GNU gets 30, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the initial announcement

On September 27, 1983, Richard Stallman made the initial announcement of the GNU Project, launching the free software movement.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the initial announcement, several events are being organized on the initiative of the the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The main event, which Richard Stallman will attend, will take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, MA, from the 28th to the 29th of September, 2013. On September 21, 2013, April had the pleasure of hosting an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the GNU Project. Richard Stallman gave a lecture at Paris 8 University, in Saint-Denis.

Links :

• Philosophy of the GNU Project
• GNU 30th anniversary celebration and hackathon (September 28 and 29, 2013 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, livestream from the Cambridge celebration at 10am EDT)
• Audio and video recordings of the RMS lecture at Paris 8 University on September 21, 2013 (in French, 2h00) and pictures
• A video to wish a happy birthday to GNU
• Help GNU
• The importance of GNU in April history (video, 14 minutes)