[Bradford] Fwd: Free Software Supporter -- Issue 55, October 2012
David Carpenter
david.carpenter at nornir.co.uk
Thu Nov 1 09:00:04 UTC 2012
Those of you who are not directly subscribed might be interested in the
latest FSF bulletin.
Cheers
David
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From: Free Software Foundation <info at fsf.org>
Date: 1 November 2012 03:01
Subject: Free Software Supporter -- Issue 55, October 2012
To: David Carpenter <d.carpenter at virgin.net>
# Free Software Supporter
Issue 55, October 2012
Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's
monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and
63,183 other activists. That's 1,414 more than
last month!
View this issue online here:
* <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2012/october>
El Free Software Supporter estará disponible en castellano a partir de
mañana (1ro de noviembre). Para ver la versión en castellano haz click
aqui:
* <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2012/octubre-espanol>
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## TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Free Software Supporter available in Spanish!
* GNUs trick-or-treat at Windows 8 launch
* Nominate your free software heroes
* Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
* GNU MediaGoblin offers what you've been missing in an Internet
media-sharing system
* Jeremy Allison on why Samba switched to GPLv3
* Your right to own, under threat
* Update on the effort to defeat Restricted Boot
* Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
* Copyright Office fails to protect users from DMCA
* Summer 2012 trip to Europe: Photos from InterTice, in Marly-le-Roi
* LulzBot AO-100 3D printer now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
* LibrePlanet featured resource: Windows 8 Group
* GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 13 new GNU releases!
* GNU Toolchain update
* Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
* Thank GNUs!
* Take action with the FSF
### Free Software Supporter available in Spanish!
*From October 31st*
Starting tomorrow (November 1st), Spanish speakers will be able read
our monthly e-mail newsletter in their native language.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-software-supporter-now-available-in-spanish
>
### GNUs trick-or-treat at Windows 8 launch
*From October 26*
Last Thursday, the Free Software Foundation crashed the Windows 8
launch event in New York City. A cheerful GNU and her team handed out
DVDs loaded with Trisquel, FSF stickers, and information about our new
pledge, which asks Windows users to upgrade not to Windows 8, but to
GNU/Linux.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnus-trick-or-treat-at-windows-8-launch>
Sign the pledge!
* <http://www.fsf.org/windows8>
Our press release for the action:
* <
http://www.fsf.org/news/activists-trick-or-treat-for-free-software-at-windows-8-launch-event-1
>
French version of the press release:
* <
http://www.fsf.org/fr/des-activistes-du-logiciel-libre-transforment-le-gala-de-lancement-de-windows-8-en-soiree-halloween
>
### Nominate your free software heroes
*From October 18th*
The nomination window for the 15th annual Free Software Awards is
open. Now is your chance to show some love for your favorite free
software hero or an inspiring project that uses free software or free
software principles to benefit humanity. November 15th is the deadline
for nominations, so don't wait!
* <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/nominate-your-free-software-heroes>
Our press release for the Free Software Awards is here:
* <
http://www.fsf.org/news/the-free-software-foundation-opens-nominations-for-the-15th-annual-free-software-awards
>
### Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
*From October 16th*
October 16th is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate women's
contributions to science and technology.
Last year, FSF executive director John Sullivan wrote, "these stories
are an important way to simultaneously highlight both the
under-representation of women in these fields and — based on the
achievements of women who are in these fields — the potential we could
realize if barriers to participation can be named and removed." This
year, FSF campaigns manager Libby Reinish takes this thought and
builds on it.
