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It's #GivingTuesday! Please include Software Freedom Conservancy in your giving today. Our historic impact litigation against Vizio - a case where we seek to confirm rights for users and customers under #GPLv2 - goes to trial in just 35 days! Support this & our other work now at .
Today Software Freedom Conservancy is launching our biggest fundraiser match challenge yet! With a whopping $211,927 from our generous matchers, every dollar you donate until January 15th 2026 will be doubled! This has been a huge year for us and we're so thankful to all the individuals who help sustain our organization. You can become a sustainer and read more about what we've been up to here:
Join us in ~30 minutes on BigBlueButton for the Q&A regarding sideloading on Android. Come learn about @npub1mtrk...trt0 and hear from our Director of Compliance about what's to come in the future of running your own software on Android. Friday, Sep 5 (2025), at 15:00 UTC (08:00 US/Pacific, 11:00 US/Eastern, 17:00 CEST)
Worried about the future of installing your own software on your Android device? @conservancy is hosting a Q&A to update you about sideloading software as well as other tips about how to ensure your phone runs the software you want, without any artificial restrictions. Join us on BigBlueButton this Friday September 5th at 15:00 UTC (08:00 US/Pacific, 11:00 US/Eastern, 17:00 CEST)
Would you like a front-row seat for the historic SFC v. Vizio case? SFC welcomes applicants for travel stipends to attend the trial in Santa Ana, Orange County, CA, USA from September 22–30, 2025. The application process is competitive & applications are due by THU 2025-07-31 at 23:59:59 AoE. Successful applicants should have some experience communicating publicly about FOSS policy. More details at:
@conservancy is announcing today our relaunch of the **copyleft-next** project! To commemorate the anniversary of other pivotal copyleft endeavors, such as GPLv3 18 years ago and GPLv2 34 (!!) years ago. This is a visionary project to build what copyleft can be now in 2025. You can read more about the announcement here:
We're extending the CfP for FOSSY! You've got another week to get your proposals in. May 5th is the new deadline, so get your submissions in by the end of the day (in your timezone). Please drop by our IRC or XMPP chatroom if you have any questions. Or you can always reach out to conference@sfconservancy.org