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 Issue 19, October 2009
 
 Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation's
-monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and
-25612 other activists.
+monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and 25612 
+other activists.
 
 Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience by
 adding our subscriber widget to your web site.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
-* FSF announces new bounty program, offering "GNU Bucks" for finding nonfree 
works in free distributions
+* New bounty program for finding nonfree works in free distributions
 * Wrapping up the 25th anniversary of GNU
 * Get involved with the Windows 7 Sins campaign!
 * Software Freedom Day 2009: Thanks for coming to celebrate with us!
@@ -27,58 +27,84 @@
 * Xander Vedejas is the GNU Generation member of the month!
 * Lest CodePlex perplex
 * Submit your nominations for the 2009 Free Software Awards
-* Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning platform for 
children
+* Sugar Labs and FSF joint efforts promote children's learning platform
 * FSF files brief in Supreme Court case to eliminate software patents
 * GNU spotlight with Karl Berry
 * Richard Stallman's speaking schedule and other FSF events
 * Take action with the FSF!
 
 
-## FSF announces new bounty program, offering "GNU Bucks" for finding nonfree 
works in free distributions
+## FSF announces new bounty program, offering "GNU Bucks" for finding
+nonfree works in free distributions
 
-The Free Software Foundation will begin rewarding those who find and report 
any nonfree components in free software operating system distributions with 
public recognition and “GNU Bucks.” Those qualifying for the award will receive 
a “GNU Buck” bank note, in the amount of pi and signed by Free Software 
Foundation president and “Chief GNUisance” Richard Stallman.
+The Free Software Foundation will begin rewarding those who find and
+report any nonfree components in free software operating system
+distributions with public recognition and “GNU Bucks.” Those qualifying 
+for the award will receive a “GNU Buck” bank note, in the amount of pi 
+and signed by Free Software Foundation president and “Chief GNUisance” 
+Richard Stallman.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-bucks>
 
 ## 25 years of GNU - support software freedom! 
 
-Are you a member of the FSF? We mark the end of our year-long celebration of 
the 25th anniversary of the GNU Project with an appeal for new members.
+Are you a member of the FSF? We mark the end of our year-long 
+celebration of the 25th anniversary of the GNU Project with an appeal 
+for new members.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/25-years-of-gnu>
 
 ## Get involved with the Windows 7 Sins campaign!
 
-Some ways you can help with the Windows 7 Sins campaign, even if you have just 
5 minutes.
+Some ways you can help with the Windows 7 Sins campaign, even if you 
+have just 5 minutes.
 
   * <http://meta.windows7sins.org/>
 
 ## Software Freedom Day 2009: Thanks for coming to celebrate with us!
 
-It was a nice, crisp fall day outside, but we had a great group of people 
gathered inside Encuentro 5 in Chinatown for Boston's Software Freedom Day. 
There were talks on hacking your blog, women in free software, free software on 
mobile devices, and how free software economics works.
+It was a nice, crisp fall day outside, but we had a great group of 
+people gathered inside Encuentro 5 in Chinatown for Boston's Software 
+Freedom Day. There were talks on hacking your blog, women in free 
+software, free software on mobile devices, and how free software 
+economics works.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/postsfd2009>
 
-## Women in Free Software Summit: One giant step for free software womankind!
+## Women in Free Software Summit: One giant step for free software 
+womankind!
 
-Just a month ago we announced our intent to hold a summit to talk about the 
very important issue of increasing women's participation in free software.  The 
mini-summit was also a kick-off for us here at the FSF to start building a 
campaign program that brings more women into the community.
+Just a month ago we announced our intent to hold a summit to talk about 
+the very important issue of increasing women's participation in free 
+software.  The mini-summit was also a kick-off for us here at the FSF 
+to start building a campaign program that brings more women into the 
+community.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/minisummitnotes>
 
 ## Mac OS X mistakes and malfeatures 
 
-While Apple has not, it seems, imposed changes by force, it has a record of 
making users install harmful changes on pain of losing functionality, and 
misleading users about what these changes do.
+While Apple has not, it seems, imposed changes by force, it has a 
+record of making users install harmful changes on pain of losing 
+functionality, and misleading users about what these changes do.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/mac-osx-mistakes-and-malfeatures>
 
 ## Xander Vedejas is the GNU Generation member of the month! 
 
-Xander has primarily been working on Valix, a new operating system with a 
simple and integrated approach. Working in assembler and C, he has begun 
creating an operating system that already has an integrated graphics system and 
a programming language in the works.
+Xander has primarily been working on Valix, a new operating system with 
+a simple and integrated approach. Working in assembler and C, he has 
+begun creating an operating system that already has an integrated 
+graphics system and a programming language in the works.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gg-sep2009>
 
 ## Lest CodePlex perplex 
 
-Many in our community are suspicious of the CodePlex Foundation. Someday we 
will be able to judge the organization by its actions (including its public 
relations). Today we can only try to anticipate what it will do, based on its 
statements and Microsoft's statements.
+Many in our community are suspicious of the CodePlex Foundation. 
+Someday we will be able to judge the organization by its actions 
+(including its public relations). Today we can only try to anticipate 
+what it will do, based on its statements and Microsoft's statements.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/microsoft-codeplex-foundation>
 
@@ -86,19 +112,33 @@
 
 Nominations are requested by 31 October 2009.
 
