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Today is an excellent day to give up GitHub, particularly given their disingenuous position regarding the California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act & its proposed amendments under CA SB 1000.
August 12, 2026
This weekend — at FOSSY 2026, Software Freedom Conservancy honored Mark J. Wielaard — decades-long GNU contributor, Valgrind and Elfutils maintainer, and Sourceware volunteer with the second annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom. The award included a laser-etched lucite trophy and a cash award of one billion binary USD (US$1,024 for those who prefer decimal).
Photo of Mark J. Wielaard holding award, copyright Mark J. Wielaard , CC-BY 3.0
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