"title" = "Manifesto"; "intro" = "## Preamble\n\nWe – the members of the Framasoft association – will do our best to follow this manifesto;\nwe know we are too fallible to promise to follow it word for word!\n\nPlease see this manifesto as a simple declaration of intent of what we want\nto be (and especially do!) in the world."; "humans->title" = "We act for a more dignified world, built on sharing, solidarity and the Commons"; "humans->desc" = "We are revolted by the injustices, indignities and indecencies of\nthe current world, shaped by surveillance capitalism.\nWe wish to contribute to the emancipation of people through our field of\naction and expertise: the digital and cultural commons.\nWe believe that autonomous, proud, knowledgeable, supportive and sharing\nhumans can make the world a better place for everyone."; "empowerment->title" = "We dream of an emancipating digital world, and do our best to make it happen"; "empowerment->desc" = "In a culture where digital technology is omnipresent, we want to offer\nuser-friendly and emancipating tools that empower people by respecting\ntheir integrity and dignity.\nHowever, we accept our limitations when we try to realise these ideals:\nwe do our best, and that’s not bad!"; "action->title" = "We express ourselves through action and proposal"; "action->desc" = "Our way of expression is to do.\nWe feel useful in action and believe that our ways of acting reveal our values.\nWe see Framasoft as a prefiguration association: we present our achievements\nas prototypes that anyone can appropriate to reproduce them on another scale,\nor adapt them to other constraints."; "experimentation->title" = "We experiment, even if we fail: in this way, we learn"; "experimentation->desc" = "Having more doubts than certainties, we see what we do as experiments.\nSo we accept failure: to err is human, and so are we!\nWe even find joy in failures, because they can teach us more than a success.\nBut for us, knowledge is more important than efficiency."; "commons->title" = "We want to share our productions in the Commons"; "commons->desc" = "We make sure to share recipes, products and lessons learned freely.\nWe elevate our achievements in the Commons.\nWe want everyone to be able to take it and adapt it to their own situation,\nbut also to avoid being in a position of power because of a monopoly\non one resource or another."; "compostability->title" = "We know that the world will continue to turn after us"; "compostability->desc" = "Neither we nor the association are eternal… and we accept this.\nWe act for the compostability of Framasoft, that is to say that we take care\nto leave fertile traces, to create useful ruins so that those who will come\nafter us can build with what will remain of our actions."; "campfire->title" = "We want to take care: of ourselves, of others, and of the Commons that connect us"; "campfire->desc" = "This statement has its own limitations.\nWe have realised that we cannot take care of a Common, or of others, if we\ndo not take care of ourselves, any more than we can share a flame\nif we let our own campfire go out."; "pathways->title" = "We refuse the power to judge, legitimise or condemn"; "pathways->desc" = "We believe that everyone (including us!) is on a journey.\nWe therefore seek to deconstruct the purist reflexes that would make us\npass moral judgement on the practices and paths of others,\nwhether to legitimise or condemn them.\nWe also take great care not to value our own modes of action to the detriment\nof those adopted by groups with whom we share values and ideals."; "diversity->title" = "We feel complementary to other initiatives"; "diversity->desc" = "We know that we are only one piece of the puzzle.\nWhat we do is bound to be piecemeal and insufficient.\nThis is why we try to maintain solidarity with other collectives, acting\nin other fields, with their own methods.\nIn our opinion, the diversity of the modes of action is essential to their impact."; "fun->title" = "We don’t take ourselves seriously"; "fun->desc" = "We don’t want to look any higher than our foundations.\nWe don’t hesitate to use jokes to relieve the pressure, even\nif it means offending the serious.\nIf humour is at the heart of our practices, it does not detract from\nthe substance of our actions."; "footer" = "Last update of the manifesto: 27 October 2022 (translated by DeepL)";