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   copyleft-next (next@fedi.copyleft.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 19:47:37 JST copyleft-next

   • Richard Fontana
   • Bradley M. Kuhn

   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 )

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     copyleft-next (next@fedi.copyleft.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 19:47:34 JST copyleft-next

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     • Richard Fontana
     • Bradley M. Kuhn

     …@bkuhn @ @richardfontana serve equally as co-Editors-in-Chief of copyleft-next. We continue w/ the Hindering Backchannels Rule (HBR) (formerly known as the Harvey Birdman Rule) & also we'll work with haste to add an appropriate and more typical Code of Conduct,too.

     copyleft-next remains an independent project. We'ill always disclose publicly any (actual or potential) conflicts of interest & work on copyleft-next is always in our personal capacities. We ask other contributors to do the same.…

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     copyleft-next (next@fedi.copyleft.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 19:47:35 JST copyleft-next

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     • Bradley M. Kuhn

     … we are also pleased to announce that Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has agreed to provide system resources to host our website, mailing list, and Forgejo instance for copyleft-next.

     A gracious volunteer years ago donated to @bkuhn the domain name “copyleft.org” as a place to host work to advance copyleft. We're excited to host all these new resources in that domain name. The beginnings of a new website are now live on https://next.copyleft.org/. …

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     copyleft-next (next@fedi.copyleft.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 19:47:36 JST copyleft-next

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     • Richard Fontana
     • Bradley M. Kuhn

     … @bkuhn & @richardfontana were involved with GPLv3 Drafting Committees. We learned much from what was done right and (frankly) what was done wrong in drafting GPLv3.

     @richardfontana was prescient w/ copyleft-next — taking lessons learned from the GPLv3 process and doing copyleft license drafting better.

     What @richardfontana began — almost exactly 13 years ago — as an experimental hobby, we relaunch today as a serious and professional effort to create the next generation of copyleft license. …

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