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Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory Get Awards From the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
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FSF ☛ Free Software Awards winners announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today the recipients of the 2024 Free Software Awards, which are given annually by the FSF to groups and individuals in the free software community who have made significant contributions to the cause for software freedom.
This year's Free Software Awards recipients are Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory.
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LWN ☛ The 2024 Free Software Awards winners
The Free Software Foundation has announced
the recipients of its 2024 (even though 2025 is almost over) Free Software
Awards. Andy Wingo won the award for the advancement of free software, Alx
Sa is the outstanding new free-software contributor, and Govdirectory takes
the award for projects of social benefit.
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FSF Announces 2024 Free Software Award Winners
The Free Software Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 Free Software Awards, annual honors presented to individuals and projects that make significant contributions to software freedom.
Established to recognize work that advances users’ ability to use, study, modify, and share software, the awards highlight the technical, social, and community impact of contributors across the free software ecosystem.
This year’s Award for the Advancement of Free Software went to Andy Wingo, co-maintainer of GNU Guile, reflecting his long-running work on Guile, a central component of the GNU operating system and the Scheme foundation of GNU Guix.