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Malware in Proprietary Software - Latest Additions
     posted by dora, Fri 08 Mar 2024 02:05:58 AM UTC

The initial injustice of proprietary software often leads to further injustices: malicious functionalities.

The introduction of unjust techniques in nonfree software, such as back doors, DRM, tethering, and others, has become ever more frequent. Nowadays, it is standard practice. [...]

The Moral and the Legal
     posted by jing, Wed 17 Jan 2024 10:56:34 AM UTC

New article by Richard Stallman: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/the-moral-and-the-legal.html

Richard Stallman speaks about machine learning systems
     posted by dora, Sun 25 Jun 2023 11:57:30 AM UTC

In his speech at the University of Pisa on June 7, Richard Stallman
addressed the topic of machine learning systems (so-called "artificial intelligence") and answered the question of whether the training data should be released.

29:00 - 54:00 and 58:40 - 1:04:00 in the video.

An interview with Alexandre Oliva, lead developer of Linux-libre at FSFLA
     posted by jxself, Tue 25 Apr 2023 03:23:49 AM UTC

Alexandre Oliva, maintainer of GNU Linux-libre, was interviewed by Nix Sanctuary:

https://nixsanctuary.com/an-interview-with-alexandre-oliva-lead-developer-of-linux-libre-at-fsfla/

> - What is your key role in Linux-libre development at the moment?

[...]
Linux-libre turns 15!
     posted by jxself, Sun 26 Feb 2023 02:46:43 AM UTC

Linux-libre turns 15!


Shared from <http://www.fsfla.org/anuncio/2023-02-Linux-libre-15>

It was February 2008 when Jeff Moe announced Linux-libre, a project to share the efforts that freedom-respecting distros had to undertake to drop the [...]

On Privacy at School
     posted by dora, Sat 10 Dec 2022 10:56:37 PM UTC

New article by Richard Stallman, On Privacy at School.

New Article by Richard Stallman
     posted by dora, Wed 22 Jun 2022 01:42:14 PM UTC

The GNU Education Team has published a new article by Richard Stallman on the threats of Big Tech in the field of education.

Many Governments Encourage Schools to Let Companies Snoop on Students


Human Rights Watch studied 164 software programs and web sites  recommended by various governments for schools to make students use.  It found [...]

The History of GNU
     posted by dora, Wed 18 May 2022 08:50:45 AM UTC

Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference

The first Hackers Conference was held in Sausalito, California, in November 1984. The makers of the documentary Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age interviewed Richard Stallman at the event. They included only parts of the [...]

Along: an app to collect students' data for marketing purposes
     posted by dora, Sun 01 May 2022 10:55:43 AM UTC

The nonfree app Along, developed by a company controlled by Zuckerberg, leads students to reveal to their teacher personal information about themselves and their families. Conversations are recorded and the collected data sent to the company, which grants itself the right to sell it.

New free program needed
     posted by ineiev, Fri 29 Apr 2022 05:59:44 AM UTC

The world urgently needs a free program that can subtract background music from a field recording.

The purpose is to prevent censorship of people's video recordings of how cops treat the public.


