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Revert back 2016 appeal to Karen's version.

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Something was wrong with the version Brett committed.  It seemed to
merge text from Karen's 2016 version and the original 2015 version in
odd ways, particularly at the beginning.  This commit reverts back to
the version as Karen wanted it last night.  I will next forward-port
patches from Brett and those Karen gave this morning.
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<h4>Software Freedom needs your help.</h4> <h4>Software Freedom needs your help. </h4>
<p><em>Conservancy must move to a <p><em>Conservancy is continuing its shift towards being a
Supporter-driven organization so we can focus on critical free software Supporter-driven organization so we can focus on critical free software
issues that nobody else is tackling. Stand up for the GPL, support great issues. Stand up for the GPL, support great
member projects, and make your voice heard in support of free software. member projects, and make your voice heard in support of free software.
We're counting on you.
<a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">Donate today!</a></em></p> <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">Donate today!</a></em></p>
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<p>
<p>The world today is powered more and more by Free Software. But what many Software is critical to all of our infrastructure and as a society, we are deeply reliant on the software we use. Making sure our software is free and open is essential to knowing we'll be able to use tomorrow the solutions we invest in today. Software freedom is fundamental &mdash; we need it in order to effectively solve our problems in the long term. While the world today is powered increasingly by free software, many
people don't realize is how much support is needed to keep all of these people don't realize is how much support is needed to keep all of these
projects free and open. The work that we do every day ensures the success and projects free and open. The work that we do every day ensures the success and
the continued freedom of the projects that the developers of our member the continued freedom of the projects that the developers of our member
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<p>We are asking for you <p>We are asking for you
to <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">join us and become a to <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">join us and become a
Conservancy Supporter</a> but this is more than our usual annual Conservancy Supporter</a>. Last year, we said needed at least 750
fundraising appeal. As described in more detail below, after the events
of 2015, we must substantially increase our individual support to be able
to continue defending software freedom for our member projects and the
entire free and open source software community. We needed at least 750
of you to become annual Supporters just to continue our basic community of you to become annual Supporters just to continue our basic community
services, and we thank you so much that you responded. But services, and we thank you so much that you responded. But
we still need 2,500 (total) of you to become annual Supporters now to continue we still need 2,500 (total) of you to become annual Supporters to continue
our licensing work, including enforcing copyleft licenses. If you don't become a Supporter now, our licensing work through 2017, including defending copyleft. If you don't become a Supporter now,
we will be forced to radically restructure and wind down a substantial portion we will be forced to radically restructure and wind down a substantial portion
of our operations.</p> of our operations.</p>
<h4 style="clear: left;">2016 successes</h4> <br clear="left"/>
<h4>2016 successes</h4>
<p> <p>
Software Freedom Conservancy has had a lot of major successes this year: Software Freedom Conservancy has had a lot of major successes this year:
<ul> <ul>
<li>We brought three new projects under the protection of Conservancy: <a href="https://forums.librehealth.io/">LibreHealth</a>, a critical initiative for health in free and open source software; <a href="https://www.spec-ops.io/">Spec-Ops</a>, a project dedicated to creating of open standards in critical areas, including payments and identity; <li>We brought three new projects under the protection of Conservancy: <a href="https://forums.librehealth.io/">LibreHealth</a>, a critical initiative for health in free and open source software, <a href="https://www.spec-ops.io/">Spec-Ops</a>, a project dedicated to supporting the creation of open standards in critical areas, including payments and identity
and <a href="http://brew.sh/">Homebrew</a>, a software package manager for Apple's OS X. </li> and <a href="http://brew.sh/">Homebrew</a>, a software package manager for Apple's OS X. </li>
<li>We <a href="/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">supported <li>We <a href="/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">supported
the lawsuit</a> Christoph Hellwig brought against VMware in Germany, the the lawsuit</a> Christoph Hellwig brought against VMware in Germany, the
first case on derivative works and the GPL. Christoph's case <a href="/news/2016/aug/09/vmware-appeal/">continues on appeal</a>.</li> first case on derivative works and the GPL. Christoph's case <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/aug/09/vmware-appeal/">continues on appeal</a>.</li>
