Events
Free Software Foundation Europe participates in many Free
Software events. If you know about a FSFE related event that is not yet
listed here or that you run on your own, you can easily add it by
using our event
announcement tool.
The FSFE's events are covered by our Code of Conduct that kindly asks all participants to be excellent to each other. Our event announcements are also available via
RSS feed as well as an
iCalendar feed.
Future events
26 to 30 April 2018
The team FSFE Spain will be present with a booth at the Libre Graphics Meeting in Seville, Spain. Pass by to pick up merch and promotion material and get to know the peole behind FSFE.
Past events
20 April 2018
In April 2018, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:30, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
12 April 2018
Die Hamburger FSFE Supporter und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Donnerstag 12.4. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch. Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
31 March 2018
3rd meeting of FSFE's local group in Madrid, Spain
It will be in La Ingobernable,
in the hacklab, room 3.01. We'll meet new people, inform about
FSFE, debate and plan new activities.
24 March 2018
"Merge-it" is an italian conference that links all communities about digital freedom, around many aspects such as Free Software and Open Source. FSFE will be present with a session about Public Money Public Code campaign and the state of its implementation in Italy and EU. No entrance fee and no registration. Pass by for a chat and get to know the people behind the FSFE.
10 to 11 March 2018
Chemnitzer Linux-Tage is one of Germany's biggest Free
Software conference and takes place on 10 and 11 March in the central
building of the University in Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Straße 90. FSFE
is present with an information booth, and on
Sunday, 11 March, at 10:00, Room V2,
Björn Schießle, FSFE's Germany coordinator, speaks about
software freedom in the cloud.
Admission to the whole event is free.
05 to 09 March 2018
Erik Albers and Polina Malaja run a session "Public money - public infrastructure - public code" at the Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia. In addition, they will present FSFE with a info booth. Join the session and pass by for a chat and get to know the people behind the FSFE.
03 March 2018
Erik Albers, employee of the FSFE is in Madrid for the T3chfest and likes to visit the new group in Madrid, give insights about the FSFE, local organisation and running campaigns. Le podemos preguntar lo que nos interesa sobre la FSFE y su implicación local. We meet at 19:00 in "la Ingobernable" (ingobernable.net) C/ Gobernador, 39 around the corner of Paseo del Prado, sala 3.8. There will be promotion material and we like to get to know each other, debate and think about future meetings.
01 to 02 March 2018
T3chfest is a two-day conference about different technologies and FSFE will be present with a booth to promote Free Software and our association. No entrance fee. Pass by for a chat and get to know the people behind the FSFE.
Local meeting of FSFE Milan, Italy in Milan, Italy
27 February 2018
Meeting of FSFE Local Group Milano to restart activities in the zone and the country with FSFE Italy members. Daniel Pocock, FSFE Fellowship Representative, will be also present to help the local group with its activities. We meet at 20:00 at "Ostello Bello Grande" Via Roberto Lepetit, 33. There will be promotion material and we like to get to know each other, debate and think about future meetings.
22 February 2018
We start a local group of FSFE in Madrid with our very first meeting on Thursday 22nd of February at 19:00 in "la Ingobernable" (ingobernable.net) C/ Gobernador, 39 around the corner of Paseo del Prado, sala 3.8. There will be promotion material and we like to get to know each other, debate and think about future meetings.
19 February 2018
FSFE Community Meetings ("Fellowship meetings") take place in Bonn at 19.00 of every 2nd Monday of a month (except February thanks to carnival!) We meet at BonnLAB. For details please have a look at https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Bonn
13 to 14 February 2018
ILOVEFS18
13.02.2018, 14.02.2018 18:00h - 20:30h
For the third consecutive year we celebrate ILOVEFS, the day of love and affection for Free Software. Datalab joins us with an activity that is part of the Data Journalism Workshop 2018 with a talk on the history of GNU/Linux distros and working tables on different technologies.
13 February 2018
Die Hamburger FSFE Supporter und Freie Software Interessierte treffen sich am Dienstag 13.2. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
03 to 04 February 2018
FOSDEM, Europe's largest Free Software conference, takes place on
February 3 and 4 at Campus Solbosch of Free University Brussels (ULB).
Admission is free.
As usual, FSFE is present with a booth and presents latest news from its
work, a wide range of information material, stickers, and postcards, and
of course the latest
FSFE fashion.
03 to 04 February 2018
The FSFE is partnering with our supporters in Gothenburg to host foss-north, a free software conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective. Hosted in Gothenburg between Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm with an international airport, it provides a meeting place for the Nordic foss communities.
27 January 2018
Am 27.01.2018 findet um 18:00 Uhr im FFT Düsseldorf, Juta,
Kasernenstraße 6, 40213 Düsseldorf, in Kooperation mit der FSFE ein
Gespräch rund um Games, Theater und Freie Lizenzen statt.
Die FSFE wird an diesem Abend durch Dr. Michael Stehmann vertreten,
der etwas über Lizenzen Freier Software und Freie Lizenzen sonstiger
Werke erzählen wird, sowie für das anschließende Gespräch zur Verfügung
steht.
20 January 2018
The FSFE Netherlands team is meeting in Utrecht to look back at past events from T-Dose 2017 and to look forward to 2018, including FOSDEM as well as everything else. We meet in Kranenburg Praktijkonderwijs, Tamboersdijk 9, 3582 TZ, Utrecht from 10:30-11.00 as part of day of NLLGG Dutch Linux user group meeting.
08 January 2018
Die Hamburger FSFE Supporter und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Montag 8.1. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
26 to 30 December 2017
As in previous years, the FSFE will be present with an assembly during the Chaos Communication Camp from December 26 to 30. More details will follow. Currently we are running our call for sessions, if you are interested to participate, check the news-item: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20171024-01.en.html
07 December 2017
Erik Albers will give a talk about the current Public Money? Public Code! campaign by the FSFE, how state and society can profit from investing public money into developing Free Software and what can be done in Halle to to move forward.
07 December 2017
This year approaches its end and that's why we want to meet us, to talk about the topics that didn't just only move the local fellowship group, but also the whole FSFE in 2017. You are gladly invited for chatting and drinking "Glühmate" together.
25 to 26 November 2017
The community meeting is the once-in-a-year opportunity for all people engaged inside FSFE to come together, share knowledge, grow projects, hack, discuss and get active. This year we are running multiple sprints and discuss the latest developments inside FSFE.
18 November 2017
T-DOSE is a free and yearly event held in The Netherlands to promote use and development of Open Source Software. FSFE is there with a booth.
16 to 17 November 2017
FSFE's Legal Coordinator Polina Malaja will be present at Open Compliance Summit in Yokohama, Japan, and will give a talk about REUSE practices for developers.
FOSS4SMEs in Thessaloniki, Greece
13 to 14 November 2017
Between the 13th and 14th of November 2017, the FSFE will participate
in the kick off meeting for the
FOSS4SMEs project in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The project, which launched this October, is a collaboration between
Atlantis Engineering, Open Forum Europe, University of Skövde, DLEARN
and the Dublin Institute of Technology, aimed at bringing education
on free software to small- and midsize enterprises.
11 November 2017
The OSHWDem is a yearly maker's convention taking place in A Coruña, Spain. The FSFE will be there with a booth and is looking forward for good talks and conversations.
10 November 2017
Natale Vinto, FSFE Italian coordinator will give a talk about the Public Money? Public Code! campaign at Connessioni Caotiche, a hacking event in Milano at 19:00. Language is Italian, the event is public and without cost.
09 November 2017
Is there a cloud, after all? Tobias and Michael present FreedomBox and PirateBox, two somewhat complementary distributions aimed at taking over server tasks typically associated witn "the cloud". As customary for our regular Thursday meetings (every 2nd and 4th Thursday in the month) this will take place at the e-Lok [3], near Bahnhof Ostkreuz. Start will be at about 19:30, although some of us meet earlier to have a meal and chat. Visitors welcome!
08 November 2017
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, FSFE's executive director Jonas
Öberg will be at the Open Source Strategy Forum in New York where
the next release of FSFEs REUSE practices will be unveiled.
Talk about Public Money? Public Code! on Linux Day Milano, Italy
28 October 2017
As FSFE Local Group Milano, we will be present at Linux Day Milano to celebrate Linux Day, a national manifestation to discuss about Linux and free software. Folks from the Local Group will present two talks, one about Public Money? Public Code! and one about Privacy and anonymity through containerized and virtualized Tor environments. The event will be from 9:30 at Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Comelico, 39 - Milano - Italy. The talks are in Italian and admission is free.
23 to 26 October 2017
The FSFE will be present at the Open Source Summit 2017, in Prague, Czech Republic. Matthias Kirschner will give a talk about "Limux: The Loss of a Lighthouse", and Polina Malaja will present on "DSM, EIF, RED: Acronyms on the EU Level and Why They Matter for Software Freedom".
20 October 2017
Op 20 oktober 2017 zal plaatsvervangend FSFE Duitsland-coördinator Björn Schießle op de "Fellbacher Weltwochen" in discussie gaan over de vraag hoe men met Vrije Software duurzaam onderwijs kan exporteren en kan bijdragen aan de opbouw van een sterke lokale economie. De Fellbacher Weltwochen bestaan uit verschillende manifestaties met als overkoepelend thema Agenda 2030 en de oriëntatie op de 17 doelen voor duurzame ontwikkeling van de Verenigde Naties (VN).
28 to 29 September 2017
Polina Malaja, our policy analyst and legal coordinator, gives a talk at CopyCamp in Warsaw, Poland, about the implications of the current EU Copyright Directive proposal for the collaborative software environment, and our campaign Save Code Share. Carmen Bakker and Erik Da Silva, current interns at the FSFE, give a talk about our Public Money Public Code campaign
20 September 2017
On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, starting at 6:30 pm, the
local FSFE group Franconia will have a special meeting in the
Lederer Kulturbrauerei in Nuremberg with special guests from the local FSFE group Düsseldorf.
All Friends of Free Software are hereby invited!
If the weather is nice, we will be in the beergarden, if it
rains or if it is too cold, we will be inside. Either way,
you can recognize us as an FSFE group by our t-shirts and our
table decorations.
If you are planning to come, please drop me a line at
floriansnow@fsfe.org so I know how many seats to reserve.
18 September 2017
Erik Albers will speak about "Public Money Public Code" in the first Digitale Woche Kiel (digital week Kiel). The talk will highlight the benefits that arise when publicly funded software development is released as Free Software. In particular he will talk about the situation in Kiel and the promises of the current government. The talk will happen at 10:00 in the Literaturhaus in Kiel.
15 to 16 September 2017
Erik Albers will give a talk at the 15. Kieler Open Source und Linux Tage about our "ask your candidates" campaigns and how to push Free Software as a topic into electoral campaigns. Also, the FSFE will be present with a booth and is looking forward to interesting talks.
16 September 2017
Polina Malaja, Legal Coordinator der FSFE, hält anlässlich des Software Freedom Day einen Vortrag zur neuen Kampagne der FSFE: "Public Money, Public Code"
Ort: c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
11 September 2017
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Montag 11.9. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
06 September 2017
On Wednesday, 6 September, the local group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
19 to 20 August 2017
FrOSCon is a Free Software conference, organised by the
computer science department of the University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and
other local initiatives. Visitors will be offered an exciting
program with talks and workshops for visitors of all ages. The
FSFE will be present with a booth and a talk. We are looking
forward to have a chat with you about Free Software, technology,
and politics.
04 to 08 August 2017
From August 4 to 8, the FSFE will host a village at the SHA-Camp, in that we offer a common space to discuss, meet, hack and organise. There will be several self-organized sessions about Public Money Public Code, F-Droid, Free Software in the Dutch public sector, Secure communications hardware, Ask your candidates and trustworthiness of our systems. In addition, people can participate in the ultimate Free Software challenge and in multiple Free Software sing-along sessions at the FSFE village.
02 August 2017
On Wednesday, 2 August, the local group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
13 July 2017
Am 13. Juli findet wieder das monatliche Treffen der FSFE Localgroup Zürich statt. Dabei geht es darum, an bisherigen Projekten weiterzuarbeiten und neue zu besprechen und zu konzipieren. Mehr Informationen dazu im FSFE-Wiki unter https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Zurich/2017-07-13.
12 July 2017
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Mittwoch 12.7.. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
09 July 2017
Venue: Sala della Società di Letture e Conversazioni Scientifiche. Palazzo Ducale. Piazza De Ferrari. Genova
- Time: 17:00 - 20:00
- Program:
17:00 Welcome
17:00 Marco Ciurcina remembers Stefano Rodotà.
17:30 Conference of Richard Stallman *
18:30 Debate and questions
19:00 Answers by Richard Stallman
19:30 Conclusions
* the speech will be in English with a sequencial translation into Italian by Daniela Vigatti
Free entrance.
19:45 #DayAgainstDRM flashmob for digital rights with STOP DRM banner in Piazza De Ferrari.
Contact the organizers at info(at)softwareliberoliguria.org
01 to 07 July 2017
Les Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre (Libre Software Meeting) are a series of freely accessible conferences, workshops, and round tables on Libre Software and its uses. This event takes place in a different city each year since 2000. Gathering a crowd of thousands, the 17th Libre Software Meeting will take place for the first time in the city of Saint-Etienne, located in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) from the 1st to the 7th July, 2017. As a global event, speakers from all over the world come to present and discuss their projects with an attentive and large audience. Beyond free software, other domains sharing the same concept of freedom will be present, such as free hardware (Hackerspace, Fablab,...) and artistic creation under free licences (graphism, music, cinema...).
06 July 2017
As FSFE Local Group Milan, together with Game Over Milano, also this year we will celebrate the International Day Against DRM, a journey dedicated to promote initiatives and information about the threat of DRM into HTML5, ebooks, music, games etc. The event will be at the Game Over Milano Room - Leoncavallo, Milano, Italy from 19:30. There will be technical talks and then the usual 8-bit party: Fighting threats to Digital Freedom with good information and good music. Please join and help us to make it a greater one! Contact us at milano@lists.fsfe.org
05 July 2017
On Wednesday, 5 July, the FSFE group Rhein/Main
will meet in "Zentrale Coworking" in Frankfurt to attend a talk by Max Mehl titled "Public Money, Public Code". We will meet there around 19:00 h, the talk will start at 19:30.
01 July 2017
On Saturday, 1 July, the FSFE group Rhein/Main
will meet in "Offtopia" in Offenbach to attend a talk by Guido Arnold titled "Die Software der Zukunft liegt in unseren Händen". We will meet there around 10:00 h, the talk will start at 13:30.
