American software programmer
William[citation needed John Sullivan (more commonly known as John Sullivan ;[ 2] [citation needed ) is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer. John was formerly executive director [ 3] [ 4] Free Software Foundation (FSF), where he has worked since early 2003. He is also a speaker and webmaster for the GNU Project . He also maintains the Plannermode and delicious-el packages for the GNU Emacs text editor.
Biography
Active in both the free software and free culture communities, Sullivan has a BA in philosophy from Michigan State University and an MFA in Writing and Poetics. In college, Sullivan was a successful policy debater , reaching finals of CEDA Nationals and the semifinals of the National Debate Tournament .[ 5]
Until 2007, John was the main contact behind the Defective by Design , BadVista and Play Ogg campaigns. He also served as the chief webmaster for the GNU Project , until July 2006.[ 6]
He served as Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation from 2011 to 2022.
As a speaker for the GNU Project
Matthew Garrett and John Sullivan at LibrePlanet 2016John has delivered speeches on the following topics,[ 7]
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