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**Help us welcome more free software supporters at our fortieth
anniversary celebration.**
We are less than one month out from our [fortieth anniversary][1], and
we need your help getting invitations to the [FSF40 celebration][2] to
the free software community and beyond! We want this to be a
celebration for everyone who values freedom in computing, from
activists that have been involved in the free software movement since
the 1980s, to people who only know the very basics of using a
computer. Not only will FSF40 be a commemoration worthy of celebrating
forty years of free software advocacy and development, it will also be
an occasion for the free software community to discuss how we can
better spread software freedom and make the world more free.
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We are expecting all kinds of people, including activists, hackers,
legal professionals, artists, educators, students, developers,
policymakers, and hobby tinkerers to participate in FSF40. The greater
the variety of experiences we have, the greater the ability we have to
take on proprietary software and the challenges to software freedom to
come. Everyone has something valuable to contribute to the free
software movement, and the same can be said for our fortieth
celebration.
If you're inviting someone who's never been to an Free Software
Foundation event (or it's been quite a while), here are some talking
points for encouraging someone to attend FSF40, either in [Boston][3]
or [online][4]:
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* Learn about the early days of the free software movement and how it
has evolved;
* Acquire new skills and knowledge;
* Show your support for free software;
* Network with people from multiple different fields;
* Hear from leaders in the free software and digital rights movements;
* Play trivia with other attendees;
* Discover some of the many ways that free software makes our world
freer;
* Get inspired about next steps for furthering free software;
* Receive a sneak peak into the FSF's plans for 2026 and beyond;
* Be the first to hear about an exciting new free software project;
* Participate in the associate member meeting (if you're not an
[associate member][5] yet, you can [become one][6] for as little as
$12 a month or $6 for students);
* And shop for free software merch that helps fund the FSF's work.
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Please register yourself and anyone you bring with you in advance --
it helps us ensure we will have enough space and refreshments for
everyone.
There are a lot of ways you can share the word about FSF40 with
people in your community. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
* [Post][7] about FSF40 on your social media accounts;
* Add a line to your email signature, for example: "Join me in
celebrating forty years of software freedom at FSF40";
* Distribute the [flyer][8] at your workplace, with friends, and in
your social groups;
* Personally invite people you think might be interested in free
software;
* Share our [sponsorship prospectus][9] with your favorite businesses;
* Or share our [press kit][10] with blogs and news sites that you read.
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Even if you can't join us for FSF40 live in Boston or online (we
really hope you can!), you can help us reach more free software
supporters who can. By sharing the word about FSF40, you'll help us
honor four decades of progress in software freedom.
We are so excited to celebrate forty years of the FSF and software
freedom advocacy with everyone, in person and online. Any outreach
you can do in your community is immensely appreciated. The more we
all talk about free software, for FSF40 and beyond, the more we
cement it as an important and powerful part of our lives. Thank you in
advance for telling others about our fortieth birthday and how they
can join us in deciding the free software movement's next steps.
Let's build a freer future together!
Eko K. A. Owen
Outreach and Communications Coordinator
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