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   1 author: christel
   2 date: 2002-08-26 15:53:48+00:00
   3 slug: welcome-fsf-and-gnu
   4 title: Welcome FSF and GNU!
   5 Robert Levin, president of Peer-Directed Projects Center, added: "We welcome the opportunity to work more closely with the Free Software Foundation.  Licensing that preserves freedom is essential to the health and success of peer-directed projects.  The Free Software Foundation's pivotal role in advocating software freedom makes it a valued contributor to the community."  _
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   7 To all of the members of the GNU project who've spent so much time with us so far: thank you for your support, and welcome officially to **freenode**!