Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Yes, the Free Software Foundation and Defective by Design are on Mastodon! Visit us at

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Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Creating things, helping other projects, and sharing all kinds of knowledge has been important to me for a long time. It's harsh when you cannot understand or discover how something works or modify it the way you want to use it. - Sébastien Blin. Read more in our #WorkingTogether series: https://u.fsf.org/409

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

From time to time, the licensing team receives questions about the "GCC Runtime Library Exception." There is an answer in the #GPLFAQ about what it is and what it does. Read more about the exception here:

Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Licenses - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

As for free software, I consider it to be a public good that can benefit humanity. - Adrien Béraud. Read more in our #WorkingTogether series: https://u.fsf.org/409

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Have you always wanted to work at an organization that puts people and freedom at its center? The FSF is seeking a full-time deputy director: https://u.fsf.org/3vp #job #fedijobs #joboffer

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Fighting for freedom isn't gratis, and we depend on the generosity of donors like Jeffrey Elkner, Andy Kopra, Alex Wang, Michael Henderson, Kam VedBrat , Simon Josefsson, Yidong Chong, Simon Pugnaghi, John Keith Hohm, Great old one Cthulhu, René Genz, and Will Butler #ThankGNU

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Free Software Supporter -- Numéro 184, août 2023 | Tor, "Lorsque nous travaillons ensemble, nous atteignons nos buts," "Web Environment Integrity," et mois: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2023/aout #LogicielLibre #French #FreeSoftwareSupporter

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

FerretDB announced its release 1.0 and thereby brings MongoDB database workloads back to their free software roots. Read more at

Announcing FerretDB 1.0 GA - a truly Open Source MongoDB alternative | FerretDB Blog

After many months of development, FerretDB is now production-ready. We are excited to announce the general availability of FerretDB v1.0.

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Our condolences to the family of Bram Moolenaar, a free software developer whose program ViM has been used by millions.

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Learn programming with ease with Newk script and Reynaldo Cordero in this workshop:

Newk script: Code katas to learn programming — GNU MediaGoblin

#LibrePlanet

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Creating things, helping other projects, and sharing all kinds of knowledge has been important to me for a long time. It's harsh when you cannot understand or discover how something works or modify it the way you want to use it. - Sébastien Blin. Read more in our #WorkingTogether series: https://u.fsf.org/409

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Savannah is looking for #hackers! Help is needed for project submission evaluations, working on and improving the Web UI, documentation, and more! Read how you can become a Savannah Hacker and become a part of this important part of #softwarefreedom at

HowToBecomeASavannahHacker

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Have you always wanted to work at an organization that puts people and freedom at its center? The FSF is seeking a full-time deputy director: https://u.fsf.org/3vp #job #fedijobs #joboffer

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

The Emacs Reference Card is very handy! And if you master what's inside, you'll save way more than $3 of time. https://u.fsf.org/3iz #GNUemacs #GNUpress #Emacs

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

#ThankGNU! to David Harding, Donald Haase, Antoine Mercadal, Sondre Steinsland Hegdal, Blue Systems, Mr. Pete Batard, and Eric Lewis for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware

Thank GNUs, 2023 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

The latest Bulletin is now online. It covers an interview with two JShelter developers, a glance behind the scenes of the tech team’s work at LibrePlanet, an article on the blessings of OSM during the earthquake in Turkey, and much more. See

Free Software Foundation Bulletin

Bi-annual edition of the Free Software Foundation Bulletin

#WorkingTogether

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Unsure how to tell others about free software? Buttons are a great conversation starter. https://u.fsf.org/3lv "Ask me about free software -- It's all about freedom."

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Interested to help #freesoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the upcoming FSD meeting on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-20230811-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

#GNUPress announcement: The popular GPLv3 t-shirt is currently out of stock. For other awesome items, please check out our shop at https://shop.fsf.org/ Get #GNUMerch!

Free Software Foundation 2 years ago

Interested in learning more about the upcoming #SoftwareFreedomDay events on September 16, 2023? We recommend that you follow @npub1krcn...6qzh and check out the website at https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ #SoftwareFreedomDay2023 #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre