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Karen Sandler (karen) - 8 years ago 2015-12-01 03:19:44
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 of the <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">suit
 against VMware</a>, which is the first lawsuit on derivative works and the
 GPL. While this work is extremely important to the continued long-term
 success of software freedom and copyleft, it makes fundraising from companies
 very difficult. While enforcement of the protections around free and open source
 software is in the long term interest of the industry, many companies are
 reluctant to fund organizations that take on this enforcement task. Some companies
 success of software freedom and copyleft not to mention in the long term
 interest of the industry as a whole, it makes fundraising from companies
 very difficult.  Some companies
 have withdrawn from funding us and some have even successfully pressured
 conferences to cancel or prevent talks on our enforcement work. We do
 this work because we think that it is good for everyone in the long run,

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