Software Freedom Conservancy

Software Freedom Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) public charity that acts as a non-profit home for Free, Libre, and Open Source Software projects.

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Last Notes

2024-08-02 23:20:12

Our incredible AV Team Open Signal PDX has started streaming our tracks! Bear with us while we continue testing and debugging, but join us at 16:30 and 17:30 tonight for a few more talks, and Saturday and Sunday we'll continue our best to stream all the tracks!
https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/

2024-08-02 16:28:02

Good morning for day 2 of #FOSSY24! We'll be live streaming the keynote at 9:45 PT so if you can't join us in person, please join us there!
https://videos.trom.tf/w/284BmuwWaNHUku5GkSGpEe

2024-08-01 21:09:55

We're off! After a fantastic opening keynote from @npub1te8…u0yq and Bradley M. Kuhn, talks have started and #FOSSY24 is officially underway 🥳
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2024-08-01 20:49:02

And we have live streaming for the opening remarks!
https://videos.trom.tf/w/pi2wdQYLLjJaRLoX8BkZwH

2024-08-01 19:07:19

Registration for #FOSSY24 is open! We can't wait to see you all for the opening remarks at 13:45 PT.
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2024-07-21 22:28:04

Check out the great speaker lineup for #FOSSY at https://2024.fossy.us/schedule/ ! Register to join a bunch of amazing folks working on and learning about free software – tickets are at https://2024.fossy.us/attend/tickets/

2024-06-18 20:03:42

Last day to get your FOSSY submissions in! Due in 10 hours from now, you can submit after making an account on the FOSSY site: https://2024.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/

2024-06-14 15:16:21

Reminder that we extended the CFP for FOSSY to give folks the weekend. You've got until Tuesday the 18th to get your talks in: https://2024.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/

2024-06-12 19:07:07

We've gotten some feedback that some folks would like a couple more days to work on the CFP, so we're extending from Friday the 14th until next Tuesday the 18th at 23:59 (whatever your local time is).
Hopefully this helps and please let us know if you have any questions about the process or want any feedback on your submission!
https://2024.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/

2024-06-11 18:59:02

Office hours for FOSSY! We've already had some great submissions and you can find our CFP announcement is here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/may/23/fossy-2024-cfp-announcement/
You can find the list of tracks here: https://2024.fossy.us/pages/tracks/

2024-06-10 16:32:18

Monday is a great day to submit a talk to the FOSSY CFP 😉️ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/may/23/fossy-2024-cfp-announcement/
We've already received some great talks, so make sure to get your talk in before Friday! Join us Tuesday or Thursday at 19:00 for our online office hours, or email conference@sfconservancy.org if you have any questions.

2024-06-07 15:50:01

One week left for the CFP for FOSSY. We've already received some great talks, and can't wait to begin the review process!

2024-06-06 19:18:22

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@npub19ea…cjd7 That's great! We can't wait to see you. And would be very interested in hearing a talk about the legislature side of FOSS!

2024-06-06 19:12:36

Ready for office hours!
Any questions about FOSSY (August 1-4th in Portland, OR): https://fossy.us
Our tracks: (proper subset) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, FOSS in Education, Licensing / Legal, Mobile Device User Freedom, Right to Repair, Reproducibility, https://2024.fossy.us/pages/tracks/

2024-06-05 18:16:18

Be to start working on your talks for the FOSSY CFP: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/may/23/fossy-2024-cfp-announcement/
And given how popular our keynote panels were last year, if you have any ideas on facilitating something similar, be sure to submit something to the Keynote Panels track!
Also a reminder that tomorrow we'll be doing office hours at 19:00 UTC both on the Fediverse and IRC/XMPP.

2024-05-28 17:19:41

Don't forget we've got FOSSY Office Hours in our IRC/ XMPP channel today at 19:00 UTC.
If you've got any questions about our CFP: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/may/23/fossy-2024-cfp-announcement/
or our Call for Booths: https://2024.fossy.us/call-for-booths/ join us and ask some questions!

