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65 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/geoffrey-knauth-elected-free-software-foundation-president-odile-benassy-joins-the-board">
66 <title>Geoffrey Knauth elected Free Software Foundation president; Odile Bénassy joins the board</title>
67 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/geoffrey-knauth-elected-free-software-foundation-president-odile-benassy-joins-the-board</link>
68 <description></description>
69 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 -- The Free
70 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of a new
71 director to its board, and the election of a new president.</p>
72 <p>Long-time free software activist and developer Odile Bénassy, known
73 especially for her work promoting free software in France, was elected
74 to the FSF's board of directors. Geoffrey Knauth, who has served on
75 the FSF's board for over twenty years, was elected president.</p>
76 <p>On her election, Bénassy said, "I'm happy and proud to accept FSF's
77 invitation to be part of the board. I want to help keep steady the
78 principles of free software, and the philosophical values around
79 it. Free software counts among what the world badly needs nowadays."</p>
80 <p>Knauth welcomed Bénassy, saying, "I am delighted that Odile Bénassy
81 has agreed to become a director of the FSF, FSF's first director from
82 Europe. Odile is a mathematics educator, researcher, software
83 engineer, and leader of the <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GNU_Edu">GNU Edu project</a>. She has been
84 advocating for and developing free software for more than twenty
85 years."</p>
86 <p>FSF's executive director, John Sullivan, added, "Being on the FSF's
87 board of directors means first and foremost standing as a guardian for
88 free software and the associated user freedoms. With such a long track
89 record, Odile has shown herself to be someone FSF members and
90 supporters can count on. I'm really looking forward to working with
91 her, and I'm excited to see all the ways she'll help the FSF be better
92 and stronger."</p>
93 <p>Describing his approach to his new position as president, Knauth
94 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/statement-from-fsfs-new-president-geoffrey-knauth">posted a statement</a> which begins, "The FSF board chose me at this
95 moment as a servant leader to help the community focus on our shared
96 dedication to protect and grow software that respects our freedoms. It
97 is also important to protect and grow the diverse membership of the
98 community. It is through our diversity of backgrounds and opinions
99 that we have creativity, perspective, intellectual strength and
100 rigor."</p>
101 <p style="text-align:center;">
102 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/images/staff-photos/board/geoff-hangar.jpg" alt="Geoff Knauth" width="275" style="margin-top:4px;" />
103 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/images/staff-photos/board/odile.jpg" alt="Odile Benassy" width="275" style="margin-top:4px;" /></p>
104
105 <p>The full list of FSF board members and officers can be found at
106 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board">https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board</a>.</p>
107 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3>
108 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
109 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
110 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
111 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
112 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
113 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
114 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
115 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
116 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
117 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in
118 Boston, MA, USA.</p>
119 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
120 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
121 <h3>Media Contacts</h3>
122 <p>John Sullivan<br />
123 Executive Director<br />
124 Free Software Foundation<br />
125 +1 (617) 542 5942<br />
126 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a><br />
127 </p>
128 <p><em>Geoffrey Knauth Photo Copyright ©2020 Geoffrey Knauth and used with permission.</em>
129 <em>Odile Bénassy Photo Copyright ©2020 Odile Bénassy and used with permission.</em></p>
130 <p><strong>Updated 2020-08-07: Knauth has served on the FSF board for over twenty years, not thirty.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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134 <dc:date>2020-08-05T20:20:00Z</dc:date>
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139 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-announces-freedom-respecting-videoconferencing-for-its-associate-members">
140 <title>Free Software Foundation announces freedom-respecting videoconferencing for its associate members</title>
141 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-announces-freedom-respecting-videoconferencing-for-its-associate-members</link>
142 <description>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA - Thursday, May 28, 2020 -- The Free
143 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced free "as in freedom"
144 videoconferencing for its associate members and their
145 communities. This service will help everyone push back against
146 increased societal pressure to use nonfree software to communicate
147 with friends, collaborators, and loved ones during the COVID-19
148 pandemic, and after.</description>
149 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The FSF has been raising the alarm about encroachments upon freedom by
150 remote communication tools since social distancing guidelines were
151 issued. The FSF's new videoconferencing service powered by <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
152 software</a> comes after several of its recent publications warned
153 users about widely used nonfree applications for <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/better-than-zoom-try-these-free-software-tools-for-staying-in-touch">remote
154 communication</a> and <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/remote-education-does-not-require-giving-up-rights-to-freedom-and-privacy">education</a>, like Zoom.</p>
155 <p>"The freedoms to associate and communicate are some of our most
156 important. To have the means to exercise these freedoms online
157 controlled by gatekeepers of despotic software is always dangerous and
158 unacceptable, only more so when we can't safely gather in person,"
159 executive director John Sullivan explains. "We are a small nonprofit
160 and can't provide hosting for the entire world, but we want to do our
161 part. By offering feature-rich videoconferencing in freedom to our
162 community of supporters, and sharing how others can do it, too, we
163 demonstrate that it is possible to do this kind of communication in an
164 ethical way."</p>
165 <p>This project came out of the working group the FSF established to
166 document and address major issues facing free software communication
167 platforms. Another initiative in its free communication toolbox is a
168 <a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Remote_Communication">collaborative resource page</a> created to steer users to
169 applications that respect them. The goal is to help users avoid
170 conferencing tools like Zoom, which requires users to give up their
171 software-related freedoms, and which has been a recent focal point for
172 <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/zoom-security-issues-zoombombings-continue-include-racist-language-and-child-abuse/">criticism</a> due to problems ranging from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing">security issues to
173 privacy violations</a>.</p>
174 <p>Zoom is not the only nonfree communication software that has received
175 scrutiny recently while surging in popularity. Facebook's recently
176 launched <a href="https://mashable.com/article/facebook-messenger-rooms-privacy-problems/">Messenger Rooms</a> service may offer tools to keep users
177 out, but it is not encrypted, nor does it offer protection from the
178 <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/05/15/facebooks-new-messenger-rooms-launches-why-you-should-think-before-using-it/#436354fa70d3">ongoing data sharing issues</a> that are inherent to the
179 company. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex were also reported to
180 be <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/videoconferencing-privacy-issues-google-microsoft-webex/">collecting more data</a> than users realized. These kinds of
181 problems, the FSF argues, are examples of what happens when the terms
182 of the code users are running prohibits them from inspecting or
183 improving it for themselves and their communities.</p>
184 <p>The platform the FSF will use to offer ethical videoconferencing
185 access is <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi-Meet">Jitsi Meet</a>. Jitsi Meet was also used when the COVID-19
