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66 <title>Geoffrey Knauth elected Free Software Foundation president; Odile Bénassy joins the board</title> |
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67 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/geoffrey-knauth-elected-free-software-foundation-president-odile-benassy-joins-the-board</link> |
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68 <description></description> |
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69 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 -- The Free |
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70 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the addition of a new |
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71 director to its board, and the election of a new president.</p> |
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72 <p>Long-time free software activist and developer Odile Bénassy, known |
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73 especially for her work promoting free software in France, was elected |
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74 to the FSF's board of directors. Geoffrey Knauth, who has served on |
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75 the FSF's board for over twenty years, was elected president.</p> |
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76 <p>On her election, Bénassy said, "I'm happy and proud to accept FSF's |
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77 invitation to be part of the board. I want to help keep steady the |
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78 principles of free software, and the philosophical values around |
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79 it. Free software counts among what the world badly needs nowadays."</p> |
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80 <p>Knauth welcomed Bénassy, saying, "I am delighted that Odile Bénassy |
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81 has agreed to become a director of the FSF, FSF's first director from |
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82 Europe. Odile is a mathematics educator, researcher, software |
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83 engineer, and leader of the <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GNU_Edu">GNU Edu project</a>. She has been |
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84 advocating for and developing free software for more than twenty |
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85 years."</p> |
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86 <p>FSF's executive director, John Sullivan, added, "Being on the FSF's |
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87 board of directors means first and foremost standing as a guardian for |
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88 free software and the associated user freedoms. With such a long track |
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89 record, Odile has shown herself to be someone FSF members and |
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90 supporters can count on. I'm really looking forward to working with |
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91 her, and I'm excited to see all the ways she'll help the FSF be better |
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92 and stronger."</p> |
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93 <p>Describing his approach to his new position as president, Knauth |
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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 |
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95 moment as a servant leader to help the community focus on our shared |
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96 dedication to protect and grow software that respects our freedoms. It |
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97 is also important to protect and grow the diverse membership of the |
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98 community. It is through our diversity of backgrounds and opinions |
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99 that we have creativity, perspective, intellectual strength and |
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100 rigor."</p> |
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101 <p style="text-align:center;"> |
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102 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/images/staff-photos/board/geoff-hangar.jpg" alt="Geoff Knauth" width="275" style="margin-top:4px;" /> |
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103 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/images/staff-photos/board/odile.jpg" alt="Odile Benassy" width="275" style="margin-top:4px;" /></p> |
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104 |
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105 <p>The full list of FSF board members and officers can be found at |
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106 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board">https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board</a>.</p> |
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107 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3> |
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108 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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109 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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110 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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111 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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112 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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113 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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114 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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116 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's |
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117 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in |
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118 Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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119 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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120 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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121 <h3>Media Contacts</h3> |
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122 <p>John Sullivan<br /> |
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123 Executive Director<br /> |
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124 Free Software Foundation<br /> |
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125 +1 (617) 542 5942<br /> |
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126 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a><br /> |
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127 </p> |
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128 <p><em>Geoffrey Knauth Photo Copyright ©2020 Geoffrey Knauth and used with permission.</em> |
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129 <em>Odile Bénassy Photo Copyright ©2020 Odile Bénassy and used with permission.</em></p> |
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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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131 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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133 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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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"> |
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140 <title>Free Software Foundation announces freedom-respecting videoconferencing for its associate members</title> |
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141 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-announces-freedom-respecting-videoconferencing-for-its-associate-members</link> |
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142 <description>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA - Thursday, May 28, 2020 -- The Free |
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143 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced free "as in freedom" |
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144 videoconferencing for its associate members and their |
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145 communities. This service will help everyone push back against |
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146 increased societal pressure to use nonfree software to communicate |
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147 with friends, collaborators, and loved ones during the COVID-19 |
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148 pandemic, and after.</description> |
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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 |
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150 remote communication tools since social distancing guidelines were |
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151 issued. The FSF's new videoconferencing service powered by <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free |
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152 software</a> comes after several of its recent publications warned |
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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 |
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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> |
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155 <p>"The freedoms to associate and communicate are some of our most |
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156 important. To have the means to exercise these freedoms online |
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157 controlled by gatekeepers of despotic software is always dangerous and |
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158 unacceptable, only more so when we can't safely gather in person," |
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159 executive director John Sullivan explains. "We are a small nonprofit |
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160 and can't provide hosting for the entire world, but we want to do our |
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161 part. By offering feature-rich videoconferencing in freedom to our |
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162 community of supporters, and sharing how others can do it, too, we |
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163 demonstrate that it is possible to do this kind of communication in an |
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164 ethical way."</p> |
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165 <p>This project came out of the working group the FSF established to |
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166 document and address major issues facing free software communication |
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167 platforms. Another initiative in its free communication toolbox is a |
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168 <a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Remote_Communication">collaborative resource page</a> created to steer users to |
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169 applications that respect them. The goal is to help users avoid |
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170 conferencing tools like Zoom, which requires users to give up their |
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171 software-related freedoms, and which has been a recent focal point for |
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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 |
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173 privacy violations</a>.</p> |
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174 <p>Zoom is not the only nonfree communication software that has received |
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175 scrutiny recently while surging in popularity. Facebook's recently |
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176 launched <a href="https://mashable.com/article/facebook-messenger-rooms-privacy-problems/">Messenger Rooms</a> service may offer tools to keep users |
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177 out, but it is not encrypted, nor does it offer protection from the |
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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 |
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179 company. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex were also reported to |
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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 |
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181 problems, the FSF argues, are examples of what happens when the terms |
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182 of the code users are running prohibits them from inspecting or |
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183 improving it for themselves and their communities.</p> |
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184 <p>The platform the FSF will use to offer ethical videoconferencing |
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185 access is <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi-Meet">Jitsi Meet</a>. Jitsi Meet was also used when the COVID-19 |
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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 |
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187 online</a>. Choosing Jitsi Meet is the first step to addressing the |
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188 problems posed to freedom by services like Zoom and Facebook. However, |
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189 even users that start a call via a server running Jitsi could still |
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190 be vulnerable, if that server depends on or shares information with |
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191 third parties. The FSF made changes to the code it is running to |
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192 enhance privacy and software freedom, and <a href="https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=jitsi-ansible.git">published the source |
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193 code</a>. The FSF instance does not use any third party servers for |
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194 network initialization, and does not recommend or link to any |
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195 potentially problematic services.</p> |
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196 <p>Jitsi Meet initiates an encrypted peer-to-peer conference when there |
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197 are only two participants, but achieving end-to-end encryption for |
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198 more than two people is not yet possible. FSF chief technical officer |
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199 Ruben Rodriguez elaborates: "For any multiparticipant conversation, |
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200 there will always be encryption at the network level, but you still |
