Free software means that the users have the freedom to run, edit, contribute to, and share the software. Thus, free software is a matter of liberty, not price. We have been defending the rights of all software users for the past 39 years.

Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. now FSF-certified to Respect Your Freedom. BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, April 6, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc.

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Free Software Supporter -- Issue 198, October 2024 . Welcome to the *Free Software Supporter*, the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and **231,236** other activists.

Feb 10, 2005 · Become an FSF Corporate Patron. One of the benefits of becoming a Corporate Patron of the FSF is that you receive two complimentary hours of licensing and/or GPL consultation from the FSF's Compliance Team (with a reduced rate for further consultation). To sign up as a patron, please write to [email protected].

Mar 14, 2010 · GPLv3.fsf.org The GNU General Public License, version 3, has been released, along with the Lesser GNU General Public License, version 3.Other licenses, including GFDL and GSFDL, are still undergoing public comment and revision.

Full operating systems that are recommended by the FSF because they are exclusively free software. Hardware that supports free software Get information about hardware support for free software. Knowing which hardware devices support GNU/Linux is important not only for practical reasons — you want ...

Aug 20, 2010 · News FSF is working on freedom in machine learning applications Oct 22, 2024 FSF associate members to assist in review of current board members Oct 21, 2024 Free Software Foundation to serve on "artificial intelligence" safety consortium Oct 09, 2024 More news…

Dec 24, 2024 · Ways to get involved. Organize a local community meetup in your area. Create an opportunity to share your favorite moments in the free software movement with each other, plan a protest, your very own freedom walk, debate the biggest challenges to software freedom and how to cope with them, or discuss how can we best promote free software at universities, colleges, in government institutions ...

Jun 24, 2010 · Free software is simply software that respects our freedom — our freedom to learn and understand the software we are using. Free software is designed to free the user from restrictions put in place by proprietary software, and so using free software lets you join a global community of people who are making the political and ethical assertion of our rights to learn and to share what we learn ...