LibrePlanet

LibrePlanet
Frequency	Annually, usually during late March
Location(s)	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Inaugurated	2009
Founder	Free Software Foundation
Most recent	4–5 May 2024
Previous event	18–19 March 2023
Next event	2025
Organised by	Free Software Foundation
People	Richard M. Stallman
Sponsors	Audeo, OpenInventionNetwork, Whole Foods Market Charles River Plaza Boston MA, Google, openSUSE, Red Hat, EFF
Website	libreplanet.org

LibrePlanet (literally, "Free Planet") is a community project created and supported by the Free Software Foundation. Its objective is the promotion of free software around the world by bringing an international conference to local communities ^[1] and organizations. ^[2]

History

The project was initiated in 2006 ^[3] during a gathering of Free Software Foundation members, aiming to organize geographical activist groups. The wiki serves as the primary platform for those interested in free software activism in grassroots modes of cooperation.

LibrePlanet conference

The conference is organized annually by the Free Software Foundation in or around Boston, Massachusetts, supported by foundation staff and community volunteers. It replaces and incorporates the FSF's annual members' meeting.

Each conference features a theme, keynote speeches (typically including talks by Richard Stallman and John Sullivan), and the Free Software Awards. ^[4]

Notable events

• Edward Snowden spoke at the convention in 2016. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

• In 2020, the in-person conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with a virtual event. ^[8]

• Richard Stallman announced he would rejoin the FSF board of directors at the 2021 conference. ^[9]

See also

• Libre Software Meeting
• Linux-libre

References

1. LibrePlanet teams. Teams are groups in various cities and towns that host local meetups and events.
2. "LibrePlanet: Conference/2011". LibrePlanet. Archived from the original on Sep 2, 2023.
3. "2006 Member Meeting". LibrePlanet. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
4. "LibrePlanet's media". GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
5. Edward Snowden; Daniel Kahn Gillmor (Mar 23, 2016). "LibrePlanet 2016: The Last Lighthouse: Free Software in Dark Times" (video, WebM). GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet. Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
6. Jon Gold (19 March 2016). "Edward Snowden: Privacy can't depend on corporations standing up to the government". Network World. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
7. Bogdan Popa (22 March 2016). "Snowden Used Free Software Because He Was Afraid of Backdoors in Microsoft Apps". Softpedia News. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
8. Kooyman, Zoë (Mar 9, 2020). "LibrePlanet 2020: In-person component canceled, but we'll see you online". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023.
9. Stallman, Richard (May 5, 2021). "Unjust computing clamps down". GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

External links

• Official website