Today is a good day to finally #GiveUpGitHub!
& now there's YA reason: last week, #GitHub urged the FOSS community to *oppose* important #California legislation that places transparency and consumer rights requirements on deployment of LLM-gen-AI!
GitHub's tactic? Disinformation claiming #FOSS licenses are incompatible with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22757 and California #SB1000 (which seeks to amend §22757).
Read the analysis: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/jul/03/github-gen-ai-california-22757-ok-for-foss-license/
#LLM #AI #copyleft #GPL #Microsoft #law
& now there's YA reason: last week, #GitHub urged the FOSS community to *oppose* important #California legislation that places transparency and consumer rights requirements on deployment of LLM-gen-AI!
GitHub's tactic? Disinformation claiming #FOSS licenses are incompatible with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22757 and California #SB1000 (which seeks to amend §22757).
Read the analysis: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/jul/03/github-gen-ai-california-22757-ok-for-foss-license/
#LLM #AI #copyleft #GPL #Microsoft #law
Lodging at #FOSSY is most convenient at the university (the nearest hotel is nearly an hour away by transit!), so be sure to book through our block so you can walk to the conference! If you book now, you can always cancel up to 72 hours before your reservation begins, so better safe than sorry ;)
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
uh so the registration numbers for #FOSSY are way higher than the room bookings... the university housing is waaaay more convenient and cheaper than downtown Vancouver and the block expires in a few days. It's nice accommodations and there are cheaper and fancier options. I'm a last minute person, but I'm telling you to book your room now!
(and register too, it's gonna be great!!)
GitHub had it's "best month ever" this past month. We in the #FOSS world deeply understand the problems inherent in this platform. Let's pick up the call in earnest again to "Give up GitHub!!!!"
https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/
https://www.businessinsider.com/github-best-month-ever-internal-meeting-2026-6
https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/
https://www.businessinsider.com/github-best-month-ever-internal-meeting-2026-6
GitHub had it's "best month ever" this past month. We in the #FOSS world deeply understand the problems inherent in this platform. Let's pick up the call in earnest again to "Give up GitHub!!!!"
https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/
https://www.businessinsider.com/github-best-month-ever-internal-meeting-2026-6
https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/
https://www.businessinsider.com/github-best-month-ever-internal-meeting-2026-6
We're so excited about the awesome program for #FOSSY this year!
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
And there are still a few days left on our room block for the university rooms (both cheaper and fancier rooms are available), so book now!:
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
#FOSSY26 #FOSSY2026
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
And there are still a few days left on our room block for the university rooms (both cheaper and fancier rooms are available), so book now!:
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
#FOSSY26 #FOSSY2026
Now that the FOSSY schedule is live, be sure to book your lodging at UBC!
Lodging options include both shared, dorm-style and private suites.
The block is available until End of Day Monday July 5th, Cancelable up to 72 hours before your reservation starts.
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
#Vancouver #Canada #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #FOSSY
Lodging options include both shared, dorm-style and private suites.
The block is available until End of Day Monday July 5th, Cancelable up to 72 hours before your reservation starts.
https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
#Vancouver #Canada #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #FOSSY
#FOSSY schedule is now live! While it might be tweaked to accommodate schedules, you can now see all the talks that will be happening. Can't wait to see you in August!
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/
Today, after a ton of work, we publish our Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI Systems for FOSS Contributions, which reflect the extremely difficult dilemmas that these systems pose for FOSS contributors. We're approaching LLM-gen-AI from a variety of perspectives and this is practical assistance to minimize damage caused by using proprietary systems, whether FOSS contributors reject LLM-gen-AI or choose (voluntarily or by employer mandate) to use them.
https://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.html
https://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.html
SFC announces their **Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI Systems for FOSS Contributions**. A guide and set of best practices for using LLMs for creation and maintenance of FOSS projects. As we move into a new era of software development, thoughtful and ethical use of LLM tooling is critical for FOSS contributors to consider. This set of recommendations creates a framework for thinking and working with such tooling for the betterment of FOSS at large.
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/jun/18/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations/
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/jun/18/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations/
Last call for #FOSSY CFP submissions!
