www/server whatsnew.txt

[John Sullivan]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     John Sullivan <johnsu01>        09/03/25 16:04:50

Modified files:
        server         : whatsnew.txt 

Log message:
        Add a few news items -- CREDIL contest, free software awards 
announcement, Javascript Trap.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/whatsnew.txt?cvsroot=www&r1=1.137&r2=1.138

Patches:
Index: whatsnew.txt
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RCS file: /web/www/www/server/whatsnew.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.137
retrieving revision 1.138
diff -u -b -r1.137 -r1.138
--- whatsnew.txt        8 Mar 2009 15:20:53 -0000       1.137
+++ whatsnew.txt        25 Mar 2009 16:04:45 -0000      1.138
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+* 25 March 2009
+
+CREDIL is hosting a contest where you can win prize money for working on free
+software. It's been going for a couple of days already, but the deadline isn't
+until Sunday, March 28th, so there's still time. <a
+href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/credil-contest-2009";>Read more.</a>
+
+* 24 March 2009
+
+Wietse Venema and Creative Commons were announced as winners of the annual free
+software awards at LibrePlanet last weekend. <a
+href="http://www.fsf.org/news/2008_free_software_awards";>Read more</a> about
+their work and the awards.
+
+* 23 March 2009
+
+Help spring the <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html";>Javascript Trap!</a>
+During the LibrePlanet conference, Richard Stallman announced a plan of action
+for addressing the problem of non-free Javascript, Flash and Silverlight
+programs. <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/javascript-trap";>Read more</a> about
+this threat to user freedom and how you can help.
+
 * 7 March 2009
 
 More and more students are considering whether a university teaches computer