LibrePlanet
{{Short description|Community project promoting free software}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = LibrePlanet
| logo = Libreplanet.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| frequency = Annually, usually during late March
| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| first = 2009
| founder_name = Free Software Foundation
| last = 4–5 May 2024
| prev = 18–19 March 2023
| next = 2025
| organised = Free Software Foundation
| people = Richard M. Stallman
| sponsors = Audeo, OpenInventionNetwork, Whole Foods Market Charles River Plaza Boston MA, Google, openSUSE, Red Hat, EFF
| website = {{URL|https://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[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Teams LibrePlanet teams]. Teams are groups in various cities and towns that host local meetups and events. and organizations.{{Cite web|title=LibrePlanet: Conference/2011|url=https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902114939/https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2011|archive-date=Sep 2, 2023|website=LibrePlanet}}
History
The project was initiated in 2006{{Cite web|title=2006 Member Meeting|url=https://libreplanet.org/wiki/2006_Member_Meeting|access-date=2023-07-18|website=LibrePlanet}} 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.{{Cite web|title=LibrePlanet's media|url=https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/tag/awards/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet}}
=Notable events=
- Edward Snowden spoke at the convention in 2016.{{cite web|author1=Edward Snowden|author2=Daniel Kahn Gillmor|title=LibrePlanet 2016: The Last Lighthouse: Free Software in Dark Times|url=https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/libreplanet-2016-the-last-lighthouse-3d51/|website=GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet|publisher=Free Software Foundation|accessdate=2 June 2016|format=video, WebM|date=Mar 23, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Jon Gold|title=Edward Snowden: Privacy can't depend on corporations standing up to the government|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/3046135/edward-snowden-privacy-cant-depend-on-corporations-standing-up-to-the-government.html|website=Network World|accessdate=2 June 2016|date=19 March 2016}}{{cite web|author=Bogdan Popa|title=Snowden Used Free Software Because He Was Afraid of Backdoors in Microsoft Apps|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/snowden-used-free-software-because-he-was-afraid-of-backdoors-in-microsoft-apps-502039.shtml|publisher=Softpedia News|accessdate=2 June 2016|date=22 March 2016}}
- In 2020, the in-person conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with a virtual event.{{cite web|title=LibrePlanet 2020: In-person component canceled, but we'll see you online|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2020-in-person-component-canceled-but-well-see-you-online|website=Free Software Foundation|first=Zoë|last=Kooyman|date=Mar 9, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506120501/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2020-in-person-component-canceled-but-well-see-you-online|archive-date=May 6, 2023}}
- Richard Stallman announced he would rejoin the FSF board of directors at the 2021 conference.{{Cite web|title=Unjust computing clamps down|url=https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/unjust-computing-clamps-down/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=GNU MediaGoblin - LibrePlanet|date=May 5, 2021|first=Richard|last=Stallman}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Main_Page}}
Category:International conferences
Category:Free software culture and documents