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Associate Member Benefits

FSF USB Privacy Key: Description of the key
Recruit Other Members and Receive Gifts from the FSF: If you are an FSF associate member, a way to contribute further is by recruiting others to join and support our work. Spreading the word about our work, and how FSF members enable us to do our work, is help that we appreciate. You can trade in your referrals for gifts from the FSF
Richard Stallman's book Free Software Free Society: You will receive a complimentary hardback copy of Richard Stallman's book of selected essays, Free Software Free Society. You'll receive the hardback book in your membership packet when you join, along with your membership card and newsletter.
Email Forwarding: You can create and maintain up to five email aliases in the member.fsf.org domain that can forward to other addresses. (Particular email alias name availability is not guaranteed; aliases will be given out on a first-come-first-served basis.)
Bootable Membership Card: You will receive a personalized, bootable, business-card-sized GNU/Linux distribution as your membership card.This GNU/Linux distribution is based on LNX-BBC. New cards will be sent to renewing members only if there is a new major release of LNX-BBC.
Invitation to Annual Meeting: All members of the FSF are invited to attend an annual meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The meeting is an opportunity for Associate Members to meet each other and discuss current issues with FSF staff and some members of FSF's Board of Directors.
20% Discount on Merchandise: You will receive a 20% discount on all purchases of FSF's merchandise. This discount includes all products sold by FSF — from books to CDs to clothing.
Biannual FSF Bulletin: FSF publishes a bulletin twice a year to keep our members and donors informed of current FSF activities and efforts. As an Associate Member, you will receive this bulletin (at your choice) via email or postal mail.
Sustaining Support of FSF: Most importantly, you can proudly proclaim that you are helping FSF carry out its mission to preserve, protect, and promote software freedom.
Tax deduction in the USA: FSF is a 501(c)(3) charity in the USA, and therefore your membership dues are tax-deductible in the USA. The estimated value of the membership benefit items is $10. Therefore, the full amount of your dues, minus $10, is a tax-deductible contribution to the FSF.