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LibrePlanet is an annual conference hosted by the Free Software Foundation for people who care about their digital freedoms. Join us for the 2018 conference this weekend, March 24-25!
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.
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News
- LibrePlanet free software conference celebrates 10th anniversary, this weekend at MIT, March 24-25
- Free Software Foundation releases FY2016 Annual Report
- Free Software Foundation receives $1 million donation from Pineapple Fund
- Announcing LibrePlanet 2018 keynote speakers
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Blog Posts
- LibrePlanet 2018: Last update!
- Friday Free Software Directory IRC meetup time: March 23rd starting at 12:00 p.m. EDT/16:00 UTC
- Patrons during fiscal year 2017
- Your guide to LibrePlanet 2018, wherever you are, March 24-25
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Take Action
- Learn about Intel Management Engine and share with your friends
- Tell Apple CEO Tim Cook why you won't buy Apple devices
- 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
Events
- Richard Stallman - Free Software Awards (LibrePlanet, Cambridge, MA)
- Richard Stallman - "El software libre y tu libertad" (Zacatecas, Mexico)
- Richard Stallman - "Por una sociedad digital libre" (San Luis Potosí, Mexico)
- Richard Stallman - ""El movimiento del software libre" (Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Mexico)
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