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John Gilmore, Cofounder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Joins the FSF's Board

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 27, 2024

John Gilmore (US)

Yesterday the Free Software Foundation (FSF) updated this page that we recently talked about (FSF Board) and then said it had added 3 people, including John Gilmore, whom we are more familiar with (Microsofters and state actors hate his guts, so he must be good).

Here is what the FSF said: "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has selected John Gilmore, Christina Haralanova, and Maria Chiara Pievatolo to become FSF board members starting June 23, 2024. This exceptional development of adding three new members to the FSF's board of directors is the result of reviewing eighty-three nominations, having ten candidates in forum discussions with FSF associate members, conducting months of conversations between current board members and all candidates, and reviewing input from FSF staff and supporters. After that, a three month provisional board member period started on March 23, 2024."

Preserved for future reference: (with images intact)

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has selected John Gilmore, Christina Haralanova, and Maria Chiara Pievatolo to become FSF board members starting June 23, 2024. This exceptional development of adding three new members to the FSF's board of directors is the result of reviewing eighty-three nominations, having ten candidates in forum discussions with FSF associate members, conducting months of conversations between current board members and all candidates, and reviewing input from FSF staff and supporters. After that, a three month provisional board member period started on March 23, 2024.

The updated list (with frames for new people):

John Gilmore is a philanthropist, computer engineer, entrepreneur, civil libertarian, and nonprofit board member. He is a pioneer with thirty years of experience in the computer industry, including applications programming, systems programming, language implementation, management, and investment. He was the fifth employee at Sun Microsystems, cofounder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a cypherpunk privacy activist. He co-designed the DHCP protocol that your phone or laptop uses daily to get its Internet address. He also contributed decades and more than $12 million to improving United States drug laws. Gilmore has served as a member of many nonprofit and for-profit boards for four decades.

These seem like excellent selections by the FSF and it's already riling up the Microsofters and misogynists.

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