"GNUN 0.3 is out, exactly in time for this year's Slavonic Literature and Culture Day (for those who care, of course). As it is becoming a tradition, all of the fancy new features are postponed for subsequent releases.
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GNU'S NOT UNIX - Richard Stallman with BYTE editors, July 1986
«... Richard Stallman has undertaken probably the most ambitious free software development project to date, the GNU system. In his GNU Manifesto, published in the March 1985 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal, Stallman described GNU as a "complete Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it away free to everyone who can use it...
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GNU'S NOT UNIX Conducted by David Betz and Jon Edwards Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software system with BYTE editors (July 1986)
Copyright (C) 1986 Richard Stallman. Permission is granted to make and distribute copies of this article as long as the copyright and this notice appear on all copies.
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Job opening on the FSF campaigns team
"The FSF is hiring a campaigns manager to be part of the team that runs DefectiveByDesign and PlayOgg, helps coordinate the GNU Project, and generates new campaign ideas. This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in the organization that sponsors the GNU project, publishes the GPL, and fights for software freedom..."
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Bash History Editing
"This post sets a challenge; the goal is to come up with a bash one-liner (which can include multiple statements, pipes, etc. to arbitrary level) which removes "incriminating" lines from the .bash_history file, without looking too incriminating itself [...] feel free to leave your offerings in comments to this post..."
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Intern at the FSF
"This is an opportunity to work for the organization that sponsors the GNU project, publishes the GNU General Public License (GPL), and fights for software freedom..."
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Linux is not an OS
"I would like to make a case for asserting that what we usually refer to as "Linux" (or "GNU/Linux" regardless) is not really an operating system. In fact I believe that referring to it as such and spending money and effort on marketing it as such is actually doing "it" a disservice, if that's even possible."
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GNU secrets -- argp
"The GNU system has many nice features that people do not know about, so I thought I'd start of by once in while show a not so well known part of the GNU system. Today, that is argp..."
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Gnu tools and Linux Kernel workshop- Day2
"After a good start on Saturday, the second day of the session continued with the same momentum... We started off with the Free Software Philosophy by an inspiring FSMK volunteer....
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10 Ways to Contribute to GNU
"If you ever wanted to be a part of GNU project and dreamt that you could somehow make some contribution to GNU project that has helped so many of free software community by collaborating with Linux, here are some ways to do so..."
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“Linux Action Show” Censor Comments They Disagree with...
OKAY, so we wrote a quick post to point out that Bryan and Co. are very hostile towards GNU. And no, it wasn't trolling and it was not provocative; it was actually pretty polite. The convictions of these guys have been apparent to their audience for quite some time and the latest burst that led to bad press was merely a last straw...
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Time To Change: Why DHH should bring Rails closer to the GNU Project and relicense it under the GPL
"The problem with the Ruby on Rails community isn’t simply sexism, unprofessionalism, or ghetto-ism, but that Rails is, at its core, a culture which values individual ego more than community..." -- N.B: Rinari: Ruby on Rails Minor Mode for Emacs
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The Free Software Foundation spreads the Free Software Pact Initiative
"The Free Software Foundation spreads the Free Software Pact Initiative by putting a link up on the front page of FSF web site and GNU website..."
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GNU Hackers Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-15 November 2009
"The dates for the next GNU Hackers Meeting are 11-15 November 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The meeting will be held jointly with the FSCONS free software conference 14-15 Nov..."
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FSF launches new free software activist internship program
The FSF is offering a number of new educational opportunities for students to come work at its Boston headquarters, helping out with campaign and community organizing, programming, free software licensing, and more. Applications for the first term are due May 25.
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