Notices by Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org), page 78

Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Apr-2018 15:44:44 EDT Free Software Foundation

Many #freesoftware supporters probably remember RMS's classic story about a laser printer with locked-down software. This blog tells a similar story, of how proprietary software is still depriving users of control over their lives: https://u.fsf.org/2k9

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Apr-2018 12:17:24 EDT Free Software Foundation

We have all kinds of software you'll never get sued for using, @Nike! Free software: Just use it. (And everyone, unauthorized copying isn't the same as pillaging.) https://u.fsf.org/2k8
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  Nike Sued for Running Pirated Software
  
  By Ernesto from TorrentFreak
  
  The California-based software company Quest is suing Nike for copyright infringement. Nike stands accused of using pirated software keys which are generally only available through unauthorized sites. The software company uncovered the alleged copyright infringements during an audit and states that Nike refuses to purchase the additional licenses.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Apr-2018 11:20:19 EDT Free Software Foundation

Join us tomorrow, Friday, April 27th from 12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory, with this week's theme of browsers. https://u.fsf.org/2k7

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Apr-2018 12:43:47 EDT Free Software Foundation

New silly arguments for #DRM in appliances: what if an unauthorized repairman robs your house? or, what if you tinker with your razor and burn your house down? https://u.fsf.org/2k6
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  Appliance Companies Are Lobbying to Protect Their DRM-Fueled Repair Monopolies
  
  from Motherboard
  
  Three letters obtained by Motherboard show that Dyson, LG, and Wahl are fighting right-to-repair legislation.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Apr-2018 10:30:02 EDT Free Software Foundation
- Conservancy
This #LibrePlanet panel with Mad Price Ball @madprime, Rachel Kalmar @grapealope, Dana Lewis @danamlewis, and Karen Sandler @o0karen0o @conservancy discusses the devices used for medicine, health, and wellness: https://u.fsf.org/2j8

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Apr-2018 11:39:12 EDT Free Software Foundation

And let's have a big round of applause for the BigBrother Award winner in the "Consumer Protection" category for 2018: the Amazon Alexa! (Or, more appropriately, let's boo this creepy household spy!) https://u.fsf.org/2k5

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Apr-2018 13:09:23 EDT Free Software Foundation

In case you missed it: the latest round of opposition comments in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) exemption process shows which government entities oppose user freedom: https://u.fsf.org/2k1

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Apr-2018 10:09:00 EDT Free Software Foundation

Next from #LibrePlanet 2018: "Curated Web-of-Trust keyrings for free software projects: A case study on Debian's experience" with Gunnar Wolf @GwolfWolf: https://u.fsf.org/2j9

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Apr-2018 16:12:46 EDT Free Software Foundation

Trisquel 8.0, codename "Flidas" is finally here! This release will be supported with security updates until April 2021. https://u.fsf.org/2k2

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Apr-2018 14:32:59 EDT Free Software Foundation

In honor of the GNU General Public License (GPL) license, for a limited time, every factory refurbished @alephobjects LulzBot 3D Printer will be an additional 15% off AND $50 will be donated to the FSF! Thank you, Aleph Objects! https://u.fsf.org/2j-
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  GPL Benefit Sale: Refurbished 3D Printers
  
  from LulzBot
  
  Save $800 off the LulzBot TAZ 6, $555 off the LulzBot Mini AND $50 will be donated to the Free Software Foundation! Act now, this sale ends May 14th or while supplies last.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Apr-2018 10:26:43 EDT Free Software Foundation

Private Internet Access (PIA) was a generous supporter of #LibrePlanet 2018, and they recently announced their intention to release some of the software they produce under a free license: https://u.fsf.org/2jz

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Apr-2018 14:12:49 EDT Free Software Foundation
- Morgan Lemmer-Webber
Next from #LibrePlanet 2018, learn about "Free software in academia" from a variety of points of view, with a panel of Morgan Lemmer-Webber @mlemweb, Tom Callaway @spotrh, Stephen Jacobs and D. Joe Anderson: https://u.fsf.org/2j3

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Apr-2018 10:24:16 EDT Free Software Foundation

Join this week's Free Software Directory IRC meetup: TODAY, Friday the 13th, starting at 12 pm EDT/16:00 UTC. This week's spooky theme: reviving dead entries! https://u.fsf.org/2jx

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Apr-2018 11:49:21 EDT Free Software Foundation

Join this week's Free Software Directory IRC meetup: tomorrow, Friday the 13th, starting at 12 pm EDT/16:00 UTC. This week's spooky theme: reviving dead entries! https://u.fsf.org/2jx

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Apr-2018 10:14:33 EDT Free Software Foundation

Unless our social norms change, Facebook and other sites probably won’t, either. We need to actually punish companies when they misbehave -- by abandoning their abusive services for freedom-respecting social media instead: https://u.fsf.org/2jw
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  Failed by Facebook, We’ll Return to the Scene of the Crime. We Always Do.
  
  By By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from The New York Times
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Apr-2018 15:37:13 EDT Free Software Foundation
- Stefano Zacchiroli
In this #LibrePlanet 2018 talk, "Browsing the free software commons," Stefano Zacchiroli @zacchiro delivers a primer on the Software Heritage project @SWHeritage, a vast public library of source code: https://u.fsf.org/2j2

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Apr-2018 10:37:57 EDT Free Software Foundation

These security flaws are bad enough, but they're still secondary to the injustice of the Platform Security Processor (PSP), which is an intentional back door built into your computer which you can't control: https://u.fsf.org/2ju
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  AMD promises firmware fixes for security processor bugs
  
  from Ars Technica
  
  All bugs require administrative access to exploit.
Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Apr-2018 12:07:29 EDT Free Software Foundation

Are you excited about ActivityPub, the federated social network protocol used to connect together decentralized Web sites? You should be -- learn more in this #LibrePlanet talk, "Standardizing network freedom," with Christopher Lemmer Webber @dustyweb: https://u.fsf.org/2j1

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Apr-2018 10:25:44 EDT Free Software Foundation

La edición de abril de la Free Software Supporter está ahora disponible en español! https://u.fsf.org/2jt

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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Monday, 09-Apr-2018 15:58:52 EDT Free Software Foundation

Important news and views on #freesoftware in government: from #LibrePlanet 2018, "Evolving government policies on the procurement and production of free software," with Marc Jones @civicactions: https://u.fsf.org/2j0

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