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 is proud to welcome the release of a new educational document
on Free Software licensing. Developed by delegates of the European
Legal Network, the document helps software developers and lawyers
by making it easier to decide under which licenses they can
distribute their work.
For Rogall-Grothe a valid technological standard must first be fully publicized, secondly be unrescritively and consistently used, and thirdly not be subjected to any legal restrictions. "The German government has clearly stated that a technical standard will only be recognised if it can be implemented by all organisations, including Free Software companies and developers", says Matthias Kirschner, German Coordinator at the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE).
This edition covers Neelie Kroes' statement about Open
Standards, the Free Software discussion in Saxony (Germany), and the
relicensing of WebM to be GPL compatible, and asks you all to keep in touch
with your politicians about Free Software issues.
On 25 May 2010 the regional government authority of
Bolzano decided to spend 2.2 million EUR over the next three years to
renew software licenses from Microsoft Ireland, and to buy additional
licenses. All this was done without a public call for tender, making it
impossible for competing suppliers of similar software to make offers of
their own.
May was quite busy, for the first time we
participated in a big church event to inform visitors about Free
Software. We analysed the European Commission's Digital Agenda, and
there was news about free video formats.
Fellowship meeting in Forchheim, Germany
(06 Aug)
On Friday, 6 August 2010, at 19:00, a Fellowship meeting will take
place in the restaurant
“Roter
Ochs” in Forchheim. Everybody interested in an exciting
discussion in restaurant with a good network connection is
invited. Please tell us at
dus@office.fsfeurope.org
if you are planning to attend.
FSFE and KDE Grillparty
(27 Aug)
The KDE e.V. and FSFE office in Berlin invites you to their
office BBQ and KDE 4.5 release party on Friday 27 August in the
Linienstr.
141. The office is in the backyard.
We will take care of the drinks, the bread, salad and the grill.
Please bring yourself and your prefered food!
If you plan to attend, let us
know before 20 August.
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