Appreciation for ArchWiki Maintainers on Free Software Day
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panic
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Summary
The article is a personal appreciation post for "I love Free Software Day," specifically thanking the maintainers of Free Software documentation, with special focus on ArchWiki maintainers. The author expresses gratitude for the often underappreciated work of documentation maintainers, shares a personal anecdote about meeting Arch Project leaders at FOSDEM 2026, and emphasizes how valuable the ArchWiki resource is for themselves and their community.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledMaintainers in general, and maintainers of documentation most of the time get way too little recognition for their contributions to software freedom.
For this year's 'I love Free Software Day' I would like to thank the maintainers of Free Software documentation, and here especially the maintainers of the ArchWiki.
The ArchWiki is a resource, I myself and many people around me regularly consult - no matter if it is ac
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