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Free software can defy dystopia

by Eko K.A. Owen Contributions Published on Jun 16, 2025 11:37 AM

Make a stand against dystopia: become one of 200 new associate members by July 11

Become an associate member today for $12/month ($6 for students) and show the world that you cherish software freedom.





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Dystopian worlds don't just pop into existence: they are built by the choices of those with substantial power, taking freedom from others. Free software has unlimited power for making our world actually better for people (not Big Tech), but we need to join together and ensure that freedom can thrive.

Help us protect user freedom -- join the thousands of free software advocates who are already Free Software Foundation (FSF) associate members. You can become one of two hundred new associate members by July 11 for only $12/month ($6 for students).

Already an associate member? Invite a friend who wants to protect freedom to join the FSF and support this just cause. Alternatively, you can now sponsor a membership for someone who can't afford one themselves.

The FSF can only continue the important work of protecting user freedom with support from the free software community. Share this message by using the hashtag #JoinFSF on social media networks.

Share the message using the hashtag #JoinFSF on social media networks.



Your associate membership funds:

Your associate membership:

Shows your support of full computer user freedom Makes you part of a vibrant international community Comes with a 20% discount on FSF merchandise
Supports an organization that runs entirely on free software Grants you access to the FSF's Jitsi Meet server and the Member Forum Makes you eligible for email forwarding and the Digital Federal Credit Union

Why other people join the FSF:

  • "I would love to be part of this fantastic community. All that I love about computers and programming is because of free software and people dedicating their lives to sharing and teaching. I want to be like the ones who showed me this beautiful project." -- Dani Méndez
  • "The world is heading down a dangerous, greedy, closed-source for-profit path. Here's to free software, now and for years to come!" -- Ellie Hayden
  • "Just to join the people for a free world. Compartir es amor." -- Francisco Javier Delgado Grande
  • "Recent developments emphasize the crucial role of free, community-owned software." -- Gjalt-Jorn Peters
  • "I have gotten tired of big tech and unfair intellectual property laws everywhere I turn. I want to participate in and promote a world that I actually want to live in." -- Isaac Martinolich
  • "Between my laptop running Guix and my life running Emacs, I figured it was time to monetarily contribute to the great work done by the FSF." -- Joshua Person
  • "Love for free software." -- Lukáš Bačovský
  • "Let's make the world a better place!" -- Olivia Cimno
  • "I have been a user of GNU+Linux for many years and a supporter of free software and the four freedoms." -- Reuben James Tracey
  • "Your endless effort to make the world better." -- ZJ Liu

Share your reason with the hashtag #JoinFSF or email us at campaigns@fsf.org.


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