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### It's May, and we've been keeping busy
*From May 1*
The FSF has an update ready on its work over the past few months. From empowering the systems uplifting our free software mission to promoting free software and exposing how Big Tech limits user freedom, FSF staff has been *busy*. Read more about all of the great work the FSF has done so far this year and how you can support us in the article below.
*
### RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
*From April 22*
Every now and then, someone makes an attempt to draft a software license that, at first glance, looks commendable: it lists a number of anti-social activities and requires that licensees refrain from these activities as a condition of the license. Such licenses are often advertised as "ethical," but make no mistake: they deny users their software freedom and therefore are unethical. Software freedom includes freedom 0 (the freedom to use the program for any purpose). Clearly, any use restriction in a software license makes the program nonfree. Any software license that denies users their freedom is by definition nonfree and unethical, and so-called "Responsible AI" Licenses (RAIL) are no exception. If we want software to help decrease social injustice, we should oppose licenses that restrict how software can be used.
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### You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
*From April 15*
Part of protecting free software includes responding to confusing and/or inappropriate use of free licenses, including the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). The FSF was recently mentioned by Lev Bannov of the OnlyOffice project in connection with the use of a modified version of the AGPLv3. It is possible to modify the AGPLv3 with additional terms, but only by adhering to the terms of the license. One can also legally use AGPL terms (possibly modified) in another license imposing terms outside of what the AGPLv3 allows, but then referring to the license as "AGPL" would be false. If you are considering adding terms to an FSF license, be sure to read published materials or consult with our licensing team.
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### Relicensing versus license compatibility
*From April 8*
A freedom-respecting software license (or free license) is a set of terms and conditions under which you may modify and share a work. All free software licenses grant the copyright holder(s) with the ability to relicense, or in other words, release future copies and/or versions of a program under a different license. License compatibility exists when two or more works with different licenses can be combined and distributed as a larger whole, and is only possible if all the requirements of each license involved can be satisfied. Both relicensing and license compatibility are two important aspects of how licensing works in free software. You can learn more about both of these concepts, including what they have in common and how they differ, in the article below.
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### Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
*From March 10*
We're still accepting applications for the new Engineering and Certification Manager role! If you or someone you know is a motivated and talented individual who would like to make promoting user freedom your profession, apply soon. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate.
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### Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
*From April 20 by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)*
A new FSFE report exposes how all fifty-six interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple, and how their declines contradict their own official documentation, leaving third-party developers locked out of iOS and iPadOS, despite the European Commission’s latest specification decision. Apple's approach to "effective" interoperability requires developers to navigate account creation, fees, detailed requests, internal review, and potentially long implementation timelines, fearing sudden closure of their developer accounts during the whole process. We cannot allow Apple to continue controlling what software users use on their mobile devices. Public pressure works: tell Apple that blocking interoperability is unacceptable.
* *
### The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
*From April 13 by Cliff Braun and Rory Mir*
California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user — on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of free software alternatives. A.B. 2047 goes further than any other legislation on algorithmic print-blocking by making it a misdemeanor for the owners of these devices to disable, deactivate, or otherwise circumvent these mandated algorithms. Not only does this effectively criminalize use of any third-party, free (as in freedom) 3D printer firmware, but it also enables print-blocking algorithms to parallel anti-user behaviors seen with digital restrictions management. This is a very anti-user, anti-freedom bill, and should it pass, would leave users with few if any choices when it comes to using 3D printers. You can read more about the dangers of this bill to user freedom in the article below.
* * *
### GnuPG 2.5.19 released
*From April 24 by Werner Koch*
The latest version of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG, GPG), a complete and free implementation of OpenPGP and S/MIME standards, is now available for download! Version 2.5.19 includes a few brand new features and couple of bug fixes. The main features in the 2.5 series are improvements for 64 bit Windows and the introduction of Kyber (aka ML-KEM or FIPS-203) as PQC encryption algorithm. Other than PQC support, the 2.6 series does not differ much from 2.4 because the majority of changes are internal to make use of newer features from the supporting libraries. Important note: the old 2.4 series reaches end-of-life in just two months, so make sure to update to 2.5.19 as soon as you can!
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### FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
*From April 24 by Jon Brodkin*
At the end of March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a surprise announcement: foreign-made routers will no longer be welcome in the US, unless providers receive approval for special exceptions. The FCC claims that this ban will strengthen national and individual security, yet how can a user verify their router is actually secure when all the "approved" routers use proprietary software? This ban is a direct attack on router freedom (the right for users to choose how their computing interacts with the internet) and is an essential precondition for user freedom. With this ban, it will become increasingly difficult, if not potentially impossible, for US residents to access the internet in freedom since a great majority of commercially-available network routers run on their own proprietary operating systems. The router ban isn't about security: it's about controlling your user freedom.
