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A virtual world without Free Software is like a city in which you are obliged to have a usage license for every pavement. We also need commons in the virtual world.
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State neglected web standards, company now faces EUR 5600 in fines

In Slovakia, a law introduced to reduce red tape has led to injustice. The state has mandated electronic means as a only way of fulfilling certain statutory obligations. However the dedicated web solution excludes some citizens from use as it is not interoperable and runs only on the software from one vendor. In absence of any non-electronic option, this means that state, in fact, prescribed the use of a certain product from a certain vendor. Who did not own the copy, had to buy one. Slovak textile importer deemed that state should not force him to use a certain software for his business and fulfilled its legal obligation by paper. Now the company faces EUR 5600 in fines.

April 21st and 22nd's Web Sprint in Manchester has been both an opportunity to provide improvements for FSFE's web site, and a good occasion to meet (new) people, get together and have a chat.

"FRAND is a FRAUD"

The UK government is holding a consultation about what sort of patent licenses an "open" standard should require. Anyone that develops Free Software (as in freedom, not price) and would like it to be used in the UK has reason to be concerned with this, along with anyone that uses or distributes Free Software in the UK.

Summit Meeting of experts calls upon UK Government to deliver on Open Standards

The Free Software Foundation Europe held a summit meeting on Monday of Free Software and Open Standards experts.

UK Open Standards experts publish joint statement on Government consultation

At a meeting yesterday, hosted by the British Computer Society's Open Source Specialists Group, We the Undersigned called upon the Government to do the following:

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Events

Panel discussion about Free Software at Treffpunkt WissensWerte in Berlin, Germany

22 May

Matthias Kirschner, Coordinator of the German team, will represent the advantages of Free Software in a panel discussion at Treffpunkt WissenWerte in the Amerika-Haus Berlin. Participation is free of charge but limited by its size. Therefore, registration is requested. The panel discussion will be recorded by Inforadio (rbb) 93,1; broadcast is on 27 May at 9.22 a.m.

FSFE Booth at Linuxtag, Berlin

23 to 26 May

FSFE Fellows will run a booth at the LinuxTag event in Berlin. Information, merchandise, and a friendly chat will be available. The event will take place at "Messegelände unter dem Funkturm"

Free Your Android talk given by Torsten Grote at LinuxTag Berlin

26 May

Torsten Grote gives a talk about how to regain control of your Android device and your data by running (almost) exclusively Free Software on your phone at the LinuxTag Berlin, Saturday 26.05.2012, 10:30 am. Torsten Grote is a member of FSFE and initiator of FSFE's freeyourandroid.org campaign. LinuxTag Berlin is a Free Software conference and exhibition in Berlin.

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