John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

Did you know volunteering allows you to improve your skillset in areas you might not have opportunities for in the professional world. Want to improve your coding skills? There is a place for you on the GNOME project. Need to improve your project management skills? There is a place for you. Improve your skills by joining our community.
https://www.gnome.org/news/2020/12/building-with-gnome/

My friend is « looking for a Free Software vegetarian developer position »

https://blog.dachary.org/2020/12/19/looking-for-a-free-software-vegetarian-developer-position/

« I do my best to only use Free Software and only write Free Software »

At the end of his internship with the FSF tech team, Bandali (who has also done a ton of volunteering for us) reflects on his experience: https://u.fsf.org/38d

Why FSF Endorsing PureOS Matters

"In addition to the fact that we firmly believe in free software, we also believe that having an operating system that runs on 100% free software directly benefits you and the rest of society"

https://puri.sm/posts/why-fsf-endorsing-pureos-matters/

#fsf #privacy #freedom

Mobile phones are the primary "computers" for many users, which makes it more important than ever to support Replicant, the free mobile phone OS: https://u.fsf.org/38l

it is DONE

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autotools-announce/2020-12/msg00001.html

Did you know that the FSF has a PeerTube account? PeerTube is a decentralized, federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent, and you'll find us on the Framatube instance: https://u.fsf.org/36m

#EmacsConf 2020 recordings are now live! Check them out, and make a party out of it by playing them inside of Emacs, while wearing your Emacs shirt, while drinking your favorite beverage from an Emacs mug. It's #Emacs all the way down! https://u.fsf.org/37- https://u.fsf.org/37g

The problems Apple users encountered last month, when non-Apple applications wouldn't launch, is symptomatic of a much deeper problem. The OCSP debacle is just the most recent example of why users shouldn't trust Apple with their computing: https://u.fsf.org/380

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2020-12/msg00000.html Autoconf 2.69e -- a release candidate for the first Autoconf stable release in 8 years -- is now out. Test now; 2.70 coming December 8th. My new blog post: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2020/12/02/0

You shouldn't be treated like a criminal for changing or repairing something you own. We’re proud to stand with @fsf for international #DayAgainstDRM https://twitter.com/fsf/status/1334890219263373315

Challenging yourself to going a day (or longer!) without DRM-restricted media this year? Read our suggestions for DRM-free retailers and media sites at the Guide to DRM-Free Living: https://u.fsf.org/13

Are you a US federal government employee? You can donate to the FSF through the Combined Federal Campaign workplace giving program -- Go to https://givecfc.org and search for the FSF's ID, 63210.

The International Day Against DRM #IDAD is this Friday, December 4! Learn what you can do to join the fight against unjust restrictions on use and sharing of media: https://u.fsf.org/36c

Ricardo Wurmus, the musician behind the #Guix release song (also former co-maintainer and fantastic hacker), writes about #music production on Guix System with #FreeSoftware, and about the making of that wonderful song in two days! 👇
https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2020/music-production-on-guix-system/