Tag Archives: fsf

Do you like the new sticker from Defective by Design?

Posted on 15 June, 2010 by Stef

The campaign to free the digital world from Digital Restrictions Management just got a new sticker. The old one is on my laptop’s screen represents the famous iPod silhouettes with white wires acting as shackles. It was a simple and … Continue reading →

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Beyond removing GNU software from mobile stores

Posted on 2 June, 2010 by Stef

Last week the Free Software Foundation asked Apple to either remove the game GNU Go from the iTunes App Store or change the terms of service on it. Apple chose to simply remove GNU Go from the store and the … Continue reading →

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xkcd reminder to donate to FSF

Posted on 21 May, 2010 by Stef

I love xkcd. This strip reminds us of the invaluable work that the Free Software Foundation has been doing for over 25 years. Have you donated to the FSF already? Donate now, it’s for a good cause. xkcd: Infrastructures.

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Ryzom is free as in freedom software

Posted on 6 May, 2010 by Stef

Ryzom is a Massive Multyplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), a beautiful one, with a very big universe and a lot of users. With the help of FSF, Winch Gate Properties, the copyright holders of Ryzom, released the server and … Continue reading →

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How To Read Open Document Format ODF documents on Symbian

Posted on 27 April, 2010 by Stef

My previous post on the topic generated quite a discussion about Open Document Format (aka ISO 26300) documents on mobile platforms. My argument was that ODF support on most mobile platforms is still poor compared to the proprietary counterparts. From … Continue reading →

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Why I wish I could reject your email attachment

Posted on 31 March, 2010 by Stef

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a campaign calling on all computer users to start politely rejecting email attachments sent in secret and proprietary formats: for freedom and the good of the web!  I believe that open standards are … Continue reading →

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Wikiedia Crowdsourced its strategic planning process

Posted on 24 February, 2010 by Stef

I’m a firm believer that non-profit organizations need to have a strategy, too. Maybe even more than for-profit ones, because of the constant lack of resources. I’ve been watching without commenting the development of the five-year strategic plan for Wikimedia … Continue reading →

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iPad DRM endangers our rights

Posted on 28 January, 2010 by Stef

The Free Software Foundation guys are ready to remind us the real threat that iPad furthers: The iPad’s unprecedented use of DRM to control all capabilities of a general purpose computer is a dangerous step backward for computing and for … Continue reading →

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Perché ristabilire il senso di comunità porta al successo

Posted on 11 November, 2009 by Stef

Ho tenuto oggi una lezione di tre ore al Social Media Lab dello IULM dal titolo Etica della società digitale, ovvero perché ristabilire il senso di comunità porta al successo. Oggi ho avuto la conferma che il software libero ormai … Continue reading →

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How to help the Free Software Foundation with a credit card

Posted on 30 October, 2009 by Stef

There is a new way to support Free Software Foundation: get a GNU credit card. At first I thought this would never happen, but  Stallman is a very surprising man: he doesn’t use credit cards because they carry too much … Continue reading →

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