Benjamin Mako Hill Benjamin Mako Hill serves on the board of diretors for the non-profit organization, Software in the Public Interest. 1.0 30 May 2004 SPI is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. Incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 16, 1997 in the state of New York. Actively Supported by SPI: Debian Fresco OFTC wxWidgets Historical or non-supportive relationships: GNOME LSB Open Source GNU TeXmac Under its bylaws SPI is intended to fulfill the following goals: to create, form and establish an organization to formulate and provide software systems for use by the general public without charge; to teach and train individuals regarding the use and application of such systems; to hold classes, seminars and workshops concerning the proper use and application of computers and computer systems; to endeavor to monitor and improve the quality of currently existing publicly available software; to support, encourage and promote the creation and development of software available to the general public; to provide information and education regarding the proper use of the Internet; to organize, hold and conduct meetings, discussions and forums on contemporary issues concerning the use of computers and computer software; to foster, promote and increase access to software systems available to the general public; to solicit, collect and otherwise raise money and to expend such funds in furtherance of the goals and activities of the corporation; to aid, assist, cooperate, co-sponsor and otherwise engage in concerted action with private, educational and governmental organizations and associations on all issues and matters concerning the use of computers and computer software and generally to endeavor to promote, foster and advance interest in computers and computer software by all available means and methods. to teach, educate, support and advocate free software (and computers and software more generally!); to aid and support free software development; Anyone who agrees to principles of SPI can become a non-contributing member. Anyone who participates actively in the free software community is eligible to become a contributing member with voting power in the organization. Sign up at http://www.spi-inc.org/membership