13 June 2017
On Tuesday, 13 June, the local FSFE group Rhein/Main
will visit Penguin User Group in the Zur Guten Stube in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
13 June 2017
Die Hamburger Fellows und Freie Software Interessierte treffen sich am Dienstag 13.6. ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch. Details gibt es wie immer auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
10 to 11 June 2017
IT-tinkering is only possible with Free Software, that's why FSFE is going to be present with an information and merchandise booth on MAKER FAIR BERLIN at the weekend of 10th and 11th of June 2017. On Saturday, MAKER FAIR is open for school classes and their teachers, free of charge.
MAKER FAIR is a come-together of makers and visitors interested in various DIY-ideas.
At FSFE’s booth, visitors can inform themselves about Raspberry Pi as a computer for standard applications especially suitable for education, about how to ‘free’ Android-Smartphones and about email-encryption.
10 to 11 June 2017
Bended Realities ist ein Fest für Digitalkultur und eine maker-Faire für Engagement und Bildung. Die Free Software Foundation Europe wird vor Ort sein mit einem Stand zum Thema Freie Bildung und Freie Software.
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english:
Bended Realities is a festival for digital culture and a maker-faire about engagement and education. The Free Software Foundation Europe will be present with a booth and inform about Free Education and Free Software.
08 June 2017
Am 8. Juni findet wieder das monatliche Treffen der FSFE Localgroup Zürich statt. Dabei geht es darum, an bisherigen Projekten weiterzuarbeiten und neue zu besprechen und zu konzipieren. Mehr Informationen dazu im FSFE-Wiki.
02 June 2017
Use. Study. Share. Improve. Software that gives us these Freedoms allows a more meaningful interaction with our computers and - more importantly - with our fellow human beings. What makes Free Software so fascinating and how Free Software may make the world a better place, the FSFE Fellowship Muich tries to convey in a workshop on Friday, June 2nd 2017 (starting 18:00) at WikiMUC; Angertorstr. 3; Munich. There is no previous knowledge required and people who consider themselves not that technically inclined are escpecially welcome. We are looking forward to seeing you!
01 June 2017
OpenExpo is an Annual Conference about Free Software and Open Data that will happen on June 1, 2017 in Madrid. The Free Software Foundation Europe will be present with a booth to inform visitors about the organisation and its work.
24 to 27 May 2017
From 24 to 27 May we have an info booth at Veganmania, a vegan
sommer festival. We are looking forward to discuss Free Software
topics with the participants there.
27 May 2017
Matthias Kirschner will participate at a panel discussion how
data, code, and algorithms are influencing our live and the
economy. What will happen if just a few companies control who can
change source code, modify, or share it? This will be discussed
from 11:00 to 12:30 at the Church Day at Festung Mark,
Kulturwerkstatt, Hohepfortewall 1, Magdeburg.
26 May 2017
At the openSUSE conference 2017, Matthias Kirschner will give a
keynote about Limux and discuss what the Free Software community can
learn from it. The openSUSE Conference is the annual openSUSE
community event that brings people from around the world together to
meet and collaborate. The keynote takes place from 10:00 to 11:00 at
the main hall in Z-Bau, Frankenstraße 200, Nürnberg.
25 May 2017
Erik Albers, FSFE's Community and Communication Coordinator, will give the opening speech at the Open Tech Summit 2017 about "The Digital-o-Mat or how to set Free Software as a topic for democratic elections". The FSFE will also be present with a booth. Open Tech Summit is a conference about technological developments and Free Software.
FSFE-kraam op het Corso Leopold in München, Duitsland
20 to 21 May 2017
Het Corso Leopold is een halfjaarlijks plaatsvindend straatfeest op de Münchener Leopoldstrase met honderdduizenden bezoekers. Omdat Vrije Software belangrijk is voor een vrije en open samenleving zal de Münchener FSFE-Fellowship opnieuw - in nauwe samenwerking met de Münchener Wikipedia-gemeenschap - met een kraam op het Corso Leopold aanwezig zijn. Wij kijken uit naar vele interessante gesprekken en discussies.
20 May 2017
De Nederlandse Fellowshipgroep komt op 20 mei vanaf 11.00 uur bijeen tijdens de ontmoeting van de Linux gebruikersgroep NLLGG in Kranenburg Praktijkonderwijs in Utrecht.
13 to 14 May 2017
Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's President, Polina Malaja, Legal
Coordinator and Policy Analyst, and Daniel Pocock,
FSFE's newly-elected Fellowship Representative will be present
with their talks at OSCAL (Open Source
Conference Albania) 2017, the first annual conference in Albania
organized to promote software freedom, open source software,
free culture and open knowledge. The event takes place from
13 to 14 May in INSTITUTI HARRY T. FULTZ, RRUGA ASIM VOKSHI,
at Tirana.
13 May 2017
On May 13, Maurice Verheesen, coordinator of the country team Netherlands, is giving a keynote about "Public Money, Public Code" at the Open Source Event in the library of Tilburg, Netherlands. Admission is gratis.
08 May 2017
De Hamburgse Fellows en geïnteresseerden in Vrije Software komen op maandag 8 mei vanaf 20.00 uur bijeen voor de maandelijkse stamtafel. Details op https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
29 April 2017
At the annual event in Graz, lots of presentation talks and information
booths offer visitors the possibility to catch up on information about
GNU/Linux, Free Software and related projects. The event location is the
FH Joanneum. FSFE will be present with an information booth.
26 April 2017
The foss-north conference is a free software conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective. It takes place in Gothenburg and provides a meeting place for Nordic foss communities to come together. FSFE supporter Johan Thelin will host the conference which will also feature others from the FSFE as speakers.
22 April 2017
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 16th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". The event takes place on 22 April 2017 from 9:30 to
17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,
Germany. Admission is free.
13 April 2017
Am 13. April treffen wir uns wieder zu einem monatlichen Treffen (Jeden 2. Donnerstag im Monat). Dabei gehen wir auf aktuelle Projekte ein und versuchen aktuelle News zu diskutieren. Für den 13. April sieht der Ablauf wie folgt aus:
- 18:00 Eintreffen
- 18:15 Begriff Fellowship und Fellowship
- 18:30 Kurs zu FLOSS Software
- 19:00 Update Repair Cafe
- 19:15 Freie Android Smartphones mit LineageOS
- 19:45 Aktuelle News und Diskussion
Dieses Mal wird es hauptsächlich darum gehen, wie wir unsere Idee für einen FLOSS Kurs weiterhin konkretisieren und schlussendlich umsetzen können.
Nach Abschluss des organisatorischen Teils bleiben noch Zeit für News und unmoderierte Gespräche.
Alle Informationen sind wie immer im Wiki zu finden: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Zurich/2017-04-13
13 April 2017
De Hamburgse Fellows en geïnteresseerden in Vrije Software ontmoeten elkaar op donderdag 13 april vanaf 20.00 uur voor de maandelijkse stamtafel. Details op https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
05 April 2017
On Wednesday, 5 April, the local FSFE group Rhein/Main
will visit Repaircafé Gallus in the Repair Café Gallus in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 18:00 h.
03 to 04 April 2017
On Monday and Tuesday, 3-4 April, the FSFE will be present
with a small info and merchandise booth at the spring edition
of the Linke Medienakademie. The theme of this edition is
#Polarisierung. We will be there from 10:00 till 17:00,
during both days. We are looking forward to meet and discuss
with you!
You can also check
the relevant wiki page.
Location: Linke Medienakademie e.V.
Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, 10243 Berlin - Foyer (1st floor),
near S-Bhf.Ostbahnhof
31 March to 01 April 2017
The Wiki is an important tool for FSFE staff and activists to share knowledge, to document activities, and provide information about local groups. It is important that its use is casual and inviting and that information there is well structured, so it can be easily found and expanded. This requires continuous maintenance, of the content and workflow design. This meeting shall provide a foundation for this maintenance activity. It will kick off the annual Wiki Sprint.
Freie-Software-Abend in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
29 March 2017
Der nächste reguläre Freie-Software-Abend findet am 29.03.2017 ab 19:30
Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf, https://chaosdorf.de/kontakt/ statt.
Der offizielle Teil des Treffens beginnt um 20:00 Uhr. Wer später kommt,
verpasst also etwas.
Gäste sind auch bei diesen Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
28 March 2017
On March 28, 2017 the President of FSFE, Matthias Kirschner
is going to give a talk, under the title "The long way to empower
people to control technology" at ISCTE – University Institute
of Lisbon. The event is organised by our associated organisation,
ANSOL and kindly supported by MOSS, the Open Source Masters
programme in ISCTE, and ISCTE's ACM Student Chapter.
The talk will be held in English, and will be followed by
a Q and A session, where typical misunderstandings surrounding
Free Software will be discussed.
Location: Auditório JJ Laginha, ISCTE, Lisbon
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
24 March 2017
The next meeting of the FSFE Group Linz will be held on March 24, 2017.
Schedule:
16:00 - 17:30: Linuxwochen Linz
17:30 - 18:00: Agenda
18:00: Socializing
Every person interested in Free Software is invited to join. Afterwards, participants are welcome to stay and socialize. Information will be published on this page as it is available.
20 March 2017
On Monday, March 20 the FSFE will be present with a discussion
session concerning the role of Free Software in Open Science
at the Barcamp Open Science “Putting Open Science into practice”.
The Barcamp is the pre-event of the International Open Science
Conference, which is organised by the Leibniz Research Alliance
Science 2.0 in cooperation with Wikimedia Deutschland and takes
place on 21-22 March. The session will consist of a short presentation
by Olga Gkotsopoulou about the
FSFE's position paper for the endorsement of Free Software and Open Standards in Horizon 2020 and all publicly-funded research
and an interactive discussion part.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5.15 p.m.
Location: Wikimedia Deutschland, Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24, 10963 Berlin
18 March 2017
On 18 March, The Fellowship group BNL will meet at Kranenburg Praktijkonderwijs in Utrecht, with Linux user group NLLGG. We will meet there around 11:00.
08 March 2017
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Mittwoch 8.3. ab 20:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
07 March 2017
Matthias Kirschner, the FSFE's President is giving a talk on Tuesday, 7 March during the 58. Netzpolitischer Abend, organised by the Digitale Gesellschaft e.V. Title of the talk: „Limux: Wenn einem Leuchtturm der Strom abgestellt wird“ ("Limux: if you power off a lighthouse") .
The event takes place at the c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin. The doors open at 19:15 and the talks start at 20:00. The entrance is free. Hashtag for the event: #npa058
03 March 2017
Simon from the local group Linz will be giving a lightning talk about Free Software business models and how they relate to Open Data at the Business Treff Open Data Day organized by the Vienna Business Agency.
01 March 2017
On Wednesday, 1 March, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in "Zentrale Coworking" in Frankfurt to attend a talk by Max Mehl titled "Public Money, Public Code". We will meet there around 19:00 h, the talk will start at 19:30.
14 February 2017
On Tuesday the 14th of February, FSFE's executive director Jonas Öberg
will give two talks as part of the "Futures" section of the conference.
In "From EXIF to SPDX: How Persistent Metadata is Changing the World",
Jonas will talk about why provenance for source code is increasingly
important and in "OpenChain for Projects and SMEs" he will share some
experiences from OpenChain for Free Software projects.
13 February 2017
On Monday, February 13, the founder of our sister organisation is
giving a talk about Free Software in Münster
(Northrhine-Westphalia). FSFE supporters will organise a small
information booth and are looking forward to talk with the audience
about Free Software in Europe.
04 to 05 February 2017
FOSDEM, Europe's largest Free Software conference, takes place on
February 4 and 5 at Campus Solbosch of Free University Brussels (ULB).
Admission is free.
As usual, FSFE is present with a booth and presents latest news from its
work, a wide range of information material, stickers, and postcards, and
of course the latest
FSFE fashion.
01 February 2017
On Wednesday, 1 February, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will visit Repaircafé Gallus in the Repair-Café Gallus in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 18:00 h.
Fellowshiptreffen Düsseldorf und Umgebung in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
25 January 2017
Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf am 25.01.2017. Es ist das "traditionelle" Rückblicks- und Planungstreffenes findet wieder im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf statt.
Beginn 19.30 Uhr
Local FSFE Group Meeting with Matthias Kirschner in Berlin, Germany in Berlin, Germany
12 January 2017
This Thursday January 12, Matthias Kirschner will give an inspiring talk about "The long way to empower people to control technology" for the FSFE Berlin group meeting.
This is a replacement date for the cancelled talk of November, 10 2016.
New guests are welcome! Official start of the talk is at 20:00 but many of us will be there from 19:30 to grab some affordable and tasty snacks at the e-lok. Location: e-Lok Jugendclub, Laskerstraße 6-8, 10245 Berlin
09 January 2017
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Montag 9.1. ab 20:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
04 January 2017
On Wednesday, 4 January, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
27 to 30 December 2016
From December 27 to 30, FSFE will host an assembly during the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress in that we offer a common space to discuss, meet, hack and organise. There will also be several self-organized sessions every day about various aspects of or around Free Software. More details are coming soon. So long and until November 20, make sure to check our call for participation.
12 December 2016
First official meeting of the Milan group. We will brainstorm and put on the table(pad) all possible activities and ideas. Somehow we will come out with some concrete objective and strategy. The meeting starts at: 7p.m. in Boba, Via Rosolino Pilo 9.
08 December 2016
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Donnerstag 8.12. ab 20:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
07 December 2016
On Wednesday, 7 December, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. FSFE's former vice president Alessandro Rubini will pay us a visit! We will meet there around 19:00 h.
Fellowship-Treffen Düsseldorf und Umgebung in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
30 November 2016
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet als Jubiläumsfeier zum 10jährigen Bestehen am 30.11.2016, ab 19:30 Uhr im El Greco, Elisabethstraße 87, 40217 Düsseldorf statt.
29 November 2016
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 29, at 14:15 - 15:30 the FSFE Founding President Georg Greve will participate with a talk in the panel "Free Software: the future for the European institutions", which takes place during the afternoon sessions of DIGITEC 2016 at SQUARE - Brussels Meeting Centre (Room 213-215). Matthias Kirschner, the current FSFE President will be present, too.
25 to 27 November 2016
The FSFE will be present with a booth in FIfF-Konferenz 2016 – in.visible systems at the Mathematikgebäude TU Berlin (MA), Hörsaal HE101, Workshopraum MA141, from November 25th till the 27th. The Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden organizes this conference which will cover topics related to hacking, science, politics and activism. The entrance to this event is for free so please join us! We will have some nice merchandise, stickers and promo material, so don't hesitate and come to say hi!!
