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litigation counsel over the last year — new approaches to litigation litigation counsel over the last year — new approaches to litigation
strategy. We believe this will bring to fruition the promise of copyleft: strategy. We believe this will bring to fruition the promise of copyleft:
a license that ensures the rights and software freedoms of hobbyists who a license that ensures the rights and software freedoms of hobbyists who
seek full control and modifiability of devices they own. With the benefit seek full control and modifiability of devices they own. Conservancy plans
of this grant, Conservancy plans to accelerate these plans in 2020 and to to accelerate these plans in late 2020 into early 2021 and we'll keep the
keep the public informed at every stage of the process.</p> public informed at every stage of the process.</p>
<h3 id="persistent-non-litigation-enforcement">Persistent Non-Litigation Enforcement</h3> <h3 id="persistent-non-litigation-enforcement">Persistent Non-Litigation Enforcement</h3>
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sector and consumer rights organizations to highlight the benefit of sector and consumer rights organizations to highlight the benefit of
copyleft to not just hobbyists, but the entire general public.</p> copyleft to not just hobbyists, but the entire general public.</p>
<h3 id="alternative-firmware-project">Alternative Firmware Project</h3> <h3 id="alternative-firmware-project"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html">Alternative Firmware Project</a></h3>
<p>The success of the OpenWrt project, born from GPL enforcement, has an <p>The success of the OpenWrt project, born from GPL enforcement, has an
important component. While we’ve long hoped that volunteers, as they did important component. While we’ve long hoped that volunteers, as they did
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<p>Traditionally, our community has relied exclusively on volunteers to take <p>Traditionally, our community has relied exclusively on volunteers to take
up this task, and financial investment only comes after volunteers have put up this task, and financial investment only comes after volunteers have put
in the unfunded work to make an MVP alternative firmware. While volunteer in the unfunded work to make an <acronym title="minimal viable product">MVP</acronym> alternative firmware. While volunteer
involvement remains essential to the success of alternative firmware involvement remains essential to the success of alternative firmware
projects, we know from our fiscal sponsorship work that certain aspects of 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

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<p>Simply enforcing the GPL is an important first step, and Conservancy <p>Simply enforcing the GPL is an important first step, and Conservancy
<a href="enforcement-strategy.html">continues our efforts in that <a href="enforcement-strategy.html">continues our efforts in that
regard</a>. However, We can regard</a>. However, we can
replicate <a href="/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html#brief-history-of-user-focused-gpl-enforcement">the replicate <a href="/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html#brief-history-of-user-focused-gpl-enforcement">the
success found with OpenWRT</a> <em>only by</em> a substantial success found with OpenWrt</a> <em>only by</em> a substantial
effort <strong>after</strong> enforcement occurs to turn the compliant effort <strong>after</strong> enforcement occurs to turn the compliant
source release into a viable alternative firmware for the platform.</p> source release into a viable alternative firmware for the platform.</p>
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of their own technology is a powerful proposition that has rarely been of their own technology is a powerful proposition that has rarely been
demonstrated.</p> demonstrated.</p>
<p>When alternative firmware projects like OpenWRT exist for IoT devices, <p>When alternative firmware projects like OpenWrt exist for IoT devices,
non-technical users can replace the software on their devices and benefit non-technical users can replace the software on their devices and benefit
from custom, community-controlled 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> to contribute knowing their efforts will be meaningful.</p>
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yield increased responsiveness by violators throughout the industry. (A yield increased responsiveness by violators throughout the industry. (A
similar outcome occurred after our BusyBox-related litigation in 2006.) similar outcome occurred after our BusyBox-related litigation in 2006.)
This expected change in behavior will open opportunities to replicate the This expected change in behavior will open opportunities to replicate the
OpenWRT approach in another embedded electronic subindustry. Fast action OpenWrt approach in another embedded electronic subindustry. Fast action
will be necessary; most IoT products have an 18 month lifecycle, so we seek will be necessary; most IoT products have an 18 month lifecycle, so we seek
to quickly identify the right subindustry, gain compliance there, and move to quickly identify the right subindustry, gain compliance there, and move
on to the next phase.</p> on to the next phase.</p>
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<p>While we’ve long hoped that volunteers would take up compliant sources <p>While we’ve long hoped that volunteers would take up compliant sources
obtained in our GPL enforcement efforts and build alternative firmware obtained in our GPL enforcement efforts and build alternative firmware
projects as they did with OpenWRT, history shows us that the creation of projects as they did with OpenWrt, history shows us that the creation of
such projects is not guaranteed and exceedingly rare.</p> such projects is not guaranteed and exceedingly rare.</p>
<p>Traditionally, our community has relied exclusively on volunteers to take <p>Traditionally, our community has relied exclusively on volunteers to take
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creation and development. (In our last fiscal year, Conservancy funded 160 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 select a specific <p>In the initial phase, Conservancy will select a specific
class of device. Upon achieving compliant source releases in that class of device. Upon achieving compliant source releases in that
subindustry through GPL enforcement, Conservancy will launch an alternative subindustry through GPL enforcement, Conservancy will launch an alternative
firmware project for that class of device.</p> firmware project for that class of device.</p>
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<p>Finally, Conservancy will be prepared and willing to recognize temporary <p>Finally, Conservancy will be prepared and willing to recognize temporary
failure and setbacks in a particular subindustry and pivot quickly to failure and setbacks in a particular subindustry and pivot quickly to
choosing a different class of devices. This project is ambitious, and we’ll choosing a different class of devices. This project is ambitious, and we’ll
be adept in our approach to ensure success.</p> be adroit in our approach to ensure success.</p>
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