Notices by Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org), page 71

Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Jul-2018 10:08:51 EDT Free Software Foundation

#techwontbuildit is a great step forward in the software world: if you don't build it, they can't sell it! All nonfree software puts users under company's power which invites many other abuses: https://u.fsf.org/2mv

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 13:12:45 EDT Free Software Foundation

A testimonial from a member concerned about privacy: "I've been learning the extent to which we're all surveilled by our own software and the services we use. I want to do something about this data collecting & joining seems like a good place to start." https://my.fsf.org/join

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jul-2018 16:26:47 EDT Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Directory needs you! Every Friday, volunteers meet on IRC in the #fsf channel on irc.freenode.org to add new entries, update existing ones, and talk about free software together. Learn how you can help: https://u.fsf.org/2mu

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jul-2018 10:15:26 EDT Free Software Foundation

Submit your talks for SeaGL by Sunday, July 29! They welcome speakers of all backgrounds and levels of experience – even if you’ve never spoken at a technical conference. https://u.fsf.org/2mt

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Jul-2018 14:02:55 EDT Free Software Foundation

Our 2017 Free Software Award winners @PublicLab are experts at welcoming newcomers into #freesoftware projects, an effort that's absolutely indispensable for the health and growth of our community. Learn more with their #LibrePlanet 2018 talk: https://u.fsf.org/2jp

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Jul-2018 10:44:30 EDT Free Software Foundation

Our tech intern, David, is hard at work on the Free Software Directory -- check out what he's working on: https://u.fsf.org/2ms

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 20-Jul-2018 10:14:36 EDT Free Software Foundation

Reminder: there will be NO Free Software Directory IRC meeting today, Friday, July 20, due to travel, but we hope you'll join us for the next session on Friday, July 27: https://u.fsf.org/2mo

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jul-2018 16:48:53 EDT Free Software Foundation

There will be NO Free Software Directory IRC meeting this Friday, July 20, due to travel, but we hope you'll join us for the next session on Friday, July 27: https://u.fsf.org/2mo

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jul-2018 10:16:19 EDT Free Software Foundation

FSF members are idealists and activists! Some quick testimonials: "0's & 1's are the last place we have to be free." "I want to be a Data Scientist and help the world." "I dream in code." If this sounds like you, why not become a member today? https://my.fsf.org/join

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2018 17:44:50 EDT Free Software Foundation

An update on the notorious story where Volkswagen used the secretive nature of proprietary software to cheat government exhaust emissions tests, selling cars that emitted up to 40 times the legally allowable pollutants: https://u.fsf.org/2mm
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  U.S. appeals court upholds Volkswagen's $10 billion diesel settlement
  
  from U.S.
  
  A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Volkswagen's $10.03 billion settlement with the owners of nearly 500,000 polluting diesel vehicles announced in 2016.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2018 14:25:31 EDT Free Software Foundation

Via @EFF: thanks to the efforts of nearly a million Europeans, the EU's proposed copyright reform, which would threaten free speech, free culture, and free software, was voted down. But the fight isn't over: https://u.fsf.org/2mp
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  A Key Victory Against European Copyright Filters and Link Taxes - But What's Next?
  
  from Electronic Frontier Foundation
  
  Against all the odds, but with the support of nearly a million Europeans, MEPs voted earlier this month to reject the EU's proposed copyright reform—including controversial proposals to create a new "snippet" right for news publishers, and mandatory copyright filters for sites that published user...
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2018 10:31:25 EDT Free Software Foundation

There will be NO Free Software Directory IRC meeting this Friday, July 20, due to travel, but we hope you'll join us for the next session on Friday, July 27: https://u.fsf.org/2mo

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jul-2018 17:41:56 EDT Free Software Foundation

Tonight in PDX, FSF meetup @ EastBurn Public House, 18:00 -- email donald@fsf.org to RSVP!

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jul-2018 15:26:05 EDT Free Software Foundation

Another FSF member explains why they joined: "Writings and speeches of RMS have made me think about the ethical issues regarding software." If you're concerned with your rights as a software user, why not join today? https://my.fsf.org/join

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jul-2018 11:15:00 EDT Free Software Foundation

This isn't good: the administration's Supreme Court nominee is a major opponent of #netneutrality, claiming that forcing ISPs to allow their customers full access to the Internet somehow violates the free speech rights of ISPs: https://u.fsf.org/2mn
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  Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Is a Major Net Neutrality Opponent
  
  from Motherboard
  
  Judge Brett Kavanaugh argued that the regulations violated the First Amendment rights of ISPs.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jul-2018 10:03:43 EDT Free Software Foundation

WE'RE HIRING! Want to work protecting #freesoftware every day? We're looking for a Copyright and Licensing Associate: https://u.fsf.org/2mf

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-Jul-2018 14:21:28 EDT Free Software Foundation

FSF membership isn't just for techies: a member testimonial: "I'm a writer and I want to learn more about free-as-in-freedom software and computing." https://my.fsf.org/join

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-Jul-2018 10:45:22 EDT Free Software Foundation

Sonali, our @outreachy intern for the tech team, wrote a report on her work on mobile-optimizing the Free Software Directory. Great job, Sonali! https://u.fsf.org/2mj

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Jul-2018 13:17:02 EDT Free Software Foundation

The French edition of the July Free Software Supporter newsletter is live! https://u.fsf.org/2mi

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Jul-2018 10:45:40 EDT Free Software Foundation

Meet Alyssa Rosenzweig, a "friendly local biological life form" and a passionate young free software activist, interning with our tech team this summer! https://u.fsf.org/2mk

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