From: Miriam <miriam@fsf.org>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 16:04:59 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: changed future to past tense in text on home-content
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 <h3>About LibrePlanet: Cultivating Community</h3>
-<p>LibrePlanet: Cultivating Community will be held on May 4 & 5, 2024, at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA, and online.</p>
+<p>LibrePlanet: Cultivating Community was held on May 4 & 5, 2024, at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA, and online.</p>
 <p>Google is attacking the free internet with its <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/web_environment_integrity_is_an_all_out_attack_on_free_internet">"Web
 Environment Integrity"</a> proposal, companies are
 excessively collecting our data to feed their Large
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Language Models without even thinking to ask, and
 governments around the world are drafting <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/from-pro-democracy-activist-to-minorities-why-people-use-tor-and-encrypted-chats">legislation
 that threatens free software and our privacy</a>. Now,
 a growing free software community is needed more
-than ever to meet these challenges. Come to
-LibrePlanet to discuss how to foster the free software
+than ever to meet these challenges. At
+LibrePlanet 2024, we discussed how to foster the free software
 community, how to counter current threats to free
 software, and face the challenges ahead.</p>
 
@@ -81,22 +81,22 @@ discuss current issues in technology and ethics.
 Newcomers to these topics are always welcome. The conference features
 talks and workshops for all ages and experience levels.</p>
 
-<p>The theme for LibrePlanet 2024 is <strong>"Cultivating Community."</strong>
-The focus will be on further growing the free software
+<p>The theme for LibrePlanet 2024 was <strong>"Cultivating Community."</strong>
+The focus was on further growing the free software
 movement, mobilizing from the grassroots, and building a
-stronger community in the process. We will ask ourselves: <em>How can we be
+stronger community in the process. We asked ourselves: <em>How can we be
 a welcoming community that attracts newcomers as well as a
 lasting home to all those wonderful people who
-belong to it?</em> As always, LibrePlanet will feature talk related to free
+belong to it?</em> As always, LibrePlanet featured talks related to free
 software and fitting one of the following tracks:
 Licensing, security, community, social context, hardware,
 freedom ladder, free software documentation, free software in
 government, education, or practice, workshops, or talks that
-explore the free software concept.  Following our theme, we will highlight speakers who
-show ways of effectively organizing community, increasing
+explore the free software concept.  Following our theme, we highlighted speakers who
+showed ways of effectively organizing community, increasing
 diversity, facilitating the participation of volunteers, and
 encouraging users to contribute to their favorite projects.
-During the conference, you can learn about free software projects
+During the conference, attendees could learn about free software projects
 that invite newcomers to participate, community
 platforms that enable participation, and free software
 that attracts new users.</p>