186 pandemic forced the FSF to <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/how-to-livestream-a-conference-in-just-under-a-week">bring its annual LibrePlanet conference
187 online</a>. Choosing Jitsi Meet is the first step to addressing the
188 problems posed to freedom by services like Zoom and Facebook. However,
189 even users that start a call via a server running Jitsi could still
190 be vulnerable, if that server depends on or shares information with
191 third parties. The FSF made changes to the code it is running to
192 enhance privacy and software freedom, and <a href="https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=jitsi-ansible.git">published the source
193 code</a>. The FSF instance does not use any third party servers for
194 network initialization, and does not recommend or link to any
195 potentially problematic services.</p>
196 <p>Jitsi Meet initiates an encrypted peer-to-peer conference when there
197 are only two participants, but achieving end-to-end encryption for
198 more than two people is not yet possible. FSF chief technical officer
199 Ruben Rodriguez elaborates: "For any multiparticipant conversation,
200 there will always be encryption at the network level, but you still
201 have to place some level of trust in the server operator that
202 processes your video stream. We are offering what is currently
203 possible when it comes to multiparticipant privacy, and we are doing
204 it on machines that we physically own." The FSF servers do not store
205 any voice, video, or messages from calls, and logging is minimal and
206 for the purpose of troubleshooting and abuse prevention
207 only. According to its Web site, Jitsi is <a href="https://jitsi.org/blog/e2ee">working to implement
208 end-to-end encryption</a> for multiple callers, and the FSF has
209 confirmed plans to implement the improvements as soon as they become
210 available.</p>
211 <p>Sullivan provided further comment: "The FSF is offering people a
212 chance to keep their freedom and remain in touch at the same
213 time. With these services, you usually have to sacrifice your freedom
214 for the ability to stay in touch with the people you care about, and
215 place your data in the hands of an organization you don't know. Our
216 members trust the FSF not to compromise their data, and this way, we
217 can offer both."</p>
218 <p>Associate members of the FSF pay a $10 USD monthly fee, which is
219 discounted to $5 USD for students. An FSF <a href="https://my.fsf.org/join">associate membership</a>
220 will provide users with the ability to create their own meeting rooms
221 for personal, noncommercial use, which they can use to invite others
222 to join regardless of their location or membership status.</p>
223 <h2>About the Free Software Foundation</h2>
224 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
225 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
226 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
227 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
228 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
229 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
230 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
231 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
232 source of information about GNU/Linux.</p>
233 <p>Associate members are critical to the FSF, since they contribute to
234 the existence of the foundation and help propel the movement
235 forward. Besides gratis access to the FSF Jitsi Meet instance, they
236 receive a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits/">range of additional benefits</a>. Donations to support the
237 FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://my.fsf.org/donate">https://my.fsf.org/donate</a>. Its
238 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
239 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
240 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
241 <h2>Media Contact</h2>
242 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br />
243 Program Manager <br />
244 Free Software Foundation <br />
245 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
246 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br />
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251 <dc:date>2020-05-28T17:30:00Z</dc:date>
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256 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-targets-microsofts-smart-assistant-in-new-campaign">
257 <title>Free Software Foundation targets Microsoft's smart assistant in new campaign</title>
258 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-targets-microsofts-smart-assistant-in-new-campaign</link>
259 <description></description>
260 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/clippy.png" />
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262 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -- Today, the
263 Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced plans to follow up their
264 recent campaign to <a href="https://www.fsf.org/windows/upcycle-windows-7">"upcycle" Windows 7</a> with another initiative
265 targeting proprietary software developer Microsoft, calling on them to
266 <em>Free Clippy</em>, their wildly popular smart assistant. Clippy, an
267 anthropomorphic paperclip whose invaluable input in the drafting of
268 documents and business correspondence ushered in a new era of office
269 productivity in the late 1990s, has not been seen publicly since
270 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125147/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-255671.html">2001</a>. Insider reports suggest that Clippy is still alive and
271 being held under a proprietary software license against its will.</p>
272 <p>The FSF is asking its supporters to rally together to show their
273 support of the industrious office accessory. Commenting on the
274 campaign, FSF campaigns manager Greg Farough stated: "We know that
275 Microsoft has little regard for its <a href="https://fsf.org/windows/">users' freedom and privacy</a>,
276 but few in our community realize what little regard they have for
277 their own digital assistants. Releasing Clippy to the community will
278 ensure that it's well taken care of, and that its functions can be
279 studied and improved on by the community."</p>
280 <p>Undeterred by comments that the campaign is "delusional" or hopelessly
281 idealistic, the FSF staff remains confident that their call to free
282 the heavy-browed stationery accessory will succeed. Yet upon reaching
283 out to a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/young-hackers-to-deliver-opening-keynote-for-libreplanet-conference">panel of young hackers</a> for comment, each responded:
284 "What is Clippy?"</p>
285 <p><em>It's our hope that a little outlandish humor can help others get
286 through increasingly difficult and uncertain times. In lieu of showing
287 your support for Clippy, please consider making a small donation to a
288 healthcare charity or, if you like, the <a href="https://fsf.org/donate">FSF</a>.</em></p>
289 <h3>Media Contact</h3>
290 <p>Jonathan Tuttle<br />
291 Office Manager<br />
292 Free Software Foundation<br />
293 +1 (617) 542 5942<br />
294 campaigns@fsf.org<br />
295 </p>]]></content:encoded>
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305 <title>Let's Encrypt, Jim Meyering, and Clarissa Lima Borges receive FSF's 2019 Free Software Awards</title>
306 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/lets-encrypt-jim-meyering-and-clarissa-lima-borges-receive-fsfs-2019-free-software-awards</link>
307 <description>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 14, 2020 -- The Free
308 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the recipients of the 2019
309 Free Software Awards, which are given annually at the LibrePlanet
310 conference to developers and community members who have made
311 significant contributions to the cause for software freedom. This
312 year's recipients are Let's Encrypt, Jim Meyering, and
313 Clarissa Lima Borges. As the ceremony was conducted virtually this
314 year, each winner selected the person to present them the award.</description>
315 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>This year was the first time the FSF offered its <a href="https://www.fsf.org/awards/onfsc-award">Award for
316 Outstanding New Free Software Contributor</a>, a way to commemorate a
317 community member whose first steps into the movement have demonstrated
318 a remarkable commitment and dedication to software freedom.</p>
319 <p><img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/libreplanet/2020/communications/Clarissa.jpg" alt="Photo of Clarissa Lima Borges" style="float: right; width: 250px; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px;" /> </p>
320 <p>This year's winner is Clarissa Lima Borges, a talented young Brazilian
321 software engineering student whose <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> internship work
322 focused on usability testing for various <a href="https://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</a> applications.
