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Various grammar and wording improvements, and added note about opposing swpats.

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<p>FLOSS projects whose <a href="/members/apply">applications are <p>FLOSS projects whose <a href="/members/apply">applications are
accepted</a> become an actual part of the Software Freedom Conservancy accepted</a> become an actual part of the Software Freedom Conservancy
(akin to a separate department for a large agency). Once joined, the (akin to a separate department of a large agency). Once joined, the
<a href="/members">&ldquo;member project&rdquo;</a> receives most of <a href="/members">&ldquo;member project&rdquo;</a> receives most of
the benefits of existing as a non-profit corporate entity without the benefits of existing as a non-profit corporate entity without
actually having to form and maintain one. Conservancy aggregates the actually having to form and maintain one. Conservancy aggregates the
work of running a FLOSS non-profit for <a href="/members/current/">its work of running a FLOSS non-profit for <a href="/members/current/">its
many members</a>.</p> many members</a>.</p>
<p>The Conservancy provides a large group of important services for its <p>The Conservancy provides a <a href="/members/services/">many important services</a> for its
member projects. Member projects can take directed donations, which member projects. Member projects can take directed donations, which
allows donors to earmark their donations for the benefit of a specific allows donors to earmark their donations for the benefit of a specific
FLOSS project. Conservancy provides fiscal oversight to ensure that FLOSS project. Conservancy provides fiscal oversight to ensure that
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<p>If the member project's leaders want, Conservancy can also hold other <p>If the member project's leaders want, Conservancy can also hold other
assets and titles on behalf of the projects, such as copyrights, assets and titles on behalf of the projects, such as copyrights,
trademarks, domain names, online hosting accounts, title and ownership trademarks, domain names, online hosting accounts, and title and ownership
of physical hardware. Also at discretion of the project's leaders, of physical hardware. Also at discretion of the project's leaders,
Conservancy can assist in defending the rights represented in these Conservancy can assist in defending the rights represented in these
assets. For example, Conservancy is available to assist member projects assets. For example, Conservancy is available to assist member projects
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their capacity as project leaders, receive some protection from personal their capacity as project leaders, receive some protection from personal
liability for their work on the project.</p> liability for their work on the project.</p>
<p>A full and detailed <a href="/members/services/">list of Conservancy's <p>For further reading on the benefits of Conservancy, a full and detailed <a href="/members/services/">list of Conservancy's
services for its member projects</a> and a <a href="/members/current/">a services for its member projects</a> and a <a href="/members/current/">a
list of Conservancy's current member projects</a> are available.</p> list of Conservancy's current member projects</a> are available.</p>
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study, improve and share their software. Conservancy helps protect, study, improve and share their software. Conservancy helps protect,
enable, coordinate, facilitate and defend the public's right to copy, enable, coordinate, facilitate and defend the public's right to copy,
share, modify and redistribute FLOSS both non-commercially and share, modify and redistribute FLOSS both non-commercially and
commercially.</p> commercially. Finally, like most organizations devoted to FLOSS,
Conservancy opposes the notion of patents that cover software, and urges
contributors to its member projects not to apply for patents.</p>
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