2024-05-23 17:52:44

FOSSY CFP and ticket sales are now open! Be sure to submit your talk to one of our many incredible tracks before June 14th!
Join us at 19:00 UTC in our XMPP/ IRC room for office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays if you have any questions. Or you can email conference@sfconservancy.org
You can find more information here as well: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/may/23/fossy-2024-cfp-announcement/

2024-04-15 18:16:07

Our Director of Compliance is testifying tomorrow about Software Right to Repair for the DMCA in front of the Copyright Office. Supporting other Right to Repair organizations, and talking about the needs for copyleft and support of repairing our software.
If you want to tune in at 2:30 PM ET you can find more information here under the "Register to Watch Public Hearings": https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/ (warning, required use of proprietary software to view the hearing).

2024-01-16 06:19:37

Only $358 left... so close to the finish line. *YOU* could be the one to tip us over the line and make our match 🥳 Thank you all so much for making our work possible, we couldn't do it without you!!
https://sfconservancy.org/donate/
#SFCdrive

2024-01-15 19:57:43

We've got just $6,759 left to go! Time to dig into the couch cushions, cup holders and CD-ROM drives for change. Every dollar helps immensely and we're so close to our goal!
https://sfconservancy.org/donate/
#SFCdrive

2024-01-15 16:13:30

You can read an interview with one of our matching funders here, Eli (and Oliver the baby born during FOSSY!) Voigt: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/jan/15/supporter-interview-with-elij-and-oliver/
The real perk is the cute picture of Oliver 🥰
#SFCdrive https://sfconservancy.org/donate/

2024-01-15 15:55:10

We've only got $15,000 left to get matched in our fundraiser. Now is the time to squeeze your last minute donations in to have them doubled!
You can follow our microblogging drive and contribute your own memories and aspirations for @npub1c2x…hkg2 using #SFCdrive

2024-01-12 19:57:12

There's $18,000 left of match funds, be sure to donate before January 15th to get your donation doubled! We rely on individuals like you to hold corporations accountable to our digital rights and freedoms. You can sign up to sustain our work all year here: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/#annual

2024-01-12 15:28:04

@npub10pd…rzwe 2023 was an incredible year; from celebrating the 1000th intern, to hiring a new staff member, attending so many meetups and conferences, see how they are leading by example:
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/11/outreachy-2023-year-in-review/

2024-01-10 19:14:51

5 days left to get your donation doubled! If you become a Sustainer you can help us meet our match goal with just $22,000 left and get a super cool tshirt designed by @npub1xqp…hs5g
https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/
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2023-12-31 20:24:41

Hope everyone has a wonderful last day of 2023. Here's to much more #softwarefreedom in 2024!
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2023-12-27 18:56:50

SFC leadership is hosting another Q&A at 00:00 UTC (in a little over 5 hours). Come learn directly from our Executive Director @npub1te8…u0yq and Policy Fellow, Hacker-in-Residence, and Treasurer Bradley M. Kuhn about what @npub1c2x…hkg2 has been up to and how you can get involved!
https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2023/000118.html

2023-12-22 01:56:43

Join the Q&A coming up in an hour and 10 minutes, where you can talk to some of SFC's leadership and ask them whatever you want about our work!
https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2023/000118.html

2023-12-22 01:53:31

2023-12-22 01:50:53

Join the Q&A coming up in an hour and 10 minutes, where you can talk to soem of SFC's leadership and ask them whatever you want about our work!
https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2023/000118.html

2023-12-21 21:29:56

Is Tesla open source? Roadster certainly isn't...
Read more about our Director of Compliance's thoughts on how the Tesla efforts don't meet compliance standards and how that's harming consumers and endangering people. GPL compliance is not just a theoretical issue!
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-code-no-safety/

