From: Devin Ulibarri
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 22:45:27 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Updates
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Updates
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diff --git a/content/2018.md b/content/2018.md
index ce2c568..22405c7 100644
--- a/content/2018.md
+++ b/content/2018.md
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ care so much about free software.
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try [a free software
program](https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Free_software_replacements),
diff --git a/content/2019.md b/content/2019.md
index 5a25f34..3bfa570 100644
--- a/content/2019.md
+++ b/content/2019.md
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ care so much about free software.
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try [a free software
program](https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Free_software_replacements),
diff --git a/content/2020.md b/content/2020.md
index 8f04568..8c41f3d 100644
--- a/content/2020.md
+++ b/content/2020.md
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ licensing team spent the year accepting copyright assignments from
software developers and corporations, investigating GPL violations,
and answering licensing questions from the community.
-Copyright & licensing associate Craig Topham ecorded his first oggcast
-with the [FLOSS for science
+Copyright & licensing associate Craig Topham recorded his first
+oggcast with the [FLOSS for science
podcast](https://flossforscience.com/about/) out of Louisiana State
-University. It is available on the [FLOSS for science Web
-site](https://flossforscience.com/podcast/season3-epsiode-5).
+University. It is available on the [FLOSS for science
+website](https://flossforscience.com/podcast/season3-epsiode-5).
Finally, we updated our materials for our CLE seminars, making them
more accessible as an ongoing resource. We also updated an entry on
@@ -75,25 +75,25 @@ Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2019. CC BY-SA 4.0
### FY2020 at a glance
241
-: copyright assignments and disclaimers accepted
+: copyright assignments and disclaimers accepted
10
-: articles and blog posts published
+: articles and blog posts published
121
-: reports of GNU license violations investigated
+: reports of GNU license violations investigated
3
-: devices certified to Respect Your Freedom
+: devices certified to Respect Your Freedom
1
-: continuing legal education seminar conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina
+: continuing legal education seminar conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina
16,355 packages
: packages in the Free Software Directory
44,226
-: unique visitors to RYF Web site
+: unique visitors to RYF website
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
In FY20, we certified three devices, the Talos II and Talos II lite
from Raptor Engineering and the Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card from Libiquity.
-The new RYF Web page launched November 2019. The new site enables
-users to browse and search by categories and retailers, and makes
-finding what they are looking for simpler.
+The new RYF webpage launched November 2019. The new site enables users
+to browse and search by categories and retailers, and makes finding
+what they are looking for simpler.
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ finding what they are looking for simpler.
## Campaigns
-#### New videos
+### New videos
The campaigns team released two new videos to help educate the public
about free software. One is [*The university of costumed
heroes*](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-university-of-costumed-heroes-a-video-from-the-fsf),
and the other is
-[Shoetool](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/presenting-shoetool-happy-holidays-from-the-fsf)
+[*Shoetool*](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/presenting-shoetool-happy-holidays-from-the-fsf).
### Special events
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ thirty-fifth](https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2020/fall/fsf-at-35-why-free-software
anniversary online. Videos from the event are available on our [media
archive site](https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/tag/fsf35/).
-#### Community engagements
+### Community engagements
Zoë, John Hsieh, and John Sullivan joined a community meeting for the
"FOSS Responders" working group. Due to the coronavirus and the FSF
@@ -158,74 +158,38 @@ collective is the developer of Peertube, and the FSF is the only
account on their personal server, chosen because of their respect for
our commitment to free software.
-
-
-
-
-### LibrePlanet 2020: Free the Future
-
-#### LP2020 tech updates and pandemic response
-
-The tech team switched gears a week before the conference to make an
-entirely digital conference. The methods originally used in the past
-to host remote speakers were reused to be able to host multiple remote
-speakers and slides while separately recording and streaming to a
-large audience. The system, which combines Jitsi Meet, IceCast2 and
-GStreamer custom scripts, was also documented and used as inspiration
-for other organizations that also moved to host online conferences
-this year.
-
-For the first time, we published an audio-only version of the talks
-from LibrePlanet 2020 to MediaGoblin.
-
-During the event, special attention was needed to mitigate an ongoing
-distributed denial-of service (DDoS) attack, which required taking
-multiple firewall and network routing countermeasures.
-
-We secured funding through the NLnet Foundation to start a project to
-develop a browser extension that can limit the functionality of the
-JavaScript engine, so potentially dangerous operations are disabled or
-altered so the user can run unknown scripts in a safer way. This is
-intended as a companion for LibreJS, as harmful scripts can exist
-regardless of their license. After securing funding, a similar project
-was found, and we are currently getting in contact with their authors
-to combine efforts; the project will be completed in FY21.