* *
### Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
*From April 21 by Justyn Newman*
Beginning on May 20, Amazon is sending Kindles sold in 2012 and earlier to the abandonware graveyard. After May 20, readers will only be able to read books downloaded on these devices prior to the end date. Due to the restrictive licensing that Kindle ebooks are under (you never "buy" a Kindle ebook, just purchase access to it), users of older Kindles are being forced to find some creative workarounds for using what should be theirs. While Frankenstein fixes such as sideloading ebooks or jailbreaking do work, users shouldn't have to resort to sometimes complicated solutions just to read a book, or use any other device that they own for that matter. Unfortunately, so long as digital restrictions management (DRM) and proprietary software control the devices we use, this is the reality for users. If you read ebooks and want to resist Amazon's control, check our DRM-free guide for some ideas.
* *
### France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
*From April 10 by Zack Whittaker*
Over the coming years, France will be making the free software switch on some of its government computers from Microsoft Windows to GNU/Linux. The European country has made this decision based on reasoning shared by many free software advocates: a desire to exercise greater control over its data and digital infrastructure. We would love to see a commitment to moving all French government operations to free software, but this is a major step forward for France. When a government adopts free software, not only does it increase interoperability, support local and small businesses, and reduce costs, but it also ensures that residents and citizens don't have to interact with nonfree software. A specific timeline for France's partial transition to running on free software hasn't yet been released, so we encourage you to keep an eye on France's progress in becoming a country run on free software.
* *
### April GNU Emacs news *From April 30 by Sacha Chua* In these issues: workaround for a Git-related security issue, using ert-play-keys to debug Emacs Lisp, and more! * [2026-04-06](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-06-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-13](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-13-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-20](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-20-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-27](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-27-emacs-news/)
### Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory 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. To help, join our weekly IRC meetings on Fridays. Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on Libera.Chat and usually include a handful of regulars as well as newcomers. Libera.Chat is accessible from any IRC client — everyone's welcome! The next meeting is next Friday, May 8 from 12:00 to 15:00 ESD (16:00 to 19:00 UTC). Details here:
* ### LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026 Every month on the LibrePlanet wiki, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful — often one that could use your help. For this month, we are highlighting Librelocal/2026. This May is LibreLocal month! The FSF invites free software supporters like you to organize an in-person community meetup in your area in May, 2026 to bring people together to swap ideas, learn from each other, and celebrate free software. You are invited to help update, adopt, spread, and improve this important resource.
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### April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
Nineteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of April 30, 2026):
* [coreutils-9.11](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) * [gcc-16.1.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/) * [gnuhealth-his-5.0.7](https://www.gnu.org/software/health/) * [gnupg-2.5.19](https://www.gnu.org/software/gnupg/) * [gnutls-3.8.13](https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/) * [inetutils-2.8](https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/) * [libgcrypt-1.12.2](https://www.gnu.org/software/libgcrypt/) * [libmicrohttpd-1.0.5](https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/) * [lilypond-2.26.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/lilypond/) * [linux-libre-7.0-gnu](https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/) * [mpc-1.4.1](https://www.gnu.org/software/mpc/) * [nano-9.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/nano/) * [parallel-20260422](https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/) * [parted-3.7](https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/) * [r-4.6.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/r/) * [sed-4.10](https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/) * [time-1.10](https://www.gnu.org/software/time/) * [units-2.27](https://www.gnu.org/software/units/) * [xorriso-1.5.8.pl01](https://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/)
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### FSF and other free software events
* May 5, 2026, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-05-montreal-quebec-canada) * May 5, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-05-oviedo-asturias-spain) * May 7, 2026, Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-07-salamanca-salamanca-spain) * May 8, 2026, Tarragona, Catalunya, España, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-08-tarragon-catalunya-spain) * May 9, 2026, online, Milan, Italy, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-09-milan-italy) * May 9, 2026, Auckland, New Zealand, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-09-auckland-new-zealand) * May 12, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-12-oviedo-asturias-spain) * May 16, 2026, London, United Kingdon, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-16-london-england-united-kingdom) * May 16, 2026, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-16-mazatlan-sinaloa-mexico) * May 16, 2026, València, España, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-16-valencia-spain) * May 17, 2026, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-17-brantford-ontario-canada) * May 17, 2026, Livermore, California, United States, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-29-livermore-california-united-states) * May 18, 2026, Toronto, Canada, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-18-toronto-canada) * May 19, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Librelocal/2026) * May 21, 2026, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-21-neuchatel-switzerland) * May 22, 2026, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-22-brasilia-distrito-federal-brasil) * May 26, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Librelocal/2026) * May 28, 2026, Shiraz, Iran, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-28-shiran-iran) * May 28, 2026, New Haven Connecticut, United States, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-29-new-haven-connecticut-united-states) * May 30, 2026, Bariloche, Provincia, de Río Negro, Argentina, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-30-san-carlos-de-bariloche-provincia-de-rio-negro-argentina) * May 30, 2026, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-30-santa-cruz-de-tenerife-canary-islands-spain) * May 30, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, [LibreLocal meetup](https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Librelocal/2026) * May 30, 2026, Catania, Italy, [LibreLocal meetup](https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Librelocal/2026) * June 7, 2026, Kyiv, Ukraine [LibreLocal meetup](https://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-kyiv-ukraine) * June 14-16, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, [Flock to Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/flock/2026/) * July 16-18, 2026, Porto, Portugal, [SECRYPT](https://secrypt.scitevents.org/) * August 14-16, 2026, Manhattan, New York, United States, [HOPE](https://hope.net/)
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Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) monthly news digest and action update — being read by you and 237145 other activists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- It's May, and we've been keeping busy
- RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
- You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
- Relicensing versus license compatibility
- Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
- Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
- The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
- GnuPG 2.5.19 released
- FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
- Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
- France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
- April GNU Emacs news
- Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
- LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026
- April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring Nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
- FSF and other free software events
- Thank GNUs!
