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Gift giving gnu advises shoppers to "give freely"
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, December 20th, 2013 — Yesterday, Free Software Foundation activists visited the Boston Apple store to raise awareness of more ethical alternatives for technology gifts. The activists were accompanied by a gnu (the free software movement’s buffalo-like mascot) and sported Santa hats in the spirit of the season. Shoppers were surprised…
FSF seeks full-time senior GNU/Linux systems administrator
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•The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Boston-based 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to the computer-using public, seeks a full-time senior systems administrator. Source: Free Software
GNU system, free software celebrate 30 years
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, September 6, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the GNU operating system. The celebratory activities will include a 30th anniversary hackathon at MIT in Cambridge, MA, satellite events around the world, and ways for people to celebrate online. Source: Free…
FSF launches fundraising program for Replicant, the fully free Android-based mobile OS
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, July 25, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a fundraising initiative for Replicant (http://replicant.us), a fully free Android distribution and the first mobile operating system (OS) to run without relying on proprietary system code. Replicant’s small volunteer developer team is focused on improving their OS, while also…
FSF, other groups join EFF to sue NSA over unconstitutional surveillance
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Tuesday, July 16, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today joined eighteen other activist and advocacy organizations in challenging the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance of telecommunications in the United States with a lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The recently revealed surveillance program intercepts and catalogs…
Richard Stallman inducted into the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame
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•BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman today joins the ranks of notable individuals who have been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame for their significant contributions to the advancement of the global Internet. Source: Free Software