<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">John Sullivan</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@fsf.org">info@fsf.org</a>></span><br>Date: 2011/1/31<br>
Subject: [FSF] Free Software Supporter -- Issue 34, January 2011<br>To: <a href="mailto:info-fsf@fsf.org">info-fsf@fsf.org</a><br><br><br># Free Software Supporter<br>
Issue 34, January 2011<br>
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## TABLE OF CONTENTS<br>
<br>
* Technological power should be held by all users of a technology<br>
* OSI and FSF Send Joint Position to Department of Justice<br>
* No double standards: supporting Google's push for WebM<br>
* New High Priority Project: PowerVR drivers<br>
* Call for IceCat developers<br>
* The advantages of free software<br>
* The Free Software Compliance Lab needs your help<br>
* GNU spotlight with Karl Berry<br>
* Featured GNU Status Report: GNU FreeFont<br>
* Richard Stallman's speaking schedule and other FSF events<br>
* Take action with the FSF!<br>
<br>
### Technological power should be held by all users of a technology<br>
<br>
FSF board member Benjamin Mako Hill urges people who understand the<br>
important of software freedom to join the FSF as associate members.<br>
<br>
As our lives become increasingly mediated by technology, the question<br>
of who controls technology becomes another way of asking "Who controls<br>
us?"<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2010/mako/" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2010/mako/</a>><br>
<br>
### OSI and FSF Send Joint Position to Department of Justice<br>
<br>
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Free Software Foundation (FSF)<br>
have sent a joint position statement to the United States Department<br>
of Justice (DOJ), urging it to scrutinize Novell's proposal to sell<br>
patents to the newly-formed CPTN Holdings. Both organizations believe<br>
that CPTN Holdings may use these patents to attack free, libre, and<br>
open source (FLOSS) software.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/osi-fsf-joint-position-cptn" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/news/osi-fsf-joint-position-cptn</a>><br>
<br>
### No double standards: supporting Google's push for WebM<br>
<br>
We've signed up as a supporter of the WebM Project, and we encourage<br>
other foundations and organizations to join us -- write to<br>
<<a href="mailto:webmaster@webmproject.org">webmaster@webmproject.org</a>> to learn how. Today, we're also urging Web<br>
site operators to distribute videos in the WebM format, and abandon<br>
H.264<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/supporting-webm" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/news/supporting-webm</a>><br>
<br>
### New High Priority Project: PowerVR drivers<br>
<br>
We've added a new project to our High Priority Projects list: Writing<br>
free software drivers capable of 3D acceleration for the PowerVR<br>
engine.<br>
<br>
This is a critical project, because PowerVR is being used in many new<br>
and popular platforms, such as Android/Linux tablets and phones, and<br>
netbooks. Currently it requires proprietary drivers in order to access<br>
many video features.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/new-high-priority-project-powervr-drivers" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/new-high-priority-project-powervr-drivers</a>><br>
<br>
### Call for IceCat developers<br>
<br>
The GNU IceCat project is a web browser built to deal with the influx<br>
of threats to freedom and privacy on the web from traps such as<br>
nonfree plugins and nonfree JavaScript.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/icecat-devs" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/icecat-devs</a>><br>
<br>
### The advantages of free software<br>
<br>
People outside the free software movement frequently ask about the<br>
practical advantages of free software. It is a curious question.<br>
Richard Stallman gives an insightful -- and entertaining -- answer.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/the-advantages-of-free-software" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/the-advantages-of-free-software</a>><br>
<br>
### The Free Software Compliance Lab needs your help<br>
<br>
Brett Smith is the lead compliance engineer in the Free Software<br>
Foundation's GPL compliance lab. He helped coordinated the GPLv3<br>
drafting process and has handled enforcement cases against Apple's App<br>
Store. He talks about his work at the Foundation and the important<br>
connection to support from FSF members.<br>
<br>
New associate members who support the Compliance Lab through this<br>
appeal and join online will receive a set of GPLv3 stickers. They're<br>
great ways to start a conversation about free software, and your<br>
support for the FSF.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2010/licensing/" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2010/licensing/</a>><br>
<br>
### LibrePlanet featured resource: LibrePlanet 2011 conference<br>
<br>
Every month on LibrePlanet, we highlight one resource that is<br>
interesting and useful -- often one that could use your help.<br>
<br>
For this month, we are highlighting the LibrePlanet 2011 conference<br>
page. The conference date and location have just been set -- March 19,<br>
2011 at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, MA, USA. Stay tuned<br>
to the wiki page for information about speakers, schedules, and event<br>
surrounding the official conference. We hope to see all of you there!<br>
<br>
Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us<br>
know at <<a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>>.<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2011" target="_blank">http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2011</a>><br>
<br>
### GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry<br>
<br>
autoconf-archive-2011.01.02 � � libosip2-3.5.0<br>
ccaudio2-2.0.0 � � � � � � � � �libzrtpcpp-1.6.0<br>
ccrtp-1.8.0 � � � � � � � � � � mcsim-5.4.0<br>
coreutils-8.9 � � � � � � � � � moe-1.4<br>
ddrescue-1.14 � � � � � � � � � ocrad-0.21<br>
freeipmi-1.0.1 � � � � � � � � �parallel-20110125<br>
gnuchess-5.08 � � � � � � � � � swbis-1.9<br>
gnupg-2.0.17 � � � � � � � � � �ucommon-4.1.0<br>
gnuprolog-java_0.2.6 � � � � � �xnee-3.08<br>
guile-ncurses-1.2 � � � � � � � xorriso-1.0.0<br>
libmicrohttpd-0.9.6<br>
<br>
To get announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the info-gnu<br>
mailing list: <<a href="http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu" target="_blank">http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu</a>>. �Nearly<br>
