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Denver Gingerich - 4 years ago 2020-07-15 23:59:24
denver@ossguy.com

Copyleft Compliance: mostly minor fixes to new pgs

These are mostly minor edits (typo fixes, etc.) to the enforcement
strategy and firmware liberation pages that were just added.

The one large change was to replace the first paragraph of the
enforcement strategy page with the full Conservancy description used
previously. The glue text used to shorten it appeared unsalvageable
and it wasn't immediately obvious how to replace it with something
better, so we used the full description instead.

2 files changed with 27 insertions and 22 deletions:

www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html

www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html

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 <p>The Software Freedom Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity
   registered in New York that continues it work in the are of important
   registered in New York.  Founded in 2006, Conservancy helps people take control
   of their computing by growing the software freedom movement, supporting
   community-driven alternatives to proprietary software, and defending free
   software with practical initiatives.  Conservancy accomplishes these goals
   with various initiatives including fiscal sponsorship, licensing and project
   governance policy, and public advocacy.  Some of Conservancy's most important
   licensing policy work involves defending and upholding the rights of
@@ ... / @@ -26,3 +31,3 @@ @@
-<p>A coalition formed including organizations and individuals — including
+<p>A coalition formed made up of organizations and individuals — including
   Erik Andersen (major contributor to and former leader of the BusyBox
@@ ... / @@ -34,3 +39,3 @@ @@
   Executive Director of the FSF. By early 2004, this coalition, through the
   process of GPL enforcement,compelled Linksys to release an
+  process of GPL enforcement, compelled Linksys to release an
   almost-GPL-compliant source release for the
@@ ... / @@ -117,6 +122,6 @@ @@
   notably, Linux. While Linux-based systems do allow proprietary user-space
-  applications not licensed under GPL, the kernel (and many other system
   applications not licensed under GPL, the kernel and many other system
   utilities routinely used in embedded systems, such as Conservancy’s BusyBox
   project) are under that license (or similar copyleft licenses such as the
   LGPL). These licenses require device markers to provide complete,
   project, are under that license (or similar copyleft licenses such as the
   LGPL). These licenses require device makers to provide complete,
   corresponding source code to everyone in possession of their
@@ ... / @@ -141,5 +146,5 @@ @@
   desktop and laptop machines with GNU/Linux distributions like Debian, and
-  with OpenWRT for wireless routers. We seek to assure they can do this for
+  with OpenWRT for wireless routers. We seek to ensure they can do this for
   other types of electronic products. However, without the complete,
-  corresponding source code and the scripts to control its compilation and
+  corresponding source code, including the scripts to control its compilation and
   installation, the fundamental purpose of copyleft is frustrated. Consumers,
@@ ... / @@ -170,3 +175,3 @@ @@
   vendor of the hardware itself. This centralized approach is brittle and
   inevitably leads to invasions of the public’s privacy and control of their
+  inevitably leads to invasions of the public’s privacy and loss of control of their
   technology. Conservancy’s GPL enforcement work is part of the puzzle that
@@ ... / @@ -184,3 +189,3 @@ @@
 <p>In May 2012, Software Freedom Conservancy
   formed <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/">The GPL
+  formed <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/#linux">The GPL
     Compliance Project for Linux Developers</a> in response to frustration by
@@ ... / @@ -288,3 +293,3 @@ @@
   projects, we know from our fiscal sponsorship work that certain aspects of
-  FOSS projects require an experienced charity to initiate and jump start
+  FOSS projects require an experienced charity to initiate and jump-start
   some of the less exciting aspects of FOSS project creation and
@@ ... / @@ -294,4 +299,4 @@ @@
   compliant source releases in that subindustry through GPL enforcement,
   Conservancy will <a href="firmware-liberation">launch an alternative
   firmware project</> for that class of device.</p>
   Conservancy will <a href="firmware-liberation.html">launch an alternative
   firmware project</a> for that class of device.</p>

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 <p>A coalition successfully enforced the GPL in this case, and Linksys
   released source code A <a href="https://openwrt.org/about/history">group of
+  released source code. A <a href="https://openwrt.org/about/history">group of
     volunteers quickly built a new project, called OpenWRT</a> based on that
@@ ... / @@ -44,3 +44,3 @@ @@
 <p>This wide deployment of general purpose computers into mundane household
-  devices raises profound privacy and consumer rights
+  devices has profound privacy and consumer rights
   implications. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/Hacked-ring-home-security-cameras.html">Home</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/23/family-says-hacked-nest-camera-warned-them-north-korean-missile-attack/">security</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617196788/s-c-mom-says-baby-monitor-was-hacked-experts-say-many-devices-are-vulnerable">cameras</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/12/tech/ring-security-camera-hacker-harassed-girl-trnd/index.html">are</a> <a href="https://abc7.com/baby-monitor-hack-leads-to-kidnap-scare/4931822/">routinely</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-44117337/security-footage-viewed-by-thousands">compromised</a>
@@ ... / @@ -57,3 +57,3 @@ @@
   vendor of the hardware itself. This centralized approach is brittle and
   inevitably leads to invasions of the public’s privacy and control of their
+  inevitably leads to invasions of the public’s privacy and loss of control of their
   technology. Conservancy plans to address this issue in the manner that the
@@ ... / @@ -79,3 +79,3 @@ @@
 <h3 id="demonstrating-the-power-of-software-freedom">Demonstrating the power
-  of software freedom,</h3>
   of software freedom</h3>
@@ ... / @@ -91,3 +91,3 @@ @@
   non-technical users can replace the software on their devices and benefit
-  from custom, community-controled software. Technical users are more likely
+  from custom, community-controlled software. Technical users are more likely
   to contribute knowing their efforts will be meaningful.</p>
@@ ... / @@ -119,3 +119,3 @@ @@
 <p><a href="enforcement-strategy.html">Conservancy plans to select a specific
   violation and engage in litigation. Based on past experience, we expect
+  violation and engage in litigation.</a> Based on past experience, we expect
   that the press and attention to that ongoing litigation will yield
@@ ... / @@ -144,5 +144,5 @@ @@
   creation and development. (In our last fiscal year, Conservancy funded 160
   contributors to work on FOSS)</p>
+  contributors to work on FOSS.)</p>
-<p>In the initial phase of this grant, Conservancy will to select a specific
 <p>In the initial phase of this grant, Conservancy will select a specific
   class of device. Upon achieving compliant source releases in that
@@ ... / @@ -157,3 +157,3 @@ @@
   project. Ideally, Conservancy would run the project with a single full-time
-  staffer for a about a year, and achieve a volunteer base sufficient to
   staffer for about a year, and achieve a volunteer base sufficient to
   reduce funding to one part-time staffer.</p>

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