Correct title.

Given the renewed interest this week in folks wanting to give up
Github, now is the time to promote this more.

conservancy/content/GiveUpGitHub/index.html

@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 <h1>Give Up GitHub!</h1>
 
-<p>On Wednesday 29 June 2022, we <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/">began
+<p>Since June 2022,
-calling on all FOSS developers</a> to <strong>give up on
+  we <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/">have been
-GitHub</strong>. </p>
+encouraging and help FOSS developers</a> to <strong>give up on
+GitHub</strong>! </p>
 
 <div class="picture-small right">
-<img src="{% static 'img/GiveUpGitHub.svg' %}" alt="A parody of the GitHub logo, walling off user rights and demanding payment"/>
+<img src="{% static 'img/GiveUpGitHub.svg' %}" alt="GitHub so-called “Octocat” logo/mascot in one tentacle holds 💰. Six other tentacles form a cage for the words “USER RIGHTS” — which are set in blue stone but are crumbling under the force of the tentacles. The final tentacle reaches out with an open palm — presuambly to collect even more rights & money from its users."/>
 </div>
 <p>We realize this is not an easy task; GitHub is ubiquitous. Through their
 effective marketing, GitHub has convinced Free and Open Source Software
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ the most important ones:
   that
   Microsoft <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/github-will-join-microsofts-coreai-group-with-departure-of-ceo-thomas-dohmke/">fully
   incorporated GitHub to be a mere division of its &ldquo;CoreAI&rdquo;
-  division.  GitHub users and their work are merely willingly offered input
+  division</a>.  GitHub users and their work are (sadly) willingly-offered input
   to that division's work!</li>
 
     <li id="ICE-contract-details"><p>In 2020, the community discovered that
@@ -218,7 +219,6 @@ the <a href="https://lists.sfconservancy.org/mailman/listinfo/give-up-github">Gi
         <ul>
 
         <li><a href="https://forgejo.org">Forgejo</a></li>
-        <li><a href="https://gitea.io">Gitea</a></li>
         <li> <a href="https://gitlab.com/rluna-gitlab/gitlab-ce">GitLab
         Community Edition</a> (note, the GitLab Enterprise Edition, which is
         provided to the public on gitlab.com,  is (like GitHub) trade-secret,

conservancy/content/about/board/index.html

@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ affiliates and the developer community.  Bdale currently serves on the
 boards of the Freedombox Foundation, Linux Professional Institute, and
 Aleph Objects.</p>
 
-<h2 id="bkuhn">Bradley Kuhn &ndash; Treasurer</h2>
+<h2 id="bkuhn">Bradley Kuhn</h2>
 
-<p>In addition to being a Director-at-large of SFC and its Treasurer,
+<p>In addition to being a Director-at-large of SFC,
  Bradley Kuhn is also on staff as
  <acronym title="Software Freedom Conservancy">SFC</acronym>&apos;s
  <a href="/about/staff/#bkuhn">Policy Fellow and

conservancy/content/about/transparency/index.html

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ New York State.  Below, Conservancy makes available these filings for
 public inspection, in reverse chronological order:</p>
 
 <ul>
-<li>Filing Year 2023: Fiscal Year from 2023-03-01 through 2024-02-28<br/>
+<li>Filing Year 2024: Fiscal Year from 2024-03-01 through 2025-02-28
-<p>This fiscal period <strong>has not yet completed</strong>,
+<p><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/return-due-dates-for-exempt-organizations-annual-return">The
-    but <a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/return-due-dates-for-exempt-organizations-annual-return">the
+    2024 filing deadline for FY 2024-25 is 2025-07-15</a>.  The IRS typically
-    2023 filing deadline for FY 2023-24 is 2024-07-15</a>.  The IRS typically
+    grants an extension to 2026-01-15, and we have requested that extension.</p>
-    grants an extension to 2025-01-15, and we may seek the extension.</p>
+</li>
+<li>Filing Year 2023: Fiscal Year from 2023-03-01 through 2024-02-29
+  <p>FY2023-24 was filed on 2025-01-15.</p>
 </li>
 <li>Filing Year 2022: Fiscal Year from 2022-03-01 through 2023-02-28<br/>
   <ul>

conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html

@@ -1,44 +1,43 @@
 {% extends "base_compliance.html" %}
 {% block subtitle %}Copyleft Compliance Projects - {% endblock %}
-{% block submenuselection %}PastLawsuits{% endblock %}
+{% block submenuselection %}ImpactLitigationCopyleft{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 
-<h1>Previous Copyleft Litigation</h1>
+<h1>Impact Litigation for Copyleft</h1>
 
