FSF turns forty with a groundbreaking new project and a new president
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- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a new president, Ian Kelling, who aims to combat threats to computer user freedom and expand the free software movement.
- FSF announced the LibrePhone Project, a partnership with developer Rob Savoye, to bring software freedom to mobile computing environments.
- Prominent free software activists shared their experiences, including Amin Bandali, Corwin Brust, and Panos Alevropoulos, highlighting their contributions to various free software projects.
- FSF executive director Zoë Kooyman discussed plans for local free software events and updates on free machine learning criteria.
- LibreLocal group leaders presented lightning talks on regional free software communities, their activities, successes, and challenges.
- A panel featuring representatives from EFF, F-Droid, Sugar Labs, and FSF discussed software freedom, privacy, mobile freedom, and education.
- FSF expressed gratitude to free software developers and advocates for their contributions over the past 40 years.