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201 have to place some level of trust in the server operator that |
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202 processes your video stream. We are offering what is currently |
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203 possible when it comes to multiparticipant privacy, and we are doing |
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204 it on machines that we physically own." The FSF servers do not store |
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205 any voice, video, or messages from calls, and logging is minimal and |
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206 for the purpose of troubleshooting and abuse prevention |
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207 only. According to its Web site, Jitsi is <a href="https://jitsi.org/blog/e2ee">working to implement |
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208 end-to-end encryption</a> for multiple callers, and the FSF has |
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209 confirmed plans to implement the improvements as soon as they become |
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210 available.</p> |
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211 <p>Sullivan provided further comment: "The FSF is offering people a |
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212 chance to keep their freedom and remain in touch at the same |
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213 time. With these services, you usually have to sacrifice your freedom |
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214 for the ability to stay in touch with the people you care about, and |
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215 place your data in the hands of an organization you don't know. Our |
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216 members trust the FSF not to compromise their data, and this way, we |
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217 can offer both."</p> |
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218 <p>Associate members of the FSF pay a $10 USD monthly fee, which is |
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219 discounted to $5 USD for students. An FSF <a href="https://my.fsf.org/join">associate membership</a> |
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220 will provide users with the ability to create their own meeting rooms |
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221 for personal, noncommercial use, which they can use to invite others |
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222 to join regardless of their location or membership status.</p> |
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223 <h2>About the Free Software Foundation</h2> |
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224 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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225 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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226 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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227 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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228 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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229 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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230 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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232 source of information about GNU/Linux.</p> |
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233 <p>Associate members are critical to the FSF, since they contribute to |
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234 the existence of the foundation and help propel the movement |
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235 forward. Besides gratis access to the FSF Jitsi Meet instance, they |
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236 receive a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits/">range of additional benefits</a>. Donations to support the |
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237 FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://my.fsf.org/donate">https://my.fsf.org/donate</a>. Its |
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238 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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239 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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240 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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241 <h2>Media Contact</h2> |
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242 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br /> |
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243 Program Manager <br /> |
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244 Free Software Foundation <br /> |
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245 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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246 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br /> |
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247 </p>]]></content:encoded> |
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248 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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249 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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250 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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251 <dc:date>2020-05-28T17:30:00Z</dc:date> |
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252 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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257 <title>Free Software Foundation targets Microsoft's smart assistant in new campaign</title> |
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258 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-targets-microsofts-smart-assistant-in-new-campaign</link> |
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259 <description></description> |
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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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261 |
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262 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -- Today, the |
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263 Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced plans to follow up their |
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264 recent campaign to <a href="https://www.fsf.org/windows/upcycle-windows-7">"upcycle" Windows 7</a> with another initiative |
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265 targeting proprietary software developer Microsoft, calling on them to |
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266 <em>Free Clippy</em>, their wildly popular smart assistant. Clippy, an |
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267 anthropomorphic paperclip whose invaluable input in the drafting of |
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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 |
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271 being held under a proprietary software license against its will.</p> |
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272 <p>The FSF is asking its supporters to rally together to show their |
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273 support of the industrious office accessory. Commenting on the |
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274 campaign, FSF campaigns manager Greg Farough stated: "We know that |
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275 Microsoft has little regard for its <a href="https://fsf.org/windows/">users' freedom and privacy</a>, |
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277 their own digital assistants. Releasing Clippy to the community will |
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278 ensure that it's well taken care of, and that its functions can be |
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279 studied and improved on by the community."</p> |
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280 <p>Undeterred by comments that the campaign is "delusional" or hopelessly |
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281 idealistic, the FSF staff remains confident that their call to free |
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282 the heavy-browed stationery accessory will succeed. Yet upon reaching |
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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: |
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284 "What is Clippy?"</p> |
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285 <p><em>It's our hope that a little outlandish humor can help others get |
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286 through increasingly difficult and uncertain times. In lieu of showing |
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287 your support for Clippy, please consider making a small donation to a |
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288 healthcare charity or, if you like, the <a href="https://fsf.org/donate">FSF</a>.</em></p> |
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305 <title>Let's Encrypt, Jim Meyering, and Clarissa Lima Borges receive FSF's 2019 Free Software Awards</title> |
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306 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/lets-encrypt-jim-meyering-and-clarissa-lima-borges-receive-fsfs-2019-free-software-awards</link> |
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307 <description>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 14, 2020 -- The Free |
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308 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the recipients of the 2019 |
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309 Free Software Awards, which are given annually at the LibrePlanet |
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310 conference to developers and community members who have made |
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311 significant contributions to the cause for software freedom. This |
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312 year's recipients are Let's Encrypt, Jim Meyering, and |
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313 Clarissa Lima Borges. As the ceremony was conducted virtually this |
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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 |
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316 Outstanding New Free Software Contributor</a>, a way to commemorate a |
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317 community member whose first steps into the movement have demonstrated |
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318 a remarkable commitment and dedication to software freedom.</p> |
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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> |
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320 <p>This year's winner is Clarissa Lima Borges, a talented young Brazilian |
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321 software engineering student whose <a href="https://www.outreachy.org/">Outreachy</a> internship work |
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322 focused on usability testing for various <a href="https://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</a> applications. |
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323 Presenting the award was Alexandre Oliva, acting co-president of the FSF |
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324 and a longtime contributor to crucial parts of the GNU operating |
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325 system. Clarissa said that she is "deeply excited about winning this |
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326 award -- this is something I would never have imagined," and |
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327 emphasized her pride in helping to make free software more usable for |
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328 a broader base of people who need "more than ever to be in control of |
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329 the software [they] use, and [their] data." She also emphasized that |
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330 her accomplishments were dependent on the mentoring she received as |
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331 part of Outreachy and GNOME: "Every time I thought I had something |
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332 good to offer the community, I was rewarded with much more than I |
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333 expected from people being so kind to me in return."</p> |
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334 <p>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org/awards/sb-award/">Award for Projects of Social Benefit</a> is presented to a |
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335 project or team responsible for applying free software, or the ideas |
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336 of the free software movement, to intentionally and significantly |
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337 benefit society. This award stresses the use of free software in |
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338 service to humanity. Past recipients of the award include |
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339 OpenStreetMap and Public Lab, whose executive director, Shannon |
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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 |
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341 conference on Sunday.</p> |
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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;" /> |
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344 <p>This year's honoree is Let's Encrypt, a nonprofit certificate |
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345 authority that hopes to make encrypted Web traffic the default state |
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346 of the entire Internet. The award was accepted by site reliability |
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347 engineer Phil Porada, on behalf of the Let's Encrypt team. Porada |
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348 said: "I am extremely honored to accept this award on behalf of the |
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349 Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) and Let's Encrypt. It’s a |
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350 testament to the teamwork, compassion towards others, patience, and |
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351 community that helps drive our mission of creating a more secure and |
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352 privacy-respecting Web."</p> |
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353 <p>"As a maker I enjoy taking things apart and putting them back |
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354 together; be it mechanical, wood, or software. Free software allows us |
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355 to look deep into the internals of a system and figure out why and how |
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356 it works. Only through openness, transparency, and accountability do |
