Conservancy News

SFC signs open letter to Keep Android Open

February 24, 2026

Today Software Freedom Conservancy joins many other organizations in signing an open letter to Google asking that Android continue to allow people to install what they want on their phones. Recent policy changes within Google will restrict installation options by requiring developers to register their legal names, adding new gatekeeping that can arbitrarily deny app installation or delete existing apps from your phone. F-Droid has already written about the importance of this change. This invasion of privacy of developers is not just an overreach of Google's authority over Android, but also jeopardizes developer safety and restricts user freedom. Google has said “sideloading is not going away”, but even the framing of "sideloading" pushes user and developer freedom to the sidelines and classically masks a removal of freedom for vague measures of safety.

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FOSSY 2026 track proposals are open!

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SFC Responds to the European Commission's Request for Feedback on European Digital Ecosystems

February 4, 2026

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

January 14, 2026

U-Boot has joined Software Freedom Conservancy

December 29, 2025

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

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