-
-### International Day Against DRM
+### International Day Against DRM (IDAD)
This year's IDAD saw the campaign targeting Netflix and streaming
services generally, and like last year we encouraged our community to
-do two things: an action in protest of something we oppose, and asking
-them to participate in a "constructive" way to promote freedom. Last
-year, we paired our protest against Pearson with a hackathon on free
-culture textbooks. This year, we encouraged our community to call
-Netflix customer service and voice their opposition to DRM. Since this
-action was over the phone, we can't gather precise numbers, but we
-know that the Netflix call center we targeted was taken offline as a
-result of the protest, due to high call volume. This is a success for
-which we should be proud.
+do two things:
+
+The first was to protest DRM and, instead, participate in a
+*constructive* way to promote freedom. Last year, we paired our
+protest against Pearson with a hackathon on free culture
+textbooks. This year, we encouraged our community to call Netflix
+customer service and voice their opposition to DRM. Since this action
+was over the phone, we couldn't gather precise numbers, but we know
+that the Netflix call center we targeted was taken offline as a result
+of the protest, due to high call volume. This is a success for which
+we should be proud.
The second action we asked the community to participate in was a
-session on anti-DRM advocacy over BigBlueButton. We decided to do this
-fairly late in the IDAD planning stage, as until the FSF35 event, we
-didn't have enough experience with BigBlueButton to feel confident in
-including it. However, thanks to the great response we received for
-our FSF35 session, we decided to do one for IDAD as well. This was
-very well-attended for something that was first announced only in a
-later IDAD post. The session peaked at 54 participants from 5
-different countries, several of whom joined Zoë and Greg in the
-audio/video chat to share their experiences and advice campaigning
-against DRM. Due to the positive response, we even let the session
-continue an hour after it was scheduled to end. In general, the
-experience was a great demonstration of how much interest in software
-freedom issues can be generated in informal discussions with the
-community.
-
-Together with ANSOL, a Portuguese free software organization, we also
-encouraged people to document any active DRM legislation or court
-cases on the LibrePlanet wiki. This has helped us get information on
-how pervasive DRM is outside the US and EU, and in particular, we
-received good responses from Brazilian supporters of our campaign.
+session on anti-DRM advocacy over BigBlueButton. The session peaked at
+fifty-four simultaneous participants from five different countries,
+several of whom joined Zoë and Greg in the audio/video chat to share
+their experiences and advice campaigning against DRM. Due to the
+positive response, we even let the session continue an hour after it
+was scheduled to end. In general, the experience was a great
+demonstration of how much interest in software freedom issues can be
+generated in informal discussions with the community.
+
+Additionally, together with ANSOL, a Portuguese free software
+organization, we encouraged people to document any active DRM
+legislation or court cases on the LibrePlanet wiki. This has helped us
+get information on how pervasive DRM is outside the US and EU, and, in
+particular, we received good responses from Brazilian supporters of
+our campaign.
Eight other organizations outside the FSF participated in this year's
IDAD. Several of these organizations posted anti-DRM blog posts in
@@ -245,7 +209,8 @@ Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2023. CC BY-SA 4.0
{.credit}
-
+
+
### FY2020 at a glance
@@ -263,9 +228,6 @@ Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2023. CC BY-SA 4.0
192,853
: September, 2020
-
-
-
### LibrePlanet 2020
339
@@ -289,6 +251,36 @@ Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2023. CC BY-SA 4.0
## Tech
+### LibrePlanet 2020: Free the Future
+
+#### LP2020 tech updates and pandemic response
+
+The tech team switched gears a week before the conference to make an
+entirely digital conference. The methods originally used in the past
+to host remote speakers were reused to be able to host multiple remote
+speakers and slides while separately recording and streaming to a
+large audience. The system, which combines Jitsi Meet, IceCast2, and
+GStreamer custom scripts, was also documented and used as inspiration
+for other organizations that also moved to host online conferences
+this year.
+
+For the first time, we published an audio-only version of the talks
+from LibrePlanet 2020 to MediaGoblin.
+
+During LibrePlanet, special attention was needed to mitigate an
+ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which required
+taking multiple firewall and network routing countermeasures.
+
+Also in FY20, we secured funding through the NLnet Foundation to start
+a project to develop a browser extension that can limit the
+functionality of the JavaScript engine, so potentially dangerous
+operations are disabled or altered so the user can run unknown scripts
+in a safer way. This is intended as a companion for LibreJS, as
+harmful scripts can exist regardless of their license. After securing
+funding, a similar project was found, and we are currently getting in
+contact with their authors to combine efforts; the project will be
+completed in FY21.
+
### Infrastructure for free software development and activism
The FSF tech team maintains and improves the infrastructure that runs
@@ -311,9 +303,9 @@ thrive using solely free software.
* We launched a new video conference service as a member's benefit. A
Jitsi Meet server was built and associated with the membership
credentials system, with good reception from the public. The changes
- made to Jitsi Meet improved upong its freedom (LibreJS) and privacy
- (i.e. removing anti-features and 3rd party services), which were
- made publicly available.
+ made to Jitsi Meet improved upon its freedom (i.e. allowing it to
+ work with LibreJS enabled) and privacy (i.e. removing anti-features
+ and 3rd party services), which were made publicly available.