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357 we learn, ask questions, and progress forward."</p> |
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358 <p>Josh Aas, executive director of Let's Encrypt, added: "There is no |
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359 freedom without privacy. As the Web becomes central to the lives of |
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360 more people, ensuring it’s 100% encrypted and privacy-respecting |
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361 becomes critical for a free and healthy society." Commenting on Let's |
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362 Encrypt's receipt of the award, FSF executive director John Sullivan |
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363 added: "This is a project that took on a problem that so many people |
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364 and so many large, vested interests said they would never be able to |
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365 solve. And they tackled that problem using free software and important |
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366 principles of the free software movement."</p> |
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367 <p>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org/awards/fs-award">Award for the Advancement of Free Software</a> goes to an |
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368 individual who has made a great contribution to the progress and |
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369 development of free software through activities that accord with the |
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370 spirit of free software. Past recipients of the award include Yukihiro |
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371 Matsumoto, creator of the Ruby programming language, and Karen |
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372 Sandler, executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy.</p> |
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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;" /> |
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374 |
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375 <p>This year's honoree is Jim Meyering, a prolific free software |
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376 programmer, maintainer, and writer. Presenting the award was Richard |
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377 Stallman, founder of both the Free Software Foundation and the GNU |
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378 Project. Receiving his award, Jim wrote, "I dove head-first into the |
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379 nascent *utils and autotools three decades ago. Little did I know how |
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380 far free software would come or how it would end up shaping my ideas |
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381 on software development. From what 'elegant,' 'robust,' and |
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382 'well-tested' could mean, to how hard (yet essential) it would be to |
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383 say 'Thank you!' to those first few contributors who submitted fixes |
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384 for bugs I'd introduced. Free software has given me so much, I cannot |
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385 imagine where I would be without it. Thank you, RMS, co-maintainers |
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386 and our oh-so-numerous contributors."</p> |
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387 <p>Due to ongoing worries about the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 |
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388 LibrePlanet conference is being conducted entirely online, utilizing |
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389 free software to stream the scheduled talks all over the globe, in |
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390 lieu of the usual in-person conference and awards presentation. The |
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391 Free Software Award winners will be mailed their commemorative gifts.</p> |
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392 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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393 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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394 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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395 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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396 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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397 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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398 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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399 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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401 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's |
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402 work can be made at <a href="https://my.fsf.org/donate">https://my.fsf.org/donate</a>. Its headquarters are |
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403 in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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404 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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405 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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406 <h1>Media Contacts</h1> |
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407 <p>John Sullivan <br /> |
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408 Executive Director <br /> |
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410 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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411 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a></p> |
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412 <p>Photo credits: Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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413 Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
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414 International</a> license. |
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434 <title>Young hackers to deliver opening keynote for LibrePlanet conference</title> |
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435 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/young-hackers-to-deliver-opening-keynote-for-libreplanet-conference</link> |
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437 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -- The |
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438 Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that the opening |
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439 keynote for the <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet 2020</a> conference will be a panel |
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440 of impressive young free software community members. The annual |
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441 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Back |
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442 Bay Events Center on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free |
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443 the Future."</strong></p> |
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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> |
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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 |
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447 Time (14:00 UTC); and registration is possible at the event.</p> |
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448 <p>The panelists will be <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Alyssa Rosenzweig</a>, a free software hacker |
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449 working at Collabora, <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Taowa</a>, a sysadmin, free software |
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450 enthusiast, and the youngest (non-uploading) Debian developer, |
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451 and <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/speakers">Erin Moon</a>, whose free software work has focused on federated |
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452 social media software as a user, contributor, and maintainer.</p> |
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453 <p>Alyssa leads the <a href="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/panfrost">Panfrost</a> project to build a free graphics |
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454 stack for Mali GPUs, and she is passionate about freedom. She has |
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455 strong, pointed ideas on what the future of free software is supposed |
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456 to look like: "Beyond abstract criteria, today's software has profound |
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457 network effects and psychosocial implications. In the balance is more |
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458 than software freedom, but also users' entire lives. The need for holistic, |
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459 optimistic free software is greater than ever," she states.</p> |
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460 <p>Greg Farough, campaigns manager at the FSF and moderator of the panel, |
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461 added: "The continued success of the free software movement depends on its |
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462 youngest members, so it is time we give them a proper platform. This |
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463 new generation of freedom-minded developers is incredibly talented, |
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464 diverse, and forward-thinking. I am convinced they can accomplish |
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465 everything they set out to do."</p> |
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466 <p>The keynote will touch on subjects like optimism in the face of |
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467 adversity, the social impact of working in free software, and the |
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468 effect of social change, broadening user bases, and bringing the free |
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469 software movement beyond the Intel x86 processor architecture. Taowa |
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470 is excited to weigh in: "A free future is an accessible one. Much like |
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471 scientific progress is built on what's come before us, technological |
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472 progress is built on the shoulders of our predecessors. A free present |
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473 enables a free future, but it isn't going to build itself."</p> |
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474 <p>Erin is the developer behind <a href="https://github.com/rustodon/rustodon">Rustodon</a>, a Mastodon-compatible |
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475 ActivityPub server. To her, having the panel comment on the |
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476 future of freedom is a way to represent the meta community of |
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477 diverging projects. She says: "Together we shape the future of |
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478 free software and its subcommunities: what projects are |
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479 prominent, the public image of free software, our culture and |
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480 social mores. Paneling with people whose work is vastly different |
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481 from my own is exhilarating! While I'm excited to learn about |
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482 others' technical work, I'm also connected to them by this |
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483 meta-community: our shared experiences as people involved with |
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484 free software."</p> |
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485 <p>The panel is the third confirmed keynote for LibrePlanet 2020. It |
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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 |
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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 |
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488 schedule</a> features talks and workshops from a wide and |
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489 international range of community members. Thousands of people have |
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490 attended LibrePlanet over the years, both in person and remotely. The |
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491 conference welcomes visitors from up to fifteen countries each year, |
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492 with many more joining online. Hundreds of impressive free software |
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493 speaker sessions from past LibrePlanet conferences, including keynote |
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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 |
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495 in the conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video library</a>. </p> |
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496 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1> |
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497 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software |
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498 Foundation. Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a |
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499 small gathering of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day |
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500 event that attracts a broad audience of people who are interested in |
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501 the values of software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March |
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502 14 and 15, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet |
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503 2020, visit the Web site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get |
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504 involved, join the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">discussion list</a>.</p> |
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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 |
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506 open through March 10. Attendance is free of charge for FSF |
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507 <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a> and for students.</p> |