<li>We helped Conservancy projects Bro, Buildbot, and Godot receive Mozilla MOSS grants. Another Conservancy project, phpMyAdmin, successfully completed a thorough security audit as part of Mozilla's Secure Open Source Fund (no serious issues were found!).</li> <li>We helped Conservancy projects Bro, Buildbot, and Godot receive Mozilla MOSS grants. Another Conservancy project, phpMyAdmin successfully completed a thorough security audit as part of Mozilla's Secure Open Source Fund (no serious issues were found!)</li>
<li>We <a href="/news/2016/may/10/yorba-assigns-copyrights/">received an assignment of copyrights from the Yorba Foundation</a>, including Shotwell and Geary, in order to safeguard those copyrights for the future.</li>
<li>We <a href="/news/2016/may/10/yorba-assigns-copyrights/">received an assignment of copyrights from the Yorba Foundation</a>, including Shotwell and Geary, in order to safeguard those copyrights for the future</li>
<li>We conducted friendly discussions with companies out of compliance with <li>We conducted friendly discussions with companies out of compliance with
the GPL, seeking non-litigious resolutions in accordance with our <a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles</a>. We <a href="/news/2016/nov/03/linux-compliance-agreements/">published our template agreements</a> and held two feedback sessions, at <a href="/blog/2016/oct/27/feedback-gpl/">Embedded Linux Conference EU</a> and <a href="/blog/2016/nov/16/2016-lpc-gpl-compliance-bof/">Linux Plumbers&apos; Conference</a>, to evaluate and improve our compliance efforts. We also worked with other community members to <a href="/blog/2016/jul/19/patrick-mchardy-gpl-enforcement/">bring clarity to international activities around GPL compliance</a> and help make the ecosystem safer for free software adoption. We stayed committed to providing <a href="/blog/2016/feb/25/zfs-and-linux/">straightforward analysis about the GPL</a>.</li> the GPL, seeking non-litigious resolutions in accordance with our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles</a>. We <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/nov/03/linux-compliance-agreements/">published our template agreements</a> and also held two <a href="https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/706361/a9ca4ee12c04d5d7/">feedback</a> <a href="/blog/2016/oct/27/feedback-gpl/"> sessions</a> to evaluate and improve our compliance efforts. We also worked with other community members to <a href="/blog/2016/jul/19/patrick-mchardy-gpl-enforcement/">bring clarity to international activities around GPL compliance</a> and help make the ecosystem safer for free software adoption. We stayed committed to providing <a href="/blog/2016/feb/25/zfs-and-linux/">straight-forward analysis about the GPL</a>.</li>
<li>Our Executive Director, Karen Sandler, <a href="/news/2016/feb/23/FOSSA-testimony/">testified to the New York City Council Committee on Contracts in favor of the Free and Open Source Software Act and the Civic Commons Act</a> which would increase the use of free and open source software by New York City departments and agencies. Karen later in the year also <a href="/news/2016/oct/26/karen-sandler-oscon-eu-2016/">taught kids in London about free software</a>.</li> <li>Our Executive Director, Karen Sandler, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/feb/23/FOSSA-testimony/">testified to the New York City Council Committee on Contracts in favor of the Free and Open Source Software Act and the Civic Commons Act</a> which would increase the use of free and open source software by New York City departments and agencies. Karen later in the year also <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/oct/26/karen-sandler-oscon-eu-2016/">taught kids in London about free software</a>.</li>
<li>We <a href="/blog/?tag=ContractPatch">launched a new initiative called ContractPatch</a> to help provide information and understanding about employment agreements.</li> <li>We <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2016/aug/04/everything-is-negotiable/">launched a new initiative called ContractPatch</a> to help provide information and understanding about employment agreements.</li>
<li>We <a href="/blog/2016/jun/06/openchain-spec/">commented on the OpenChain specification</a> to help make sure that the initiative by companies to collaboratively come up with standards and shared materials around compliance also meets community expectations about how compliance obligations are satisfied.</li> <li>We <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/blog/2016/jun/06/openchain-spec/">commented on the OpenChain specification</a> to help make sure that the initiative by companies to collaboratively come up with standards and shared materials around compliance also meets community expectations about how compliance obligations are satisfied.</li>
<li>We supported, helped coordinate, and financially backed volunteers from <li>We supported, helped coordinate, and financially backed volunteers from
our member projects to organize seven conferences in three continents, where thousands of our member projects to organize seven conferences in three continents, where thousands of
attendees learned about free and open source software.</li> attendees learned about free and open source software.</li>
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around the globe advocating for their free and open source software around the globe advocating for their free and open source software
projects at conferences and other venues. We also paid contractors to projects at conferences and other venues. We also paid contractors to
improve our projects' software.</li> improve our projects' software.</li>