 <p>Pursuant to our <a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of
-  Community-Oriented GPL enforcement</a>, Software Freedom Conservancy sees
+  Community-Oriented GPL enforcement</a>, Software Freedom Conservancy
-  litigation as an last resort when other methods to achieve copyleft
+  (<abbr>SFC</abbr>) engages in
-  compliance fail.  Below, we discuss the outcome of past compliance
+  litigation only as an last resort when other methods to adjudicate users'
-  lawsuits where Conservancy played a role.</p>
+  rights under copyleft fail.  However, when necessary, SFC engages in impact
+  litigation in lawsuits around the world &mdash; both as a Plaintiff
+  ourselves and by paying the legal fees of other Plaintiffs.</p>
 
-<h2 id="best-buy-et-al">Software Freedom Conservancy v. Best Buy, et al</h2>
+<h2>Current Copyleft Litigation</h2>
 
-<p>On 14 December 2009, Software Freedom Conservancy filed a federal copyright
+Our current impact litigation against <a href="/vizio/">Vizio</a> is ongoing
-lawsuit against 14 defendants, including Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, and
+to establish users' rights under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1.  Please
-JVC.
+do <a href="/vizio/">read more about it</a> and <a href="/sustainer">donate
-The <a href="https://ia600207.us.archive.org/21/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.355978/gov.uscourts.nysd.355978.docket.html">docket
+to support this work!</a>
-of that lawsuit is available (on archive.org)</a> and
-the <a href="/docs/busybox-complaint-2009-12-14.pdf">original complaint is on
-    our website</a>.</p>
 
-<p>Conservancy settled with each defendant at different times, and the
+<h2 id="#past">Past Copyleft Litigation</h2>
-  dismissals can be seen in the docket.  Generally speaking, and pursuant to
-  our <a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of
-  Community-Oriented GPL enforcement</a>, Conservancy never settles a lawsuit
-  unless we believe that full compliance has been achieved (or will be
-  achieved imminently) with the terms of <em>all</em> copyleft licenses
-  on <em>all</em> software included in the devices at issue in any lawsuit
-  that we've filed.</p>
 
-<p>One oft-stated confusion about this litigation was that we sued Best Buy
+These past lawsuits are listed in reverse chronological order.
-  for sales of third-party devices in their stores.  <strong>That is not
-  accurate</strong>.  Best Buy had a house-brand DVD player under the
-  &ldquo;Insignia&rdquo; &ldquo;house brand&rdquo; that they produced as
-  their own product.</p>
 
-<h2 id="vmware">Christoph Hellwig's VMware Lawsuit</h2>
+<h3 id="avm">Sebastian Steck's AVM Lawsuit</h3>
 
-<p>Conservancy partially funded and assisted in coordination of Christoph
+<p>This <acronym title="Software Freedom Conservancy">SFC</acronym>-funded user rights lawsuit was filed by Sebastian Steck in Berlin in 2023 and received a positive final decision from the court in June 2024 with AVM providing "the scripts used to control ... installation of the executable" for the LGPLv2.1 works in the AVM router that Steck purchased.  More details are available in our press release and informational page, which provides the source code that was received from AVM allowing users to modify and reinstall copylefted works into the router's flash memory:</p>
+
+<p>
+  <ul>
+    <li><a href="/news/2025/jan/09/avm-copyleft-lawsuit-resolved-with-install/">SFC-funded lawsuit gets software repair and reinstall for users of AVM routers</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/copyleft-compliance/avm.html">Court documents and source code of successful SFC-funded lawsuit in Germany against AVM</a></li>
+  </ul>
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="vmware">Christoph Hellwig's VMware Lawsuit</h3>
+
+<p><acronym title="Software Freedom Conservancy">SFC</acronym> partially funded and assisted in coordination of Christoph
   Hellwig's lawsuit against VMware in Germany.  That case concluded in 2019.
   You can view the relevant announcements and analysis that Conservancy has
   published about the case below, starting with the announcement regarding
@@ -60,15 +59,24 @@ the <a href="/docs/busybox-complaint-2009-12-14.pdf">original complaint is on
   </ul>
 </p>
 
-<h2 id="avm">Sebastian Steck's AVM Lawsuit</h2>
+<h3 id="best-buy-et-al">Software Freedom Conservancy v. Best Buy, et al</h3>
 
-<p>This SFC-funded user rights lawsuit was filed by Sebastian Steck in Berlin in 2023 and received a positive final decision from the court in June 2024 with AVM providing "the scripts used to control ... installation of the executable" for the LGPLv2.1 works in the AVM router that Steck purchased.  More details are available in our press release and informational page, which provides the source code that was received from AVM allowing users to modify and reinstall copylefted works into the router's flash memory:</p>
+<p>On 14 December 2009, <acronym title="Software Freedom Conservancy">SFC</acronym> filed a federal copyright
+lawsuit against 14 defendants, including Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, and
+JVC.
+The <a href="https://ia600207.us.archive.org/21/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.355978/gov.uscourts.nysd.355978.docket.html">docket
+of that lawsuit is available (on archive.org)</a> and
+the <a href="/docs/busybox-complaint-2009-12-14.pdf">original complaint is on
+    our website</a>.</p>
 
