers, makers, supporters, and users out there. Thank you for everything you do!

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6 years

Celebrate Valentine's Day by showing everyone how much you love free software, and helping the people you love learn why free software is important: share this graphic with hashtag #ilovefs !

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5 years

It's more crucial than ever right now to develop communications technologies that respect our rights and our privacy -- you deserve better than Zoom! Keep an eye out for announcements on our upcoming efforts:

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5 years

#LibrePlanet 2019 videos are live! Watch FSF founder and president Richard Stallman's speech and presentation of the Free Software Awards:

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FSF's John Sullivan in @WIRED on the Microsoft ebook apocalypse: “This is why we call #DRM media and devices defective by design, or broken from the beginning. There’s self-destruction built into the whole concept.”

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Dear Internet: you have fourteen days. #DialUp Tim Berners-Lee and save the Web from #DRM . +1 (617) 253-5702

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