* Research on video conference sites for education and social use:
Test machines were built for the Canvas learning management system
@@ -335,7 +327,7 @@ the COVID-19 pandemic. We wrote
[two](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/hackers-and-hospitals-how-you-can-help)
[articles](https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2020/spring/hackers-and-hospitals)
and gave one talk at the at the [*Flatten The Curve*
-summit](https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/hackers-and-hospitals/)
+summit](https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/hackers-and-hospitals/).
#### Bulletin now online
@@ -368,7 +360,7 @@ maintaining gnu.org with the help of volunteers, and working with
interns who are advancing their skills and knowledge in working with
and creating free software.
-![FSF Web Developer Michael McMahon poses with the 3D printers in his garage that are being used to manufacture protective gear and medical supplies in the HACKERS and HOSPITALS initiative..](https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/magazine/2020-spring/images/michael-cover.jpg){: .image-process-article-image}
+![FSF Web Developer Michael McMahon poses with the 3D printers in his garage that are being used to manufacture protective gear and medical supplies in the HACKERS and HOSPITALS initiative.](https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/magazine/2020-spring/images/michael-cover.jpg){: .image-process-article-image}
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, free software supporters took swift action to assist hospitals by creating protective gear.
{.caption}
@@ -454,7 +446,7 @@ Fund](https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund).
{% separator {
"title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Free software is necessary for personal freedom and freedom of information. It is our best tool to fight against mass survelliance and authoritarian states."
+ "quote": "Free software is necessary for personal freedom and freedom of information. It is our best tool to fight against mass surveillance and authoritarian states."
}%}
## Financial Statement
@@ -477,8 +469,8 @@ Fund](https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund).
%}
-The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's FY
-2020 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
+The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's
+FY2020 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
.
@@ -729,7 +721,7 @@ care so much about free software.
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try [a free software
program](https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Free_software_replacements),
diff --git a/output/FY2018.html b/output/FY2018.html
index dc60cd4..f67f2ed 100644
--- a/output/FY2018.html
+++ b/output/FY2018.html
@@ -1,58 +1,54 @@
+
-
- FY2018 Annual Report - Free Software Foundation Annual Reports
-
+
+FY2018 Annual Report - Free Software Foundation Annual Reports
+
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-
FY2018 Annual Report
-
Highlighting activities and detailed financials for Fiscal Year 2018
Running an efficient, effective nonprofit, using free software, supported by you
+
+
+
+
The Free Software Foundation is a leader in the international movement for computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users and encourage the development and use of free "as in freedom" software.
This annual report highlights the Foundation's activities and achievements in fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017 â September 30, 2018) and includes a detailed financial statement.
@@ -111,7 +107,7 @@ materials, adding reviews of new licenses and articles on
current topics and issues in free software licensing.
-
+
Dave Thompson, developer, speaking at LibrePlanet 2018 about GNU Guix.
Photo credit: Kori Feener, 2018. CC BY-SA 4.0
FY2018 at a glance
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ current topics and issues in free software licensing.
visitors to the Free Software Directory
Respects Your Freedom certification
-
+
The FSF's Respects Your Freedom (RYF) product certification program
encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as
possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
@@ -140,10 +136,7 @@ possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
Minifree Libreboot X200 Tablet.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "The FSF supports the freedom to use devices I own as I see fit, and to be secure in the knowledge that the software I'm using isn't compromising my privacy."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"The FSF supports the freedom to use devices I own as I see fit, and to be secure in the knowledge that the software I'm using isn't compromising my privacy."
Campaigns
The FSF campaigns team identifies important opportunities for free
@@ -184,15 +177,12 @@ the legislative action under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to
reverse the repeal, and a motion to restore net neutrality passed in
May, 2018. Various states, including California, Maine, and New York,
have ongoing legal and legislative efforts to restore net neutrality.
-
+
Kat Thornton giving a talk on "Pathways for discovery of free software"
Credit: Kori Feener, 2018. CC BY-SA 4.0
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "The movement [against] net neutrality being abolished inspired me to join the FSF and help out other foundations to help ensure a free Internet and free world."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"The movement [against] net neutrality being abolished inspired me to join the FSF and help out other foundations to help ensure a free Internet and free world."
LibrePlanet conference celebrates its tenth anniversary
The tenth annual LibrePlanet was held
@@ -240,7 +230,7 @@ Commons, The Document Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
and more. Here in Boston, we visited the Apple Store and talked with
shoppers about their digital rights and how Apple devices abuse those
rights using DRM.
-
+
Protesters showed their opposition to DRM and conversed with passersby at the Apple store in downtown Boston.
Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2008. Public Domain Mark 1.0
@@ -272,11 +262,7 @@ rights using DRM.
-
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Nonfree software is subversive of the rights of software users (i.e. all citizens of the world)."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"Nonfree software is subversive of the rights of software users (i.e. all citizens of the world)."
