## [Free Software Supporter -- Issue 189, January 2024 is out!](https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2024/january)

### TABLE OF CONTENTS

- LibrePlanet 2024: May 4 and 5, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

- A message from president Geoffrey Knauth: Reflecting on the origins of software freedom

- New friends-tier associate membership: Enjoy certain benefits and support the FSF from $35

- Free software in education and free software education

- Licensing & Compliance Lab updates and why we need your support to educate, serve the free software community

- Our work isn't over: Keep fighting for the freedom to learn

- Share this holiday fairy tale with your loved ones

- Thanks to overwhelming support, we were able to meet our December 14 matching campaign goal!

- Presenting this season's online FSF bulletin

- Jitsi Meet: An often-overlooked member benefit

- US Federal employees and retirees: Contribute conveniently through the Combined Federal Campaign

- A Jami Manifest to keep the freedom of your communications

- [Polish hackers repaired trains the manufacturer artificially bricked. Now the train company is threatening them](https://gizmodo.com/hackers-hit-with-legal-threats-after-they-fixed-a-brick-1851097424)

- December GNU Emacs news

- Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory

- LibrePlanet featured resource: Teaching Materials

- December GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Eleven new GNU releases!

- FSF and other free software events

- Thank GNUs!

- GNU copyright contributions

- Translations of the Free Software Supporter

- Take action with the FSF!

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