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1 | LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the [Free Software |
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2 | Foundation](https://fsf.org). LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for |
3 | community activists, domain experts, and people seeking solutions for |
4 | themselves to come together in order to discuss current issues in |
5 | technology and ethics. |
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7 | Over our thirty-five years of campaigning for freedom, the Free |
8 | Software Foundation has seen no end to the number of people directly |
9 | inspired to make a change for themselves and for their community by |
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10 | free software. By its very nature, free software empowers individuals |
11 | and groups to take control of their own digital lives, and participate |
12 | in a global community based on sharing and collaboration. |
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14 | In these past months, when the novel coronavirus brought new threats |
15 | to computer user freedom, we have been inspired to see people take |
16 | freedom into their own hands and work for change in their communities. |
17 | Inspired by free software's message of individual freedom and true |
18 | digital rights, computer users are empowering themselves to move away |
19 | from proprietary tools that allow corporate control and government |
20 | surveillance, towards a future that puts the needs of their community |
21 | above the profit margin of a monopoly. We're inviting everyone to come |
22 | share their experiences in the free software community, and together, |
23 | learn how each of us can help in user initiatives working for freedom. |
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25 | In response to the global coronavirus, LibrePlanet 2020 brought an |
26 | engaging video conference to virtual attendees around the world using |
27 | exclusively free software. Although free software has had its share of |
28 | challenges in the last year, LibrePlanet 2021 will deliver the message |
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29 | at the core of free software: **empowering users**. |
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