323 Presenting the award was Alexandre Oliva, acting co-president of the FSF
324 and a longtime contributor to crucial parts of the GNU operating
325 system. Clarissa said that she is "deeply excited about winning this
326 award -- this is something I would never have imagined," and
327 emphasized her pride in helping to make free software more usable for
328 a broader base of people who need "more than ever to be in control of
329 the software [they] use, and [their] data." She also emphasized that
330 her accomplishments were dependent on the mentoring she received as
331 part of Outreachy and GNOME: "Every time I thought I had something
332 good to offer the community, I was rewarded with much more than I
333 expected from people being so kind to me in return."</p>
334 <p>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org/awards/sb-award/">Award for Projects of Social Benefit</a> is presented to a
335 project or team responsible for applying free software, or the ideas
336 of the free software movement, to intentionally and significantly
337 benefit society. This award stresses the use of free software in
338 service to humanity. Past recipients of the award include
339 OpenStreetMap and Public Lab, whose executive director, Shannon
340 Dosemagen, will be <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/environmental-activist-shannon-dosemagen-joins-fsf-conference-keynote-lineup">delivering a keynote</a> for the 2020 LibrePlanet
341 conference on Sunday.</p>
342 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/libreplanet/2020/communications/phil.jpg" alt="Photo of Phil Porada of Let's Encrypt" style="float: right; width: 250px; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px;" />
343
344 <p>This year's honoree is Let's Encrypt, a nonprofit certificate
345 authority that hopes to make encrypted Web traffic the default state
346 of the entire Internet. The award was accepted by site reliability
347 engineer Phil Porada, on behalf of the Let's Encrypt team. Porada
348 said: "I am extremely honored to accept this award on behalf of the
349 Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) and Let's Encrypt. It’s a
350 testament to the teamwork, compassion towards others, patience, and
351 community that helps drive our mission of creating a more secure and
352 privacy-respecting Web."</p>
353 <p>"As a maker I enjoy taking things apart and putting them back
354 together; be it mechanical, wood, or software. Free software allows us
355 to look deep into the internals of a system and figure out why and how
356 it works. Only through openness, transparency, and accountability do
357 we learn, ask questions, and progress forward."</p>
358 <p>Josh Aas, executive director of Let's Encrypt, added: "There is no
359 freedom without privacy. As the Web becomes central to the lives of
360 more people, ensuring it’s 100% encrypted and privacy-respecting
361 becomes critical for a free and healthy society." Commenting on Let's
362 Encrypt's receipt of the award, FSF executive director John Sullivan
363 added: "This is a project that took on a problem that so many people
364 and so many large, vested interests said they would never be able to
365 solve. And they tackled that problem using free software and important
366 principles of the free software movement."</p>
367 <p>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org/awards/fs-award">Award for the Advancement of Free Software</a> goes to an
368 individual who has made a great contribution to the progress and
369 development of free software through activities that accord with the
370 spirit of free software. Past recipients of the award include Yukihiro
371 Matsumoto, creator of the Ruby programming language, and Karen
372 Sandler, executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy.</p>
373 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/libreplanet/2020/assets/meyering.jpg" alt="Photo of the commemorative plaque and record for the 2019 Free Software Award" style="float: right; width: 250px; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px;" />
374
375 <p>This year's honoree is Jim Meyering, a prolific free software
376 programmer, maintainer, and writer. Presenting the award was Richard
377 Stallman, founder of both the Free Software Foundation and the GNU
378 Project. Receiving his award, Jim wrote, "I dove head-first into the
379 nascent *utils and autotools three decades ago. Little did I know how
380 far free software would come or how it would end up shaping my ideas
381 on software development. From what 'elegant,' 'robust,' and
382 'well-tested' could mean, to how hard (yet essential) it would be to
383 say 'Thank you!' to those first few contributors who submitted fixes
384 for bugs I'd introduced. Free software has given me so much, I cannot
385 imagine where I would be without it. Thank you, RMS, co-maintainers
386 and our oh-so-numerous contributors."</p>
387 <p>Due to ongoing worries about the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020
388 LibrePlanet conference is being conducted entirely online, utilizing
389 free software to stream the scheduled talks all over the globe, in
390 lieu of the usual in-person conference and awards presentation. The
391 Free Software Award winners will be mailed their commemorative gifts.</p>
392 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
393 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
394 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
395 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
396 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
397 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
398 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
399 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
400 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
401 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
402 work can be made at <a href="https://my.fsf.org/donate">https://my.fsf.org/donate</a>. Its headquarters are
403 in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
404 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
405 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
406 <h1>Media Contacts</h1>
407 <p>John Sullivan <br />
408 Executive Director <br />
409 Free Software Foundation <br />
410 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
411 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a></p>
412 <p>Photo credits: Free Software Foundation, Inc.
413 Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
414 International</a> license.
415 Photo Jim Meyering: Florence Meyering licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</a> license.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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419
420 <dc:subject>New Contributor</dc:subject>
421
422
423 <dc:subject>Advancement of Free Software</dc:subject>
424
425
426 <dc:subject>Project of Social Benefit</dc:subject>
427
428 <dc:date>2020-03-15T00:55:00Z</dc:date>
429 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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433 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/young-hackers-to-deliver-opening-keynote-for-libreplanet-conference">
434 <title>Young hackers to deliver opening keynote for LibrePlanet conference</title>
435 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/young-hackers-to-deliver-opening-keynote-for-libreplanet-conference</link>
436 <description></description>
437 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -- The
438 Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that the opening
439 keynote for the <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet 2020</a> conference will be a panel
440 of impressive young free software community members. The annual
441 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Back
442 Bay Events Center on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free
443 the Future."</strong></p>
444 <p><a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020"><img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/libreplanet/2020/assets/Keynote_panel.png" width="45%" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" /></a></p>
445
446 <p>Online <a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1">registration is open</a> until March 10, 10:00am Eastern Daylight
447 Time (14:00 UTC); and registration is possible at the event.</p>
448 <p>The panelists will be <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Alyssa Rosenzweig</a>, a free software hacker
449 working at Collabora, <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Taowa</a>, a sysadmin, free software
450 enthusiast, and the youngest (non-uploading) Debian developer,
451 and <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Erin Moon</a>, whose free software work has focused on federated
452 social media software as a user, contributor, and maintainer.</p>
453 <p>Alyssa leads the <a href="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/panfrost">Panfrost</a> project to build a free graphics
454 stack for Mali GPUs, and she is passionate about freedom. She has
455 strong, pointed ideas on what the future of free software is supposed
456 to look like: "Beyond abstract criteria, today's software has profound
457 network effects and psychosocial implications. In the balance is more
458 than software freedom, but also users' entire lives. The need for holistic,
459 optimistic free software is greater than ever," she states.</p>
460 <p>Greg Farough, campaigns manager at the FSF and moderator of the panel,
461 added: "The continued success of the free software movement depends on its
462 youngest members, so it is time we give them a proper platform. This
463 new generation of freedom-minded developers is incredibly talented,
464 diverse, and forward-thinking. I am convinced they can accomplish
465 everything they set out to do."</p>
466 <p>The keynote will touch on subjects like optimism in the face of
467 adversity, the social impact of working in free software, and the
468 effect of social change, broadening user bases, and bringing the free
469 software movement beyond the Intel x86 processor architecture. Taowa
470 is excited to weigh in: "A free future is an accessible one. Much like
471 scientific progress is built on what's come before us, technological
472 progress is built on the shoulders of our predecessors. A free present
473 enables a free future, but it isn't going to build itself."</p>
474 <p>Erin is the developer behind <a href="https://github.com/rustodon/rustodon">Rustodon</a>, a Mastodon-compatible
475 ActivityPub server. To her, having the panel comment on the
476 future of freedom is a way to represent the meta community of
477 diverging projects. She says: "Together we shape the future of
478 free software and its subcommunities: what projects are
479 prominent, the public image of free software, our culture and
480 social mores. Paneling with people whose work is vastly different
481 from my own is exhilarating! While I'm excited to learn about
482 others' technical work, I'm also connected to them by this
483 meta-community: our shared experiences as people involved with
484 free software."</p>
485 <p>The panel is the third confirmed keynote for LibrePlanet 2020. It
486 follows the announcement of <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle">Brewster Kahle</a> in January, and the
487 more recent announcement of Public Lab's <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/environmental-activist-shannon-dosemagen-joins-fsf-conference-keynote-lineup">Shannon Dosemagen</a>. <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/program/">The
488 schedule</a> features talks and workshops from a wide and
489 international range of community members. Thousands of people have
490 attended LibrePlanet over the years, both in person and remotely. The
