We already know that open source maintainers aren't as valued as they should be, and working endlessly without a goal in mind or some appropriate compensation just ends up breaking them.
The European Open Source Academy (EOSA) recognizes open source leaders through its annual awards. The Prize for Excellence in Open Source Software goes to people who've made outstanding contributions.
Daniel Stenberg, the president of the academy and also creator of curl, has announced that Greg Kroah-Hartman is among the awardees for this year.
A Worthy Laurate
Recognizing his years of work, the EOSA presented the award to Greg at a gala in Brussels, Belgium. If you don't know who he is, let his work speak for itself.
He is a Fellow at the Linux Foundation, the stable kernel maintainer for Linux, a role that directly impacts billions of devices worldwide. And every week, he ships bug fixes and security patches while also handling multiple long-term support versions.
You are most likely reading this on a device running Linux. 😆
Greg had a few words to share after receiving the award:
I would like to greatly thank the European Open Source Academy for this award. I am very honored that the work I have done for Linux and Open Source has been recognized by my peers as helpful to the success of Linux.
The European Union has, over the past years, recognized that Open Source software is what powers the world, and frees everyone from forced reliance on commercial offerings, allowing all governments, companies, and people, to control their own future.
Before you start yapping that such awards are unnecessary or just marketing fluff, ask yourself, "what have I done to take open source ahead." Isn't it good to be given recognition for years of toiling? Or are those only reserved for the ones who bring "peace."
Oops, I let some of my inner politico leak. ☠️
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