Mastodawn

re #Conservancy's Eternal November post, pro/anti-AI sentiment seems to increasingly split along the same lines as political affiliation in the US. So a meta strategic consideration is that Free Software needs to avoid a political party affiliation split or risks serious losses in its reach.

Of course this has been a consideration going well back to CoC discourse and as with that it does not make sense for the free software community to tolerate every behavior a human is capable of.

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/15/eternal-november-generative-ai-llm/

Eternal November — this new influx of users may be better than the last one

Update: This blog post received significant immediate response — with strong reactions in multiple directions. Everyone on SFC's Copyleft Team has carefully considered for four years (i.e., since our policy fellow Bradley's 2022 article) what policies might make sense given the advent of LLM-assisted coding tools. We're now looking toward formulating formal policy recommendations with input from you. We believe movements are best built not by one person's proclamations, but rather through collaborations and planning for the best way forward together.

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Bradley M. Kühn Apr 13

👀🛜 … an LWN article …
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1066103/c9766036f1dae494/
… about Denver Gingerich's #SCaLE2026 talk about the massive success of the #OpenWrt One — the 1ˢᵗ official hardware wireless router from #SFC & its OpenWrt project. The One is a shining example that proves: “if you plan for #copyleft compliance from the start, sourcing & releasing a product with correct Complete, Corresopnding Source (#CCS) from Day 0 is trivial.”

Cc: @lwn

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy #GPL #LGPL #SCaLE

A build system aimed at license compliance

The OpenWrt One is a router powered by the open-source firmware from the OpenWrt project; it wa [...]

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Mark Mar 20

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#Conservancy

I was trying to get in contact with the conservancy to change my mailing address for my account.

Graham Perrin Mar 15

SCOTUS Declines to Hear LLM-Backed AI Case Regarding Copyright - Conservancy Blog

<https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/mar/04/scotus-deny-cert-dc-circuit-thaler-appeal-llm-ai/> @bkuhn

＂No Serious Implications for FOSS from SCOTUS' Denial＂

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#conservancy #GPL #law

SCOTUS Declines to Hear LLM-Backed AI Case Regarding Copyright

No Serious Implications for FOSS from SCOTUS' DenialEarlier this week1, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) denied certiorari (cert) in Thaler v. Perlmutter. Thaler contended that an image — generated by a Large Language Model (LLM)-backed Artificial Intelligence (AI) — deserved copyright registration. Since the U.S. Copyright Office refused to grant the registration, Thaler appealed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DC Circuit). That Court affirmed the Copyright Office's decision. SCOTUS' denial of “cert” means they will not hear the case. Strictly speaking, this denial does not affirm the DC Circuit Court's ruling, but it does mean the DC Circuit decision stands.

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DoomsdaysCW Jan 3

#SacramentoValley #Conservancy secures 265 acres to help build massive #WildlifeCorridor

By James Taylor, CBS13 Photojournalist
November 18, 2025

"Eastern Sacramento County's rolling hills and grasslands are home to dozens of #wildlife species, but more and more, their habitat is under threat by urban development.

"Roughly 265 acres of green rolling hills in the area are the newest piece of property being set aside as part of a new multi-million-dollar effort to protect the land and its wildlife.

"Steve Schweigerdt is with the Sacramento Valley Conservancy, a nonprofit trust that preserves land for conservation. The organization is using $2.7 million in state and federal grants to purchase an easement on the property known as the '#TudeskoRanch, which covers 265 acres and is currently used for cattle grazing.

" 'We're super excited about it because it's a large property that's right on the edge of the urban growth boundary,' Schweigerdt said.

"This newest land acquisition is part of a plan to create a 10,000-acre natural habitat corridor that runs from #Folsom to #RanchoMurieta and includes the #Cosumnes and #DeerCreek watersheds.

" 'A lot of animals are migrating up and down to adapt to the different food sources that are occurring at different elevations,' Schweigerdt said.

