[ubuntu-uk] Free Software Foundation re-launches its Free Software Directory, with over 6500 programs listed

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> BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, September 29, 2011 -- The Free
> Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the re-launch of its Free
> Software Directory at <http://directory.fsf.org>. The Directory lists
> over 6,500 programs that are free for any computer user to download,
> run, and share. It was first launched nearly a decade ago, but the new
> version brings a host of new features designed to make it a more
> useful and current resource for users, developers, advocates, and
> researchers.
> 
> "Since its inception, the Directory has been one of our most popular
> and important resources. Its careful curation has made it a reliable
> place to find applications for any purpose that are free -- as in
> freedom -- for everyone. Users can find programs they need, and
> advocates can find programs to recommend. But with so much free
> software being written and shared now, we wanted to update the
> technology we use for the site so that contributors can participate in
> examining and posting new entries, and users can more easily search
> them," said John Sullivan, FSF's executive director.
>   
> Because each entry is individually checked and tested, users know that
> any program they come across in the Directory will be [free
> software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) with free
> documentation and without proprietary software requirements. Programs
> that run on proprietary operating systems like Mac and Windows are
> listed, but only if they also run fully on GNU/Linux. The new version
> of the Directory will continue to provide users these same assurances,
> but it has been rebuilt so that members of the free software community
> can become familiar with the criteria and then work together to curate
> and grow the catalog.
> 
> The new site is based on MediaWiki, free software most famously known
> for powering Wikipedia. It also uses a set of extensions called
> Semantic MediaWiki that add advanced search and presentation
> capabilities, structured to be useful for reading by both humans and
> data-mining programs.
> 
> "We're empowering contributors to improve every aspect of the site,
> from its look and feel to enabling more types of information and
> multimedia to be associated with each individual listing," states
> campaigns manager, Joshua Gay, who adds that "we also have plans to
> collaborate around sharing data with GNU/Linux distributions and other
> free software projects."
> 
> To most users of the Directory, the key aspect of the new software is
> that it will make it easier for them to find the program they need. An
> extensive and flexible category system, plus over 40,000 keywords and
> more than 40 different fields of information, enhance both simple and
> advanced searching.
> 
> Yaron Koren, one of the free software developers behind Semantic
> MediaWiki, gave support and help in the re-launch effort. "I created
> the Semantic Forms extension in order to allow for sites that combine
> the collaborative nature of a wiki with the structure and queryability
> of a database; so it's heartening to see Semantic MediaWiki and
> Semantic Forms being used for that purpose, and so comprehensively, in
> the Free Software Directory," he said.
> 
> To learn more about the Directory, visit
> <http://directory.fsf.org>. To find out how you can get involved in
> helping the Directory, or suggest improvements, visit
> <http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/FSD:Participate> or send email to
> <bug-directory at fsf.org>. Further technical behind-the-scenes details
> about the re-launch of the Directory can be found in a blog post by
> Sullivan at <http://www.fsf.org/blogs/directory/behind-the-scenes>.
> 
> ### About the Free Software Foundation
> 
> The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
> promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
> redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
> use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
> system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
> software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
> political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
> located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information
> about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
> <http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
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