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.

Proposals for this user

* Legal, Licensing and Enforcement Workshop for Plumbers

What should you know about Licenses and how should you use them. Join Karen Sandler, Executive Director of Conservancy and Denver Gingerich, License Compliance Engineer of Conservancy, for an in-depth Q&A and discussion session.
Workshops 07/31/2015
Karen Sandler