The Free Software Foundation is Livestreaming Its 40th Anniversary Celebration (fsf.org) 14
From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today (EDT), the Free Software Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary with an online and in-person event. "We will broadcast the talks and workshops via a fully free software livestream on fsf.org/live," according to the FSF's official "FSF40 Celebration" page. "Everyone will be able to join the discussion via the #fsf40 IRC channel on Libera.Chat."
"4 decades, 4 freedoms, 4 all users" is the event's slogan.
And during the ceremony, a 40th-anniversary cake was sliced by newly-elected FSF president Ian Kelling (who was unanimously confirmed by FSF board members): Kelling, age 43, has held the role of a board member and a voting member since March 2021. The board said of Kelling's confirmation: "His hands-on technical experience resulting from his position as the organization's senior systems administrator proved invaluable for his work on the board of directors... He has the technical knowledge to speak with authority on most free software issues, and he has a strong connection with the community as an active speaker and blogger."
Kelling earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and is a continuous user, developer, and advocate for free software. His personal commitment to complete software freedom has been shaped by his past experiences working as a software developer for proprietary software companies while using, learning, and contributing to GNU/Linux on his own time.
"Ian has shown good judgment on the board, and a firm commitment to the free software movement," FSF founder and Chief GNUisance Richard Stallman said. Outgoing FSF President and long-time board member Geoff Knauth added: "Since joining the board in 2021, Ian has shown a clear understanding of the free software philosophy in today's technology, and a strong vision. He recognizes threats in upcoming technologies, promotes transparency, has played a significant role in designing and implementing the new board recruitment processes, and has always adhered to ethical principles. He has also given me valuable advice at critical moments, for which I am very grateful..."
Kelling will continue to fill the role of senior systems administrator for the FSF, which he has held since 2017, where he leads the FSF's tech team under the direction of Zoë Kooyman, executive director of the FSF. True to the FSF's tradition for this role, he takes on the governance role as a volunteer.
Upcoming on the livestream:
"4 decades, 4 freedoms, 4 all users" is the event's slogan.
And during the ceremony, a 40th-anniversary cake was sliced by newly-elected FSF president Ian Kelling (who was unanimously confirmed by FSF board members): Kelling, age 43, has held the role of a board member and a voting member since March 2021. The board said of Kelling's confirmation: "His hands-on technical experience resulting from his position as the organization's senior systems administrator proved invaluable for his work on the board of directors... He has the technical knowledge to speak with authority on most free software issues, and he has a strong connection with the community as an active speaker and blogger."
Kelling earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and is a continuous user, developer, and advocate for free software. His personal commitment to complete software freedom has been shaped by his past experiences working as a software developer for proprietary software companies while using, learning, and contributing to GNU/Linux on his own time.
"Ian has shown good judgment on the board, and a firm commitment to the free software movement," FSF founder and Chief GNUisance Richard Stallman said. Outgoing FSF President and long-time board member Geoff Knauth added: "Since joining the board in 2021, Ian has shown a clear understanding of the free software philosophy in today's technology, and a strong vision. He recognizes threats in upcoming technologies, promotes transparency, has played a significant role in designing and implementing the new board recruitment processes, and has always adhered to ethical principles. He has also given me valuable advice at critical moments, for which I am very grateful..."
Kelling will continue to fill the role of senior systems administrator for the FSF, which he has held since 2017, where he leads the FSF's tech team under the direction of Zoë Kooyman, executive director of the FSF. True to the FSF's tradition for this role, he takes on the governance role as a volunteer.
Upcoming on the livestream:
- Free Software Foundation trivia
- LibreLocal group lightning talks
- A panel with the FSF, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) , F-Droid, and Sugar Labs
No financial model = no success (Score:3)
Remembering back about 20 years when I had an email discussion with rms about better financial models. He didn't seem to understand how money works, though he still asked a very insightful question that helped improve the CSB (Charity Share Brokerage) idea. Now I regard CSB an early fork of what went wrong and led to crowdfunding...
The ACs will have a great business model when they figure out how to turn brain farts into electricity.
Re: What hors d'oeuvre will be offered? (Score:2)
With free software? (Score:2)
I hope it's a ogg theora stream!
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But stallman will probably continue to be hung outside to appease corporate trolls.
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All 4 Users (Score:2)
A question worth answering (Score:2)
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That's when you have a big celebration, right? When something is finished?
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After 40 years... is GNU finished? I mean, has GNU achieved feature completeness with Unix?
Erm, what?
It does, however, have an insistence on people donating time and money despite plenty of both having been given over the past 40 years despite glacial progress... why is that?
Double what? What on earth are you talking about?
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After 40 years... is GNU finished? I mean, has GNU achieved feature completeness with Unix?
Erm, what?
It does, however, have an insistence on people donating time and money despite plenty of both having been given over the past 40 years despite glacial progress... why is that?
Double what? What on earth are you talking about?
Maybe they're angry that GNU Hurd [gnu.org] isn't available in thirty seven easy-to-install flavors?
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Oh that must be it! I think people have odd opinions about Stallman and don't realise he's quite pragmatic about getting to his goal. Once there was a copyleft kernel available he decided GNU doing their own was not going to be a priority, even given the relative lack of legal care over Linux vs FSF code.
I still think HURD is cool and interesting, but we've got a lot of that kind of stuff backported into Linux, albeit in a hackier and less user friendly way. Though somewhat more efficient I'll bet.
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Oh that must be it! I think people have odd opinions about Stallman and don't realise he's quite pragmatic about getting to his goal. Once there was a copyleft kernel available he decided GNU doing their own was not going to be a priority, even given the relative lack of legal care over Linux vs FSF code.
I still think HURD is cool and interesting, but we've got a lot of that kind of stuff backported into Linux, albeit in a hackier and less user friendly way. Though somewhat more efficient I'll bet.
I wouldn't hate seeing Hurd get a little further along in the process for the simple fact that I like all varieties of *nix and alikes, and even if some feel it scatters the community, I still enjoy having options to play around with. I still enjoy my BSDs alongside Linux sometimes, depending on the task. Having yet another that's viable and stable would only be a good thing, long-term. But I don't get all bent about it not happening, or not happening fast enough either.
Ian Kelling is the new FSF president (Score:2)
“Kelling, age forty-three, has held the role of a board member and a voting member since March 2021. The board said of Kelling's confirmation: "His hands-on technical experience resulting from his position as the organization's senior systems administrator proved invaluable for his work on the board of directors. The board is confident Kelling is the right person to help the organization achieve