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The Free Software Foundation is shifting its attention to a free software mobile OS

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:04:01 +0000

The Free Software Foundation has decided to work on making a fully free version of Android after decades of focusing on PC computing. Read more...

Purism announces Librem 14 complete with kill switches

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:46:01 +0000

Purism has announced that the Librem 14 laptop is now available for pre-order. The device will ship in early Q4 2020 and if you place your order now, you'll receive a $300 discount. Read more...

FSFE urges Denmark to make its contact tracing app free software

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:40:01 +0000

Free Software Foundation Europe has urged Denmark to put its new contact tracing app, Smittestop, under a free software license. The WHO and the EU have both urged countries to do the same. Read more...

Decision by Tim Berners-Lee might have stopped DRM from creeping into web standards

Paul Hill — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 02:06:02 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee has passed a decision to the W3C Advisory Committee on whether to extend the EME development through to March 31, 2017. The committee is divided on EME and could stop development. Read more...

Richard Stallman accuses Ubuntu of spying on users

Paul Ferson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:39:37 +0000

Famous software activist Richard Stallman has accused Ubuntu developers Canonical of ignoring the privacy of its users by enabling a form of surveillance in association with Amazon by default. Read more...

FSF make their case against Windows 7 with new website

Sam Alderwick — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:04:37 +0000

The Free Software Foundation has sent 499 letters to the top Fortune 500 companies (with Microsoft being the exception), trying to persuade the decision makers in the companies not to use Microsoft software, according to... Read more...