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<br>
<p>Sustainers help us do our work in a strategic, long-term way. We could not
  do this without the support and financial contributions of individuals like
  you. <a href="/sponsors/#sustainers">We list our Sustainers here</a>.</p>



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<br>
<p style="text-align:center;">
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<p><h3>The wide range of work we engage in is supported by people like you. </h3></p>

<p>We are so proud that we're funded by individuals and stay unbeholden to corporate interests and pressures. We stand up for developers, consumers and those who have been historically excluded. We work to make technology truly fair for all. </p>

<p>Thank you for helping making this work possible:</p>

<ul>
  <li>Standing up for consumer rights in <a href="/copyleft-compliance/">copyleft compliance</a></li>
  <li>Supporting <a href="https://outreachy.org">Outreachy</a> with its increasing number of interns</li>
  <li>Bringing <a href="/vizio">legal action against prolific license violators</a></li>
  <li>Hiring team members to get projects <a href="https://reproducible-builds.org/news/">like Reproducible Builds</a> to continue pushing the forefront of software reproducibility</li>
</ul>

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<h3 id="YearInReview">Our Year in Review</h3>
<div data-read-more="Summary of our year&hellip;">

<p>This past year we've all grown more conscious of our interconnected world.
   These events escalate the importance of free software tools that empower
   us all. Closed source and proprietary tools have overtaken many
   communication channels &mdash; particularly when we work from home. Even
   conferences and lecture series dedicated to &ldquo;open source
   infrastructure&rdquo; have been unable to escape the grasp of these closed
   systems. As we monitored these diffcult events, we prioritized support for
   those in our community that understand the crucial need
   for <a href="/blog/2021/feb/08/just-say-no-to-zoom/">conferences run
   solely with free software</a>.  We have been pleased to support free
   communication tools to assist with these efforts. <b>Our commitment to
   using, developing, and supporting free software tools and communities has
    never been stronger.</b></p>


<p>Over the past year, we took on new work that would have
  been <em>impossible</em> without your support. Last month, we filed
  a <a href="/vizio">lawsuit against long time license violator Vizio</a>.
  Through that lawsuit and many non-litigation ongoing license enforcement
  actions, Software Freedom Conservancy leads the field: We stand up for
  license compliance and holding corporation accountable when others
  won't. Our focus in software licensing defends consumer rights.  This novel and
  critical approach to license compliance culminates  years of effort by our amazing policy and legal experts. We
  believe software freedom, when properly and actively upheld, enables everyone to hold
  technology providers accountable to the people most 
  impacted by their actions.</p>

<p id="dmca-exemptions">This year, we filed more DMCA exemption requests than any organization in
  the country &mdash;
  and <a href="/news/2021/oct/28/2021-DMCA-final-exemptions-win/">we won on
  every single one</a>.  We clarified the right to jailbreak of routers (an
  essential activity of our <a href="https://openwrt.org">OpenWrt
  project</a>), won a new right to safely investigate devices for license
  compliance, and helped solidify privacy-related research.  Karen (our
  executive director) also participated with a coalition that achieved yet
  another exemption for medical devices!  Our lawyer, Pam Chestek, <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2021/hearing-transcripts/210407-Section-1201-Public-Hearing-Class-15-7a-7b.pdf#page=13">testified</a> at the DMCA
  hearings on these exemptions, and confronted industry lobbyists directly as
  they sought to use their extreme
  wealth and legal power to harm consumers. We stridently fight their overreach &mdash; one bit at a time.</p>
</div>

<h3 id="Highlights">Highlights from some of our projects</h3>
<div data-read-more="Read more about our projects&hellip;">

  <p>Software Freedom Conservancy helped our projects engage in critical work
  this year. Overall, we raised, administered and facilitated <strong>$1.7 million</strong>
  to improve software freedom &mdash; this year alone!  Those funds
  go <em>directly</em> to fund <acronym title="Free and Open Source Software">FOSS</acronym>
  contributors.  We do the arduous work to sustain these FOSS communities:</p>

<p>We helped <b>Outreachy</b> expand to its largest cohorts ever. Our last
round accepted 71 interns, and we announced this week that the current round
 will have 62! (That's 133 interns &mdash; an <strong>27% growth</strong> from the previous two
rounds!) We're grateful to be able support Outreachy to serve more
communities who are committed to helping to push back against systemic
underrepresentation in technology and software.</p>