<li>We gave keynotes <li>We gave keynotes
at <a href="/news/2016/oct/26/karen-sandler-oscon-eu-2016/">OSCON EU</a>, <a href="/news/2016/sep/14/brocon-keynote/">BroCon</a>, <a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-conference-keynote-speakers-and-launch-event/">the NextCloud conference</>, <a href="/blog/2016/aug/16/guadec-2016/">GUADEC</a>, <a href="/news/2016/aug/08/guadec-opensym/">OpenSym 2016</a>, <a href="https://debconf16.debconf.org/talks/57/">Debconf</a>, <a href"/news/2016/may/31/kuhn-sweden-norway/">OSS 2016</a>, <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/collection/companies-free-software-and-you/">LibrePlanet</a>, <a href="https://www.openwest.org/keynote/">OpenWest</a> at <a href="/news/2016/oct/26/karen-sandler-oscon-eu-2016/">OSCON EU</a>, <a href="/news/2016/sep/14/brocon-keynote/">BroCon</a>, <a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-conference-keynote-speakers-and-launch-event/">the NextCloud conference</>, <a href="/blog/2016/aug/16/guadec-2016/">GUADEC</a>, <a href="/news/2016/aug/08/guadec-opensym/">OpenSym 2016</a>, <a href="https://debconf16.debconf.org/talks/57/">Debconf</a>, <a href"/news/2016/may/31/kuhn-sweden-norway/">OSS 2016</a>, <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/collection/companies-free-software-and-you/">LibrePlanet</a>, <a href="https://www.openwest.org/keynote/">OpenWest</a>
and participated many more conferences all over the world. We also and participated many more conferences all over the world. We also
shared our expertise in initiatives shared our expertise in initiatives
like <a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>. We gave like <a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>. We participated in
interviews, published <a href="/blog/">blog posts</a>, and interviews and <a href="/blog/">blogposts</a>, and
Bradley and Karen released episodes of <a href="http://faif.us/">Free as in Bradley and Karen published episodes of <a href="http://faif.us/">Free as in
Freedom</a>, all dedicated to discussing the important issues in software Freedom</a>, dedicated to discussing the important issues in software
freedom.</li> freedom.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>And we did <strong>all of this</strong> with a tiny staff of only four full time employees.</p> <p>And we did <strong>all of this</strong> with a tiny staff of only four full time employees.</p>
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freedom. We work tirelessly and don't shy away from difficult issues.</p> freedom. We work tirelessly and don't shy away from difficult issues.</p>
<p>We're a unique organization &mdash; a staunch defender of copyleft (for Linux, <p>We're a unique organization &mdash; a staunch defender of copyleft (for Linux,
Debian, and many of our member projects), a source of education and champions 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 of diversity for the community via Outreachy and other programs, and are the
legal home to 40 member projects that are essential to developing free legal home to 40 member projects that are essential to developing free
software.</p> software.</p>
<p>We undertake these critical programs because they are essential to the <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 future of technology. We do them because they are right. <strong>But we cannot do
them without you.</strong> Last year you helped us to fundraising goals that didn't merely keep us running, but even let us <a href="/news/2016/aug/22/brett-joins/">hire a new employee</a>. Yet even this staffing level isn't enough to handle our existing workload.</p> them without you</strong>. Last year you helped us to fundraising goals so that we not only did not have to shut our doors but instead were able to <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/aug/22/brett-joins/">hire a new employee</a>. Even with our additional employee, we do not yet have the resources to handle our existing workload.</p>
<p>Our fiscal sponsorship model is not financially self-sustaining by itself: <p>Our fiscal sponsorship model is not financially self-sustaining by itself:
we cannot afford even one staff member and basic overhead with the revenue we we cannot afford even one staff member and basic overhead with the revenue we
take in from our projects. With over 1,000 Supporters, we can now sustain the basic take in from our projects. With over 1000 supporters, we can now sustain the basic
work and we will survive. But to thrive, and handle the really complex tasks like work and we will survive. But to thrive, and handle the really complex tasks like
copyright and licensing advice, and license compliance, we need even more copyright and licensing advice, and license compliance, we need even more
resources. That's why our final target is 2,500 Supporters. If you use resources. That's why our final target is 2,500 Supporters. If you use
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<h4>Fighting for the GPL</h4> <h4>Fighting for the GPL</h4>
<a href="/img/gpl-heart.png" alt="We ♥ GPL"><img class="appeal-right" src="/img/gpl-heart.png"/></a> <a href="/img/gpl-heart.png"><img class="appeal-right" src="/img/gpl-heart.png"/></a>
<p>Many consider our GPL compliance and enforcement controversial. We don't <p>Many consider our GPL compliance and enforcement controversial. We don't
think it is: we stand up for the GPL at the request of our member projects, think it is: we stand up for the GPL at the request of our member projects,
the Debian community, and members of the Linux kernel community. the Debian community, and members of the Linux kernel community.
