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- +

Dr. Allison Randal - Chair of the Board

Over the course of multiple decades as a free software developer, diff --git a/conservancy/content/about/staff/index.html b/conservancy/content/about/staff/index.html index c3a76d25..6b09f39c 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/about/staff/index.html +++ b/conservancy/content/about/staff/index.html @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Texas Linux Fest, LibrePlanet, CopyCamp Toronto, FOSSLC's Summercamp, CopyleftConf, and the Open Video Conference.

Tracy Homer - Operations Manager

-

Tracy acts as Operations Manager at Software Freedom Conservancy. +

Tracy acts as Operations Manager at Software Freedom Conservancy. Bringing her super-skills of organization and love of bureaucracy, she helps things run at SFC smoothly behind the scenes. Tracy also serves on the board of her local hackerspace, an organization diff --git a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/about.html b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/about.html index 76f764d8..3d15d264 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/about.html +++ b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/about.html @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ launched the GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers, which handles compliance and enforcement activities on behalf of more than a dozen Linux copyright holders.

- +

The GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers is comprised of copyright holders in the kernel, Linux, who have contributed to Linux under its license, the diff --git a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html index b461a48b..6a1e8a7f 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html +++ b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@

Conservancy has had substantial success in leveraging more device freedom in other subindustries through GPL compliance. In 2009, Conservancy, with co-Plaintiff Erik Andersen, sued fourteen defendants in federal court under - copyright claims on behalf of its BusyBox member project. Conservancy + copyright claims on behalf of its BusyBox member project. Conservancy achieved compliance for the BusyBox project in all fourteen cases. Most notably, the GPL-compliant source release obtained in the lawsuit for certain Samsung televisions provided the basis for diff --git a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html index 2332f4a5..8ae66782 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html +++ b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ and improvement of the released software for users.

success found with OpenWrt only by a substantial effort after enforcement occurs to turn the compliant source release into a viable alternative firmware for the platform.

- +

Conservancy has seen non-compliant Linux-based firmwares on refrigerators, baby monitors, virtual assistants, soundbars, doorbells, home security cameras, police body cameras, cars, AV receivers, and televisions. We diff --git a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/help.html b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/help.html index fecbc08f..a500322b 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/help.html +++ b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/help.html @@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ + these changes ... which never happened, still need to do that -->

If you think you've found a GPL violation, we encourage you to read this personal blog post by our Policy Fellow, Bradley M. Kuhn, about good practices in discovering and reporting GPL violations.

- +

Donate to Sustain This Work

Finally, Conservancy welcomes The legal complaint is available. - +

MEDIA CONTACT

diff --git a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html index 5a54a0da..3d072ce2 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html +++ b/conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html @@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ much help as possible to comply with copyleft, so we did.

We've worked for years to help VMware comply with the GPL, but they -refuse. Negotiations broke down for the last time when they insisted on an +refuse. Negotiations broke down for the last time when they insisted on an NDA just to discuss settlement terms!

-

Christoph is among the most active developers of Linux. As of Feburary -19, 2015, Christoph has contributed 279,653 lines of code to the Linux kernel, -and ranks 20th among the 1,340 developers involved in the latest 3.19 kernel +

Christoph is among the most active developers of Linux. As of Feburary +19, 2015, Christoph has contributed 279,653 lines of code to the Linux kernel, +and ranks 20th among the 1,340 developers involved in the latest 3.19 kernel release. Christoph also ranks 4th among those who have reviewed third-party source code, tirelessly corrected and commented on other developers' contributions. Christoph @@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ judges think. (Check out our a Conservancy Sustainer or @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ information.)

type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" /> - +

diff --git a/conservancy/content/npoacct/index.html b/conservancy/content/npoacct/index.html index d69f3cd3..a0d5683a 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/npoacct/index.html +++ b/conservancy/content/npoacct/index.html @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Interest; all encourage you to

Many NPO leaders and academics agree with Conservancy about the immediate need for work to begin on this effort. “FOSS” stands for free and open-source software that allows for software freedom. “Software freedom” means the freedom of a user to run, study, (re)distribute, and (re)install (modified) versions of a piece of software. More generally, it is the idea that we are entitled to rights when using software and there should be equal protections for privacy and redistribution. The rights should treat everyone equally: big businesses and individual consumers and users alike.

Q: I thought FOSS allowed companies to simply take software from the commons and put it into their products whenever they wanted? Isn’t that the whole point of FOSS—for companies to get components for their products and lower their cost of production?

