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).
+ +Our work on copyleft + compliance, including enforcement of the General Public + License (GPL), is world-renowned. We believe fundamentally that + copyleft licenses are the best tool available today to empower + users and consumers to take control of their electronic devices, + liberate themselves from planned obsolesce, and join a free market + where they choose who provides their software.
+ +We also believe that FOSS functions best when built by a + egalitarian community in which hobbyists, volunteers, and + individuals stand on equal footing with companies and large + organizations. Vendor neutrality is simply not enough — as + that merely makes companies equal to each other and leaves + hobbyists and volunteers out in the cold. To foster FOSS creation + in this manner, we are the non-profit home to + dozens of member projects and initiatives whom we assist to + remain transparent and prioritize the public good in their + development of FOSS.
+ +Furthermore, diversity and inclusion is a critical component to + egalitarian FOSS communities. We acknowledge that FOSS + communities historically have struggled on these fronts and the + myth of “pure meritocracy” so popular in FOSS circles + willfully ignores the systemic biases in our societies and + cultures. We are thus the proud home of + the Outreachy initiative that + offers paid internships in FOSS for contributors who have faced + systemic bias in their efforts to join the FOSS community.
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