"I am pleased to announce the new version of the GNU IceCat web browser. GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. This new version includes all the changes made in Firefox 3.0.10 ..."
Read more »GNU sed 4.2 released
"A new version of GNU sed has been released [...] This is the first stable release of GNU sed to adopt version 3 of the GNU General Public License. It is also the first release to use gnulib to achieve maximum portability..."
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GNU Toolchain Update, April 2009
"Well this has been a very active month. The wording for the exception to the GPLv3 was finally settled with the FSF and so almost all of the remaining GPLv2 files in the GCC source tree have now been updated. This has also meant that the gcc 4.4 branch now generated a full release..."
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Lighttpd by Andre Bogus- Book Review
This book guides you to everything you will need to know to installing, maintaining and getting the best out of Lighttpd (or "Lighty" if you will). This piece of software is named correctly for its purpose, being a lightweight webserver. There are chapters about building Lighttpd, but even more interesting the book goes in depth about optimizing and securing the software.
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GNU IceCat 3.0.9-g1 released
"I am pleased to announce the new version of the GNU IceCat web browser. GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. This new version includes all the changes made in Firefox 3.0.9 ..."
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GCC 4.4.0 Released
"The GNU Compiler Collection version 4.4.0 has been released. GCC 4.4.0 is a major release, containing substantial new functionality
not available in GCC 4.3.x or previous GCC releases..."
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Free Software Supporter -- Issue 13, April 2009
* Version 2.2 of gNewSense released
* FSF releases audio recording of LibrePlanet conference
* Winners of the annual free software awards announced!
* Help spring the Javascript Trap
* European Elections and the Free Software Pact
* Can you help the Open Graphics Project?
* Nintendo DSi: Defective by DESiGN
* Join Amazon authors' "drmfree" effort
A guide to helping the GNU operating system - (last updated $Date: 2009/04/13 21:18:30 $)
"The GNU Volunteer Coordinators can assist you if you wish to help the GNU Project. They will be able to put you in touch with other people interested in or working on similar projects. When you have selected a task from our task lists, please let them know you're interested in working on
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GNU Compiler Collection 4.4 RC1 available
"The GCC development team have announced the availability of a first release candidate for version 4.4 of their GNU Compiler Collection..."
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“US copyright law is far too strict” – GNU founder
"American software freedom activist Richard Stallman, better known as the author of GNU General Public License, joined RT to give his comments on modern software copyright laws, and the risks of cyber sneaking. The interview is available in Ogg Theora format..."
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Stallman discusses Free Software and GPLv3
"On June 29, 2007 the Free Software Foundation released the GNU General Public License, version 3. What happened since then? I had the opportunity to discuss many subjects with FSF's founder and president Richard Stallman..."
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OSNews Podcast #1
Completely ad-hoc and unscripted, OSnews editors Thom Holwerda and Kroc Camen discuss gripes, pet hates and what's currently on the home page. This is the first time we've ever spoken to one another! "Read more" for the link to the .mp3 file, and notes.
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Free addons for IceCat
"The http://addons.mozilla.org website, hosted on Mozilla servers, offers many addons to extend FireFox with additional features. The majority of these addons are not developed directly by Mozilla but by third party developers.
Read more »EFF-Austin presents Richard Stallman
"EFF-Austin invites you to a talk by the Free Software Foundation Activist - Richard Stallman on 23rd April 2009 [...] The GNU General Public License (GPL) was the outcome of the need for a principal right to free software. What does the freedom mean, what are the foundations of the GNU GPL philosophy and how has it evolved since Richard Stallman wrote the first GNU GPL in 1989?
Read more »GNU IceCat 3.0.8-g1 released.
"GNU IceCat 3.0.8-g1 has been released! GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. This new version includes all the changes made in Firefox 3.0.8..." -- See also Free Addons for IceCat
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