Pre-order the FSF35 socks to keep your feet warm this winter.
The forward march of progress continues at the GNU Press Shop!
Despite challenges to various parts of the supply chain -- see the end
of this email for discussion of how orders are filled and shipped in
quarantine time -- the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is determined to
meet our high standards of efficacious services and nifty GNU Gear,
including free software manuals and other assorted merchandise.
To celebrate this year's thirty-fifth anniversary of the FSF, we
designed and issued an extremely cool undersea-themed 35th
Anniversary T-shirt. The initial run sold out faster than a
weekend scuba diving trip, but we've reprinted them in a new color
scheme worthy of Neptune himself -- lots of these are in stock and
ready to send to you.
But that's not all! So excited are we on the occasion of FSF's coral
anniversary that we also made new socks. Warm your toes with the brand
new FSF thirty-fifth anniversary socks -- crew-length socks whose
coral, black, and blue color scheme will match your FSF 35th
Anniversary Poster. Orders for these limited edition orders will be
accepted on a "pre-order" basis until December 9th -- we'll collect
customer orders, then print the socks, which I'll then ship to you. Be
sure to order socks within the above time frame if you want them,
because we won't have a lot of surplus after the orders are filled.
We've created an even bigger bundle of GNU Emacs books and gear.
Are you in the mood for more reading than a sock can provide? We've
created an even bigger bundle of GNU Emacs books and gear: behold the
"Emacs Deluxe." This collection includes everything from the "All
Things Emacs" bundle -- a copy of the Emacs Reference Manual, an
Emacs mug, a handy reference card of Emacs commands, and ten stickers
-- PLUS an Emacs logo T-shirt in your size AND a copy of An
Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp, for adventurous hackers
who seek to unlock the limitless esoteric powers of Emacs.
In addition, we're restocking some favorites in the shop: a fresh
batch of last year's popular (and cozy) zip-up hoodies is
presently hot off the presses, and a big box of NeuG USB true random
number generators is following a strictly determined and
predictable course to FSF headquarters.
If you choose to become an FSF associate member, you will be at
the heart of our commitment to creating a world where all software
respects our freedom and dignity. Plus, you'll help us reach our goal
of 500 new members before December 31st, and of course you'll
receive a 20% discount at the GNU Press Shop. This means, for
instance, if you are starting a free software manual book club and tea
drinking society, the fifth member of your club can be outfitted with
books and mug gratis.
Finally, a note about shipping. The current pandemic places a lot of
obstacles to buying and selling merchandise at FSF, so your order may
be shipped less punctually than before -- but it absolutely will be
shipped. This time of year, many customers place orders hoping to have
them in hand by December 25. If this is you, and you are in the United
States, please place your order before December 4, in order to provide
us with the necessary lead time to make sure that your gifts are
shipped on time. In any circumstance, it's advisable to place any
order as soon as you can; I will endeavor to ship it as promptly as
circumstances permit. As always, don't hesitate to email
[email protected] with any questions or concerns about shipping,
inventory, payment, suggestions for future items for sale, or anything
else -- this email address is the first thing I check every work day,
especially at this time of year.
Thank you for supporting the FSF, and happy hacking!
