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		|  | @ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Software Freedom Conservancy has had a lot of major successes this year: | ||||||
| Conservancy: <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/jul/23/qemu-joins/">QEMU</a>, | Conservancy: <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/jul/23/qemu-joins/">QEMU</a>, | ||||||
|   the generic machine emulator and |   the generic machine emulator and | ||||||
| virtualizer, <a href="https://www.bro.org/">The Bro Network Security | virtualizer, <a href="https://www.bro.org/">The Bro Network Security | ||||||
| Monitor</a>, the Godot Game Engine[FIXME] | Monitor</a>, the <a href="http://www.godotengine.org/">Godot Game Engine</a>, | ||||||
| and <a href="http://outreachy.org">Outreachy</a>, a program dedicated to | and <a href="http://outreachy.org">Outreachy</a>, a program dedicated to | ||||||
| helping people from underrepresented groups get involved in free and open | helping people from underrepresented groups get involved in free and open | ||||||
| source software. We also worked with the Debian community to launch | source software. We also worked with the Debian community to launch | ||||||
|  | @ -95,7 +95,7 @@ the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/aug/17/debian/">Debian | ||||||
| Copyright Aggregation Project</a> at their request.</li> | Copyright Aggregation Project</a> at their request.</li> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <li>We <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">supported | <li>We <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">supported | ||||||
| the law suit</a> Christoph Hellwig has brought against VMware in Germany, the | the lawsuit</a> Christoph Hellwig has brought against VMware in Germany, the | ||||||
| first case on derivative works and the GPL.</li> | first case on derivative works and the GPL.</li> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <li>We fought for | <li>We fought for | ||||||
|  | @ -107,14 +107,14 @@ ensuring that you are free to hack on the devices that you legally own. </li> | ||||||
| <li>We collaborated with the <a href="https://fsf.org/">Free Software | <li>We collaborated with the <a href="https://fsf.org/">Free Software | ||||||
| Foundation</a> to publish | Foundation</a> to publish | ||||||
| the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.html">Principles | the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.html">Principles | ||||||
| of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement</a> , establishing community norms for | of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement</a>, establishing community norms for | ||||||
| enforcing the GPL in the public's interest, which have  | enforcing the GPL in the public's interest, which have  | ||||||
| already been <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.kr.html">translated | already been <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.kr.html">translated | ||||||
| into Korean</a> [and Chinese].</li> | into Korean</a> [and Chinese].</li> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <li>Along with FSF, we | <li>Along with FSF, we | ||||||
| helped <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/jul/15/ubuntu-ip-policy/">Canonical, | helped <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/jul/15/ubuntu-ip-policy/">Canonical, | ||||||
| Ltd. achieve compliance in its “Intellectual Property” Policy</a>, while | Ltd. achieve compliance in its "Intellectual Property" Policy</a>, while | ||||||
| pointing out that the policy fails to address important software freedom | pointing out that the policy fails to address important software freedom | ||||||
| issues.</li> | issues.</li> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | @ -144,7 +144,7 @@ firmware in wireless devices. | ||||||
|    |    | ||||||
| <li>We gave keynotes | <li>We gave keynotes | ||||||
| at <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/aug/17/debian/">DebConf</a>, <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/identity_crisis/">FOSDEM</a>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/jul/14/FISL16/">FISL</>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/31/libreplanet/">LibrePlanet</a>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/sep/30/linaro-keynote/">Linaro | at <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/aug/17/debian/">DebConf</a>, <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/identity_crisis/">FOSDEM</a>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/jul/14/FISL16/">FISL</>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/31/libreplanet/">LibrePlanet</a>, <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2015/sep/30/linaro-keynote/">Linaro | ||||||
| Connect</> and participated in many conferences more all over the world, and | Connect</a>, and participated in many conferences more all over the world; we also  | ||||||
| shared our expertise in initiatives | shared our expertise in initiatives | ||||||
| like <a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>. We participated in | like <a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>. We participated in | ||||||
| interviews and <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/">blogposts</a>, and | interviews and <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/">blogposts</a>, and | ||||||
|  | @ -170,7 +170,7 @@ future of technology. We do them because they are right. <b>But we cannot do | ||||||
| them without you</b>. If we do not meet our fundraising goals, we will be | them without you</b>. If we do not meet our fundraising goals, we will be | ||||||
| forced to radically restructure.</p> | forced to radically restructure.</p> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <p>Our fiscal sponsorship model is not financially self sustaining. We cannot | <p>Our fiscal sponsorship model is not financially self-sustaining by itself:  we cannot | ||||||
| afford even one staff member and basic overhead with the revenue we take in | afford even one staff member and basic overhead with the revenue we take in | ||||||
| from our projects. In order to effectively continue to serve our member | from our projects. In order to effectively continue to serve our member | ||||||
| projects, we need [750] Supporters. If you use or care about | projects, we need [750] Supporters. If you use or care about | ||||||
|  | @ -182,11 +182,11 @@ Supporter today</a>.</p> | ||||||
| <h4>Fighting for the GPL<h4> | <h4>Fighting for the GPL<h4> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <p>Many consider our GPL compliance and enforcement controversial.   We don't | <p>Many consider our GPL compliance and enforcement controversial.   We don't | ||||||
| think it is: We stand up for | think it is:  we stand up for | ||||||
| the GPL at the request of the Linux kernel community, the Debian community | the GPL at the request of the Linux kernel community, the Debian community,  | ||||||
| and our member projects. Most recently that has resulted in our funding | and our member projects. Most recently, that has resulted in our funding | ||||||
| of the <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">suit | of the <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit/">suit | ||||||
| against VMware</a>, which is the first law suit on derivative works and the | 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 | GPL. While this work is extremely important to the continued long-term | ||||||
| success of software freedom and copyleft, it makes fundraising from companies | success of software freedom and copyleft, it makes fundraising from companies | ||||||
| very difficult. While enforcement of the protections around free and open source | very difficult. While enforcement of the protections around free and open source | ||||||
|  | @ -195,14 +195,14 @@ reluctant to fund organizations that take on this enforcement task. Some compani | ||||||
| have withdrawn from funding us and some have even successfully pressured  | have withdrawn from funding us and some have even successfully pressured  | ||||||
| conferences to cancel or prevent talks on our enforcement work. We do | 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, | this work because we think that it is good for everyone in the long run, | ||||||
| because we know it is the right thing to do and because we know that we are | because we know it is the right thing to do, and because we know that we are | ||||||
| in the best position to do it. But that's not enough — you have to think it's | in the best position to do it. But that's not enough — you have to think it's | ||||||
| right too and <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/">show us by | right too and <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/">show us by | ||||||
| becoming a Supporter now</a>.</p> | becoming a Supporter now</a>.</p> | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
| <h4>It's up to you</h4> | <h4>It's up to you</h4> | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| <p>We have raised enough money to continue the VMware case but our overall | <p>We have raised enough money to continue the VMware case, but our overall | ||||||
| enforcement work needs additional support to be able to continue.  As we | enforcement work needs additional support to be able to continue.  As we | ||||||
| state in | state in | ||||||
| the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.html">Principles | the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/principles.html">Principles | ||||||
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