24 November 2016
On Thursday, 24th of December, FSFE executive director Jonas Öberg
will participate in a panel about Freedom of Panorama, copyright,
openness and democracy in Linköping Sweden. The debate is open
to everyone and starts at 18:00 h.
23 November 2016
On 23 November, starting at 19:00, Matthias Kirschner will give a talk for the .Net User Group Berlin-Brandenburg, presenting a general overview of the FSFE' s mission and projects. He will also try to refute the most common misconceptions around the notion of Free Software. Update for the location: The event will take place at Fairmas GmbH, Sachsendamm 2, 10829 Berlin. Catering will be provided. Do not miss the chance to be involved in this intriguing discussion!
23 November 2016
Athens FSFE group monthly meetup. This week we' ll explore cloud self-hosted free software (eg. NextCloud, Cozy, etc).
16 to 17 November 2016
FSFE's Policy Analyst and Legal Coordinator Polina Malaja will participate at the conference by giving a talk "DSM, EIF, RED: Acronyms on the EU level and why they matter for software freedom".
Local FSFE Group Meeting with Matthias Kirschner in Berlin, Germany
10 November 2016
This Thursday November 10, Matthias Kirschner will give an inspiring talk about "The long way to empower people to control technology" for the FSFE Berlin group meeting. New guests are welcome! Official start of the talk is at 20:00 but many of us will be there from 19:30 to grab some affordable and tasty snacks at the e-Lok. Location: e-Lok Jugendclub, Laskerstraße 6-8, 10245 Berlin
09 November 2016
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Mittwoch 9.11. ab 20:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
05 to 06 November 2016
OpenRheinRuhr is a fair and congress about Free Software, happening from 5. to 6. of November in the Rheinischen Industriemuseum in Oberhausen, Germany. On Saturday, November 5, there will be talks by Matthias Kirschner, Max Mehl and Erik Albers. In addition there will be an info booth and the possibility to meet staff and volunteers from the FSFE.
02 November 2016
On Wednesday, 2 November, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
26 October 2016
The GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network-Hellas and the National Documentation Centre are glad to invite you to the "Free Software, Open Access and Entrepreneurship Day" on Wednesday 26/10/2016 at 18:00. The event is part of the Open Access Week 2016 and there is no entrance fee. Matthias Kirschner, the President of the FSFE will give the opening Keynote Speech of the event. Polina Malaja, the FSFE' s policy analyst and legal coordinator will also give a talk about free software - related legal and policy issues.
The event will be livestreamed here: http://media.ekt.gr/live
Fellowshiptreffen Düsseldorf und Umgebung in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
26 October 2016
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am
26.10.2016 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf,
https://chaosdorf.de/kontakt/
statt.
25 October 2016
FSFE President, Matthias Kirschner, will visit the Athens Hackerspace to give a talk and discuss with the Greek Free Software community.
24 October 2016
FSFE President, Matthias Kirschner, and FSFE's Legal coordinator, Polina Malaja, will give two talks to the students of National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece. The event is hosted by the NTUA's Free Software community.
11 October 2016
Die Hamburger fellows und Free Software Interessierte treffen sich am Montag 9.5. ab 20:00 zum monatlichen Stammtisch.
Details auf https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
04 to 06 October 2016
FSFE will be present with a booth in LinuxCon+ContainerCon
Europe 2016 in Berlin, a big event where developers, sys admins,
architects and all levels of technical talent gather together
under one roof in order to further develop the GNU/Linux platform.
If you want to meet with us, then pass by our booth, where you
will have the opportunity to engage in interesting discussions,
to grab a bunch of stickers and flyers, and why not, to get a
new T-shirt or a bag from FSFE's merchandise?!
05 October 2016
On Wednesday, 5 October, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zum Goldstein in Mainz. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
Fellowship Treffen Düsseldorf und Umgebung in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
28 September 2016
Treffen der Fellowshipgruppe Düsseldorf und Umgebung ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf
23 to 25 September 2016
WearFai and mehr is the biggest Austrian trade fair for sustainable fashion and lifestyle.
The Austrian Team of FSFE is organising an information and trade booth (since our shirts are eco and fairtrade)
to inform people about why Software Freedom is essential for digital sustainability and fairness.
12 September 2016
Die Kölner Fellows und Interessierte an Freier Software treffen sich am Montag 12.09.2016 ab 19:00 zum monatlichen Treffen.
Das Treffen findet im Lokal K (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lokal_K) in Köln-Ehrenfeld statt. Weitere Informationen gibt es auf unserer Wiki-Seite.
12 September 2016
The monthly meeting of the Fellows in Cologne.
Everybody is welcome, so if you are interested, just swing by.
We meet at Lokal K (Hackländerstraße 2, Ehrenfeld) at 19:00.
10 September 2016
On Saturday, 10 September, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will inform visitors of the Rotlintstraßenfest in Frankfurt. Stop by and have a chat with us!
09 September 2016
On Friday, September 9, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at the hackerspace K4CG in Nuremberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
07 September 2016
On Wednesday, 7 September, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
02 to 04 September 2016
The first FSFE summit is happening from 2nd to 4th of September. An event for and by our community with three days full of Free Software in three themes: Business / Policy & Community / Beyond Code. Entrance to the FSFE summit also includes entrance to the conferences of Qt developers, KDE Akademy, Videolan and KDAB. Attendance is possible for no cost but we kindly ask you for a donation to cover our costs. Read more and be quick before it is "sold" out!
03 September 2016
On Saturday, September 3rd, we invite for the FSFE birthday party to celebrate 15 years of existence in c-base - the famous hacker space in Berlin, Germany. Opening is directly after the end of Saturday's FSFE summit at 18:00 hours with a warm up and get together. At 20:00 there will be around one hour of program in that we shed light on FSFE's local heroes that keep us growing strong. Afterwards, we start the party with music and drinks - a nice time to revel in the past and look forward to the future.
Fellowshipontmoeting van de groep Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf,
Duitsland
31 August 2016
De volgende reguliere ontmoeting vindt op
31 augustus vanaf 19.30 uur plaats in
Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf,
https://chaosdorf.de/kontakt/.
Het officiële deel van de ontmoeting begint om 20.00 uur. Wie later komt mist dus
iets. Er wordt een presentatie gehouden over Hardware-Software-Codesign.
Dat is een van de belangrijkste gebieden bij het ontwerp van ingebedde systemen.
Het gaat daarbij om het in elkaar grijpende ontwerp van hard- en software.
20 to 21 August 2016
FrOSCon is a Free Software conference, organised by the computer science department of the University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and other local initiatives. Visitors will be offered an exciting program with talks and workshops for visitors of all ages. The FSFE will be present with a booth and two talks by Polina Malaja and Max Mehl. We are looking forward to have a chat with you about Free Software, technology, and politics.
12 August 2016
On Friday, August 12, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at the hackerspace Backspace in Bamberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
11 August 2016
De Hamburgse Fellows en geïnteresseerden in Vrije
Software ontmoeten elkaar op donderdag 11 augustus vanaf 20.00 uur aan de
maandelijkse stamtafel. Details op https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
01 August 2016
On Monday, 1 August, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will visit FreiFunkFFM in the Depot 1899, Textorstraße 33 in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
31 July 2016
The Socializing Sunday is an informal Fellowship event to
get to know each other outside of the usual Fellowship meeting.
No agenda, no formalities! Everyone is welcome, including families
and friends of Fellows.
Reguliere ontmoeting van de Fellowshipgroep Düsseldorf
en omgeving in Düsseldorf, Duitsland
27 July 2016
De volgende reguliere ontmoeting vindt plaats op
27.07.2016 vanaf 19.30 uur in Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf,
https://chaosdorf.de/kontakt/. Het officiële deel van de
ontmoeting begint om 20.00 uur. Wie later komt mist dus iets.
14 July 2016
Monthly FSFE localgroup meeting in Zürich. For location and agenda, please look at our wiki page. New guests are welcome! In case it is your first time at the meeting, please introduce yourself on the
mailinglist (https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich).
14 July 2016
This month Kai Mertens will enlighten us with a talk about “BIOS, Libreboot, Intel ME”. Also, Erik Albers will talk about the upcoming summit and look for volunteers for the 15 years of FSFE celebration. New guests are welcome, official start of the agenda is at 20:00 but many of us prefer to arrive at 19:30 to buy economic and good food in the e-Lok. Location: e-Lok Jugendclub, Laskerstraße 6-8, 10245 Berlin
14 July 2016
Matthias Kirschner gives a talk about the importance of Free Software
and present some of the highlights of FSFE's work. The talk will take
place at the Technical University Berlin from 14:00 to 16:00 in room H
107. External guests are also invited.
13 July 2016
De Hamburgse Fellows en geïnteresseerden in Vrije
Software ontmoeten elkaar op woensdag 13 juli vanaf 20.00 uur aan de
maandelijkse stamtafel. Details op https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
09 July 2016
On Saturday, July 9, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local
FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting the hackerspace K4CG in Nürnberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
06 July 2016
On Wednesday, 6 July, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in "Zentrale Coworking" in Frankfurt to attend a talk by FSFE's president Matthias Kirschner titled "The long way to empower people to control technology". We will meet there around 19:00 h, the talk will start at 19:30.
04 July 2016
De Keulse Fellowship komt bijeen om 19.00 uur in
Wikipedia's Lokal K in Ehrenfeld.
Fellowshipontmoeting in Düsseldorf, Duitsland
29 June 2016
Ontmoeting van de Fellowshipgroep Düsseldorf vanaf 19.30 uur
in Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf.
23 to 27 June 2016
Our Italian team will represent FSFE with a booth during Wikimania 2016 in Esino Larino, Italy. If you like to know us or like to learn why Free Software is important for Free Knowledge, pass by our booth in the community village of Wikimania. Beside of having interesting talks or grabbing our promotion material or merchandise, you can also use this opportunity to meet Michele Marrali, Italian coordinator, and Erik Albers, Fellowship coordinator.
Fellowshipontmoeting in Wolfsburg, Nedersaksen
21 June 2016
De eerste ontmoeting van de Fellowship Wolfsburg. Het gaat
er in eerste instantie om te kijken hoe groot de interesse in de FSFE is en om elkaar
een beetje te leren kennen en van gedachten te wisselen. De ontmoeting vindt plaats
op 21 juni 2016 om 19.00 uur in de Paulaner Botschaft,
Porschestrasse 102, 38440 Wolfsburg. Omdat er geen
inschatting kan worden gemaakt van het aantal deelnemers reserveren we geen tafel.
Zoek gewoon de "I Love Free Software"-luchtballon op :-)
17 June 2016
Andrea Mayr-Stalder presents her project TurtleStitch, a
platform to generate patterns for embroidery machines.
TurtleStitch is based upon Free Software. We will see the
production from the pattern to the completed embroidery. And
we will learn about parallels of embroidery and programming.
14 June 2016
De Fellows in Hamburg en geïnteresseerden in Vrije Software ontmoeten elkaar
op dinsdag 14 juni om 20.00 uur aan de maandelijkse stamtafel. Details op
https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg
11 June 2016
Tübix, an event about Free Software in the Southern German town Tübingen,
opens its doors for the second time on 11 June 2016. Admission is free.
This time, FSFE is present with a booth and offers information about its
activities and Free Software in general as well as merchandise products.
09 June 2016
Monthly FSFE localgroup meeting in Zürich. Place: See wiki
entry. Topics discussed: Linux Presentation Day (LPD). New
guests are welcome! In case it is your first time at the
meeting, please introduce yourself on the mailinglist
(https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich).
07 June 2016
On Tuesday, 7 June, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will visit CCC-MZ-WI in the CCC HQ in Wiesbaden. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
06 June 2016
De Keulse Fellows en geïnteresseerden in Vrije Software ontmoeten elkaar op
maandag 6 juni 2016 om 19.00 uur voor de maandelijkse ontmoeting. De ontmoeting
vindt plaats in Lokal K (ttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lokal_K) in
Keulen-Ehrenfeld. Meer informatie is er op onze wiki-pagina.
foss-north 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden
26 May 2016
The foss-north conference is a software and hardware related event
with a technical perspective, hosted in Gothenburg and providing a
meeting place for Nordic foss communities to come together. The FSFE's
vice president, Alessandro Rubini, will participate and present
a talk on Time in Software and Hardware - how time is handled in
the Linux kernel and in the White Rabbit network at CERN, and
FSFE's Executive Director, Jonas Öberg, will present a talk about
the State of Free Software in Europe (and elsewhere).
25 May 2016
Vanaf 19.00 uur vind een ontmoeting van Fellows uit het gehele Rijnland plaats
in C4 in Keulen-Ehrenfeld. Matthias Kirschner zal als voorzitter van FSFE
aanwezig zijn en een overzicht geven van actuele en afgelopen activiteiten.
Daarna zal een open discussie volgen.
20 May 2016
On Friday, May 20, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local
FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting the
hackerspace K4CG in Nürnberg. All friends of Free Software
are invited to come!
14 to 15 May 2016
Peter Bubestinger, FSFE Austrian coordinator gives a talk at the Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL) about Free Software in schools. The Conference will take place in Tirana and will gather free libre open source technology users, developers, academics, governmental agencies and people who share the idea that software should be free and open for the local community and governments to develop and customize to its needs.
Buitengewone Fellowshipontmoeting in Düsseldorf, Duitsland
15 May 2016
Martin Gollowitzer, systeembeheerder en lid van FSFE, zal op het FSFE-kantoor
in Düsseldorf op Bilker Allee 173 vanaf 19.00 uur met lokale Fellows voor een
buitengewone Fellowshipontmoeting bij elkaar komen.
14 May 2016
FSFE Fellows will run a booth at the FairPlanet festival in Linz, Austria.
FairPlanet tries to connect human rights, animal rights and conservation together in one summer festival.
12 May 2016
Monthly FSFE localgroup meeting in Zürich. Place: See
wiki entry. Topics: Linux Presentation Day. New guests are
welcome! In case it is your first time at the meeting, please
introduce yourself on the mailinglist
(https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich).
11 May 2016
FSFE's president Matthias Kirschner will give a keynote titled "The long way to empower people to control technology" at the DORS / CLUC. The conference's aim is to be a place where academia, businesses and Free Software hackers meet, make new friends. The keynote will be on Wednesday 11 May from 09:45 to 10:30. DORS/CLUC will take place in the premises of the Faculty at Unska 3 address.
