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Dear Free Software Supporter,

For the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) thirty-fifth birthday, we
collaborated with free culture illustrator [David Revoy][0] to create
a marvelous design, and we think you'll like the results.

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**Behold the FSF thirty-fifth anniversary graphic:**

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It's wonderful, but what is it? The undersea architecture of the
future, of course! We looked up traditional thirty-fifth anniversary
gifts, and learned that the thirty-fifth is our "coral anniversary."

This is auspicious: the more we considered coral -- particularly
[Scleractinia][1], the reef-forming "stony corals" -- the more
similarities to the free software ethos became apparent. In a coral
reef, countless individuals of diverse species band together and share
resources to collectively create the framework for an ecosystem of
dazzling diversity. The free software movement is similar, being a
large group of individuals collaborating to advance human freedom and
an array of related ethical goals.

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A reef is home to thousands upon thousands of different species of
fish, [cnidarians][2], [molluscs][3], [crustaceans][4], and more, all
built on the bedrock infrastructure of the coral. Sound familiar?
Colonies of coral share resources by circulating food and water
between individuals; they can split apart collectively or individually
to go separate ways, or multiple colonies can join together in
cooperation. Humans stand to learn much from coral -- lessons already
embodied in the free software movement.

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As we consider what we can learn from coral, it's apparent that we are
responsible to give something back. Coral reef ecosystems, much like
free software, are under severe threat all around the world.

## Get the design on a T-shirt or poster through the shop

By becoming an [FSF associate member][5], you will be a vital part of
the free software ecosystem, one which helps continue to create a
world where all software respects our freedom and dignity. Of course,
as one of the [benefits][6], you receive a 20% discount at the GNU
Press Shop, which will come in handy when you are so impressed with
this design, you decide that you would love it on a [T-shirt][7] or a [18 x
24" poster][8].

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The items are available **now** at the [GNU Press Shop][10]. We have
limited quantities, so [get yours][10] before they sell out!

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Happy thirty-five years of FSF!

Matt Lavallee
Operations Assistant

*Illustration Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc., by David
Revoy, licensed under Creative Commons [Attribution 4.0 International
license][11].*

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