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.
LGPL win for routers!
SFC funded lawsuit wins rights in Germany! Users of AVM routers in Germany are now able to take advantage of the LGPL software on their routers to allow them to reinstall and reconfigure their FRITZ!Box routers. To read more about the case and why this software right-to-repair is important.
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Liblouis Joins Software Freedom Conservancy
Essential Tool for Visually Impaired Users Establishes Nonprofit Home
March 17, 2025
The liblouis project and Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) are excited to announce that liblouis has joined SFC as a member project, with the goal of ensuring sustainability and a framework for long-term stewardship of this library that is embedded in many assistive technologies including screen readers, braille displays, and on Android and iPhone mobile devices. As a nonprofit home of liblouis, SFC will provide a home for fundraising, legal assistance, and governance that will benefit all users of the project.
SFC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Users' Rights under AGPLv3§7
January 13, 2025
First Router Designed Specifically For OpenWrt Released
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Karen Sandler interviews Cory Doctorow
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Embroidery and resilient software freedom in 2025
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Kuleana and software freedom for the future
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“Amicus curiae” literally means “friend of the court” and is what you call someone who isn’t a party to the case but,because of their strong interest or expertise in the subject matter of the case, has information or argument that the court would find useful in reaching a decision.