09 May 2016
Op 9 mei is er om 19.00 uur weer een Fellowship-ontmoeting in Bonn. Guido
Günther houdt de toespraak "Wetenswaardigheden over Erlang". Erlang is een
zogenoemde functionele programmeertaal die rond PABX (telefooninstallaties in
bedrijven) is ontstaan. Op dit gebied worden er extreem hoge eisen gesteld aan
stabiliteit, voorkomen van uitval en fouttolerantie. De ontmoeting staat zoals
altijd open voor iedereen die zich voor Vrije Software interesseert. Het
ontmoetingspunt is Netzladen, Breite Straße 74, 53111 Bonn.
09 May 2016
Hamburgse Fellows en Vrije Software-geïnteresseerden ontmoeten elkaar op
maandag 9 mei vanaf 20.00 uur aan hun maandelijkse stamtafel in Roxie in
Hamburg. Er is geen agenda. Meer informatie vindt u op onze wiki-pagina.
09 May 2016
The Köln Fellows and those interested in Free Software will meet on Monday the 9th of May 2016 at 19.00 for a monthly meeting. This time at Lokal K (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lokal_K) in Köln-Ehrenfeld. More information can be had on our wiki page.
05 May 2016
On Thursday, May 5, there will be OpenTechSummit 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Open Tech Summit is a conference about technological developments and Free Software. Matthias Kirschner, president of FSFE, gives a talk about "Free Software 1+1: Explaining typical misunderstandings" and FSFE will be present with a booth.
04 May 2016
On Wednesday, 4 May, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Zentrale Coworking in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
03 May 2016
During re:publica Matthias Kirschner will give a short talk about how to counter Free Software misunderstandings. It will be from 14:00 to 14:30 in the newthinking network track. Re:publica takes place in the STATION Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, 10963 Berlin. You have to buy tickets to attend the conference.
30 April 2016
At the annual event in Graz, lots of presentation talks and information booths offer visitors the possibility to catch up on information about GNU/Linux, Free Software and related projects. The event location is the FH Joanneum.
FSFE will be present with an information booth.
30 April 2016
Digital self-defence, playing soccer with MBots, Raspberry
Music project are the main tracks of the Free Software Event
at the Tilburg Library, along with informational stands and
many DIY activities. Participants are the FSFE (Digi-Talk Maurice Verheesen), Ubuntu.NL, LibreOffice, NLLGG (Dutch Linux Users Group) and
more. DIY activities involve the Raspberry TEdCase 3D-printing,
3D-Virtual Reality and more. Entrance is free. The Event
starts at 12.00hrs and ends at 17.00hrs.
"Linux in het dagelijks leven" in Mülheim aan de Roer, Duitsland
30 April 2016
Georganiseerd door FSFE-Fellows zullen Wolf-Dieter Zimmermann en Wolfgang Romey
in het kader van de Linux Presentatiedag voor alle geïnteresseerden hun licht
laten schijnen op het Linux vrije besturingssysteem. Daarbij zijn er meerdere
computers aanwezig om het zelf te beleven. Het evenement vindt plaats van
10.00 tot 15.00 uur in de volkshogeschool in Mülheim aan de Roer.
Fellowship-ontmoeting in Düsseldorf, Duitsland
27 April 2016
Ook bij veel Fellows zijn de structuren en werkwijzen van de FSFE niet bekend.
Werner Koch, oprichtend lid van de FSFE, zal deze keer een blik achter de schermen
laten zien en verklaren hoe de FSFE “functioneert”.
De ontmoeting vindt plaats op 27 april 2016 vanaf 19.30 uur in Chaosdorf,
Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf. Het officiële deel van de ontmoeting begint
om 20.00 uur. Wie later komt, mist dus iets. Gasten zijn zoals altijd hartelijk
welkom.
16 April 2016
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 15th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". The event takes place on 16 April 2016 from 9:30 to
17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,
Germany. Admission is free.
14 April 2016
Monthly FSFE localgroup meeting in Zürich. Place: See wiki
entry. Topics: Linux Presentation Day in Basel. New guests
are welcome! In case it is your first time at the meeting,
please introduce yourself on the mailinglist (https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich).
12 April 2016
The FSFE's president Matthias Kirschner will give a talk about the importance of Free Software for society at the Barcelona Free Software Group. The talk will give an overview of FSFE's work from the past 15 years, and give you inspiration how you can work with the FSFE for software freedom as an individual as well as an organisation. The talk will take place at 18:45 at Cibernàrium Edifici MediaTIC, Roc Boronat, 117, Barcelona.
07 April 2016
Peter Bubestinger and Till Jaeger from FSFE and others
will give insights on how memory institutions and cultural
heritage organisations worldwide are increasingly empowered
by Free Software licensed tools. This workshop is part of the
PREFORMA project, in which 3 format conformance checkers have
been developed to check and validate document-, image- and
audiovisual files. Topics like format obsolescence, vendor
lock-in or interoperability issues of proprietary implementations
are being addressed in this workshop.
07 April 2016
Peter Bubestinger and Till Jaeger from FSFE and others
will give insights on how memory institutions and cultural
heritage organisations worldwide are increasingly empowered
by Free Software licensed tools. This workshop is part of the
PREFORMA project, in which 3 format conformance checkers have
been developed to check and validate document-, image- and
audiovisual files. Topics like format obsolescence, vendor
lock-in or interoperability issues of proprietary implementations
are being addressed in this workshop.
06 April 2016
On Wednesday, 6 April, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Kneipe 41 in Darmstadt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
24 March 2016
On Thursday, March 24, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at restaurant Kopernikus in Nürnberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
19 to 20 March 2016
On March 15th and 16th, there will be a FSFE booth during the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, an event dedicated to everything about GNU/Linux and Free Software. Just pass by the booth to get to know people from the FSFE as well as other Fellows. The booth will also come with brand new merchandise and promotion material. There will also a talk by Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's President, and one by Max Mehl, FSFE's Germany Coordinator.
11 to 12 March 2016
On March 11 and 12 FSFE will participate with a booth at the Logan CIJ Symposium, an event organised by Center for Investigative Journalism. Pass by to meet some members of FSFE's Berlin office and discuss how Free Software helps protect freedom of speech and information.
The Logan CIJ Symposium will be held at the BCC (Berlin Congress Center) in Alexanderstraße 11, 10178 Berlin, Germany. To get a ticket please visit the page of the event.
10 March 2016
Monthly FSFE Fellowhsip meeting in Zürich. For the time and place
please see the event page. Main topic to discuss: organisation of
xcon. New guests are welcome! In case it is your first time at the
meeting, please notify about this on the mailinglist: https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich
02 March 2016
On Wednesday, 2 March, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in "Zentrale Coworking" in Frankfurt to attend a talk by Michael Stehmann titled "Freie Software Lizenzen". We will meet there around 19:00 h, the talk will start at 19:30.
14 February 2016
Free Software contributors enable us to use the freedom tools we appreciate every day. Developers, designers, translators, and many more deserve our gratitude. Let's say "thank you" to them on the traditional day of love, Valentine's Day. Unlike usual events IloveFS is an online event only. Have a look at the website to see how you can celebrate with us.
12 February 2016
On Friday, February 12, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the
local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at
the hackerspace in Bamberg. All friends of Free Software
are invited to come!
11 February 2016
Thema's zijn deze keer onder andere: I love Free Software
Dag en Document Vrijheidsdag. Vanaf 18.00 uur. Plaats: Limmatstrasse 183.
Oude bekenden en nieuwe gasten zijn van harte welkom (ook niet-Fellows).
Als het gaat om uw eerste deelname aan deze ontmoeting dan vragen wij u zich
kort voor het eerste bezoek voor te stellen op de e-maillijst
(https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich).
10 February 2016
This is our monthly meetup held in the Athens Hackerspace.
At this meetup we will discuss mostly around the two recent
events that many community members attended. 32c3 at Hamburg
and Fosdem at Brussels. We'll talk about new projects we
learned about on these events, highlights and best presentations
to watch.
03 February 2016
On Wednesday, 3 February, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
30 to 31 January 2016
This year, FOSDEM will be held on the 30st and 31st of January 2016
in Brussels. FSFE will at least participate with a booth and there will
be many fellows, coordinators and staffers.
As like every year, we're looking forward to many meetings and
discussions and also to a very good time for all.
15 January 2016
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
15 January 2016
It is well known that Android is an Open Source Operating System. But in practice, in order to use it a lot of non-free and locked down platforms are needed, like Google Play. F-Droid aims to fill this gap by offering a free platform that you can use to install and distribute your applications. The session will be provided by Daniel Martí, a lead F-Droid developer.
14 January 2016
Free Thursday is a regular event for people in the Helsinki area interested in free software / open source software. We meet on the second Thursday each month, at 18:00, at One Pint pub. There is no formal program, and no sponsorship. You're welcome!
08 January 2016
On Friday, January 8, 2016, starting at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at restaurant Kopernikus in Nuremberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
27 to 30 December 2015
From December 27 to 30, FSFE will host an 'assembly' during the 32nd Chaos Communication Congress to offer a common space to discuss, meet, hack and organise. There will also be several self-organized sessions every day about various specific Free Software projects, GnuPG, certificates, decentralization and federated social networks. You can see the schedule and every other information on the dedicated FSFE page in the CCC-wiki. We also offer all kind of our current promotion material and merchandise. Pass by and join our community.
18 December 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
12 December 2015
On Saturday, December 12, 2015, starting at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will have its next meeting at the local Hackerspace in Bamberg. All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
Am Samstag, 12. Dezember 2015 ab 19:00 Uhr hat die lokale Gruppe der FSFE in Franken im Hackerspace Bamberg ihr nächstes Treffen. Alle Freunde Freier Software sind herzlich eingeladen!
10 December 2015
Die FSFE Lokalgruppe Zuerich versammelt sich zum
monatlichen Treffen.
Ort: noch offen, im Wiki Eintrag schauen Themen sind diesmal
unter anderem: Linuxtag und Free Software Fotobuch. Altbekannte
und neue Gaeste sind herzlich willkommen (auch Nicht-Fellows).
Sollte es sich um die erste Teilnahme an diesem Treffen handeln,
wird darum gebeten, sich kurz vor dem ersten Besuch auf der
Mailingliste (https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/zurich)
vorzustellen.
10 December 2015
Die Lokalgruppe der FSFE Hamburg trifft sich am Donnerstag, 10.12.15, ab 20:00 Uhr im Roxie, Rentzelstr. 6, 20146 Hamburg. Fellows und Interessierte sind immer recht herzlich Willkommen
Taking the lead: Setting standards for the future
03 December 2015
Jonas Öberg, FSFE's executive director, will give the keynote at
FOSSCon Korea, talking about how massive collaboration between
individuals and business have shaped the free software
environment in recent years, and how this explosion of activity,
properly nurished and given the right scaffolding, is an
opportunity to shape the standards for free software in the future.
FOSSCon Korea is organised by the Korean National IT Industry
Promotion Agency.
21 to 22 November 2015
/ Update: The event has been cancelled due to the
Paris shootings. /
FSFE will be pleased to join the Toulouse event “Le Capitole du Libre”
for the first time. With a booth, FSFE activists are looking forward
to meeting other associations and individuals. FSFE's French Coordinator
and Legal Team member Hugo Roy will give two talks, one is an introduction
to free software licenses, the other is a talk about the Skype case,
reverse engineering and decompilation law in France and Europe.
21 November 2015
The FSFE will be present with a booth organised by the Vienna Fellowship
group at the 17th "Linuxday" in Dornbirn in the border region of Austria,
Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland on November 21, 2015. In three
parallel tracks, there will be talks on Free Software for Novices, Experts
and Managers.
20 November 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Café Sperlhof. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
18 to 19 November 2015
FSFE will be at the brandly new “Open Source Summit” near Paris, in
La Plaine Seint-Denis. With a booth, we are looking forward to meeting
the participants and discussing policy, legal and other issues in
Free Software.
18 November 2015
On Wednesday 18 November from 16:00 to 17:15 FSFE's President Matthias
Kirschner will participate in a workshop at the "Open IT Summit". It
will take place in the Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Niederkirchnerstr. 5,
10117 Berlin. Registration
is required.
07 to 08 November 2015
OpenRheinRuhr is een beurs met congres rond het thema
"Vrije Software". In de bevolkingsrijkste regio van Europa biedt
OpenRheinRuhr e.V. informatie over Vrije Software door middel van
tentoonstellingen, voordrachten en workshops. Ook niet-technische thema's
zoals "burgerrechten op het net" en de handhaving van licenties komen aan bod.
Voordrachten op meerdere tracks spreken mensen met een verschillend
kennisniveau aan - van beginners tot professionele ontwikkelaars &
er is gelegenheid voor uitwisseling van ervaringen tussen projekten.
08 November 2015
Guido Arnold, FSFE's edu-team coordinator, will give a talk about
"Free Software in education – A glance at Europe" at FSCONS in
Gothenburg, Sweden. The talk will discuss a few examples how Free Software is
being used in Europe, how its use is politically backed, why the decision was
made to migrate and which challenges were encountered.
04 November 2015
On Wednesday, 4 November, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
04 November 2015
CopyCamp is an international conference aiming to understand the social Impacts of copyright and is located in Warsaw, Poland. Matija Šuklje, coordinator of the FSFE legal team, is giving a talk about the "Implications of the EU Copyright Reform on Free Software". If not talking you can meet him as well as FSFE community coordinator Erik Albers at the FSFE booth.
03 November 2015
On Tuesday 3 November at 14:00 FSFE's President Matthias Kirschner
will give a talk about “An endangered species: the computer as a
universal machine”. The event takes place at Kultur Brauerei, Schönhauser
Allee 36, 10435 Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg. Tickets start at 50€.
Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf am 28.10.2015 in Duesseldorf, Germany
28 October 2015
Das nächste Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf widmet sich dem Einsatz Freier Software beim Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) http://www.dlr.de . Referent wird Andreas Schreiber sein. Eingeladen wird am 28.10.2015 ab 19:30 Uhr wie immer ins Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf. Um 20:00 Uhr beginnen wir mit dem „offiziellen“ Teil. Wer später kommt, verpasst also was. Gäste sind bei diesem Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
Round tables: “Free Software, Open Source and Software Patent
Non-Aggression, European Context”, October 2015 in Berlin,
Germany and Warsaw, Poland
21 to 22 October 2015
Successful collaboration, Free Software license compliance
and innovation management go hand-in-hand for large and small
innovators. FSFE and Open
Invention Network, with the participation of the
Legal Network
and the Asian
Legal Network, are inviting to round table events with
presentations and panel discussion of industry and community
speakers, titled "Free Software, Open Source and Software Patent
Non-Aggression, European Context".
