Thank you Odile Bénassy for 4 years of service on the FSF Board of Directors!

Bénassy, a free software developer who has been active in French volunteer groups like the APRIL association and AFUL, Parinux, OFSET, Libre en Communs and the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre, will remain a voting member of FSF.

"The board is sad to see Odile Bénassy go; we thank her for her incredible investment in the organization these past years," says FSF President Geoffrey Knauth. "We are glad she will remain an active supporter of our mission."

Bénassy's four years of tireless commitment on the Board included three-hour weekly meetings to design, test and fine tune the process to improve transparency and accountability. This hard work contributed to, among other things, the development of the FSF's renewed board governance procedures on behalf of the associate members.

On her departure, Bénassy says: "It has been a great honor for me to be part of this exceptional group that is the FSF Board of Directors. It has also been an accomplishment and a source of satisfaction to help improve the Foundation's image and bring it into line with the reality of honest, highly competent people working hard for the public good."

She continues: "Now that we're lucky enough to have three more excellent members, I can afford to listen to the people around me who are asking for more of my time."