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<title>FSFE Newsletter - November 2016</title>
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<h1 class="p-name">FSFE Newsletter - November 2016</h1>
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<h2 id="public-consultation-on-our-fellowship">Public consultation on our Fellowship</h2>
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<p>Since 2005, the FSFE has maintained two distinct
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brands: the FSFE and our Fellowship. While this made sense initially,
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we've grown increasingly uncomfortable with the way this created a
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separation between the Fellows and the FSFE as two separate entities,
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despite the fact that we're all working together! Accordingly, we've reduced our
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activities promoting the "Fellowship" as something distinct from the FSFE,
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and now talk more about "FSFE Groups" rather than "Fellowship Groups", for our
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local groups.</p>
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<p>We now need to come to a decision on how to develop these brands in
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the future. Based on an initial discussion between our coordinators and
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in our core team, we've developed a proposal which you will find below:
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it essentially means that we would deprecate the
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Fellowship, and bring everything under the umbrella of the FSFE. As an
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important part of our community, your feedback is valuable to us. For
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this public consultation, we would be happy to hear your thoughts on the
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matter by the 30th of November 2016, after which we will provide a
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summary of the feedback received on which we will base our decision.</p>
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<p>Any changes that stem from this proposal, in its current form or in
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the way we will shape it based on the feedback provided, will be put
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into practice during 2017. You can provide your feedback
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to <email>contact@fsfe.org</email>.</p>
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<p>Please note that in the proposal below we use a term "Supporter" as a
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new alternative to "Fellow". We would very much like to hear your thoughts
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on this too. Other options suggested include "Patron", "Supporter",
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"Contributor", "Donor", and possibly other names you may think of too.
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There is also the option to keep the name "Fellow" as a term, and only
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deprecate "Fellowship".</p>
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<h3 id="proposal">PROPOSAL</h3>
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<p>The "Fellowship" and "Fellow" names are deprecated. Activities done in
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local groups or which were otherwise named in conjunction with the
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brand "Fellowship" shall be brought under the name of the "FSFE": an
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FSFE event, an FSFE local group, and so on.</p>
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<p>Our "Community" is anyone who identifies as being a part of the FSFE,
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be that by supporting and encouraging our activities, contributing financially,
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or participating in the work. We want everyone to be a part of
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our community, regardless of their level of engagement.</p>
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<p>Anyone who contributes financially with the intent of contributing
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regularly is a "Supporter" of the FSFE. The Council may set a minimum
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threshold for a regular contribution to account for transaction costs.
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Financially, our Supporters provide the solid foundation on which the
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FSFE stands: their regular financial contributions give stability
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to the organisation. We call our one-time contributors "Donors".</p>
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<p>We encourage everyone who wants to be part of our activities to join
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one of our teams: either a topical team (as a translator, webmaster, or similar)
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or a geographical team (the Berlin team, the Nordic team, and so on).
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By joining one of our teams they become a "Team Member" of that team
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(system-hackers team member, translation team member).</p>
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<h2 id="eif-v.-3-citizens-demand-for-more-Free-Software,-while-businesses-seek-to-promote-true-open-standards">EIF v.3 – citizens demand more Free Software, while businesses seek to promote true Open Standards</h2>
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<p>The European Commission (EC) has finally <a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/polina/2016/10/31/eif-v-3-citizens-demand-for-more-free-software-while-businesses-seek-to-promote-true-open-standards/">published
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the summary of the contributions received for its public consultation on
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the revision of the European Interoperability Framework</a> (EIF), a set of
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guidelines for public administrations to deliver their e-government services.
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The FSFE has <a href="/freesoftware/standards/eif-v3.html">previously
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submitted its comments and recommendations on the proposed draft</a>.
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According to the results of the public consulation, the majority of respondents
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amongst citizens asked for more Free Software and Open Standards when
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revising the EIF, whilst respondents amongst businesses and private
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organisations asked the EC to "promote the use of (true) open standards
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and support of standards in new technologies". We hope the EC will follow
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the wishes of EU citizens and implement these recommendations in
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the revised EIF.</p>
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<h2 id="from-the-community">From the community</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>André Ockers <a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/ao/2016/10/18/my-participation-in-the-first-fsfe-summit-and-15th-anniversary-celebration/">wrote about
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his participation in the first FSFE Summit and 15th anniversary celebration</a>,
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as well as Guido Arnold, who also <a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/guido/2016/10/my-fsfe-summitqtcon/">blogged
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about his experience at the FSFE summit.</a> </p></li>
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<li><p>Björn Schießle blogs about the
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<a href="http://blog.schiessle.org/2016/07/04/history-and-future-of-cloud-federation/">History
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and Future of Cloud Federation</a> where he explains the concept of server-to-server
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sharing in Owncloud/Nextcloud and its development to a "federated cloud ID",
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which looks similar to an email address. Like email, "federated cloud" refers
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to a user on a specific server.</p></li>
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<li><p>Are you interested in real-time communications? Daniel Pocock encourages you to
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become a speaker and participate at FOSDEM 2017, one of the world's
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biggest conferences addressing Free Software developers in particular. </p></li>
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<li><p>Iain R. Learmonth <a href="https://iain.learmonth.me/post/2016/pathspider-stable/">presents
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PATHspider 1.0.0 and highlights the changes that have been incorporated
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to the latest version</a> of this framework for performing and analysing
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existing network impairments. </p></li>
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<li><p>David Boddie <a href="http://www.boddie.org.uk/david/www-repo/Personal/Updates/2016/2016-10-16.html">gives you
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a step-by-step explanation on how to build disk images for the
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operating system Inferno</a>.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="what-else-have-we-done">What else have we done?</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>The FSFE's current Vice-president Alessandro Rubini stepped down
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to focus on his work with the Free Software community in Italy.
