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+Dear GNU maintainer,
+
+You are receiving this message because you are listed as responsible for
+a GNU package in the ‘maintainers’ file on fencepost.gnu.org.  If you
+think this is inaccurate, or if you no longer want to be contacted about
+this initiative, please let us know about it.
+
+On January 28th, we emailed you regarding on-going work by the authors
+of this message to devise a “GNU Social Contract”.  The goal of this
+document is to state the core values GNU maintainers and uploaders who
+have endorsed it are committed to uphold.  It is both an agreement among
+us, GNU contributors, and a pledge to the broader free software
+community.  Additionally, we think it can be a first step towards
+formalizing a transparent and collective governance of the GNU Project.
+
+Version 1.0 of the GNU Social Contract is appended below and can also be
+seen at:
+
+  https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract
+
+Feedback on the draft was taken into account as documented at:
+
+  https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:gsc-feedback
+
+We now invite you to send a message, by February 24th, preferably signed
+with your OpenPGP key, to gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org and
+social-contract@gnu.tools, containing one of the following statements:
+
+  • I, maintainer of package X, endorse version 1.0 of the GNU
+    Social Contract, available at
+    <https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract>.
+
+  • I, maintainer of package X, do not adhere to version 1.0 of the
+    GNU Social Contract, available at
+    <https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract>.
+
+The current status is maintained at:
+
+  https://wiki.gnu.tools/gnu:social-contract-endorsement
+
+Thanks in advance for your participation!
+
+  - Ludovic Courtès
+  - Andreas Enge
+  - Carlos O’Donell
+  - Mark Wielaard
+  - Andy Wingo
+
+········································································
+
+# GNU Social Contract 1.0
+---
+
+These are the core commitments of the GNU Project, which creates and
+distributes a software system that respects users' freedoms.
+
+## The GNU Project respects users' freedoms
+
+The GNU Project provides software that guarantees to all users the
+_Four Essential Freedoms_, without compromise:
+  0. The freedom to run the program as they wish, for any purpose.
+  1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
+     their computing as they wish.
+  2. The freedom to redistribute copies so they can help others.
+  3. The freedom to distribute copies of their modified versions to others.
+
+The GNU Project adopts policies that encourage and enable developers
+to actively defend user freedom.  These policies include using
+_copyleft licenses_, designed to ensure that users’ freedoms cannot be
+stripped off, when appropriate.
+
+Besides upholding the Four Essential Freedoms, the GNU Project pays
+attention to new threats to users' freedom, and responds to them as they
+arise.
+
+
+## The GNU Project provides a consistent system
+
+The GNU Project develops an operating system, the _GNU System_, as well as
+a set of applications.  Each software component developed by the GNU Project
+is referred to as a _GNU package_.  GNU package developers work together to
+ensure consistency across packages.
+
+
+## The GNU Project collaborates with the broader free software community
+
+The GNU Project works together with other free software projects to
+advance its goals, and aims to extend the reach of the project beyond
+the GNU System.
+
+
+## The GNU Project welcomes contributions from all and everyone
+
+The GNU Project commits to providing a harassment-free
+experience for all contributors.  It wants to give everyone the
+opportunity of contributing to its efforts on any of the many tasks that
+require work.  It welcomes all contributors, regardless of their gender,
+ethnicity, sexual orientation, level of experience, or any other
+personal characteristics.