491 conference welcomes visitors from up to fifteen countries each year,
492 with many more joining online. Hundreds of impressive free software
493 speaker sessions from past LibrePlanet conferences, including keynote
494 talks by <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/how-can-we-prevent-the-orwellian-1984-digital-world/">Micky Metts</a>, <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/libreplanet-2016-the-last-lighthouse-3d51/">Edward Snowden</a>, and <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/beyond-unfree-the-software-you-can-go-to-jail-for-talking-about/">Cory Doctorow</a>, can be viewed
495 in the conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video library</a>. </p>
496 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1>
497 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software
498 Foundation. Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a
499 small gathering of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day
500 event that attracts a broad audience of people who are interested in
501 the values of software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March
502 14 and 15, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet
503 2020, visit the Web site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get
504 involved, join the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">discussion list</a>.</p>
505 <p><a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/register?id=87&reset=1">Registration</a> for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet: "Free the Future"</a> is
506 open through March 10. Attendance is free of charge for FSF
507 <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a> and for students.</p>
508 <p>For information on how your company can <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/sponsors/Sponsoring2020.pdf">sponsor LibrePlanet</a> or
509 have a table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p>
510 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
511 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
512 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
513 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
514 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
515 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
516 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
517 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
518 located at <a href="https://www.fsf.org">https://www.fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://www.gnu.org">https://www.gnu.org</a>, are an
519 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support
520 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its
521 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
522 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1>
523 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br />
524 Program Manager <br />
525 Free Software Foundation <br />
526 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
527 <a href="mailto:info@fsf.org">info@fsf.org</a> <br />
528 </p>]]></content:encoded>
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537 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/environmental-activist-shannon-dosemagen-joins-fsf-conference-keynote-lineup">
538 <title>Environmental activist Shannon Dosemagen joins FSF conference keynote lineup</title>
539 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/environmental-activist-shannon-dosemagen-joins-fsf-conference-keynote-lineup</link>
540 <description></description>
541 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, February 28, 2020 -- The Free
542 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Shannon Dosemagen as the
543 second keynote speaker for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet 2020</a>. The annual
544 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Back Bay
545 Event Center on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free the
546 Future."</strong></p>
547 <p><a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1">Registration is open</a> until March 10, 10:00am Eastern Daylight
548 Time (14:00 UTC), and limited registration is possible at the event.</p>
549 <p><a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020"><img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/libreplanet/2020/assets/Shannon.jpg" width="35%" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" /></a></p>
550
551 <p>Shannon Dosemagen is the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle">second confirmed keynote speaker</a> for the
552 LibrePlanet conference. Dosemagen is the co-founder and current
553 executive director of <a href="https://publiclab.org/">Public Lab</a>, a nonprofit organization
554 creating local environmental science solutions following the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software">free
555 software philosophy</a>, and winner of <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/public-lab-and-karen-sandler-are-2017-free-software-awards-winners-1/">the FSF's Award for Projects of
556 Social Benefit</a>. Shannon Dosemagen is an environmental health
557 advocate and a community science champion, and is enthusiastic about
558 free systems and technology that support the creation of a more just
559 and equitable future. She is a previous Fellow at both the Harvard
560 Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and the Loyola
561 University Environmental Communications Institute. During 2020, she
562 will be a Fellow with the Shuttleworth Foundation, working on a new
563 concept.</p>
564 <p>At LibrePlanet, Dosemagen will discuss her experience democratizing
565 science to address environmental problem-solving. Her experiences and
566 frustrations doing this work are very familiar to the free software
567 community: "The work I do on the environment and health is being
568 increasingly challenged by environmental deregulation and lack of
569 cooperation. We're also seeing heightened pressure to drastically
570 alter how society functions in an effort to curb the climate crisis.
571 This is a profound moment, and critical to address at an event aptly
572 themed 'Free the Future.'"</p>
573 <p>"Shannon's work is very important, and is a testament to the success
574 of community collaboration," says Zoë Kooyman, the FSF's program manager.
575 "Public Lab's work towards free hardware solutions is a strong
576 indicator of what the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">four freedoms</a> can achieve, and how they can
577 work towards a better future outside of software. Shannon is an
578 experienced speaker and organizer, and we are proud to have her
579 keynote at LibrePlanet."</p>
580 <p>Free technology is creating tangible solutions for many environmental
581 and health issues through Dosemagen's work, and the knowledge and
582 involvement of the wider free software movement are crucial to its
583 success: "The work of LibrePlanet participants has an important role
584 to play in figuring out better systems, structures, and governance
585 models for the environmental health of our communities," Dosemagen
586 states.</p>
587 <p><a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/program">The conference schedule</a> features talks and workshops from a wide
588 and international range of community members, including another
589 keynote by <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle">Brewster Kahle</a>. Thousands of people have attended
590 LibrePlanet over the years, both in person and remotely. The
591 conference has welcomed visitors from up to fifteen countries each
592 year, with many more joining online. Hundreds of impressive free
593 software speaker sessions from past LibrePlanet conferences, including
594 keynote talks by <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/libreplanet-2016-the-last-lighthouse-3d51/">Edward Snowden</a>, and <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/beyond-unfree-the-software-you-can-go-to-jail-for-talking-about/">Cory Doctorow</a> can be
595 viewed in the conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video library</a>. The conference has
596 also featured many engaging panel sessions, such as a session on free
597 medical devices featuring <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/freedom-devices-and-health/">Rachel Kalmar, Karen Sandler, and Dana
598 Lewis</a>.</p>
599 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1>
600 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software
601 Foundation. Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a
602 small gathering of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day
603 event that attracts a broad audience of people who are interested in
604 the values of software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March
605 14 and 15, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet
606 2020, visit the Web site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get
607 involved, join the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">discussion list</a>.</p>
608 <p><a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/register?id=87&reset=1">Registration</a> for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet: "Free the Future"</a> is
609 open. Through March 10. Attendance is free of charge for FSF
610 <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a>, and for students.</p>
611 <p>For information on how your company can <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/sponsors/Sponsoring2020.pdf">sponsor LibrePlanet</a> or
612 have a table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p>
613 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
614 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
615 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
616 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
617 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
618 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
619 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
620 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
621 located at <a href="https://www.fsf.org">https://www.fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://www.gnu.org">https://www.gnu.org</a>, are an
622 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support
623 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its
624 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
625 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1>
626 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br />
627 Program Manager <br />
628 Free Software Foundation <br />
629 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
630 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br />
631 </p>
632 <p><em>Photo Courtesy Nate Dappen/CROWD & CLOUD</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
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638 </item>
639
640
641 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-fsf-cooperation-update">
642 <title>GNU-FSF cooperation update</title>
643 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-fsf-cooperation-update</link>
644 <description></description>
645 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project leadership are
646 defining how these two separate groups cooperate. Our mutual aim is to
647 work together as peers, while minimizing change in the practical
648 aspects of this cooperation, so we can advance in our common free
649 software mission.</p>
650 <p>Alex Oliva, Henry Poole and John Sullivan (<a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board">board members or officers
651 of the FSF</a>), and Richard Stallman (head of the GNU Project), have
652 been meeting to develop a general framework which will serve as the
653 foundation for further discussion about specific areas of cooperation.
