Software Freedom Conservancy

Software Freedom Conservancy | @conservancy@social.sfconservancy.org

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.

https://sfconservancy.org

@mxmehl You can order from Joom to be delivered to Germany: https://www.joom.com/en/products/674a99b264619101c5241442

And should be about in your budget as well!

Big news: a recent copyleft lawsuit we funded and supported has concluded with a very positive result for user rights! The suit, brought by a device owner in Germany, resolved with the purchaser receiving the right to repair, modify, and reinstall LGPLed software on their devices. Check out the details at https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jan/09/avm-copyleft-lawsuit-resolved-with-install/

Thanks everyone who came to the first AMA! It was so great to hear from you as supporters of @outreachy and even current participants!

We'll be having the next one in about 10.5 hours at 02:00 UTC. Hope to see you then!

Come join us this morning for a video Q&A with the @outreachy team, we'll be talking about the future of software freedom.

You can join our BigBlueButton here: https://bbb.sfconservancy.org/b/pon-nxm-psh-pek

Won't you help us grow software freedom? Please donate to @conservancy to sustain the future of and !

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

If you donate, you'll have a chance to receive a hand-made embroidery of Conservancy's logo. I'm currently working on the tree's roots.

A work in progress embroidery in a wooden circle hoop. The tree's trunk is formed from beeswax covered thread. The thread trunk is separated into strands of branches at the top and roots at the bottom. Orange yellow yarn threads snake across the width of the branches, holding them in place. A tapastry needle is looping some woolen brown thread down the anchor bars on a root. Another root is finished, with a chunky knitted knobby surface. The wool is incredibly soft.

Be sure to join our @outreachy Q&A tomorrow! We want to hear from you abot what you think the future of software freedom is, and how we can all build it together!

14:00 UTC at https://bbb.sfconservancy.org/b/pon-nxm-psh-pek

The SFC ( @conservancy ) Is one of those organizations quietly making a huge difference. In fact, it's only like 9 people making that whole org move- supporting open software, open standards, and copyleft protections.
They're running a matching campaign for 9 more days and are trying to hit 200k (400k matched!) but are short $35,000. so I just wanted to write a toot bumping that goal and their great work:

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

@sphakos wrote their incredible story of healing and appeal to why software freedom is more critical than ever for the SFC fundraiser this year.

Join them and others from Outreachy and SFC for Q&A video chat's this Wednesday January 8th. We want to hear from YOU about what makes Outreachy such an important piece of the future of software freedom.

You can find the details and read the whole post here:

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/jan/06/embroidery-and-resilient-software-freedom-in-2025/

We're almost in the last week of our largest fundraiser yet, now is a great time to support SFC we we can continue supporting incredible projects like the OpenWrt One and other critical software freedom initiatives!

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Our manufacturing and fulfillment partners have been working hard to increase availability in this run, so you can also buy the OpenWrt One at https://www.joom.com/en/products/674a99b264619101c5241442 if you prefer.

Read about the OpenWrt One and how it came to be, at our blog post: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/dec/03/openwrt-one-manufacturing-software-freedom/

The OpenWrt One sold out the first production run within a week! It was so exciting to see how much interest there is in a free software router! We got to work right away on a second run, which is now shipping: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007795779282.html

Supporting Software Freedom Conservancy in 2025

https://gnu.wildebeest.org/blog/mjw/2025/01/01/supporting-software-freedom-conservancy-in-2025/

The @conservancy Fundraiser runs for another 2 weeks. Please become a Sustainer, renew your existing membership or donate before January 15th to maximize your contribution to furthering the goals of software freedom!

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

They have been a great partner to @sourceware putting users, developers and community first.

Last chance to donate for tax deduction & to ask SFC questions in our end-of-year Q&A/AMA
If you are hoping for a tax deduction in the USA, you have only about 18 hours left! https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Your donation will be matched in our historic match challenge.

If you have questions for SFC before you're ready to donate, in just one hour you can join the
end of the year AMA / Q&A with SFC staff! You can ask our Executive Director @karen, Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn, and other staff and directors why you should donate this year.

The video chat is held on SFC's BigBlueButton. Details at: https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2024/000129.html

(SFC is a registered 501(c)(3) charity in New York. Donations are typical tax-deductible in the USA; verify with your tax advisor.)

Please donate to @conservancy to ensure the future of @outreachy

Your donation will support the next generation of FOSS leaders.

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Outreachy is an internship program for people from marginalized groups to contribute to and communities.

Conservancy staff and contractors run Outreachy. Our team encourages FOSS communities to become more inclusive, and supports FOSS communities as they improve their newcomer onboarding. Our team supports Outreachy interns as they grow both their technical and leadership skills.

Conservancy staff and contractors are helping create to the next generation of leaders in free software and open source.

Help us secure that future.

Please donate by Jan 15 to help Conservancy to meet our historic $204,887 match.

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

End of the Year AMA with @conservancy staff tonight in roughly 5 hours! Come ask our Executive Director @karen and Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn all about your burning software freedom questions, and where they see our movement heading in 2025.

You can join via our BBB, to find the details checkout our announce list: https://lists.sfconservancy.org/pipermail/announce/2024/000129.html

We're having another @conservancy chat tonight, (6pm pacific/9am eastern/1pm AEDT) you can ask us anything! (Link pasted at the time, or I can send it privately to you). We're doing another tomorrow at (9:30am pacific/12:30pm eastern/6:30pm CET). Things you could ask: what's it like being a cyborg? What progress have you made in copyleft enforcement this year?

I'm excited just to have a new years hang out!

We're almost halfway to our goal, if you can, donate now!

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Come join our live Q&A with Executive Director @karen and Policy Fellow Bradley M. Kuhn this morning. You can find the link in our chatroom on #conservancy libera.chat IRC and xmpp:general@chat.sfconservancy.org?join for the bridged XMPP channel.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

To ring in the holiday season, Pono writes about his Hawaiian heritage and how that informs his activism in software freedom.

While we continue to build movement strength, we must'n't forget about the joy in our movement building. Working together for a just and accessible future!

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/dec/23/kuleana-and-software-freedom-for-the-future/

We've raised over $80,000 thanks to all your generous contributions! As we get closer to the holidays we are so thankful for all the people helping us get closer to our goal of $204,887. This time of year is a great time to talk to your family and friends about software freedom ๐Ÿ˜Š

https://sfconservancy.org/donate/

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