- GNU copyright contributions
- Translations of the Free Software Supporter
- Take action with the FSF!
View this issue online here: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2026/may.
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It's May, and we've been keeping busy
From May 1
The FSF has an update ready on its work over the past few months. From empowering the systems uplifting our free software mission to promoting free software and exposing how Big Tech limits user freedom, FSF staff has been busy. Read more about all of the great work the FSF has done so far this year and how you can support us in the article below.
RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
From April 22
Every now and then, someone makes an attempt to draft a software license that, at first glance, looks commendable: it lists a number of anti-social activities and requires that licensees refrain from these activities as a condition of the license. Such licenses are often advertised as "ethical," but make no mistake: they deny users their software freedom and therefore are unethical. Software freedom includes freedom 0 (the freedom to use the program for any purpose). Clearly, any use restriction in a software license makes the program nonfree. Any software license that denies users their freedom is by definition nonfree and unethical, and so-called "Responsible AI" Licenses (RAIL) are no exception. If we want software to help decrease social injustice, we should oppose licenses that restrict how software can be used.
You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
From April 15
Part of protecting free software includes responding to confusing and/or inappropriate use of free licenses, including the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). The FSF was recently mentioned by Lev Bannov of the OnlyOffice project in connection with the use of a modified version of the AGPLv3. It is possible to modify the AGPLv3 with additional terms, but only by adhering to the terms of the license. One can also legally use AGPL terms (possibly modified) in another license imposing terms outside of what the AGPLv3 allows, but then referring to the license as "AGPL" would be false. If you are considering adding terms to an FSF license, be sure to read published materials or consult with our licensing team.
Relicensing versus license compatibility
From April 8
A freedom-respecting software license (or free license) is a set of terms and conditions under which you may modify and share a work. All free software licenses grant the copyright holder(s) with the ability to relicense, or in other words, release future copies and/or versions of a program under a different license. License compatibility exists when two or more works with different licenses can be combined and distributed as a larger whole, and is only possible if all the requirements of each license involved can be satisfied. Both relicensing and license compatibility are two important aspects of how licensing works in free software. You can learn more about both of these concepts, including what they have in common and how they differ, in the article below.
Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
From March 10
We're still accepting applications for the new Engineering and Certification Manager role! If you or someone you know is a motivated and talented individual who would like to make promoting user freedom your profession, apply soon. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate.
Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
From April 20 by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
A new FSFE report exposes how all fifty-six interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple, and how their declines contradict their own official documentation, leaving third-party developers locked out of iOS and iPadOS, despite the European Commission’s latest specification decision. Apple's approach to "effective" interoperability requires developers to navigate account creation, fees, detailed requests, internal review, and potentially long implementation timelines, fearing sudden closure of their developer accounts during the whole process. We cannot allow Apple to continue controlling what software users use on their mobile devices. Public pressure works: tell Apple that blocking interoperability is unacceptable.
The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
From April 13 by Cliff Braun and Rory Mir
California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user — on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of free software alternatives. A.B. 2047 goes further than any other legislation on algorithmic print-blocking by making it a misdemeanor for the owners of these devices to disable, deactivate, or otherwise circumvent these mandated algorithms. Not only does this effectively criminalize use of any third-party, free (as in freedom) 3D printer firmware, but it also enables print-blocking algorithms to parallel anti-user behaviors seen with digital restrictions management. This is a very anti-user, anti-freedom bill, and should it pass, would leave users with few if any choices when it comes to using 3D printers. You can read more about the dangers of this bill to user freedom in the article below.
GnuPG 2.5.19 released
From April 24 by Werner Koch
The latest version of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG, GPG), a complete and free implementation of OpenPGP and S/MIME standards, is now available for download! Version 2.5.19 includes a few brand new features and couple of bug fixes. The main features in the 2.5 series are improvements for 64 bit Windows and the introduction of Kyber (aka ML-KEM or FIPS-203) as PQC encryption algorithm. Other than PQC support, the 2.6 series does not differ much from 2.4 because the majority of changes are internal to make use of newer features from the supporting libraries. Important note: the old 2.4 series reaches end-of-life in just two months, so make sure to update to 2.5.19 as soon as you can!
FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
From April 24 by Jon Brodkin
At the end of March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a surprise announcement: foreign-made routers will no longer be welcome in the US, unless providers receive approval for special exceptions. The FCC claims that this ban will strengthen national and individual security, yet how can a user verify their router is actually secure when all the "approved" routers use proprietary software? This ban is a direct attack on router freedom (the right for users to choose how their computing interacts with the internet) and is an essential precondition for user freedom. With this ban, it will become increasingly difficult, if not potentially impossible, for US residents to access the internet in freedom since a great majority of commercially-available network routers run on their own proprietary operating systems. The router ban isn't about security: it's about controlling your user freedom.
Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
From April 21 by Justyn Newman
Beginning on May 20, Amazon is sending Kindles sold in 2012 and earlier to the abandonware graveyard. After May 20, readers will only be able to read books downloaded on these devices prior to the end date. Due to the restrictive licensing that Kindle ebooks are under (you never "buy" a Kindle ebook, just purchase access to it), users of older Kindles are being forced to find some creative workarounds for using what should be theirs. While Frankenstein fixes such as sideloading ebooks or jailbreaking do work, users shouldn't have to resort to sometimes complicated solutions just to read a book, or use any other device that they own for that matter. Unfortunately, so long as digital restrictions management (DRM) and proprietary software control the devices we use, this is the reality for users. If you read ebooks and want to resist Amazon's control, check our DRM-free guide for some ideas.
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
From April 10 by Zack Whittaker
Over the coming years, France will be making the free software switch on some of its government computers from Microsoft Windows to GNU/Linux. The European country has made this decision based on reasoning shared by many free software advocates: a desire to exercise greater control over its data and digital infrastructure. We would love to see a commitment to moving all French government operations to free software, but this is a major step forward for France. When a government adopts free software, not only does it increase interoperability, support local and small businesses, and reduce costs, but it also ensures that residents and citizens don't have to interact with nonfree software. A specific timeline for France's partial transition to running on free software hasn't yet been released, so we encourage you to keep an eye on France's progress in becoming a country run on free software.
April GNU Emacs news
From April 30 by Sacha Chua
In these issues: workaround for a Git-related security issue, using ert-play-keys to debug Emacs Lisp, and more!
Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
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.
To help, join our weekly IRC meetings on Fridays. Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on Libera.Chat and usually include a handful of regulars as well as newcomers. Libera.Chat is accessible from any IRC client — everyone's welcome!
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LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026
Every month on the LibrePlanet wiki, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful — often one that could use your help. For this month, we are highlighting Librelocal/2026. This May is LibreLocal month! The FSF invites free software supporters like you to organize an in-person community meetup in your area in May, 2026 to bring people together to swap ideas, learn from each other, and celebrate free software. You are invited to help update, adopt, spread, and improve this important resource.
Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us know at campaigns@fsf.org.
April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
Nineteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of April 30, 2026):
For a full list with descriptions, please see: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-april-gnu-spotlight
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A number of GNU packages, as well as the GNU operating system as a whole, are looking for maintainers and other assistance. Please see https://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint if you'd like to help. The general page on how to help GNU is at https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html.
If you have a working or partly working program that you'd like to offer to the GNU project as a GNU package, see https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html.
As always, please feel free to write to me, bandali@gnu.org, with any GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
FSF and other free software events
- May 5, 2026, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 5, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 7, 2026, Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 8, 2026, Tarragona, Catalunya, España, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 9, 2026, online, Milan, Italy, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 9, 2026, Auckland, New Zealand, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 12, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, London, United Kingdon, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, València, España, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 17, 2026, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 17, 2026, Livermore, California, United States, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 18, 2026, Toronto, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 19, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 21, 2026, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 22, 2026, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 26, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 28, 2026, Shiraz, Iran, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 28, 2026, New Haven Connecticut, United States, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 30, 2026, Bariloche, Provincia, de Río Negro, Argentina,
LibreLocal meetup
- May 30, 2026, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain,
LibreLocal meetup
- May 30, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 30, 2026, Catania, Italy, LibreLocal
meetup
- June 7, 2026, Kyiv, Ukraine LibreLocal
meetup
- June 14-16, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, Flock to
Fedora
- July 16-18, 2026, Porto, Portugal,
SECRYPT
- August 14-16, 2026, Manhattan, New York, United States,
HOPE
Thank GNUs!
We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation, and we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have donated $500 or more in the last month.
