Conservancy News

On the filing of the Class Action Law Suit over GitHub's Copilot

November 4, 2022

Many of you are inquiring about a lawsuit filed yesterday afternoon by two “J Doe” Plaintiffs regarding the serious and ongoing GitHub Copilot problem which we have been working on for the last 18 months. This issue is dire and important, but includes many complex issues that intersect FOSS license compliance with moral questions of software freedom and the future of machine learning in human endeavor. Complex issues need careful, diligent, and community-oriented consideration and response.

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Announcing Godot's Graduation from SFC!

November 1, 2022

The Institute for Computing in Research announces 6 students to inaugural Austin cohort

July 21, 2022

Permission to Sell FOSS in the Microsoft App Store Restored

July 18, 2022

Remembering and Honoring Marina Zhurakhinskaya, Founder of Outreachy

June 14, 2022

Software Freedom Conservancy right-to-repair lawsuit against California TV manufacturer Vizio, Inc. remanded to California State Court

May 16, 2022