New EFF digital liberties fund
p2pnet.net News:- The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) says it’ll use $1 million of a $1.2 million bequest to establish the EFF Endowment Fund for Digital Civil Liberties.
The money came from the estate of technology pioneer Leonard Zubkoff, killed in a helicopter crash in 2002.
"Not only does it help us establish our endowment fund, Leonard’s legacy makes it possible for us to bring aboard a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to create and implement a technology strategy for EFF," says executive director Shari Steele.
Leonard Zubkoff was an internationally known software developer and entrepreneur, respected for his expertise in computer architecture and operating systems, says the EFF, adding:
"He loved to fly and was learning to pilot a helicopter when he died in a crash in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness in Alaska."
