"This page documents companies whose main business is not free software, but who try to claim to represent free software so they can push a pro-software-patent agenda..."
Read more »IBM has claimed that software patents help free software !
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GNU/Zealand 09 Tour Schedule
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"Richard Stallman is making a return visit to New Zealand in 2009, following his successful 2008 tour to promote free software and the FSF. This page lists his itinerary as of 29 September 2009, and will be updated as events are confirmed..."
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Free GNU/Linux distributions
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"Following are the GNU/Linux distributions we know of which have a firm policy commitment to only include and only propose free software. They reject non-free applications, non-free programming platforms, non-free drivers, or non-free firmware “blobs”.
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Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems
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"We're often asked why we don't endorse a particular system—usually a popular GNU/Linux distribution. The short answer to that question is that they don't follow the free system distribution guidelines. But since it isn't always easy to see how a particular system fails to follow the guidelines, we still get these questions.
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Free SoftWare Week 2009
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"From 7 to 13 November 2009, the Free Software Week will be held in Bolzano, Italy. This event will consist of various conferences: the Gnome Hackfest, the Sugar Hackfest, the Geospatial free software conference, and the South Tyrol free software conference. The event will take place at the TIS Innovation Park..."
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South Tyrol Free Software Conference 2009
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«The SFScon of the 13th November 2009 - the South Tyrol Free Software Conference - is an International Conference on Free Software, which is held annually in South Tyrol. This years topic of the SFScon is: 'Free Software: For Innovative Business!' ...»
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End Software Patents: FSF Amicus Curiae Brief
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"The Free Software Foundation (“Foundation”), founded in October 1985, pioneered a movement of information exchange that initially had significant impact on software development practices, but later also inspired changes in broader fields of great public benefit [...] As an important part of this worldwide free software movement, the Foundation has been both an inspiration for, and a close obs
Read more »FSF files brief in Bilski case calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate software patents
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"BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, October 2, 2009 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today submitted an amicus curiae brief calling on the Supreme Court to affirm that software ideas are not patentable.
Read more »Software Freedom Law Center Files Brief with Supreme Court Arguing Software Cannot Be Patented
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"Today the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), provider of pro-bono legal services to non-profit developers and distributors of free software, filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court arguing that software standing alone cannot constitutionally be patented..."
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Microsoft and English-speaking Countries
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In Australia, the government and Microsoft rub each other's back and in the United Kingdom Free software is still discriminated against
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EuroBSDCon 2009 - Cambridge, UK
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"The 8th EuroBSDCon was held at University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom on 18 - 20 September 2009.
Read more »Xander Vedejas is the GNU Generation member of the month!
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"Xander Vedejas (xvedejas) has been selected as the GNU Generation Member of the Month for September! ..."
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FSFE Fellowship Interview with Andreas Tolf Tolfsen
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Andreas Tolf Tolfsen is a web technologist, developer and aspiring musicologist - who works at Opera Software, and regularly fights for digital freedoms. I sat down for a Jabber session with Andreas, asking him about his work, his life and his music.
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Eben Moglen on SCO and the Legal Future of Free Software (2004)
GNU Bucks
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"...GNU Bucks are issued in one denomination—pi—and signed by Free Software Foundation president and "Chief GNUisance" Richard Stallman. We will also be maintaining a list of people who have received GNU Bucks. This is all just our way of saying thanks to people who have helped contribute to the goals of the free software movement..."
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