Software Freedom Conservancy

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FOSSY 2027 Dates #FOSS #Community #Events
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Aug 31, 2026
Freedom for Hacking!!1 #FreeSoftware #DMCA #Advocacy
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Aug 27, 2026
Mark J. Wielaard receives 2ⁿᵈ Annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom #FreeSoftware #Community #Award
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Aug 12, 2026
My Introductory Comments for Mark Wielaard's 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community
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Aug 12, 2026
Right to Repair Fundraiser Goal Reached #FreeSoftware #RightToRepair #Advocacy
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Jul 16, 2026
GitHub & other LLM-gen-AI Companies Urge You to Misdirect California Legislature on FOSS Licensing! #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #AI
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Jul 3, 2026
LLM Backed Generative AI Recommendations #AI #LLM #FreeSoftware
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Jun 18, 2026
Ethical and Moral Considerations in Proprietary Software Usage #FreeSoftware #Ethics #OpenSource
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Jun 2, 2026
Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations #FreeSoftware #AGPL #OpenSource
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May 18, 2026
Dealing with Incomplete Copyleft Source That Doesn't Correspond #Copyleft #FreeSoftware #AGPL
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May 17, 2026
Submit your #FOSSY26 talk proposals by May 22 June 1ˢᵗ #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community
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Apr 23, 2026
AGPLv3§7¶4 Empowers Users to Thwart Badgeware #FreeSoftware #Copyleft #OpenSource
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Apr 16, 2026
Eternal November -- this new influx of users may be better than the last one #FreeSoftware #AI #Community
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Apr 15, 2026
What the FCC router ban means for FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS
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Apr 2, 2026
SCOTUS Declines to Hear LLM-Backed AI Case Regarding Copyright #FreeSoftware #Copyright #AI
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Mar 4, 2026
SFC signs open letter to Keep Android Open #OpenSource #Android #FreeSoftware
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Feb 24, 2026
FOSSY 2026 track proposals are open! #FreeSoftware #Community #OpenSource
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Feb 23, 2026
SFC Responds to the European Commission's Request for Feedback on European Digital Ecosystems #FreeSoftware #Advocacy #DigitalPolicy
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Feb 4, 2026
Interview with Tracy Homer about Software Freedom and Maker Spaces #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community
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Jan 26, 2026
Some Unfortunate Delays in our Struggle for Copyleft Justice #FreeSoftware #Copyleft #Legal
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Jan 26, 2026
Match challenge extended by $40,012 and going until February 5th #FreeSoftware #Community #Donations
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Jan 14, 2026
U-Boot has joined Software Freedom Conservancy #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community
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Dec 29, 2025
Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft #FreeSoftware #Copyleft #Legal
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Dec 24, 2025
Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Continuous Glucose Monitors #FreeSoftware #HealthTech #Privacy
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Dec 23, 2025
People are talking about the Vizio suit! #FreeSoftware #Legal #Advocacy
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Dec 17, 2025
Judge Issues Tentative Ruling in Favor of SFC #FreeSoftware #Legal #Advocacy
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Dec 4, 2025
2025 Fundraiser launched with largest match yet! #Fundraising #Nonprofit #FreeSoftware
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Nov 26, 2025
Managing Diabetes in Software Freedom #FreeSoftware #HealthTech #OpenSource
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Nov 7, 2025
Join SFC for a Q&A on how to keep your sideloading, and other phone freedom tips #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Community
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Sep 3, 2025
Software Freedom Conservancy gives its first Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom to Lance Albertson #FreeSoftware #Community #Advocacy
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Aug 1, 2025
FOSS Community Invited to Historic Copyleft Trial #FreeSoftware #Copyleft #Community
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Jul 24, 2025
SFC Files Updated Motion for Summary Adjudication in Historic Vizio Case #FreeSoftware #Legal #Advocacy
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Jul 10, 2025
Copyleft-next Relaunched #Copyleft #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
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Jul 1, 2025
Looking at the Location of FOSSY #FreeSoftware #Community #Advocacy
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May 12, 2025
Liblouis Joins Software Freedom Conservancy #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community
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Mar 17, 2025
Everyone is asking the wrong questions about TikTok #OpenSource #Software #Privacy
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Jan 19, 2025
2024 End-of-Year Fundraiser Succeeds: over $480k to support software freedom #FreeSoftware #Fundraising #Advocacy
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Jan 17, 2025
Karen Sandler interviews Cory Doctorow #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Advocacy
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Jan 15, 2025
SFC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Users' Rights under AGPLv3§7 #FreeSoftware #AGPL #Legal
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