Tech
Infrastructure for free software development and activism
@@ -310,7 +296,7 @@ banner.
software community, maintains gnu.org together with the help of
volunteers, and works with interns, who are advancing their skills and
knowledge in working with and creating free software.
-
+
LibrePlanet presenters use laptops that run all free software, provided by the FSF tech team.
Credit: Kori Feener, 2018. CC BY 4.0
Infrastructure for free software development and activism
@@ -359,15 +345,15 @@ all relevant pages and websites.
Amazon EC2 instances
Working Together for Free Software
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The FSF acts as fiscal sponsor for free software projects and events
whose scope and purpose align with the FSFâs mission. Participating
projects benefit from the FSFâs nonprofit status, administrative
@@ -377,27 +363,9 @@ software community via the W
Fund.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Free software positively impacts my life every hour of every day."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"Free software positively impacts my life every hour of every day."
The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's FY
2018 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
https://www.fsf.org/about/financial.
@@ -563,7 +531,6 @@ Fund.
-
Donors
This is a snapshot of donors to the FSF. The majority of the
organization's support each year comes from individuals giving less
@@ -800,18 +767,15 @@ care so much about free software.
members, and corporate patrons worldwide who make our work possible.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "The FSF gives me hope today, and by joining, I want to support not just free software, but also freedom, justice and equality throughout the world."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"The FSF gives me hope today, and by joining, I want to support not just free software, but also freedom, justice and equality throughout the world."
-
+
Associate Membership
Join the Free Software Foundation
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try a free software
program,
@@ -822,11 +786,10 @@ to free software by becoming a Free Software F
Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
-
Leadership and Staff
Board of Directors
-
+
Richard M. Stallman
Founder and President
Gerald J. Sussman
@@ -845,92 +808,91 @@ Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
Running an efficient, effective nonprofit, using free software, supported by you
+
+
+
+
The Free Software Foundation is a leader in the international movement for computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users and encourage the development and use of free "as in freedom" software.
This annual report highlights the Foundation's activities and achievements in fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018 â September 30, 2019) and includes a detailed financial statement.
@@ -100,11 +96,11 @@ certified devices to forty-six. We have been working with the tech
team to launch a new version of the RYF website. The current page
simply lists each certification chronologically. The new site enables
users to browse and search by categories and retailers.
-
+
ThinkPenguin exhibitor table at LibrePlanet 2019. ThinkPenguin offers many products with RYF certification.
Credit: Free Software Foundation 2019. CC BY-SA.
-
+
FY2019 at a glance
@@ -126,7 +122,7 @@ users to browse and search by categories and retailers.
packages in the Free Software Directory
Respects Your Freedom certification
-
+
The FSF's Respects Your Freedom (RYF) product certification program
encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as
possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
@@ -142,10 +138,7 @@ possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I've used GNU software for years and wanted to support the FSF in general."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"I've used GNU software for years and wanted to support the FSF in general."
Campaigns
The FSF campaigns team identifies important opportunities for free
@@ -153,7 +146,7 @@ software adoption, education, and development; empowers people against
specific threats to their freedom; and implements strategies to move
us closer to a free society. This year welcomed two new members to the
campaigns team, Greg Farough and Zoë Kooyman.
-
+
There are plenty of opportunities to meet and greet during every annual LibrePlanet conference.
@@ -219,7 +212,7 @@ Deb Nicholson both shared their work, talking about "OpenStreetMap"
mapping developments and the free software community challenges we
face.
-
+
International Day Against DRM
For IDAD 2019, themed "Right to read," we called on Pearson and other
@@ -240,7 +233,7 @@ encourage all readers to use them, whether on the latest hardcover
bestseller or the textbook you use in class (while you still have
one).
In 2019, we designed dust jackets that you can slip onto a book to help raise awareness around DRM.
Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2019. CC BY-SA 3.0
@@ -276,10 +269,7 @@ one).
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Thank you for the Bulletin",
- "quote": "I received the FSF Bulletin last week and would like to thank you! I really enjoyed reading it. I know it may be costly to produce such a things, but, in my opinion, they are important."
-}%}
+
Thank you for the Bulletin
"I received the FSF Bulletin last week and would like to thank you! I really enjoyed reading it. I know it may be costly to produce such a things, but, in my opinion, they are important."
Tech
Infrastructure for free software development and activism
@@ -287,7 +277,7 @@ one).
Email server upgrades: GNU Mailman servers at lists.fsf.org and
lists.gnu.org were upgraded
-
New RYF website:
+
New RYF website:
CIVICRM upgrade: We recently upgraded CiviCRM to its latest
version. We worked on a script that helps streamline the process of
rebasing our custom patches onto CiviCRM core.
@@ -336,7 +326,7 @@ forum. The
forum software we chose to use is Discourse. The JavaScript is free
software, and a link to all source code can be found in the footer of
the website.
-
+
Every year at LibrePlanet, technical voluteers and staff work together to keep the conference running smoothly and free.