- +

While that is the main advantage that big corporations get from FOSS, it was never the primary impetus behind FOSS. Particularly through special licensing terms like the GPL, this licensing approach creates an egalitarian community of users, developers, and consumers. When functioning correctly, each individual and organization that participates in FOSS stands on equal footing with everyone else. Licenses like the GPL have rules to assure everyone's rights in that ecosystem are treated with equal respect and reverence. This is why compliance with these rules is important and we must stand up against companies who refuse to comply.

- +

Q: But, I'm not a software developer. Why should I care at all that Vizio won’t let me modify and reinstall GPL’d components in its SmartCast system?

- +

Right-to-repair software is essential for everyone, even if you don't know how to make the repairs yourself. Once upon a time, we had lots of local vendors that could repair and fix TVs when they broke. That’s because TVs were once analog hardware devices that could be taken apart and understood merely by inspection from someone with the sufficient knowledge. TVs today are simply a little computer attached to a large display. As such, the most important part that needs repairs is usually when the software malfunctions, has bugs, or otherwise needs upgrades and changes. The GPL was specifically designed to assure such fixes could be done, and that consumers (or agents those consumers hire on the open market) can make such repairs and changes.

- +

Q: Alright, that makes sense, but I’m happy with Vizio’s SmartCast right now. What difference does it make to me if Vizio won’t give me the rights under the GPL?

Time and time again, companies stop supporting the software build for the device long before the computer inside the device fails. In other words, these devices are built for planned premature obsolescence.

@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@

By refusing to comply with the pro-consumer terms of the GPL, Vizio has the power to disable your TV at any time it wants, over your internet connection, without your knowledge or consent. If Vizio complied with the GPL, all would not be lost in this scenario: volunteers and third-party entities could take GPL’d software as a basis for a replacement for SmartCast. Without these rights, consumers are essentially forced to purchase new devices when they could be repaired.

Q: Creation of a replacement for SmartCast seems far-fetched to me. After all, most of the software in SmartCast is not actually GPL’d, only a portion of the components and programs are GPL’d. How will Vizio's compliance with the GPL actually lead to an alternative firmware?

- +

Years ago, people said the very same thing about wireless routers, which had only partially GPL'd firmwares. However, thanks to actions to enforce the GPL in the wireless router market, the OpenWrt project was born! That project is now the premiere replacement software for wireless routers from almost every major manufacturer on the market. There is now healthy competition and even occasional cooperation between a hobbyist and community-led firmware project and the wireless router manufacturers. We believe the same can happen for TVs, but the first step is assuring the entire TV market complies with the GPL.

- +

Q: What indications do you have that compliance with the GPL will be a catalyst for alternative firmwares?

Beyond the OpenWrt example, Software Freedom Conservancy sued 14 defendants for GPL violations in 2009, including Samsung for its 2009-era TV models. Thanks to the source release that was achieved through the settlement of that lawsuit, a community-led SamyGo project was created for that era of TVs. (source)

- +

Q: Who is the plaintiff in the lawsuit?

Software Freedom Conservancy is the plaintiff in this case. The organization is filing as a third-party beneficiary, as the purchaser of a product which has copylefted code on it. A consumer of a product such as this has the right to access the source code so that it can be modified, studied, and redistributed (under the appropriate license conditions).

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@

Q: What type of case is this? How does it compare to previous litigation by Software Freedom Conservancy regarding the GPL?

Previously, Software Freedom Conservancy filed as a copyright holder in federal court, or coordinated or funded litigation by other copyright holders in copyright cases in the U.S. and Germany. This is an example of how, historically, GPL litigation has focused on the rights of the developers. However, the rights assured by the GPL are actually not intended primarily for the original developers, but rather for people who purchase products that contain GPL’d software. That is what makes this litigation unique and historic in terms of defending consumer rights. It is the first case that focuses on the rights of individual consumers as third-party beneficiaries of the GPL.

- +

Q: Why are you filing a third-party beneficiary claim instead of a copyright claim?

For too long, GPL enforcement has focused only on the rights of developers, who are often not the ones impacted by the technology in question. Some of those same developers even have lucrative jobs working for the various companies that violate the GPL. The GPL was designed to put the rights of hobbyists, individual developers, consumers, small companies, and nonprofit organizations on equal footing with big companies. With the advent of more contributions to GPL’d software coming from for-profit multinational corporations and fewer from individuals, the rights of these other parties are often given second-class billing. The third-party beneficiary claim prioritizes the consumers, who are the users and the most important beneficiaries of the rights under GPL.

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@

Q: Are you saying the rights of developers under the GPL are not important?