"Schweigerdt said the area is 'mostly open valley grassland' that features vernal pools and is an important habitat for birds.

"Eastern Sacramento County is seeing rapid growth in areas that had previously been open space, with thousands of new homes being built near Folsom, Rancho Cordova and El Dorado Hills.

" 'The grant source is set up so that farmers and ranchers can access this money, and they don't have to sell out to developers or other projects that are going to destroy their land,' Schweigerdt said."

#SolarPunkSunday #Nature #ConserveNature #California #Conservation #SacramentoValleyConservancy

Sacramento Valley Conservancy secures 265 acres to help build massive wildlife corridor

Eastern Sacramento County's rolling hills and grasslands are home to dozens of wildlife species, but more and more, their habitat is under threat by urban development.

Hacker News Dec 26

Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Glucose Monitors
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/dec/23/seven-abbott-freestyle-libre-cgm-patients-dead/
#ycombinator #software #freedom #conservancy #open_source #gnu #GNU #Open_Source #Free_and_Open_Source #Free_and_Open_Source_Software #FLOSS #FOSS #protect #protection #help #policy #linux #non_profit

Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Continuous Glucose Monitors

I wrote last month about my diabetes diagnosis this year and my difficult choice to wear a proprietary device (called a CGM) on my arm 24/7 to continuously monitor my glucose levels. Like my friend and colleague, Karen M. Sandler — who previously made a much higher-stakes choice to receive a proprietary implanted defibrillator to keep her safe given her genetic heart condition — I reluctantly chose to attach proprietary hardware and software to my body.

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Hacker News Dec 24

Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/24/vizio-msa-irrelevant-ruling/
#ycombinator #software #freedom #conservancy #open_source #gnu #GNU #Open_Source #Free_and_Open_Source #Free_and_Open_Source_Software #FLOSS #FOSS #protect #protection #help #policy #linux #non_profit

Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft

On 23 December 2025, Judge Leal granted a motion brought by Vizio that sought a ruling on a position that SFC has not actually taken. Vizio asked the court to rule on something that no one believes the GPLv2 requires. Specifically, Vizio said in their motion for summary adjudication: Defendant VIZIO, Inc. [moves] this Court for summary adjudication [re] whether … GPLv2 … and … LGPLv2.1 … require the licensee [under the GPL Agreements] to provide information necessary to install modified versions of the licensed software back onto the Smart TVs with which the software was originally distributed while ensuring the TVs continue to function properly. … VIZIO moves on the grounds that the plain language … compels the conclusion that neither license imposes a duty on licensees to provide all information necessary to permit reinstallation of modified software back on the same device such that the device continues to function properly.

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Bradley M. Kühn Dec 2, 2025

A window into how hectic & 14-hour-day-inducing it is to work for a tiny charity like #SFC:

Right now, I'm (a) listening to live deposition of #Vizio's expert witness in our landmark impact litigation regarding #GPL, (b) generating a fundraising email to ask our donors to please renew as #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy sustainers <https://sfconservancy.org/sustainers/>, & (c) desperately copying files to my new laptop as my current one is failing in real time.
All happening in real time. Welcome to my world.

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der.hans Sep 5, 2025

@conservancy video session on "Phone freedom tips and related Q&A" is going on now

Info about loading FLOSS on Android from Director of Compliance

"about what's to come in the future of running your own software on Android"

https://bbb.sfconservancy.org/b/den-i3x-a5u-vkq

#conservancy #Android #BigBlueButton #BBB #Handy #FDroid

Phone freedom tips, and related Q&A

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F-Droid Sep 4, 2025

The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

* We celebrate the community and yes, that means YOU!
* #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy will have a #BBB tomorrow, free yourself (while you can)
* #ReproducibleBuilds gathering soon
* #Conversations_IM enforces #TLSv1_3
+ 2 new apps
& 186 updates

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