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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Monday, March 24, 2025) the Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that, among other historical free software artifacts, the GNU Head found a new home through an unprecedented memorabilia auction.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (March 11, 2025) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has published the memorabilia items for bidding in the silent auction on the LibrePlanet wiki. Starting March 17, the FSF will unlock items each day for bidding on the LibrePlanet wiki at 12:00 EDT until March 20. Bidding on all items will conclude at 15:00 EDT on March 21, 2025.
FSF launches pre-bid phase for silent memorabilia auction -Read More…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (March 3, 2025) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today it has submitted an amicus brief in the case entitled Neo4j, Inc., et al. v. Suhy, et al., Case No. 24-5538 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The amicus brief addresses various misstatements and baseless assertions regarding the FSF and the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPLv3) -- the license at issue in the case -- found in a pleading filed by Neo4j.
FSF defends user freedom in amicus brief submitted in Neo4j v. Suhy -Read More…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (February 4, 2025) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) turns forty this year.
Free Software Foundation auction: Thank you all for joining! -Read More…
BOSTON (October 22, 2024) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced today that it is working on a statement of criteria for free machine learning applications, which will require the software, as well as the raw training data and associated scripts, to grant users the four freedoms.
FSF is working on freedom in machine learning applications -Read More…
FSF associate members to assist in review of current board members -Read More…
BOSTON (October 8, 2024) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) hasannounced that it is taking part in the US National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST)'s consortium on the safety of(so-called) artificial intelligence, particularly with reference to"generative" AI systems. The FSF will ensure the free softwareperspective is adequately represented in these discussions.
Free Software Foundation to serve on "artificial intelligence" safety consortium -Read More…
BOSTON (August 27, 2024) -- Free Software Foundation (FSF) Board Member Odile Bénassy has stepped down from the Board after four years of service.
Thank you Odile Bénassy for four years of service on the FSF Board of Directors! -Read More…
Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike -- let's point to a better way -Read More…
Free Software Awards winners announced: Bruno Haible, code.gouv.fr, Nick Logozzo -Read More…
FSF to be deposed in SFC v Vizio, updates relevant FAQ entry -Read More…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- March 27, 2024 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Alyssa Rosenzweig, who reverse-engineered Apple's current line of graphics processing units (GPU), as keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2024. LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community is the sixteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom and will be held on May 4 and 5 at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, as well as online.
Hayley Tsukayama will speak about grassroots activism at LibrePlanet 2024 -Read More…
The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3)charity with a worldwide mission to protect computer user freedom,seeks a motivated and talented individual, if possible Boston-based, to be ourfull-time outreach and communications coordinator.
FSF job opportunity: Outreach and communications coordinator -Read More…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, December 4, 2023 -- The FreeSoftware Foundation, today, highlighted its participation as a charityin the 2023 Combined Federal Campaign, which is focused on humanrights this week.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 30, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that EmacsConf will join the Working Together for Free Software Fund. The one and only conference dedicated to the joy of Emacs is joining just before their event on December 2 and 3, 2023.
EmacsConf joins Free Software Foundation fiscal sponsorship program -Read More…
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