The events will be held in
Berlin
on October 21 and
Warsaw
on October 22. Attendance is limited – please confirm your
attendance until October 14 to
Nicola Feltrin.
16 to 18 October 2015
On Friday 16 October 2015 at 18:00 Fellow Michael Stehmann will give
a lecture about "Free Software Licences" at the Labortagen 2015 in
Bochums Hackerspace.
16 October 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
08 October 2015
Fellowship meeting in Berlin with the topics of discussion about
Emacs org-mode, Babel. For more details, please see the
wiki
page. Start: 19:30.
07 October 2015
On Wednesday, 7 October, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
Birthday party in Berlin: 30 years Free Software Foundation
03 October 2015
On 3 October 2015 Free Software Foundation Europe invites you for the 30th birthday party of the Free Software Foundation. While the main event will take place in Boston/USA, there will be several satellite birthday parties around the world to celebrate 30 years of empowering people to control technology, and one of them will be in Berlin.
The Free Software Foundation was founded in 1985 and since then promotes
computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer
programs. It also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues
of freedom in the use of software.
The birthday party in Berlin, organised by FSFE, will take place from
15:00 to 18:00 on 3 October 2015 at: Endocode AG, Brueckenstraße
5A, 10179 Berlin.
To make sure that FSFE's donor Endocode can provide enough birthday cake and coffee, please register before 15 September 2015 for the event by sending us an e-mail with the subject "FSF30".
Join us on 3 October, celebrating 30 years of working for software freedom!
Fellowship meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany
30 September 2015
Next regular Fellowship meeting in Düsseldorf will take take place on
30th September, at 19:30 in
Chaosdorf
(Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf). Wolf-Dieter Zimmermann, the frequent
participant of our meetings, will speak about promoting Free Software
in Mülheim/Ruhr. The "official" part will start at 20:00.
Guests are always welcome!
18 to 19 September 2015
On September 18 / 19 are the "Kieler Open Source und Linuxtage", the annual Free Software conference in Kiel, Germany. Dominic Hopf will give a presentation about FSFE's "Free Your Android" campaign and the FSFE will be present with a booth. A good opportunity to meet fellows and the FSFE community. We are looking forward to meet you and answer your questions.
19 September 2015
On Saturday, 19 September, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will inform visitors of the Rotlintstraßenfest in Frankfurt. Stop by and have a chat with us!
19 September 2015
On Saturday, September 19, 2015, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, the local
FSFE group in Franconia will have a booth at Maxplatz, Bamberg for
the Software Freedom Day. Afterwards (starting at approximately 6:30 pm),
we will have a shorter Fellowship meeting at the local Hackerspace.
All friends of Free Software are invited to come!
18 September 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
02 September 2015
On Wednesday, 2 September, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
29 August 2015
On August 29, there will be the Freedom not Fear Demonstration coming to Cologne, Germany. The local group will represent FSFE with a booth and information material. If you like to meet us or know more about Free Software and the FSFE, please pass by.
28 August 2015
On Friday, August 28 at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia meets at Kopernikus-Biergarten in Nürnberg. You can find a map at our local group page at http://www.fellowship-franken.org. All friends of Free Software are welcome to join us!
26 August 2015
De lokale FSFE-groep Düsseldorf nodigt je uit op 26 augustus om 19.30 uur in Chaosdorf, (Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf). Werner Koch zal een voordracht houden over wat je, behalve e-mailversleuteling, allemaal voor zinvols kan doen met GnuPG-versleuteling. Dus ook voor zij die dagelijks e-mails versleutelen belooft Werner Koch interessante gezichtspunten te bieden. Het officiële deel begint om 20.00 uur. Gasten zijn bij deze ontmoeting zoals altijd hartelijk welkom.
22 to 23 August 2015
FrOSCon is a Free Software conference, organised by the computer science department of the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, supported by the "Linux/Unix User Group Sankt Augustin" (LUUSA) and FrOSCon e.V. Visitors will be offered an exciting program with talks and workshops for visitors of all ages. The FSFE will be present with a booth and is looking forward to meet interested visitors.
15 to 22 August 2015
DebConf is the annual Debian developers meeting, an event filled with discussions, workshops and coding parties – all of them highly technical in nature. DebConf15, the 16th Debian Conference, will be held from the 15th to the 22nd of August 2015 at Heidelberg International youth hostel in Heidelberg, Germany. FSFE will be there with a booth at the weekend of 15th to 16th August.
21 August 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
13 to 17 August 2015
On August 13 - 17 there will be the Chaos Communication Camp, close to Zehdenick, Germany, organised by the Chaos Computer Club. The camp presents itself as "an international, five-day open-air event for hackers and associated life-forms". FSFE will be present with an own village throughout the days to welcome every interested person, friend and sustaining members. The village will offer promotion material, merchandise and contact with people from the FSFE. You can use the village as a meeting point, to hangout or to have a chat about current activities as well as your own ideas. You will find power supply and ethernet connectivity as well. You can also use our village for a self-organised session, please contact eal@fsfe.org to plan any activity.
07 August 2015
On Friday 7 August at 13:45 FSFE's Vice President Matthias Kirschner
will give a keynote at GUADEC titled “An endangered species: the
computer as a universal machine”. GUADEC 2015 takes place in Gothenburg
from the 7 to 12 August, the first three days in the Folkets Hus the
others at the IT University.
03 August 2015
On Monday, 3 August, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will visit Freifunk in the Kanonesteppl in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:30 h.
Fellowshiptreffen Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Deutschland
29 July 2015
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 29.07.2015 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf, https://chaosdorf.de/kontakt/ statt.
Torsten Sommer hält einen Vortrag zum Thema "Clickworking, was ist das?".
Um 20:00 Uhr beginnen wir mit dem „offiziellen“ Teil. Wer später kommt, verpasst also was.
Gäste sind bei diesem Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
23 to 26 July 2015
Euskal Encounter is a huge LAN-Party at Bilbao Exhibition Center at Barrakaldo/Bizkaia. More than 4000 gamers are filling a huge exhibition hall. Besides, there are some talks and an exhibition area. FSFE will attend with a booth, together with friends from safecreative.org and others.
25 July 2015
On Saturday, July 25 at 7:00 pm, the local FSFE group in Franconia will meet again. The Fellowship meeting will take place in Bamberg's Hackerspace "Backspace" which is conveniently located near the train station and the downtown area, Spiegelgraben 41. All friends of Free Software are welcome to join us!
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25 July 2015
On Saturday 25 July at 10:15 FSFE's Vice President Matthias Kirschner
will give the community keynote at KDE's Akademy titled “An endangered
species: the computer as a universal machine”. Akademy 2015 takes place
in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain from the 25 to 31 July. The organisers also
did an interview
with Matthias about his background, motivation, how he joined
Free Software, and some of his hobbies.
17 July 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
04 to 10 July 2015
As every year, FSFE will have an exhibition stand in the Libre Village of The Libre Software Meeting (RMLL).
It is a good occasion to meet us and inform you about Free Software!
09 July 2015
On Thursday, July 9, Richard Stallman will talk about "Copyright vs. Community"
in the Goethe University Frankfurt/M., Germany. The event will start at 18:00h.
The Fellowship group Rhine/Main will be present with to inform and discuss the
subject with the interested audience and distribute information material.
08 July 2015
On Wednesday, July 8, Richard Stallman will talk about "Free Software and Your
Freedom" in the Gallustheater Frankfurt. The event will start at 19:00h. The Fellowship group Rhine/Main will be present with a booth to inform and discuss with the interested audience.
27 June 2015
On Saturday 27 June, the fellowship group Rhein/Main
will present Free Software and the FSFE with a booth
at an event organised by the Green party Hesse about
honorary/volunteer work (Ehrenamt). It takes place in
Spenerhaus in Frankfurt.
19 June 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Außerordentliches Fellowshiptreffen mit Jonas Öberg in Düsseldorf, Germany
17 June 2015
Jonas Öberg, Mitgründer und aktueller Geschäftsführer der Free Software Foundation Europe, besucht Düsseldorf. Dazu findet am 17.06.2015 ein außerordentliches Fellowshiptreffen statt. Wir treffen uns ab etwa 20:00 Uhr im Restaurant "El Greco", welches sich am südlichen Ende der Westseite des Kirchplatzes in Bilk (oder: Elisabethstraße 87, 40217 Düsseldorf) befindet.
17 June 2015
Die Hamburger Fellows der FSFE treffen sich im Juni am Mittwoch, den 17.06.2015 im Roxie auf der Rentzelstraße 6, 20146 Hamburg. Wir laden sowohl Fellows, alte Bekannte als auch neue Gesichter ein uns zu besuchen und mit uns über aktuelle Themen rund um Freie Software zudiskutieren und zu klönen.
Da diese Woche die Anmeldefristen für das Chaos Communication Camp ablaufen auf dem die FSFE mit eigenem Village vertreten sein wird, freuen wir uns besonders über Beiträge zur Planung des Village.
11 June 2015
On Thursday, June 11, the local FSFE group Switzerland is going to meet in Zürich. Topics will be the "Freedom Voting", a campaign for this years elections and the recently released OSS Studie Schweiz. Please find all details about location and timing on our wiki-page.
11 June 2015
Free Thursday is a regular event for people in the Helsinki area interested in free software / open source software. We meet on the second Thursday each month, at 18:00, in some bar. There is no formal program, and no sponsorship. You're welcome!
The next event will be on Thursday, June 11th, 2015 at 18:00, in Steam Hellsinki.
Local FSFE meeting in Berlin, Germany
11 June 2015
On Thursday, June 11 , there is the next local FSFE meeting Berlin, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time we come together to think about FSFE's possibilites to encourage or support movements that work to establish Free Software inside our educational system. No presentation this time - just discussing. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
03 June 2015
On Wednesday, 3 June, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
01 June 2015
On Monday, 1 June, the Fellowship group Cologne will meet in the C4 at 19 hours. See our wiki-page for more information.
27 May 2015
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 27.05.2015 ab 19:30 Uhr wieder im Chaosdorf statt. Jan Ulrich Hasecke wird dabei nicht nur über das Python-Dokumentationstool Sphinx http://sphinx-doc.org/ sprechen, sondern unter dem Thema “Undocumented Code is Broken Code oder Dokumentation ist erfolgskritisch!” auch darüber, welchen Stellenwert die Dokumentation in einem Software-Projekt einnehmen sollte. “Documentation Driven Development” ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein Stichwort. Ebenso wird die Frage eine Rolle spielen: “Was kommt nach der Dokumentation?” Um 20:00 Uhr beginnt der offiziell Teil, das Chaosdorf findet sich in der Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf. Gäste sind bei diesem Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
27 May 2015
Die Hamburger FSFE Fellows treffen sich im Mai außerplanmäßig am Mittwoch, den 27.05.2015 im Roxie auf der Rentzelstraße 6, 20146 Hamburg. Wir laden sowohl Fellows, alte Bekannte als auch neue Gesichter ein uns zu besuchen und mit uns über aktuelle Themen rund um Freie Software zu diskutieren und zu klönen. Die Details zum Stammtisch, Anfahrt und Karte sind wie immer auf unserer Wiki-Seite zu finden.
18 May 2015
On 18th of May, Guido Arnold, FSFE's edu-team coordinator, will give a key
note titled: "Free Software in education – A glance at Europe" at DORS/CLUC in
Zagreb, Croatia. The talk will discuss a few examples how Free Software is
being used in Europe, how its use is politically backed, why the decision was
made to migrate and which challenges were encountered.
14 to 17 May 2015
From May 14 to 17 there will be the 3rd Commons Fest happening in Athens, Greece. Richard Stallman will give a keynote during these days and Nikos Roussos, FSFE's coordinator Greece, will run a cryptoparty. FSFE will also be present with an info booth. Details follow soon.
16 to 17 May 2015
The Chaos Cologne is a conference for hacktivists, artists and makers and takes place in the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne. The FSFE will be present with a booth and is looking forward to have interesting talks with you about Free Software and society.
15 May 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
14 May 2015
On 14 May there will be the OpenTech Summit, a one-day conference about Free Software, free knowledge and open hardware in the Kalkscheune in Berlin. On this occasion the FSFE will be present with a booth to discuss Free Software with you. Beside that, our sustaining member Ricardo Wurmus will give a talk about “Functional package management with GNU Guix”.
13 May 2015
On Wednesday, 13 May, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Restaurant Adler in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
11 May 2015
Das nächste Fellowshiptreffen in Bonn findet statt am Montag, 11. Mai, ab 19 Uhr im Netzladen in Bonntrifft sich die Fellowship-GruppeRhein/Main-Gebiet wird im Restaurant Adler in Frankfurt um 19:00 Uhr stattfinden. Dieses Mal wird Johannes eine Einführung ins Thema IPv6 geben. Das Treffen ist wie immer offen für alle, die sich für Freie Software interessieren.
09 to 10 May 2015
From May 9 to 10 there will be the second edition of the Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL). Peter Bubestinger, FSFE's coordinator Austria, gives a keynote about "FFmpeg's FFV1 lossless video codec: A Free Software success story" and insights about video editing using Free Software. FSFE will be present with an information booth.
07 to 09 May 2015
With more than 100 lectures and workshops the Linuxwochen Vienna in the FH Technicum is one of the biggest community-organized events in Vienna. The event offers a great variation of topics, including open source and hardware, 3D printing, system administration, software development and privacy & security. FSFE will be present with a booth and is looking forward to interesting discussions and informations about Free Software. The event takes place from the 7th to the 9th of May at the FH Technikum Wien. The admission is free.
07 to 08 May 2015
The "Concurso Universitario de Software Libre" (CUSL) is a contest among students from different Universities in Spain. On May 7 and 8 there will be an awarding ceremony in the University of Zaragoza. Erik Albers gives a keynote about "Free Software, local economy and its political realization".
29 April 2015
GnuPG existiert inzwischen seit 17 Jahren und ist nicht nur in der Unixwelt ein alter Bekannter. Der Vortrag beschreibt einige der Neuheiten, die mit Version 2.1 neu eingeführt wurden. Darunter vor allem: Remote use, SSH und ECC. Werner Koch ist Main-Entwickler der GnuPG Software.
