38+ Years of GNU and 19+ Years of FSF Associate Membership
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-11-27 00:58:26 UTC
- Modified: 2021-11-27 00:58:26 UTC
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Software System Award to Richard Stallman
Video download link
Summary: "On November 25, 2002," Wikipedia notes, "the FSF launched the FSF Associate Membership program for individuals." As the above video points out, it all started almost 40 years ago.
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