Nearly seven years after Richard Stallman left MIT under pressure and resigned the presidency of the Free Software Foundation he founded, he’s back on a U.S. campus giving a talk that is pure RMS -- and fundraising for FSF in the process.
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While RMS has continued to speak at occasional events, he's largely remained publicly invisible until now. Is this about to change?
The online store for the Free Software Foundation summer fundraiser is full of really neat stuff… and it's for a good cause.
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
The auction was part of the Free Software Foundation's way of celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Coming up in May will be LibreLocal community meetups around the globe, and later perhaps, another memorabilia auction.
In this second of our two part interview, Kooyman talks about moves the foundation has made to remain resilient and relevant in an ever changing world where nothing is certain.
In this, the first of a two part interview, the Free Software Foundation's executive director Zoë Kooyman talks about changes at FSF since Richard Stallman stepped down as president about six years ago, the difference between "free software" and "open source," and the issues that AI brings to the table for freedom-loving tech users.
Do you know of a person or a project that you think should be recognized for their contribution to open source or free software? Why don't you nominate them for a Free Software Award?
On August 30, 2024 the Free Software Foundation will close its office for the last time as the organization goes all remote.
The Free Software Foundation might be getting itself back on track as the radical watchdog for copyleft and free software with the appointment of free software activist and pioneer John Gilmore to its board of directors.