Achtung, das Treffen findet nicht im Chaosdorf, sondern ab 19:30 Uhr in den Räumen der Cultural Commons Collecting Society (C3S), Heyestr. 194, 40625 Düsseldorf, und ist mit dem öffentlichen Nahverkehr gut erreichbar. Um 20:00 Uhr beginnen wir mit dem „offiziellen“ Teil. Wer später kommt, verpasst also was. Gäste sind bei diesem Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
25 April 2015
At the annual all-day event in Graz, lots of presentation talks and information
booths offer visitors the possibility to catch up on information about GNU/Linux,
Free Software and related projects.
The event location is the
FH Joanneum.
FSFE will be present with a information booth.
17 April 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Local FSFE meeting with a talk about video streaming with Free Software in Berlin, Germany
09 April 2015
On Thursday, April 9, there is the next local FSFE meeting Berlin, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Gregor will talk about video streaming only using Free Software, about the potential of WebRTC and the built-in solution by Firefox (hello). Our meetings are a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
01 April 2015
On Wednesday, 1 April, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
21 to 22 March 2015
On March 15th and 16th, there will be a FSFE booth during the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, an event dedicated to everything about GNU/Linux and Free Software. Just pass by the booth to get to know people from the FSFE as well as other Fellows. The booth will also come with brand new merchandise and promotion material.
Guido Arnold will do a talk about "Freie Software in der Bildung – ein Blick auf Europa" (Free Software in Education - a View on Europe)
20 March 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Karsten Gerloff on Free Software and compliance
20 March 2015
On March 20, FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff will discuss Free
Software and compliance at a seminar in Tokyo, Japan. As Free
Software permeates ever more areas of commercial activity,
it is important for companies to understand what they need to do in
order to fulfil their obligations under Free Software licenses, and
to develop best practices to manage the use of Free Software in
their products.
16 March 2015
On 16 March 2015, Matthias Kirschner will participate in a panel discussion
about patents, standards and Free Software organised by the European Patent
Office. The discussion takes place at Cebit in hall 8 from 16:00 to 16:45.
The other people on the panel are Grant Philpott (Principal Director, EPO),
Brian Hinman (Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Philips), Gabriele
Mohsler (VP Patent Development IPR and Licensing, Ericsson), and Koen
Lievens (Director in ICT, EPO).
27 February to 13 March 2015
Fellows of the FSFE will have a vote for the seventh elections for FSFE's
Fellowship representative. Every Fellow who is allowed to
vote should have received an email from “FSFE Fellowship (CIVS poll supervisor)”
with the subject “Poll: Fellowship elections 2015”. Please find all
necessary information for you to vote inside this email.
The winner of the election will be publicly announced on March 16 on
FSFE's web page.
This year, you can vote for three outstanding candidates (in reverse
alphabetical order):
Felix Stegerman,
Max Mehl and
Nicolas Dietrich.
Monatliches Treffen der FSFE Schweiz in Zürich, Switzerland
12 March 2015
Die FSFE Schweiz trifft sich zum monatlichen Treffen in der ETH Zürich, Stampfenbachstrasse 69. Themen werden diesmal unter anderem sein: OpenJustitia, Free Software Fotobuch und Hosting Infrastruktur. Altbekannte und neue Gäste sind herzlich willkommen
09 March 2015
Die Fellowship-Gruppe Bonn setzt sich bei jedem Treffen ein Thema, das mit einem kurzen oder langen Vortrag vorgestellt wird. Diesmal ist es: "Hausautomatisierung Praxis"
Robert zeigt anhand praktischer Beispiele, wie Hausautomatisierung in der Praxis (Software/Hardware) vonstatten gehen kann. Das Treffen ist offen für alle, die Interesse an Freier Software haben.
04 March 2015
On Wednesday, 4 March, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
Fellowshiptreffen im Februar 2015 in Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf
25 February 2015
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 25.02.2015 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf, statt. "Dortmund braucht Freie Software" propagiert Do-FOSS http://blog.do-foss.de , eine Initiative für den Einsatz Freier Software bei der Stadt Dortmund. Mitglieder dieser Initiative werden uns diesselbe und deren Aktivitäten nahebringen. Bei dieser Gelegenheit wird man sicherlich auch überlegen, was man eventuell gemeinsam unternehmen kann. Beginn: 20 Uhr, Gäste sind bei diesem Treffen wie immer herzlich willkommen.
23 February 2015
On Monday 23 February, Matthias Kirschner will participate in a panel
discussion about the necessary general framework to foster diversity and
competition in the digital economy. The panel discussion is part of an
event organised by the Green party about market power, competition, and
diversity in the digital economy (Marktmacht, Wettbewerb und Vielfalt in
der digitalen Wirtschaft). It takes place in the German Parliament,
Reichstagsgebäude, Room RTG 3 N 039, Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin
from 16:00 - 20:00.
20 February 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
04 February 2015
On Wednesday, 4 February, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
31 January to 01 February 2015
This year, FOSDEM will be held on the 31st of January and 1st of February 2015 in Brussels. FSFE will at least participate with a booth and there will be many fellows, coordinators and staffers.
As like every year, we're looking forward to many meetings and discussions and also to a very good time for all.
28 January 2015
Das nächste und erste diesjährige reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 28.01.2015 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf,statt.
Es ist das traditionelle Rückblicks- und Planungstreffen. Auf der Basis der im der Vergangenheit gewonnenen und nochmals reflektierten Erfahrungen planen wir unsere Aktivitäten im bereits begonnenen Jahr.
Alle sind auch eingeladen, zu bedenken, ob sie, beispielsweise durch eine Vortrag, etwas zur Gestaltung unserer Aktivitäten im Jahre 2015 etwas beitragen können.
21 January 2015
On the 21st of January the Fellowship Group in Hamburg, Germany, will have their regular monthly meeting. Everyone is welcome to join us at the Roxie Bar, Rentzelstraße 6, 20146 Hamburg
21 January 2015
On Wednesday, January 21 2015, Erik Albers will give a lecture about Free Software and information ethics at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at the Humboldt University in Dorotheenstraße 26, 10117 Berlin, Room 120. Start is at 12 am, language is English.
16 January 2015
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
07 January 2015
On Wednesday, 7 January, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
27 to 30 December 2014
From December 27 to 30, FSFE will be present with a so-called “assembly” at the 31st Chaos Communication Congress. It will be a place to get to know FSFE and our mission as well as a place for every Fellow and friend of Free Software to meet, greet, connect or hack. There will be talks and workshops every day around 2pm, for example about GnuPG encryption with the Fellowship smart card / Android security and privacy with Free Software. Finally we bring a Free Software Free Scultpure - Artwork by Kai Mertens. Pass by and join our community.
19 December 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Fellowship Meeting, Berlin, Deutschland
11 December 2014
Am Donnerstag, 11.Dezember, ist das nächste Berliner Fellowshipmeeting, wie immer in der e-lok (nähe Ostkreuz). Diesmal wird es kein Programm geben und auch keine Weihnachtsfeier. Stattdessen wollen wir die Tage nutzen noch einmal wie gewohnt zusammen zu kommen und über Freie Software zu philosophieren. In der e-lok gibt es gutes Essen und Getränke zu angenehmen Preisen, gute Stimmung ist kostenlos. Beginn ab 19.30.
08 December 2014
Im dritten Teil der Developer-Reihe geht es an die moderne Art der Paketverwaltung, zu der uns Johannes die Grundlagen erklären wird. Das Treffen findet statt im Netzladen, Breite Straße 74 und ist offen für alle, die Interesse an Freier Software haben. Beginn 19 Uhr. Komm' vorbei, wir freuen uns auf Deinen Besuch!
03 December 2014
On Wednesday, 3 December, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
28 November 2014
The German Federal Environmental Agency and the Öko-Institut present an expert discussion about "Sustainable software" on November 28, 2014.
"Sustainable software" means software that helps to establish a sustainable IT-evolution by its own development, by its use and its shutting-down. Erik Albers will give a introductory speech about sustainability in and by Free Software. The event begins at 10am in the Öko-Institut, Schicklerstraße 5-7, 10179 Berlin. Registration required under veranstaltung-ps@oeko.de.
Fellowshiptreffen im Düsseldorf, Germany
26 November 2014
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 26.11.2014 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf, statt. Es steht das Thema Gesundheitskarte auf der Agenda. Der Bonner Neurologe und Freund Freier Software Walther Koehler wird mit uns seine kritischen Gedanken hierzu diskutieren. Gäste sind wie immer herzlich willkommen.
21 November 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
19 November 2014
Bernhard Reiter, GA-Mitglied der FSFE, hält am Mittwoch 19.11. in der Fachhochschule Münster, Campus Steinfurt, einen Vortrag mit dem Titel: "Freie Software und offene Standards sind gut für Dich (und den Rest der Welt)". Im Mittelpunkt steht die individuelle Bedeutung für von Software, die wir für jeden Zweck Verwenden, Studieren, Verbesseren und mit anderen Teilen können. Denn nur so können wir die Software kontrollieren und nicht umgekehrt. Aber auch die Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutung Freier Software und Offener Standards. Abschätzungen für die EU gehen davon aus, das Unternehmen mehr als 1/3 ihrer Forschungs- und Entwicklungkosten durch den Einsatz Freier Software sparen können. Der Vortrag ist öffentlich, eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
14 November 2014
Members of the Fellowship Group Linz organize a Linux Workshop for beginners in Hagenberg, Austria. We will install beginner friendly GNU/Linux distributions as well as quick introductions to the most important programs to use GNU/Linux as your daily operating system. Our guides focus on and have been tested with hardware sold during the u:book promotion. For more information on that see www.ubook.at (German). Bringing your own hardware is a requirement. Find more information on the website or get in touch at contact@free-your-ubook.at
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with a talk "No Free Software without Free Hardware"
13 November 2014
On Thursday, November 13, there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Hagen will give a talk about the interconnection between freedom of software and hardware: "No Free Software without Free Hardware". As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
Free Thursday Meeting in Helsinki, Finland
13 November 2014
Free Thursday is a regular event for people in the Helsinki area interested in free software / open source software. We meet on the second Thursday each month, at 18:00, this time in Pub One Pint, Ruoholahti.
12 November 2014
On 12th of November, Georg C. F. Greve, FSFE's founding president and
CEO of Kolab Systems AG will give a talk about Free Software and its
advantages in research and teaching in the University of Konstanz, room
V 1001. The talk starts at 18:30 and addresses students, teachers, and
IT authorities likewise. Admission is free, but please consider
pre-registering on the event website.
10 November 2014
Workshop: Bauen von Debian-Paketen
Mit Unterstützung von Guido und anderen erfahrenen Paketbauern wollen wir Pakete für Debian erstellen. Welches Paket vermisst du ganz dringend in Debian? Bring es mit! Für die praktische Arbeit ist ein Laptop erforderlich!
07 to 08 November 2014
On November, 7 and 8, there will be a booth the FIfFKon2014, organised by the "Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung" in the Technische Universität Berlin. The topics are around the role of Germany and Germany's secret services in the latest past - from Echelon to Prism until Eikonal. FSFE will be present with a booth to inform the public about the importance of Free Software - not just for security issues.
07 November 2014
Members of the Fellowship Group Linz organize a Linux Workshop for beginners in Linz, Austria. We will install beginner friendly GNU/Linux distributions as well as quick introductions to the most important programs to use GNU/Linux as your daily operating system. Our guides focus on and have been tested with hardware sold during the u:book promotion. For more information on that see www.ubook.at (German). Bringing your own hardware is a requirement. Find more information on the website or get in touch at contact@free-your-ubook.at
05 November 2014
On Wednesday, 5 November, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Chaos Computer Club in Mannheim. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
29 October 2014
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet am 29.10.2014 ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf. Als Gast wird Landtagsabgeordneter Matthi Bolte erwartet, der über das Thema OpenNRW sprechen wird. Der offizielle Teil beginnt Um 20:00 Uhr, wer später kommt verpasst also was.
25 to 26 October 2014
On October 25 and 26, there will be a booth at T-Dose, organised by the T-Dose Foundation in the Fontys University of Applied Science in Eindhoven. T-DOSE is a free and yearly event held in The Netherlands to promote use and development of Open Source Software. During this event Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge. FSFE will be present with a booth to inform the public about the importance of Free Software.
17 October 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
15 October 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Hamburg meets in the bar Roxie,
Rentzelstraße 6, 20146 Hamburg. Our meetings start at 20:00 (CET).
Everyone, who is interested in the FSFE or free Software in general
is invited to come to our meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
Fellowshiptreffen in Bonn, Deutschland, Thema: Unittests für Einsteiger
13 October 2014
Das nächste Bonner Fellowshiptreffen findet statt am Montga, 13. Oktober, 19 Uhr im Netzladen, Breite Straße 74, 53111 Bonn. Johannes Hubertz wird eine Einweisung in Unittests geben. Teilnehmer werden gebeten Geräte mitzubringen, auf denen Python installiert ist.
12 October 2014
Many friends of Free Software will come to the LinuxCon Europe in Duesseldorf. Because of that, an extraordinary fellowship meeting and brunch will take place in Schwesterherz in Bilk (Bilker Allee 66, 40219 Düsseldorf). It will start at 11:00 CEST. Everybody is invited to join. If you like to join, it would be nice if you contact rk@office.fsfeurope.org or anwalt@rechtsanwalt-stehmann.de so we have an overview how many people will come.
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with a talk about different licenses, used for Free Software
09 October 2014
On Thursday, October 9, there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Tomás will give a talk about different licenses used for Free Software: What kind of licenses exist, in what points do they differ from each other? As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
5th Fellowship Meeting Frankonia
02 October 2014
The Frankonian Fellows will meet at 19:00 at "Roter Ochs", Kirchplatz 3, 91301 Forchheim
01 October 2014
On Wednesday, 1 October, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
26 September 2014
The next meeting of the Fellowship Group Linz will be held on September 26, 2014. We start the official agenda no later than 19:00 and end it no later than 20:00. Afterwards, participants are welcome to stay and socialize. If you want something to be added to the agenda, please follow the link to our wiki-page.
24 September 2014
Das nächste reguläre Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf findet im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf statt, offizieller Beginn um 20:00 Uhr. "Omnis enim res, quae dando non deficit, dum habetur et non datur, nondum habetur, quomodo habenda est." (deutsch: "Denn jede Sache, die durch Mitteilung an andere nicht verliert, besitzt man nicht, wie man soll, solange man sie nur selber besitzt, ohne sie wieder an andere weiterzugeben.") ist ein Motto der FSFE aus ihrer frühen Zeit. Diese Erkenntnis ist jedoch etwa 1600 Jahre alt. Ralf Peter Reimann, Diplom-Informatiker und Pastor, wird uns in seinem Vortrag Sinn und Inhalt dieses Satzes erläutern und auch seinen Urheber vorstellen. Gäste sind wie immer herzlich willkommen.
