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# 基金会来信

* 原文链接：[Letter from the Foundation](https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MayJune23_foundationletter.pdf)
* 作者：John Baldwin

欢迎阅读纪念 FreeBSD 30 周年的特刊！FreeBSD 起初只是少数志愿者在 UNIX 和 BSD 丰厚遗产之上的耕耘。三十年过去，FreeBSD 已成长为一个拥有自身鲜活历史的大型开源项目。这段历史中满是个人故事，跌宕起伏，有担忧与疑虑（多亏了 AT\&T）、欢笑（圣诞树，谁想得到？）、冲突与胜利（13 个主版本，还在继续）。我们每个人都为 FreeBSD 至今的故事贡献了一份力量，而未来 30 年的走向将由我们，连同许多新面孔共同书写。

本期收录了多篇回顾这段悠久历史的文章。这些故事里藏着无数个人轶事和隐秘珍宝。这套合集远非面面俱到，但它让人一窥了多年来许许多多人为 FreeBSD 投入的广泛工作。我们一同庆祝的，不只是 FreeBSD 创造出的软件，更是所有为 FreeBSD 的成功贡献时间、才华与财富的个体。

**John Baldwin**

《FreeBSD 期刊》编辑委员会主席

——《FreeBSD 期刊》，2023 年 5/6 月


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