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FSF Copycat "Software Freedom Conservancy" Makes Copycat FSF Award ("Award in Software Freedom"), Gives it to IBM Staff That Tried to Cancel FSF Founder
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Software Freedom Conservancy ☛ My Introductory Comments for Mark Wielaard's 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom [Ed: Rewarding IBM staff for cancel culture? Senior Principal Engineer working for Red Hat]
I had the honor of giving the introduction for the 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom. The video of ceremony will be available in the coming weeks, but I share below that introduction now. Congratulations to Mark on this well-deserved award.
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Software Freedom Conservancy ☛ Mark J. Wielaard receives 2ⁿᵈ Annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom
This weekend — at FOSSY 2026, Software Freedom Conservancy honored Mark J. Wielaard — decades-long GNU contributor, Valgrind and Elfutils maintainer, and Sourceware volunteer with the second annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom.
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Mark J. Wielaard receives Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom [Ed: IBM staff tries to cancel RMS, gets award from the SFC, which attempted the same and takes GAFAM money]
The Software Freedom Conservancy has announced that Mark J. Wielaard has been honored with the second annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom for his many years of service to software freedom.