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free ideas"FOSS is the best method we have to democratize technology and its algorithms.. users never really know what data is collected about them, ..how the software manipulates that data.. The primary reasons that sites like TikTok are so toxic is inherent in their business model: privacy-unfriendly data gathering to sell targeted advertising.. Transparent technology leads the only way to the truth in our software-controlled world." https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/jan/18/usa-should-require-bytedance-to-open-source-tiktok/ #tiktok #foss #freedom #sfconservancy #tech
Everyone is asking the wrong questions about TikTok
As we write this, everyone is wondering what will happen with TikTok in the next 48 hours. Social media as a phenomenon was designed to manufacture drama to sell advertising, and in this moment, the meta-drama is bigger than the in-App drama.The danger of pervasive software is clear: powerful entities — be they governments or for-profit corporations — should not control the online narrative and remain unregulated in their use of personal data generated by these systems. However, the approach taken by Congress and upheld by SCOTUS remains fundamentally flawed. When there is power imbalance between a software systems' users and its owners, the answer is never “pick a different owner”.
Preston Maness ☭Good news, everyone! There's now a path for enforcing the GPL even if you're not the explicit copyright holder!
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jan/09/avm-copyleft-lawsuit-resolved-with-install/
The below quote is from an email I received, not in the press release above, but is extremely good news:
>This successful lawsuit confirms that anyone can enforce their copyleft rights; copyright holders don’t shoulder the burden alone! Until now, the promise of copyleft has been empty for many people. I have dedicated myself to changing that because users deserve the right to modify and reinstall the software on their devices. Manufacturers are powerful, and when they violate copyleft, most users have little recourse and limited options. **But this case opens the doors for everyone** to pursue the rights copyleft promises — through their own efforts. **We are on the cusp of a future where people can freely modify and adapt their devices to do what they want, either by themselves, or with the help of a friend or contractor**. Your donations keep this trajectory going. I hope that excites you as much as it excites me!
SFC-funded lawsuit gets software repair and reinstall for users of AVM routers
Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) today announces the conclusion of a lawsuit that we funded and supported in Germany. (As is typical with German cases, SFC was unable to give public updates during the case.) The defendant, Berlin-based AVM, ultimately delivered the necessary information to reinstall modified software on their device. Delivery of this information resolved the lawsuit. The plaintiff was Sebastian Steck, who received a grant from SFC to pursue this work. Steck purchased an AVM router in May 2021 and quickly found that the source code candidate which AVM sent him could not be compiled and reinstalled onto his router. AVM, the largest home router manufacturer in Germany, refused to correct its source code candidate. Steck sued AVM in a Berlin court in July 2023.
IlarioUn projecte que m'encanta escribint sobre un altre projecte que m'encanta. M'encanta. https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/nov/29/openwrt-one-wireless-router-now-ships-black-friday/
First Router Designed Specifically For OpenWrt Released
Today, we at SFC, along with our OpenWrt member project, announce the production release of the OpenWrt One. This is the first wireless Internet router designed and built with your software freedom and right to repair in mind. The OpenWrt One will never be locked down and is forever unbrickable. This device services your needs as its owner and user. Everyone deserves control of their computing. The OpenWrt One takes a great first step toward bringing software rights to your home: you can control your own network with the software of your choice, and ensure your right to change, modify, and repair it as you like.
Patrick MassonAs I rely on #OpenSource so much for so many things I do, this #GivingTuesday I am supporting:
@GIMP (#GIMP)
@gnome (#GNOME)
@keepassxc (#KeePassXC)
@libreoffice (#LibreOffice)(#OpenSourceInitiative)
@conservancy (#SFConservancy)
@thunderbird (#Thunderbird)
@UbuntuWeeklyNews (#Ubuntu)
JoshuaI was trying to remember why I stopped donating to #sfconservancy and then remembered: it’s because there is no way for me to give them money except through PayPal.
J. Manrique López"Stockfish: Chess GPLv3 Violation Lawsuit Settles" #sfconservancy @conservancy https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/nov/28/sfc-named-trusted-party-in-gpl-case/
Stockfish: Chess GPLv3 Violation Lawsuit Settles
Stockfish, a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) chess engine, has announced the settlement of their lawsuit against ChessBase GmbH regarding violations of Stockfish's license, the General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3). Software Freedom Conservancy is excited to announce our role in this historic violation settlement. Specifically, SFC has been named in the settlement agreement as the trusted third-party to analyze and approve any complete “Corresponding Source” releases by ChessBase in the future.
resist1984@alcinnz @streetlight @be ah, right I was confusing #sfconservancy with The Linux Foundation. i've heard that Torvalds & The Linux Foundation jointly hold the kernel copyright, and it's well known that Torvalds is allergic to court actions. This effectively renders even a strong license flimsy.
@be @streetlight @alcinnz The copyright holder of the Linux kernel is #sfconservancy themselves, no? I'm not clear on why they would disregard cases where a large company distributes a product that runs the kernel, who then refuses requests for the source code.