The Free Software Foundation has announced the keynotes for its 2019 Libreplanet conference: Debian pioneer Bdale Garbee; Micky Metts from the MayFirst People Link Leadership Committee, Solidarity Economy Network and Agaric; Shuttleworth fellow Tarek Loubani who develops open source hardware, 3D printed medical equipment used in Gazan hospitals; and FSF founder Richard Stallman.
This is a pretty fantastic lineup! I'm especially excited to see Loubani on the bill; I was the Shuttleworth Fellowship judge that chose him, a couple years back. I keynoted Libreplanet back in 2017 and found it to be an outstanding event.
Keynotes announced for LibrePlanet 2019 free software conference [Molly De Blanc/FSF]
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