Most recently, that has resulted in our funding Most recently, that has resulted in our funding
of the <a href="/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">suit of the <a href="/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">suit
against VMware</a>, which is the first lawsuit on derivative works and the against VMware</a>, which is the first lawsuit on derivative works and the
GPL (Christoph's case <a href="/news/2016/aug/09/vmware-appeal/">continues on appeal</a>). While this work is extremely important to the continued long-term GPL (Christoph's case <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2016/aug/09/vmware-appeal/">continues on appeal</a>). While this work is extremely important to the continued long-term
success of software freedom and copyleft, not to mention in the long-term success of software freedom and copyleft not to mention in the long term
interest of the industry as a whole, it makes fundraising from companies interest of the industry as a whole, it makes fundraising from companies
very difficult. Some companies very difficult. Some companies
have stopped funding us and some have even successfully pressured have withdrawn from funding us and some have even successfully pressured
conferences to cancel or prevent talks on our compliance work. We do conferences to cancel or prevent talks on our compliance work. We do
this work because we think that it is good for everyone in the long run, this work because we think that it is good for everyone in the long run,
because we know it is the right thing to do, and because we know that we are because we know it is the right thing to do, and because we know that we are
in the best position to do it. But that's not enough &mdash; you have to think it's in the best position to do it. But that's not enough &mdash; you have to think it's
right too and <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">show us by right too and <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">show us by
becoming a Supporter now</a>.</p> becoming a Supporter now</a>.</p>
<img alt="Photo of Conservancy t-shirt that Supporters receive" class="appeal-left" src="/img/conservancy-t-shirt.jpg"/> <img alt="*** The Conservancy T-Shirt that Supporters Receive ***" class="appeal-left" src="/img/conservancy-t-shirt.jpg"/>
<h4>It's up to you</h4> <h4>It's up to you</h4>
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<p>We believe 2017 will be a critical year for Conservancy, our member <p>We believe 2017 will be a critical year for Conservancy, our member
projects, and our work. We look forward to making huge strides in providing projects, and our work. We look forward to making huge strides in providing
software tools for public charities as well as services for developer software tools for public charities as well as services for developer
communities. We will continue to champion the rights of the public and the communities. We will continue to champion the rights of the public and the
interests of copyright holders who have licensed their contributions to the interests of copyright holders who have licensed their contributions to the
commons for the public's benefit. We will continue to host and speak at commons for the public's benefit. We will continue to host and speak at
conferences, create and maintain educational resources, and raise awareness conferences, create and maintain educational resources, and raise awareness
about how free and open source software is essential to a free and open about how free and open source software is essential to a free and open
source society. </p> source society. </p>
<p>While we appreciate our corporate donors, we simply cannot depend </ap>And, while we appreciate our corporate donors, we simply cannot depend
solely on grants from companies who may not find our mission to be solely on grants from companies who may not find our mission to be
compatible with shifting corporate strategies. We need you, the public as compatible with shifting corporate strategies. We need you, the public as
well. Simply put, we need 2,500 Supporters in order to maintain our staff, well. Simply put, we need 2,500 Supporters in order to maintain our staff,
continue to provide a full range of administrative, bookkeeping, and legal continue to provide a full range of administrative, bookkeeping, and legal
services to our member projects, educate the public, <strong>and</strong> services to our member projects, educate the public, <b>and</b>
undertake compliance efforts. We hope you will <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">sign up as a Supporter</a> to help us achieve this. If we don't reach our goal, we will undertake compliance efforts. We hope you will <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">sign up as a Supporter</a> to help us achieve this. If we don't reach our goal, we will
have no choice but to hibernate some of our activities &mdash; likely have no choice but to hibernate some of our activities &mdash; likely
our compliance efforts &mdash; until we have the resources to resume them our compliance efforts &mdash; until we have the resources to resume them
properly at some point in the future.</p> properly at some point in the future.</p>
<img class="appeal-footer" alt="Supporters ♥ Conservancy" src="/img/conservancy-supporter-heart.png"/> <p>If you care about Conservancy's mission, <a href="#donate-box"
<p>If you care about Conservancy's mission, <a href="#donate-box"
class="donate-now">help us meet our goal</a> so we can stand up for software class="donate-now">help us meet our goal</a> so we can stand up for software
freedom together.</p> freedom together.</p>
<p>Please <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">join our Supporter program</a> <img class="appeal-footer" alt="*" src="/img/conservancy-supporter-heart.png"/>
<p>Please <a href="#donate-box" class="donate-now">join our Supporter program</a>
and spread the word!</p> and spread the word!</p>
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