On September 27, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement. Free software advocates, tinkerers, and hackers all over the world will celebrate this event, which was a turning point in the history of computing. Forty years later, GNU and free software are even more relevant. While software has become deeply ingrained into everyday life, the vast majority of users do not have full control over it.

  • @banazir@lemmy.ml
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    3310 months ago

    It is hard to overstate the importance of FSF in software development. We need them now more than ever. Long live the FSF!

    • @LeFantome@programming.dev
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      1010 months ago

      I fully support this comment. Thank for attributing the FSF itself.

      Historically, we owe a lot to the GNU project as well. I wish people understood what GNU was though and how GNU and the FSF differ from each other.