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<title>Congratulations to the FSF on its thirty-fifth anniversary</title>
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2020-10-09 09:02:27 +00:00
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<h1>Congratulations to the FSF on its thirty-fifth anniversary</h1>
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2020-10-09 08:52:37 +00:00
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The FSFE's sister organisation, the FSF, celebrates its thirty-fifth
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anniversary this week. Thirty-five years of working for software
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freedom and inspiring many people and organisations to take a stand
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for user freedoms deserve big congratulations. Watch and read the
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congratulatory speech by FSFE President Matthias Kirschner.
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<video width="100%" crossorigin="crossorigin" poster="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/4810dd3b11dadc80460aa3246083c7a7.png" controls="controls">
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<source type="video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"" src="https://download.fsfe.org/videos/FSF35-Matthias-Kirschner.mp4"></source>
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<source type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" src="https://download.fsfe.org/videos/FSF35-Matthias-Kirschner.webm"></source>
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</video>
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<blockquote>
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35 years ago the Free Software Foundation was founded to work for
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users' software freedom to use, study, share, and improve software.
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In hindsight this seems to be an obvious step; in the 1980ies it was
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visionary.
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<p>
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Over the years more and more people, organisations, companies, and public
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administrations learnt why Free Software is
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important for a free society.
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</p>
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<p>
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Meanwhile there are many different people and organisations out
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there contributing to software freedom every day.
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Together we can ensure that all humans can understand how software
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works, use the software for any purpose without discrimination, share
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it with others, and adapt it to their own specific needs. Together
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we can ensure the continued growth and success of the Free Software
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movement, which the FSF started.
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</p>
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<p>
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Thank you to the FSF, for preparing the ground for the Free Software
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movement, and for inspiring many organisations and people out there,
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including the FSFE and myself, to work for users' software freedom in
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the next decades to come.
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Thank you and happy anniversary!
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</blockquote>
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There will be an <a href="https://www.fsf.org/events/fsf35">online
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celebration</a> via live stream and IRC on 9 October, also featuring
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guest speakers from the FSFE.
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="anniversary">Anniversary</tag>
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<discussion href="https://community.fsfe.org/t/520"/>
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<image url="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/4810dd3b11dadc80460aa3246083c7a7.png"/>
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