<p><b>Godot</b> has continued to push the boundary of what anyone thought was
  possible with an open source game engine.  Godot's impressive team, funded
  through contracts with Software Freedom Conservancy, continues to building
  their community and their excellent codebase.  We are so proud of their beneficial
  <a href="https://godotengine.org/community">focus on community</a>.  Watch
  their fun, exciting,
  and <a href="https://godotengine.org/article/announcing-2021-godot-games-showreel">brand
  new showreel</a> to see what these cutting edge creators are making.</p>

<p>Software Freedom Conservancy also proudly supports, with direct funding of
  contributors, the <b>Reproducible Builds</b> team.  They ensure the
  security of computer systems of all shapes and sizes around the world.
  This necessary and vital project becomes even more essential in the age of
  direct attacks on technological
  infrastructure. The <a href="https://reproducible-builds.org/tools/">tools
  they've made</a> are freely available to help others increase
  reproducibility in their own projects.</p>

<p><b>OpenWrt</b> recently had their OpenWrt 21.02 release &mdash; which
  increases the default security options including optional SELinux
  and <acronym title="Address Space Layout Randomization">ASLR</acronym>. 
  OpenWrt empowers users to run a free
  operating system on their routers.  Combined with <a href="#dmca-exemptions">our DMCA exemption</a>,
  the landscape of free firmware is now much easier to explore and
  deploy.  Meanwhile, another of our projects, <b>coreboot</b>, has further grown the supported hardware
  list for freeing your bootloader. These two projects are at the core of
  our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html">firmware
  liberation initiative</a>. As our work continues,  more companies will learn
  what most router companies already know: consumers
  prefer hardware that can run copylefted software and &mdash; contrary to
  popular belief &mdash; will gladly pay <em>more</em>  for hardware that
  respects their rights and freedoms!</p>

<p><b>The Institute for Computing in Research</b> has furthered its mission.
  After two successful rounds of interns in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
  <acronym title="The Institute for Computing in Research">ICR</acronym>
  expanded its intern cohort to include a selection of six high school
  students in Portland, Oregon. These unique paid internships introduce high
  school students to software freedom as part of a summer research position
  that focuses on introducing young scholars to computing in areas of
  physical science, life science, social science, arts, and
  humanities. Supported by academics at Portland State University, Reed
  College, and Oregon State University, the cohort in Portland has projects
  in computational biology, natural language processing, pure math, and AI
  and game theory. </p>
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<h3 id="NewStaff">New staff!</h3>
<div data-read-more="Click more for on our new staff&hellip;">

<p>At the end of last year, we
  hired <a href="/news/2020/dec/02/sharp-newest-employee/">Sage Sharp</a> as
  Senior Director of Diversity &amp; Inclusion; they about to complete their
  first year with us. Meanwhile, finishing up his first six months
  is <a href="/blog/2021/may/18/pono-introduction/">Daniel
  Pono Takamori</a>, our Community Organizer &amp; Non-Profit Problem
  Solver.  These two are very welcome additions to our team of <em>just five</em>
  full-time employees, and <em>one</em> part-time employee. We are proud of the
  breadth of skills and dedication of our team.</p>

<p>As a testament to &ldquo;practice what you preach&rdquo;, we undertook
  what we consider a fair and equitable hiring process which our executive
  director
  Karen <a href="/blog/2021/oct/15/equitable-hiring/">described
  in detail on our website</a>. We
  lead by example &mdash; with transparency and casting a wide net to avoid just hiring within our circles.</p>

<p>We also updated our website &mdash; hopefully, you'll find it easier to
use and that it better conveys our mission and work.  Our chat platform moved
to <a href="/blog/2021/jun/21/chat-options/">XMPP</a>. Bridging to IRC and
Matrix is supported, so you are welcome to join with whatever client you like
(unlike other &ldquo;Loose&rdquo; options).  Throughout the seemingly-endless video
chatting during the pandemic, we have been one of only two FOSS organizations
who insist on using FOSS video chat platforms like Big Blue Button.  We are
committed to using free software for communication and demonstrating that
organizations of all sizes can make the same commitment.</p>
</div>

<h3 id="WritingAndSpeaking">Writing and Speaking</h3>
<div data-read-more="Find out about our writing and speaking engagements&hellip;">