20 September 2014
On Software Freedom Day, Michael Stehmann explains the basics of modern cryptography and why cryptography needs Free Software.
The talk is for newbies, you do not need more mathematical knowledge than in school.
20 September 2014
FSFE's Berlin group participates at BeLUG's Software Freedom Day event. Matthias Kirschner, Torsten Grote, and Nermin Canik from Istanbul will be there to talk with you about Free Software. Furthermore the FSFE website pool needs some overhaul, bug squishing, style cleaning and so on. Therefore we use SFD to meet for a FSFE website Hackathon on Saturday, 20 September 2014 from 2pm until open end at BeLUG, Lehrter Straße 53, Berlin. For everyone not in Berlin the meeting will take place on IRC. Join us in #fsfe on chat.freenode.net.
The hackathon will take place in parellel to the Software Freedom Day party of the Berlin Linux User Group (BeLUG). Come celebrate SFD with us while helping us maintain our pool of campaign sites.
19 September 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
12 September 2014
The local Fellowship group Munich meets again to discuss various things like Corso Leopold, FSA14 and more. Every friend of Free Software is invited to come.
11 September 2014
On September 11th, the local Fellowship group Zurich meets for the next time. The location still has to be found an announced, the topic will be "WeAgree", a Free Software Pact for next years Swiss elections.
04 to 05 September 2014
On September 4th and 5th, parallel to the IGF2014, there will be held the Internet Ungovernance Forum (IUF) in Istanbul. FSFE officially supports IUF as a bottom-up conference, that likes to "reclaim the Internet as a fundamental infrastructure of our societies". FSFE will help to spread knowledge about the use and importance of Free Software and Open Standards for a Free Society. If you like to meet us, come to our booth.
03 September 2014
On Wednesday, 3 September, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main
will meet in the Weinhaus Stegmann in Aschaffenburg. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
23 to 24 August 2014
As every year, FSFE will attend FrOSCon with a booth. Our education team
will participate in the
Froglabs
program for kids, and on Saturday 11:15 our vice president,
Matthias Kirschner, will give a talk about
"An endangered
species: the computer as a universal machine" (in German). The
event takes place at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science,
Grantham-Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin. Normal tickets are 5€ for both
days, and can be bought onsite or soon in our presale (there is also the
option for business tickets to support the event).
20 August 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CEST) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (CEST). Everyone, who is interessted in
the FSFE or free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
06 August 2014
Wednesday, 6 August, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the Café Albatros in Frankfurt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
24 to 27 July 2014
Euskal Encounter is a huge lan party at the BEC in Bilbao. FSFE will have a booth there, informing about Free Software and offering merchandisie.
18 July 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
18 July 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CEST) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (CEST). Everyone, who is interested in
the FSFE or Free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
05 to 11 July 2014
FSFE Fellows will run a booth at the RMLL/LSM event in Montpellier. Information, merchandise, and a friendly chat will be available. The event will take place at "Esplanade Charles de Gaulle", July 5 and 6th , and at "University of Montpellier II", from July 7th till 11th.
09 July 2014
On July 9th, FSFE’s president, Karsten Gerloff will be visiting the Slovenian community.
The Slovenian Fellowship meeting, which Karsten and Matija will participate in, will take place on July 9th, starting at 17:00 in Cyberpipe, Gosposvetska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana.
07 July 2014
On July 7th at 11:40 during the RMLL/LSM 2014, Erik Albers will
give a speech about freedom on android devices, take back control over your data, and synchronizing them using free software. The talk is held in English, and will be held in Amphi 31 at University of Montpellier II.
20 June 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
14 June 2014
On Saturday 14 June at 18:00 there will be a social event in the
Linuxhotel in Essen. During the weekend the German speaking teams of FSFE
will have an internal coordination meeting. On Saturday we invite all
Fellows and Free Software activists to meet us at the Linuxhotel, discuss
Free Software issues with us, and hopefully enjoy the good weather with a
BBQ. Please let us know if you plan to come and if you can also bring some
snacks, so we can keep that in mind when we buy food.
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with the topic "The potential of Free Software in public administration" in Berlin, Germany
12 June 2014
On Thursday, April 10, there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Andreas Pittrich will tell us about "The potential of Free Software in public administration". Andreas will report his insights and experience he made inside the Free Software comission in the Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. We are looking forward to hear the outcome and the steps taken towards political influence.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
19 May 2014
MutterWare are like tupperware meetings for mutt users (mutters), sharing tips
and hacks on mutt, the UNIX email client that lives in your terminal.
The 4th Paris MutterWare will take place at Enovance. Everybody is welcome to learn
how to use it. More information
on the wiki.
16 May 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
08 to 10 May 2014
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 "STATION Berlin".
08 May 2014
On 8 May at 20:30 during the Linuxtag, Matthias Kirschner will give a speech
about computers as general purpose machines and the dangers of limiting the
rights of their owners. The talk, in German, will be held at Stage 11 from
20:30 to 21:00. Attendence after 18:00 is free of charge.
07 May 2014
Wednesday, 7 May, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Wiesbaden. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
07 May 2014
On 7 May 10:00 Matthias Kirschner 10:25 Matthias Kirschner will give a speech
at the 2nd Cyber Security Day in Dortmund. The event is organised by the
Alliance for Cyber Security, which was initiated by the German Federal Office
for Information Security.
03 to 04 May 2014
On May, 3rd, Erik Albers will give a keynote about "Why we talk about Free Software" at OSCAL, the first Free Software conference in Tirana, Albania. Entrance is for no cost but seats are limited and the registration is closed. The conference is organised by OpenLabs, Tirana.
25 April 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CEST) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (CEST). Everyone, who is interessted in
the FSFE or free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
18 April 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with the topic "Security in and by Free Software" in Berlin, Germany
10 April 2014
On Thursday, April 10, there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Michael aka "Majestyx" will tell us about security by using Free Sofware as well as in the use of Free Software. Before his talk there is a monthly review of FSFE's activities, after the talk we come together for a drink.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
29 March 2014
At the Turkish Free Software and GNU/Linux Days 2014, FSFE's President
Karsten Gerloff will discuss how we can take back control over our
lives in a world where governments and companies are using technology
to watch every step we take.
Karsten's talk starts at 11:00 in Room 1.
28 March 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CET) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (MEZ). Everyone, who is interessted in
the FSFE or free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
26 March 2014
Free speech is a human right, and a cornerstone of any democratic
society. To enable communication, it is important that documents can
be opened and read by the people who are meant to receive them. In
today's world, it is equally important that we have the ability to
ensure that documents are read only by the people meant to receive
them, to prevent a scenario where both censorship and self-censorship
degrade the ability of citizens to speak freely to each other, develop
new ideas, and drive the progress of our society.
For the fourth time, FSFE and the Greens/EFA group in the European
Parliament will celebrate Document Freedom Day together. The event,
which includes a presentation of the DebianParl project, will run from
13:30 to 16:00. Attendance is free of charge. Pre-registration is
required in order to enter the Parliament.
22 March 2014
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 13th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". The event takes place on 23 March 2014 from 9:30 to
17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,
Germany. Admission is free.
21 March 2014
For a change, the Vienna Fellowship meeting this month will be at
the venue called
"
Tunnel",
located in the Florianigasse 9 in the 8th discrict of Vienna.
We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
21 March 2014
Together with Stefano Zacchiroli (Debian) and Simon Phipps (Open Source
Initiative, MariaDB Foundation), FSFE's Vice President Matthias Kirschner
will discuss the challenges of Free Software. The panel discussion is
from 17:00 until 18:00. The conference is organised by the European
Pirates and MEP Amelia Andersdotter and takes place in the European
Parliament and is free of charge.
15 to 16 March 2014
On March 15th and 16th, there will be a FSFE booth during the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, an event dedicated to everything about GNU/Linux and Free Software. Just pass by the booth to get to know people from the FSFE as well as other Fellows. The booth will also come with brand new merchandise and promotion material.
16 March 2014
On March 16th at 10:00 during the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, Matthias Kirschner will
give a speech at the Technical University Chemnitz about computers as general
purpose machines and the dangers of limiting the rights of their owners. The
talk, in German, will be held in the central lecture buildung, room V1 at
Reichenhainer Straße 90, Chemnitz.
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with the topic "Earning money with Free Software - (how) is that possible?" in Berlin, Germany
13 March 2014
On Thursday, February 13, there will be the next Berlin Fellowshipmeeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Paul and Richard will tell us about diverse possibilities of earning money with Free Sofware. Richard can give us theoretical background and Paul will share his own experience as a Free Software web developer.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
Protecting your innovations, CeBIT, Hanover, Germany
12 March 2014
Some people argue that you have to protect innovations. FSFE's Vice
President Matthias Kirschner attends a panel discussion organised by
the European Patent Office which discusses several ways how to
approach this aim. The topics range between copyright methods,
software patents, and their implications for Free Software. The event
takes place in hall 8 from 16:30 until 17:15 and is in English.
11 March 2014
In a panel discussion together with representatives from Red Hat GmbH,
DTAG, synetics GmbH and HMW Consulting Ltd., FSFE's Vice President
Matthias will discuss several edge cases of Free Software. The main
question to answer during the discussion will be whether Free Software
differentiates from proprietary software in every case. The event takes
place at CeBIT from 14:30 until 16:00 in hall 6, block H01 and will be in
German.
First meet-up of the new Fellowshipgroup in Zürich, Switzerland
06 March 2014
On Thursday, March 6th, at 6pm there will be a first meet-up of the Zürich Fellowshipgroup since renewing. Invited are all supporters of Free Software as well as other interested persons. As this is the first meet-up, we will mainly discuss about self organisation and further activities. The meeting will be in Stampfenbachstrasse 69, E-Stock, ID-Lounge (ETH Zürich). Who will not be able to make it in time, is of course invited to join later.
28 February 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CET) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (MEZ). Everyone, who is interessted in
the FSFE or free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
27 February 2014
Futurezone technology news is hosting the
the first 3D-printing-conference in Austria. They invited Peter Bubestinger to
represent the FSFE at a panel discussion about "legal grayzones" regarding this
upcoming rechnology.
The event is called
print3Dfuture and
takes place at the
Odeon Theatre.
22 February 2014
On February 22, 2014 the FSFE Bari Fellowship Group will participate to the Bari local Open Data Day event organized under the International Open Data Hackathon umbrella.
The Open Data Day is a gathering of citizens in cities around the world to write applications, liberate data, create visualizations and publish analyses using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption open data policies by the world's local, regional and national governments.
The Bari Fellows will talk about OpenStreetMap and lead a OSM mapping mini-party in the area of the meeting.
21 February 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with the topic "web tracking" in Berlin, Germany
13 February 2014
On Thursday, February 13, there will be the next Berlin Fellowshipmeeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). This time, Felix will inspire us with insights from his research about current web tracking technologies and how to best avoid them.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
10 February 2014
MutterWare are like tupperware meetings for mutt users (mutters), sharing tips
and hacks on mutt, the UNIX email client that lives in your terminal.
The 3rd Paris MutterWare will take place at Numa. Everybody is welcome to learn
how to use it. More information
on the wiki.
03 to 08 February 2014
The local group of FSFE Manchester is running a week-long "I love Free Software" Festival, beginning from February 3rd until February 8. While the whole festival is about Free Software, each evening focusses on a specific topic: Bitcoin, Wordpress, Cryptoparty and Free Your Android. The events take place in the Madlab, Manchester. Participation is free of charge and it is a great possibility to meet friends and other likeminded people.
05 February 2014
Wednesday, 5 February, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Darmstadt. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
01 to 02 February 2014
This year, FOSDEM will be held on the 1st and 2nd of February 2014 in Brussels. FSFE will at least participate with a booth and there will be many fellows, coordinators and staffers.
As like every year, we're looking forward to many meetings and discussions and also to a very good time for all.
29 January 2014
Das erste Fellowshiptreffen in Düsseldorf 2014 findet am 29.Januar ab 19:30 statt - wie üblich im Chaosdorf, Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf. Auf diesem Treffen wollen wir das vergangene Jahr Revue passieren lassen und unsere Aktivitäten im Jahre 2014 planen. Gäste sind wie immer herzlich willkommen.
27 January 2014
On January 27 will be the first Cologne Fellowship meeting since the newly arranged coordination. Meeting point will be the C4 (Chaos Computer Club Köln), meeting time will be 7pm. Drinks, Projector and Internet will be available. The C4 is happy about donations as a thank you for using their location.
Topics will be planning and strategy of further Fellowship meetings, lobby activities in Cologne, computer courses and networking with other active and likeminded groups in Cologne, for example associations of the Cryptoparty movement, AK-Vorrat of Freifunker.
European Commission Copyright Consultation meeting, Berlin
24 January 2014
The European Commission (EC) has opened up copyright policy across the European Union for public comment. While the consultation attempts to cover all areas of user's and creators' experiences, some questions are specifically relevant for Free Software advocates.
At this meeting, we will have a look at the questions we find interesting, discuss them together and submit answers in our own name. We will meet at 19:00, FSFE Berlin office.
24 January 2014
The FSFE Fellowship Group Linz meets in the Hackspace DevLoL,
Hofgasse 19, 4020 Linz. Our meetings start at 18:30 (CET) and the
Agenda will start at 19:00 (MEZ). Everyone, who is interessted in
the FSFE or free Software in general is invited to come to our
meeting. We are pleased to meet you there.
17 January 2014
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship Meeting with the topic "Alternatives to Google search" in Berlin, Germany
09 January 2014
On January 9, there will be the next Berlin Fellowshipmeeting, as usual in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). Luca will report about the Mobilize!-conference "Whatever happened to pivacy?" that happened in December and was organized by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Next, Kai would like to discuss our main topic for this meeting: "Alternatives to Google search". Finally, we would like to plan an event for the Document Freedom Day, End of March, to run a joint activity.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
20 December 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
13 December 2013
At the Linux Foundation's Open Compliance Summit in Japan, Karsten
Gerloff will relate FSFE's experience with building and running the
world's largest network of legal experts on Free Software, and how
the dialogue taking place there has a positive impact on industry practices.
