February 22, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
A new award will honor a person or group whose work is making it easier for people to start using free and open-source software.
The APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize will be awarded by the Association for Progressive Communications, an international network of organizations that use technology to promote peace and human rights, fight poverty, and protect the environment.
The award, which comes with a $4,000 prize, honors the life and work of Chris Nicol, a longtime advocate of free and open-source software. He died in August 2005 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Deadline for nominations is March 30.
For more information: Go to http://www.apc.org/english/chrisnicol.
