Deb Nicholson to Join Open Source Initiative as Interim General Manager
Deb Nicholson has been serving as our Director of Community Operations for just over two years and is now leaving to Conservancy to take on the role of Interim ...
Category: Aktuelles
A new chapter for PyPy: Transitioning away from a Charitable Model
PyPy has been a member project of Software Freedom Conservancy since 2010 and although it's been a mutually successful partnership, nothing lasts forever — espe...
The right to fix software and repair hardware
by Florian Idelberger Two interesting developments regarding the right to repair took place recently – a request for a preliminary ruling (Working D...
Conservancy Applies to Renew Key DMCA Exemption
Conservancy has once again pushed for a renewal of the exemption to smart TV's, effectively allowing people to install and use free software on their own televi...
Lizenzpflichten und die Corona-Warn-App
von Florian Idelberger Im Zuge der Entwicklung der Coronapandemie und damit verbundener Einschränkungen gab und gibt es vielfältige Auswirkungen auf ...
The Institute for Computing in Research Joins Conservancy!
Conservancy is proud to welcome in a new member project that both fills in a critical opportunity gap for young scientists and introduces the next generation of...
Open Usage Commons – Google kündigt neue Organisation zum Management von Marken für Open Source Projekte an
Google hat in seinem Open Source Blog angekündigt, eine neue Organisation mit dem Namen "Open Usage Commons" zu gründen. Wesentliche Aufgabe...
Regarding Git and Branch Naming
Both Conservancy and the Git project are aware that the initial branch name, ‘master’, is offensive to some people and we empathize with those hurt ...
Unlicense in die Riege OSI-anerkannter Open Source-Lizenzen aufgenommen
Von Lisa Käde Die Unlicense begegnet Entwicklern und Juristen im Rahmen der Open Source-Lizenzierung seit einiger Zeit, jetzt kommt die OSI (Open Source I...
GNOME Foundation legt Patentstreit bei
von Florian Idelberger Die GNOME Foundation hatte im Oktober letzten Jahres gegen den Anspruch einer Patentverwertungsgesellschaft (RPI) Wiederspruch eingelegt...