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News
- Keynotes announced for LibrePlanet 2019 free software conference
- FSF statement on Microsoft joining the Open Invention Network
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- FSF takes international day of action for a Day Without DRM on September 18th
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Blog Posts
- Last chance to submit your nominations for the FSF Awards!
- Innovative biography of RMS returns to GNU Press Shop
- GNU Spotlight with Mike Gerwitz: 8 new GNU releases!
- LibrePlanet 2019 Call for Sessions deadline extended until Nov 9th
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Events
- John Sullivan - "How can free communication tools win?" (freenode #live, Bristol, UK)
- Conference - "SeaGL 2018" (Seattle, WA)
- Molly de Blanc - "Insecure Connections: Love and mental health in our digital lives" (SeaGL, Seattle, WA)
- Rubén Rodríguez - "Freedom and privacy in the Web: Fighting licensing, tracking, fingerprinting and other issues, from both sides of the cable" (SeaGL, Seattle, WA)
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