If passed, the #GUARD Act would would require all users of chatbot services in the United States to submit to mandatory verification: https://u.fsf.org/4bq #UserFreedom #FSF #FreeSoftware #surveillance

Organizing a #FreeSoftware meetup can be more fun with a buddy! Add your name to the #LibreLocal organizing page: https://u.fsf.org/4af

Consider assigning your copyright to the #FSF to help defend the GPL and keep software free: u.fsf.org/xe

Organizing a #FreeSoftware meetup can be more fun with a buddy! Add your name to the #LibreLocal organizing page: https://u.fsf.org/4af

A #ThankGNU! to John Gilmore and John Wheeler 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:

Thank GNUs, 2025 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Just because a license is free does not mean it serves the goals of the #FreeSoftware movement well: https://u.fsf.org/47p #Bulletin #FSF

Free software can remain an abstract concept until you're staring down the barrel of a 10MB executable in a hex editor: https://u.fsf.org/47q #Bulletin #FSF

If you don't have lots of free time to learn about #FreeSoftware, listen or watch some videos on our #PeerTube for a byte of the free software movement: u.fsf.org/3it

Cada mes, durante el año de nuestro cuadragésimo aniversario, invitamos a los partidarios del software libre de todo el mundo a unirse a nosotros para celebrar el #FSF40. Si nos compra un café o una bebida energética, nos estará dando energía para proteger y luchar por el software libre durante los próximos cuarenta años. #Tea4FSF

"¡El mundo se encamina por una senda peligrosa, codiciosa y de software privativo con ánimo de lucro. Brindemos por el software libre, ahora y en los años venideros!" -- Ellie Hayden

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Collin Funk, Yue Yi, and Wojciech Siewierski for assigning their copyright to the FSF! More at: https://u.fsf.org/463 #Emacs #Cppi #CopyrightAssignments

When you donate to the #FSF, you support campaigns such as #DefectiveByDesign and #FightToRepair. You can help fund these campaigns and more here: https://www.fsf.org/appeal #FreeSoftware #CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety

Did someone say #encryption? Encryption helps protect the privacy of people you communicate with, and makes life difficult for bulk #surveillance systems. Learn more with our Email Self Defense guide: https://u.fsf.org/1df

Even though we're able to accomplish a lot with our small team, we need your help to promote #softwarefreedom. Imagine what we can do with just a little more resources. https://www.fsf.org/join #BecomeAnFSFAssociateMember

Protect developer freedom. Abolish software patents. Learn why software patents are unjust by checking out the new design of our #endsoftwarepatents initiative.

End Software Patents

#ThankGNU! to Adarsh Melethil, David Bruce, Deborah Jackson, James Wilson, Mikael Taipale, Peter Sluka, and Valerio Poggi for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness:

Thank GNUs, 2023 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Learn how to replace proprietary software with free software on iOS. Ceasing to use proprietary applications is a good way to start migrating to freedom: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:IOS

"Many young students have a talent for programming; they are fascinated with computers and eager to learn how their systems work. With proprietary software, this information is a secret so teachers have no way of making it available to their students. But if it's free software, the teacher can explain the basic subject and then hand out the source code for the student to read and learn."

Why Educational Institutions Should Use and Teach Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Is your school forcing you to use #Zoom, #Skype, or other proprietary videoconferencing software to learn or teach? Freedom is important to education. Read about freedom-respecting choices at https://u.fsf.org/311

Have you visited our LibrePlanet wiki page lately? It's filled with free software information -- and it's an important tool for connecting with your fellow free software supporters. Check it out and **get involved!**

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