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The Best Practices for OSS Developers working group is dedicated to raising awareness and education of secure code best practices for open source developers.
Public hosting systems for free software have come and gone over the years
but one of them, Sourceware, has been
supporting the development of most of the GNU toolchain for nearly
25 years.
Recently, an application was made to bring
Sourceware under the umbrella of the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), at least for
fundraising purposes. It turns out that there is a separate initiative,
developed in secret until now, with a different vision for the future of
Sourceware. The 2022 GNU
Tools Cauldron was the site of an intense discussion on how this
important community resource should be managed in the coming years.
Code contributions to GCC no longer have to be assigned to FSF, says compiler body theregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
iTWire Saturday, 03 April 2021 08:24 More resignations at FSF over Stallman returning to board Featured
The management team of the Free Software Foundation has resigned, following the
stepping down of executive director, John Sullivan, on 29 March.
A
statement from Sullivan, deputy director John Hsieh, and chief technology officer Ruben Rodriguez on 30 March said: As members of FSF management, we have decided to resign, with specific end dates to be determined. We believe in the importance of the FSF s mission and feel a new team will be better placed to implement recent changes in governance. Free software and copyleft are critical issues of our time, and the FSF is, and should continue to be, the organisation leading this movement. FSF staff have our utmost respect, support, and appreciation, and it has been a privilege to work with you all. Our team s mutual goal is to ensure a smooth transition while supporting the necessary renovation of the f