Not at all! Most would agree that individual developers care deeply about the software freedom of users. They are the artists who create the amazing FOSS on which all of us rely. However, as Francis Ford Coppola once said (paraphrased), “to understand who holds the power in any culture, look not to the artists but who employs the artists”—a quote which suits this situation well. Large multinational corporations have co-opted FOSS for their own bottom lines. While many developers privately cheer Software Freedom Conservancy’s efforts and donate money to this cause, they fear the power that their employers exert and have asked Software Freedom Conservancy to fight for the software freedom of users.

- +

Q: Why is this important for the future of developers?

The next generation of developers comes from the users of today. The golden age of FOSS that the industry now enjoys came to fruition from the counterculture created by FOSS activists in the 1990s and early 2000s. During this time, Linux and other GPL’d software was considered just a curiosity (and was even accused of being anti-American). Nevertheless, the rights assured by the GPL ultimately led to a new generation of software developers learning how to build Linux and all the amazingly useful FOSS around it. To recruit a diverse group of the next generation of enthusiastic developers, we must ensure that the rights under GPL are available to every single individual, consumer and hobbyist around the globe. That is what this lawsuit is about.

@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@

Q: If the goal is to fight for all consumer rights, why not file this lawsuit as a class action?

Forcing consumers to fight for their individual rights is one way that for-profit corporations exert their inappropriate power. Actions such as this lawsuit seek to disrupt this power dynamic by asserting that all consumers of copylefted code deserve the opportunity to know, access and modify the code on their devices. However, expecting all consumers to have to personally participate in that process not only puts an undue burden on them, it simply is not realistic. It is not how change happens. Furthermore, pursuant to “The Principles of Community Oriented GPL Enforcement,” the lawsuit does not prioritize financial remedy over compliance. This lawsuit seeks the most important remedy for the public good: release of the Complete, Corresponding Source (CCS) for all GPL’d components on Vizio TVs. Once that is achieved, the benefit is immediately available to not only all who purchased a Vizio TV, but also to the entire FOSS community.

- +

Q: What are “The Principles of Community Oriented GPL Enforcement”?

In 2016, Software Freedom Conservancy published “The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement” in response to those who might use copyleft licenses for their own financial gain. Software Freedom Conservancy is part of a long tradition of using copyleft enforcement as intended: to further the rights and freedoms of individual users, consumers, and developers. Pursuant to those principles, Software Freedom Conservancy never prioritizes financial gain over assuring the rights guaranteed by the GPL are upheld.

- +

Q: Are the court documents released? Does that relate to why the litigation was brought in the U.S.?

Software Freedom Conservancy brought this litigation within the U.S. specifically because litigation in this country is completely public. Historically, Germany has been one of the most popular venues for GPL litigation but it also has a huge downside: the German legal system keeps all details of the cases private and there is little transparency.

