Free Software Foundation (FSF) @fsf@hostux.social@fsf

Fighting for essential rights and freedoms for computer users since 1985.

 Boston, MA
fsf.org
Joined May 2008
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Together, we can build a future in which everyone will be able to learn in freedom and will know their rights as a user. Donate to the FSF to help bring free software to every learning environment around the world. donate.fsf.org/ #LearnLibre #Education
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If we work together, we can make free JavaScript the norm instead of the exception: u.fsf.org/4ch #LibrePlanet
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Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Varun Malladi for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: u.fsf.org/4ce #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments
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Learn about #encryption at #EncryptFest online, in Boston, or New Haven on October 25: u.fsf.org/4ck #FreeSoftware #surveillance #FSF
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A #ThankGNU! to David Lecompte, Dwayne Dever, 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: u.fsf.org/4ao
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With #DRM, you only own as much of the digital good as the proprietor decides you do, which can change at a moment's notice: defectivebydesign.org/what_i… #DefectiveByDesign
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Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Haidong Sun for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: u.fsf.org/4ce #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments
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The #FSF fiscally sponsors many #FreeSoftware projects, including #GNUBoot: u.fsf.org/4cf
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A #ThankGNU! to Casper Freksen and David Combs 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: u.fsf.org/4ao
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Join th e FSF for #EncryptFest online, in Boston, or New Haven on October 25: u.fsf.org/4ck #FreeSoftware #surveillance #FSF
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Starting your journey with #FreeSoftware doesn't have to be all at once. You can start with simple steps, like understanding what nonfree software is: libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:F… #FreedomLadder #FSF
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Consider assigning your copyright to the #FSF to help defend the GPL and keep software free: u.fsf.org/xe
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Anytime of year is a great time to organize a software freedom meetup: u.fsf.org/meetup-guide
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Could you be our new Engineering and Certification Manager or Systems Integration Administrator? Apply today! u.fsf.org/4cg #jobs #FSF #GNU
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A #ThankGNU! to Alessandro Selli and Andrew Comly 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: u.fsf.org/4ao
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We all should have the option to use a mobile phone in freedom, but we don't, and we're trying to change that: librephone.fsf.org/ #FSF #LibrePhone #FreeSoftware

LibrePhone

Researching fully free mobile phone firmware

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Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Laura Herrero García for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: u.fsf.org/4ce #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments
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Close #Windows, open the door to freedom: fsf.org/windows #FSF #GNU #FreeSoftware
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Interested in helping #FreeSoftware users find freedom-respecting programs by updating the Free Software Directory (FSD)? Please consider joining the FSD meeting this Friday on IRC. Read more at: fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-09-2… #FreeSoftwareDirectory #FSF
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It's possible to contact your government representatives without using nonfree software or nonfree JavaScript: u.fsf.org/contacting-governm… #FSF #activism #democracy #FreeSoftware
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Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Haidong Sun for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: u.fsf.org/4ce #Emacs #CopyrightAssignments
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