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Dear Free Software Supporter,

When the Free Software Foundation (FSF) began forty years ago, its primary focus was providing a legal home for the GNU operating system and developing vital GNU software like Bash and the GNU Core Utilities (Coreutils). As time has gone on, our work advocating for free software rather than simply writing it has become more varied and elaborate, partially in response to the billions of dollars corporations like Microsoft and Apple spend promoting proprietary software that denies its users freedom. We now have more campaigns than ever, some targeting threats like surveillance and Digital Restrictions Management, others introducing users to free software or fighting for the right to repair. All our campaigns defy dystopia and work toward a future in which all users can enjoy user freedom.

Twice a year, the tech, licensing, and campaigns teams inform you, the FSF's supporters, on what we've accomplished.

We're proud to present to you what the campaigns team has accomplished with the help of the community in just these last six months:

In sum, we've written, thoroughly reviewed, and published thirty-two blog posts and press releases, plus six newsletters in English, French, and Spanish, and–not to forget–the spring Bulletin with five special articles, which should reach you soon!

We're only halfway through 2025, and the best is yet to come. To give you just a few examples: there are more LibreLocal meetups to come, the in-person celebration on October 4, and the FSF40 hackathon. On top of our existing campaigns for software freedom, we also plan to give more talks and workshops, turn our command line videos into a series, and launch a training program for volunteers so that they can visit schools in their area to educate students and teachers about free software.

In a world where technology is becoming increasingly predatory, a dystopian reality seems unavoidable. It can feel like a small number of people are dictating how we live our lives. Free software can stand against the aspects of dystopia caused by proprietary software. It is the antithesis to a dystopian reality instilled in software subjection, because with libre software, you, the user, have full control over the software vital to your daily life.

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Defy dystopia with free software!

The FSF has been campaigning for your user freedom for forty years and won't stop until we have achieved software freedom for all computer users. However, we can't prevent a dystopian future alone -- we need you.

Can you join us in our crucial work to guard user freedom and defy dystopia? Become an associate member today! Every associate member counts, and every new member will help us reach our fundraising goal of 200 new members. By supporting us today, you help defy dystopia.

We know not everyone is in a position to donate $140 USD or more, which is why we also offer the Friends membership at $35 USD that comes with a few less benefits. In addition, you can now apply to receive a sponsored FSF membership.

Our advocacy will continue to grow and expand as needed -- until we've defeated dystopia for good. We rely on your commitment to software freedom to help fuel our own. With every refusal to use a nonfree program, and promotion of a free one in its place, we come closer to an autonomous digital future for all.

Thank you for your support,

Miriam Bastian
Program Manager

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