diff --git a/conservancy/content/projects/apply/conservancy-fsa-template.tex b/conservancy/content/projects/apply/conservancy-fsa-template.tex index ebc2dcbe..e3cef68d 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/projects/apply/conservancy-fsa-template.tex +++ b/conservancy/content/projects/apply/conservancy-fsa-template.tex @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ By: \hspace{0.95em}\rule{0.50\textwidth}{0.2mm} \hfill{}Date: \rule{0.25\textwid \begin{document} \begin{center} -\textsc{\Huge Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement}{\Huge {} } +\textsc{\Huge Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement}{\Huge {} } \par\end{center} \bigskip{} @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ By: \hspace{0.95em}\rule{0.50\textwidth}{0.2mm} \hfill{}Date: \rule{0.25\textwid This Agreement is made by and between Software Freedom Conservancy (``Conservancy'') and FIXME-CONTRIBUTOR-NAMES (the ``\signatories'') -on behalf of the project known as \projectname (the ``Project'') (each, a -``Party''; together, ``the Parties''). Conservancy is a New York nonprofit -public benefit corporation located in Brooklyn, New York, which has received -recognition of exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of -the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and classification as a public charity under +on behalf of the project known as \projectname (the ``Project'') (each, a +``Party''; together, ``the Parties''). Conservancy is a New York nonprofit +public benefit corporation located in Brooklyn, New York, which has received +recognition of exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of +the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and classification as a public charity under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). \textsc{Whereas:} @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ IRC Sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). \begin{enumerate}[label=\Alph*.,ref=\S \Alph*] \item Conservancy's organizational mission and charitable goal is to promote, improve, develop and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software -projects. +projects. \item The purpose of the Project is to produce, distribute, document, and improve software and/or documentation that can be freely copied, modified and redistributed, and for which modified versions can also be redistributed (``Free Software''), and to facilitate and organize its production, improvement and ease -of use. +of use. \item Conservancy desires to act as the fiscal sponsor of the Project beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) to assist the Project in accomplishing its purpose, which Conservancy has determined will further Conservancy's charitable goals. The \signatories desire to manage -the Project under the sponsorship of Conservancy. +the Project under the sponsorship of Conservancy. \item Conservancy's Board of Directors has approved the establishment of a fund to receive donations of cash and other property earmarked for support of the Project and to make disbursements in furtherance of the Project's mission (the ``Project Fund''). Currently, the -principal office of the Project is located at: [FIXME: MAILING ADDRESS]. +principal office of the Project is located at: [FIXME: MAILING ADDRESS]. \end{enumerate} \medskip{} @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ principal office of the Project is located at: [FIXME: MAILING ADDRESS]. \begin{enumerate}[label=\arabic*.,ref=\S~\arabic*] \item \textbf{Term of Agreement}. As of the Effective Date, the Project joins Conservancy, which relationship will continue unless and until -terminated as set forth in \ref{Termination}. +terminated as set forth in \ref{Termination}. \item \textbf{Project Management and Activities}. @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ to the \leadershipbody as defined in \ref{Representation}, subject at all times to the direction and control of Conservancy's Board of Directors. Conservancy will only intervene in the program activities to the extent the Project is not in compliance with \ref{FreeSoftware} -or \ref{CharitablePurpose} of this Agreement. +or \ref{CharitablePurpose} of this Agreement. \item \textbf{The Project Will Be Free Software}. \label{FreeSoftware} Conservancy and the \leadershipbody agree that any and all software and/or documentation distributed by the Project will be distributed solely as Free Software. @@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ revenue items, accounts payable and receivable, negotiation of leases and contracts, disbursement of Project funds (including grants), and other activities planned by the Project shall be the ultimate responsibility of Conservancy and shall be conducted in the name of Conservancy, -beginning on the Effective Date. +beginning on the Effective Date. \item \textbf{Project Not An Agent Of Conservancy}. The \signatories hereby acknowledge that the Project and the \leadershipbody do not and shall not act as an agent for Conservancy unless specifically -authorized in writing by Conservancy to do so. +authorized in writing by Conservancy to do so. \end{enumerate} \item \textbf{Fees}. The \signatories agree to donate ten percent (10\%) of the Project's gross revenue (including, but not necessarily limited @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ is the intent of the Parties that this Agreement be interpreted to provide Conservancy with variance powers necessary to enable Conservancy to treat the Project Fund as Conservancy's asset in accordance with Financial Accounting Statement No. 136 issued by the Financial Accounting -Standards Board, while this Agreement is in effect. +Standards Board, while this Agreement is in effect. \item \textbf{Project Fund Management / Performance of Charitable Purposes}. \label{CharitablePurpose} All of the assets received by Conservancy under the terms of this Agreement shall be devoted to the purposes @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ to participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf or in opposition to any candidate for public office, to induce or encourage violations of law or public policy, to cause any private inurement or improper private benefit to occur, nor to take any other action -inconsistent with IRC Section 501(c)(3). +inconsistent with IRC Section 501(c)(3). \item \textbf{Representation of the Project in Conservancy}. \label{Representation}The \signatories, each a signatory hereto, hereby establish and comprise @@ -265,28 +265,28 @@ Members and/or to increase the Committee composition to the required Minimum. \item \textbf{An Elected Oversight Committee.