@@ -132,49 +132,51 @@ the GPL, seeking non-litigious resolutions.</li>
<li>We participated in the process
of <a href="/news/2015/oct/14/FCC-comment/">telling
the FCC to fix its proposed rules</a> restricting third-party modification of
firmware in wireless devices.
<li>We helped, coordinated, and financially insured volunteers of three of
our member projects to organize large annual conferences, where thousands of
attendees learned about free and open source software.</li>
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<li>We made 173 contractor payments to developers writing free and open source
software, which included various different internships and contract
software development work.</li>
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<li>We processed and paid 134 reimbursement requests to individuals doing work
around the globe advocating for their free and open source software
projects at conferences and other venues.</li>
<li>We gave keynotes
at <a href="/blog/2015/aug/17/debian/">DebConf</a>, <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/identity_crisis/">FOSDEM</a>, <a href="/blog/2015/jul/14/FISL16/">FISL</>, <a href="/news/2015/mar/31/libreplanet/">LibrePlanet</a>, <a href="/blog/2015/sep/30/linaro-keynote/">Linaro
Connect</a>, and participated in many more conferences all over the world; we also
Connect</a>,
and <a href="/blog/2015/dec/16/yir-fosdem-2015/">participated</a> <a href="/blog/2015/dec/12/yir-bkuhn-lca/">in</a>
<a href="/blog/2015/dec/11/yir-karen-lca/">many</a> more conferences all over the world; we also
shared our expertise in initiatives
like <a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>. We participated in
interviews and <a href="/blog/">blogposts</a>, and
Bradley and Karen published episodes of <a href="http://faif.us/">Free as in
Freedom</a>, dedicated to discussing the important issues in software
freedom.</li>
</ul>
<p>And we did <strong>all of this</strong> with <strong>only three full time employees</strong>.</p>
<p>We are focused on the most important ethical issues in software
freedom. We work tirelessly and don't shy away from difficult issues.</p>
<p>We're a unique organization — a staunch defender of copyleft (for Linux,
Debian and many of our member projects), a source of education and champions
of diversity for the community via Outreachy and other programs, and are the
legal home to over 30 member projects that are essential to developing free
software.</p>
<p>We undertake these critical programs because they are essential to the
future of technology. We do them because they are right. <strong>But we cannot do
them without you</strong>. If we do not meet our fundraising goals, we will be
forced to radically restructure.</p>