* <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/happy-ada-lovelace-day>
Apropos of this, Deb Nicholson, an organizer of the FSF's Women's
Caucus, is quoted in a recent article on sexism in free software:
* <http://ur1.ca/amp7b>
### GNU MediaGoblin offers what you've been missing in an Internet
media-sharing system
*From October 11th*
Today the Free Software Foundation is proud and excited to assist the
GNU MediaGoblin project in its fundraising effort. MediaGoblin's
volunteer team is working on a next-generation social web system where
users will share their experiences through photos, videos and audio,
all without running proprietary software. This project is ambitious,
not just because it will support multiple media types, but also
because it will use a special new network system called federation,
which unifies a group of separately-owned servers into a single
interface for the user. This means that anyone wishing to start a
MediaGoblin server will be able to do so, optionally customizing the
code to their needs and offering unique options to users.
We'd also like to mention that right now all contributions to
MediaGoblin are being doubled!
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnu-mediagoblin-offers-what-youve-been-missing-in-an-internet-media-sharing-system
>
Our press release for the fundraiser is here:
* <
http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-rallies-support-for-gnu-mediagoblin-to-make-media-publishing-free-as-in-freedom
>
Also check out MediaGoblin's beautiful intro video on this page:
* <http://mediagoblin.org/pages/campaign.html>
See pictures of the team and read about some of their design considerations:
* <http://mediagoblin.org/news/fsws-2012-wrap-up.html>
### Jeremy Allison on why Samba switched to GPLv3
*From October 31st*
This is the second installment of our Licensing and Compliance Lab's
series on free software developers who choose GNU licenses for their
works.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/jeremy-allison-on-why-samba-switched-to-gplv3
>
### Your right to own, under threat
*From October 28th*
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in a case
called *Kirtsaeng v. Wiley*, and their final decision could help shape
the future of "first sale," a legal doctrine that underpins the right
to sell, lend, or give away the things you buy, even if those things
contain copyrighted elements.
* <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/your-right-own-under-threat>
Check out our blog post on the case:
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/play-it-again-sam-but-only-if-you-pay-for-it-again
>
### Update on the effort to defeat Restricted Boot
*From October 31st*
Ubuntu has decided to stick with GRUB 2 after all; 48 organizations
and over 37,000 people have signed the statement opposing Restricted
Boot, but Microsoft's new tablet is hitting stores.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/update-on-the-effort-to-defeat-restricted-boot
>
### Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
*From October 30th*
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
providing detailed info about version control, IRC channels,
documentation, and licensing info that has been carefully checked by
FSF staff and trained volunteers.
While the Free Software Directory has been and continues to be a great
resource to the world over the past decade, it has the potential of
being a resource of even greater value. But it needs your help staying
up to date with new and exciting free software projects.
To help, join volunteer leader Andrew Engelbrecht on Fridays from 2pm
to 5pm EDT (18:00 to 21:00 UTC). Meetings take place in the #fsf
channel on irc.gnu.org, and usually include a handful of regulars as
well as new volunteers. Everyone's welcome.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/join-the-fsf-and-friends-in-updating-the-free-software-directory-7
>
### Copyright Office fails to protect users from DMCA
*From October 26th*
The Copyright Office picked Sony over you and failed to expand DMCA
anti-circumvention exemptions to devices other than cell phones, or to
the sharing of anti-circumvention software.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/copyright-office-fails-to-protect-users-from-dmca
>
### Summer 2012 trip to Europe: Photos from InterTice, in Marly-le-Roi
*From October 11th*
RMS was in Marly-le-Roi, France, on 27 June, to deliver his speech
"Logiciels Libres et éducation," at InterTice Logiciels Libres, a
selection of practical workshops designed to present possible
pedagogical uses of free software, to an audience of over 200
educational inspectors, teachers, school directors, and local
authorities.
* <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/20120627-marlyleroi>
### LulzBot AO-100 3D printer now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
*From October 9th*
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded its first Respects
Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the LulzBot AO-100 3D Printer sold
by Aleph Objects, Inc. The RYF certification mark means that the
product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control
over the product, and privacy.
* <
http://www.fsf.org/news/hardware-certification-aleph-objects-lulzbot-3d-printer
>
### LibrePlanet featured resource: Windows 8 Group
Every month on LibrePlanet, we highlight one resource that is
interesting and useful -- often one that could use your help.