This month, a big Thank GNU to:
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- Norm Gunn
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Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GNU GPL and keep software free. The following individuals have assigned their copyright to the FSF (and allowed public appreciation) in the past month:
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Translations of the Free Software Supporter
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* It's May, and we've been keeping busy * RAIL: Nonfree and unethical * You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away * Relicensing versus license compatibility * Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF * Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA * The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing * GnuPG 2.5.19 released * FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features * Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway * France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech * April GNU Emacs news * Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory * LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026 * April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring Nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more! * FSF and other free software events * Thank GNUs! * GNU copyright contributions * Translations of the *Free Software Supporter* * Take action with the FSF! View this issue online here: .
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### It's May, and we've been keeping busy
*From May 1*
The FSF has an update ready on its work over the past few months. From empowering the systems uplifting our free software mission to promoting free software and exposing how Big Tech limits user freedom, FSF staff has been *busy*. Read more about all of the great work the FSF has done so far this year and how you can support us in the article below.
*
### RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
*From April 22*
Every now and then, someone makes an attempt to draft a software license that, at first glance, looks commendable: it lists a number of anti-social activities and requires that licensees refrain from these activities as a condition of the license. Such licenses are often advertised as "ethical," but make no mistake: they deny users their software freedom and therefore are unethical. Software freedom includes freedom 0 (the freedom to use the program for any purpose). Clearly, any use restriction in a software license makes the program nonfree. Any software license that denies users their freedom is by definition nonfree and unethical, and so-called "Responsible AI" Licenses (RAIL) are no exception. If we want software to help decrease social injustice, we should oppose licenses that restrict how software can be used.
*
### You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
*From April 15*
Part of protecting free software includes responding to confusing and/or inappropriate use of free licenses, including the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). The FSF was recently mentioned by Lev Bannov of the OnlyOffice project in connection with the use of a modified version of the AGPLv3. It is possible to modify the AGPLv3 with additional terms, but only by adhering to the terms of the license. One can also legally use AGPL terms (possibly modified) in another license imposing terms outside of what the AGPLv3 allows, but then referring to the license as "AGPL" would be false. If you are considering adding terms to an FSF license, be sure to read published materials or consult with our licensing team.
*
### Relicensing versus license compatibility
*From April 8*
A freedom-respecting software license (or free license) is a set of terms and conditions under which you may modify and share a work. All free software licenses grant the copyright holder(s) with the ability to relicense, or in other words, release future copies and/or versions of a program under a different license. License compatibility exists when two or more works with different licenses can be combined and distributed as a larger whole, and is only possible if all the requirements of each license involved can be satisfied. Both relicensing and license compatibility are two important aspects of how licensing works in free software. You can learn more about both of these concepts, including what they have in common and how they differ, in the article below.
*
### Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
*From March 10*
We're still accepting applications for the new Engineering and Certification Manager role! If you or someone you know is a motivated and talented individual who would like to make promoting user freedom your profession, apply soon. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate.
*
### Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
*From April 20 by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)*
A new FSFE report exposes how all fifty-six interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple, and how their declines contradict their own official documentation, leaving third-party developers locked out of iOS and iPadOS, despite the European Commission’s latest specification decision. Apple's approach to "effective" interoperability requires developers to navigate account creation, fees, detailed requests, internal review, and potentially long implementation timelines, fearing sudden closure of their developer accounts during the whole process. We cannot allow Apple to continue controlling what software users use on their mobile devices. Public pressure works: tell Apple that blocking interoperability is unacceptable.
* *
### The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
*From April 13 by Cliff Braun and Rory Mir*
California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user — on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of free software alternatives. A.B. 2047 goes further than any other legislation on algorithmic print-blocking by making it a misdemeanor for the owners of these devices to disable, deactivate, or otherwise circumvent these mandated algorithms. Not only does this effectively criminalize use of any third-party, free (as in freedom) 3D printer firmware, but it also enables print-blocking algorithms to parallel anti-user behaviors seen with digital restrictions management. This is a very anti-user, anti-freedom bill, and should it pass, would leave users with few if any choices when it comes to using 3D printers. You can read more about the dangers of this bill to user freedom in the article below.
* * *
### GnuPG 2.5.19 released
*From April 24 by Werner Koch*
The latest version of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG, GPG), a complete and free implementation of OpenPGP and S/MIME standards, is now available for download! Version 2.5.19 includes a few brand new features and couple of bug fixes. The main features in the 2.5 series are improvements for 64 bit Windows and the introduction of Kyber (aka ML-KEM or FIPS-203) as PQC encryption algorithm. Other than PQC support, the 2.6 series does not differ much from 2.4 because the majority of changes are internal to make use of newer features from the supporting libraries. Important note: the old 2.4 series reaches end-of-life in just two months, so make sure to update to 2.5.19 as soon as you can!