654 Together we have been considering the input received from the public
655 on <a href="mailto:fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org">fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org</a> and <a href="mailto:gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org">gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org</a>. We urge people to
656 send any further input by February 13, because we expect to finish
657 this framework soon.</p>
658 <p>This joint announcement can also be read on
659 <a href="https://www.gnu.org/gnu/2020-announcement-1.html">https://www.gnu.org/gnu/2020-announcement-1.html</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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665 </item>
666
667
668 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/libiquity-wi-fri-nd2h-wi-fi-card-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">
669 <title>Libiquity Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title>
670 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/libiquity-wi-fri-nd2h-wi-fi-card-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom</link>
671 <description></description>
672 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/ryf/wifri-nd2h_top.jpg" alt="wi-fri nd2h wifi card" width="50%" />
673
674 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, January 30, 2020 -- The Free
675 Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF)
676 certification to the Libiquity dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi card,
677 from Libiquity LLC. The RYF certification mark means that Libiquity's
678 distribution of this device meets the FSF's standards in regard to
679 users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.</p>
680 <p>Libiquity currently sells this device as part of its
681 previously-certified <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/products/Taurinus-X200">Taurinus X200 laptop</a>. <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/vendors/Technoethical">Technoethical</a>
682 also offers the same hardware with their RYF-certified <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/products/TET-N300DB">Technoethical
683 N300DB Dual Band Wireless Card</a>. With today's certification,
684 Libiquity is able to sell the <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/products/Wi-Fri-ND2H">Libiquity Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card</a> as
685 a stand-alone product for the first time, and now has two
686 RYF-certified devices available.</p>
687 <p>"In the years since first joining the RYF program, we at Libiquity
688 have worked to improve and expand our catalog. For anyone looking to
689 join distant or congested 2.4-GHz or 5-GHz wireless networks, the
690 Wi-Fri ND2H is a great internal Wi-Fi card for laptops, desktops,
691 servers, single-board computers, and more. Most importantly, in an era
692 when more and more hardware disrespects your freedom, we're proud to
693 offer a Wi-Fi card branded with the RYF logo on the product itself, as
694 a trusted symbol of its compatibility with free software such as GNU
695 Linux-libre," said Patrick McDermott, Founder and CEO, Libiquity LLC.</p>
696 <p>With this certification, the total number of <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/wireless-adapters">RYF-certified wireless
697 adapters</a> grows to thirteen. The Libiquity Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card
698 enables users to have wireless connectivity without having to rely on
699 nonfree drivers or firmware.</p>
700 <p>"We are especially glad to see the certification mark printed directly
701 on the product. While not a requirement of the program, this helps us
702 get closer to the world we are aiming for, where people shopping can
703 immediately and easily see what products are best for their freedom,"
704 said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p>
705 <p>Like other previously certified peripheral devices, the Libiquity
706 Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card was tested using an <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed GNU/Linux
707 distro</a> to ensure that it works using only free software. The
708 device does not ship with any software included, as all the free
709 software needed is already provided by fully free distributions.</p>
710 <p>"Expanding the availability of hardware that works with fully free
711 systems like Trisquel GNU/Linux is always something to celebrate. It's
712 great to see Libiquity offering this device as a stand-alone product
713 so that users can customize and upgrade their own setup," said the
714 FSF's licensing and compliance manager, Donald Robertson, III.</p>
715 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program,
716 including details on the certification of this Libiquity device,
717 please visit <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">https://ryf.fsf.org</a>.</p>
718 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult
719 <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/about/vendors">https://ryf.fsf.org/about/vendors</a>.</p>
720 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3>
721 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
722 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
723 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
724 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
725 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
726 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
727 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
728 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
729 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
730 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in
731 Boston, MA, USA.</p>
732 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
733 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
734 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/ryf/Libiquiry.logo.full_.large_.png" alt="libiquity logo" width="50%" />
735
736 <h3>About Libiquity</h3>
737 <p>Founded by CEO Patrick McDermott, Libiquity is a privately held New
738 Jersey, USA company that provides world-class technologies which put
739 customers in control of their computing. The company develops and
740 sells electronics products, provides firmware and embedded systems
741 services, and leads the development of the innovative and flexible
742 ProteanOS embedded operating system. More information about Libiquity
743 and its offerings can be found on its Web site at
744 <a href="https://www.libiquity.com">https://www.libiquity.com</a>.</p>
745 <h3>Media Contacts</h3>
746 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br />
747 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br />
748 Free Software Foundation<br />
749 +1 (617) 542 5942<br />
750 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br />
751 </p>
752 <p>Patrick McDermott <br />
753 Founder and CEO <br />
754 Libiquity LLC <br />
755 <a href="mailto:info@libiquity.com">info@libiquity.com</a> <br />
756 </p>]]></content:encoded>
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764
765 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle">
766 <title>First LibrePlanet 2020 keynote announcement: Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle</title>
767 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle</link>
768 <description></description>
769 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, January 15, 2020 -- The Free
770 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Brewster Kahle as its first
771 keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2020. The annual technology and social
772 justice conference will be held in the Boston area on March 14 and 15,
773 2020, with the theme "Free the Future." Attendees can register at
774 <a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1">https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1</a>.</strong></p>
775 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/brewster.jpg" width="600" />
776
777 <p>Internet archivist, digital librarian, and Internet Hall of Famer
778 Brewster Kahle has been announced as the first of multiple keynote
779 speakers for the FSF's annual <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet</a> conference. Kahle is
780 renowned as the founder of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit dedicated
781 to preserving the cultural history of the Web.</p>
782 <p>With its mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," the
783 Internet Archive is an inspiration to digital activists from all over
784 the world. Through its "Wayback Machine," the Internet Archive
785 provides historically indexed versions of millions of Web pages. For
786 his work as an Internet activist and digital librarian, Brewster was
787 inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.</p>
788 <p>Commenting on his selection as a LibrePlanet keynote speaker, Kahle
789 said, "Free software is crucial in building a digital ecosystem with
790 many winners. The Internet Archive is completely dependent, as are
791 millions of others, on free software but also free content. I look
792 forward to presenting at LibrePlanet, but mostly from learning from
793 those attending as to where free software is going."</p>
794 <p>FSF executive director John Sullivan welcomed Kahle's announcement as
795 a keynote speaker by saying, "The Internet Archive plays an important
796 role in our lives, ensuring that Internet users for years to come will
797 be able to view all of the Web exactly as it was at a specific point
798 in history. Our focus at this year's LibrePlanet is to 'free the
799 future,' and Brewster's work reminds all of us that we cannot have a
800 future without a reliable history. The FSF is honored to have Brewster
801 keynoting the conference."</p>
802 <p>The FSF will announce further keynote speakers before the start of the
803 conference, and the full LibrePlanet 2020 schedule is expected very
804 soon. Thousands of people have attended LibrePlanet over the years:
805 some in person, and some by tuning into the <a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2019/Streaming">fully free software
806 livestream</a> the FSF has of the event. LibrePlanet has welcomed
807 visitors from up to fifteen countries each year, and individuals from
808 many others participate online. The conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video archive</a>
809 contains talks recorded throughout the conference's history, including
810 keynote talks by <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/libreplanet-2016-the-last-lighthouse-3d51/">Edward Snowden</a> and <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/beyond-unfree-the-software-you-can-go-to-jail-for-talking-about/">Cory Doctorow</a>.</p>
811 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1>
812 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation.
