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Also Orca.
On 11/02/2020 11:55, Ken Fallon wrote:
> I thought this may be of interest to us.
>
> Ken.
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: I Love Free Software - and you?
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:55:13 +0000
> From: Max Mehl <[email protected]>
>
>
> Hi Ken Fallon,
>
> While you are reading this, someone somewhere is working on improving
> the code of a Free Software you use yourself. Although millions of users
> depend on Free Software, the people behind the respective projects
> usually remain invisible. Together we want to change that. 14 February,
> the "I love Free Software Day", is a good opportunity to do so. But we
> need your help for that.
>
> Behind every Free Software project is a team of developers, translators
> and designers. These are people who fix bugs, make improvements and
> provide security updates. They do a great service to our society by
> making the code of their software available to the general public. This
> cannot be taken for granted. Many of these people do it voluntarily in
> their spare time. But how often do we actually thank them for this?
>
> 14 February is "I love Free Software" day. On this day, Free Software
> users are called upon to show their appreciation for a project of their
> choice. It's easy to join in: just write a short message of thanks on
> the social network of your choice with the addition #IloveFS. Or write a
> short thank you email to a development team. The message does not have
> to be long - a simple thank you is often enough. Do you think it's
> important for journalists to be able to research the web anonymously
> with Tor? Do you regularly use the Firefox browser, LibreOffice, or a
> Linux system yourself? Or is there a smaller and less known project that
> you personally care about? You alone decide who you want to please on
> this day. On the "I love Free Software Day" action page you will find
> various ideas and suggestions:
>
> Action page: ilovefs.org <https://ilovefs.org>
>
> The "I love Free Software Day" is an important institution in the Free
> Software community. The more people participate, the more we can make it
> clear that we value this work, which is immensely important for our
> society. We would therefore be very pleased if you too would take part
> and take a moment on 14 February.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Max Mehl
> Programme Manager
> Free Software Foundation Europe
>
>
> PS: Writing a short message takes only a few minutes. But this small
> gesture means a lot to many people. As FSFE we regularly get feedback
> from Free Software projects that the "I love Free Software Day" gives
> them a lot of strength and encourages them to continue. All the more
> reason why we should not let this day pass without a short thank you to
> our favourite project: ilovefs.org <https://ilovefs.org>
>
>
>
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