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diff --git a/www/index.md b/www/index.md index f5359de3..52a8a9a5 100644 --- a/www/index.md +++ b/www/index.md @@ -61,12 +61,14 @@ speaking, free software is software that is under the direct sovereignty of the user and, more importantly, the collective that is the *community*. Non-free software (e.g. Windows, MacOS or proprietary BIOS/UEFI) is under the exclusive control of its owners, not users! With freedom-respecting software, the users -can at any time study the source code and even become developers. Other ways -(for example) to contribute could be by hiring for development (free software -enables the right to hire *absolutely anyone*), or contribute in a number -of other ways (e.g. writing documentation or providing user support) which -gives the developers more time to focus on code. We believe deeply in software -freedom! +can at any time study the source code, and even become developers themselves! +Want to help the cause? Some ways you can contribute might be to write +documentation, provide user support, or test others' contributions. Need more +ideas on how you can help with the project? See [the git page](git.md). If you +would like a specific feature developed but you are not technically inclined, +you can hire anybody you would like to do the work for you. With free software, +you are essentially the owner of your own copy which is why it's free (as in +freedom). Many people use [non-free](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary.html) proprietary boot firmware, even if they use GNU+Linux. Non-free BIOS/UEFI |