For this month, we are highlighting the Windows 8 group page, where
people are sharing their concerns about the new proprietary operating
system. You are invited to adopt, spread and improve this important
resource. Ideas from this page will likely be used in a whitepaper and
campaign about Windows 8.
* <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Windows_8>
Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us
know at <campaigns at fsf.org>.
### GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 13 new GNU releases!
13 new GNU releases this month (as of October 29, 2012):
* binutils-2.23
* bison-2.6.4
* coreutils-8.20
* freeipmi-1.2.2
* gnuhealth-1.6.4
* gnutls-3.1.3
* libcdio-0.90
* libextractor-1.0.1
* parallel-20121022
* patch-2.7.1
* units-2.01
* xnee-3.14
* zile-2.4.9
To get announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the
info-gnu mailing list:
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu>. Nearly all GNU
software is available from <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/>, or preferably
one of its mirrors (<http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html>). You can use
the url <http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/> to be automatically redirected to
a (hopefully) nearby and up-to-date mirror.
A number of GNU packages, as well as the GNU operating system as a
whole, are looking for maintainers and other assistance. Please see
<http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint> if you'd like to
help. The general page on how to help GNU is at
<http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html>. To submit new packages to the GNU
operating system, see <http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html>.
As always, please feel free to write to me, <karl at gnu.org>, with any
GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
### GNU Toolchain update
*From October 29th*
The GNU toolchain refers to the part of the GNU system which is used
for building programs. These components of GNU are together often on
other systems and for compiling programs for other platforms. This
post on the GNU toolchain blogs covers developments from the last two
months.
* <http://nickclifton.livejournal.com/11573.html>
### Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
For event details, as well as to sign-up to be notified for future
events in your area, please visit <http://www.fsf.org/events>.
Richard Stallman has the following events in November:
* November 6, 2012, 6:00 PM, Helsinki, Finland, ["How to begin
contributing to a free software project and do a good
job"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121106-helsinki)
* November 7, 2012, 7:30 PM, Reykjavik, Iceland, ["Copyright vs.
community"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121107-reykjavik)
* November 16, 2012, 9:00 AM, Santa Clara, California, ["The danger
of software
patents"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121116-santaclara)
### Thank GNUs!
We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation,
but we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have
donated $500 or more in the last month.
* <http://www.gnu.org/thankgnus/2012supporters.html>
This month, a big Thank GNU to:
* Stephen Compall
* Justin Frankel
* Thane Williams
* Taku Fujita
* Philipp Weis
* Vincent Povirk
* John Gilmore
* Vincent Launchbury
* Mason Smith
* Eric Rollins
* James H. McConville
* Michael Makuch
You can add your name to this list by donating at
<https://donate.fsf.org>.
### Take action with the FSF
Contributions from thousands of individual members enable the FSF's
work. You can contribute by joining at <http://www.fsf.org/join>. If
you're already a member, you can help refer new members (and earn some
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everybody to do. Also, head over to our campaign section
(<http://www.fsf.org/campaigns>) and take action on software patents,
DRM, free software adoption, OpenDocument, RIAA and more.
###
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On 1 November 2012 03:01, Free Software Foundation <info at fsf.org> wrote:
> # Free Software Supporter
>
> Issue 55, October 2012
>
> Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's
> monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and
> 63,183 other activists. That's 1,414 more than
> last month!
>
> View this issue online here:
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2012/october>
>
> El Free Software Supporter estará disponible en castellano a partir de
> mañana (1ro de noviembre). Para ver la versión en castellano haz click
> aqui:
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2012/octubre-espanol>
>
> Para cambiar las preferencias de usuario y recibir los próximos
> números del Supporter en castellano, haz click aquí:
>
> * <https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create?gid=34&reset=1>
>
> Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience by
> adding our subscriber widget to your web site.
