A Reason for Celebration
Forty years ago, Richard Stallman announced the plan to develop the GNU operating system, which would be entirely composed of free software. The existence of a free operating system would enable people to operate their computers in freedom, throwing off the power of the developers of nonfree software.
The GNU Project has also built the global free software movement.
On September 27th 2023 the GNU community met in Biel/Bienne to celebrate this occasion, and help build a future where users' computing freedom extends further than ever.
© Théo Bondolfi 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0
Organization
This event was hosted by GNUnet e.V. and organized with the help of volunteers from around the world.
Sponsors
NLnet foundation NGI Zero decided to make a donation to support the event which basically covered half of our expenses. Thanks a lot! NLnet foundation is a great long-term supporter of Free Software, and they are hiring technology assessors for their grantmaking process. If you are looking for a job to support Free Software at large, please check them out!
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