Here are some latest-free software news highlights from reliable sources:
- European Free Software advocacy continues to push for public funding and policy support, with recent activity around EU open source strategies and funding programs. This includes ongoing efforts to secure dedicated budgets for free software and to influence regulatory decisions affecting software freedom.[3]
- The Free Software Foundation and related organizations have been active with community events and updates, including coverage of recent open source conferences and calls for participation in online and in-person hackathons and community initiatives.[2][5]
- Industry coverage of free software trends remains robust, with ongoing reporting on the role of free/open source software in enterprise, research, and public institutions, as well as notable milestones from major open source projects and communities.[7][8]
If you’d like, I can narrow this down to:
- region-specific updates (e.g., US or Europe)
- policy and funding news
- major project announcements or release notes
Would you prefer a quick bullet recap for Buffalo, NY, or a global roundup with sources and dates?
Sources
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Saturday, March 18, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the recipients of the 2022 Free Software Awards, which are given annually at the FSF's LibrePlanet conference to groups and individuals in the free software community who have made significant contributions to the cause for software freedom. This year's recipients of the awards are Eli Zaretskii, Tad (SkewedZeppelin), and GNU Jami. As LibrePlanet 2023 is a hybrid in-person and online...
www.fsf.org*From August 26 by Sacha Chua* Tens of thousands of people visit directory.fsf.org each month to discover free software. Each entry in the Directory contains a wealth of useful information, from basic category and descriptions to version control, IRC channels, documentation, and licensing. The Free Software Directory has been a great resource to software users over the past decade, but it needs your help staying up-to-date with new and exciting free software projects. … Fifteen new GNU...
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