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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
- FSF, Conservancy publish principles for community-oriented GPL enforcement
- Taurinus X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
- Free Software Foundation seeks nominations for 18th annual Free Software Awards
- The FSF's statement on Windows 10
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Blog Posts
- CiviCRM: a key part of the free software movement
- Ada Lovelace Day: Marina Zhurakhinskaya and Outreachy
- GNU Spotlight with Brandon Invergo: Sixteen new GNU releases!
- Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 declared one-way compatible with GNU GPL version 3
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Take Action
- Tell W3C: we don't want the Hollyweb!
- 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 - "A Free Digital Society" (Kent, OH)
- Richard Stallman - "Free Software and Your Freedom" (Corning, NY)
- Richard Stallman - "Free Software and Your Freedom" (Ithaca, NY)
- FSF program manager Georgia Young - "Scribus: Libre Desktop Publishing from Books to Zines" (SeaGL, Seattle, WA)
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