Virtual FSF Memorabilia Live Auction on March 23, 2025
| When |
Mar 23, 2025
from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Where | https://galene.fsf.org/group/auction/ |
| Contact Name | Miriam Bastian |
| Contact Phone | +1-617-542-5942 |
The former FSF office housed a great deal of fun and historically relevant free software memorabilia related to the FSF, GNU, and to the free software movement in general. It seems a pity to lock them away in a storage unit where nobody ever sees them, so instead, we want to entrust them to the free software community, and we hope that some of them will be displayed in public spaces, or on your wall.
We selected the best memorabilia to offer in an auction this month. This is your chance to get your very own personal souvenir of the FSF. The FSF Memorabilia Live Auction will feature the following six prestigious historical artifacts:
- The original GNU head drawing by Etienne Suvasa, which became the blueprint for the iconic GNU logo present everywhere in the free software world;
- The Internet Hall of Fame medal awarded to Richard Stallman;
- A legendary katana;
- The original Gnu birthday drawing by Etienne Suvasa, which has been used on a
number of occasions such as the fortieth anniversary party of the GNU System, and even decorated the cover of the Introduction to the Command Line;
- A pair of GCC gnu letter drawings by Gary Torrisi Studio showing two gnus forming the letters "G" and "C" that are on the cover of the book Using GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection Reference Manual for GCC;
- And the Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility, which was awarded to the free software movement itself and given to the FSF in 1999 "in appreciation for their deep commitment to the socially responsible use of computing technology" .
Learn more about the items up for sale in the FSF Memorabilia Live Auction Booklet.
Register here to attend the live auction. Upon registration, you will receive the password for the Galene videoconferencing room to participate in the live auction.
Please don't hesitate to call us at +1-617-542-5942 for technical assistance.
The live auction will be preceded by a silent auction running from March 17 to 23, 2025, with more auction items revealed each day. To learn more about the collection of historic artifacts and memorabilia for sale in the silent auction, visit the [LibrePlanet wiki][5].
The proceeds of both the silent and the live auction will go towards the FSF's mission to promote computer user freedom.
This event is part of the celebration around the fortieth anniversary of the Free Software Foundation. Visit fsf.org/fsf40 to learn what else is happening during the anniversary year.