-<p>
+<p>SFC settled with each defendant at different times, and the
-  <ul>
+  dismissals can be seen in the docket &mdash; the last occurring in
-    <li><a href="/news/2025/jan/09/avm-copyleft-lawsuit-resolved-with-install/">SFC-funded lawsuit gets software repair and reinstall for users of AVM routers</a></li>
+  September 2012.  Generally speaking, and pursuant to
-    <li><a href="/copyleft-compliance/avm.html">Court documents and source code of successful SFC-funded lawsuit in Germany against AVM</a></li>
+  our <a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of
-  </ul>
+  Community-Oriented GPL enforcement</a>, Conservancy never settles a lawsuit
-</p>
+  unless we believe that full compliance has been achieved (or will be
+  achieved imminently) with the terms of <em>all</em> copyleft licenses
+  on <em>all</em> software included in the devices at issue in any lawsuit
+  that we've filed.</p>
 
 {% endblock %}

conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <li><span>Court Type:</span> Orange County Superior Court</li>
   <li><span>Status:</span> Ongoing</li>
   <li><span>Last Update:</span> July 15, 2025</li>
-  <li><span>Trial Date:</span> <a href="/news/2025/jul/24/travel-grants-for-vizio-trial-to-foss-community/">October 6, 2025</a></li>
+  <li><span>Trial Date:</span> <a href="/news/2025/jul/24/travel-grants-for-vizio-trial-to-foss-community/">January 12, 2026</a></li>
 </ul>
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ like OpenWrt, which allows owners of broadband routers to customize the function
     <li><a href="https://usethesource.sfconservancy.org/tmp_vizio_docs/488.pdf">Request for judicial notice in support of Motion for Summary Adjudication</a></li>
     <li><a href="https://usethesource.sfconservancy.org/tmp_vizio_docs/490.pdf">Appendix of exhibits</a></li>
     <li><a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/2025-08-01_SFC-vs-Vizio_Vizio-response-to-second-SFC-MSA.pdf">Vizio's response to SFC's Second Motion for Summary Adjudication (2025-08-01)</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/2025-08-15_SFC-vs-Vizio_SFC-reply-to-Vizio-response-to-second-SFC-MSA.pdf">SFC's reply to Vizio's response to SFC's Second Motion for Summary Adjudication (2025-08-15)</a></li>
   </ul>
 </details>
 

conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-code-similarity.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base_compliance.html" %}
 {% block subtitle %}Copyleft Compliance Projects - {% endblock %}
-{% block submenuselection %}PastLawsuits{% endblock %}
+{% block submenuselection %}ImpactLitigationCopyleft{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 
 <h1 id="contribution-and-similarity-analysis-of-christoph-hellwigs-linux-code-as-found-in-vmware-esxi-5.5">Contribution and Similarity Analysis of Christoph Hellwig's Linux Code as found in VMware ESXi 5.5</h1>

conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base_compliance.html" %}
 {% block subtitle %}Copyleft Compliance Projects - {% endblock %}
-{% block submenuselection %}PastLawsuits{% endblock %}
+{% block submenuselection %}ImpactLitigationCopyleft{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 <h2>The time has come to stand up for the GPL.</h2>
 

conservancy/content/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-faq.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base_compliance.html" %}
 {% block subtitle %}Copyleft Compliance Projects - {% endblock %}
-{% block submenuselection %}PastLawsuits{% endblock %}
+{% block submenuselection %}ImpactLitigationCopyleft{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Frequently Asked Questions about Christoph Hellwig's VMware Lawsuit</h1>
 

conservancy/content/press/inthenews.html

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 
 
 <h2 id="GiveUpGitHub">Give Up GitHub</h2>
-
+<p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/">The
+    Register &ndash; Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis tarpit</a></p>
 <p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/19/github_copilot_copyright/">The Register - How GitHub Copilot could steer Microsoft into a copyright storm</a></p>
 <p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/30/software_freedom_conservancy_quits_github/">The Register - Open source body quits GitHub, urges you to do the same</a></p>
 <p><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/github-copilot-works-so-well-because-it-steals-open-source-code-strips-credit">The Next Web - GitHub Copilot works so well because it steals open-source code and strips credit</a></p>

