Ludovic CourtèsToday #GNU is turning 40, whee! 🎉
Despite having been involved in GNU for 20 years, I wish I’d be more enthusiastic. It’s certainly an important milestone for #FreeSoftware but it’s kinda bittersweet for me.
🧵 #GNU40
I got into GNU by reading about free software, then attempting to contribute code to the Hurd ca. 2002, becoming a Guile co-maintainer ca. 2007, co-organizing a GNU Hackers Meeting in 2011, starting Guix in 2012.
I made friends along the way and learned a lot in a variety of domains—technical, political, social. From my early readings of GNU essays to my technical musings, GNU shaped part of what I am.
Andres MorenoThanks for all the work you do and your posts about GNU.
I was a hard-core corporate guy until I found out about the Free Software movement.
The idea that folks would come together to hack a community software stack convinced me that Hobbes was wrong--it's not homo homini lupus
I agree with your assessment of GNU--I favour a more democratic and inclusive approach.
Thanks for helping to make the world a better place!