FSF News

1. Forty-six free software meetups on six continents
   BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Tuesday, May 19, 2026) — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) reports that its global call for free software supporters to organize LibreLocals this May resulted in free software supporters organizing forty-six LibreLocal events on six continents thus far. New dates and locations are being added daily.
2. Job opportunity: Engineering and Certification Manager at the Free Software Foundation
   The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom, seeks a motivated and talented individual to be our new Engineering and Certification Manager. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate.
3. The FSF announces global call for FSF's LibreLocal 2026 meetups
   BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Tuesday, February 24, 2026), — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has just launched its global call for LibreLocal 2026.
4. Eko K. A. Owen joins the FSF board as the union staff pick
   BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (December 29, 2025) — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that Eko K. A. Owen will follow in Ian Kelling's footsteps by becoming the second union staff-elected board member on the organization's board of directors.
5. Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations
   Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Wednesday, December 24, 2025) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced it received two major contributions totaling around $900,000 USD.