😲 👀 … Judge Leal in #SFC's landmark impact litigation against #Vizio (regarding their violations of #GPLv2 & #LGPLv2_1) is leaning toward partially granting our motion for summary adjudication.

Such motions are difficult to win, so this is amazing.

Her decision is tentative; join the hearing today (details in linked post) to hear the oral arguments in real time.

I'll live updates of the hearing in this thread.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/04/tentative-vizio-ruling-in-favor-of-sfc/

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #copyleft #SoftwareFreedom

#Vizio lawyer is conflating two completely different claims: he's confusing that (a) #SFC is a third party beneficiary under the #GPLv2 itself, and (b) that #SFC accepted a new contract *that Vizio offered us* *during* the case to give us source code.

#Vizio is also arguing that we had no right to ask for source code while we were suing them. When they added an offer, which they *gave us*, we tested it.

😲 👀 … Judge Leal in #SFC's landmark impact litigation against #Vizio (regarding their violations of #GPLv2 & #LGPLv2_1) is leaning toward partially granting our motion for summary adjudication.

Such motions are difficult to win, so this is amazing.

Her decision is tentative; join the hearing today (details in linked post) to hear the oral arguments in real time.

I'll live updates of the hearing in this thread.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/04/tentative-vizio-ruling-in-favor-of-sfc/

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #copyleft #SoftwareFreedom

In one hour, there will be a hearing in the VIzio law suit!

It's about a motion VIzio made, asking the court to rule (without any discussion at trial) that there is no installation right in #gplv2. The "tentative" ruling published this morning denies VIzio's request! The parties will discuss further at the hearing to see if the tentative becomes final.

If you're comfortable using proprietary software (zoom via browser), you can watch:

https://occourtsapp.occourts.org/aci/checkin-results?dept=C33

In one hour, there will be a hearing in the VIzio law suit!

It's about a motion VIzio made, asking the court to rule (without any discussion at trial) that there is no installation right in #gplv2. The "tentative" ruling published this morning denies VIzio's request! The parties will discuss further at the hearing to see if the tentative becomes final.

If you're comfortable using proprietary software (zoom via browser), you can watch:

https://occourtsapp.occourts.org/aci/checkin-results?dept=C33

@Ember
I think you might be conflating v2/v3 here.

Issue *was* raised extensively during #GPLv3 drafting in 2007.

The “joke” appeared in #GPLv2's addendum in 1992 — but RMS wrote v2 alone.

Sadly I'm not surprised no one in FOSS in 1992 complained.

Also keep in mind the slur was mostly common only in the USA South & was out of common usage even there by the late 1980s.

I know (anecdotally) — because it sounds like my last name — how few white people have ever heard it.

Cc: @richardfontana

Generally speaking, #copyleft codebases interact best with small-to-medium business ventures rather than advancing the interests of megacorps.

#Mastodon is an obvious example — which has a growing ecosystem of small businesses (like @mastohost) & nonprofit entities working in collaboration.

We see similar in the #GPL'd #Drupal community.

When megacorps get involved with copylefted projects, it's usually to exploit rather than engage — hence the widespread #GPLv2 violations on #Linux.
#AGPLv3

Generally speaking, #copyleft codebases interact best with small-to-medium business ventures rather than advancing the interests of megacorps.

#Mastodon is an obvious example — which has a growing ecosystem of small businesses (like @mastohost) & nonprofit entities working in collaboration.

We see similar in the #GPL'd #Drupal community.

When megacorps get involved with copylefted projects, it's usually to exploit rather than engage — hence the widespread #GPLv2 violations on #Linux.
#AGPLv3

@landley @eruwero @maybeanerd but if your goal is to "commit asset-denial" against GAFAMs then shure, #AGPLv3 is a shure-fire method to have neither corporate users nor -sponsors…

• If you expect to be paid to maintain #FLOSS you need to find a company willing to do that, and they certainly won't do AGPL but either #openwashing with " #SourceAvailable" shit like #SSPL or choose #0BSD up to #GPLv2.

Today, @richardfontana & I restarted, relaunched, & revitalized copyleft-next.

All versions & variants of #GPL are great licenses. But, today, #GPLv3 turned 18 years old & #GPLv2 turned 34 years old.

At least once in a generation, #FOSS needs a new approach to strong #copyleft.

These posts have details: https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q2/000000.html & https://fedi.copyleft.org/@next/114769761806288554

I ask you to follow @next & check out our website at https://next.copyleft.org/.

FYI: I'll migrate this account to @bkuhn@copyleft.org later this week.

Today, we ( @bkuhn & @richardfontana) excitedly announce that we have restarted, revitalized, and relaunched copyleft-next!

Today, #GPLv3 turns exactly 18 years old. This month, #GPLv2 turned 34 years old. These are both great licenses and we love them. Nevertheless, at least once in a generation, #FOSS needs a new approach to strong #copyleft.

Read more in this thread about the relaunch of the copyleft-next project … ( or read more on the post here: https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q2/000000.html )