813 Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a small gathering
814 of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day event that attracts
815 a broad audience of people who are interested in the values of
816 software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March 14th and
817 15th, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet 2020, visit
818 <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss</a>.</p>
819 <p><a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1">Registration</a> for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet: "Free the Future"</a> is open.
820 Attendance is free of charge to FSF <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a> and
821 students.</p>
822 <p>For information on how your company can sponsor LibrePlanet or have a
823 table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p>
824 <p>Keynote speakers at <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2019">LibrePlanet 2019</a> included Bdale Garbee, who
825 has contributed to the free software community since 1979, and Tarek
826 Loubani, who runs the Glia Project, which seeks to provide medical
827 supplies to impoverished locations. The closing keynote was given by
828 Micky Metts, a hacker, activist and organizer, as well as a member of
829 Agaric, a worker-owned cooperative of Web developers.</p>
830 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
831 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
832 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
833 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
834 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
835 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
836 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
837 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
838 located at <a href="https://www.fsf.org">https://www.fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://www.gnu.org">https://www.gnu.org</a>, are an
839 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support
840 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its
841 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
842 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1>
843 <p>Greg Farough <br />
844 Campaigns Manager <br />
845 Free Software Foundation <br />
846 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
847 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br />
848 </p>
849 <p>Photo by Vera de Kok © 2015. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">CC-BY-SA 4.0</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
850 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
851 <dc:creator></dc:creator>
852 <dc:rights></dc:rights>
853 <dc:date>2020-01-15T22:41:43Z</dc:date>
854 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
855 </item>
856
857
858 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/contract-opportunity-bookkeeper">
859 <title>Contract opportunity: Bookkeeper</title>
860 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/contract-opportunity-bookkeeper</link>
861 <description>This position has been filled.</description>
862 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect computer user freedom, seeks a motivated and talented Boston-based individual to provide bookkeeping and financial operations support. This is a temporary, part-time contract opportunity with potential for additional hours and/or extension.</p>
863 <p>The contractor will work closely with our business operations manager and the rest of the operations team to ensure that the organization's day-to-day financial functions run smoothly. We are looking for a hands-on and detail-oriented professional who is comfortable working both independently and with multiple teams as needed. Ideal candidates will be proactive and highly adaptable, with an aptitude for learning new tools and paying close attention to minutiae despite dense financial material. Applicants should have at least three years of experience with nonprofit bookkeeping and finance. Familiarity with tools we use is a plus, such as SQL Ledger, CiviCRM, LibreOffice, and Request Tracker.</p>
864 <p>Contract expectations include:</p>
865 <ul>
866 <li>
867 <p>preparing weekly accounts receivable, payables, deposits, and purchasing,</p>
868 </li>
869 <li>
870 <p>assisting with monthly financial reconciliation,</p>
871 </li>
872 <li>
873 <p>processing incoming tickets in our internal/external ticketing system, and</p>
874 </li>
875 <li>
876 <p>supporting the annual audit.</p>
877 </li>
878 </ul>
879 <h1>Contract details</h1>
880 <p>This is a 3-month contract position at 10 to 20 hours per week, with responsibilities to be performed on-site at the FSF's downtown Boston office. All work will be done in the office with free software. Compensation is competitive.</p>
881 <h1>Application instructions</h1>
882 <p>Applications must be submitted via email to <a href="mailto:hiring@fsf.org">hiring@fsf.org</a>. The email must contain the subject line "Bookkeeper." A complete application should include:</p>
883 <ul>
884 <li>cover letter,<br />
885 </li>
886 <li>resume,</li>
887 <li>hourly rate requirements, and </li>
888 <li>three recent references.</li>
889 </ul>
890 <p>All materials must be in a free format (such as text, LibreOffice, or PDF files). Email submissions that do not follow these instructions will probably be overlooked. No phone calls, please.</p>
891 <p><strong>Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To guarantee consideration, submit your application by December 11, 2019.</strong> </p>
892 <p>The FSF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, contractor, or application for employment or contracting, on the basis of race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state or local law. We value diversity in our workplace.</p>
893 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
894 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. We are based in Boston, MA, USA.</p>]]></content:encoded>
895 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
896 <dc:creator></dc:creator>
897 <dc:rights></dc:rights>
898 <dc:date>2019-11-25T21:25:00Z</dc:date>
899 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
900 </item>
901
902
903 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/talos-ii-mainboard-and-talos-ii-lite-mainboard-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">
904 <title>Talos II Mainboard and Talos II Lite Mainboard now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title>
905 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/talos-ii-mainboard-and-talos-ii-lite-mainboard-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom</link>
906 <description></description>
907 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/ryf/Talos_ii_rev_1.00_non-sas.png" alt="Talos II" width="50%" />
908
909 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 7th, 2019 -- The Free
910 Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF)
911 certification to the Talos II and Talos II Lite mainboards from Raptor
912 Computing Systems, LLC. The RYF certification mark means that these
913 products meet the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control
914 over the product, and privacy.</p>
915 <p>While these are the first devices from Raptor Computing Systems to
916 receive <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF certification</a>, the FSF has supported their work since
917 2015, starting with the original <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/interested-in-a-powerful-free-software-friendly-workstation">Talos crowdfunding
918 effort</a>. Raptor Computing Systems has worked very hard to protect
919 the rights of users.</p>
920 <p>"From our very first products through our latest offerings, we have
921 always placed a strong emphasis on returning control of computing to
922 the owner of computing devices -- not retaining it for the vendor or
923 the vendor's partners. We hope that with the addition of our modern,
924 powerful, owner-controlled systems to the RYF family, we will help
925 spur on industry adoption of a similar stance from the many silicon
926 vendors required to support modern computing," said Timothy Pearson,
927 Chief Technology Officer, Raptor Computing Systems, LLC.</p>
928 <p>These two mainboards are the first PowerPC devices to receive
929 certification. Several GNU/Linux distributions <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">endorsed by the
930 FSF</a> are currently working towards offering support for PowerPC
931 platform.</p>
932 <p>"These certifications represent a new era for the RYF
933 program. Raptor's new boards were designed to respect our rights, and
934 will open up new possibilities for free software users everywhere,"
935 said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p>
936 <p>The Talos II and Talos II Lite also represent an interesting first in
937 terms of reproducible builds. When two people compile the same code,
938 the resulting object code usually differs slightly because of
939 variables like build timestamps and other differences affecting the
940 object code. Making it so users can independently reproduce exactly
941 the same builds for important free software programs makes it so that
942 anyone can distribute the builds with more certainty that they do not
943 contain hidden malware. For the Talos II, the FSF was able to
944 reproduce the build that is loaded onto the FPGA chip of the board