conservancy/static/css/conservancy.css

@@ -1296,7 +1296,8 @@ body > header {
 #container #sidebar.EnforcementStrategy ul li.EnforcementStrategy a,
 #container #sidebar.CopyleftCompliance ul li.CopyleftCompliance a,
 #container #sidebar.LiberateFirmware ul li.LiberateFirmware a,
-#container #sidebar.PastLawsuits ul li.PastLawsuits a,
+#container #sidebar.GiveUpGitHub ul li.GiveUpGitHub a,
+#container #sidebar.ImpactLitigationCopyleft ul li.ImpactLitigationCopyleft a,
 #container #sidebar.CopyleftOrg ul li.CopyleftOrg a /* Never put a comma here */
 {
     color: var(--white);

conservancy/templates/base_compliance.html

@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@
             <li class="VizioPhotoAssets"><a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-photo-assets.zip">Photo Assets</a></li>
             <li class="Glossary"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>
             </ul>
-            <h2>More About Copyleft Compliance</h2>
+            <h2>More About Our Copyleft Advocacy</h2>
             <ul>
             <li class="HelpComply"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/help.html">How To Help</a></li>
             <li class="EnforcementStrategy"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html">Strategic GPL Enforcement Initiative</a></li>
-            <li class="CopyleftPrinciples"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement</a></li>
+            <li class="ImpactLitigationCopyleft"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html">Impact Litigation for Copyleft</a></li>
             <li class="LiberateFirmware"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html">Liberate IoT Firmware via GPL Enforcement</a></li>
-            <li class="PastLawsuits"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html">Previous Copyleft Litigation</a></li>
+            <li class="CopyleftPrinciples"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement</a></li>
-            <li class="CopyleftOrg"><a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a></li>
             </ul>
          </div>
     </div>

conservancy/templates/frontpage.html

@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ initiatives that actively make technology more inclusive, and advancing policy
 strategies that defend FOSS (such as copyleft). <a href="/about" class="orange">Learn more.</a></p>
   </section>
   <section class="w-30-ns mh2 pa3 bg-light-blue ba b--gray">
-    <h2 class="f4 ttu">Vizio Trial In Oct.!</h2>
+    <h2 class="f4 ttu">Give Up GitHub!</h2>
-    <p>On <strong>MON 2025-10-06, the trial begins</strong> in SFC's historic <a href="/vizio">lawsuit against Vizio</a> for their
+    <p>There's never been a better time than now
-      violations of GPLv2 &amp; LGPLv2.1.  Would you like to attend the trial as an
+      to <a href="https://GiveUpGitHub.org"><em>Give Up GitHub!</em></a>  Read
-      observer?  <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jul/24/travel-grants-for-vizio-trial-to-foss-community/">Apply
+      more about <a href="https://GiveUpGitHub.org">how &amp; why to give it up today&hellip;</a></p>
-      for a travel grant today!</a>
   </section>
 </div>
 

conservancy/templates/submenus/our-work_partial2025.html

@@ -10,16 +10,26 @@
    </p>
   </a>
  </li>
- <li class="CourtBattles">
+ <li class="ImpactLitigaton">
   <a class_="dropdown-item-link" href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html">
    <h3>
-    Court Battles
+    Impact Litigation
    </h3>
    <p class_="dropdown-description">
     We defend the legal rights of software users. Learn the details, status, and stakes of our court cases.
    </p>
   </a>
  </li>
+ <li class="GiveUpGitHub">
+  <a class_="dropdown-item-link" href="https://GiveUpGitHub.org">
+   <h3>
+    Give Up GitHub
+   </h3>
+   <p class_="dropdown-description">
+    We urge FOSS Developers to <em>Give Up GitHub!</em>  Learn why.
+   </p>
+  </a>
+ </li>
  <li class="Outreachy">
   <a class_="dropdown-item-link" href="https://outreachy.org">
    <h3>

conservancy/templates/submenus/what_we_do_partial.html

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   <!-- <li><a href="{% url 'podjango:cast-home' podcast_slug='the-corresponding-source' %}">The Corresponding Source</a></li> -->
   <li class="CopyleftCompliance"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/">Copyleft Compliance</a></li>
   <li class="VizioTopBar"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">Vizio Lawsuit</a></li>
-  <li class="FIXME2"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html">Previous Lawsuits</a></li>
+  <li class="ImpactLitigationCopyleft"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html#past">Past Impact Litigation</a></li>
+  <li class="GiveUpGitHub"><a href="https://GiveUpGitHub.org/"><em>Give Up GitHub!</em></a></li>
   <li class="FIXME"><a href="/projects/">Member Projects</a></li>
   <li class="Outreachy"><a href="https://outreachy.org">Outreachy</a></li>
   <li class="UseTheSource"><a href="{% url 'usethesource:landing' %}">Use The Source</a></li>