>
> * Subscribe: <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter>
> * Widget: <http://www.fsf.org/associate/widget>
>
> Miss an issue? You can catch up on back issues at
> <http://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter>.
>
> Multilingual? Send translations of the Supporter to
> <campaigns at fsf.org>.
>
> ## TABLE OF CONTENTS
>
> * Free Software Supporter available in Spanish!
> * GNUs trick-or-treat at Windows 8 launch
> * Nominate your free software heroes
> * Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
> * GNU MediaGoblin offers what you've been missing in an Internet
> media-sharing system
> * Jeremy Allison on why Samba switched to GPLv3
> * Your right to own, under threat
> * Update on the effort to defeat Restricted Boot
> * Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
> * Copyright Office fails to protect users from DMCA
> * Summer 2012 trip to Europe: Photos from InterTice, in Marly-le-Roi
> * LulzBot AO-100 3D printer now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
> * LibrePlanet featured resource: Windows 8 Group
> * GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 13 new GNU releases!
> * GNU Toolchain update
> * Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
> * Thank GNUs!
> * Take action with the FSF
>
> ### Free Software Supporter available in Spanish!
>
> *From October 31st*
>
> Starting tomorrow (November 1st), Spanish speakers will be able read
> our monthly e-mail newsletter in their native language.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-software-supporter-now-available-in-spanish
> >
>
> ### GNUs trick-or-treat at Windows 8 launch
>
> *From October 26*
>
> Last Thursday, the Free Software Foundation crashed the Windows 8
> launch event in New York City. A cheerful GNU and her team handed out
> DVDs loaded with Trisquel, FSF stickers, and information about our new
> pledge, which asks Windows users to upgrade not to Windows 8, but to
> GNU/Linux.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnus-trick-or-treat-at-windows-8-launch
> >
>
> Sign the pledge!
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/windows8>
>
> Our press release for the action:
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/news/activists-trick-or-treat-for-free-software-at-windows-8-launch-event-1
> >
>
> French version of the press release:
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/fr/des-activistes-du-logiciel-libre-transforment-le-gala-de-lancement-de-windows-8-en-soiree-halloween
> >
>
> ### Nominate your free software heroes
>
> *From October 18th*
>
> The nomination window for the 15th annual Free Software Awards is
> open. Now is your chance to show some love for your favorite free
> software hero or an inspiring project that uses free software or free
> software principles to benefit humanity. November 15th is the deadline
> for nominations, so don't wait!
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/nominate-your-free-software-heroes
> >
>
> Our press release for the Free Software Awards is here:
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/news/the-free-software-foundation-opens-nominations-for-the-15th-annual-free-software-awards
> >
>
> ### Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
>
> *From October 16th*
>
> October 16th is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate women's
> contributions to science and technology.
>
> Last year, FSF executive director John Sullivan wrote, "these stories
> are an important way to simultaneously highlight both the
> under-representation of women in these fields and — based on the
> achievements of women who are in these fields — the potential we could
> realize if barriers to participation can be named and removed." This
> year, FSF campaigns manager Libby Reinish takes this thought and
> builds on it.
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/happy-ada-lovelace-day>
>
> Apropos of this, Deb Nicholson, an organizer of the FSF's Women's
> Caucus, is quoted in a recent article on sexism in free software:
>
> * <http://ur1.ca/amp7b>
>
> ### GNU MediaGoblin offers what you've been missing in an Internet
> media-sharing system
>
> *From October 11th*
>
> Today the Free Software Foundation is proud and excited to assist the
> GNU MediaGoblin project in its fundraising effort. MediaGoblin's
> volunteer team is working on a next-generation social web system where
> users will share their experiences through photos, videos and audio,
> all without running proprietary software. This project is ambitious,
> not just because it will support multiple media types, but also
> because it will use a special new network system called federation,
> which unifies a group of separately-owned servers into a single
> interface for the user. This means that anyone wishing to start a
> MediaGoblin server will be able to do so, optionally customizing the
> code to their needs and offering unique options to users.
