LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the [Free Software
-Foundation](https://fsf.org). LibrePlanet gathers together community
-activists, domain experts, and people from all walks of life to come
-together to discuss current issues in technology and ethics, and how
-free (as in freedom) software can help addressing these issues.
+Foundation](https://fsf.org). LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for
+community activists, domain experts, and people seeking solutions for
+themselves to come together in order to discuss current issues in
+technology and ethics.
Over our thirty-five years of campaigning for freedom, the Free
Software Foundation has seen no end to the number of people directly
inspired to make a change for themselves and for their community by
-free software.
+free software. By its very nature, free software empowers individuals
+and groups to take control of their own digital lives, and participate
+in a global community based on sharing and collaboration.
-In these past months, where corporations and government failed to step
-up to the challenge of the novel coronavirus, we have been inspired to
-see people take freedom into their own hands and work for change in
-their communities. Inspired by its message of individual freedom and
-true digital rights, these individuals have empowered themselves to
-move away from corporate control -- and towards a future where the
-community, and not the profit margin, is the center of development.
-We're inviting everyone to come share their experiences in the free
-software community, and together, learn how each of us can help in
-user initiatives working for freedom.
+In these past months, when the novel coronavirus brought new threats
+to computer user freedom, we have been inspired to see people take
+freedom into their own hands and work for change in their communities.
+Inspired by free software's message of individual freedom and true
+digital rights, computer users are empowering themselves to move away
+from proprietary tools that allow corporate control and government
+surveillance, towards a future that puts the needs of their community
+above the profit margin of a monopoly. We're inviting everyone to come
+share their experiences in the free software community, and together,
+learn how each of us can help in user initiatives working for freedom.
In response to the global coronavirus, LibrePlanet 2020 brought an
engaging video conference to virtual attendees around the world using
exclusively free software. Although free software has had its share of
challenges in the last year, LibrePlanet 2021 will deliver the message
-at the core of free software: empowering users.
+at the core of free software: **empowering users**.
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