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  1. Software Freedom Conservancy (conservancy@mastodon.technology)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Aug-2018 11:51:24 EDT Software Freedom Conservancy Software Freedom Conservancy

    Don't let your Open Source get ##commonsclaused! Read about how the #CommonsClause restricts your software freedom. Despite the opposition's rhetoric, #FOSS *is* sustainable without turning it into proprietary software; it's what we do here at #Conservancy. https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/aug/22/commons-clause/

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    1. Software Freedom Ensures the True Software Commons
      from Software Freedom Conservancy
      Proprietary software has always been about a power relationship. Copyright and other legal systems give authors the power to decide what license to choose, and usually, they choose a license that favors themselves and takes rights and permissions away from others.The so-called “Commons Clause” purposely confuses and conflates many issues. The initiative is backed by FOSSA, a company that sells materiel in the proprietary compliance industrial complex. This clause recently made news again since other parties have now adopted this same license.
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