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508 <p>For information on how your company can <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/sponsors/Sponsoring2020.pdf">sponsor LibrePlanet</a> or |
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509 have a table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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510 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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511 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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512 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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513 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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514 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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515 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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516 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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517 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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519 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support |
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520 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its |
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521 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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523 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br /> |
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525 Free Software Foundation <br /> |
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526 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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538 <title>Environmental activist Shannon Dosemagen joins FSF conference keynote lineup</title> |
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539 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/environmental-activist-shannon-dosemagen-joins-fsf-conference-keynote-lineup</link> |
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540 <description></description> |
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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 |
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542 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Shannon Dosemagen as the |
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543 second keynote speaker for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet 2020</a>. The annual |
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544 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Back Bay |
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545 Event Center on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free the |
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546 Future."</strong></p> |
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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 |
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548 Time (14:00 UTC), and limited registration is possible at the event.</p> |
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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> |
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550 |
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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 |
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552 LibrePlanet conference. Dosemagen is the co-founder and current |
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553 executive director of <a href="https://publiclab.org/">Public Lab</a>, a nonprofit organization |
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554 creating local environmental science solutions following the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software">free |
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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 |
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556 Social Benefit</a>. Shannon Dosemagen is an environmental health |
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557 advocate and a community science champion, and is enthusiastic about |
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558 free systems and technology that support the creation of a more just |
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559 and equitable future. She is a previous Fellow at both the Harvard |
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560 Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and the Loyola |
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561 University Environmental Communications Institute. During 2020, she |
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562 will be a Fellow with the Shuttleworth Foundation, working on a new |
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563 concept.</p> |
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564 <p>At LibrePlanet, Dosemagen will discuss her experience democratizing |
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565 science to address environmental problem-solving. Her experiences and |
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566 frustrations doing this work are very familiar to the free software |
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567 community: "The work I do on the environment and health is being |
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568 increasingly challenged by environmental deregulation and lack of |
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569 cooperation. We're also seeing heightened pressure to drastically |
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570 alter how society functions in an effort to curb the climate crisis. |
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571 This is a profound moment, and critical to address at an event aptly |
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572 themed 'Free the Future.'"</p> |
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573 <p>"Shannon's work is very important, and is a testament to the success |
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574 of community collaboration," says Zoë Kooyman, the FSF's program manager. |
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575 "Public Lab's work towards free hardware solutions is a strong |
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576 indicator of what the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">four freedoms</a> can achieve, and how they can |
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577 work towards a better future outside of software. Shannon is an |
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578 experienced speaker and organizer, and we are proud to have her |
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579 keynote at LibrePlanet."</p> |
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580 <p>Free technology is creating tangible solutions for many environmental |
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581 and health issues through Dosemagen's work, and the knowledge and |
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582 involvement of the wider free software movement are crucial to its |
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583 success: "The work of LibrePlanet participants has an important role |
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584 to play in figuring out better systems, structures, and governance |
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585 models for the environmental health of our communities," Dosemagen |
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586 states.</p> |
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587 <p><a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2020/program">The conference schedule</a> features talks and workshops from a wide |
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588 and international range of community members, including another |
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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 |
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590 LibrePlanet over the years, both in person and remotely. The |
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591 conference has welcomed visitors from up to fifteen countries each |
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592 year, with many more joining online. Hundreds of impressive free |
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593 software speaker sessions from past LibrePlanet conferences, including |
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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 |
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595 viewed in the conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video library</a>. The conference has |
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596 also featured many engaging panel sessions, such as a session on free |
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597 medical devices featuring <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/freedom-devices-and-health/">Rachel Kalmar, Karen Sandler, and Dana |
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598 Lewis</a>.</p> |
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599 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1> |
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600 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software |
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601 Foundation. Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a |
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602 small gathering of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day |
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603 event that attracts a broad audience of people who are interested in |
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604 the values of software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March |
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605 14 and 15, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet |
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606 2020, visit the Web site. To discuss LibrePlanet topics or to get |
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607 involved, join the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">discussion list</a>.</p> |
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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 |
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609 open. Through March 10. Attendance is free of charge for FSF |
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610 <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a>, and for students.</p> |
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611 <p>For information on how your company can <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/sponsors/Sponsoring2020.pdf">sponsor LibrePlanet</a> or |
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612 have a table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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613 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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614 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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615 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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616 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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617 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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618 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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619 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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620 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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622 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support |
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623 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its |
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624 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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625 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1> |
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626 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br /> |
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627 Program Manager <br /> |
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628 Free Software Foundation <br /> |
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629 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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630 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br /> |
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632 <p><em>Photo Courtesy Nate Dappen/CROWD & CLOUD</em></p>]]></content:encoded> |
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633 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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634 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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635 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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636 <dc:date>2020-02-28T17:00:00Z</dc:date> |
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637 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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639 |
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640 |
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641 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-fsf-cooperation-update"> |
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642 <title>GNU-FSF cooperation update</title> |
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643 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-fsf-cooperation-update</link> |
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644 <description></description> |
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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 |
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646 defining how these two separate groups cooperate. Our mutual aim is to |
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647 work together as peers, while minimizing change in the practical |
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648 aspects of this cooperation, so we can advance in our common free |
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649 software mission.</p> |
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650 <p>Alex Oliva, Henry Poole and John Sullivan (<a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board">board members or officers |
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651 of the FSF</a>), and Richard Stallman (head of the GNU Project), have |
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652 been meeting to develop a general framework which will serve as the |
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653 foundation for further discussion about specific areas of cooperation. |
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654 Together we have been considering the input received from the public |
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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 |
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656 send any further input by February 13, because we expect to finish |
