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1Dear GNU maintainer,
2
3You are receiving this message because you are listed as responsible for
4a GNU package in the ‘maintainers’ file on fencepost.gnu.org. If you
5think this is inaccurate, or if you no longer want to be contacted about
6this initiative, please let us know about it.
7
8On January 28th, we emailed you regarding on-going work by the authors
9of this message to devise a “GNU Social Contract”. The goal of this
10document is to state the core values GNU maintainers and uploaders who
11have endorsed it are committed to uphold. It is both an agreement among
12us, GNU contributors, and a pledge to the broader free software
13community. Additionally, we think it can be a first step towards
14formalizing a transparent and collective governance of the GNU Project.
15
16Version 1.0 of the GNU Social Contract is appended below and can also be
17seen at:
18
19 https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract
20
21Feedback on the draft was taken into account as documented at:
22
23 https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:gsc-feedback
24
25We now invite you to send a message, by February 24th, preferably signed
26with your OpenPGP key, to gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org and
27social-contract@gnu.tools, containing one of the following statements:
28
29 • I, maintainer of package X, endorse version 1.0 of the GNU
30 Social Contract, available at
31 <https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract>.
32
33 • I, maintainer of package X, do not adhere to version 1.0 of the
34 GNU Social Contract, available at
35 <https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract>.
36
37The current status is maintained at:
38
39 https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract-endorsement
40
41Thanks in advance for your participation!
42
43 - Ludovic Courtès
44 - Andreas Enge
45 - Carlos O’Donell
46 - Mark Wielaard
47 - Andy Wingo
48
49········································································
50
51# GNU Social Contract 1.0
52---
53
54These are the core commitments of the GNU Project, which creates and
55distributes a software system that respects users' freedoms.
56
57## The GNU Project respects users' freedoms
58
59The GNU Project provides software that guarantees to all users the
60_Four Essential Freedoms_, without compromise:
61 0. The freedom to run the program as they wish, for any purpose.
62 1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
63 their computing as they wish.
64 2. The freedom to redistribute copies so they can help others.
65 3. The freedom to distribute copies of their modified versions to others.
66
67The GNU Project adopts policies that encourage and enable developers
68to actively defend user freedom. These policies include using
69_copyleft licenses_, designed to ensure that users’ freedoms cannot be
70stripped off, when appropriate.
71
72Besides upholding the Four Essential Freedoms, the GNU Project pays
73attention to new threats to users' freedom, and responds to them as they
74arise.
75
76
77## The GNU Project provides a consistent system
78
79The GNU Project develops an operating system, the _GNU System_, as well as
80a set of applications. Each software component developed by the GNU Project
81is referred to as a _GNU package_. GNU package developers work together to
82ensure consistency across packages.
83
84
85## The GNU Project collaborates with the broader free software community
86
87The GNU Project works together with other free software projects to
88advance its goals, and aims to extend the reach of the project beyond
89the GNU System.
90
91
92## The GNU Project welcomes contributions from all and everyone
93
94The GNU Project commits to providing a harassment-free
95experience for all contributors. It wants to give everyone the
96opportunity of contributing to its efforts on any of the many tasks that
97require work. It welcomes all contributors, regardless of their gender,
98ethnicity, sexual orientation, level of experience, or any other
99personal characteristics.