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Alyssa Rosenzweig, who spearheaded the reverse-engineering of Apple's GPU, to keynote LibrePlanet

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- March 27, 2024 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Alyssa Rosenzweig, who reverse-engineered Apple's current line of graphics processing units (GPU), as keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2024. LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community is the sixteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom and will be held on May 4 and 5 at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, as well as online.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 12:50

US Federal employees and retirees: Contribute conveniently through the Combined Federal Campaign

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, December 4, 2023 -- The Free
Software Foundation, today, highlighted its participation as a charity
in the 2023 Combined Federal Campaign, which is focused on human
rights this week.

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/04/2023 - 17:06

EmacsConf joins Free Software Foundation fiscal sponsorship program

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, November 30, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that EmacsConf will join the Working Together for Free Software Fund. The one and only conference dedicated to the joy of Emacs is joining just before their event on December 2 and 3, 2023.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 17:31

Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, November 28, 2023 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) has announced its Defective by Design
campaign's 17th annual International Day Against DRM (IDAD). It
will protest uses of Digital Restrictions Management technology's
hold over public libraries around the world, exemplified by
corporations like OverDrive and Follett Destiny. IDAD will take place
digitally and worldwide on December 8, 2023.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/28/2023 - 16:22