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Dear Free Software
Supporter,

*The Free Software Foundation (FSF) supports the work of several
important free software projects through [fiscal sponsorship][1]
with a program we call the [**Working Together for Free Software
Fund**][2].*

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*Donations to any of the **Working Together for Free Software Fund**
projects directly benefit the work that can be done. With the FSF's
fiscal sponsorship, projects can receive donations, apply for funding,
and enter into legal contracts, all enabling them to spend more time
on their work.*

*One of these projects is [EmacsConf][3]. Below, co-organizer Sacha Chua
wrote a report on EmacsConf 2023, which was held online on December 2 and 3.
EmacsConf is a volunteer-run community conference with sessions on all things
[GNU Emacs][4], [Emacs Lisp][5], and popular Emacs features like
[Org-mode][6].*

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"Actually, the part of the conference I admire most is the fact
that that whole thing is obviously a labor of love by Emacs geeks
for Emacs geeks, using and showcasing as much free software as
possible."
-- @eludom, attendee of EmacsConf 2023

*Like Emacs itself, the conference is committed to user
freedom. It is organized and run using an entirely free software
stack. It is also accessible to all, safeguarding the possibility
to fully participate in the conference using only free
software. The project [joined][7] the FSF's
fiscal sponsorship program in November, and you can donate to the
event using their [contribution page][10].*

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"This conference is crazy i am not sure i ever saw so much interesting Emacs ideas in one day."
-- attendee of EmacsConf 2023

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Hello Emacs enthusiasts!

We were thrilled to see that up to 250 people were watching EmacsConf
2023 via the livestream, and more than 80 people joined the live Q&A
web conferences. It was fantastic to see people from all over the
world. There were even satellite events in Switzerland and Slovenia.
We had 41 talks across two tracks (general and development), with a
total of 16 hours of presentations, 12 hours of Q&A via web
conference, and lots of lively discussion across IRC and Etherpad.

We posted prerecorded videos and transcripts on talk pages shortly
after they started streaming, and live talks and Q&A sessions within
two weeks. You can find the talks, Q&A sessions, questions, and
comments at <[link removed]>. The videos are also
available on [Toobnix][8].

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For this year's conference, we used the following tools:

* Org Mode, Emacs: organization and collaboration
* MPV: video player
* BigBlueButton: web conference
* OBS Studio: streaming
* Icecast: streaming WEBM
* Internet Relay Chat via Libera.chat, The Lounge, and ERC: conversation
* Mumble: audio conferencing for coordination
* Etherpad: questions and notes
* Ikiwiki: website
* PsiTransfer: uploads
* FFmpeg: video and audio processing
* Audacity: audio editing
* OpenAI Whisper: captioning
* Aeneas: forced alignment to get timestamps
* subed-mode: captioning
* Git: version control
* Mailman: mailing lists; service provided by the Free Software Foundation
* Nginx: web server; server provided by the Free Software Foundation
* Ansible: system configuration

You can find more information about our infrastructure at
<[link removed]>. For a detailed report about the
conference in general, see <[link removed]>.

All this is possible thanks to dedicated volunteers and thanks to your
support. As of 2023-12-12, we have received USD 436.60 in donations
through the Working Together program of the FSF. This not only covers
all of our hosting costs but also helps us experiment with ideas to
make next year's conference even better. A heartfelt ThankGNU to all
those who contributed time, energy, and/or donations!

The FSF is currently closing out its [major fundraiser][9] of the
year. 10% of [donations for EmacsConf][10] go to the FSF to help
sustain the services they provide for us, such as the media server
that hosts EmacsConf videos and the mailing lists that help us
coordinate (and of course, Emacs itself!). You can also check out lots
of other great projects in their [Working Together][2] program. If you
aren't already an FSF associate member, please do consider
[becoming one][12] to support this and all the other great free
software work they do.

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For more EmacsConf updates, please subscribe to the
[emacsconf-discuss][13] mailing list. You can also find plenty of
meetups throughout the year at [EmacsWiki:Usergroups][14].

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See you at the next EmacsConf!

Sacha Chua
EmacsConf Co-organizer

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*Your contribution matters. You can donate to [Working Together][2]
projects or the [Free Software Foundation][15] itself. In addition to
the donation methods on the websites, you can also donate by wire
transfer in USD, euro, and pound sterling -- please write to
<[email protected]> for the account details. Thank you for your support!*

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Yours in freedom,
Miriam Bastian
Program Manager

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