Credit: Anonymous, CC BY 4.0
Working Together for Free Software
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The FSF acts as fiscal sponsor for free software projects and events
whose scope and purpose align with the FSFâs mission. Participating
projects benefit from the FSFâs nonprofit status, administrative
@@ -371,27 +361,9 @@ software community via the W
Fund.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I'm renewing my membership today because over the past two years I've come to realize just how big of a role proprietary software plays in the problems in our society, and I've seen the vitality of free software. I fully support the Foundation in its work."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"I'm renewing my membership today because over the past two years I've come to realize just how big of a role proprietary software plays in the problems in our society, and I've seen the vitality of free software. I fully support the Foundation in its work."
The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's FY
2019 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
https://www.fsf.org/about/financial.
@@ -557,7 +529,6 @@ Fund.
-
Donors
This page is a snapshot of donors to the FSF. The majority of the
organization's support each year comes from individuals giving less
@@ -738,12 +709,9 @@ care so much about free software.
members, and corporate patrons worldwide who make our work possible.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I value software freedom and the emphasis on controlling your own information."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"I value software freedom and the emphasis on controlling your own information."
-
+
Associate Membership
@@ -751,7 +719,7 @@ care so much about free software.
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try a free software
program,
@@ -762,7 +730,6 @@ to free software by becoming a Free Software F
Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
-
Leadership and Staff
Board of Directors
@@ -784,102 +751,101 @@ Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
Running an efficient, effective nonprofit, using free software, supported by you
+
+
+
+
The Free Software Foundation is a leader in the international movement for computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users and encourage the development and use of free "as in freedom" software.
This annual report highlights the Foundation's activities and achievements in fiscal year 2020 (October 1, 2019 â September 30, 2020) and includes a detailed financial statement.
@@ -91,16 +87,16 @@ on much of the GNU operating system. The
licensing team spent the year accepting copyright assignments from
software developers and corporations, investigating GPL violations,
and answering licensing questions from the community.
-
Copyright & licensing associate Craig Topham ecorded his first oggcast
-with the FLOSS for science
+
Finally, we updated our materials for our CLE seminars, making them
more accessible as an ongoing resource. We also updated an entry on
trade secrets in the GPL FAQ, as well as updates for other resources
such as our license recommendation page.
-
+
John Sullivan, Executive Director of the FSF, does a presentation at the FSF Continuing Legal Education Seminar in Raleigh, North Carolina, in October 2019.
Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2019. CC BY-SA 4.0
@@ -108,53 +104,50 @@ such as our license recommendation page.
FY2020 at a glance
241
-
copyright assignments and disclaimers accepted
+
copyright assignments and disclaimers accepted
10
-
articles and blog posts published
+
articles and blog posts published
121
-
reports of GNU license violations investigated
+
reports of GNU license violations investigated
3
-
devices certified to Respect Your Freedom
+
devices certified to Respect Your Freedom
1
-
continuing legal education seminar conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina
+
continuing legal education seminar conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina
16,355 packages
packages in the Free Software Directory
44,226
-
unique visitors to RYF Web site
+
unique visitors to RYF website
Respects Your Freedom certification
-
+
The FSF's Respects Your Freedom (RYF) product certification program
encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as
possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
In FY20, we certified three devices, the Talos II and Talos II lite
from Raptor Engineering and the Wi-Fri ND2H Wi-Fi card from Libiquity.
-
The new RYF Web page launched November 2019. The new site enables
-users to browse and search by categories and retailers, and makes
-finding what they are looking for simpler.
+
The new RYF webpage launched November 2019. The new site enables users
+to browse and search by categories and retailers, and makes finding
+what they are looking for simpler.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I believe in Free Software!"
-}%}
In addition to our annual LibrePlanet conference, we celebrated the
FSF's
thirty-fifth
anniversary online. Videos from the event are available on our media
archive site.
-
Community engagements
+
Community engagements
Zoë, John Hsieh, and John Sullivan joined a community meeting for the
"FOSS Responders" working group. Due to the coronavirus and the FSF
staff being out of office, the campaigns team did not host any other
@@ -167,64 +160,34 @@ with seven new interviews with prominent community members.
collective is the developer of Peertube, and the FSF is the only
account on their personal server, chosen because of their respect for
our commitment to free software.
-
-
-
-
LibrePlanet 2020: Free the Future
-
LP2020 tech updates and pandemic response
-
The tech team switched gears a week before the conference to make an
-entirely digital conference. The methods originally used in the past
-to host remote speakers were reused to be able to host multiple remote
-speakers and slides while separately recording and streaming to a
-large audience. The system, which combines Jitsi Meet, IceCast2 and
-GStreamer custom scripts, was also documented and used as inspiration
-for other organizations that also moved to host online conferences
-this year.
-
For the first time, we published an audio-only version of the talks
-from LibrePlanet 2020 to MediaGoblin.
-
During the event, special attention was needed to mitigate an ongoing
-distributed denial-of service (DDoS) attack, which required taking
-multiple firewall and network routing countermeasures.
