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<h1>About Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.</h1>

<p>Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit

organization incorporated in New York.  Software Freedom Conservancy helps

promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

(FLOSS) projects.  Conservancy provides a non-profit home and infrastructure

for FLOSS projects.  This allows FLOSS developers to focus on what they do

best — writing and improving FLOSS for the general public — while

Conservancy takes care of the projects' needs that do not relate directly to

software development and documentation.</p>

<p>FLOSS projects whose <a href="/members/apply">applications are

    accepted</a> become part of the Software Freedom Conservancy

    (akin to a separate department of a large agency).  Once joined, the

    <a href="/members">&ldquo;member project&rdquo;</a> receives most of

    the benefits of existing as a non-profit corporate entity without

    engaging in the arduous work of forming a separate, new organization.

    Conservancy aggregates the work of running a FLOSS non-profit

    for <a href="/members/current/">its many members</a>.</p>

<p>Conservancy provides <a href="/members/services/">many important services</a> for its