Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you to Jacinto Roi Martin Pequeño for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments
Never forgive and never forget.
I usually go to Battery Canada. Don't let the name fool you, they ship to the United States as well according to their site. I go to Ebay when I have to but try to avoid it.
English translation: English translation: Thessaloniki honored the 40th anniversary of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Friday, May 23, 2025, in the conference room of the University of Macedonia. Thank you very much Open Technology Organization (EELLAK), Hellenic Association of Friends of Open technologies AUTH and Libreplanet Greece community.
🎉 Big Changes Ahead: We're moving to Qt6 and Launching #QGIS 4.0!
https://blog.qgis.org/2025/04/17/qgis-is-moving-to-qt6-and-launching-qgis-4-0/
Bacon.
Did you enjoy the last #EU #DSA survey? We heard you did not, so how about a new one? 😜
This one is all about the privacy and security concerns, content moderation practices, algorithmic influences, complaint mechanisms, and the regulatory environment of app stores, and stuff.
Ready? Go: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/b26da086-b942-499d-9e99-bac3bf4fc3bc
/PS: No that we'd want to sway your vote, but... at 36 if you say Yes then 37 opens 🎆
A #ThankGNU! to Joseph Cox, Katherine Runyon, and Kevin Runner for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
📣 Open Letter Update 2 📣
Work on the community fork is progressing rapidly!
The project's core principles are Transparency, Community Decision-making, Not-for-profit, In the public interest, Fully Open Source and Privacy-focused. Read more about the project's essence and direction at our new home at https://codeberg.org/comaps (Thanks @Codeberg!)
We are now focusing on building the foundation, and work is proceeding on the first release!
Full statement: https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-05-12/3/
Not yet a #FSF member? Check out some some of the benefits that come with an FSF associate membership: https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits
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A #ThankGNU! to Christos Kalkanis, Dwayne Dever, and František Kučera for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m
Updated two packages in GNU Guix:
b750d54703 gnu: rdfind: Update to 1.7.0.
065a68b8ad gnu: traceroute: Update to 2.1.6.
This is why I don't see laws as the answer to all of my problems. Many people would rather try to make privacy some legal right so that they can continue to use their devices that will more than happily trample on and bypass those laws rather than taking initiative and choosing to use devices that voluntarily follow the morals and ethics that they want. I trust a company that chooses to be good when they don't have to rather than trust a company only doing so because they want to avoid jail or a fine. Companies that do the right thing for the right reasons should be supported.
How Big Tech Circumvent Privacy Laws
Privacy laws like GDPR & CCPA can be bypassed by apps via forced consent, invasive permissions & hidden trackers.
Want a real solution?
Try a Librem 5 phone supported by PureOS from Purism
Read at Purism: https://puri.sm/posts/how-big-tech-exploits-apps-to-circumvent-privacy-laws-a-solution-from-purism/
I have been gaming since 1992 and building PCs since 2003. I enjoy Linux, supporting FOSS projects and am a tinfoil hat connoisseur.
Many FOSS projects rely on donations. If you have money to spare but don't know which to donate to take a look at the above links on Ko-fi, Github, and Open Collective. Anything on there that I have sponsered or contributed to is something I have found to be worthy.