>
> We'd also like to mention that right now all contributions to
> MediaGoblin are being doubled!
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnu-mediagoblin-offers-what-youve-been-missing-in-an-internet-media-sharing-system
> >
>
> Our press release for the fundraiser is here:
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-rallies-support-for-gnu-mediagoblin-to-make-media-publishing-free-as-in-freedom
> >
>
> Also check out MediaGoblin's beautiful intro video on this page:
>
> * <http://mediagoblin.org/pages/campaign.html>
>
> See pictures of the team and read about some of their design
> considerations:
>
> * <http://mediagoblin.org/news/fsws-2012-wrap-up.html>
>
> ### Jeremy Allison on why Samba switched to GPLv3
>
> *From October 31st*
>
> This is the second installment of our Licensing and Compliance Lab's
> series on free software developers who choose GNU licenses for their
> works.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/jeremy-allison-on-why-samba-switched-to-gplv3
> >
>
> ### Your right to own, under threat
>
> *From October 28th*
>
> The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in a case
> called *Kirtsaeng v. Wiley*, and their final decision could help shape
> the future of "first sale," a legal doctrine that underpins the right
> to sell, lend, or give away the things you buy, even if those things
> contain copyrighted elements.
>
> * <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/your-right-own-under-threat>
>
> Check out our blog post on the case:
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/play-it-again-sam-but-only-if-you-pay-for-it-again
> >
>
> ### Update on the effort to defeat Restricted Boot
>
> *From October 31st*
>
> Ubuntu has decided to stick with GRUB 2 after all; 48 organizations
> and over 37,000 people have signed the statement opposing Restricted
> Boot, but Microsoft's new tablet is hitting stores.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/update-on-the-effort-to-defeat-restricted-boot
> >
>
> ### Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
>
> *From October 30th*
>
> 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
> providing detailed info about version control, IRC channels,
> documentation, and licensing info that has been carefully checked by
> FSF staff and trained volunteers.
>
> While the Free Software Directory has been and continues to be a great
> resource to the world over the past decade, it has the potential of
> being a resource of even greater value. But it needs your help staying
> up to date with new and exciting free software projects.
>
> To help, join volunteer leader Andrew Engelbrecht on Fridays from 2pm
> to 5pm EDT (18:00 to 21:00 UTC). Meetings take place in the #fsf
> channel on irc.gnu.org, and usually include a handful of regulars as
> well as new volunteers. Everyone's welcome.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/join-the-fsf-and-friends-in-updating-the-free-software-directory-7
> >
>
> ### Copyright Office fails to protect users from DMCA
>
> *From October 26th*
>
> The Copyright Office picked Sony over you and failed to expand DMCA
> anti-circumvention exemptions to devices other than cell phones, or to
> the sharing of anti-circumvention software.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/copyright-office-fails-to-protect-users-from-dmca
> >
>
> ### Summer 2012 trip to Europe: Photos from InterTice, in Marly-le-Roi
>
> *From October 11th*
>
> RMS was in Marly-le-Roi, France, on 27 June, to deliver his speech
> "Logiciels Libres et éducation," at InterTice Logiciels Libres, a
> selection of practical workshops designed to present possible
> pedagogical uses of free software, to an audience of over 200
> educational inspectors, teachers, school directors, and local
> authorities.
>
> * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/20120627-marlyleroi>
>
> ### LulzBot AO-100 3D printer now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
>
> *From October 9th*
>
> The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded its first Respects
> Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the LulzBot AO-100 3D Printer sold
> by Aleph Objects, Inc. The RYF certification mark means that the
> product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control
> over the product, and privacy.
>
> * <
> http://www.fsf.org/news/hardware-certification-aleph-objects-lulzbot-3d-printer
> >
>
> ### LibrePlanet featured resource: Windows 8 Group
>
> Every month on LibrePlanet, we highlight one resource that is
> interesting and useful -- often one that could use your help.
