On Thursday, March 5, 2015, Christoph Hellwig, with support from the Software Freedom Conservancy, filed suit in Hamburg, Germany against VMware Global, Inc. Hellwig is a prominent contributor to the kernel Linux, releasing his contributions under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. VMware, like everyone, is free to use, modify,…
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Free Software Foundation statement on the new iPhone, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch
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Today, Apple announced new iPhone models, a watch, and a payment service. In response, FSF executive director John Sullivan made the following statement: It is astonishing to see so much of the technology press acting as Apple’s marketing arm. What’s on display today is widespread complicity in hiding the most newsworthy aspect of the announcement…
GNU hackers unmask massive HACIENDA surveillance program and design a countermeasure
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After making key discoveries about the details of HACIENDA, Julian Kirsch, Dr. Christian Grothoff, Jacob Appelbaum, and Dr. Holger Kenn designed the TCP Stealth system to protect unadvertised servers from port scanning. According to Heise Online, the intelligence agencies of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are involved in HACIENDA. The…
To help Reset the Net, FSF launches guide to email protection
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, June 5th, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released Email Self-Defense, a how-to guide for setting up and using email encryption. Source: Free Software
Tehnoetic wireless USB adapter now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Wednesday, May 21, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Tehnoetic TET-N150 wireless USB adapter. Source: Free Software
Global community rallies for International Day Against DRM
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 — Today a wide variety of community groups, activist organizations and businesses are taking part in the 8th International Day Against DRM (DayAgainstDRM.org). The groups are united in envisioning a world without Digital Restrictions Management, technology that places arbitrary restrictions on what people can do with digital…
FSF joins forces with Software Freedom Law Center and Open Source Initiative to fight software patents in U.S. Supreme Court
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, February 28, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) joined the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in filing a brief amici curiae in software patent case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank before the United States Supreme Court yesterday. Source: Free Software
Free Software Foundation opens registration for March 24th legal seminar on GPL Enforcement and Legal Ethics
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, February 14th, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced open registration for a seminar on GPL Enforcement and Legal Ethics, to be held Monday, March 24th, 2014, at Suffolk University Law School. The half-day seminar will provide an introduction to the terms of the GNU General Public License…
The FSF is hiring: Seeking a Boston-area full-time Web Developer
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The Free Software Foundation, a Boston-based 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to the computer-using public, seeks a Boston-based individual to be its full-time Web Developer. Source: Free Software
LulzBot TAZ 3 3D printer now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, February 7, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the TAZ 3, the fifth model in the LulzBot line of 3D printers by Aleph Objects, Inc. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF’s standards in regard to users’…