SFC Files Updated Motion for Summary Adjudication in Vizio Case
SFC announced that we recently filed an updated Motion for Summary Adjudication
(similar to a Motion for Partial Summary Judgement in USA federal courts):
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jul/10/sfc-updates-motion-for-summary-adjudication-vizio/
The motion asks the judge to summarily rule that SFC has a right as a third-party beneficiary under
the popular copyleft licenses — GPLv2 & LGPLv2.1.
A direct link to the filing:
https://sfconservancy.org/docs/2025-05-23_SFC-vs-Vizio_second-SFC-Motion-for-Summary-Adjudication.pdf
Also, please do reply to this thread for discussion all day today and tomorrow (2025-07-1{0,1}) with our Policy Fellow @bkuhn about the filing and more information about the Vizio case!
Keep in mind the trial is *this September* starting on 2025-09-22 in Santa Ana, CA & it's open to the public!
We can't wait to see you there!
@conservancy is announcing today our relaunch of the copyleft-next project! To commemorate the anniversary of other pivotal copyleft endeavors, such as GPLv3 18 years ago and GPLv2 34 (!!) years ago. This is a visionary project to build what copyleft can be now in 2025.
You can read more about the announcement here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jul/01/copyleft-next-relaunched/
https://2025.fossy.us/schedule/
@sourceware @conservancy - Year Two
https://inbox.sourceware.org/20250527023158.GA11631@gnu.wildebeest.org
- Communications and the Big User Survey
- A Sourceware Forge (an experiment with Forgejo)
- AI/LLM scraperbots attacks and Anubis
- Cyber Security and Regulations
- New and upgraded hardware
- Finances, thanks for the donations
- Next year plans, more, bigger servers
- Conclusion and thank you
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/may/12/looking-at-the-location-of-fossy/
Join us in IRC/ XMPP or send us an email if you have any last minute questions about your talk! conference@sfconservancy.org
https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
We have all kinds of tracks like, FOSS in Daily Life, Libre Graphics, Licensing / Legal, P2P LoFi Futures: Peer-to-Peer and Local First, and so many more.
https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
Thanks, @downey, for noting the dire need of/for @osuosl. #SoftwareFreedom @conservancy (where I work) helps #FOSS projects w/ nonprofit infrastructure. We don't need to offer server hosting *b/c* OSU OSL exists. SFC projects like @inkscape & others rely *every day* on Lance & his team.
What's more, Lance is training the next generation of FOSS system infrastructure engineers — slowly becoming a lost art to proprietariness since the knowledge is increasingly locked in big hosting companies.
Decided to put a CFP in re:some of my recent research for @conservancy upcoming FOSSY25. CFP has been extended to May 5th, so get those proposals in! https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
The Call for Proposals for @conservancy's #FOSSY Conference, held at Portland State University from Jul 31 to Aug 3, 2025, is open thru May 5.
The conference has a "FOSS for Education" track covering #OpenSource software and broader open initiatives, such as #OER, #OpenScience, etc.
Even if you can't make it, please share. The organizers are working hard to grow the event and provide a forum for open developers to meet peers and collaborate.
FOSSY CFP Extended to May 5th.
If you work with or support #OpenSource--or other open initiatives (#OER, #OpenScience, etc.) in #HigherEducation, @conservancy's annual #FOSSY Conference is an ideal place to share your work, find colleagues, and grow your network.
Please consider submitting a proposal to present your interests, ideas, and insights. Apereo is organizing a #FOSS for #Education for #HigherEd oriented projects, developers, faculty, and researchers.
We love to support new voices in FOSS, so if you have any questions about what it takes to put together a talk, let us know! You can email conference@sfconservancy.org or find us on IRC/ XMPP!
Submit by Monday May 5th https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
It's Sunday 🌞 great day to check out our recently publish Call for Presentations #cfp
May 5th is the new deadline, so get your submissions in by the end of the day (in your timezone).
Please drop by our IRC or XMPP chatroom if you have any questions. Or you can always reach out to conference@sfconservancy.org
We welcome new speakers - if you've never spoken at a conference before, this is a good place to start!
https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
submissions are open until Monday, April 28th:
https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
https://2025.fossy.us/call-for-proposals/
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/mar/17/liblouis-joins-software-freedom-conservancy/