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657 this framework soon.</p> |
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658 <p>This joint announcement can also be read on |
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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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662 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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668 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/libiquity-wi-fri-nd2h-wi-fi-card-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom"> |
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669 <title>Libiquity Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title> |
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670 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/libiquity-wi-fri-nd2h-wi-fi-card-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom</link> |
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671 <description></description> |
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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%" /> |
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673 |
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674 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, January 30, 2020 -- The Free |
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675 Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) |
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676 certification to the Libiquity dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi card, |
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677 from Libiquity LLC. The RYF certification mark means that Libiquity's |
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678 distribution of this device meets the FSF's standards in regard to |
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679 users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.</p> |
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680 <p>Libiquity currently sells this device as part of its |
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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> |
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682 also offers the same hardware with their RYF-certified <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/products/TET-N300DB">Technoethical |
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683 N300DB Dual Band Wireless Card</a>. With today's certification, |
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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 |
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685 a stand-alone product for the first time, and now has two |
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686 RYF-certified devices available.</p> |
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687 <p>"In the years since first joining the RYF program, we at Libiquity |
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688 have worked to improve and expand our catalog. For anyone looking to |
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689 join distant or congested 2.4-GHz or 5-GHz wireless networks, the |
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690 Wi-Fri ND2H is a great internal Wi-Fi card for laptops, desktops, |
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691 servers, single-board computers, and more. Most importantly, in an era |
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692 when more and more hardware disrespects your freedom, we're proud to |
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693 offer a Wi-Fi card branded with the RYF logo on the product itself, as |
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694 a trusted symbol of its compatibility with free software such as GNU |
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695 Linux-libre," said Patrick McDermott, Founder and CEO, Libiquity LLC.</p> |
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696 <p>With this certification, the total number of <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/wireless-adapters">RYF-certified wireless |
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697 adapters</a> grows to thirteen. The Libiquity Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card |
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698 enables users to have wireless connectivity without having to rely on |
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699 nonfree drivers or firmware.</p> |
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700 <p>"We are especially glad to see the certification mark printed directly |
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701 on the product. While not a requirement of the program, this helps us |
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702 get closer to the world we are aiming for, where people shopping can |
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703 immediately and easily see what products are best for their freedom," |
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704 said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p> |
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705 <p>Like other previously certified peripheral devices, the Libiquity |
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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 |
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707 distro</a> to ensure that it works using only free software. The |
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708 device does not ship with any software included, as all the free |
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709 software needed is already provided by fully free distributions.</p> |
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710 <p>"Expanding the availability of hardware that works with fully free |
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711 systems like Trisquel GNU/Linux is always something to celebrate. It's |
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712 great to see Libiquity offering this device as a stand-alone product |
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713 so that users can customize and upgrade their own setup," said the |
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714 FSF's licensing and compliance manager, Donald Robertson, III.</p> |
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715 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program, |
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716 including details on the certification of this Libiquity device, |
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717 please visit <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">https://ryf.fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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718 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult |
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719 <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/about/vendors">https://ryf.fsf.org/about/vendors</a>.</p> |
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720 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3> |
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721 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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722 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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723 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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724 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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725 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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726 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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727 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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729 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's |
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730 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in |
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731 Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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732 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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733 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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734 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/ryf/Libiquiry.logo.full_.large_.png" alt="libiquity logo" width="50%" /> |
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735 |
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736 <h3>About Libiquity</h3> |
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737 <p>Founded by CEO Patrick McDermott, Libiquity is a privately held New |
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738 Jersey, USA company that provides world-class technologies which put |
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739 customers in control of their computing. The company develops and |
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740 sells electronics products, provides firmware and embedded systems |
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741 services, and leads the development of the innovative and flexible |
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742 ProteanOS embedded operating system. More information about Libiquity |
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743 and its offerings can be found on its Web site at |
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744 <a href="https://www.libiquity.com">https://www.libiquity.com</a>.</p> |
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745 <h3>Media Contacts</h3> |
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746 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br /> |
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747 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br /> |
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748 Free Software Foundation<br /> |
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749 +1 (617) 542 5942<br /> |
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750 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br /> |
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751 </p> |
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752 <p>Patrick McDermott <br /> |
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753 Founder and CEO <br /> |
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754 Libiquity LLC <br /> |
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755 <a href="mailto:info@libiquity.com">info@libiquity.com</a> <br /> |
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757 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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758 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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759 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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760 <dc:date>2020-01-30T20:55:02Z</dc:date> |
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761 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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762 </item> |
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765 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle"> |
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766 <title>First LibrePlanet 2020 keynote announcement: Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle</title> |
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767 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/first-libreplanet-2020-keynote-announcement-internet-archive-founder-brewster-kahle</link> |
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768 <description></description> |
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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 |
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770 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Brewster Kahle as its first |
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771 keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2020. The annual technology and social |
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772 justice conference will be held in the Boston area on March 14 and 15, |
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773 2020, with the theme "Free the Future." Attendees can register at |
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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> |
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775 <img src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/brewster.jpg" width="600" /> |
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776 |
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777 <p>Internet archivist, digital librarian, and Internet Hall of Famer |
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778 Brewster Kahle has been announced as the first of multiple keynote |
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779 speakers for the FSF's annual <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020/">LibrePlanet</a> conference. Kahle is |
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780 renowned as the founder of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit dedicated |
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781 to preserving the cultural history of the Web.</p> |
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782 <p>With its mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," the |
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783 Internet Archive is an inspiration to digital activists from all over |
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784 the world. Through its "Wayback Machine," the Internet Archive |
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785 provides historically indexed versions of millions of Web pages. For |
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786 his work as an Internet activist and digital librarian, Brewster was |
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787 inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.</p> |
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788 <p>Commenting on his selection as a LibrePlanet keynote speaker, Kahle |
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789 said, "Free software is crucial in building a digital ecosystem with |
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790 many winners. The Internet Archive is completely dependent, as are |
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791 millions of others, on free software but also free content. I look |
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792 forward to presenting at LibrePlanet, but mostly from learning from |
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793 those attending as to where free software is going."</p> |
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794 <p>FSF executive director John Sullivan welcomed Kahle's announcement as |
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795 a keynote speaker by saying, "The Internet Archive plays an important |
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796 role in our lives, ensuring that Internet users for years to come will |
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797 be able to view all of the Web exactly as it was at a specific point |
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798 in history. Our focus at this year's LibrePlanet is to 'free the |
