Cory Doctorow and Others Explain the Importance of Software Freedom (GNU Turns 40 Next Year)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-03-17 10:59:32 UTC
- Modified: 2022-03-17 11:00:15 UTC
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Summary: To quote LibrePlanet (this was in 2020; FSF turns 37 this year and GNU will turn 39): "A compilation of birthday messages sent in by free software community members from around the world. Features: Matthias Kirschner (FSFE), Francois Poulain, Greta Goetz (University of Belgrade), Gian-Maria Daffré (Country coordinator FSFE Switzerland), Bernhard Reiter (FSFE), Vincent Lequertier, Niranjan, Sushant Declekar, Patrick Ohnewein, and Sean O'Brien (Cyberclear)."
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