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"Paul Henry Ginsparg (born 1955) is a physicist widely known for his development of the ArXiv.org e-print archive[2][3][4] and for contributions to theoretical physics." He has been awarded the P.A.M. (Physics-Astronomy-Math) Award from the Special Libraries Association,[13] named a Lingua Franca "Tech 20"

"GNU Kind Communications Guidelines"

"The open money manifesto, first published in the previous edition of Kohkoku, declares that money problems can be easily fixed by using our own moneys. Any community, network, and association can have its own money simply by providing a set of accounts through which members can record their trades. Eventually, almost all communities will use their own money. It's just a question of time and a matter of design. A society that does this will eliminate the problems associated with lack of money. Imagine a world without poverty, homelessness, unemployment and exploitation - a world where there is always enough money to meet all our needs. Such a world is not only possible, but also probable. In the last Kohkoku we wrote about memes, self-replicating elements of culture, passed on by imitation. Society will transform itself as the open money meme connects with open minds, who in turn propagate the idea throughout the culture. In this way, from one to some, from some to many, from many to millions, like the imaginal cells that turn caterpillar to butterfly, transformation will happen. In this issue of the magazine we provide a simple game to explore these ideas and set the stage for further development. "

"acebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency, Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. You'll pseudonymously buy or cash out your Libra online or at local exchange points like grocery stores, and spend it using interoperable third-party wallet apps or Facebook's own Calibra wallet that will be built into WhatsApp, Messenger and its own app. Today Facebook released its white paper explaining Libra and its testnet for working out the kinks of its blockchain system before a public launch in the first half of 2020."

The city of Barcelona's manifesto for data and technological sovereignty. Actively promote free software, open data, open city data, citizen's digital rights, interoperability, etc.

System76 funds development of FLOSS by providing custom hardware supporting GNU/Linux out of the box. They developed from scratch a Free BIOS alternative (coreboot). By selling laptops easy to repair they raise money to develop their ubuntu-derivative (Pop!_OS) optimized for their machines

We believe that the fate of humanity will be decided at the frontier of technological innovation. We will either see technology lead to a more free, open, and fair society or reinforce a global regime of centralized control, surveillance, and oppression. Our fear is that without a global, conscious, and concerted effort, the outlook is incredibly bleak. The Internet has opened the doors for universal, cross-border, and non-violent collaborative effort to fight for our freedom. However, the Internet has also opened the doors for global surveillance and manipulation. We believe humankind should use technology as a liberating tool to unleash all the goodwill and creativity of our species, rather than as a tool to enslave and take advantage of one another. Thus, Aragon is a fight for freedom. Aragon empowers freedom by creating liberating tools that leverage decentralized technologies.

Acts as president of the Free Software Foundation in France, also its founder. He is a speaker for the GNU Project and the April association. Right now, he is a full-time volunteer for the SecureDrop project. In 2001 wrote Savannah and SourceForge.