FSF News
Alyssa Rosenzweig, who spearheaded the reverse-engineering of Apple's GPU, to keynote LibrePlanet
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- March 27, 2024 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Alyssa Rosenzweig, who reverse-engineered Apple's current line of graphics processing units (GPU), as keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2024. LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community is the sixteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom and will be held on May 4 and 5 at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, as well as online.
Hayley Tsukayama will speak about grassroots activism at LibrePlanet 2024
FSF job opportunity: Outreach and communications coordinator
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 individual, if possible Boston-based, to be our full-time outreach and communications coordinator.
US Federal employees and retirees: Contribute conveniently through the Combined Federal Campaign
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, December 4, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation, today, highlighted its participation as a charity in the 2023 Combined Federal Campaign, which is focused on human rights this week.
EmacsConf joins Free Software Foundation fiscal sponsorship program
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 30, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that EmacsConf will join the Working Together for Free Software Fund. The one and only conference dedicated to the joy of Emacs is joining just before their event on December 2 and 3, 2023.
Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, November 28, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced its Defective by Design campaign's 17th annual International Day Against DRM (IDAD). It will protest uses of Digital Restrictions Management technology's hold over public libraries around the world, exemplified by corporations like OverDrive and Follett Destiny. IDAD will take place digitally and worldwide on December 8, 2023.
LibrePlanet 2024: "Cultivating Community" will feature a keynote by David Wilson
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- October 10, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced free software developer and video creator David Wilson, as its first keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2024, the sixteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom. LibrePlanet will be held in March in the Boston area as well as online.
The third round of FSF board candidate discussions has begun
All eligible associate members are invited to participate in the final round of this cycle's FSF board candidate discussions, as part of its board process.
FSF celebrates forty years of GNU with a hackday for families, hackers, and hackers-to-be
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, September 27, 2023 -- Today, the GNU Project turned forty years old. To celebrate this, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hosting a hack day for families, students, and anyone interested in hacking.
Forty years of GNU and the free software movement
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- September, 18, 2023 -- On September 27, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement. Free software advocates, tinkerers, and hackers all over the world will celebrate this event, which was a turning point in the history of computing. Forty years later, GNU and free software are even more relevant. While software has become deeply ingrained into everyday life, the vast majority of users do not have full control over it.
FSF job opportunity: Operations assistant
This position is no longer open.
Happening now: The second round of FSF board candidate discussions
The next round of FSF board candidate discussions will start on July 24
The FSF board candidate discussions will start on May 29
Announcing the FSF's board candidates
Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, April 6, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. The RYF certification mark means that this product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
Free Software Awards winners announced: Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), GNU Jami
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 18, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the recipients of the 2022 Free Software Awards, which are given annually at the FSF's LibrePlanet conference to groups and individuals in the free software community who have made significant contributions to the cause for software freedom. This year's recipients of the awards are Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), and GNU Jami. As LibrePlanet 2023 is a hybrid in-person and online conference this year, the ceremony was conducted both in person and virtually.
Board process update: FSF asks nominees to confirm their interest
Right to repair advocate Elizabeth Chamberlain to keynote FSF's LibrePlanet
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- March 2, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the director of sustainability at iFixit, Elizabeth Chamberlain, as its closing keynote for LibrePlanet 2023, the fifteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom. The annual technology and social justice conference will be held March 18 and 19, 2023 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center as well as online.
FSF board adopts updated by-laws to protect copyleft
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, January 24, 2023 -- The board of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced it has adopted updated bylaws for the nonprofit effective Feb. 1, 2023.