-The Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software is 
presented annually by FSF president Richard Stallman to an individual who has 
made a great contribution to the progress and development of free software, 
through activities that accord with the spirit of free software.
+The Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software 
+is presented annually by FSF president Richard Stallman to an 
+individual who has made a great contribution to the progress and 
+development of free software, through activities that accord with the 
+spirit of free software.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/news/2009FSAwardsCall>
 
-## Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning platform for 
children
+## Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning 
+platform for children
 
-The FSF has upgraded its hosting services support of Sugar Labs to keep pace 
with its growth. As part of the ongoing relationship, Bernardo Innocenti, a 
member of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board, is working at the FSF offices.
+The FSF has upgraded its hosting services support of Sugar Labs to keep 
+pace with its growth. As part of the ongoing relationship, Bernardo 
+Innocenti, a member of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board, is working at 
+the FSF offices.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/news/sugar-labs>
 
-## FSF files brief in Bilski case calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate 
software patents
+## FSF files brief in Bilski case calling on the Supreme Court to 
+eliminate software patents
 
-The Free Software Foundation submitted an amicus curiae brief calling on the 
Supreme Court to affirm that software ideas are not patentable. After outlining 
the positive impact that the free software movement and the GNU General Public 
License (GNU GPL) have had on computer use, the brief explains how software 
patents are an obstacle and a danger to software developers.
+The Free Software Foundation submitted an amicus curiae brief calling 
+on the Supreme Court to affirm that software ideas are not patentable. 
+After outlining the positive impact that the free software movement and 
+the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) have had on computer use, the 
+brief explains how software patents are an obstacle and a danger to 
+software developers.
 
   * <http://www.fsf.org/news/bilski-supreme-court-brief>
 
@@ -142,23 +182,45 @@
 
 ## Richard Stallman's speaking schedule and other FSF events
 
-* 2009-10-08 | The Danger of Software Patents -- Wellington, New Zealand - 
Victoria University of Wellington, RHLT 2, in the Rutherford House on the 
Pipitea Campus. Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct 
software development.
+* 2009-10-08 | The Danger of Software Patents -- Wellington, New 
+Zealand - Victoria University of Wellington, RHLT 2, in the Rutherford 
+House on the Pipitea Campus. Richard Stallman will explain how software 
+patents obstruct software development.
 
     * <http://www.fsf.org/events/20091008wellington>
 
-* 2009-10-09 | A Free Digital Society -- Wellington, New Zealand - HULT 220, 
Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade. Richard Stallman speech. To make a digital 
society worthy of being included in, we must overcome six menaces to freedom: 
surveillance, censorship, restricted data formats, proprietary software, 
software as a service, and the War on Sharing.
+* 2009-10-09 | A Free Digital Society -- Wellington, New Zealand - HULT 
+220, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade. Richard Stallman speech. To make 
+a digital society worthy of being included in, we must overcome six 
+menaces to freedom: surveillance, censorship, restricted data formats, 
+proprietary software, software as a service, and the War on Sharing.
 
     * <http://www.fsf.org/events/20091009wellington>
 
-* 2009-10-12 | Copyright vs. Community -- Christchurch, New Zealand - 
Christchurch Town Hall, 86-95 Kilmore Street. Richard Stallman speech. 
Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit 
with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the 
copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian 
punishments can enforce it.
+* 2009-10-12 | Copyright vs. Community -- Christchurch, New Zealand - 
+Christchurch Town Hall, 86-95 Kilmore Street. Richard Stallman speech. 
+Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed 
+to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing 
+press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer 
+networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
 
     * <http://www.fsf.org/events/20091012christchurch>
 
-* 2009-10-25 | The Free Software Movement -- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Asia 
Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) Malaysia, Lot 6, 
Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil (http://foss.my/2009/venue/). 
Richard Stallman speech.
+* 2009-10-25 | The Free Software Movement -- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 
+Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) 
+Malaysia, Lot 6, Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil 
+(http://foss.my/2009/venue/). Richard Stallman speech.
 
     * <http://www.fsf.org/events/20091025kualalumpur>
 
-* 2009-10-28 | The Free (Bebas) Software Movement -- Jakarta, Indonesia - BPPT 
Building II, M.H. Thamrin Street. Richard Stallman, founder of the free 
software movement (gerakan perangkat lunak bebas) and leader of development of 
the GNU operating system (with which the kernel Linux is typically used) will 
give a speech to explain the ethical and political ideas of free software, 
which differ from the ideas of open source, and explain how GNU was developed 
to realize these ethical goals. Registration is required.
+* 2009-10-28 | The Free (Bebas) Software Movement -- Jakarta, Indonesia 
+- BPPT Building II, M.H. Thamrin Street. Richard Stallman, founder of 
+the free software movement (gerakan perangkat lunak bebas) and leader 
+of development of the GNU operating system (with which the kernel Linux 
+is typically used) will give a speech to explain the ethical and 
+political ideas of free software, which differ from the ideas of open 
+source, and explain how GNU was developed to realize these ethical 
+goals. Registration is required.
 
     * <http://www.fsf.org/events/20091028jakarta>