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The FSF advocates for free software ideals as outlined in the Free
Software Definition, works for adoption of free software and free
media formats, and organizes activist campaigns against threats to
user freedom like Windows 7, Apple's iPhone and OS X, DRM on
ebooks and movies, and software patents.
We promote completely free software distributions of GNULinux, and advocate that users of the GNULinux operating system switch to a distribution which respects their freedom.
We drive development of the GNU operating system and maintain a
list of high-priority free software projects to promote
replacements for common proprietary applications.
We build and update resources useful for the free software
community like the Free Software and Hardware Directories, and the
free software jobs board. We also provide licenses for free
software developers to share their code, including the GNU General
Public License.
You deserve to use software that is: free from restriction, free to share and copy, free to learn and adapt, and free to work with others. You deserve free software.
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A strong free software
movement focused on the principled issues of software freedom —
and a strong FSF in particular — will determine what freedoms
the next generation of computer users enjoy. At stake is no less than
the next generation's autonomy.
— Benjamin Mako Hill, writer, technologist and FSF board member
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