Posts by conservancy@mastodon.technology
(DIR) Post #AJVy43jNEDlOaYsuNU by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-05-16T15:57:57Z
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Major Court victory against #Vizio Friday evening. After hearing oral arguments from both sides, The Judge quickly decided to remand our case back to California state court! https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/may/16/vizio-remand-win/
(DIR) Post #AJVy453yH7pkijWs7c by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-05-16T15:58:09Z
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In the ruling, 👩⚖️ Staton stated “the enforcement of ‘an additional contractual promise separate & distinct from any rights provided by the copyright laws’ amounts to an ‘extra element,’ & ∴ SFC's claims are not preempted“ by federal copyright law https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.837808/gov.uscourts.cacd.837808.30.0.pdf
(DIR) Post #AJVy45tjAhEZJFkCnI by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-05-16T15:58:27Z
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This is a win *not* just for @conservancy! This win indicates that federal courts view GPL is both a license and a contract — as we have long argued. The case now proceeds in state court.Support this case and our work by becoming a Sustainer: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/
(DIR) Post #AKHn0WX3Tq5dtyx2JM by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-08T17:34:32Z
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We dive deep on #FOSS licensing & #GPL policy so you don't have to! Our Policy Fellow, Bradley M. Kuhn, and outside Director, Allison Randal ( @allison ) are debating and proposing solutions to problems in #Linux SPDX this week: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-spdx/Yp5kO61KTCpt0vDw@ebb.org/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-spdx/87y1y8xrzx.fsf@ebb.org/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-spdx/YqCsfqgO07BITgfU@ebb.org/
(DIR) Post #AKV6wkcWWIwSpYIVM0 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-14T23:00:29Z
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We are sad to inform our community that Marina Zhurakhinskaya died on Saturday. Outreachy wouldn't exist without her dedication, which continued until her last day. https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/jun/14/remembering-marina
(DIR) Post #AL12YXZtwsedzYHPn6 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:38:35Z
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Today is the day to #GiveUpGitHub
(DIR) Post #AL12YYfbt8obNXxUKO by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:38:40Z
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We tried to communicate w/ #GitHub re: #Copilot; they have outright refused to answer community questions on Copilot & took it for-profit. Copilot ignores copyleft requirements; so it's time to #GiveUpGitHub https://GiveUpGitHub.org
(DIR) Post #AL12YZs3QMMb6QmwMa by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:38:50Z
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We can no longer in good conscience stay silent about problems w/#GitHub's products. This latest effort to capitalize on the corpus of #copyleft code hosted on GitHub is merely the latest of their many ethical and moral lapses.
(DIR) Post #AL12ub0Psx6yzeCOPI by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:39:00Z
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We call on people in positions of power in their FOSS communities to stop using GitHub and stop recommending it. GitHub, as a proprietary, trade-secret platform cannot be the singular development community for FOSS projects.
(DIR) Post #AL12ubbHfsbOpzRps8 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:39:08Z
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Gratis resources often entice & trap FOSS developers into a proprietary gated community — the walled garden of @GitHub. Remember: FOSS faced similar before — triumphantly. We'll do so again if take action now to protect our communities.
(DIR) Post #AL12ubwuNTtpv3Z6Zs by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:39:17Z
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Over the coming months @conservancy will release guides and stories from projects that have moved away from GitHub. Let's shed light on the damage that is caused by centralizing community development on proprietary platforms.
(DIR) Post #AL12ucS6VUqxToA1Ca by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:39:31Z
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Please join us and #GiveUpGitHub by visiting https://GiveUpGitHub.org/ and while you are still on #GitHub, adding information to your README that you do not agree with GitHub's policies and monopolized place in our community.
(DIR) Post #AL12ucvsimfkyA5ncG by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-06-30T13:39:43Z
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To read more about this effort see our blog post at https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/
(DIR) Post #AL4jHhbQyFHWWHPhIm by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-05-12T23:01:12Z
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Check out our new explainer video narrated by our own ED @o0karen0o created by Chris Rogers.We're so happy to be able to share our vision of software freedom with you in this new video!https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/may/12/introduction/
(DIR) Post #AL4jHiQTuS7B4bISrw by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-05-12T23:01:51Z
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And here's a link to the YouTube copy: https://youtu.be/yCCxMfW0LTM
(DIR) Post #ALGAZMDnEtgHJiv0HA by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-07-07T20:40:22Z
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Heads up! #Microsoft is on track to ban all commercial activity by #FOSS projects on Microsoft Store in about a week! This is even worse than their (eventually repealed) 2011 ban on #copyleft for their app store! 😡️ We demand rollback of this new policy: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jul/07/microsoft-bans-commerical-open-source-in-app-store/
(DIR) Post #ALOd6tTp8QbO2QJ9N2 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-07-11T19:53:57Z
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The so-called “clones” problem in app stores is well studied in #FOSS policy circles. We took a moment to write up the basics of the trademark-based approach usually applied to build solutions for the problem: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jul/11/app-store-clones-trademark-approach/
(DIR) Post #ALdSJTourKjjOga2a0 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-07-18T21:14:46Z
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Microsoft has (rightfully) reversed it's proposed policy of banning for-profit FOSS sales on its app store. Thanks to everyone who helped them to make the right decision and support developers making FOSS more available on Windows.https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/jul/18/foss-for-sale-in-ms-app-store/
(DIR) Post #AM1nWrDKTIUVXTDKi0 by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-07-30T18:25:57Z
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Happy Saturday! We're excited to see everyone at @socallinuxexpo this weekend! Come learn what @conservancy is up to and grab a sticker or three! #scale19x
(DIR) Post #AP918jKELaJ4DBI7rE by conservancy@mastodon.technology
2022-10-19T17:24:29Z
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The Register wrote about an investigation being done on GitHub Copilot: https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/19/github_copilot_copyright/Our policy fellow @bkuhn_ebb_org is quoted here about our thoughts on this new investigation. He makes clear some of our concerns and thoughts around these issues.