[VFOSSA] Fwd: Re: Free Software Award Nominations

Tue Nov 5 15:03:24 ICT 2013

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On 11/05/2013 01:39 PM, Nguyen Vu Hung (vuhung) wrote:
> FYI,
>
> IMO, pha?i nominate anh Lê Trung Nghi~a gia?i thu+o+?ng Free Software 
> Awards".
>
>
> -------- Thu+ Go^'c --------
> Tiêu ?e^`: 	Re: Free Software Award Nominations
> Ngày: 	Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:40:13 -0500
> Tu+`: 	Libby Reinish <info at fsf.org>
> Tra? lo+`i To+'i: 	Libby Reinish <info at fsf.org>
> To+'i: 	<vuhung16plus at gmail.com>
>
>
>
> Dear ,
>
> The deadline to submit nominations for the Free Software Awards is 
> this Wednesday, November 6, 2013. If you have a free software hero or 
> know of an organization doing amazing work with free software, show 
> your appreciation by nominating them. But hurry! Email 
> award-nominations at gnu.org <mailto:award-nominations at gnu.org> to submit 
> your nomination today!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Libby Reinish
> Campaigns Manager
>
> Is there someone who you think has advanced the progress of free 
> software, someone you think of as a free software hero? How about a 
> great project that uses free software principles, like copyleft or 
> free culture, to benefit society? Now is your chance to nominate them 
> for a Free Software Award.
>
> Don't delay, nominations are due on November 6. To nominate an 
> individual for the Award for the Advancement of Free Software or a 
> project for the Award for Projects of Social Benefit, send your 
> nomination along with a description of the project or individual to 
> award-nominations at gnu.org <mailto:award-nominations at gnu.org>.
>
> The free software movement is powered by dedicated individuals and has 
> fostered many incredible projects that are making a difference in the 
> world with the help of free software tools and principles. You can 
> read more about the awards and past winners in our official 
> announcement 
> <https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-opens-nominations-for-the-16th-annual-free-software-awards>.
>
> What are you waiting for? Take a few minutes to give props to people 
> and projects that have changed the world. Your nominations will be 
> reviewed by our awards committee and the winners will be announced at 
> LibrePlanet 2014 
> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2014>.
>
>
>     Award for the Advancement of Free Software
>
> The Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free 
> Software is presented annually by FSF president Richard Stallman to an 
> individual who has made a great contribution to the progress and 
> development of free software, through activities that accord with the 
> spirit of free software.
>
>
>     Award for Projects of Social Benefit
>
> Nominations are also open for the 2013 Award for Projects of Social 
> Benefit.
>
> This award is presented to the project or team responsible for 
> applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, to 
> a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society in 
> other aspects of life.
>
> We look to recognize projects or teams that encourage collaboration to 
> accomplish social tasks. A long-term commitment to one's project (or 
> the potential for a long-term commitment) is crucial to this end.
>
> This award stresses the use of free software in the service of 
> humanity. We have deliberately chosen this broad criterion so that 
> many different areas of activity can be considered. However, one area 
> that is not included is that of free software itself. Projects with a 
> primary goal of promoting or advancing free software are not eligible 
> for this award, though we honor those projects with our annual Award 
> for the Advancement of Free Software.
>
> We will consider any project or team that uses free software or the 
> philosophy of software freedom to address a goal important to society. 
> To qualify, a project must use free software, produce free 
> documentation, or use the idea of free software as defined in the Free 
> Software Definition. Work done commercially is eligible, but we will 
> give this award to the project or team that best utilizes resources 
> for society's greater benefit.
>
>
>       Nomination Requirements
>
> In the case of both awards, previous winners are not eligible for 
> nomination, but renomination of other previous nominees is encouraged. 
> Only individuals are eligible for nomination for the Advancement of 
> Free Software Award, and only projects can be nominated for the Social 
> Benefit Award.
>
> Award recipients will be chosen by a committee of previous winners and 
> FSF president Richard Stallman.
>
> Please send your nominations to award-nominations at gnu.org 
> <mailto:award-nominations at gnu.org>, no later than Wednesday, November 
> 6, 2013. Please submit nominations in the following format:
>
>  *
>
>     In the email message subject line, either put the name of the
>     person you are nominating for the Award for Advancement of Free
>     Software, or put the name of the project for the Award for
>     Projects of Social Benefit.
>
>  *
>
>     Please include, in the body of your message, an explanation (forty
>     lines or less) of the work done and why you think it is especially
>     important to the advancement of free software or how it benefits
>     society, respectively.
>
>  *
>
>     Please state, in the body of your message, where to find the
>     materials (e.g., software, manuals, or writing) which your
>     nomination is based on.
>
> Information about the previous awards can be found at 
> https://www.fsf.org/awards. Winners will be announced at an awards 
> ceremony at the LibrePlanet conference 
> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2014>, 
> tentatively scheduled for March 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts.
>
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