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Story connects us to what we do. At the Free Software Foundation's 30th anniversary, we asked folks in the community to share their stories. What is your free software story?
Free software developers guarantee everyone equal rights to their programs; any user can study the source code, modify it, and share the program. By contrast, most software carries fine print that denies users these basic rights, leaving them susceptible to the whims of its owners and vulnerable to surveillance.
- The FSF provides critical infrastructure and funding for the GNU project, the foundation of the popular GNU/Linux family of free operating systems and the keystone of the Internet.
- Our Campaigns Team creates educational materials about free software, convenes the yearly LibrePlanet conference and goes toe to toe against powerful interests that threaten computer user rights.
- Our Licensing & Compliance Lab defends freely licensed software from proprietary hoarding, advises on licensing issues, and certifies devices that Respect Your Freedom.
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News
- Sumana Harihareswara's keynote will close LibrePlanet 2017
- FSF announces a major overhaul of free software High Priority Projects List
- FSF Job Opportunity: Senior GNU/Linux Systems Administrator
- LibrePlanet 2017 keynote announcement: Author and tech activist Cory Doctorow
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Blog Posts
- Friday Game Night Free Software Directory IRC meetup: January 20th starting at 12 p.m. EST/17:00 UTC
- Free Software Directory meeting recap for January 13th, 2017
- Computing is changing -- so is the FSF's High Priority Projects List
- Friday Fight for Freedom Free Software Directory IRC meetup: January 13th starting at 12 p.m. EST/17:00 UTC
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Take Action
- Take a selfie against Digital Restrictions Management in Web standards
- Stand up for your freedom to install free software; sign the pledge against Restricted Boot
- Protect your freedom and privacy; join us in creating an Internet that's safer from surveillance
- Free a computer from Windows
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Events
- Richard Stallman - "Computing, Freedom, and Privacy" (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Richard Stallman - "Freedom for Computer Users: Free Software" (Detroit, MI)
- Richard Stallman - "Free Software and Your Freedom" (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Richard Stallman - "Free Software: For Your Freedom and Privacy" (Reykjavik, Iceland)
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