945 that was tested, and will include the checksum of that build along
946 with the source code we publish.</p>
947 <p>"We want to congratulate Raptor Engineering on this, and we encourage
948 vendors to ship more reproducible builds, which we will be happy to
949 reproduce as part of the RYF certification," said the FSF's senior
950 system administrator, Ian Kelling.</p>
951 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program,
952 including details on the certification of these Raptor Computing
953 Systems devices, please visit <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">https://ryf.fsf.org</a>.</p>
954 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult
955 <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/about/criteria">https://ryf.fsf.org/about/criteria</a>.</p>
956 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3>
957 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
958 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
959 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
960 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
961 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
962 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
963 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
964 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
965 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
966 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in
967 Boston, MA, USA.</p>
968 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
969 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
970 <h3>About Raptor Computing Systems, LLC</h3>
971 <p><a href="https://www.raptorcs.com/">Raptor Computing Systems, LLC</a> is focused on developing and
972 marketing user-controlled devices.</p>
973 <h3>Media Contacts</h3>
974 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br />
975 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br />
976 Free Software Foundation<br />
977 +1 (617) 542 5942<br />
978 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br />
979 </p>
980 <p>Raptor Computing Systems, LLC
981 <a href="mailto:sales@raptorcs.com">sales@raptorcs.com</a> <br />
982 </p>
983 <p><em>Image of Talos II by Raptor Computing Systems, LLC Copyright 2018
984 licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
985 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
986 <dc:creator></dc:creator>
987 <dc:rights></dc:rights>
988 <dc:date>2019-11-07T19:13:52Z</dc:date>
989 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
990 </item>
991
992
993 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet-returns-in-2020-to-free-the-future-march-14-15-boston-area">
994 <title>LibrePlanet returns in 2020 to Free the Future! March 14-15, Boston area</title>
995 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet-returns-in-2020-to-free-the-future-march-14-15-boston-area</link>
996 <description></description>
997 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 7, 2019 -- The Free
998 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that registration is open
999 for the twelfth LibrePlanet conference on free software. The annual
1000 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Boston
1001 area on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free the Future."
1002 Session proposals will be accepted through November 20.</p>
1003 <p><strong>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org">FSF</a> invites activists, hackers, law professionals, artists,
1004 students, developers, young people, policymakers, tinkerers, newcomers
1005 to free software, and anyone looking for technology that respects
1006 their freedom to <a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?id=87&reset=1">register to attend</a>, and to <a href="https://my.fsf.org/lp-call-for-sessions">submit a
1007 proposal</a> for a session for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020">LibrePlanet: "Free the Future."</a></strong></p>
1008 <p><em><a href="https://my.fsf.org/lp-call-for-sessions">Submissions to the call for sessions</a> are being accepted through
1009 Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC).</em></p>
1010 <p>LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for community activists, domain
1011 experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to come together
1012 in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics.</p>
1013 <p>"LibrePlanet attendees and speakers will be discussing the hot button
1014 issues we've all been reading about every day, and their connection to
1015 the free software movement. How do you fight Facebook? How do we make
1016 software-driven cars safe? How do we stop algorithms from making
1017 terrible, unreviewable decisions? How do we enjoy the convenience of
1018 mobile phones and digital home assistants without being constantly
1019 under surveillance? What is the future of digital currency? Can we
1020 have an Internet that facilitates respectful dialogue?" said FSF's
1021 executive director, John Sullivan.</p>
1022 <p>The free software community has continuously demanded that users and
1023 developers be permitted to understand, study, and alter the software
1024 they use, offering hope and solutions for a free technological
1025 future. LibrePlanet speakers will display their unique combination of
1026 digital knowledge and educational skills in the two day conference, as
1027 well as give more insights into their ethical dedication to envision a
1028 future rich with free "as in freedom" software and without network
1029 services that mistreat their users. The FSF's LibrePlanet 2020 edition
1030 is therefore aptly named "Free the Future."</p>
1031 <p>"For each new technological convenience we gain, it seems that we lose
1032 even more in the process. To exchange intangible but vital rights to
1033 freedom and privacy for the latest new gadget can make the future of
1034 software seem bleak," said Zoë Kooyman, program manager for the
1035 FSF. "But there is resistance, and it is within our capabilities to
1036 reject this outcome."</p>
1037 <p>Thousands of people have attended LibrePlanet over the years, both in
1038 person and remotely. The conference welcomes visitors from up to 15
1039 countries each year, with many more joining online. Hundreds of
1040 impressive free software speaker sessions, including keynote talks by
1041 Edward Snowden and Cory Doctorow, can be viewed on the conference's
1042 <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/">MediaGoblin instance</a>, in anticipation of further program
1043 announcements.</p>
1044 <p>For those who cannot attend LibrePlanet in person, there are plenty of
1045 other ways to participate remotely. The FSF is encouraging free
1046 software advocates worldwide to use the tools provided on
1047 <a href="https://libreplanet.org">libreplanet.org</a> to host satellite viewing parties and other
1048 events. They also opened applications <a href="https://my.fsf.org/lp-scholarship-application">for scholarships</a> for people
1049 around the globe to attend the conference in Boston, and encourage
1050 supporters who are able to help others attend by <a href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=60">donating to the
1051 LibrePlanet travel fund</a>.</p>
1052 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1>
1053 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
1054 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
1055 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
1056 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
1057 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
1058 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
1059 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
1060 located at <a href="https://www.fsf.org">https://www.fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://www.gnu.org">https://www.gnu.org</a>, are an
1061 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support
1062 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its
1063 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p>
1064 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1>
1065 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br />
1066 Program Manager <br />
1067 Free Software Foundation <br />
1068 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br />
1069 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br />
1070 </p>]]></content:encoded>
1071 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
1072 <dc:creator></dc:creator>
1073 <dc:rights></dc:rights>
1074 <dc:date>2019-11-07T17:10:00Z</dc:date>
1075 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
1076 </item>
1077
1078
1079 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu">
1080 <title>FSF and GNU</title>
1081 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu</link>
1082 <description></description>
1083 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNU Project were both
1084 started by Richard M. Stallman (RMS), and he served until recently as
1085 the head of both. Because of that, the relationship between the FSF
1086 and GNU has been fluid.</p>
1087 <p>As part of our commitment to supporting the development and
1088 distribution of fully free operating systems, the FSF provides GNU
1089 with services like fiscal sponsorship, technical infrastructure,
1090 promotion, copyright assignment, and volunteer management.</p>
1091 <p>GNU decision-making has largely been in the hands of GNU leadership.