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<a href="/news/2016/news-20161031-01.html">Taking over
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from Alessandro is Heiki Lõhmus, a student of aeronautical engineering
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from Estonia</a>. Alessandro Rubini is a long time advocate of Free Software:
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as the FSFE's Vice-president, he has contributed with invaluable
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efforts to push for Free Software, not only in Italy but all over
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Europe. Heiki Lõhmus has actively lobbied the Estonian government to
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publish the software used for the Estonian elections as Free Software and
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now receives the baton for Vice-president of FSFE to carry on
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Alessandro’s excellent work.</p></li>
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<li><p>The FSFE
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<a href="/activities/elections/askyourcandidates/201610-germany-berlin-handlungsempfehlungen">sent three
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recommendations for actions to foster the use and implementation
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of Free Software</a> (in German) to the new government that is currently being
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formed in the state of Berlin.</p></li>
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<li><p>The local FSFE group in Rhein/Main <a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/guido/2016/10/fsfe-booth-at-street-festival-in-frankfurt/">was present
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at a street festival (Rotlintstraßenfest) in Frankfurt</a> to promote
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the FSFE and explain and inform the people about Free Software. </p></li>
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<li><p>The system hackers have decided to <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/System-Hackers/Decommissioning-Pad">decommission
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our (very) old pad service</a>. They invite anyone who's interested
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in the FSFE offering a pad service to get in touch to setup a new team
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which can create a new pad service.</p></li>
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<li><p>From October 24 to 27, the FSFE's President Matthias Kirschner
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and the FSFE's Policy analyst Polina Malaja participated in several
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community events in Greece. They gave <a href="https://foss.ntua.gr/wiki/index.php/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1">talks
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in the National Technical University of Athens</a>,
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<a href="https://www.hackerspace.gr/#/updates/967244">in the Athens
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Hackerspace</a> (in Greek) and <a href="https://opensource.ellak.gr/2016/10/27/apologismos-imeridas-elefthero-anikto-logismiko-anikti-prosvasi-me-ton-ton-proedro-tou-fsfe-matthias-kirschner/">in the
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National Hellenic Reseach Foundation</a> (in Greek).</p></li>
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<li><p> On October 4-6, the FSFE participated with a booth in the
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<a href="http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-europe">
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LinuxCon + ContainerCon Europe 2016</a>, which took place in Berlin.</p></li>
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<li><p>The "FreieSoftwareOG" represented the FSFE with a<a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/fast_edi/?p=502"> booth in Offenburg</a> (in German).</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="take-action">Take action!</h2>
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<p>Please read the proposal for the Fellowship brand above and send your comments
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or thoughts to <email>contact@fsfe.org</email>.</p>
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<h2 id="good-free-software-news">Good Free Software News</h2>
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<p>The public procurement authority of the French state <a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/france-renews-its-two-free-software-support-contracts">renewed its two contracts
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for free software support services provided for ministries
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and other governmental agencies</a>. Both contracts were awarded to the
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French free software services provider Linagora and were originally initiated
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in 2012. More good news from France and the city of <a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/nantes-open-source-cuts-recurring-charges">Nantes,
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where the switch to LibreOffice last April has lowered the IT costs
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by EUR 1.6 million</a> and will keep saving the public administration EUR 260 000 per year.</p>
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<h2 id="fsfe-in-the-press">The FSFE in the Press</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>netzpolitik.org [DE] <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2016/berliner-koalitionsverhandlungen-als-chance-fuer-freie-software/">Berliner
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Koalitionsverhandlungen als Chance für Freie Software</a>.</li>
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<li>netzpolitik.org [DE] <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2016/urheberrecht-usa-erlaubt-tuefteln-an-eigenen-geraeten/"> Urheberrecht: USA
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erlaubt Tüfteln an eigenen Geräten</a>.</li>
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<li>PCMAG [EL],
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<a href="https://gr.pcmag.com/eleuthero-logismiko/23652/news/o-proedros-tou-free-software-foundation-europe-sten-athena">The President of the FSFE in Athens</a>.</li>
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<li>Business news [EL], <a href="http://www.businessnews.gr/article/53076/eellak-imerida-gia-eleythero-logismiko">GFOSS: Talks about Free Software</a>.</li>
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<li>Greek Union of Computer Engineers [EL], <a href="http://bit.ly/2ep13c1">Free Software
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Day with the FSFE President Matthias Kirschner</a>.</li>
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<li>epixeiro.gr [EL], <a href="http://bit.ly/2eoYmqW">Free Software,
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Open Access and Enterpreuneship Day</a>.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="help-us-to-improve-our-newsletter">Help us to improve our newsletter</h2>
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<p>Do you think we have missed some news, or you'd like specific
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news to appear in the next newsletter? You have been reading about
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the FSFE in the press and would like to share this with us? For this and any
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other feedback, please share it by writing to <email>newsletter@fsfe.org</email>
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</p>
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<p>Thanks to all the <a href="/contribute/contribute.html">volunteers</a>,
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<a href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate">Fellows</a> and
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<a href="/donate/thankgnus.html">corporate donors</a>
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who enable our work,</p>
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<p>your editors Erik Albers, Olga Gkotsopoulou,
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Jonas Öberg and Polina Malaja, <a href="/index.html">FSFE</a></p>
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<original content="2016-11"/>
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