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Dear Ruben Safir,
As we reflect on the close of 2022 at the Free Software Foundation (FSF), I think of how we have been at the center of many of the most important battles for computer user freedom for decades thanks to the support of free software advocates like you. This year, we spent much time looking inwards. We are transitioning to a new management team, have welcomed new staff members, and have published our progress on changes related to [FSF's board governance][0]. In fact, we should be opening up our call for FSF board nominees soon.
This work has taken up its fair share of energy from our team of twelve staff and six volunteer board directors, and we are not done yet. But we are not just focused on making our organization stronger from the inside so we can take on many more battles to come. With your support, we also:
* Freed the last [BIOSes][1] on FSF machines that run both FSF and GNU infrastructure, as well as community projects. The total entails fifteen servers in two data centers and our Boston office, over a hundred virtual machines, and ten workstations and laptops, all running GNU/Linux, now on fully free systems;
* Have given voice to successful free software stories from our global community through interviews and blogs, like the [latest interview][2] with Moodle, a GPLv3 licensed Learning Management System (LMS) that has taken [remote education][3] by storm, or the one on how the [Eyüpsultan district of Turkey][4] transitioned to using GNU/Linux;
* Continued our work on [freeing JavaScript][5] with our work on [JShelter][6], the anti-malware browser extension that protects against fingerprinting and tracking activities on the Web. The work will continue, we will include protection against threats like leaky forms, and we will have to adapt to Google's extension restriction [Manifest V3][7], which is harmful to privacy efforts such as JShelter; and
* We have been setting up [our booth][8] again at in-person conferences for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. *Oh, how we missed speaking with people directly and creating more free software awareness at events!* And we simply cannot wait to host the [LibrePlanet conference][9] in person (and online) again March 18 and 19, 2023!
As we approach year's end, the campaigns team is focusing their efforts around sharing. All four of our freedoms are at stake in our fight against proprietary corporations' continued push for more control over users. But by putting extra focus on sharing now, we can illustrate that our fight for user freedom expands to our ability to share knowledge, information, resources, values, culture, science, and more. If we are not able to share our improvements, then how could we possibly progress, or grow our community and convert even more users to free software?
**Can you join this effort as an [FSF associate member][13]?** You can start for as little as $10 per month ($5 for students), or $120 per year. With your support, we can continue to show people how the freedom to share can affect change in all areas where software touches modern life. Besides that, your membership gives strength to the *idea* of free software. Plus, your membership will count towards achieving our fall goal of 455 new associate members before December 31, and you will be eligible for this year's snazzy and secure webcam cover when you join as an annual associate member at $120 or more. You'll also be able to enjoy all the [member benefits][12], which include merchandise discounts, a 16GB bootable membership card, and use of our associate member videoconferencing server.
Our attention and strength in numbers is needed in many more areas today than it has ever been before, but our resources are limited. With your support, we can continue to drive change, build upon the work done in the last thirty-seven years, and recruit others to do the same. We cannot do this alone! As a true leader in this movement, it is vital that we expand our community, support experiments and great initiatives, give free software voices a place to tell their stories, and continue our advocacy for the four freedoms. Only then can we inspire more people and organizations to be at the center of the battles for freedom we're in right now, and the ones to come.
Yours in freedom,
Zoë Kooyman Executive Director
-- * Follow us on Mastodon at , GNU social at , PeerTube at , and on Twitter at -at-fsf. * Read about why we use Twitter, but only with caveats at . * Subscribe to our RSS feeds at . * Join us as an associate member at . * Read our Privacy Policy at .
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Dear Ruben Safir,
As we reflect on the close of 2022 at the Free Software Foundation (FSF), I think of how we have been at the center of many of the most important battles for computer user freedom for decades thanks to the support of free software advocates like you. This year, we spent much time looking inwards. We are transitioning to a new management team, have welcomed new staff members, and have published our progress on changes related to FSF's board governance. In fact, we should be opening up our call for FSF board nominees soon.
