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<h2>What is the Free Computing Movement?</h2>
<p><strong>The Free Computing Movement (FCM) is a <em>community of activists</em> with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all computer users—to know what their computers are doing, and to modify and redistribute software and hardware designs at will.</strong></p>
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<p>The Free Computing Movement promotes free software and free hardware designs.</p>
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<h2>Fields of Work</h2>
<p>These fields are what the Free Computing community are focusing on, to the extent identifiable by us.</p>
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<li>Explore Free Hardware designs, without which no computer user is free;</li>
<li>Introducing people to the ideas of free computing and free computing itself;</li>
<li>Getting governments, workplaces and other places to use Free Software and not require nonfree software;</li>
<li>Further develop Free Software itself, aiding users' transition and convenience ourselves.</li>
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<h2>Request for Discussions</h2>
<p>The upcoming <a href="https://rfd.andrewyu.org">Request for Discussions</a> document series contain a lot of thoughts about Free Software and other aspects of free society. Please check it at least once a month. A mailing list may be created for updates.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html">RMS on free hardware</a>;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.oscomak.net/">OSCOMAK Semantic Community On Manufactured Artifacts and Know-how</a>;</li>
<li><a href="https://openmanufacturing.net/">Open Manufacturing</a>, requires Google Groups;</li>
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<h2>Read the EULAs!</h2>
<p>Please tell people around you who are not already involved in free software to read the EULAs before accepting (or rather, rejecting) their programs and (dis-)services! Let people understand what big tech does to them. Read <a href="https://www.eff.org/wp/dangerous-terms-users-guide-eulas">why reading EULAs is important and the dangers behind them</a>.</p>
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<p>Please send general inquiries, corrections and suggestions to the <a href="mailto:fcm@andrewyu.org">fcm@andrewyu.org</a> mailing list. Ask in it to join! Currently there is no community IRC channel, just use <code><a href="https://web.">#fsf</a></code> on <a href="https://libera.chat">Libera.Chat</a> (not sponsored).</p>
<p>All works on this Website are public domain.</p>
<p>This Website started in January, 2022. It's a work in progress. If you would like to contribute, please send them to <a href="mailto:fcm@andrewyu.org">fcm@andrewyu.org</a>.</p>
<p>This Website, along with <a href="https://project.andrewyu.org/libresociety">the Libre Society project</a>, are looking for a domain name to host on, since it doesn't make sense for this to be a subdomain of Andrew's personal Website.</p>
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