FSF blogs
FSD meeting and weekly recap 2026-05-01
Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished this week and at today's Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting.
April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
It's May, and we've been keeping busy
All four teams at the Free Software Foundation (FSF) have been working tirelessly the past four months, and we have a lot to show for it!
RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
Any software license that denies users their freedom is by definition nonfree and unethical, and so-called "Responsible AI" Licenses (RAIL) are no exception. If we want software to help decrease social injustice, we should oppose licenses that restrict how software can be used.
You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
Protecting the integrity of the (A)GPL is an essential component in protecting user freedom.
Relicensing versus license compatibility
Relicensing and license compatibility are two important aspects of how licensing works in the free software community. This article explains both concepts, what they have in common, and how they differ.