Richard M. Stallman, godfather of free software and open source, has resigned as FSF president and board member and his position at MIT. …read more Source:: Linux
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LibrePlanet free software conference coming to MIT March 21-22
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Organized around the theme “Free Software Everywhere,” the conference’s sessions touch on the many places and ways in which free software is used around the world, as well as ways to make free software ubiquitous. Keynote speakers include Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman, Software Freedom Conservancy executive director Karen Sandler, and University of Washington…
Libreboot X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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This is the second Libreboot laptop from Gluglug (a project of Minifree, Ltd.) to achieve RYF certification, the first being the Libreboot X60 in December 2013. The Libreboot X200 offers many improvements over the Libreboot X60, including a faster CPU, faster graphics, 64-bit GNU/Linux support (on all models), support for more RAM, higher screen resolution,…
Committee begins review of High Priority Projects list — your input is needed
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This announcement was written by the FSF’s volunteer High Priority Projects Committee. Nine and a half years ago the first version of the High Priority Free Software Projects (HPP) list debuted with only four projects, three of them related to Java. Eighteen months later, Sun began to free Java users. The current HPP list includes…
u2flib-host 2.0.1
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Two executables are provided, u2f-register and u2f-authenticate, which support the register and authenticated commands of U2F as defined in the FIDO specifications, available here: http://fidoalliance.org/specifications/download === License === This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software…
Free Software Foundation statement on the GNU Bash "shellshock" vulnerability
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Bash is the GNU Project’s shell; it is part of the suite of software that makes up the GNU operating system. The GNU programs plus the kernel Linux form a commonly used complete free software operating system, called GNU/Linux. The bug, which is being referred to as “shellshock,” can allow, in some circumstances, attackers to…
Free Software Foundation statement on the new iPhone, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch
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Today, Apple announced new iPhone models, a watch, and a payment service. In response, FSF executive director John Sullivan made the following statement: It is astonishing to see so much of the technology press acting as Apple’s marketing arm. What’s on display today is widespread complicity in hiding the most newsworthy aspect of the announcement…
GNU hackers unmask massive HACIENDA surveillance program and design a countermeasure
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After making key discoveries about the details of HACIENDA, Julian Kirsch, Dr. Christian Grothoff, Jacob Appelbaum, and Dr. Holger Kenn designed the TCP Stealth system to protect unadvertised servers from port scanning. According to Heise Online, the intelligence agencies of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are involved in HACIENDA. The…