Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: John Last
Publication Date: October 31, 2025 - 20:29
Project Gutenberg CEO Greg Newby helped put a trove of literature online
October 31, 2025
Greg Newby was eight years old when he wrote a letter to Santa Claus and finished it with a simple request: “Make sure other people get things too.”
It was that spirit of generosity that drove Mr. Newby throughout his life as he helped spearhead one of the most significant public service projects in modern internet history: Project Gutenberg, a massive online library of more than 75,000 free, public domain texts.
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