*
### FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
*From April 24 by Jon Brodkin*
At the end of March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a surprise announcement: foreign-made routers will no longer be welcome in the US, unless providers receive approval for special exceptions. The FCC claims that this ban will strengthen national and individual security, yet how can a user verify their router is actually secure when all the "approved" routers use proprietary software? This ban is a direct attack on router freedom (the right for users to choose how their computing interacts with the internet) and is an essential precondition for user freedom. With this ban, it will become increasingly difficult, if not potentially impossible, for US residents to access the internet in freedom since a great majority of commercially-available network routers run on their own proprietary operating systems. The router ban isn't about security: it's about controlling your user freedom.
* *
### Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
*From April 21 by Justyn Newman*
Beginning on May 20, Amazon is sending Kindles sold in 2012 and earlier to the abandonware graveyard. After May 20, readers will only be able to read books downloaded on these devices prior to the end date. Due to the restrictive licensing that Kindle ebooks are under (you never "buy" a Kindle ebook, just purchase access to it), users of older Kindles are being forced to find some creative workarounds for using what should be theirs. While Frankenstein fixes such as sideloading ebooks or jailbreaking do work, users shouldn't have to resort to sometimes complicated solutions just to read a book, or use any other device that they own for that matter. Unfortunately, so long as digital restrictions management (DRM) and proprietary software control the devices we use, this is the reality for users. If you read ebooks and want to resist Amazon's control, check our DRM-free guide for some ideas.
* *
### France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
*From April 10 by Zack Whittaker*
Over the coming years, France will be making the free software switch on some of its government computers from Microsoft Windows to GNU/Linux. The European country has made this decision based on reasoning shared by many free software advocates: a desire to exercise greater control over its data and digital infrastructure. We would love to see a commitment to moving all French government operations to free software, but this is a major step forward for France. When a government adopts free software, not only does it increase interoperability, support local and small businesses, and reduce costs, but it also ensures that residents and citizens don't have to interact with nonfree software. A specific timeline for France's partial transition to running on free software hasn't yet been released, so we encourage you to keep an eye on France's progress in becoming a country run on free software.
* *
### April GNU Emacs news *From April 30 by Sacha Chua* In these issues: workaround for a Git-related security issue, using ert-play-keys to debug Emacs Lisp, and more! * [2026-04-06](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-06-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-13](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-13-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-20](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-20-emacs-news/) * [2026-04-27](https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-27-emacs-news/)
### Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory 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. To help, join our weekly IRC meetings on Fridays. Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on Libera.Chat and usually include a handful of regulars as well as newcomers. Libera.Chat is accessible from any IRC client — everyone's welcome! The next meeting is next Friday, May 8 from 12:00 to 15:00 ESD (16:00 to 19:00 UTC). Details here:
* ### LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026 Every month on the LibrePlanet wiki, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful — often one that could use your help. For this month, we are highlighting Librelocal/2026. This May is LibreLocal month! The FSF invites free software supporters like you to organize an in-person community meetup in your area in May, 2026 to bring people together to swap ideas, learn from each other, and celebrate free software. You are invited to help update, adopt, spread, and improve this important resource.
* Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us know at .
### April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
Nineteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of April 30, 2026):
* [coreutils-9.11](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) * [gcc-16.1.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/) * [gnuhealth-his-5.0.7](https://www.gnu.org/software/health/) * [gnupg-2.5.19](https://www.gnu.org/software/gnupg/) * [gnutls-3.8.13](https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/) * [inetutils-2.8](https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/) * [libgcrypt-1.12.2](https://www.gnu.org/software/libgcrypt/) * [libmicrohttpd-1.0.5](https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/) * [lilypond-2.26.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/lilypond/) * [linux-libre-7.0-gnu](https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/) * [mpc-1.4.1](https://www.gnu.org/software/mpc/) * [nano-9.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/nano/) * [parallel-20260422](https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/) * [parted-3.7](https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/) * [r-4.6.0](https://www.gnu.org/software/r/) * [sed-4.10](https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/) * [time-1.10](https://www.gnu.org/software/time/) * [units-2.27](https://www.gnu.org/software/units/) * [xorriso-1.5.8.pl01](https://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/)
*For a full list with descriptions, please see: *
For announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the info-gnu mailing list: .
To download: nearly all GNU software is available most reliably from . Optionally, you may find faster download speeds at a mirror located geographically closer to you by choosing from the list of mirrors published at , or you may use 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 if you'd like to help. The general page on how to help GNU is at .
If you have a working or partly working program that you'd like to offer to the GNU project as a GNU package, see .
As always, please feel free to write to me, , with any GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
### FSF and other free software events
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Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) monthly news digest and action update — being read by you and 237145 other activists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- It's May, and we've been keeping busy
- RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
- You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
- Relicensing versus license compatibility
- Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
- Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
- The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
- GnuPG 2.5.19 released
- FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
- Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
- France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
- April GNU Emacs news
- Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
- LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026
- April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring Nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
- FSF and other free software events
- Thank GNUs!
- GNU copyright contributions
- Translations of the Free Software Supporter
- Take action with the FSF!
