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Copyleft Compliance

We defend and uphold the rights of software users and consumers under copyleft licenses.

Impact Litigation

We defend the legal rights of software users. Learn the details, status, and stakes of our court cases.

Give Up GitHub

We urge FOSS Developers to Give Up GitHub! Learn why.

Outreachy

We offer internships for anyone who faces underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the tech industry.

FOSSY

Our annual community-oriented conference focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software. ●Tools

Member Projects

We provide non-profit infrastructure and services to our members creating Free/Libre and Open Source Software.

Use The Source

Our tool for evaluating the source code candidates companies must provide for GPLed software.

OpenWrt One

We designed and built the first ever wireless Internet router designed with software freedom and right to repair in mind. ●Learn

The Corresponding Source

A bi-weekly oggcast about legal, policy, and many other issues in the Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) world.

Glossary of Terms

A list of terms you might be unfamiliar with but occur frequently in our work.

FAQ About the Vizio Lawsuit

Your most frequently asked questions about the Vizio lawsuit, answered in one place. ● Donate

●News

Press Releases

Press

Blog

Vizio Lawsuit in the News

Our Issues in the News

●About

Sustainers

Board of Directors

Staff

Evaluation Committee

Outside Counsel, et alia

Transparency

Contact

●Our Work

Copyleft Compliance

We defend and uphold the rights of software users and consumers under copyleft licenses.

Impact Litigation

We defend the legal rights of software users. Learn the details, status, and stakes of our court cases.

Give Up GitHub

We urge FOSS Developers to Give Up GitHub! Learn why.

Outreachy

We offer internships for anyone who faces underrepresentation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the tech industry.

FOSSY

Our annual community-oriented conference focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software. ●Tools

Member Projects

We provide non-profit infrastructure and services to our members creating Free/Libre and Open Source Software.

Use The Source

Our tool for evaluating the source code candidates companies must provide for GPLed software.

OpenWrt One

We designed and built the first ever wireless Internet router designed with software freedom and right to repair in mind. ●Learn

The Corresponding Source

A bi-weekly oggcast about legal, policy, and many other issues in the Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) world.

Glossary of Terms

A list of terms you might be unfamiliar with but occur frequently in our work.

FAQ About the Vizio Lawsuit

Your most frequently asked questions about the Vizio lawsuit, answered in one place. ●Donate Thanks to so many donors, we met our largest match donation ever of $211,939. Two generous anonymous donors have provided another $40,012ofadditional matching funds. Give now to help us reach this stretch goal! For only 4 more days, the next $13,079offinancial support we receive will be matched! $26,933 matched! $13,079 to go! $211,927 fully matched! Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization centered around ethical technology. Our mission is to ensure the right to repair, improve and reinstall software. We promote and defend these rights through fostering free and open source software (FOSS) projects, driving initiatives that actively make technology more inclusive, and advancing policy strategies that defend FOSS (such as copyleft). Learn more.

Match Pledge
Stretch Goal!

Thanks to our dedicated donors, we raised $423,854 so far! Two anonymous donors pledged an additional match of $40,012 through 2026-02-05. Donate nowtodouble your contribution! Read about our work in 2025 in Review…

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Match challenge extended by $40,012 and going until February 5th

Donate to help fund software freedom in 2026!

January 14, 2026 Thanks to two amazing anonymous donors, our match has been upped by $40,012 to raise the total to $251,939! We have already achieved our original match challenge of $211,927, already the largest challenge for SFC, and we are extending our matching period for the additional amount until February 5th, 2026. The next ≈$40,000 that we raise will be doubled. Whether you renew or start a sustainershipordonate in other ways to us, now is a great time to make sure your money goes even further for helping software freedom. Read More…

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