“Jacob Javits Convention Center, Manhattan,NY Tonight the Free
Software Foundation gave out its Second Annual Award for the
Advancement of Free Software. The nominees were introduced by our
own CmdrTaco, fetchingly clad in a light blue plaid shirt. The
awards themseleves were presentd by Richard M. Stallman, who wore a
wonderfully fuzzy, warm-looking red, white, grey, and blue
sweater.”
“The awards were given out in conjunction with theBazar, a
gathering of Open Source experts, boosters, and devotees featuring
a number of tutorials on assorted Open Source and GNU/Linux-related
topics.”
“Last year’s Award for the Advancement of Free Software went
to PERL-meister Larry Wall. This year the three finalists were
Donald Knuth, John Gilmore, and Miguel de Icaza.“