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It's May, and we've been keeping busy
From May 1
The FSF has an update ready on its work over the past few months. From empowering the systems uplifting our free software mission to promoting free software and exposing how Big Tech limits user freedom, FSF staff has been busy. Read more about all of the great work the FSF has done so far this year and how you can support us in the article below.
RAIL: Nonfree and unethical
From April 22
Every now and then, someone makes an attempt to draft a software license that, at first glance, looks commendable: it lists a number of anti-social activities and requires that licensees refrain from these activities as a condition of the license. Such licenses are often advertised as "ethical," but make no mistake: they deny users their software freedom and therefore are unethical. Software freedom includes freedom 0 (the freedom to use the program for any purpose). Clearly, any use restriction in a software license makes the program nonfree. Any software license that denies users their freedom is by definition nonfree and unethical, and so-called "Responsible AI" Licenses (RAIL) are no exception. If we want software to help decrease social injustice, we should oppose licenses that restrict how software can be used.
You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away
From April 15
Part of protecting free software includes responding to confusing and/or inappropriate use of free licenses, including the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). The FSF was recently mentioned by Lev Bannov of the OnlyOffice project in connection with the use of a modified version of the AGPLv3. It is possible to modify the AGPLv3 with additional terms, but only by adhering to the terms of the license. One can also legally use AGPL terms (possibly modified) in another license imposing terms outside of what the AGPLv3 allows, but then referring to the license as "AGPL" would be false. If you are considering adding terms to an FSF license, be sure to read published materials or consult with our licensing team.
Relicensing versus license compatibility
From April 8
A freedom-respecting software license (or free license) is a set of terms and conditions under which you may modify and share a work. All free software licenses grant the copyright holder(s) with the ability to relicense, or in other words, release future copies and/or versions of a program under a different license. License compatibility exists when two or more works with different licenses can be combined and distributed as a larger whole, and is only possible if all the requirements of each license involved can be satisfied. Both relicensing and license compatibility are two important aspects of how licensing works in free software. You can learn more about both of these concepts, including what they have in common and how they differ, in the article below.
Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the FSF
From March 10
We're still accepting applications for the new Engineering and Certification Manager role! If you or someone you know is a motivated and talented individual who would like to make promoting user freedom your profession, apply soon. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate.
Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA
From April 20 by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
A new FSFE report exposes how all fifty-six interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple, and how their declines contradict their own official documentation, leaving third-party developers locked out of iOS and iPadOS, despite the European Commission’s latest specification decision. Apple's approach to "effective" interoperability requires developers to navigate account creation, fees, detailed requests, internal review, and potentially long implementation timelines, fearing sudden closure of their developer accounts during the whole process. We cannot allow Apple to continue controlling what software users use on their mobile devices. Public pressure works: tell Apple that blocking interoperability is unacceptable.
The dangers of California’s legislation to censor 3D printing
From April 13 by Cliff Braun and Rory Mir
California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user — on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of free software alternatives. A.B. 2047 goes further than any other legislation on algorithmic print-blocking by making it a misdemeanor for the owners of these devices to disable, deactivate, or otherwise circumvent these mandated algorithms. Not only does this effectively criminalize use of any third-party, free (as in freedom) 3D printer firmware, but it also enables print-blocking algorithms to parallel anti-user behaviors seen with digital restrictions management. This is a very anti-user, anti-freedom bill, and should it pass, would leave users with few if any choices when it comes to using 3D printers. You can read more about the dangers of this bill to user freedom in the article below.
GnuPG 2.5.19 released
From April 24 by Werner Koch
The latest version of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG, GPG), a complete and free implementation of OpenPGP and S/MIME standards, is now available for download! Version 2.5.19 includes a few brand new features and couple of bug fixes. The main features in the 2.5 series are improvements for 64 bit Windows and the introduction of Kyber (aka ML-KEM or FIPS-203) as PQC encryption algorithm. Other than PQC support, the 2.6 series does not differ much from 2.4 because the majority of changes are internal to make use of newer features from the supporting libraries. Important note: the old 2.4 series reaches end-of-life in just two months, so make sure to update to 2.5.19 as soon as you can!
FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
From April 24 by Jon Brodkin
At the end of March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a surprise announcement: foreign-made routers will no longer be welcome in the US, unless providers receive approval for special exceptions. The FCC claims that this ban will strengthen national and individual security, yet how can a user verify their router is actually secure when all the "approved" routers use proprietary software? This ban is a direct attack on router freedom (the right for users to choose how their computing interacts with the internet) and is an essential precondition for user freedom. With this ban, it will become increasingly difficult, if not potentially impossible, for US residents to access the internet in freedom since a great majority of commercially-available network routers run on their own proprietary operating systems. The router ban isn't about security: it's about controlling your user freedom.