-
We secured funding through the NLnet Foundation to start a project to
-develop a browser extension that can limit the functionality of the
-JavaScript engine, so potentially dangerous operations are disabled or
-altered so the user can run unknown scripts in a safer way. This is
-intended as a companion for LibreJS, as harmful scripts can exist
-regardless of their license. After securing funding, a similar project
-was found, and we are currently getting in contact with their authors
-to combine efforts; the project will be completed in FY21.
-
International Day Against DRM
+
International Day Against DRM (IDAD)
This year's IDAD saw the campaign targeting Netflix and streaming
services generally, and like last year we encouraged our community to
-do two things: an action in protest of something we oppose, and asking
-them to participate in a "constructive" way to promote freedom. Last
-year, we paired our protest against Pearson with a hackathon on free
-culture textbooks. This year, we encouraged our community to call
-Netflix customer service and voice their opposition to DRM. Since this
-action was over the phone, we can't gather precise numbers, but we
-know that the Netflix call center we targeted was taken offline as a
-result of the protest, due to high call volume. This is a success for
-which we should be proud.
+do two things:
+
The first was to protest DRM and, instead, participate in a
+constructive way to promote freedom. Last year, we paired our
+protest against Pearson with a hackathon on free culture
+textbooks. This year, we encouraged our community to call Netflix
+customer service and voice their opposition to DRM. Since this action
+was over the phone, we couldn't gather precise numbers, but we know
+that the Netflix call center we targeted was taken offline as a result
+of the protest, due to high call volume. This is a success for which
+we should be proud.
The second action we asked the community to participate in was a
-session on anti-DRM advocacy over BigBlueButton. We decided to do this
-fairly late in the IDAD planning stage, as until the FSF35 event, we
-didn't have enough experience with BigBlueButton to feel confident in
-including it. However, thanks to the great response we received for
-our FSF35 session, we decided to do one for IDAD as well. This was
-very well-attended for something that was first announced only in a
-later IDAD post. The session peaked at 54 participants from 5
-different countries, several of whom joined Zoë and Greg in the
-audio/video chat to share their experiences and advice campaigning
-against DRM. Due to the positive response, we even let the session
-continue an hour after it was scheduled to end. In general, the
-experience was a great demonstration of how much interest in software
-freedom issues can be generated in informal discussions with the
-community.
-
Together with ANSOL, a Portuguese free software organization, we also
-encouraged people to document any active DRM legislation or court
-cases on the LibrePlanet wiki. This has helped us get information on
-how pervasive DRM is outside the US and EU, and in particular, we
-received good responses from Brazilian supporters of our campaign.
+session on anti-DRM advocacy over BigBlueButton. The session peaked at
+fifty-four simultaneous participants from five different countries,
+several of whom joined Zoë and Greg in the audio/video chat to share
+their experiences and advice campaigning against DRM. Due to the
+positive response, we even let the session continue an hour after it
+was scheduled to end. In general, the experience was a great
+demonstration of how much interest in software freedom issues can be
+generated in informal discussions with the community.
+
Additionally, together with ANSOL, a Portuguese free software
+organization, we encouraged people to document any active DRM
+legislation or court cases on the LibrePlanet wiki. This has helped us
+get information on how pervasive DRM is outside the US and EU, and, in
+particular, we received good responses from Brazilian supporters of
+our campaign.
Eight other organizations outside the FSF participated in this year's
IDAD. Several of these organizations posted anti-DRM blog posts in
support of the event. These included Creative
@@ -233,11 +196,12 @@ Commons,
and
April,
among others.
-
+
The FSF held a number of online activities in 2020, utilizing free software tools such as BigBlueButton.
Credit: Free Software Foundation, 2023. CC BY-SA 4.0
-
+
+
FY2020 at a glance
137
@@ -252,8 +216,6 @@ among others.
192,853
September, 2020
-
-
LibrePlanet 2020
339
@@ -265,13 +227,33 @@ among others.
-
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Supporting the future of GNU, and I want to use the email forwarding service when contributing to projects."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"Supporting the future of GNU, and I want to use the email forwarding service when contributing to projects."
Tech
+
LibrePlanet 2020: Free the Future
+
LP2020 tech updates and pandemic response
+
The tech team switched gears a week before the conference to make an
+entirely digital conference. The methods originally used in the past
+to host remote speakers were reused to be able to host multiple remote
+speakers and slides while separately recording and streaming to a
+large audience. The system, which combines Jitsi Meet, IceCast2, and
+GStreamer custom scripts, was also documented and used as inspiration
+for other organizations that also moved to host online conferences
+this year.
+
For the first time, we published an audio-only version of the talks
+from LibrePlanet 2020 to MediaGoblin.
+
During LibrePlanet, special attention was needed to mitigate an
+ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which required
+taking multiple firewall and network routing countermeasures.