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799 future,' and Brewster's work reminds all of us that we cannot have a |
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800 future without a reliable history. The FSF is honored to have Brewster |
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801 keynoting the conference."</p> |
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802 <p>The FSF will announce further keynote speakers before the start of the |
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803 conference, and the full LibrePlanet 2020 schedule is expected very |
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804 soon. Thousands of people have attended LibrePlanet over the years: |
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805 some in person, and some by tuning into the <a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2019/Streaming">fully free software |
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806 livestream</a> the FSF has of the event. LibrePlanet has welcomed |
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807 visitors from up to fifteen countries each year, and individuals from |
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808 many others participate online. The conference's <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org">video archive</a> |
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809 contains talks recorded throughout the conference's history, including |
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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> |
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811 <h1>About LibrePlanet</h1> |
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812 <p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference of the Free Software Foundation. |
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813 Over the last decade, LibrePlanet has blossomed from a small gathering |
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814 of FSF associate members into a vibrant multi-day event that attracts |
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815 a broad audience of people who are interested in the values of |
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816 software freedom. LibrePlanet 2020 will be held on March 14th and |
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817 15th, 2020. To sign up for announcements about LibrePlanet 2020, visit |
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818 <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss">https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss</a>.</p> |
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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. |
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820 Attendance is free of charge to FSF <a href="https://fsf.org/join">associate members</a> and |
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821 students.</p> |
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822 <p>For information on how your company can sponsor LibrePlanet or have a |
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823 table in our exhibit hall, email <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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824 <p>Keynote speakers at <a href="https://www.libreplanet.org/2019">LibrePlanet 2019</a> included Bdale Garbee, who |
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825 has contributed to the free software community since 1979, and Tarek |
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826 Loubani, who runs the Glia Project, which seeks to provide medical |
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827 supplies to impoverished locations. The closing keynote was given by |
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828 Micky Metts, a hacker, activist and organizer, as well as a member of |
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829 Agaric, a worker-owned cooperative of Web developers.</p> |
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830 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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831 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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832 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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833 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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834 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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835 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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836 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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837 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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839 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support |
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840 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its |
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841 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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842 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1> |
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843 <p>Greg Farough <br /> |
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844 Campaigns Manager <br /> |
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845 Free Software Foundation <br /> |
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846 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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847 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br /> |
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848 </p> |
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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> |
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850 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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851 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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852 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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853 <dc:date>2020-01-15T22:41:43Z</dc:date> |
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858 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/contract-opportunity-bookkeeper"> |
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859 <title>Contract opportunity: Bookkeeper</title> |
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860 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/contract-opportunity-bookkeeper</link> |
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861 <description>This position has been filled.</description> |
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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> |
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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> |
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864 <p>Contract expectations include:</p> |
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865 <ul> |
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866 <li> |
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867 <p>preparing weekly accounts receivable, payables, deposits, and purchasing,</p> |
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868 </li> |
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869 <li> |
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870 <p>assisting with monthly financial reconciliation,</p> |
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871 </li> |
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872 <li> |
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873 <p>processing incoming tickets in our internal/external ticketing system, and</p> |
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874 </li> |
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875 <li> |
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876 <p>supporting the annual audit.</p> |
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877 </li> |
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878 </ul> |
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879 <h1>Contract details</h1> |
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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> |
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881 <h1>Application instructions</h1> |
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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> |
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883 <ul> |
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884 <li>cover letter,<br /> |
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885 </li> |
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886 <li>resume,</li> |
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887 <li>hourly rate requirements, and </li> |
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888 <li>three recent references.</li> |
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889 </ul> |
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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> |
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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> |
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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> |
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893 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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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> |
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895 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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896 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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897 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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898 <dc:date>2019-11-25T21:25:00Z</dc:date> |
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899 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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900 </item> |
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903 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/talos-ii-mainboard-and-talos-ii-lite-mainboard-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom"> |
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904 <title>Talos II Mainboard and Talos II Lite Mainboard now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title> |
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905 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/talos-ii-mainboard-and-talos-ii-lite-mainboard-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom</link> |
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906 <description></description> |
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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%" /> |
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909 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 7th, 2019 -- The Free |
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910 Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) |
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911 certification to the Talos II and Talos II Lite mainboards from Raptor |
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912 Computing Systems, LLC. The RYF certification mark means that these |
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913 products meet the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control |
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914 over the product, and privacy.</p> |
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915 <p>While these are the first devices from Raptor Computing Systems to |
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916 receive <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF certification</a>, the FSF has supported their work since |
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917 2015, starting with the original <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/interested-in-a-powerful-free-software-friendly-workstation">Talos crowdfunding |
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918 effort</a>. Raptor Computing Systems has worked very hard to protect |
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919 the rights of users.</p> |
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920 <p>"From our very first products through our latest offerings, we have |
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921 always placed a strong emphasis on returning control of computing to |
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922 the owner of computing devices -- not retaining it for the vendor or |
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923 the vendor's partners. We hope that with the addition of our modern, |
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924 powerful, owner-controlled systems to the RYF family, we will help |
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925 spur on industry adoption of a similar stance from the many silicon |
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926 vendors required to support modern computing," said Timothy Pearson, |
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927 Chief Technology Officer, Raptor Computing Systems, LLC.</p> |
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928 <p>These two mainboards are the first PowerPC devices to receive |
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929 certification. Several GNU/Linux distributions <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">endorsed by the |
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930 FSF</a> are currently working towards offering support for PowerPC |
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931 platform.</p> |
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932 <p>"These certifications represent a new era for the RYF |
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933 program. Raptor's new boards were designed to respect our rights, and |
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934 will open up new possibilities for free software users everywhere," |
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935 said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p> |
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936 <p>The Talos II and Talos II Lite also represent an interesting first in |
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937 terms of reproducible builds. When two people compile the same code, |
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938 the resulting object code usually differs slightly because of |
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939 variables like build timestamps and other differences affecting the |
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940 object code. Making it so users can independently reproduce exactly |
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941 the same builds for important free software programs makes it so that |
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942 anyone can distribute the builds with more certainty that they do not |
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943 contain hidden malware. For the Talos II, the FSF was able to |
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944 reproduce the build that is loaded onto the FPGA chip of the board |