>
> For this month, we are highlighting the Windows 8 group page, where
> people are sharing their concerns about the new proprietary operating
> system. You are invited to adopt, spread and improve this important
> resource. Ideas from this page will likely be used in a whitepaper and
> campaign about Windows 8.
>
> * <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Windows_8>
>
> Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us
> know at <campaigns at fsf.org>.
>
>
> ### GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry: 13 new GNU releases!
>
> 13 new GNU releases this month (as of October 29, 2012):
>
> * binutils-2.23
> * bison-2.6.4
> * coreutils-8.20
> * freeipmi-1.2.2
> * gnuhealth-1.6.4
> * gnutls-3.1.3
> * libcdio-0.90
> * libextractor-1.0.1
> * parallel-20121022
> * patch-2.7.1
> * units-2.01
> * xnee-3.14
> * zile-2.4.9
>
> To get announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the
> info-gnu mailing list:
> <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu>. Nearly all GNU
> software is available from <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/>, or preferably
> one of its mirrors (<http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html>). You can use
> the url <http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/> to be automatically redirected to
> a (hopefully) nearby and up-to-date mirror.
>
> A number of GNU packages, as well as the GNU operating system as a
> whole, are looking for maintainers and other assistance. Please see
> <http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint> if you'd like to
> help. The general page on how to help GNU is at
> <http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html>. To submit new packages to the GNU
> operating system, see <http://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html>.
>
> As always, please feel free to write to me, <karl at gnu.org>, with any
> GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
>
> ### GNU Toolchain update
>
> *From October 29th*
>
> The GNU toolchain refers to the part of the GNU system which is used
> for building programs. These components of GNU are together often on
> other systems and for compiling programs for other platforms. This
> post on the GNU toolchain blogs covers developments from the last two
> months.
>
> * <http://nickclifton.livejournal.com/11573.html>
>
> ### Richard Stallman's speaking schedule
>
> For event details, as well as to sign-up to be notified for future
> events in your area, please visit <http://www.fsf.org/events>.
>
> Richard Stallman has the following events in November:
>
> * November 6, 2012, 6:00 PM, Helsinki, Finland, ["How to begin
> contributing to a free software project and do a good
> job"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121106-helsinki)
>
> * November 7, 2012, 7:30 PM, Reykjavik, Iceland, ["Copyright vs.
> community"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121107-reykjavik)
>
> * November 16, 2012, 9:00 AM, Santa Clara, California, ["The danger
> of software
> patents"](http://www.fsf.org/events/20121116-santaclara)
>
> ### Thank GNUs!
>
> We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation,
> but we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have
> donated $500 or more in the last month.
>
> * <http://www.gnu.org/thankgnus/2012supporters.html>
>
> This month, a big Thank GNU to:
>
> * Stephen Compall
> * Justin Frankel
> * Thane Williams
> * Taku Fujita
> * Philipp Weis
> * Vincent Povirk
> * John Gilmore
> * Vincent Launchbury
> * Mason Smith
> * Eric Rollins
> * James H. McConville
> * Michael Makuch
>
> You can add your name to this list by donating at
> <https://donate.fsf.org>.
>
> ### Take action with the FSF
>
> Contributions from thousands of individual members enable the FSF's
> work. You can contribute by joining at <http://www.fsf.org/join>. If
> you're already a member, you can help refer new members (and earn some
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>
> The FSF is also always looking for volunteers
> (<http://www.fsf.org/volunteer>). From rabble-rousing to hacking, from
> issue coordination to envelope stuffing -- there's something here for
> everybody to do. Also, head over to our campaign section
> (<http://www.fsf.org/campaigns>) and take action on software patents,
> DRM, free software adoption, OpenDocument, RIAA and more.
>
> ###
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