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<v Karen Sandler>Software Freedom Conservancy is a non-profit 
organization centered around ethical technology

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<v Karen Sandler>our mission is to ensure the right to repair 
improve and reinstall software we promote and

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<v Karen Sandler>defend these rights through fostering 
free and open source software projects

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<v Karen Sandler>driving initiatives that actively make technology 
more inclusive and advancing policy strategies

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<v Karen Sandler>that defend software freedom to forward these 
goals Software Freedom Conservancy takes a three

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<v Karen Sandler>branched approach copyleft advocacy diversity 
and inclusion and supporting alternatives

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<v Karen Sandler>free and open source software or FOSS for short 
is software that protects your rights and freedoms

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<v Karen Sandler>developers work hard to write FOSS and 
Software Freedom Conservancy is here

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<v Karen Sandler>to protect and preserve your freedoms 
ensuring the right to view modify share

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<v Karen Sandler>and use the software for any purpose free 
software like copylefted software ensures

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<v Karen Sandler>that software stays free in the future 
as more and more people contribute to it

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<v Karen Sandler>copyleft is a kind of software licensing 
that leverages the restrictions of copyright

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<v Karen Sandler>but with the intent to promote sharing this helps 
consumers make sure their devices can be updated

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<v Karen Sandler>and last longer avoiding premature obsolescence 
Software Freedom Conservancy defends your rights

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<v Karen Sandler>as a consumer from companies who seek to deny 
these rights despite their responsibilities

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<v Karen Sandler>Software Freedom Conservancy helps hold 
companies accountable for the software that

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<v Karen Sandler>is included in millions of devices worldwide 
and upon which millions of consumers rely

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<v Karen Sandler>free software is truly borderless and at 
Software Freedom Conservancy we strongly

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<v Karen Sandler>believe that no one should be denied access to 
valuable information creating a level playing

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<v Karen Sandler>field for everyone in our free software 
community conservancy helps by bringing to

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<v Karen Sandler>light and providing support for historically 
excluded communities and technology spaces

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<v Karen Sandler>in particular those subject to systemic bias 
and who are impacted by underrepresentation

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<v Karen Sandler>in today's high-tech world reliable software is of 
the utmost importance for our daily work and play

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<v Karen Sandler>this is why Software Freedom Conservancy is proud 
to support industry-grade software applications

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<v Karen Sandler>that help everyone all over the world work 
and play better faster and with more freedom

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<v Karen Sandler>FOSS applications allow you to retain 
complete control over everything you make

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<v Karen Sandler>and they work cross-platform this not only 
makes for more cooperative working environments

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<v Karen Sandler>but breaks down barriers imposed 
by proprietary software vendors

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<v Karen Sandler>ensuring everyone can work freely without giving 
away their privacy autonomy or user rights

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<v Karen Sandler>free software is your software here at software 
freedom conservancy we work towards a future where

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<v Karen Sandler>user freedoms are the highest priority come join 
our pursuit for a better digital world this cannot

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<v Karen Sandler>happen without you please take a moment and become 
a Software Freedom Conservancy sustainer now