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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.
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News
Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft
December 24, 2025
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.
People are talking about the Vizio suit!
December 17, 2025
Judge Issues Tentative Ruling in Favor of SFC
December 4, 2025
2025 Fundraiser launched with largest match yet!
November 26, 2025
Articles
Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Continuous Glucose Monitors
by Bradley M. Kühn on December 23, 2025
Managing Diabetes in Software Freedom
by Bradley M. Kühn on November 6, 2025
Join SFC for a Q&A on how to keep your sideloading, and other phone freedom tips
by Denver Gingerich on September 3, 2025
Featured Term
Tentative ruling
A tentative ruling is a preliminary but not final decision issued by a Court in advance of oral arguments on a motion