### Global celebration for the GNU System's 30th anniversary
*From October 1st*
GNU supporters around the world gathered to celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the GNU System's initial announcement on September
27th, 1983. In a livestream watched by hundreds of people, GNU founder
Richard Stallman announced protecting privacy and security --
minimizing the harm done to users as they interact over a network --
as one of the GNU System's new priorities. In total, twenty-one groups
held events in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Moldova, Portugal,
Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United States.
*
<https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/global-celebration-for-the-gnu-systems-30th-anniversary>