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Dear Free Software
Supporter,

On January 17th, we closed the Free Software Foundation (FSF)'s end of
the year fundraiser and associate membership drive, bringing 368 new
associate members to the FSF community.

This year's fundraiser began with a series of [shareable images][1]
aiming to bring user freedom issues to the kitchen table, helping to
start conversations about the impact that proprietary software has on
the autonomy and privacy of our everyday lives. Your enthusiasm in
sharing these has been inspiring. We also debuted the [*ShoeTool*][2]
video, an animated short presenting a day in the life of an
unfortunate elf who is duped into forking over his liberty for the
sake of convenience. And we also sent out our biannual issue of the
[*Free Software Bulletin*][3], which had FSF staff writing on topics
as diverse as ethical software licensing and online dating.

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It is your support of the FSF that makes all of our work possible.
Your generosity impacts us on a direct level. It doesn't just keep the
lights on, but is also the source of our motivation to fight full-time
for software freedom. Your support is at the heart of our work
advocating for the use of [copyleft][4] and the [GPL][5]. It's also
what brought seventeen new devices to the [RYF program][6] this year,
and is what drives our campaigning against [Digital Restrictions
Management (DRM)][7]. We are deeply grateful for the new memberships
and donations we have received this year, not to mention the existing
members and recurring donors that have enabled us to reach this point.
And not to worry, we're working hard to send you the [premium
gifts][8] we offered as soon as possible!

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2020 has started off strong already, with our [petition calling on
Microsoft][9] to "upcycle" Windows 7 by releasing it as free software,
which has reached more than 12,000 signatures in less than a week. And
there is much more to come. The campaigns, tech, and licensing teams
are all working on ambitious projects that we hope will drive the
fight for freedom forward, especially as the FSF enters its 35th year
of free software activism.

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This year's [LibrePlanet][10]: "Free the Future" conference is almost
upon us as well, and we're all putting our best into the planning
process. LibrePlanet 2020 will see keynotes from speakers including
Internet Archive founder [Brewster Kahle][11], and there are still
more surprises to come. We hope to see you there.

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Happy hacking,

Greg Farough
Campaigns Manager


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