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945 that was tested, and will include the checksum of that build along |
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946 with the source code we publish.</p> |
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947 <p>"We want to congratulate Raptor Engineering on this, and we encourage |
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948 vendors to ship more reproducible builds, which we will be happy to |
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949 reproduce as part of the RYF certification," said the FSF's senior |
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950 system administrator, Ian Kelling.</p> |
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951 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program, |
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952 including details on the certification of these Raptor Computing |
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953 Systems devices, please visit <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">https://ryf.fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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954 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult |
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955 <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/about/criteria">https://ryf.fsf.org/about/criteria</a>.</p> |
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956 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3> |
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957 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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958 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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959 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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960 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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961 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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962 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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963 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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965 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's |
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966 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in |
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967 Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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968 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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969 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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970 <h3>About Raptor Computing Systems, LLC</h3> |
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971 <p><a href="https://www.raptorcs.com/">Raptor Computing Systems, LLC</a> is focused on developing and |
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972 marketing user-controlled devices.</p> |
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973 <h3>Media Contacts</h3> |
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974 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br /> |
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975 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br /> |
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976 Free Software Foundation<br /> |
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977 +1 (617) 542 5942<br /> |
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978 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br /> |
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979 </p> |
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980 <p>Raptor Computing Systems, LLC |
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981 <a href="mailto:sales@raptorcs.com">sales@raptorcs.com</a> <br /> |
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982 </p> |
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983 <p><em>Image of Talos II by Raptor Computing Systems, LLC Copyright 2018 |
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984 licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.</em></p>]]></content:encoded> |
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985 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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986 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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987 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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988 <dc:date>2019-11-07T19:13:52Z</dc:date> |
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993 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet-returns-in-2020-to-free-the-future-march-14-15-boston-area"> |
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994 <title>LibrePlanet returns in 2020 to Free the Future! March 14-15, Boston area</title> |
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995 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/libreplanet-returns-in-2020-to-free-the-future-march-14-15-boston-area</link> |
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996 <description></description> |
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997 <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 7, 2019 -- The Free |
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998 Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that registration is open |
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999 for the twelfth LibrePlanet conference on free software. The annual |
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1000 technology and social justice conference will be held in the Boston |
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1001 area on March 14 and 15, 2020, with the theme "Free the Future." |
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1002 Session proposals will be accepted through November 20.</p> |
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1003 <p><strong>The <a href="https://www.fsf.org">FSF</a> invites activists, hackers, law professionals, artists, |
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1004 students, developers, young people, policymakers, tinkerers, newcomers |
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1005 to free software, and anyone looking for technology that respects |
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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 |
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1007 proposal</a> for a session for <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2020">LibrePlanet: "Free the Future."</a></strong></p> |
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1008 <p><em><a href="https://my.fsf.org/lp-call-for-sessions">Submissions to the call for sessions</a> are being accepted through |
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1009 Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC).</em></p> |
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1010 <p>LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for community activists, domain |
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1011 experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to come together |
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1012 in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics.</p> |
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1013 <p>"LibrePlanet attendees and speakers will be discussing the hot button |
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1014 issues we've all been reading about every day, and their connection to |
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1015 the free software movement. How do you fight Facebook? How do we make |
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1016 software-driven cars safe? How do we stop algorithms from making |
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1017 terrible, unreviewable decisions? How do we enjoy the convenience of |
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1018 mobile phones and digital home assistants without being constantly |
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1019 under surveillance? What is the future of digital currency? Can we |
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1020 have an Internet that facilitates respectful dialogue?" said FSF's |
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1021 executive director, John Sullivan.</p> |
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1022 <p>The free software community has continuously demanded that users and |
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1023 developers be permitted to understand, study, and alter the software |
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1024 they use, offering hope and solutions for a free technological |
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1025 future. LibrePlanet speakers will display their unique combination of |
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1026 digital knowledge and educational skills in the two day conference, as |
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1027 well as give more insights into their ethical dedication to envision a |
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1028 future rich with free "as in freedom" software and without network |
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1029 services that mistreat their users. The FSF's LibrePlanet 2020 edition |
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1030 is therefore aptly named "Free the Future."</p> |
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1031 <p>"For each new technological convenience we gain, it seems that we lose |
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1032 even more in the process. To exchange intangible but vital rights to |
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1033 freedom and privacy for the latest new gadget can make the future of |
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1034 software seem bleak," said Zoë Kooyman, program manager for the |
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1035 FSF. "But there is resistance, and it is within our capabilities to |
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1036 reject this outcome."</p> |
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1037 <p>Thousands of people have attended LibrePlanet over the years, both in |
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1038 person and remotely. The conference welcomes visitors from up to 15 |
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1039 countries each year, with many more joining online. Hundreds of |
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1040 impressive free software speaker sessions, including keynote talks by |
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1041 Edward Snowden and Cory Doctorow, can be viewed on the conference's |
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1042 <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/">MediaGoblin instance</a>, in anticipation of further program |
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1043 announcements.</p> |
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1044 <p>For those who cannot attend LibrePlanet in person, there are plenty of |
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1045 other ways to participate remotely. The FSF is encouraging free |
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1046 software advocates worldwide to use the tools provided on |
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1047 <a href="https://libreplanet.org">libreplanet.org</a> to host satellite viewing parties and other |
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1048 events. They also opened applications <a href="https://my.fsf.org/lp-scholarship-application">for scholarships</a> for people |
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1049 around the globe to attend the conference in Boston, and encourage |
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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 |
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1051 LibrePlanet travel fund</a>.</p> |
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1052 <h1>About the Free Software Foundation</h1> |
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1053 <p>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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1054 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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1055 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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1056 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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1057 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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1058 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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1059 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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1061 important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support |
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1062 the FSF's work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its |
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1063 headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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1064 <h1>MEDIA CONTACT</h1> |
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1065 <p>Zoë Kooyman <br /> |
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1066 Program Manager <br /> |
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1067 Free Software Foundation <br /> |
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1068 +1 (617) 542 5942 <br /> |
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1069 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> <br /> |
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1070 </p>]]></content:encoded> |
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1071 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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1072 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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1073 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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1074 <dc:date>2019-11-07T17:10:00Z</dc:date> |
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1075 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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1076 </item> |
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1077 |
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1078 |
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1079 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu"> |
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1080 <title>FSF and GNU</title> |
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1081 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu</link> |
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1082 <description></description> |
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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 |
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1084 started by Richard M. Stallman (RMS), and he served until recently as |
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1085 the head of both. Because of that, the relationship between the FSF |
