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Gift giving gnu advises shoppers to "give freely"

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, December 20th, 2013 — Yesterday, Free Software Foundation activists visited the Boston Apple store to raise awareness of more ethical alternatives for technology gifts. The activists were accompanied by a gnu (the free software movement’s buffalo-like mascot) and sported Santa hats in the spirit of the season. Shoppers were surprised…

GNU system, free software celebrate 30 years

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Friday, September 6, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the GNU operating system. The celebratory activities will include a 30th anniversary hackathon at MIT in Cambridge, MA, satellite events around the world, and ways for people to celebrate online. Source: Free…

FSF launches fundraising program for Replicant, the fully free Android-based mobile OS

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, July 25, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a fundraising initiative for Replicant (http://replicant.us), a fully free Android distribution and the first mobile operating system (OS) to run without relying on proprietary system code. Replicant’s small volunteer developer team is focused on improving their OS, while also…