Internet Hall of Famer Dr. Richard Stallman to give presentation to the Jeff.pro GNU+Linux User Group
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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In September 1983, Stallman vowed to develop a complete operating system, to be called GNU, whose principle virtue was to be respecting its users' freedom. (Such software is called "free software" -- "free" as in freedom.) For this system he wrote several widely-used GNU packages, such as the GNU Compiler Collection, the GNU Debugger and the GNU Emacs text editor, while recruiting developers for many other packages.
Key Points:
- Dr. Richard Stallman is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, lead developer of the GNU operating system, and main author of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL).
- In September 1983, Stallman vowed to develop a complete operating system, to be called GNU, whose principle virtue was to be respecting its users' freedom.
- In October 1985 Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation, initially to raise funds to support further development of GNU.
- Launched in September 2021, Jeff.pro is presently the largest Technology User Group in North America, with over 44,000 subscribers.