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FSF Announces Free Software Hackathon Honoring Its 40th Anniversary


Thursday the Free Software Foundation announced plans for a celebratory hackathon in November to improve free/libre software "in honor of its fortieth anniversary. The FSF has been campaigning for software freedom for over forty years. As part of its celebrations, the organization is inviting the...

As part of its celebrations, the organization is inviting the wider free software community (both projects and individual contributors) to participate in a global, online hackathon to help improve important libre software projects. Interested contributors are encouraged to review the hackathon guidelines, which the FSF has made available online... "The FSF's free software hackathon will be held November 21-23, 2025," according to the announcement.

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