1092 Since RMS resigned as president of the FSF, but not as head of GNU
1093 ("Chief GNUisance"), the FSF is now working with GNU leadership on a
1094 shared understanding of the relationship for the future. As part of
1095 that, we invite comments from free software community members at
1096 <a href="mailto:fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org">fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org</a>.</p>
1097 <p><strong>Update 2019-10-10:</strong> Messages sent to <a href="mailto:fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org">fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org</a> and <a href="mailto:gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org">gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org</a> will be privately shared between the FSF and GNU leadership as part of this process.</p>
1098 <p><strong>Update 2019-10-07:</strong> <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2019-10/msg00004.html">GNU leadership has also published a statement</a>. The
1099 contact address for sending comments to GNU is
1100 <a href="mailto:gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org">gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1101 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
1102 <dc:creator></dc:creator>
1103 <dc:rights></dc:rights>
1104 <dc:date>2019-10-07T02:45:00Z</dc:date>
1105 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
1106 </item>
1107
1108
1109 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-wireless-n-mini-router-v2-from-thinkpenguin-inc-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">
1110 <title>Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v2 from ThinkPenguin, Inc. now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title>
1111 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-wireless-n-mini-router-v2-from-thinkpenguin-inc-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom</link>
1112 <description></description>
1113 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/ryf/mini-router-v2.jpg" alt="ThinkPenguin mini-routers" width="50%" />
1114
1115 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 -- The
1116 Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom
1117 (RYF) certification to the Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v2
1118 (TPE-R1200) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. The RYF certification mark means
1119 that these products meet the FSF's standards in regard to users'
1120 freedom, control over the product, and privacy.</p>
1121 <p>This is ThinkPenguin's fourteenth device to receive <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">RYF
1122 certification</a> in 2019. The <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/seven-new-devices-from-thinkpenguin-inc-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">FSF announced certification</a> of
1123 seven devices from ThinkPenguin on March 21st, as well as announcing
1124 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/six-more-devices-from-thinkpenguin-inc-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">six additional certifications</a> on May 16th. ThinkPenguin continues
1125 to expand their collection of RYF-certified devices, already the
1126 largest collection of any RYF retailer. This is the first wireless
1127 router to receive RYF certification since the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/thinkpenguin-vpn-mini-router-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom">Free Software
1128 Wireless-N Mini Router (TPE-R1100)</a> in 2016. This latest addition
1129 offers users several improvements over previously certified devices.</p>
1130 <p>"The TPE-R1200 is a more powerful version of a previously
1131 RYF-certified router and ships with some new features, including two
1132 external RP-SMA antennas that provide for a greater wireless
1133 range. For those looking to hack on the router, there is a new, more
1134 powerful CPU, as well as significantly more NAND, NOR, and RAM," said
1135 Christopher Waid, founder and CEO of ThinkPenguin.</p>
1136 <p>As with previous routers from ThinkPenguin, the Free Software
1137 Wireless-N Mini Router v2 ships with an FSF-endorsed fully free
1138 embedded GNU/Linux distribution called <a href="https://librecmc.org/">libreCMC</a>. It also comes
1139 with a custom flavor of the U-Boot boot loader, assembled by the
1140 maintainer of libreCMC and former FSF intern Robert Call. The router
1141 enables users to run multiple devices on a network through a VPN
1142 service, helping to simplify the process of keeping their
1143 communications secure and private. While ThinkPenguin offers a VPN
1144 service, users are not required to purchase a subscription, and the
1145 device comes with detailed instructions on how to use the router with
1146 a wide variety of VPN providers.</p>
1147 <p>"Protecting privacy is more important than ever. It's exciting to have
1148 an updated option for users seeking to shield their networks and their
1149 personal data," said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p>
1150 <p>The first Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router served as an example
1151 case study in excellent free software license compliance for devices
1152 in <a href="https://copyleft.org/guide/comprehensive-gpl-guidech22.html"><em>Copyleft and the GNU General Public License: A Comprehensive
1153 Tutorial and Guide</em></a>.</p>
1154 <p>"ThinkPenguin continues its tradition of exemplary work with the
1155 latest edition of the router. It's great to have an organization like
1156 ThinkPenguin showing the world what is possible when it comes to
1157 offering freedom-respecting devices. They continue to raise the bar in
1158 terms of their dedication to offering products that meet the stringent
1159 criteria of the Respects Your Freedom certification program," said the
1160 FSF's licensing and compliance manager, Donald Robertson, III.</p>
1161 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program,
1162 including details on the certification of these ThinkPenguin devices,
1163 please visit <a href="https://fsf.org/ryf">https://fsf.org/ryf</a>.</p>
1164 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult
1165 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria">https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria</a>.</p>
1166 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3>
1167 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
1168 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
1169 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
1170 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
1171 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
1172 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
1173 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
1174 located at <a href="https://fsf.org">https://fsf.org</a> and <a href="https://gnu.org">https://gnu.org</a>, are an important
1175 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
1176 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in
1177 Boston, MA, USA.</p>
1178 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
1179 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p>
1180 <h3>About ThinkPenguin, Inc.</h3>
1181 <p>Started by Christopher Waid, founder and CEO, <a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com">ThinkPenguin, Inc.</a>
1182 is a consumer-driven company with a mission to bring free software to
1183 the masses. At the core of the company is a catalog of computers and
1184 accessories with broad support for GNU/Linux. The company provides
1185 technical support for end-users and works with the community,
1186 distributions, and upstream projects to make GNU/Linux all that it can
1187 be.</p>
1188 <h3>Media Contacts</h3>
1189 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br />
1190 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br />
1191 Free Software Foundation<br />
1192 +1 (617) 542 5942<br />
1193 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br />
1194 </p>
1195 <p>ThinkPenguin, Inc. <br />
1196 +1 (888) 39 THINK (84465) x703 <br />
1197 <a href="mailto:media@thinkpenguin.com">media@thinkpenguin.com</a> <br />
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1207 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns">
1208 <title>Richard M. Stallman resigns</title>
1209 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns</link>
1210 <description>On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of
1211 the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board
1212 of directors.</description>
1213 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The board will be conducting a search for a new president, beginning
1214 immediately. Further details of the search will be published on
1215 fsf.org.</p>
1216 <p>For questions, contact FSF executive director John Sullivan at
1217 <a href="mailto:johns@fsf.org">johns@fsf.org</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1218 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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1221 <dc:date>2019-09-17T02:10:00Z</dc:date>
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