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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 ( @banazir@lemmy.ml ) 27•1 year 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 ( @LeFantome@programming.dev ) 7•1 year 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.
- ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻ ( @unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone ) English22•1 year ago
And here’s to the next forty!
- TimeSquirrel ( @TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ) 20•1 year ago
Crazy to think that this movement was born in data centers on huge mainframes. The kind you see in old school computer documentaries with the huge spinning tape drives. They recognized the need for free software before mainstream users even existed.
- IninewCrow ( @ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ) English20•1 year ago
I’m no expert … I just enjoy reading about all this stuff.
But isn’t the entire internet built, maintained and made possible by the free software movement. Isn’t Linux systems basically the entire backbone of the internet?
- davefischer ( @davefischer@beehaw.org ) English7•1 year ago
It’s mostly linux now (except for most of the actual networking gear) but it wasn’t 20 years ago, so the internet is certainly “possible” without linux.
- aport ( @aport@programming.dev ) 11•1 year ago
Thank you daddy Stallman
- Fonzie! ( @lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ) 1•1 year ago
Oh no, please don’t call the guy “daddy”.
- palitu ( @palitu@aussie.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Started reading the FAQ on why we should call it GNU/Linux.
Ship had said my friends. I think Linux just won through being easier to say. (Yes I know how to say it…)
Edit: Ship has sailed…