LibrePhone Project: Free Software Foundation Now Wants to 'Free Your Phone'
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- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit promoting computer user freedom through free and open source software.
- Founded in 1985 by Richard M. Stallman, FSF advocates for users' rights to use, study, modify, and redistribute software without restrictions.
- FSF celebrated its 40th anniversary (FSF40) in Boston, marking decades of advocacy for software freedom.
- Ian Kelling was named the new FSF president, aiming to strengthen the organization's response to emerging problems and expand the free software movement.
- Discussions at FSF40 included board members and activists sharing experiences on projects like GNU, Debian, Trisquel, and Emacs.
- The LibrePhone Project was announced, aiming to bring complete computing freedom to mobile devices, addressing limitations in current Android and iOS systems.
- LibrePhone is a partnership with Rob Savoye, a veteran developer with extensive free software experience, focusing on creating a fully open mobile platform.
- The project aims to develop everything from firmware to the operating system using free software principles.
- Rob Savoye highlighted the potential of LibrePhone to bring software freedom to a broader audience globally.
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