Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe

Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe

Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe

Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe

#LibreLocal meetup in Switzerland: meet other #freeSofware enthusiasts, learn more about the #FSF and its campaigns and try a #GNULinux system on the occassion of the GNULinux Presentation Day and set up your local currency with #GNU #Taler.

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Free Software Social on May 17, 11:00 to 17:00 at Bitwaescherei, Neue Hard 12, Zurich, Switzerland organized by the FSF and revamp-it

Want to see your name on the #GNU #CopyrightAssignment list? Contribute to #GNU and assign your copyright to the #FSF today: u.fsf.org/xe

The April #GNU Spotlight by Amin Bandali is now available! Read it here: https://u.fsf.org/46n #FSF #bash #GNUNano #GNUGZip

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GNU head logo

Truly free #GNU/Linux distributions like #Dragora, #Trisquel, or #Parabola tend to have fewer contributors but all the same hosting expenses as larger distros. Have you donated to support them yet? https://dragora.org/en/donate.html #FreeSoftware

Want to help #GNU? There are many ways to help #FreeSoftware to grow: https://u.fsf.org/2ca

Why #GPL? "Using the #GNU GPL will require that all the released improved versions be free software. This means you can avoid the risk of having to compete with a proprietary modified version of your own work." More at https://u.fsf.org/3kr

From the preamble of the #GNU #GPL: '[T]he GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. [...]' https://u.fsf.org/3kz

After decades of using the Bold GNU Head as its emblem, the #GNU Project has announced plans to change their mascot to the baby gnu: https://u.fsf.org/46h #FSF

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A hand-drawn baby gnu

The March #GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali is here with eighteen new releases in the last month: https://u.fsf.org/46i #GNUBoot #GNUOctave #GNUZile

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A bold-lined gnu head

Truly free #GNU/Linux distributions like #Dragora, #Trisquel, and #Parabola tend to have fewer contributors but all the same hosting expenses as larger distros. Have you donated to support them yet? https://trisquel.info/en/donate #FreeSoftware #FSF

Truly free #GNU/Linux distributions like #Dragora, #Trisquel, or #Parabola tend to have fewer contributors but all the same hosting expenses as larger distros. Have you donated to support them yet? https://dragora.org/en/donate.html #FreeSoftware

Have questions about possible violations of #GNU licenses? We have answers! Check out all the questions and answers on our FAQ page at https://u.fsf.org/3kx #GPL

Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished at last Friday's Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting: https://u.fsf.org/46e #FSD #FSF #Fibers #Forgejo #GNU #GNUShepherd #GNUMPFR

On Sunday, March 23, 2025, three #historical #FreeSoftware artifacts in our collection found new homes: https://u.fsf.org/46c #auction #FSF40 #GNU #InternetHallOfFame

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Photos from left to right of the Internet Hall of Fame medal, the GNU head, and a katana

Now that we've gone through all six #memorabilia, we are re-opening bidding for the #GNU head, the pair of #GCC prints, the GNU Party drawing, and the Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility on #Galène #auction #FSF40

Stallma's katana and the Internet Hall of Fame medals have just sold! While you have missed your chance on these two shiny memorabilia, the #GNU head did not meet its reserve price, and will be up for bidding again later today, as well as the paired GCC letter prints: https://u.fsf.org/46b #auction #FSF40

Two stunning prints of the artwork by Gary Torrisi studio that grace the cover of Using GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection Reference Manual for GCC that could be yours! Take a closer look and bid via #Galène while there's still time: https://u.fsf.org/46b #auction #GNU #FSF40

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Two photos of drawings of two gnu in the shapes of a 'G' and a 'C' on a white background with words above reading 'Pair of GCC GNU letter drawings by Etienne Suvasa' on a blue background

Our live #auction is starting off strong with a hand-drawn, early version of the iconic GNU logo, the "GNU head" by Etienne Suvasa from 1992, is encased in a gorgeous golden frame. Read about its wide appearance throughout the world here https://u.fsf.org/46b before bidding on #Galène #auction #GNU FSF40

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A photo of a hand-drawn gnu with a signature in the bottom right corner on a white background inside a stylized golden frame

The #FSF tech team operates sixty-three different services, platforms, and websites. They maintain all the computers and software FSF uses, including obscure things like accounting software, Asterisk telephone software, many websites such as fsf.org, gnu.org, and more. This small team also provides critical services to the #GNU System, like email, build servers, release hosting, bug tracking, Git hosting, and servers to various free software projects. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/41z

There are only 3 hours left to bid on #FreeSoftware #memorabilia! Bid now before time runs out: https://u.fsf.org/466 #FSF #FSF40 #GNU #Amiga3000UX #VT220 #TeX #Terminus-est #Savannah #gawk #lilypond #emacs

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A group of photos of FSF 2025 silent auction items. From left to right, top row: from of an Amiga3000UX; a plush GNU with a black streak down the front and stripes on the side; blue gnu head on a background of ones and zeros and gray and green mainboards as well as floating red, yellow, green, and purple gnus with a gray overlay; and a gnu brushing a dog. Top row, from left to right: a gnu pounding away at a typewriter, generating the GNU Manifesto; A framed award with text reading 'Presented to Richard Stallman The 2009 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Visiting Chair University of Calgary Faculty of Law February 3, 2009' with the University of Calgary crest at the bottom; Framed award with text reading 'International Competition for Cyberarts PRIXARS 2005 Award of Distinction Digital Communities www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Free Software Foundation' with two signatures in the lower corners; and a terminus-est device

The last of twenty-five #memorabilia are now open for bidding! Remember to put your bid in by 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC), March 21 2025: https://u.fsf.org/466 #FSF40 #GNU #Savannah

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A group of photos on a light blue background, from left to right (top row): a drawing of a gnu herd roaming the savannah, chilling with elephants and giraffes; Framed award with text reading 'International Competition for Cyberarts PRIXARS 2005 Award of Distinction Digital Communities www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Free Software Foundation' with two signatures in the lower corners; and a drawing of a gnu brushing a dog. On the bottom row there are two photos, from left to right: a plush wild beast measuring 12 inches long with horns and tags; and a wooden plague with Arabic and English text engraved as well as a Colombe, the outline of Morocco, and some ornaments with a green background shining through the engraved words. Above the group of photos the text reads 'Only 1 day left to place your bid on these five memorabilia'

After previously pushing #Neo4j to correct their abuse of the #AGPL our sister organisation the @fsf now submitted an amicus brief to defend #softwarefreedom . The #GNU licenses were designed to empower users and it is important that we as #FreeSoftware community make sure this is understood.

https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-submits-amicus-brief-in-neo4j-v-suhy