Software Freedom Conservancy

Software Freedom Conservancy is a not-for-profit charity that helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects. Conservancy provides a non-profit home and infrastructure for FLOSS projects. This allows FLOSS developers to focus on what they do best — writing and improving FLOSS for the general public — while Conservancy takes care of the projects' needs that do not relate directly to software development and documentation.

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Recent News

May 12, 2016

Join Conservancy at OSCON in Austin Next Week

Software Freedom Conservancy will once again be present at OSCON this year in Austin, Texas. Conservancy's Executive Director, Karen Sandler, and its President and Distinguished Technologist, Bradley Kuhn will both be speaking at the event. Conservancy will have a booth on the expo floor. Additionally, Conservancy will be hosting an exclusive Supporter-only wrap up pool party on Thursday night.

Yorba Assigns Shotwell and Geary Copyrights to Software Freedom Conservancy

Software Freedom Conservancy announces that it has received an assignment of copyrights from the Yorba Foundation in order to safeguard those copyrights for the future. Yorba ceased operations in 2015 and is now completing the process of formally dissolving.

Software Freedom Conservancy reaches 1000 Supporters

This week, Software Freedom Conservancy achieved over 1000 individual Supporters who help Conservancy meet its mission to support and defend software freedom. Conservancy launched its fundraiser in November of last year, when it needed 750 Supporters to continue minimal operations. With 1000 Supporters, Conservancy can now afford to hire its fourth full-time employee. Today Conservancy has published a job description for a Non-profit Problem Solver, a unique position which it will tailor for the right candidate.