Older News Approved
A Student Manages to Graduate Using Exclusively Free Software posted by dora, Wed 21 Apr 2021 03:16:06 PM UTC
The WWWorst App Store posted by dora, Sun 21 Mar 2021 01:32:49 PM UTC
Let's Fight Back Nonfree JavaScript! posted by dora, Fri 12 Mar 2021 07:53:05 AM UTC
Should Rockets Have Only Free Software? posted by dora, Tue 06 Oct 2020 02:40:21 PM UTC
Malware in Proprietary Software - Latest Additions posted by dora, Thu 09 Jul 2020 04:49:14 PM UTC
Saying No to unjust computing even once is help posted by dora, Sun 07 Jun 2020 03:36:58 AM UTC
Successful Resistance against Nonfree Software in Schools posted by dora, Sun 07 Jun 2020 03:31:05 AM UTC
Resisting Proprietary Software posted by dora, Sun 07 Jun 2020 03:30:51 AM UTC
Structure and Administration of the GNU Project posted by jxself, Tue 25 Feb 2020 04:40:42 AM UTC
No radical changes in the GNU Project posted by dora, Tue 22 Oct 2019 07:33:10 PM UTC
GNU Kind Communications Guidelines posted by dora, Tue 22 Oct 2019 07:09:50 PM UTC
Right Way to Upgrade Windows posted by ineiev, Mon 28 Jan 2019 08:19:41 AM UTC
Anonymous Payment by Phone posted by ineiev, Tue 27 Nov 2018 05:35:55 PM UTC
Why hackathons should insist on free software posted by ineiev, Wed 13 Sep 2017 05:44:39 PM UTC
Beware of Contradictory “Support” posted by ineiev, Mon 11 Jul 2016 05:18:39 PM UTC
When Free Software Depends on Nonfree posted by ineiev, Sat 09 Apr 2016 05:37:42 AM UTC
Free Software for Education posted by dora, Wed 10 Feb 2016 08:35:28 PM UTC
License Compatibility and Relicensing posted by ineiev, Tue 09 Feb 2016 05:15:30 PM UTC
Yes, Give It Away posted by rsd, Wed 30 Dec 2015 10:12:50 PM UTC
Why Programs Should be Shared posted by rsd, Wed 30 Dec 2015 10:11:27 PM UTC
Applying the Free Software Criteria posted by ineiev, Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:45:23 PM UTC
The Boundary Between Hardware And Software posted by ineiev, Tue 10 Mar 2015 02:53:11 PM UTC
What Does It Mean for Your Computer to Be Loyal? posted by ineiev, Thu 18 Dec 2014 12:44:57 PM UTC
Technological Neutrality and Free Software posted by ineiev, Mon 03 Nov 2014 04:02:05 PM UTC
Imperfection is not the same as oppression posted by jxself, Sat 31 May 2014 05:34:39 AM UTC
New Article Posted by Richard Stallman! posted by musial, Wed 06 Nov 2013 01:50:51 AM UTC
GNU 30-year Anniversary Celebration posted by jxself, Mon 30 Sep 2013 06:19:41 PM UTC
new Unix implementation posted by jxself, Fri 27 Sep 2013 05:55:03 PM UTC
gNewSense 3.0 "Parkes" Released posted by jxself, Thu 08 Aug 2013 03:16:14 AM UTC
A New Short Essay by Richard Stallman posted by musial, Mon 20 May 2013 09:48:48 PM UTC
New list/article by RMS: Proprietary Sabotage posted by musial, Fri 01 Feb 2013 08:37:57 PM UTC
Optionally Free Is Not Enough posted by jxself, Fri 05 Oct 2012 10:40:46 PM UTC
Correcting My Mistake about French Law posted by jxself, Thu 26 Apr 2012 02:38:37 PM UTC
GNU in Google Summer of Code posted by jxself, Fri 23 Mar 2012 11:50:32 AM UTC
Registration Is Open! posted by jxself, Thu 09 Feb 2012 11:41:27 PM UTC
Announcing Stallman's Law posted by jxself, Tue 24 Jan 2012 05:26:02 PM UTC
Measures governments can use to promote free software posted by jxself, Tue 20 Dec 2011 12:28:06 AM UTC
LibrePlanet 2012: Call For Papers posted by jxself, Mon 05 Dec 2011 10:17:54 PM UTC
LibrePlanet 2012: March 24 & 25 2012 posted by jxself, Mon 05 Dec 2011 10:06:22 PM UTC
LibreJS: Join the early testers! posted by jxself, Mon 21 Nov 2011 11:05:11 PM UTC
A wise user judges each Internet usage scenario carefully posted by jturner, Fri 23 Sep 2011 03:47:40 PM UTC
Android and Users' Freedom posted by jturner, Thu 22 Sep 2011 05:02:31 PM UTC
New Education Section posted by dora, Tue 16 Aug 2011 01:49:45 AM UTC
How web servers can mistreat their users posted by jxself, Wed 03 Aug 2011 03:18:50 PM UTC
Happy birthday to GNU! posted by mattl, Wed 10 Sep 2008 06:30:55 PM UTC
www.gnu.org only edited thru CVS posted by admin, Mon 26 Feb 2001 03:09:44 PM UTC
www.gnu.org pages pushed in CVS posted by loic, Wed 14 Feb 2001 03:59:02 PM UTC
www.gnu.org web will use CVS posted by loic, Wed 24 Jan 2001 10:00:36 AM UTC - 1 reply

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