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Why instructions are not enough for promoting email encryption

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

10.06.2014
Getting users to accept encryption is more a matter of changing attitudes than of writing clear instructions
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Gluglug Laptops Get FSF Respect Your Freedom Certification

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

18.12.2013
Gluglug is selling refurbished computers that are free-licensed from their firmware to their operating system and drivers.
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The Linux-libre Project

Freeing the Linux Kernel

04.11.2013

The Linux kernel and its penguin mascot are widely viewed as the symbol of free and open source software. The truth, however, is that the Linux kernel is only partly free.

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Until we no longer need lists

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

30.04.2013
The news that the FSF's list of free hardware is growing is both a cause for celebration and frustration.
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FSFE Seeks to Protect Licenses from Bankruptcy

02.08.2012

Free Software licenses could face legal challenges in some European jurisdictions.

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The FSF Compliance Lab Doubles

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

17.07.2012
Staffing the FSF's compliance lab with two people is making a world of difference
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Fundraising for Free Software and Free Culture

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

24.01.2012
Fundraising for a project? You have three basic strategies for a campaign -- and you'd better choose the right one for your situation.
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FSF Moves to Greater Openness with Free Software Directory Relaunch

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

29.09.2011
The relaunch of the Free Software Directory shows the Free Software Foundation experimenting with greater openness.
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Bad-mouthing the Free Software Foundation

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

22.09.2011
When pundits attack the Free Software Foundation, often they're not expressing criticism so much as venting spite
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Free software isn't a single school of thought

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

20.07.2011
Stereotypes portray free software supporters as True Believers. Most of them aren't -- and that includes me.
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