@conservancy General Counsel Rick Sanders just released a blog post about the recent bans of Russian contributors in the Linux project. See his take on the situation and how it applies to your FOSS project: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/dec/12/linux-banned-russian-contributors-do-i-need-to/
Thanks so much to @massonpj for being a matcher in our fundraiser this year! We "sat down" with him to ask him some questions about his involvement with free software and his corner of the world. Check out our interview:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/dec/05/2024-fundraising-matcher-interview-with-patrick-ma/
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/dec/05/2024-fundraising-matcher-interview-with-patrick-ma/
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us on our fundraising journey! We're now more than 16% of our way to our goal to raise $409,774. If you donate before January 15th, your donation is doubled by our matchers!
You can become a Sustainer by donating $120/year (or $128 if you want a nice power of 2 😉 ) https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/ or make a one time donation here https://sfconservancy.org/donate/
You can become a Sustainer by donating $120/year (or $128 if you want a nice power of 2 😉 ) https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/ or make a one time donation here https://sfconservancy.org/donate/
First Router Designed Specifically For OpenWrt Released — New OpenWrt One on sale now for $89 — Ultimate Gift for Right-To-Repair Enthusiasts
SFC and its OpenWrt project just released the OpenWrt One: the first router built from the hardware up by OpenWrt community. We begin today a new era in software-freedom-focused hardware design. The One puts your rights and freedoms first and an unbrickable device that will last.
OpenWrt One is available today for US$89. For every purchase of the One, a US$10 donation will go to the OpenWrt earmarked fund at SFC. If you're looking to shop for gifts today, as many in the USA are, we encourage you to put the OpenWrt One on your list!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/29/openwrt-one-wireless-router-now-ships-black-friday/
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007795779282.html
OpenWrt One is available today for US$89. For every purchase of the One, a US$10 donation will go to the OpenWrt earmarked fund at SFC. If you're looking to shop for gifts today, as many in the USA are, we encourage you to put the OpenWrt One on your list!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/29/openwrt-one-wireless-router-now-ships-black-friday/
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007795779282.html
Our executive director @karen is celebrating her gratitude for everyone who works on #softwarefreedom, and particularly working with @anna by posting a video interview
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/nov/28/anna-e-so-interview/
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/nov/28/anna-e-so-interview/
For years, Outreachy has created transformative opportunities for underrepresented individuals in the tech world.
We need YOUR help to keep fostering diversity and inclusion in tech.
💡 Support our fundraiser through @conservancy https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/26/2024-fundraiser/
We’re calling on everyone who believes in the power of inclusion to join us in keeping the doors of opportunity open for all.
Will you stand with us?
Become a Sustainer today: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/
We've launched our annual fundraiser today! Thanks to our matchers, large and small for contributing to a $204,887 match challenge. Any donations or contributions you make until January 15th will be matched up to that amount. So help us out and spread the word!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/26/2024-fundraiser/
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/26/2024-fundraiser/
So excited to be at @SeaGL this weekend! Such an incredible community oriented event (always with a great selection of teas as well).
Come find us to learn about all our new activities and see the OpenWrt One!
Come find us to learn about all our new activities and see the OpenWrt One!
SFC's DMCA exemptions granted in triennial Library of Congress hearing! Continuing exemptions for jailbreaking routers + smart TVs, FOSS license investigation, and medical devices. We are so proud to stand up for digital rights. To read more about our advocacy for digital freedom, read here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/oct/31/success-in-2024-dmca-exemptions/
Our Policy Fellow, Bradley M. Kuhn, fears the newly published Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) 1.0 erodes the meaning of “open source”. OSAID serves well as initial recommendations, but it was just too soon to publish a definitive definition. Read more at: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/oct/31/open-source-ai-definition-osaid-erodes-foss/
SFC releases an aspirational statement on generative AI for programming. We highlight the need for respecting user freedom, for reproducibility, and guaranteeing that such systems are truly Free and Open Source Software (FOSS):
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/oct/25/aspirational-on-llm-generative-ai-programming/
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/oct/25/aspirational-on-llm-generative-ai-programming/
FOSSY 2025 dates are out! Join us again in Portland, Oregon for the first weekend in August (July 31st-August 3rd) at Portland State University for 4 days of excellent community driven tracks.
Can't wait to see you again!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/oct/17/FOSSY-2025-announcement/
Can't wait to see you again!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/oct/17/FOSSY-2025-announcement/
Don't let big companies chip away at software freedom! Vizio isn't respecting the GPL, but @conservancy is fighting back, protecting our rights. Help them win: https://sfconservancy.org/donate/ #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
Conservancy staff had a great time at Linux Plumbers! You can read our Director of Compliance's report highlighting some great conversations and thoughts about the future of GPL enforcement here: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/oct/03/linux-plumbers-and-gpl-enforcement/
The last talk of the conference is starting: Watson and Brandon Smith presenting on "Case Studies of Exploitation in Open Source". Two brilliant presenters closing us out! #FOSSY24
https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/
https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/
The last keynote of #FOSSY24 is start in 10 minutes: https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/playersite_47e6209d-3ae3-4c24-ae4b-d9b3a74630ff.html
Starting off the last day is a discussion about "FOSS Outside of Corporations" led by our Executive Director @karen featuring John Sullivan, Kate Chapman, Rosy Schechter, Sriram Ramkrishna.
Starting off the last day is a discussion about "FOSS Outside of Corporations" led by our Executive Director @karen featuring John Sullivan, Kate Chapman, Rosy Schechter, Sriram Ramkrishna.
We are sharing a booth with the Open Source #Firmware Foundation at #FOSSY in #Portland. If you are around, we would love to talk to you and discuss the newest movements!
Big thanks to @novacustom for donating a notebook running #coreboot to us and thanks to @conservancy for organizing this conference!
AI Keynote by Denver Gingerich, Allison Randal, Joey Hess, julia ferraioli, Kat Walsh is live! https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/
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/
https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/
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
https://videos.trom.tf/w/284BmuwWaNHUku5GkSGpEe