2023-12-19 19:55:54

Our Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn was quoted extensively in a report by the FTC "Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Creative Economy Staff Report: Perspectives and Takeaways": https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/12/ftc-staff-report-details-key-takeaways-ai-creative-fields-panel-discussion
You can read more about the report and ongoing work of the FTC here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/12/elevating-voices-creative-professionals-report-quote-book

2023-11-01 15:22:35

We have responded to the Copyright Office's request for comments regarding machine learning and generative AI.
Our comments highlight how copyleft truly “promote[s] Progress in Science and the Useful Arts & that copyleft licensing should be specifically considered in any rulemaking or legislation. SFC drew specific attention to the questions regarding financial-focused “compulsory licensing”. SFC fears that, either through Congress or industry “self regulation”, compulsory licensing of software may become a tool to eviscerate copyleft.
Read more: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/nov/01/us-copyright-office-generative-ai-machine-learning/
https://sfconservancy.org/docs/2023-10-30_Software-Freedom-Conservancy-Copyright-Office-Generative-AI-Comments-Docket-2023-6.pdf

2023-09-14 16:43:44

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@npub1nqp…w9sy @npub1adw…5tcf We just got the videos up! You can see our blog post here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/sep/14/fossy-videos/

2023-08-22 19:44:34

Denver Gingerich, our Director of Compliance, was interviewed on @npub134l…rxsk podcast SustainOSS at #FOSSY. A great listen if you want to learn about recent compliance developments at SFC and hear about some of Denver's other work. Thanks so much to Rich for bringing SustainOSS to #FOSSY https://podcast.sustainoss.org/195

2023-08-15 19:12:40

We Call on FOSS Contributors to “Exit Zoom”!
After the recent change of the terms of service to Zoom, Software Freedom Conservancy seeks to bring light to corporate abuse of power and focus on making FOSS solutions to these proprietary requirements.
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/aug/15/exit-zoom/

2023-07-28 03:00:27

Our Director of Compliance discusses the Rust Foundation's (draft) trademark policy by looking at what we can learn from the sometimes too exciting history of software freedom trademark policies
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jul/27/trademark-history-and-rust/

2023-07-19 19:19:46

The first video from #FOSSY is out! 🎉 If you have been following our writing, you know our Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn wrote about the recent RHEL policy change. As a continuation of that discussion, he led a keynote panel at the conference to discuss the issue with representatives from AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle.
You can view the video and more information here: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jul/19/rhel-panel-fossy-2023/

2023-07-16 16:09:43

Pono from @npub1c2x…hkg2 talks about how he used free software to plan his wedding at #FOSSY
No room for proprietary software here!
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2023-07-16 00:15:18

At #FOSSY, Denver Gingerich explains cultural changes needed to improve acceptance of those who make abnormal but important choices for their privacy & software rights. Denver posed with his preferred “phone” — which generates no e-waste (it's compostable!) & does not have the typical anti-features most modern phones have.
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2023-06-23 20:10:04

SFC's Policy Fellow, Bradley M. Kuhn, has written a comprehensive analysis of the situation with the #RHEL (#RedHat Enterprise #Linux) business model, and how it relates to the software rights & freedoms promised in the #GPL agreements.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jun/23/rhel-gpl-analysis/
#CentOS #RedHat #OpenSource #copyleft #FOSS

2023-06-23 18:16:23

There's still time to book your hotel room for FOSSY! https://2023.fossy.us/travel/#hotels
Come visit Portland for 4 days of incredible FOSS talks, you can see our schedule https://2023.fossy.us/schedule/

2023-06-19 17:40:15

And here's the schedule!! https://2023.fossy.us/schedule/ while the track days are set, talk times might be adjusted to accommodate speaker travel, so be sure to keep an eye on it if you are looking for a particular talk.
Thanks to all our fantastic track organizers and speakers for making this possible. We're incredibly excited to build and run this conference with you all. Can't wait to see you in Portland, OR July 13th-16th!