<p>Software Freedom Conservancy team members published important writings
  this year to both share essential historical context and modern
  interpretations.  Denver Gingerich wrote about
  the <a href="/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/">installation requirement for
  the GPLv2</a>. Bradley M. Kuhn documented the historical record in his
  related piece
  about <a href="/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-the-gpl-right-to-install/">&ldquo;Tivoization&rdquo;
  and Your Right to Install Under Copyleft</a>. Bradley also explained
  how <cite><a href="/blog/2021/jun/30/who-should-own-foss-copyrights/">It
  Matters Who Owns Your Copylefted Copyrights</a></cite> &mdash; which
  garnered a lot of great community conversations. In another vein, Sage
  Sharp of Outreachy wrote a tremendous piece
  titled <cite><a href="/blog/2021/apr/20/how-to-apologize/">So you want to
  apologize&hellip; Now what?</a></cite> &mdash; which has helped explain the
  entire life cycle apologizing for your own behavior. We can all learn from
  this piece about how to act more humanely in our shared spaces of
  production.</p>

<p>This was another long year of online conferences. While the traveling was
 easier (by not doing it), we miss the face to face relationship building
  that we've come to expect from our big
  conference gatherings. We can't wait to get back to a sense of normalcy and
  at least have a little less latency between us.</p>

<p>Karen, our executive director, gave two keynotes this year, one at the <a href="/news/2021/mar/23/karen-lailec-2021/">Leuven AI Law &amp; Ethics Conference</a> and another at <a href="https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/3/contributions/71/">Linux App Summit</a>. Karen also spoke with Marina Zhurakhinskaya at <cite>All Things Open</cite> about the 10+ year history of Outreachy. Karen was also an invited speaker at <a href="https://heales.org/2021/05/28/conference-big-data-a-i-and-healthy-longevity-how-to-progress-faster-and-better-for-all-scientists-thursday-september-9-2021/">Big Data, A.I. and Healthy Longevity: How to progress faster and better for all scientists</a>.</p>

<p>Karen and Bradley were also co-organizers (with others) of the Legal &amp;
  Policy Devroom at FOSDEM, where they also moderated panels and spoke.
  Daniel Pono Takamori gave a talk
  about <cite><a href="http://pdxlinux.org/2021-07-01-FreeSoftware-LegacyOfCommunication.pdf">How
  Free Software Continues the Legacy of Open Communication</a></cite> to the
  Portland Linux/ Unix Group.</p>

<p>We were also a sponsor of the
fantastic <a href="https://seagl.org/">SeaGL</a> event. A community focused
conference that does an incredible job giving opportunities to first-time
speakers (suitable for community members of all walks of life). They hosted
their conference on the Matrix platform, which further proved it's possible
to run a virtual conference with free software.</p>

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<h3 id="HelpUs">Help us Continue this Work</h3>

<p>We are beyond thankful for the ability to continue our work &mdash; which
  only continues due to <strong>your financial contributions</strong>. We
  recognize that not everyone has the same financial leeway to donate as they
  have in the past. But please consider giving what you can so that our
  organization can continue to advocate and support the rights of all
  software users. We work hard and efficiently, and accomplish so much with
  our small staff. We hope &mdash; through our hard work, creativity, and
  passionate dedication &mdash; that we've demonstrated over the years how
  Software Freedom Conservancy continues to be the beacon of change for
  software freedom that the world needs. <a href="/donate/">Please consider
  donating now!</a></p>


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  <img src="/img/scaled-LLW-2015-Conservancy-Supporters-by-Carlo-Piana-CC-0.jpg" alt="Zack, Karen, John and Jim pose, mostly wearing the vintage t-shirt!" />
  <p>Vintage-shirt-wearing Sustainers pose with Karen! <br/>From left: Stefano &ldquo;Zack&rdquo; Zacchiroli, Karen M. Sandler, John Sullivan, and Jim Wright</p>
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<div data-read-more="A note on t-shirts&hellip;">
<p>We're all sick of hearing about supply chains, global shortages, and
  deliveries being delayed. But we must tell you up-front that since we have
  a small staff we try to batch our t-shirt orders, and given the realities
  of the pandemic, we are often a few months behind on t-shirt deliveries.
  Those owed t-shirts from early 2021 renewals should receive them by years'
  end.  Meanwhile, we're working on a new t-shirt design for this year; check
  back here for an announcement later in the fundraising season!  All
  renewals during this fundraising season will receive the new shirt!  We so
  appreciate everyone's patience! </p>
</div>