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1086 and GNU has been fluid.</p> |
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1087 <p>As part of our commitment to supporting the development and |
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1088 distribution of fully free operating systems, the FSF provides GNU |
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1089 with services like fiscal sponsorship, technical infrastructure, |
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1090 promotion, copyright assignment, and volunteer management.</p> |
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1091 <p>GNU decision-making has largely been in the hands of GNU leadership. |
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1092 Since RMS resigned as president of the FSF, but not as head of GNU |
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1093 ("Chief GNUisance"), the FSF is now working with GNU leadership on a |
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1094 shared understanding of the relationship for the future. As part of |
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1095 that, we invite comments from free software community members at |
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1096 <a href="mailto:fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org">fsf-and-gnu@fsf.org</a>.</p> |
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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> |
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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 |
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1099 contact address for sending comments to GNU is |
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1100 <a href="mailto:gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org">gnu-and-fsf@gnu.org</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> |
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1101 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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1102 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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1103 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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1104 <dc:date>2019-10-07T02:45:00Z</dc:date> |
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1105 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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1106 </item> |
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1108 |
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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"> |
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1110 <title>Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v2 from ThinkPenguin, Inc. now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom</title> |
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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> |
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1112 <description></description> |
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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%" /> |
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1114 |
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1115 <p>BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 -- The |
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1116 Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom |
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1117 (RYF) certification to the Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v2 |
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1118 (TPE-R1200) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. The RYF certification mark means |
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1119 that these products meet the FSF's standards in regard to users' |
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1120 freedom, control over the product, and privacy.</p> |
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1121 <p>This is ThinkPenguin's fourteenth device to receive <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">RYF |
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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 |
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1123 seven devices from ThinkPenguin on March 21st, as well as announcing |
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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 |
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1125 to expand their collection of RYF-certified devices, already the |
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1126 largest collection of any RYF retailer. This is the first wireless |
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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 |
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1128 Wireless-N Mini Router (TPE-R1100)</a> in 2016. This latest addition |
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1129 offers users several improvements over previously certified devices.</p> |
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1130 <p>"The TPE-R1200 is a more powerful version of a previously |
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1131 RYF-certified router and ships with some new features, including two |
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1132 external RP-SMA antennas that provide for a greater wireless |
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1133 range. For those looking to hack on the router, there is a new, more |
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1134 powerful CPU, as well as significantly more NAND, NOR, and RAM," said |
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1135 Christopher Waid, founder and CEO of ThinkPenguin.</p> |
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1136 <p>As with previous routers from ThinkPenguin, the Free Software |
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1137 Wireless-N Mini Router v2 ships with an FSF-endorsed fully free |
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1138 embedded GNU/Linux distribution called <a href="https://librecmc.org/">libreCMC</a>. It also comes |
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1139 with a custom flavor of the U-Boot boot loader, assembled by the |
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1140 maintainer of libreCMC and former FSF intern Robert Call. The router |
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1141 enables users to run multiple devices on a network through a VPN |
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1142 service, helping to simplify the process of keeping their |
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1143 communications secure and private. While ThinkPenguin offers a VPN |
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1144 service, users are not required to purchase a subscription, and the |
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1145 device comes with detailed instructions on how to use the router with |
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1146 a wide variety of VPN providers.</p> |
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1147 <p>"Protecting privacy is more important than ever. It's exciting to have |
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1148 an updated option for users seeking to shield their networks and their |
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1149 personal data," said the FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.</p> |
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1150 <p>The first Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router served as an example |
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1151 case study in excellent free software license compliance for devices |
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1152 in <a href="https://copyleft.org/guide/comprehensive-gpl-guidech22.html"><em>Copyleft and the GNU General Public License: A Comprehensive |
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1153 Tutorial and Guide</em></a>.</p> |
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1154 <p>"ThinkPenguin continues its tradition of exemplary work with the |
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1155 latest edition of the router. It's great to have an organization like |
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1156 ThinkPenguin showing the world what is possible when it comes to |
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1157 offering freedom-respecting devices. They continue to raise the bar in |
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1158 terms of their dedication to offering products that meet the stringent |
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1159 criteria of the Respects Your Freedom certification program," said the |
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1160 FSF's licensing and compliance manager, Donald Robertson, III.</p> |
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1161 <p>To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom certification program, |
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1162 including details on the certification of these ThinkPenguin devices, |
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1163 please visit <a href="https://fsf.org/ryf">https://fsf.org/ryf</a>.</p> |
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1164 <p>Retailers interested in applying for certification can consult |
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1165 <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria">https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria</a>.</p> |
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1166 <h3>About the Free Software Foundation</h3> |
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1167 <p>The <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, founded in 1985, is dedicated to |
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1168 promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and |
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1169 redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and |
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1170 use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating |
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1171 system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free |
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1172 software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and |
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1173 political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, |
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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 |
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1175 source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's |
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1176 work can be made at <a href="https://donate.fsf.org">https://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in |
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1177 Boston, MA, USA.</p> |
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1178 <p>More information about the FSF, as well as important information for |
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1179 journalists and publishers, is at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/press">https://www.fsf.org/press</a>.</p> |
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1180 <h3>About ThinkPenguin, Inc.</h3> |
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1181 <p>Started by Christopher Waid, founder and CEO, <a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com">ThinkPenguin, Inc.</a> |
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1182 is a consumer-driven company with a mission to bring free software to |
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1183 the masses. At the core of the company is a catalog of computers and |
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1184 accessories with broad support for GNU/Linux. The company provides |
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1185 technical support for end-users and works with the community, |
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1186 distributions, and upstream projects to make GNU/Linux all that it can |
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1187 be.</p> |
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1188 <h3>Media Contacts</h3> |
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1189 <p>Donald Robertson, III <br /> |
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1190 Licensing and Compliance Manager <br /> |
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1191 Free Software Foundation<br /> |
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1192 +1 (617) 542 5942<br /> |
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1193 <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">licensing@fsf.org</a><br /> |
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1194 </p> |
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1195 <p>ThinkPenguin, Inc. <br /> |
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1196 +1 (888) 39 THINK (84465) x703 <br /> |
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1197 <a href="mailto:media@thinkpenguin.com">media@thinkpenguin.com</a> <br /> |
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1199 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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1200 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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1201 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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1202 <dc:date>2019-09-25T20:25:00Z</dc:date> |
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1203 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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1207 <item rdf:about="http://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns"> |
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1208 <title>Richard M. Stallman resigns</title> |
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1209 <link>http://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns</link> |
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1210 <description>On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of |
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1211 the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board |
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1212 of directors.</description> |
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1214 immediately. Further details of the search will be published on |
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1215 fsf.org.</p> |
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1216 <p>For questions, contact FSF executive director John Sullivan at |
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1217 <a href="mailto:johns@fsf.org">johns@fsf.org</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> |
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1218 <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> |
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1219 <dc:creator></dc:creator> |
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1220 <dc:rights></dc:rights> |
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1221 <dc:date>2019-09-17T02:10:00Z</dc:date> |
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1222 <dc:type>News Item</dc:type> |
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