This work has taken up its fair share of energy from our team of twelve staff and six volunteer board directors, and we are not done yet. But we are not just focused on making our organization stronger from the inside so we can take on many more battles to come. With your support, we also:
Freed the last BIOSes on FSF machines that run both FSF and GNU infrastructure, as well as community projects. The total entails fifteen servers in two data centers and our Boston office, over a hundred virtual machines, and ten workstations and laptops, all running GNU/Linux, now on fully free systems;
Have given voice to successful free software stories from our global community through interviews and blogs, like the latest interview with Moodle, a GPLv3 licensed Learning Management System (LMS) that has taken remote education by storm, or the one on how the Eyüpsultan district of Turkey transitioned to using GNU/Linux;
Continued our work on freeing JavaScript with our work on JShelter, the anti-malware browser extension that protects against fingerprinting and tracking activities on the Web. The work will continue, we will include protection against threats like leaky forms, and we will have to adapt to Google's extension restriction Manifest V3, which is harmful to privacy efforts such as JShelter; and
We have been setting up our booth again at in-person conferences for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. Oh, how we missed speaking with people directly and creating more free software awareness at events! And we simply cannot wait to host the LibrePlanet conference in person (and online) again March 18 and 19, 2023!
As we approach year's end, the campaigns team is focusing their efforts around sharing. All four of our freedoms are at stake in our fight against proprietary corporations' continued push for more control over users. But by putting extra focus on sharing now, we can illustrate that our fight for user freedom expands to our ability to share knowledge, information, resources, values, culture, science, and more. If we are not able to share our improvements, then how could we possibly progress, or grow our community and convert even more users to free software?
Can you join this effort as an FSF associate member? You can start for as little as $10 per month ($5 for students), or $120 per year. With your support, we can continue to show people how the freedom to share can affect change in all areas where software touches modern life. Besides that, your membership gives strength to the idea of free software. Plus, your membership will count towards achieving our fall goal of 455 new associate members before December 31, and you will be eligible for this year's snazzy and secure webcam cover when you join as an annual associate member at $120 or more. You'll also be able to enjoy all the member benefits, which include merchandise discounts, a 16GB bootable membership card, and use of our associate member videoconferencing server.
Our attention and strength in numbers is needed in many more areas today than it has ever been before, but our resources are limited. With your support, we can continue to drive change, build upon the work done in the last thirty-seven years, and recruit others to do the same. We cannot do this alone! As a true leader in this movement, it is vital that we expand our community, support experiments and great initiatives, give free software voices a place to tell their stories, and continue our advocacy for the four freedoms. Only then can we inspire more people and organizations to be at the center of the battles for freedom we're in right now, and the ones to come.
*Please consider adding to your address book, which will ensure that our messages reach you and not your spam box!*
Dear Ruben Safir,
As we reflect on the close of 2022 at the Free Software Foundation (FSF), I think of how we have been at the center of many of the most important battles for computer user freedom for decades thanks to the support of free software advocates like you. This year, we spent much time looking inwards. We are transitioning to a new management team, have welcomed new staff members, and have published our progress on changes related to [FSF's board governance][0]. In fact, we should be opening up our call for FSF board nominees soon.
This work has taken up its fair share of energy from our team of twelve staff and six volunteer board directors, and we are not done yet. But we are not just focused on making our organization stronger from the inside so we can take on many more battles to come. With your support, we also:
* Freed the last [BIOSes][1] on FSF machines that run both FSF and GNU infrastructure, as well as community projects. The total entails fifteen servers in two data centers and our Boston office, over a hundred virtual machines, and ten workstations and laptops, all running GNU/Linux, now on fully free systems;
* Have given voice to successful free software stories from our global community through interviews and blogs, like the [latest interview][2] with Moodle, a GPLv3 licensed Learning Management System (LMS) that has taken [remote education][3] by storm, or the one on how the [Eyüpsultan district of Turkey][4] transitioned to using GNU/Linux;
* Continued our work on [freeing JavaScript][5] with our work on [JShelter][6], the anti-malware browser extension that protects against fingerprinting and tracking activities on the Web. The work will continue, we will include protection against threats like leaky forms, and we will have to adapt to Google's extension restriction [Manifest V3][7], which is harmful to privacy efforts such as JShelter; and
* We have been setting up [our booth][8] again at in-person conferences for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. *Oh, how we missed speaking with people directly and creating more free software awareness at events!* And we simply cannot wait to host the [LibrePlanet conference][9] in person (and online) again March 18 and 19, 2023!
As we approach year's end, the campaigns team is focusing their efforts around sharing. All four of our freedoms are at stake in our fight against proprietary corporations' continued push for more control over users. But by putting extra focus on sharing now, we can illustrate that our fight for user freedom expands to our ability to share knowledge, information, resources, values, culture, science, and more. If we are not able to share our improvements, then how could we possibly progress, or grow our community and convert even more users to free software?