<h3 id="VintageT">Vintage T-Shirt Promotion</h3>
<div data-read-more="Would you like a last chance to receive a vintage Conservancy t-shirt?  Find out how&hellip;">

<p>If you're a Sustainer, you've already received or will soon receive a
  t-shirt in our 2018 design shown here.   But,
would you like to take advantage of a last chance to get our vintage design &mdash; seen sported so often
by <a href="https://twitter.com/bensturmfels/status/599118574641262592">our earliest Sustainers</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/conservancy/status/786480068512002048">conferences and events</a>?  If so, read on!</p>

<div class="picture-tiny left">
<img src="/img/brett-in-2018-shirt.jpg" alt="Brett wears the 2018 t-shirt!" />
<p><a href="/about/staff/#brett">Brett Smith</a> wears the current t-shirt design.</p>
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<p><strong>UPDATE: Just give $256 total for this year's fundraiser and
    receive an additional vintage T-shirt!</strong></p>

<p>But first, as a note to how difficult this year has been, we know that many of our 2019 Sustainers are still
awaiting their t-shirts, which have the wonderful 2018 design.   We've had difficulty working through
keeping our staff safe during the pandemic lock downs and making trips to the post office &mdash; historically,
we on staff all shared the post office trips, but we all have different COVID-19 risk factors and thus it's all moving
slowly.  We appreciate the patience of our Sustainers waiting for t-shirts, and we do have plan to safely send out
the backlog by years' end.</p>

<p>As part of those preparations, we found a treasure trove and now have an exciting promotion for renewing
Sustainers.  We found an old stash of <strong>vintage t-shirts</strong>, in the old style!  Supplies are limited,
but for those few sustainers who would like to receive one, we have a special offer.  Sustainers who give
$256 or more between 2020-01-15 and 2021-01-15 can receive one of these vintage t-shirts!  To claim your vintage t-shirt, do the following:

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  <img src="/img/2019-08-26_Neil-alone_GUADECSupporterNight.jpg" alt="Neil McGovern, Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, wears the vintage t-shirt!" />
  <p>Neil McGovern wearing that stylish vintage shirt!</p>
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    <ul>
    <li>Renew as a <a href="/sustainer/#annual">an annual sustainer</a> for $256 or more. (Alternatively, if
      you already gave this year, make a <a href="/donate/">separate donation</a> so that your 2020 total is $256.)</li>
      <li> <a href="mailto:vintaget@sfconservancy.org">Email &lt;vintaget@sfconservancy.org&gt;</a> and include the email
      address and date(s) of your donation(s) that total $256 and your
        desired size.  (We have all sizes <strong>except MenM</strong> in
      stock.   Supplies <em>are</em> limited; we cannot necessarily guarantee
      your size selection, and we'll continue to update here as sizes run out.)</li>
      </ul></p>

<div class="picture-small left">
  <img src="/img/2020-12-04_lots-vintage-shirts.jpg" alt="A big stack of vintage Conservancy t-shirts!" />
  <p>Supplies won't last; give $256 and make one of these vintage shirts yours today!</p>
</div>

<p>You too can look cool in the vintage design.  Or maybe your original has faded and you're ready to spruce up with a new one?  As we said,
supplies are limited so make a big donation today, support Conservancy, and show you've always been old-school &mdash; or just
want to look that way!</p>
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    <h3 class="donate-box-highlight">Become a Sustainer Now:</h3>

    <p>Support us now!</p>

    <h4><a href="#annual"><span class="donate-box-highlight">Annual sustainer</span> via PayPal, ACH, or credit card.</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="#monthly"><span class="donate-box-highlight">Monthly sustainer</span> via PayPal, ACH, or credit card.</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="#renewal"><span class="donate-box-highlight">Renewing Annual sustainer</span> via PayPal, ACH, or credit card.</a></h4>

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        Contact <a href="mailto:donate@sfconservancy.org">Conservancy
        by email</a><br/> for wire transfer instructions.<br/>
        Include  currency &amp; country.<br/>
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          data-expanded-text="Paper Check:">Paper Check</h4>
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        Send paper check for $120 to:<br/>
        Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.<br/>
        137 MONTAGUE ST  STE 380<br/>
        BROOKLYN, NY 11201-3548 &nbsp; USA<br/>
        Please write <q>SUSTAINER</q>, t-shirt size, if you are renewing, and if
        you want public acknowledgment in memo line.
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