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From: Bradley M. Kuhn The GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers is comprised of copyright
-holders in the kernel, Linux, who have contributed to Linux under its
-license, the
-GPLv2. These copyright holders have formally asked Conservancy to engage
-in compliance efforts for their copyrights in the Linux kernel. Free and open source software is
+ everywhere and in everything; yet our software freedom is constantly
+ eroded. With the help of its volunteers, member projects, and staff,
+ Conservancy stands up for users' software freedom via its copyleft compliance work. Conservancy engages in copyleft compliance work in two different ways: by acting directly
+on behalf of Conservancy's Member Projects who request
+Free and Open Source License compliance efforts, and for
+specific, targeted member projects for communities of developers. Conservancy's Copyleft Compliance Projects are run in a collaborative manner with
+the project developers. All copyright holders involved have the opportunity
+to give input and guidance on Conservancy's strategy in dealing with
+compliance issues. Thus, all Conservancy's compliance matter have full
+support of relevant copyright holders. Historically, Conservancy was well-known for its ongoing license
-compliance efforts on behalf of its BusyBox member project. In May
-2012, Conservancy
-announced a coordinated compliance effort on behalf of its BusyBox and
-Samba projects, and also launched this unique project, called the GPL
+compliance efforts on behalf of its BusyBox member project. Today, Conservancy
+does semi-regular compliance work for its BusyBox, Evergreen, Git, Inkscape, Mercurial,
+Samba, Sugar Labs and Wine member projects. If you are a copyright holder
+in any member project of Conservancy, please contact the project's leadership committtee,
+via <PROJECTNAME@sfconservancy.org>
+for more information on getting involved in compliance efforts in that project.
+ In May
+2012, Conservancy
+launched the GPL
Compliance Project for Linux Developers, which handles compliance and
enforcement activities on behalf of more than a dozen Linux copyright
holders. Conservancy's GPL Compliance Project is run in a collaborative manner with
-the project developers. All copyright holders involved have the opportunity
-to give input and guidance on Conservancy's strategy in dealing with
-compliance issues. Thus, all Conservancy's compliance matter have full
-support of relevant copyright holders. The GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers is comprised of copyright
+holders in the kernel, Linux, who have contributed to Linux under its
+license, the
+GPLv2. These copyright holders have formally asked Conservancy to engage
+in compliance efforts for their copyrights in the Linux kernel. In addition,
+some developers have directly assigned their copyrights on Linux to Conservancy,
+so Conservancy also enforces the GPL on Linux via its own copyrights in Linux. Linux copyright holders who wish to assign copyright to or sign an enforcement agreement with
+Conservancy should contact <linux-services@sfconservancy.org>. In August 2015, Conservancy announced the Debian Copyright Aggregation
+Project. This project allows Debian contributors to assign copyrights to
+Conservancy, or sign enforcement agreements allowing Conservancy to enforce
+Free and Open Source (FOSS) licenses on their behalf. Many Debian contributors
+have chosen each of these options already, and more continue to join. Debian contributors who wish to assign copyright to or sign an enforcement agreement with
+Conservancy should contact <debian-services@sfconservancy.org>. Conservancy is dedicated to encouraging all users of software to comply
with Free Software licenses. Toward this goal, in its compliance efforts,
Conservancy helps distributors of Free Software in a friendly spirit of
- cooperation and participation. In this spirit, Conservancy also sponsors
+ cooperation and participation. In this spirit, Conservancy has co-published,
+ with the Free Software Foundation (FSF), the principles that both organizations
+ follow in their compliance efforts.
+ Also in collaboration with the FSF, Conservancy also sponsors
the Copyleft and the GNU
- General Public License:A Comprehensive Tutorial and Guide, in
- collaboration with the Free Software Foundation (FSF),
- which Conservancy formally
+ General Public License:A Comprehensive Tutorial and Guide,
+ which formally
launched in fall 2014. The Guide includes tutorial materials about
copyleft and compliance with copyleft licenses,
including A
@@ -48,7 +90,7 @@ support of relevant copyright holders.Conservancy's Copyleft Compliance Projects
-Member Project Compliance Project
GPL Compliance Project For Linux Developers
+
+The Debian Copyright Aggregation Project
+
+Conservancy's Commitment to Copyleft License Compliance
If you are aware of a license violation or compliance issue regarding - Linux, or + Debian, Linux, or any Conservancy member project (and in particular BusyBox, Evergreen, Inkscape, Mercurial, Samba, Sugar Labs, or Wine), @@ -56,11 +98,9 @@ support of relevant copyright holders.
<compliance@sfconservancy.org>.Finally, Conservancy welcomes donations in support of the GPL Compliance Project - for Linux Developers. Just use the donations in support of our GPL Compliance Projects. + Just use the PayPal link on this page or any of our other donation - methods listed. Be sure to mention “GPL Compliance Project for - Linux Developers” in the memo line or description field of the - donation.
+ methods listed. {% endblock %}