} The \signatories, each -a signatory hereto, shall initially [FIXME: form or comprise] the -\leadershipbody as a Project Committee (``Committee'') to +a signatory hereto, shall initially [FIXME: form or comprise] the +\leadershipbody as a Project Committee (``Committee'') to represent the Project in its official communication with Conservancy. The Committee shall hereafter be elected by community members of the Project as -designated by the Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee (the -``Community Members''). +designated by the Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee (the +``Community Members''). -The positions on the Committee will be on a two-year staggered basis -([FIX-ME: some portion] of the initial board seats will be for one year). -The members of the Committee may be removed from the position at any time -by a majority vote of the Community Members. Upon the resignation or -removal of a member of the Oversight Board, the Community Members shall -elect a replacement Community Member to serve on the Committee. +The positions on the Committee will be on a two-year staggered basis +([FIX-ME: some portion] of the initial board seats will be for one year). +The members of the Committee may be removed from the position at any time +by a majority vote of the Community Members. Upon the resignation or +removal of a member of the Oversight Board, the Community Members shall +elect a replacement Community Member to serve on the Committee. -The Committee will elect a single individual to communicate with -Conservancy (the ``Representative'') and shall notify Conservancy promptly -following the election of a new Representative. The Representative will +The Committee will elect a single individual to communicate with +Conservancy (the ``Representative'') and shall notify Conservancy promptly +following the election of a new Representative. The Representative will have the authority to instruct Conservancy on the Project's behalf on all -matters. +matters. -This section may be modified by a vote of at least $\frac{3}{4}$ths of the -Community Members, with the consent of Conservancy, such consent not to be +This section may be modified by a vote of at least $\frac{3}{4}$ths of the +Community Members, with the consent of Conservancy, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ project usually has a uniquely worded Representation section. ] \item \textbf{Outstanding Liabilities}. The \signatories represent that any liabilities that may be outstanding in connection with the -Project have been disclosed to Conservancy. +Project have been disclosed to Conservancy. \item \textbf{Termination}. \label{Termination} The \leadershipbody or Conservancy may terminate this Agreement at any time subject to the following understandings: @@ -315,20 +315,20 @@ following requirements (the ``Successor has Qualified''): \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*.,ref=\theenumi(\alph{enumii})(\roman*)] \item the Successor is another nonprofit corporation which is tax-exempt -under IRC Section 501(c)(3), +under IRC Section 501(c)(3), \item the Successor is not classified as a private foundation under Section -509(a), -\item the Successor is willing and able to sponsor the Project, and, +509(a), +\item the Successor is willing and able to sponsor the Project, and, \item the Successor has (a) communicated its willingness to sponsor the - Project in writing to Conservancy and (b) sent a copy of its 501(c)(3) determination letter to Conservancy, and, + Project in writing to Conservancy and (b) sent a copy of its 501(c)(3) determination letter to Conservancy, and, \item the Successor is approved in writing by both Parties by the end of -the Notice Period, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. +the Notice Period, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. \end{enumerate} \item \textbf{Additional Search Periods}. If the Parties cannot agree on a Successor to sponsor the Project, the \leadershipbody shall have an additional 60 days to find a Successor willing and able to sponsor the Project. Any subsequent search periods of any length -shall only be granted at Conservancy's written permission. +shall only be granted at Conservancy's written permission. \item \textbf{Transfer to a Successor}. If a Successor has Qualified, the balance of assets in the Project Fund, together with any other assets held or liabilities incurred by Conservancy in connection with the @@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ that may be required. \item \textbf{Termination Without a Successor}. If no Successor is found, Conservancy may dispose of Project assets and liabilities in any manner consistent with applicable tax and charitable trust -laws. -\item \textbf{\signatories' Right to Terminate.} +laws. +\item \textbf{\signatories' Right to Terminate.} The \signatories hereby acknowledge that they will relinquish any rights to terminate separate from the \leadershipbody as of the Effective Date. @@ -352,16 +352,16 @@ This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. This Agreement constitutes the only agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject -matter hereof. +matter hereof. \item \textbf{Amendments. }This Agreement may not be amended or modified, -except in writing and signed by both Conservancy and the entirety of \leadershipbody. +except in writing and signed by both Conservancy and the entirety of \leadershipbody. \item \textbf{Counterparts / Facsimile}. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party hereto and delivered to the other Party. In lieu of the original, a facsimile transmission or copy of the original -shall be as effective and enforceable as the original. +shall be as effective and enforceable as the original. \end{enumerate} \vfill{} diff --git a/conservancy/content/projects/apply/index.html b/conservancy/content/projects/apply/index.html index 97ea4a5e..e648ad8c 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/projects/apply/index.html +++ b/conservancy/content/projects/apply/index.html @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sponsorship, we are selective and often refer projects to other fiscal sponsors that are a better fit. Nevertheless, we encourage projects to that need a non-profit home to apply to many fiscal sponsors. - +

Conservancy's Evaluation Committee considers applications on a rolling basis. Conservancy generally has dozens of projects in various stages of the application process. We do not move rapidly to accept new projects, as diff --git a/conservancy/content/projects/policies/publish-policy.py b/conservancy/content/projects/policies/publish-policy.py index c4331830..2eeab466 100755 --- a/conservancy/content/projects/policies/publish-policy.py +++ b/conservancy/content/projects/policies/publish-policy.py @@ -356,4 +356,3 @@ def main(arglist=None, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr): if __name__ == '__main__': exit(main()) - diff --git a/conservancy/content/projects/services/index.html b/conservancy/content/projects/services/index.html index f2bca569..4c129c48 100644 --- a/conservancy/content/projects/services/index.html +++ b/conservancy/content/projects/services/index.html @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@