+
Also in FY20, we secured funding through the NLnet Foundation to start
+a project to develop a browser extension that can limit the
+functionality of the JavaScript engine, so potentially dangerous
+operations are disabled or altered so the user can run unknown scripts
+in a safer way. This is intended as a companion for LibreJS, as
+harmful scripts can exist regardless of their license. After securing
+funding, a similar project was found, and we are currently getting in
+contact with their authors to combine efforts; the project will be
+completed in FY21.
Infrastructure for free software development and activism
We launched a new video conference service as a member's benefit. A
Jitsi Meet server was built and associated with the membership
credentials system, with good reception from the public. The changes
- made to Jitsi Meet improved upong its freedom (LibreJS) and privacy
- (i.e. removing anti-features and 3rd party services), which were
- made publicly available.
+ made to Jitsi Meet improved upon its freedom (i.e. allowing it to
+ work with LibreJS enabled) and privacy (i.e. removing anti-features
+ and 3rd party services), which were made publicly available.
Research on video conference sites for education and social use:
@@ -321,7 +303,7 @@ the COVID-19 pandemic. We wrote
twoarticles
and gave one talk at the at the Flatten The Curve
-summit
maintaining gnu.org with the help of volunteers, and working with
interns who are advancing their skills and knowledge in working with
and creating free software.
-
+
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, free software supporters took swift action to assist hospitals by creating protective gear.
Credit: Javier Sepulveda, 2020. Photo used with permission.
@@ -373,7 +355,7 @@ method for managing cryptocurrency wallets for the Foundation.
The main infrastructure firewalls were redesigned with a much more
strict set of policies, including blocking all unexpected outgoing
traffic.
-
+
In 2020, we added a KVM server to our 'gnuhope' stack, which allows us to run more virtual machines in the newer cluster.
@@ -389,15 +371,15 @@ treat everyone as a EU resident for the purpose of privacy policies,
drafted and applied a new privacy policy, and added links to it from
all relevant pages and sites.
Working Together for Free Software
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
The FSF acts as fiscal sponsor for free software projects and events
whose scope and purpose align with the FSFâs mission. Participating
projects benefit from the FSFâs nonprofit status, administrative
@@ -407,30 +389,11 @@ software community via the W
Fund.
-
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Free software is necessary for personal freedom and freedom of information. It is our best tool to fight against mass survelliance and authoritarian states."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"Free software is necessary for personal freedom and freedom of information. It is our best tool to fight against mass surveillance and authoritarian states."
The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's FY
-2020 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
+
+
The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's
+FY2020 financial statement. The original documents can be found at
https://www.fsf.org/about/financial.
@@ -765,7 +728,7 @@ care so much about free software.
"quote": "The FSF gives me hope today, and by joining, I want to support not just free software, but also freedom, justice and equality throughout the world."
}%}
-
+
Associate Membership
@@ -773,7 +736,7 @@ care so much about free software.
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights
of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more
widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests
-that profit from controlling and surveiling computer users. You can
+that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can
help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who
use them! Try a free software
program,
@@ -787,7 +750,7 @@ Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
Leadership and Staff
Board of Directors
-
+
Geoffrey Knauth
President and Treasurer
Alexandre Oliva
@@ -804,103 +767,102 @@ Member. Learn more at https://fsf.org.
Running an efficient, effective nonprofit, using free software, supported by you
+
+
+
+
The Free Software Foundation is a leader in the international movement for computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users and encourage the development and use of free "as in freedom" software.
This annual report highlights the Foundation's activities and achievements in fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 â September 30, 2017) and includes a detailed financial statement.
-
-
+
+
Software filters the information we receive about the world and the messages we put out into the world, and that software must be free "as in freedom."
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@
FSF associate members drive this work, through their ongoing financial contributions, their commitment to the movement, and their sustained, informed, effective personal advocacy. If you haven't joined us yet, we need your support. We may be up against billions of dollars, but since we are fighting for billions of regular users, we have a massive advantage in numbers â so long as we can reach everyone. Please join us and help build these freedom-protecting defenses, without delay.
Yours in freedom,
-
+
John Sullivan
Executive Director
SEPTEMBER 2018
@@ -108,7 +104,7 @@
In FY17, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL). This is the free software copyleft license that ensures the user's right to run, study, share, and modify software. In addition to being the steward of the GPL, the FSF holds copyright on much of the GNU operating system. The licensing team spent the year accepting copyright assignments from software developers and corporations, investigating GPL violations, and answering licensing questions from the community.
We championed copylefted projects, publishing another seven installments in an ongoing series of conversations with free software developers who choose GNU licenses for their work. We also certified a record number of devices under our Respects Your Freedom certification program, which identifies devices that do as much as possible to respect user freedom.
Along with answering hundreds of licensing questions from the public, dedicated volunteers continued to expand and improve the Free Software Directory for nearly two million annual visitors, and we made inroads with government, helping the US Department of Defense to distribute free software. We also organized volunteers to create a workaround for Web site maintainers who want to register as an agent under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) while avoiding the nonfree JavaScript the process currently requires.