Amazon’s May 20 Kindle cutoff: Which models are affected and how to keep reading anyway
From April 21 by Justyn Newman
Beginning on May 20, Amazon is sending Kindles sold in 2012 and earlier to the abandonware graveyard. After May 20, readers will only be able to read books downloaded on these devices prior to the end date. Due to the restrictive licensing that Kindle ebooks are under (you never "buy" a Kindle ebook, just purchase access to it), users of older Kindles are being forced to find some creative workarounds for using what should be theirs. While Frankenstein fixes such as sideloading ebooks or jailbreaking do work, users shouldn't have to resort to sometimes complicated solutions just to read a book, or use any other device that they own for that matter. Unfortunately, so long as digital restrictions management (DRM) and proprietary software control the devices we use, this is the reality for users. If you read ebooks and want to resist Amazon's control, check our DRM-free guide for some ideas.
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
From April 10 by Zack Whittaker
Over the coming years, France will be making the free software switch on some of its government computers from Microsoft Windows to GNU/Linux. The European country has made this decision based on reasoning shared by many free software advocates: a desire to exercise greater control over its data and digital infrastructure. We would love to see a commitment to moving all French government operations to free software, but this is a major step forward for France. When a government adopts free software, not only does it increase interoperability, support local and small businesses, and reduce costs, but it also ensures that residents and citizens don't have to interact with nonfree software. A specific timeline for France's partial transition to running on free software hasn't yet been released, so we encourage you to keep an eye on France's progress in becoming a country run on free software.
April GNU Emacs news
From April 30 by Sacha Chua
In these issues: workaround for a Git-related security issue, using ert-play-keys to debug Emacs Lisp, and more!
Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory
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.
To help, join our weekly IRC meetings on Fridays. Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on Libera.Chat and usually include a handful of regulars as well as newcomers. Libera.Chat is accessible from any IRC client — everyone's welcome!
The next meeting is next Friday, May 8 from 12:00 to 15:00 ESD (16:00 to 19:00 UTC). Details here: https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-05-08-irc
LibrePlanet featured resource: Librelocal/2026
Every month on the LibrePlanet wiki, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful — often one that could use your help. For this month, we are highlighting Librelocal/2026. This May is LibreLocal month! The FSF invites free software supporters like you to organize an in-person community meetup in your area in May, 2026 to bring people together to swap ideas, learn from each other, and celebrate free software. You are invited to help update, adopt, spread, and improve this important resource.
Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us know at campaigns@fsf.org.
April GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring nineteen new GNU releases: Parallel, Time, and more!
Nineteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of April 30, 2026):
For a full list with descriptions, please see: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-april-gnu-spotlight
For announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the info-gnu mailing list: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu.
To download: nearly all GNU software is available most reliably from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/. Optionally, you may find faster download speeds at a mirror located geographically closer to you by choosing from the list of mirrors published at https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html, or you may use https://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 https://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint if you'd like to help. The general page on how to help GNU is at https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html.
If you have a working or partly working program that you'd like to offer to the GNU project as a GNU package, see https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html.
As always, please feel free to write to me, bandali@gnu.org, with any GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments.
FSF and other free software events
- May 5, 2026, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 5, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 7, 2026, Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 8, 2026, Tarragona, Catalunya, España, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 9, 2026, online, Milan, Italy, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 9, 2026, Auckland, New Zealand, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 12, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, London, United Kingdon, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 16, 2026, València, España, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 17, 2026, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 17, 2026, Livermore, California, United States, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 18, 2026, Toronto, Canada, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 19, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 21, 2026, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 22, 2026, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 26, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 28, 2026, Shiraz, Iran, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 28, 2026, New Haven Connecticut, United States, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 30, 2026, Bariloche, Provincia, de Río Negro, Argentina,
LibreLocal meetup
- May 30, 2026, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain,
LibreLocal meetup
- May 30, 2026, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, LibreLocal
meetup
- May 30, 2026, Catania, Italy, LibreLocal
meetup
- June 7, 2026, Kyiv, Ukraine LibreLocal
meetup
- June 14-16, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, Flock to
Fedora
- July 16-18, 2026, Porto, Portugal,
SECRYPT
- August 14-16, 2026, Manhattan, New York, United States,
HOPE
Thank GNUs!
We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation, and we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have donated $500 or more in the last month.
This month, a big Thank GNU to:
- Adam Oberbeck
- Edward Flick
- Norm Gunn
- Raffael Stocker
- Ryo Nakamura
- Sheila, Dave and Sherry Gold Foundation
- Tom Benjamin Radtke
You can add your name to this list by donating at https://donate.fsf.org/.
GNU copyright contributions
Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GNU GPL and keep software free. The following individuals have assigned their copyright to the FSF (and allowed public appreciation) in the past month:
- Leonid Evdokimov (GNU Coreutils)
- Ewan Townshend (GNU Emacs)
- Daniel Nouri (GNU Emacs)
- Andrea Alberti (GNU Emacs)
Want to see your name on this list? Contribute to GNU and assign your copyright to the FSF.
Translations of the Free Software Supporter
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