The Free Software Foundation continues to spread awareness of political and social issues.

The FSF has announced they will be hosting a mini-summit discussing cultivating and increasing women’s participation in Free Software.

According to the announcement “the FSF and GNOME Foundation are seeking practical initiatives to increase the participation of women in the [Free Software] movement”.

Richard Stallman, the founder and president of the FSF, has expressed his considered views to some extent on this issue in past interviews; it is commendable for the FSF to continue to lead the way in political and ethical debate in the Free Software community.