-
+
Denver Gingerich, a developer of packages under the AGPLv3 and other GNU licenses, speaking at LibrePlanet 2017 about free software for mobile phones.
CREDIT: Kori Feener, CC-BY 4.0
FY2017 at a glance
@@ -125,15 +121,12 @@
visitors to the Free Software Directory
Respects Your Freedom certification
-
+
The FSF's Respects Your Freedom product certification program encourages the creation and sale of hardware that will do as much as possible to respect your freedom and privacy.
In FY17, fifteen devices from Technoethical became RYF certified: six laptops, two docking stations, a mainboard, three WiFi USB adapters, two internal WiFI devices, and a Bluetooth USB adapter. RYF certification was also awarded to three devices from Vikings: a USB stereo sound adapter, a mainboard, and a laptop, bringing the number of RYF certified devices to twenty-seven.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "Free software â the GNU/Linux platform in particular â is what made it possible twenty years ago for me to learn the skills to become a professional system administrator. It has been a rewarding career!"
-}%}
-
+
Why I joined the FSF
"Free software â the GNU/Linux platform in particular â is what made it possible twenty years ago for me to learn the skills to become a professional system administrator. It has been a rewarding career!"
+
34th Street Wall, Gainesville, Florida
Credit: Gavin Baker, CC-BY-SA 4.0
@@ -150,7 +143,7 @@ International Day Against DRM
Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is just another way to dress up DRM. The FSF and the free software community organized to oppose a proposal by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make EME a Web standard. We called and wrote W3C president Tim Berners-Lee, asking him to keep the Web free. While we lost this battle, and EME became a Web standard, we're looking at our options for next steps. We are not giving up hope for a free Web, even if its inventor did.
Free people, free net
Internet freedom in the United States found itself on the national stage in 2017. Over the course of the year, Ajit Pai became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and instigated a war against net neutrality. The FSF joined with dozens of other organizations to raise awareness and organize in support of net neutrality.
-
+
Sumana Harihareswara gives the closing keynote at LibrePlanet 2017
Credit: Kori Feener, CC-BY 4.0
@@ -175,10 +168,7 @@ International Day Against DRM
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "To fight the dystopia of a DRM-overgrown world."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"To fight the dystopia of a DRM-overgrown world."
Tech
Infrastructure for free software development and activism
@@ -198,7 +188,7 @@ International Day Against DRM
And the team collaborates with the free software community, maintaining gnu.org with the help of volunteers, and working with interns who are advancing their skills and knowledge in working with and creating free software.
The team introduced some new infrastructure using distributed Ceph storage and multiple KVM hosts for our new virtual machines. They started the next round of upgrades, including the implementation of a new mail server stack supporting over three thousand free software project mailing lists, and improving the LibrePlanet conference streaming setup by using Ansible to manage the laptops used for streaming, introducing new hardware, and using HUBAngl (streaming software created by an FSF intern).
-
+
The tech team maintains the free software infrastructure for all FSF operations, including the annual LibrePlanet conference.
Credit: Kori Feener, CC-BY 4.0
Defending user freedom with free software
@@ -216,38 +206,20 @@ International Day Against DRM
Amazon EC2 instances
Working Together for Free Software
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+
The FSF acts as fiscal sponsor for free software projects and events whose scope and purpose align with the FSFâs mission. Participating projects benefit from the FSFâs nonprofit status, administrative infrastructure, and fundraising expertise. In FY17, these eight projects received $67,130 in direct support from the free software community via the Working Together for Free Software Fund.
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I discovered GNU, and then learned about all the amazing work the FSF does for the tech community."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"I discovered GNU, and then learned about all the amazing work the FSF does for the tech community."
The following is a visualization of the Free Software Foundation's FY 2017 financial statement. The original documents can be found here.
@@ -411,7 +383,6 @@ International Day Against DRM
-
Donors
This list includes our patrons, in-kind supporters, and those who receive ThankGNUs for donations totaling over $500 in a year. The FSF appreciates and thanks the thousands of individual donors, members, and corporate patrons worldwide who make our work possible.
Institutional Support
@@ -580,22 +551,18 @@ International Day Against DRM
-
{% separator {
- "title": "Why I joined the FSF",
- "quote": "I simply use GNU tools every day."
-}%}
+
Why I joined the FSF
"I simply use GNU tools every day."
-
+
Associate Membership
Join the Free Software Foundation
Our mission is to promote computer user freedom and defend the rights of all software users, worldwide. Though free software is used more widely than ever, it is under threat from a wide range of interests that profit from controlling and surveilling computer users. You can help put control over computers back in the hands of the people who use them! Try a free software program, or switch to a free operating system. Make a donation, or make a long term commitment to free software by becoming a Free Software Foundation Associate Member. Learn more at fsf.org.
-
Leadership and Staff
Board of Directors
-
+
Richard M. Stallman
Founder and President
Gerald J. Sussman
@@ -614,87 +581,86 @@ International Day Against DRM