Have questions about possible violations of GNU licenses? We have answers! Check out all the questions and answers on our FAQ page at https://u.fsf.org/3kx #GNU #GPL #freesoftware #softwarefreedom #GNUGPLFAQ

Celebrate #SoftwareFreedom with #OpenSource by following and boosting on this #FollowFriday!

- jtx Board @jtx
Manage your journals, notes and tasks in one Android app.
- CircuitPython @circuitpython
A Python implementation for micro controllers.
- Rush Stack @rushstack
Monorepo for tools developed by the Rush Stack community.
- Runme @runmedev
Execute commands inside your runbooks, docs, and READMEs.

#ff #oss #foss #floss #FreeSoftware

The Cyber Resilience Act is being finalised in the next two weeks, despite the parts that could deeply harm #OpenSource. Rather than suggesting changes to the #CRA (plenty of others doing so), here's an article explaining why changes are still necessary despite the 11th hour.

https://blog.opensource.org/diverse-open-source-uses-highlight-need-for-precision-in-cyber-resilience-act/

#SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #FLOSS #Policy @EU_Commission

How do I use GNU licenses for my own software? We are glad you asked! Please see our "GPL how to" page for the full answer and thank you for making the ethical choice! https://u.fsf.org/2b5 #softwarefreedom #freesoftware #GNUGPLFAQ

Generally people are forgiving with what they know and highlight faults in what they don't - what I call Lock-In Syndrome https://the.webm.ink/lock-in-syndrome.

#SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS

NOSK (Nepal) is also celebrating Software Freedom Day! Visit their website for more details https://sfd.nosk.org.np/ or to register. #softwarefreedomday #softwarefreedomday2023 #softwarefreedom

I also posted a crude metric for investigating whether an #OpenSource project is part of a rights-ratchet strategy. You really can see these things coming...

https://meshedinsights.com/2021/03/18/rights-ratchet-score-card/

#HashiCorp #License #SoftwareFreedom

Personally it's still surprising to me that, as a case study, MongoDB is not primarily highlighted as an example of a firm that used the brand goodwill of "Open Source" as a way to implement a "Freemium" GTM strategy by choosing the most misunderstood and feared #FOSS license (#AGPLv3), then invented a new license that had a cloaked field-of-use restriction (or "constructive restriction" as @webmink calls it), attempting to warp the definition of #OpenSource

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #OSS

The point of #SoftwareFreedom was #TechnologicalSelfDetermination, the right of technology users to decide not just what their technology *does*, but who it does it *to* and who it does it *for*:

https://locusmag.com/2022/01/cory-doctorow-science-fiction-is-a-luddite-literature/

The open source split from free software was ostensibly driven by the need to reassure investors and businesspeople so they would join the movement.

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Volunteer at the FSF this fall! This is an educational opportunity to work with the organization that sponsors the GNU Project, publishes the GNU General Public License (GPL), and fights for software freedom. The application period for fall internships is open. The deadline for applications is November 12, 2023. Apply now: https://www.fsf.org/volunteer/internships/ #Internships #FreeSoftware #GNU #SoftwareFreedom #Advocacy

Fun fact: The FSF's #PeerTube account has recently reached over 1,000 subscribers! How quickly can we get to 2,000? If you aren't following us yet, please do via @fsf@framatube.org #Fediverse #FreeSoftware #FreeSociety #SoftwareFreedom

Did you know that the FSF has a #WorkingTogether fund? You can donate to assist projects such as GNU Guix, GNU Mailman, GNU MediaGoblin, GNUstep, GNU Toolchain, and/or Replicant. Read more, and, if you can, please donate: https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund Let's work together for #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #GNU #Replicant #MediaGoblin

AI is all about Software Freedom! And why we should celebrate that! #softwarefreedom #softwarefreedomday #softwarefreedomday2023
https://www.digitalfreedomfoundation.org/index.php/172-software-freedom-day-and-us-celabrating-open-source-and-how-it-impacts-the-ai-movement

Software Freedom Day ... obviously you're also free to celebrate it any way you want! #softwarefreedomday #softwarefreedom #softwarefreedomday2023

The #Braveheart film, but with #MelGibson's head replaced with folks like #RichardStallman fighting for #softwareFreedom, and with various bitcoiners vying to #EndTheFed.

Delivered to schools for #educational purposes.

@creepy_owlet @mattb @tcarrez "we don't know until it is tested in court" is said a lot, but I think it's not helpful for FOSS communities. It sounds a lot like the "we don't know if the GPL is enforceable until it is tested in court" FUD from Microsoft and others more than 20 years ago.

We can tell in its face that the GPL is a tool for #SoftwareFreedom, and has a sound legal basis. Courts didn't need to tell us that, or be involved in successful enforcement.
http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/lu-12.html

Using "open source" to mean a very specific thing is value signaling. I'm not ashamed to say that.

It signals to others in an established community that you share their values.

Or, it can help grow the community by creating an opportunity to talk about those values, and why they are important to you.

If they find the values compelling, maybe they join in.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #SoftwareFreedom

How does an Etch A Sketch fare in terms of #SoftwareFreedom or #OpenHardware? Is it like an FPGA? Is your drawing the firmware or is that the sand inside? What score does ifixit give it for repairability?

As @fsfe reports, rooting your device in the EU will not void its 2-year warranty. What a victory for all of us!

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230807-01.html

#EUWarranty #SoftwareFreedom #ConsumerRights #FreeSoftware

Have questions about possible violations of GNU licenses? We have answers! Check out all the questions and answers on our FAQ page at https://u.fsf.org/3kx #GNU #GPL #freesoftware #softwarefreedom #GNUGPLFAQ