Ian Kelling is the new FSF president

The Free Software Foundation has announcedthe selection of Ian Kelling as the organization's president.

Kelling, age forty-three, has held the role of a board member and avoting member since March 2021. The board said of Kelling'sconfirmation: "His hands-on technical experience resulting from hisposition as the organization's senior systems administrator provedinvaluable for his work on the board of directors. The board isconfident Kelling is the right person to help the organizationachieve its long-term goals. His commitment to free software comesfrom a life of exploring ways to exert user control. He has thetechnical knowledge to speak with authority on most free softwareissues, and he has a strong connection with the community as anactive speaker and blogger."