Mark J. Wielaard receives 2ⁿᵈ Annual Distinguished Service

Close navigation menu Home / News Mark J. Wielaard receives 2ⁿᵈ Annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom Long-time Free and Open Source Software contributor honored at SFC's FOSSY Event August 12, 2026 This weekend — at FOSSY 2026, Software Freedom Conservancy honored Mark J. Wielaard — decades-long GNU contributor, Valgrind and Elfutils maintainer, and Sourceware volunteer with the second annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom. The award included a laser-etched lucite trophy and a cash award of ten billion binary USD (US$1,024 for those who prefer decimal

Source: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/aug/12/mark-j-wielaard-receives-2-annual-award/

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