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# The GNU system has turned thirty years old on September 27, 2013
In 1983, Richard Stallman launched the free software movement with the
words, "Free Unix!" We've freed a lot more than that in the last
thirty years. The GNU system is now a vast universe of fully free
operating systems, window managers, andsoftware that serves almost
every imaginable purpose. More than 95 percent of the world's
supercomputers run free software. A majority of web servers run free
software. Even more impressive, there are estimated to be tens of
millions of free software users worldwide.
That's a lot to celebrate. This weekend, the Free Software Foundation
will be honoring thirty years of GNU with a [celebration and hackathon
in Cambridge, MA][0]. Around the world, there are over [eighteen
celebrations][1] planned on almost every inhabited continent. And
online, people are showing their love for GNU by embedding the
[special 30th anniversary badge][1] on their websites and [donating to
support GNU's future work][2].
[0]: https://gnu.org/gnu30/celebration
[1]: https://gnu.org/gnu30
[2]: https://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom
**Please join us in the celebration**:
- [Watch the livestream from the Cambridge celebration][3] to see
John Sullivan speak at 10am EDT (14:00 UTC) and Richard Stallman
speak live at 5pm EDT (21:00 UTC) on Saturday, September 28.
- Find the [celebration][1] nearest you.
- Embed the [special 30th anniversary badge][1].
- [Donate][2] to keep GNU going strong for another thirty years.
[3]: http://live.fsf.org/gnu30.ogv
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