LXNY New York's Free Software Organization

What is LXNY?

LXNY Meeting unscheduled

The best way to find out about our next meeting is to get on our announcement mailing list. LXNY meets at irregular and infrequent times. Two meetings are in the planning stages. Details on the LXNY Events Page...

What is The Free Software Foundation?
"GNU Philosophy"

LXNY Events Page

Events / Install Fests

LXNY Schools, Libraries and Not-for-Profit Organizations Page

Microsoft Refund Day

(This is an independent, not-sponsored-by LXNY activity.)

Coming Someday -- A Guide for editors, reporters and others
LXNY News Guide

The danger of software patents

has been discussed at several LXNY meetings. The Graphics Interchange Format has been a featured example. Friday, 5 November 1999, Burn All GIFs Day, launched a wave to sweep away GIFs. Burn All GIFs website, including the USA DoD announcement banning most GIFs!
Free alternatives include JPEG and PNG Portable Network Graphics home (mirror)
League for Programming Freedom (LPF) GIF page

Hardware Initiative

Watch this space for more information about
the Hardware Initiative
including
the Call for Complete Unbundling.

LXNY writings section
LXNY Writings

Here are some old announcements of LXNY.

How do I get in touch with LXNY?

What is Free Software?
GNU GIF position

LXNY's presence on the Web is sponsored by Panix, aka Public Access Networks Corporation, the popular, venerable, and dependable New York Internet Service Provider. Panix also sponsors VTW and SEA. Panix offers a PNG Panix image [5000bytes]

Be it noted that LXNY's leadership and membership are duly grateful to our sponsors.

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