John Gilmore (activist)
John Gilmore (born 1955) is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions. He created the alt.* hierarchy in Usenet and is a major contributor to the GNU project.
An outspoken civil libertarian, Gilmore has sued the FAA, Department of Justice, and others. He argued the unconstitutionality of secret law regarding travel security policies in Gilmore v. Gonzales.
Gilmore is also a philanthropist, and has given financial support to, among others, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Marijuana Policy Project, Erowid, MAPS, and various organizations seeking to end the war on drugs.
Read more about John Gilmore (activist): Free Software and Other Projects, Toad.com, Internet Censorship
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“He leadeth me O blessed thought,
O words with heavenly comfort fraught,
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
Still ‘tis God’s hand that leadeth me.”
—Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834–1918)