Post AEJtzx3aMv4D45pt2m by benjaminpaikjones@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AEJtxXt8yPBIQYnwa8 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
       2021-12-11T23:01:32Z
       
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       (1/4) Yesterday, our Sustainers received a wonderful email from @ossguy@identi.ca about his work at Software Freedom Conservancy.  Here are some highlights: “I spend most of my Conservancy time ‘in the weeds’ — analyzing specific technical details of source code [from companies's products]…
       
 (DIR) Post #AEJtxYK5MEjRm7PSZk by conservancy@mastodon.technology
       2021-12-11T23:02:20Z
       
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       (2/4) “… I try to to make [that code] build, or determine whether it corresponds to the recompiled code in the products [these companies] ship to people…I was on parental leave during some of 2021. Having a child made software freedom a more urgent cause for me. Will my child be able to control technology they use? I don't have the answers to that [& similar] questions. But what @conservancy does improve [these things] …
       
 (DIR) Post #AEJtxYnrZWYFGTLEzQ by conservancy@mastodon.technology
       2021-12-11T23:02:45Z
       
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       (3/4) “… Conservancy is the only organization enforcing #GPL for #Linux.  I was happy to return from my parental leave just as we launched our lawsuit against #Vizio — a perennial GPL violator.  Lawsuits like this (and the follow-on work after lawsuits conclude to make good use of the code we receive) are a key way for us to retake control of our devices, allowing us to repair and improve them as we like …
       
 (DIR) Post #AEJtxZwlJvGQoMVrV2 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
       2021-12-11T23:02:54Z
       
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       (4/4) “… Conservancy is an efficient org—w/ 6 employees we fight for your rights under #GPL,help dozens of member projects w/their fiscal requirements & promote diversity and inclusion initiatives in free software. But we also need your help now” — @ossguy@identi.ca
       
 (DIR) Post #AEJtzx3aMv4D45pt2m by benjaminpaikjones@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-12T00:09:22Z
       
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       @conservancy nice! But I need 4/4!
       
 (DIR) Post #AEJtzxUWkkcMPeRP2O by ivan@vucica.net
       2021-12-12T06:59:09.786630Z
       
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       @benjaminpaikjones @conservancy here: https://mastodon.technology/@conservancy/107430790705367367