GNU-Darwin aims to be the most free software distribution. Our mission is two-fold: Focus on projects that leverage our unique combination of Darwin and GNU, and help users to enjoy the benefits of software freedom. (founded November 2000)

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On the loss of US credibility: conscription, death penalty   2008-04-21 14:51 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
I feel that it is important to distribute this essay widely. Please
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URGENT: Log a call against telecom immunity!   2008-01-28 17:57 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
https://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=365

Regards,
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GNU-Darwin 7th year report   2007-12-10 19:18 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
In case you missed it, these stories below have gone out into the wild now. We have had a surge in pkg_add access to our package repository since that time, indicating that GNU-Darwin is far from dead as of yet ;-}. The iPhone bricking story was of particular moment.
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Phenom Quad shell access   2007-12-08 16:38 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Effective immediately, all GNU-Darwin shell account holders have access to our Phenom Quad machine. Just log in with your GNU-Darwin.org user info. Cheers!

ssh gnu-darwin.org
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GNU-Darwin on AMD Phenom Quad CPU   2007-12-08 15:35 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Our in-house Darwin-8.0.1 works great on all four CPUs. Screen shot to appeear in the usual spot.

https://www.gnu-darwin.org/today2.png
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Apple Sued for iPhone Bricking   2007-11-30 08:33 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Hate to say I told you so...

https://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/06/0659202
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GNU-Darwin to support Iraq moratorium   2007-11-30 08:32 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
https://iraqmoratorium.org/

Welcome to my black Friday activity ;-}. I think that it is time for
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GNU-Darwin OS on a Via CPU   2007-11-13 16:25 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
I managed to get Darwin-6 and 7 booting from the CD-R on this Via CPU . The case has a pretty small footprint, and the price is nice.
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Apple's Darwin OS still unfree and unusable   2007-11-05 15:59 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Looks like Darwin-9 is on the Apple website. Hopefully more to come.

https://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/
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iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them   2007-06-29 11:02 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
I thought that this message from GNU info list deserved wider distribution.

Regards,
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End the war, Impeach!   2007-05-29 09:44 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Nothing more to say. Contact your reps.

https://www.house.gov/
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Re: Bootstrapping your body towards maximum life span   2007-05-15 11:48 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Here is a little more obvious prior art in the resveratrol story.

I was reading the latest from Biochemistry about bioflavinoids as
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Verizon Die!   2007-05-09 13:20 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
https://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/08/1222239

I'd like to call your attention to the following story.
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Current actions: Impeach Cheney, Tell Abbott   2007-04-26 12:20 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
https://lists.essential.org/pipermail/random-bits/2007-April/thread.html
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Action: Tell Novartis to drop drug patent lawsuit in India   2007-01-29 07:05 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
https://www.msf.org/petition_india/international.html

Here is some background from James Love:
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Johns Hopkins University FOSS software for crystallography   2007-01-16 10:53 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
Most of you will know that protein crystallography software is the
primary reason why I started GNU-Darwin, because I wanted at the time to
do my work on an Apple computer. I would like to call your attention to
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Action item: Intel Accused of Being an "Open Source Fraud"   2006-10-05 13:28 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
This is a crucially important matter, akin to the AppleACPIPlatform
driver problem in Apple's current Darwin revision. Let's rid these blobs from our FOSS operating systems, and let the hardware companies know that
they are not compatible with such.
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The kernel building fiasco   2006-08-08 12:04 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
On 8 Aug, plumber Idraulico wrote:
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FOSS, Science, and Public activism   2006-06-29 18:09 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
The values of freedom and openness are crucial to understanding
itself, so that civilization and public welfare now depend on
them, as I argue below. These values may find their best
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Re: GNU-Darwin: website, Opteron machine accounts   2006-06-20 10:34 on GNU-Darwin Distribution
(To get an account on the Opteron machine, send me a proposal.)

I love your interesting work on the web, but in my opinion, we should
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