**Can you join this effort as an [FSF associate member][13]?** You can start for as little as $10 per month ($5 for students), or $120 per year. With your support, we can continue to show people how the freedom to share can affect change in all areas where software touches modern life. Besides that, your membership gives strength to the *idea* of free software. Plus, your membership will count towards achieving our fall goal of 455 new associate members before December 31, and you will be eligible for this year's snazzy and secure webcam cover when you join as an annual associate member at $120 or more. You'll also be able to enjoy all the [member benefits][12], which include merchandise discounts, a 16GB bootable membership card, and use of our associate member videoconferencing server.
Our attention and strength in numbers is needed in many more areas today than it has ever been before, but our resources are limited. With your support, we can continue to drive change, build upon the work done in the last thirty-seven years, and recruit others to do the same. We cannot do this alone! As a true leader in this movement, it is vital that we expand our community, support experiments and great initiatives, give free software voices a place to tell their stories, and continue our advocacy for the four freedoms. Only then can we inspire more people and organizations to be at the center of the battles for freedom we're in right now, and the ones to come.
Yours in freedom,
Zoë Kooyman Executive Director
-- * Follow us on Mastodon at , GNU social at , PeerTube at , and on Twitter at -at-fsf. * Read about why we use Twitter, but only with caveats at . * Subscribe to our RSS feeds at . * Join us as an associate member at . * Read our Privacy Policy at .
Sent from the Free Software Foundation,
51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 United States
You can unsubscribe from this mailing list by visiting
Please consider adding info@fsf.org to your address book, which will ensure that our messages reach you and not your spam box!
Dear Ruben Safir,
As we reflect on the close of 2022 at the Free Software Foundation (FSF), I think of how we have been at the center of many of the most important battles for computer user freedom for decades thanks to the support of free software advocates like you. This year, we spent much time looking inwards. We are transitioning to a new management team, have welcomed new staff members, and have published our progress on changes related to FSF's board governance. In fact, we should be opening up our call for FSF board nominees soon.
This work has taken up its fair share of energy from our team of twelve staff and six volunteer board directors, and we are not done yet. But we are not just focused on making our organization stronger from the inside so we can take on many more battles to come. With your support, we also:
Freed the last BIOSes on FSF machines that run both FSF and GNU infrastructure, as well as community projects. The total entails fifteen servers in two data centers and our Boston office, over a hundred virtual machines, and ten workstations and laptops, all running GNU/Linux, now on fully free systems;
Have given voice to successful free software stories from our global community through interviews and blogs, like the latest interview with Moodle, a GPLv3 licensed Learning Management System (LMS) that has taken remote education by storm, or the one on how the Eyüpsultan district of Turkey transitioned to using GNU/Linux;
Continued our work on freeing JavaScript with our work on JShelter, the anti-malware browser extension that protects against fingerprinting and tracking activities on the Web. The work will continue, we will include protection against threats like leaky forms, and we will have to adapt to Google's extension restriction Manifest V3, which is harmful to privacy efforts such as JShelter; and
We have been setting up our booth again at in-person conferences for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. Oh, how we missed speaking with people directly and creating more free software awareness at events! And we simply cannot wait to host the LibrePlanet conference in person (and online) again March 18 and 19, 2023!
As we approach year's end, the campaigns team is focusing their efforts around sharing. All four of our freedoms are at stake in our fight against proprietary corporations' continued push for more control over users. But by putting extra focus on sharing now, we can illustrate that our fight for user freedom expands to our ability to share knowledge, information, resources, values, culture, science, and more. If we are not able to share our improvements, then how could we possibly progress, or grow our community and convert even more users to free software?
Can you join this effort as an FSF associate member? You can start for as little as $10 per month ($5 for students), or $120 per year. With your support, we can continue to show people how the freedom to share can affect change in all areas where software touches modern life. Besides that, your membership gives strength to the idea of free software. Plus, your membership will count towards achieving our fall goal of 455 new associate members before December 31, and you will be eligible for this year's snazzy and secure webcam cover when you join as an annual associate member at $120 or more. You'll also be able to enjoy all the member benefits, which include merchandise discounts, a 16GB bootable membership card, and use of our associate member videoconferencing server.
Our attention and strength in numbers is needed in many more areas today than it has ever been before, but our resources are limited. With your support, we can continue to drive change, build upon the work done in the last thirty-seven years, and recruit others to do the same. We cannot do this alone! As a true leader in this movement, it is vital that we expand our community, support experiments and great initiatives, give free software voices a place to tell their stories, and continue our advocacy for the four freedoms. Only then can we inspire more people and organizations to be at the center of the battles for freedom we're in right now, and the ones to come.
