Gnome Foundation’s Financial Woes Worsen
The Gnome Foundation indicates increased belt tightening in its new budget due to continuing financial woes.
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If You Wanna Be Gnome’s Executive Director You Have a Week to Apply
Two months after Holly Million tendered her resignation — and a month-and-a-half after leaving — the financially strapped Gnome Foundation announces that the search is on for a new executive director.
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Free Software Foundation Says ‘Goodbye’ to Its Boston Headquarters on Friday
On August 30, 2024 the Free Software Foundation will close its office for the last time as the organization goes all remote.
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For Good Reason, Apache Foundation Says ‘Goodbye’ to Iconic Feather Logo
The Apache Software Foundation is making changes in an attempt to right a wrong it unintentionally created when it adopted its name 25-years ago.
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Poof! Shaman Holly Million, Gnome’s Executive Director Disappears on July 31
Professional shaman Holly Million, who became Gnome’s executive director in October, has evidently participated in a banishing ritual and will disappear from Gnome at the end of this month.
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Poker & DEF CON: Bet Your Rights at EFF’s Benefit Poker Tournament on August 9 in Vegas
Cory Doctorow will be playing emcee, and writer and security expert Tarah Wheeler will be offering last minute down-and-dirty tips on how to play the game. Have fun; maybe win a little money; maybe lose some. It’s for the Electronic Frontier Foundation…
Read MoreFree Software Pioneer and Activist John Gilmore Is Among Three New Board Members at FSF
The Free Software Foundation might be getting itself back on track as the radical watchdog for copyleft and free software with the appointment of free software activist and pioneer John Gilmore to its board of directors.
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Gentoo Linux Becomes a Software in the Public Interest Project Because…Bookkeeping and Taxes
The Gentoo Linux distribution is in the process of shuttering its Gentoo Foundation now that it’s become a Software in the Public Interest project, which gives it tax exempt status and much, much more.
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Three Seats Up for Grabs as AlmaLinux Foundation Expands Board by Two
Foundation members will be voting to elect a total of three board members. One will be to fill a seat that was vacated when its holder stepped down. The others are completely new seats.
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EFF’s Two New Board Members Bring Equality and Security Cred to the Table
Two new seats on EFF’s board are filled by Erica Astrella and Yoshi Kohno, who bring valuable experience in diversity, equity, inclusion, security research, and data privacy to the table.
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GNU’s Having a 40th Birthday Party and You’re Invited!
Lordy! Lordy! Lordy! Gnu’s turning 40! The Free Software Foundation is pulling out all of the stops for a birthday celebration hack day on October…
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Why It Was Important to Translate Linux Foundation Training Manuals to Ukrainian
The software industry plays a large role in Ukraine’s economy, with many Ukrainian developers working remotely from Ukraine for software vendors located in the EU, UK, and US. Training manuals in the Ukrainian language will help veterans of Ukraine’s m…
Read MoreOpen Source Initiative Extends Voting Period After Email ‘Typo’
Pushing the end of voting back by one day assures there will be no confusion about when the polls close, which could have cost some OSI members their votes.
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OSI Email Mistake Could Affect Election Results
A seemingly unintentional factual error in a get-out-the-vote email sent by Open Source Initiative to its members could result in some members waiting until after the polls close to vote in the organizations current board of directors election.
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OSI License Review Working Group Seeks Input on Changes
The Open Source Initiative is planning on making a few changes to how they do things. They think they’ve got it figured out, but first they want to know what you think.
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