Category Archives: gnu

“October 5 marks the official release of Windows 11, a new version of the operating system that doesn’t do anything at all to counteract Windows’ long history of depriving users of freedom and digital autonomy,” writes Free Software Foundation campaign… Continue reading FSF Warns Windows 11 ‘Deprives Users of Freedom and Digital Autonomy’→

This week the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced the JShelter project, “an anti-malware Web browser extension to mitigate potential threats from JavaScript, including fingerprinting, tracking, and data collection.”
The browser add-on — sup… Continue reading FSF Announces ‘JShelter’ Browser Privacy Extension to Block Fingerprinting, Tracking, and Malware→

destinyland writes: A newly-released video at GNU.org shows an hour-long talk given by free software advocate Richard Stallman for the BigBlueBotton open source conference (which was held online last July). After a 14-minute clip from an earlier speech… Continue reading Richard Stallman Shares His Concerns About GitHub’s Copilot — and About GitHub→

Since most ebook readers run some version of the kernel Linux (with some even run the GNU/Linux operating system), “This puts ebook readers a few steps closer to freedom than other devices,” notes a recent call-to-action in the Free Software Foundation… Continue reading FSF Prioritizes Creation of a Free-Software eBook Reader, Urges Avoiding DRM eBooks→

Version 9.4 of the GNU Compiler Collection “encompasses more than 190 bug fixes for GCC 9.3, which has been available since March 2020,” reports DevClass.

But they add that in addition, “Developers who want to contribute to the GNU Compiler Collectio… Continue reading GCC Will No Longer Require Copyrights Be Assigned to the FSF→

John Sullivan became the Free Software Foundation’s Executive Director back in 2003 (at the age of 26). But now after 18 years, “I’ve decided to resign my position…” he tweeted Friday, “effective at the end of a transition period.”

“We’ll be sharin… Continue reading Free Software Foundation’s Executive Director Resigns→

Friday the Free Software Foundation awarded their coveted “Respects Your Freedom” (RYF) certification to another new product: the Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v3 (TPE-R1300) from ThinkPenguin, Inc.

Just 45 products currently hold the FSF’s ce… Continue reading The FSF Says ThinkPenguin’s Wireless-N Mini Router ‘Respects Your Freedom’→

Friday on Richard Stallman’s personal web site, he posed the question: Am I Doctor Stallman?

He’s received 15 doctorates honoris causa — doctorates “for honor” — in the company of others whose achievements impressed him…

So I was shock… Continue reading Richard Stallman’s Blog Asks: Am I Doctor Stallman?→

Richard Stallman’s name has now been taken off official web page of the steering committee for GCC, reports IT Wire.

But they also note new changes this week in the management team of the Free Software Foundation:
A statement from [FSF executive dire… Continue reading FSF Management Team Resigns, as FSF Now Seeks ‘Improved Transparency’→