You can submit your talks by making an account on the conference website: https://2026.fossy.ca/call-for-proposals/
We'll be accepting proposals until end of day Anywhere on Earth. Please email us conference@sfconservancy.org if you need an extension.
Thanks to everyone who submitted already and we're so excited to review all the great talks!
More details here: https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2026/000146.html
You can submit your talks by making an account on the conference website: https://2026.fossy.ca/call-for-proposals/
We'll be accepting proposals until end of day Anywhere on Earth. Please email us conference@sfconservancy.org if you need an extension.
Thanks to everyone who submitted already and we're so excited to review all the great talks!
More details here: https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2026/000146.html
Get your #FOSSY tickets now - early bird pricing ends on Saturday!
https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/tickets/
And don't forget that the CfP closes on Monday
#FOSSY2026 #FOSSY26
https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/tickets/
And don't forget that the CfP closes on Monday
#FOSSY2026 #FOSSY26
Great to open up @lwn today and see us defending the AGPL 💪
https://lwn.net/Articles/1074286/
Don't forget we are raising funds to continue this kind of copyleft compliance work! You can donate here: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/
https://lwn.net/Articles/1074286/
Don't forget we are raising funds to continue this kind of copyleft compliance work! You can donate here: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/
@arstechnica has a great write up about our Vizio case. They interviewed SFC's Director of Compliance Denver Gingerich:
“Personally, I’m excited to see [more] people interested in improving the devices they have, whether that be to extend their support lifetime for 10-plus years… so they can keep getting security updates after the manufacturer stops updating them, add new features like ad-blocking, or diagnose and fix hardware issues that require software changes,”
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/
“Personally, I’m excited to see [more] people interested in improving the devices they have, whether that be to extend their support lifetime for 10-plus years… so they can keep getting security updates after the manufacturer stops updating them, add new features like ad-blocking, or diagnose and fix hardware issues that require software changes,”
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/
@geerlingguy Appreciate the support! We're doing our best to stand up for users and make sure that people who bought hardware because of the free software on it, can keep all the promises that the free software guarantees them.
I've seen a few people trying to defend Bambu Lab's bullying of an open source developer over completely legal AGPL code use...
Now @conservancy is raising funds to stop companies like Bambu Labs from abusing the AGPL and open source devs: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
SFC announced today a multi-pronged, comprehensive initiative to deal with Bambu Lab's AGPLv3 copyleft violations, and with software right to repair for 3D printer users generally.
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
SFC's policy fellow, @bkuhn, just posted a relevant-to-current-events article entitled “Dealing with Incomplete Copyleft Source That Doesn't Correspond”.
With the recent news about Bambu Studio's AGPL violations, this advice on how to handle a protracted period of “incomplete-ccs” from a vendor is very much needed.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/may/17/incomplete-corresponding-source-code-copyleft-agpl/
#AGPLv3 #copyleft #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #BambuStudio #Bambu3d #GPLv3 #AGPL #GPL #SFC #Bambu #FOSS #licensing #copyright #DMCA
With the recent news about Bambu Studio's AGPL violations, this advice on how to handle a protracted period of “incomplete-ccs” from a vendor is very much needed.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/may/17/incomplete-corresponding-source-code-copyleft-agpl/
#AGPLv3 #copyleft #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #BambuStudio #Bambu3d #GPLv3 #AGPL #GPL #SFC #Bambu #FOSS #licensing #copyright #DMCA
One of the fantastic tracks we're hosting at #FOSSY this year is the "Toolchain and Other Developer Tools". If you have used any of the incredible projects hosted at @sourceware or myriad other #FOSS compilers, debuggers, or editors then you should think about giving a talk in Vancouver this August!
We want to hear from you whether you are a first time speaker, veteran of the circuit, or someone who isn't even a professional software developer. Software being made by everyone is one of the best things about #FOSS :)
Submit to the CFP by May 22: https://2026.fossy.ca/call-for-proposals/
We want to hear from you whether you are a first time speaker, veteran of the circuit, or someone who isn't even a professional software developer. Software being made by everyone is one of the best things about #FOSS :)
Submit to the CFP by May 22: https://2026.fossy.ca/call-for-proposals/