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Nine and a half years ago the first version of the High Priority Free
Software Projects (HPP) list debuted with only four projects, three of
them related to Java. Eighteen months later, Sun began to free Java
users. The current HPP list includes fourteen categories mentioning
over forty distinct projects. Computing is ever more ubiquitous and
diverse, multiplying challenges to surmount in order for all computer
users to be free.

Undoubtedly there are thousands of free software projects that are
high priority, each having potential to displace non-free programs for
many users, substantially increasing the freedom of those users. But
the potential value of a list of High Priority Free Software Projects
maintained by the Free Software Foundation is its ability to bring
attention to a relatively small number of projects of great strategic
importance to the goal of freedom for all computer users. Over the
years the list has received praise and criticism -- frankly not nearly
enough, given the importance of its aims -- and been rebooted. As the
list approaches its tenth year, we aim to revitalize and rethink it,
on an ongoing basis.

The first step has been to assemble a committee which will maintain
the list, initially composed of the following free software activists:
ginger coons, Máirín Duffy, Matthew Garrett, Benjamin Mako Hill, Mike
Linksvayer, Lydia Pintscher, Karen Sandler, Seth Schoen, and Stefano
Zacchiroli. The committee has drafted this announcement and the
following plan.

We need your input! Send your suggestions of projects to
hpp-feedback a gnu.org. Remember, we're looking for projects of great
strategic importance to the goal of freedom for all computer users. If
you wish, we encourage you to publish your thoughts independently
(e.g., on your blog) and send a us a link. Keep in mind that not every
project of great strategic importance to the goal of freedom for all
computer users will be a software development project. If you believe
other forms of activism, internal or external (e.g., making free
software communities safe for diverse participants, mandating use of
free software in the public sector), are most crucial, please make the
case and suggest such a project!

Based on the received input, the current content of the list, and our
own contributions, we will publish a substantially revised list and an
analysis before LibrePlanet 2015 and expect a lively discussion at
that event. If we are successful, we will have the immediate impact of
bringing widespread coverage of free software movement strategy and
the ongoing impact of garnering substantial attention and new effort
for listed projects. (Note that we're also interested in outreach and
measurement suggestions. A revised and maintained list is necessary
but not sufficient for success.)

Finally, we've already made a few minor changes to the HPP list in
order to fix long-standing issues that have been reported in the past.
We are looking forward to your feedback at hpp-feedback a gnu.org as we
work on more substantial improvements!

Read this online at
https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-commences-review-of-high-priority-free-software-projects-list-your-input-is-needed.

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