From f22ae3e4f466ef6955e97af049afa24c7c8dc3e2 2023-02-09 20:29:32 From: Bradley M. Kuhn Date: 2023-02-09 20:29:32 Subject: [PATCH] Make proprietary relicensing the term of the week. --- diff --git a/www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html b/www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html index 6953ead11d772a118204142b76967665fe71b37d..fff9c1c057539f599c3419209994f8c75b78d472 100644 --- a/www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html +++ b/www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html @@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ A very common utility for Linux-based systems. Bash was originally released unde

Linux kernel

A kernel is the heart of an operating system, which all computerized devices, like smart TVs, require in order to function. The Linux kernel is one of the most popular operating system kernels.

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proprietary relicensing

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Proprietary relicensing is a toxic business model whereby a company + distributes software under a copyleft licenses, but refuses to + agree to the copyleft license themselves (by collecting rights to issue + proprietary, + non-FOSS licenses + for the software separately). While the software is technically + available as FOSS, users must worry since the rights-holder usually + captiously (and often incorrectly) interprets the copyleft license and + demands licensing fees for acts that copyleft actually permits. Users + must chose whether to fight the proprietary relicensor in Court, buy a + proprietary license, or cease use of the software. This behavior is + widely consider by FOSS activists as an inappropriate use of copyleft + licensing.

right-to-repair software

The ability to repair the software on your device in the same way you can repair the physical aspects of your tools. Software Freedom Conservancy asserts that this right is overlooked and needs additional legal protections (as the FTC has agreed with) to protect consumers. Software Freedom Conservancy focuses specifically on the right to software repair; other great organizations like the Repair Association focus on the right to hardware repair. The two rights go hand-in-hand in our modern world where nearly all electronic devices also have small computers inside them.

diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/frontpage.html b/www/conservancy/templates/frontpage.html index 530f6207844834a0d58b7b5246e4eef738ca8147..1231065c6dd45ad339f174debf9b2c980c6bf840 100644 --- a/www/conservancy/templates/frontpage.html +++ b/www/conservancy/templates/frontpage.html @@ -83,8 +83,20 @@ strategies that defend FOSS (such as copyleft).

Term of the week

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FOSS commons

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The Digital Library of the Commons defines “commons” as “a general term for shared resources in which each stakeholder has an equal interest”. The FOSS commons refers to a commons for free and open source software (FOSS) (See also software freedom).

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proprietary relicensing

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Proprietary relicensing is a toxic business model whereby a company + distributes software under a copyleft licenses, but refuses to + agree to the copyleft license themselves (by collecting rights to issue + proprietary, + non-FOSS licenses + for the software separately). While the software is technically + available as FOSS, users must worry since the rights-holder usually + captiously (and often incorrectly) interprets the copyleft license and + demands licensing fees for acts that copyleft actually permits. Users + must chose whether to fight the proprietary relicensor in Court, buy a + proprietary license, or cease use of the software. This behavior is + widely consider by FOSS activists as an inappropriate use of copyleft + licensing.

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