[Discuss] GNU 40 in Boston on October 1

[devinu at fsf.org (Devin Ulibarri)]

Hi,

On 8/11/23 10:27, Devin Ulibarri wrote:
> This year marks the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system, and 
> there will be celebrations and events! In Switzerland, there will be 
> events on September 27. Read more at <https://www.gnu.org/gnu40/>
> 
> The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is planning on doing something for 
> those who can't fly to Switzerland for the GNU 40th celebration. We are 
> thinking of organizing a hack day for families and people who want to 
> learn the basics of hacking in Boston on the weekend of October 1.
> 
> Some of the events that we are considering are "music and programming 
> with Music Blocks" for kids and families and "command line basics" for 
> beginner hackers. Overall, we were thinking of keeping things on the 
> beginner to intermediate side to bring in some new faces.

We have some updated information:

The FSF is organizing a fun event on Sunday, 10/1.

We are doing our best to make the event fun for all ages and experience 
levels. We will have face painting and a guided MusicBlocks lesson as 
well as more advanced activities.

You can read more at https://www.fsf.org/events/gnu40

* When? October 1, 2023, 14:00 to 18:00 EDT
* Where? Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
Boston, MA 02110, USA
* What? A day for families, hackers, and hackers-to-be
* Registration: https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=127
* Recent press release: 
https://www.fsf.org/news/forty-years-of-gnu-and-the-free-software-movement

We hope to see some of you there!

Also, please reach out with any questions you may have!

Best,
Devin

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Free Software Foundation

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