Karen Sandler

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Karen Sandler

Software Freedom Conservancy

Biography

Karen M. Sandler is Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, the nonprofit home of dozens of essential free software projects, including the GPL Compliance Project for Linux Kernel Developers. She is known for her advocacy for free and open source software, particularly in relation to the software on medical devices. She was previously the Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation. Karen co-organizes Outreachy (formerly Outreach Program for Women). She received an O’Reilly Open Source Award and is co-host of the oggcast “Free and in Freedom”. Karen is a lawyer, admitted to practice in the state of New York.

Linux Plumbers Conference 2016 BoF Sessions

Proposals for this user

* GPL Enforcement Feedback session

A session for Q&A and to hear feedback about GPL enforcement.
BoFs 09/02/2016
Karen Sandler

Linux Plumbers Conference 2016 Refereed Talks

Proposals for this user

* Employment Agreements and Linux

Discussing ContractPatch, an initiative that is in the works to help developers understand Employment Agreements and know how and what they might be able to negotiate.
Refereed Presentations Track 09/02/2016
Karen Sandler

* Long-term Infrastructure for Individual Linux Contributions

What happens to someone's copyrights when they die and should we care?
Refereed Presentations Track 09/02/2016
Karen Sandler