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title: The GNU Assembly — Software for human empowerment
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**DRAFT**

Welcome to the GNU Assembly!  Wondering what this is?  Here are the
highlights:

  - Gathering under a New Umbrella —
    [We](https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract-endorsement),
    maintainers and contributors of well-known free software projects
    are making this place our new home, fighting for the freedom of
    computer users and hacking the good hack.
  - Governance, Not Unilateralism — This new home is governed by those
    who build it [following common goals and sharing the same
    values](/en/documents/social-contract): the
    [Assembly](https://lists.gnu.tools/hyperkitty/list/assembly@lists.gnu.tools/)
    is where we openly and respectfully discuss day-to-day operation and
    the general direction of our umbrella project.
  - This Group’s Not Uniform — We have common goals but also different
    backgrounds, and we view it as a strength.  Our interactions in this
    project are subject to its [code of
    conduct](https://wiki.gnu.tools/wiki:code-of-conduct).
  - GNU’s Novelty is Unequaled — We contribute to projects that go back
    to the roots of free software, some of us even know what “CVS”
    means.  These projects and newer ones are leading in their own
    domain and we plan to keep it that way.
  - GNU Needs U! — It’s about building a software commons to empower
    computer users.  We need you — as a user, developer, speaker,
    coordinator, translator, system administrator: if you share [our
    goals](https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract), bring your own
    contributions!

“GNU” as in “new” — join us now!