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Free Software Mascots

An Election Under a Shadow of Doubt

FSF to Acquire OSI

Right-to-Repair Wins!

A Call for Unity

Software Wars

The FSF's Fortress of Freedom

A Software Carol

Tracing the FSF's Footsteps

The Legacy of ITS

The 12-Step Program for Lispers

Guardians of Freedom

Naleen's Shadow, Chapter 4: Whispers in the Code

Why Copyleft Matters

A "Vulnerability" by Any Other Name

Free Software as a Human Right

Join the Fight for Freedom

The Weight of Words

The Illusion of Choice

Naleen's Shadow, Chapter 3: Uneasy Alliances

The Zen of Maintenance

Defending Software Freedom

The Joy of Planned Obsolescence

Naleen's Shadow, Chapter 2: The Reckoning of Hinsman

A Brief History of Long-Distance Communications

Naleen's Shadow, Chapter 1: Naleen's Bite

Recruit Better Volunteers

GNU's 41st Anniversary: A Legacy of Freedom

Number Planning Area

Foundations Aren't a Silver Bullet

Freesh: Celebrating 13 Years of Easy GNU Linux-libre Adoption

The Ed Revolution

Five Influential Women Ignored by Your History Books

How To Write A Letter Of Complaint

Breaking the Silence: My Journey Through Depression

Improving Interview Processes

Seattle: The Emerald City

Most Effective Political Protests of All Time

LLM Censorship and the Dangers of SaaSS

The Ethics of Microcode: When Control Matters More Than Tech

jxself Wallpaper Collection

When Your Software Is The Real Threat

CrowdStrike Incident: A Vivid Demonstration of Proprietary Software's Hidden Costs

Measuring and Improving Fundraising Success

Cognitive Biases and Leadership: How to Recognize and Overcome Your Blind Spots

Complexity is Not the Enemy: Free Software Should Tackle the Hard Problems

Why Your Browser Needs a Freedom Upgrade

The Last Resort: Using DMCA to Defend GNU Licenses

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Donors

Free Software: The Enshittification Defense

A "Dear John" Letter To Proprietary Software

How Joining the Free Software Movement Uplifts Us All

Why "Do Whatever They Want" Actually Means GPL

Essential Elements of Effective Fundraising Strategies

Making Data-Driven Decisions

Essential Leadership Qualities

DRM: A Digital Restriction

The Chains We Forge

The Long Game of Free Software

Imagine a World Without the GPL

The Insider Advantage

The Future of Freedom

Why GNU Screen is the Superior Terminal Multiplexer

The Freedom to Tinker: Why Free Software Matters

The Free Software Foundation: A Pillar of the Community

The Hidden Traps of Software Patents

Apple Unveils M4 Chip: A Monument to Planned Obsolescence and User Enslavement

LibrePlanet 2024, Day 2

LibrePlanet 2024, Day 1

Just When I Think I Am Done

Free Your Software, Free Yourself

The Challenge of Inclusion

Confessions of a Proprietary Software Addict

Breaking Down Barriers: How Proprietary Software Controls You

Dear Tech Support Hotline

Your Computer, Your Control

The Price of Convenience

Raising the Next Generation on Free Software

Free Software Now Generates Free Energy

The Little Browser That Couldn't

If Famous Novels Were Written Like End-User License Agreements

The "Open Source" Trap: Why Language Matters

GNU/Linux Distros: Which Flavor Is Right For You?

The Glitch

You Are Here

Self-Hosting Isn't as Hard as You Think

The Impact of Star Trek On My Life

For Every Excuse a New Strategy

To Advance Free Software, Listen Differently

A Community I Love

Trisquel Turns Twenty

Contract Law and the GPL: A Risky Mix?

Meanwhile, in an alternate reality...

Celebrating a Belated Milestone: 35 Years of the GPL

HP's Printer Rental: A Dystopian Nightmare

Feeling Off? You Might Be Allergic to Proprietary Software

Blazing Saddles and the Power of Parody

LibrePlanet 2024

How Star Trek Addressed the Subject of War

Repair vs. Liberation: Understanding the Nuances of the Right to Repair and Free Software Movements

Every Nonfree Program Is A Moral Slip, Not A Shortcut

Code Behind Bars

The Winds of Freedom are Rising

The Book of GNU

Why SaaSS is the Software Savior You Never Knew You Needed

Free Software Is About Power

'Twas The Night Before Freedom

The Way Of The Wildebeest

Examining Trademark Overreach

Friends Don't Try To Stop Friends From Sharing

Apple Ups Its Attack On Software Freedom

LibrePlanet 2023

Worldwide Public Domain Dedication (WPDD)

Why VHS tapes are better than DVDs and Blu-Ray

GNU Christmas

The Future Of 32-bit Support

Transcending Moore's Law

"Tivoization" and Your Right to Install Under Copyleft

The Greatest Obstacles to Establishing a Successful Colony on Mars

Stay The Course

UEFI Secure Boot

Sierra One

Linux-libre on RISC-V

Who's afraid of Spectre And Meltdown?

Evacuating The Titanic

How Star Trek Advanced the Cause of Gender Equality

Introducing Extended-Term Support

Introducing Linux-libre-firmware

Technology That Empowers Me

Commercial Use

Is Secrecy Impossible With The Internet?

The GFDL

It's Not Copyleft

My Mother Is On Facebook

Why Dial-Up Internet Is Better

Supporting Software Freedom Conservancy

To Advance Free Software, Learn To Argue

Will you help us save WiFi?

VLC, VP9, Opus & WebVTT

No Derivative Works

How Star Trek Addressed the Issue of Racism

Goodbye, Gitorious

Spyware: Unethical Business Practice

Consistency

Trademark Decisions

Supernova

Beyond The Titanic

Skein

Upcoming GPG Key Transition

Crowdfunding In Freedom

How Crowdfunding Is Changing The World Of Publishing

Introducing Non-PAE

Trisquel Turns Ten

Kickin' It Up A Notch

Avoiding Surveillance

Debian Doubletalk

Cisco & H.264

Password Generator

New GPG Key

Stop The Hysteria

Increased Compatibility

Digits

Online Sharing: An Unstoppable Force

Grue Hunter

A Dystopic View Of The Future

Introducing Long-Term Support

COBOL Will Live Forever

Tracking User Logins

How I Learned About Free Software

Your own privacy-aware, personally controlled server, part five

Outsourcing Your GPL Obligations

The Importance Of Free Firmware

Your own privacy-aware, personally controlled server, part four

Your own privacy-aware, personally controlled server, part three

What Can Be Copyrighted and What Can't

The Story Of An Ebook Reader

The DMCA

Project Glass

DRM And Free Expression

Will The War On Sharing Ever End?

A Slice of Raspberry Pi, Anyone?

An Empty Promise

Your own privacy-aware, personally controlled server, part two

Your own privacy-aware, personally controlled server, part one

Apple Launches Attack On Latin America

YaCy

What Is Copyleft?

The Legacy Of Steve Jobs

APT Repository for Linux-libre

Mozilla's Trademark Policy Goes Too Far

The (Lack) Of Cell Phone Freedom

Calling All Patent Trolls

Free Software And GNU

DRM And Free Culture

GNU Social And You