all GNU software is available from <<a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/" target="_blank">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/</a>>, or<br>
preferably one of its mirrors (<<a href="http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html</a>>). �You<br>
can use the url <<a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/" target="_blank">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/</a>> to be automatically<br>
redirected to a (hopefully) nearby and up-to-date mirror.<br>
<br>
This month we welcome Adam Dutko as a new co-maintainer of GNU Fontutils<br>
(with me, so personal thanks to Adam), and Antonio Ceballos as the new<br>
maintainer of GNU Chess -- check out the new GNU Chess 6 pretest at<br>
<<a href="http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/" target="_blank">http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/</a>>.<br>
<br>
A revived GNU Status Report bulletin was published a few days ago,<br>
<<a href="http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/</a>>. �It has news and information on a few<br>
GNU packages: GCC, Hurd, Coreutils, etc. �(We hope the next installment<br>
will include reports from many more packages.)<br>
<br>
Several GNU packages are looking for maintainers and other assistance.<br>
Please see <<a href="http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint</a>> if you'd<br>
like to help. �The general page on how to help GNU is at<br>
<<a href="http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html</a>>. �To submit new packages to GNU, see<br>
<<a href="http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html</a>>.<br>
<br>
As always, please feel free to write to me, <<a href="mailto:karl@gnu.org">karl@gnu.org</a>>, with any<br>
GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.<br>
<br>
### Featured GNU Status Report: GNU FreeFont<br>
<br>
Starting this month, to give insight into the full breadth and depth<br>
of the GNU Project, we will be periodically choosing a GNU program to<br>
feature with some extra info.<br>
<br>
This month, we highlight GNU FreeFont. GNU FreeFont is a free family<br>
of scalable outline fonts, suitable for general use on computers and<br>
for desktop publishing. It is Unicode-encoded for compatibility with<br>
all modern operating systems.<br>
<br>
The fonts are ready to use, downloadable in TrueType and OpenType<br>
formats.<br>
<br>
In GNU FreeFont release 20100919, several language scripts were added:<br>
<br>
�* Cherokee, Osmanya, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics,<br>
� �Tifinagh, Armenian (serif), Vai, Kayah Li. Coptic, Glagolitic.<br>
�* Buginese and Persian were patched.<br>
�* Many characters were added to old Cyrillic ranges.<br>
�* In addition, Sinhala was replaced by a version taken from the TeX<br>
� �font sinh by Yannis Haralambous.<br>
<br>
Several of the symbol ranges were expanded, and a few glyphs were<br>
corrected.<br>
<br>
Several technical improvements were made to font tables, some of which<br>
should improve display.<br>
<br>
For more information, see <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6518" target="_blank">https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6518</a>.<br>
<br>
Thanks to Steve White for the info!<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/</a>><br>
<br>
### Richard Stallman's speaking schedule<br>
<br>
2011-02-06 Copyright vs. Community<br>
� � � � � Chennai, India<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110206-cvc-chennai" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110206-cvc-chennai</a>><br>
<br>
2011-02-18 Copyright vs. Community<br>
� � � � � Lecce, Italy<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110218-cvc-lecce" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110218-cvc-lecce</a>><br>
<br>
2011-02-23 Qu'est-ce que le logiciel libre?<br>
� � � � � Lille, France<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110223-fs-lille" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110223-fs-lille</a>><br>
<br>
2011-02-26 The Danger of Software Patents<br>
� � � � � Istanbul, Turkey<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110226-dsp-istanbul" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110226-dsp-istanbul</a>><br>
<br>
2011-02-27 Free Software and Your Freedom<br>
� � � � � Ankara, Turkey<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110227-fs-ankara" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110227-fs-ankara</a>><br>
<br>
2011-03-01 Free Software and Your Freedom<br>
� � � � � Cambridge, England<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110301-fs-cambridge" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110301-fs-cambridge</a>><br>
<br>
2011-03-02 A Free Digital Society<br>
� � � � � Preston, United Kingdom<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/20110302-fs-preston" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/20110302-fs-preston</a>><br>
<br>
### Other FSF and free software events<br>
<br>
2011-02-16 Churchill Club Panel Discussion on Software Patents<br>
� � � � � Mountain View, CA, USA<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/churchill-club-patent-panel" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/events/churchill-club-patent-panel</a>><br>
<br>
2011-03-19 LibrePlanet 2011<br>
� � � � � Boston, MA, USA<br>
<br>
* <<a href="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2011" target="_blank">http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet2011</a>><br>
<br>
### Take action with the FSF<br>
<br>
Contributions from thousands of individual members enable the FSF's<br>
work. You can contribute by joining at <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/join" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/join</a>>. If<br>
you're already a member, you can help refer new members (and earn some<br>
rewards) by adding a line with your member number to your email<br>
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�<<a href="http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=2442" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=2442</a>><br>
<br>
The FSF is also always looking for volunteers<br>
(<<a href="http://www.fsf.org/volunteer" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/volunteer</a>>). From rabble-rousing to hacking, from<br>
issue coordination to envelope stuffing -- there's something here for<br>
everybody to do. Also, head over to our campaign section<br>
(<<a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns</a>>) and take action on software patents,<br>
DRM, free software adoption, OpenDocument, RIAA and more.<br>
<br>
###<br>
<br>
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