There are only 3 hours left to bid on #FreeSoftware #memorabilia! Bid now before time runs out: https://u.fsf.org/466 #FSF #FSF40 #GNU #Amiga3000UX #VT220 #TeX #Terminus-est #Savannah #gawk #lilypond #emacs

Did you know that you can #gift an #FSF membership? https://u.fsf.org/40t

Help a friend (or yourself) live a more freedom-respecting life: u.fsf.org/3f1 #FreeSoftware #FreedomLadder #FSF

Have you ever considered the work that goes into sending an email to gnu.org? The #FSF tech team makes sure millions of emails get delivered each year, and has taken the time to explain the road your email travels in freedom. http://u.fsf.org/3gz

#GNU and the #FSF have been fighting for copyleft the past decades. But if you look at their financial statement, you’ll see that their paid staff are just a dozen people. All the others are volunteers.

The Tor project alone has more employees than the FSF. Github has almost 6000 employees. Six thousand.

So the advocates for #copyleft must be us. We can’t point at the FSF and say “they didn’t do it”. They provide resources. We have to use them to protect our freedom as users.

We hope to see many of you at the live #FSF memorabilia #auction this Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 14:00 EDT (18:00 UTC)! If you are planning to participate, please read through the terms and conditions before joining us on #Galène: https://u.fsf.org/46a #FSF40

Did you know that the #FSF has a Friends membership tier? It doesn't have all the benefits of the standard or student associate membership tiers, but it does include the option to receive a USB membership card with #Trisquel #GNU/Linux, an FSF membership badge, access to the member forum, and some other perks, all while supporting #SoftwareFreedom. Read more about the Friends tier: https://u.fsf.org/1m6

Did you know that the government of #Kerala includes #FreeSoftware in the school curriculum inspired by protests from free software enthusiasts and a favorable stance taken by a school teachers association? https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-system-india.html Help the free software community achieve the same for other states, countries, and regions worldwide by donating to support the #FSF's advocacy for free software. https://donate.fsf.org/

New versions of #Windows might change the UI or underlying components, but they don't change the only thing important to know about Windows: it's nonfree software. Choose software that actually respects its users instead. https://u.fsf.org/3eu #FSF #FreeSoftware

Happy birthday @rms I wish you the best

Thank you again to @rimu for joining me as my #special #guest on #FiresideFedi.

#Episode 6 of the #FsF will be at the following links when they're done processing:

#VOD #Peertube - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/t4M5fXeXqhfJ39MjbCmA7s (Now with automated Transcriptions!)
#Fedicast #Podcast #Castopod - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/rimu-piefed-social

Graduation coming up? Looking for a #gift? Follow this link to give the gift of an #FSF membership: https://u.fsf.org/40t

Are you still stuck using proprietary software to talk to your coworkers and loved ones? #Jitsi Meet respects your freedom and privacy, and #FSF associate members can spread that freedom by using our FSF instance, whose rooms can be created and moderated with an FSF account, not one by big tech. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/33h Join today: https://u.fsf.org/63

Protect developer freedom. Abolish software patents. Learn why software patents are unjust by checking out the new design of our #EndSoftwarePatents initiative. https://u.fsf.org/3f- #FSF

Tomorrow #Episode 6 of #FiresideFedi with my #special #guest @rimu . 1600 Eastern, UTC-4. Rimu leads the #piefed.social project.

#Owncast #Livestream: https://stream.ozoned.net
#Peertube #VOD afterwards: https://video.ozoned.net/@show
#Castopod #Fedicast #Podcast afterwards: https://audio.ozoned.net/@firesidefedi

#FsF #people #fedi #fediverse #protocolsOverPlatforms #peopleFIrst #socialBackInSocialMedia #SocialMedia #peopleOverPlatforms

Free Software Directory meeting

When : Fridays
Time : 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC)
Topic : To help improve the Free Software Directory.
Location : #fsf on libera.chat

Tags

#Meeting,#FreeSoftware,#FSF,#FreeSoftwareDirectory

@fsf

After almost forty years advocating for #UserFreedom, the #FSF remains grounded in its values: u.fsf.org/45c

Five prestigious items will be up for #auction on March 23, 2025. Don't miss your chance to own a piece of #FSF #history and register for the #FSF40 live auction today: https://u.fsf.org/45x

Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-03-14-irc #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF