Free Software Foundation Europe
Free as in Freedom
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit and in some
countries charitable organisation dedicated to
Free Software. FSFE maintains
that the freedoms to use, study, share and improve software are critical
to ensure equal participation in the information age. We work to create
general understanding and support for software freedom in politics, law
and society-at-large. We also promote the development of technologies,
such as the GNU/Linux operating system, that deliver these freedoms to
all participants in digital society.
FSFE's work is made possible by many individual contributions, in
particular to the
Fellowship of FSFE. One way to
contribute is to
join now, and to
encourage others to do likewise.
FSFE's Fellows have elected their second
representative to the organisation's governing body, the
General Assembly. Julia Klein will join Torsten Grote in FSFE's
strategic decision making body to speak for the Fellows for the next
to years.
Will you be able to read your documents 20 years from now? Every day,
millions of computer users like you edit text and spreadsheets, take
pictures and record audio and video. What if you couldn't read your
private letters anymore, or even open that album with pictures from your
honeymoon? What if you couldn't exchange those files with friends, because
the software used by each one of you can't talk to each other? To help you
make your documents future-proof, we celebrate Document Freedom Day on
March 31.
FSFE welcomes the arrival of greater competition in the web browser
market. From today, Microsoft has to offer Windows users in Europe the
possibility to choose among different browsers. This step puts into
practice the company's settlement with the European Commission from
December 2009. The Free Software Foundation Europe was an active
participant in the Commission's investigation.
This year on Valentine's Day, FSFE calls on Free Software users
everywhere to show their love for Free Software. Behind every Free
Software initiative and organisation there are real, hard-working
people.
In January, FSFE was awarded the Theodor Heuss Medal as a "trendsetting
organisation". This recognition for the hard work of the past years was a
good start into the new year.
(13 Mar
↓
14 Mar)
FSFE will have a booth at “LinuxTage”, one of the most important
event about Free Software in Germany. As in the last years a
ticket for the conference will cost € 5. Reduced fee will be € 3.
Tickets are valid on both days and can be bought directly at the
entrance to the conference. A reservation is neither necessary
nor possible. A ticket pre-sale is also not planned. The event
takes place at Hörsaal- und Seminar-Gebäude der Technischen
Universität Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Straße 90, 09126 Chemnitz.
Fellowship meeting in Hamburg, Germany
(17 Mar)
The initial Hamburg Fellowship group meeting will take place at 19:30 at
the Roxie, Rentzelstr. 6, 20146 Hamburg (near university).
For details see
Hamburg Fellowship group.
(18 Mar)
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 18 March 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the "Pausenraum" of the "Spielwerkstatt Murmel", Kanonengasse
16, first floor (Zeughaus 5, old barracks in Zurich's city center,
upstairs, down the corridor until the end). As usual, this invitation is
for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
Freedom Task Force ELN Workshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands
(08 Apr
↓
09 Apr)
The
Freedom Task Force, FSFE's legal and licensing department, will hold the third
European Licensing and Legal Workshop on the 8th and 9th of April 2010 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This conference will provide legal experts a forum for discussions on supply chain management, compliance procedures, licence management and other legal issues related to the growth of the European Free Software market.
There is limited space available at the event and attendance for non-network members is by invitation only.
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