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Dear Free Software Supporter,

Free software is a concept that can't succeed unless it grows, and
that's why advocacy is a crucial part of the Free Software
Foundation's (FSF) mission. Our biannual *Free Software Foundation
Bulletin* is one part of that work: it's available both [online][1]
and in a handy printed pamphlet, the latter of which has just been
mailed out to over 11,000 free software supporters around the
world. Each issue of the *Bulletin* provides both updates on what the
FSF has been up to for the last six months, and free software news and
views to help you explain to the people in your life why they should
fight for the right to technology that respects them.

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**[Read the new issue of the *Bulletin*!][1]**

In the new issue, you'll learn about:

* The relationship between [free software and corporations][2], which
is more complicated than you think;
* The [process to get devices approved][3] by the [Respects Your
Freedom (RYF)][4] certification program;
* Why ebooks need to be freed -- and how our search for [an ebook
reader][5] that meets RYF standards is only the beginning;
* The latest updates from [the FSF tech team][6], who create and
maintain the infrastructure that supports the FSF and the GNU
Project.

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We're also proud to share [a retrospective][7] of nine years of the
FSF's [LibrePlanet conference][8], featuring beautiful, personal
photographs by our outgoing chief technology officer, Ruben
Rodriguez. Don't worry, Ruben may be leaving the staff, but he'll be
at LibrePlanet with his camera next year again, and if you ask nicely,
he'll probably take a great picture of you, too.

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The *Free Software Foundation Bulletin* is just one of many advocacy
materials produced by the FSF, which are designed to help us spread
the [Four Freedoms][9], defend your privacy, battle the invasion of
Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), and recruit more support for
free software. All of these items are dependent on your support –
especially your [donations][10] and [associate memberships][11].

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Your [donations][24], as part of our [summer fundraiser][25], will
support these advocacy materials and much more. [Joining][26] as an
associate member is another way to help us reach our goal of USD
50,000 before July 16. Your voice is the most powerful when committed
to our mission through an [associate membership][27]. The value of
your financial support goes far beyond the dollars and cents needed to
help us weather the challenges of this year: it is a vote of
confidence that helps us launch new initiatives and puts weight behind
our campaigns, licensing, and technical work.
In the meantime, we hope you'll also help us spread more awareness and
reach more supporters: please take a moment to [let your friends
know][28] about free software! Use the hashtag #UserFreedom, and
share this message and others to help us build support.

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If you're one of the lucky recipients of a printed *Bulletin*, please
let us know when it arrives and help to get the word out by sharing a
picture of your copy with #fsfbulletin! We love seeing how far these
little pamphlets travel – and free software is necessary in every
corner of the globe.

Happy and healthy hacking,

Dana Morgenstein
Outreach and Communications Coordinator

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