Fellowship Meeting with the topic "Save online content to read it while you or the content is offline" in Berlin, Deutschland
12 December 2013
On December 12 will be the next Berlin Fellowshipmeeting in the e-lok (near Ostkreuz). Erik will discuss with us different possibilities about how to "Save online content and read it while you or the content is offline". Included is a live-presentation of the software "Zotero". In addition, there will be a report about FSFE's official activities during the last month.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
11 December 2013
On December 11, 17:00, participants will present Free Software projects needing funding and discuss how to support them for the best. Come, present your work and meet FSFE volunteers who will attend the event!
05 December 2013
At FOSSCon Korea 2013 in Seoul, South Korea, FSFE's President will
summarise current Free Software policies in Europe, and discuss
what lessons we can draw from them.
23 November 2013
Nermin Canik, together with volunteers, organises the first FSFE booth in Turkey. On November 23, during the Free Web Technology Days ("Özgür Web Teknolojileri Günleri") in Yeditepe University, İstanbul. You are welcome to visit FSFE's booth and to meet local people behind our movement.
22 November 2013
Christian Kalkhoff, Fellowship Coordinator Munich, gives a presentation about "The work of the FSFE in Europe, Germany and Munich" during Munichs "Open-Source-Treffen". Content will be the work of FSFE and its affiliate activists on all levels of politic and society. Kalkhoff will show Munichs Fellowship group as an example of how principles and campaigns of the FSFE can be realised on a local level. The event begins at 6 pm.
19 November 2013
On the 19th of November there will be a second session
of the MutterWare, which Hugo started back in March.
The MutterWare is a meeting of users of the mail client mutt, either
long-time experts, just beginners, or even not-yet-users. It's about
discussing the functionalities, exchanging tips and hacks, and enjoying a
good talk.
The meeting will take place in Mozilla's Parisian new offices near the
Grands Boulevards, starting at 8p.m.
15 November 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
14 November 2013
On November 14 there will be next Berlin Fellowship meeting that is going to take place at e-lok (next to Ostkreuz). Silvan will discuss variuos opportunities with us to use Free Software for your calender management. In addition we will talk about FSFE's last months activities.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
29 October 2013
On 29 October Bernhard Reiter will give an introduction to Free Software
at the PRTR capacity-building workshop, initiated by the German Federal
Environment Agency. The workshop will take place from Tuesday 29 October
2013 (all day) to Wednesday 30 October 2013 (morning only) in Berlin,
Germany.
Hacking for Compliance, Berlin, Germany
26 October 2013
On Saturday 26 October 2013 from 14:00 to 19:00 compliance volunteers
will check devices' compliance with the GNU GPL. Harald Welte from gpl-violations.org, and one of
our lawyers will support the volunteers during the day in FSFE's Berlin office. The event is by
invitation only, if you want to participate contact Matthias Kirschner.
21 October 2013
At LinuxCon Europe in Edinburgh, Karsten Gerloff will discuss how
technology is shifting power in our society, and what we need to
do in order to put it where it belongs: With the citizens.
Karsten's talk will start at 16:40 in room Lammermuir 1.
18 October 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
12 October 2013
For the second time in FSFE's history, the General Assembly will take place
in Vienna, Austria. As usual, there will be a social event on Saturday
evening. Please join us at
Metalab, Vienna's finest hackerspace, on
Saturday, October 12, starting at 20:00 CEST. You will have the chance to
discuss Free Software issues over drinks and beats with many of FSFE's GA
members. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Karsten Gerloff at Open World Forum, Paris, France
04 October 2013
27 to 29 September 2013
From September 27 to September 29 there will be FSFE's first European Coordinators Meeting to connect our Fellowship community activities. Participation is limited to active volunteers and Fellows that receive an invitation but there will be a public event to meet on Saturday, 28.
28 to 29 September 2013
The GNU project started on September 27, 1983. This month, its anniversary is celebrated around the world by the GNU community and Free Software activists. The Berlin Fellowship group, staff members and volunteers will meet in the Berlin Hackerspace C-base on September 28, to celebrate 30 years of GNU. Join and take action everyday with GNU-a-Day, six more software freedom actions until the end of September.
21 September 2013
On September 21st, the "Dia de la LLibertat Programari" (Software Freedom Day) Daniel Marti, Intern at FSFE, will give a talk about F-Droid and the "Free Your Android" campaign in Barcelona, Spain. The talk will be given at the "Centre Cultural Les Corts" and starts at 10 a.m.
20 September 2013
Daniel Marti, Intern at FSFE, gives a talk about the "Free Your Android" campaign in Palma de Cervello, Spain. More information about time and location is to come.
20 September 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
12 September 2013
On September 12, the FSFE will host a panel discussion "Internet policy - Only with Free Software?" including representatives from the biggest youth organisations of the political parties that run for the Bundestag in 2013. The panel discussion will be from 19 - 21 hours with a following stand-up reception. The event takes place in the Büro 2.0, Weigandufer 45, 12059 Berlin. The event is public and attendance for no cost.
FSFE will have a booth at La grande braderie de Lille, France
26 August to 1 September 2013
FSFE will welcome you at the Free Village on August 31 and September 1 in Lille. Information, meetings and interesting discussions forseen!
F-Droid workshop by Daniel Marti in Berlin, Germany
17 August 2013
On Saturday, 17th of August 2013, Daniel Martí, F-Droid developer and FSFE summer intern, will be hosting the second F-Droid workshop open to the public. It will take place at Büro 2.0 at 2 PM.
16 August 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
07 August 2013
Wednesday, 7 August, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Mainz. We will meet there around 19:00 h.
03 August 2013
On Saturday, 3rd of August 2013, Richard Stallman, founder of the Free
Software Foundation and the Free Software movement, will be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society association. The induction ceremony is open to the public, but as seats are limited, you need to register.
03 August 2013
On Saturday, 3rd of August 2013, Daniel Martí, F-Droid developer and FSFE summer intern, will be hosting the first F-Droid workshop open to the public. It will take place at IN-Berlin at 2 PM.
26 July 2013
Karsten Gerloff will give a keynote at the Euskalencounter festival in Bilbao, Spain. His talk, "All watched over by machines of loving grace", will be in Spanish, starting at 20:00 on Friday July 26.
Workshop about "Secure Boot" at German Ministry of Economics, Berlin, Germany
26 July 2013
On 3 September 2013 Matthias Kirschner will give a talk "Trusted
Computing from point of Free Software developers". It is part of a one
day workshop on Trusted Computing, the
German Government's white paper
on this topic, and what it means for companies. The event takes
place at the Ministry of Economics, Invalidenstraße 48, 10115 Berlin and
is invitation only.
19 July 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
06 to 11 July 2013
From July 6-11, 2013, several thousand people will come to Brussels from all over Europe to participate in the Libre Software meeting, one of Europe's largest conferences for Free Software developers, technology entrepreneurs and civil society activists. FSFE will be present with two booths, a great panel discussion and a talk by Karsten Gerloff. Come and meet us!
09 July 2013
FSFE at the 14th edition of the Libre Software meeting in Brussels. On July 9 FSFE organises a discussion panel on Technology, Power and Freedom with some of the world's foremost advocates of digital freedom and leading members of the European Parliament (MEP) on digital issues. Participants will be Karsten Gerloff (FSFE), Eben Moglen (Columbia University), Judith Sargentini (MEP Greens/EFA), Christel Schaldemose (MEP S&D -tbc), Richard M Stallman (FSF), Nils Torvalds (MEP ALDE), Ioannis A. Tsoukalas (MEP EPP)
24 June 2013
On Monday 24th June the Bitkom working group for Free Software is
organising an event under the banner "Take home benefits". It will start at
10:00 and last until 17:15. At 16:00
Matthias Kirschner will take
part in a panel discussion about the question how many Free Software
organisations we need. Other participants on the panel moderated by Dr.
Oliver Diedrich (heise) are Peter Ganten (OSB Alliance), Richard Seibt
(OSBF e.V.), and Dr. Johannes Loxen (LA Software, BITKOM e.V.). The event
will take place in the Kalkscheune, Johannisstraße 2, 10117 Berlin.
Information about registration are available on the
Bitkom
event page.
21 June 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Fellowship Group Rhein/Main will be present at Community-Event "Fuxcon" in Frankfurt, Germany
15 June 2013
On Saturday, June 15th, the Fellowship group Rhein/Main will be present with a booth at
FUXCON, a community event that invited all usergroups in and around Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
01 to 02 June 2013
For the first time, FSFE will participate in the Coliberator
conference in Bucharest, Romania.
At the invitation of FSFE's associate organisation Ceata Karsten Gerloff will speak about
technology, power and control. He will also describe FSFE's work to
build public awareness for Free Software, and to create the
foundations of a free information society.
29 May 2013
Am Mittwoch, den 29. Mai, wird die Düsseldorfer Fellowship-Gruppe
aktuelle Herausforderungen der Netzpolitik diskutieren. Der
CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Thomas Jarzombek wird über "Aktuelle
Themen der Netzpolitik und Herausforderungen für die nächste
Legislaturperiode" referieren.
Danach freut sich MdB Jarzombek auf "ungestüme, ungefilterte und echte
politische Meinung". Das Treffen findet ab 19:30 Uhr im Chaosdorf,
Hüttenstr. 25, 40215 Düsseldorf statt.
22 to 26 May 2013
FSFE will have a booth at the Toulouse Hacker Space Factory (THSF) from Mai 22 to 26, in Toulouse, France. The THSF is one of France's biggest general public meeting dealing with creative and political uses of technology.
The event will take place at Mix'art Myrys.
22 to 25 May 2013
FSFE will have several talks and a booth at Linuxtag 2013 in Berlin this year. Information, merchandising and a friendly chat will be available at our booth at Berlin's exibition ICC.
17 May 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
17 May 2013
Next Friday, 17th of May, from 9.30 to 13 it will take place in Milan the "Software Etico" meeting, promoted by Joomla!Lombardia. Diego Zanga, Fellow of FSFE, will cover the subject "Free Software in Public administration"
Free Software, thanks to the communities linked to projects, is today a big and accountable reality, able to give to industry and to community more advantages than propietary software.
The main aim of the meeting is to show to local stakeholders - local administration, firms, associations, family groups, etc - that Free Software is viable, thanks to the sustainability of its business model, and is socially ethical and fair. The meeting will be held in Italian.
Michael Stehmann will speak in parliament of North Rhine Westphalia
17 May 2013
On Friday, May 17th, Michael Stemann will speak on the
event
#opennrw about "OpenDate through Open Standards". The talk will start
at 11:45 hrs in the parlieament of North Rhine Westphalia in Dusseldorf,
Germany.
15 to 16 May 2013
FSFE will participate in the Croatian Open Systems
Conference in Zagreb.
FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff will speak about technology, power
and control (May 15, 11:00), and discuss FSFE's work to build a free
information society (May 16, 9:00). Matija Šuklje, FSFE's legal
coordinator, will hold a clinic to answer questions on licensing and
other legal aspects of Free Software.
20 April 2013
Në veprimtarinë vjetore gjithëditore në Grac, mjaft biseda paraqitjeje
dhe stenda informacioni u ofrojnë vizitorëve mundësinë të përditësohen
me informacion rreth GNU/Linux-it, Software-it të Lirë dhe projektesh
ngjashme. Veprimtaria zhvillohet në
FH Joanneum
dhe duhet parë patjetër nga cilido i interesuar rreth këtyre temave.
FSFE-ja do të jetë e pranishme me një stendë informacioni dhe 2 biseda:
- Albert Dengg: "Free your Android: How free is this system really, and what can you do to improve the situation?"
- Peter Bubestinger: "Record. Mix. Master: professional audio production with Free Software!"
19 April 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
13 April 2013
The first official meeting of FSFE's Fellowship group in Bari will Will be held on Saturday, April 13th at 16:00. The meeting will be at Hotel Parco dei Principi, Viale Europa 6 (a short distance from the airport Bari-Palese). All Fellows, new and old, are invited to participate and to establish the new group and to plan
our work. The meeting room is booked in the name of Marco Brushes.
Berlin Fellowship meeting
11 April 2013
On 11th of April there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting and it is going to take place at e-lok (next to Ostkreuz). Various topics will be discussed, among them the DFD, the Berliner Linuxtage as well as a coordinators meeting.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price and good mood for no cost. Official start is at 19:30.
23 March 2013
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 12th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". The event takes place on 23 March 2013 from 9:30 to
17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,
Germany. Admission is free.
16 to 17 March 2013
The "Chemnitz Linux Days" is a conference that deals with GNU/Linux and Free Software. It is open for everyone, novizes and experts alike. The FSFE will be presented with a booth where you can inform yourself about our work and to get to know the people behind FSFE. Another way of presentation are two talks which will be given by Matthias Kirschner and Erik Albers.
Matthias Kirschner's topic is "Vom Aussterben bedroht: Die Universalmaschine Computer" and will talk on Saturday (16/03) at 14:00 in room V2; Erik Albers's "All about FreeYourAndroid!" will be discussed on Sunday (17/03) at 14:00 in room V1.
15 March 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
14 March 2013
On 14th of March there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting and it is going to take place at e-lok (next to Ostkreuz). Karsten Gerloff, President of the FSFE, will be visiting the Fellowship meeting and is looking forward to meet you. On this occasion we are celebrating a GnuPG-Key-signing party with the slogan: "Key Signing Party - Have it signed by the President!"
Besides that we will discuss Berlin's DFD award that now turned into Germany's DFD award. If you like to take part in the awarding ceremony, don't miss to come to the Fellowship meeting to discuss all details.
As usual, the Fellowship meeting is a good possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. You can get good food and best drinks at e-lok for a reasonable price to spend a happy evening. Official start is at 19:30.
Presentation about Free Software on mobile devices at CeBIT
05 March 2013
On Tuesday, March 5th,
Erik Albers gives a presentation at the CeBIT Open Source Forum about "Get full control of your device - Free Your Android". The presentation begins at 4 p.m. with a discussion afterwards. The
Forum is in Hall 6, Stand F02.
Freie Software bei der Fliegergruppe der Bundespolizei
04 March 2013
Am Montag dem 4. März hält
Matthias Kirschner bei der
Fliegergruppe der Bundespolizei einen Vortrag zum Thema "Die zehn größten
Mythen zum Thema Freier Software" mit anschließender Diskussion zur
Beschaffung Freier Software. Die Veranstaltung findet um 10:00 Uhr in
Sankt Augustin für Anghörige der Bundespolizei statt.
23 February 2013
The Hackerspace in Jena, "Krautspace", is organising a "Free Your Android" workshop. Erik Albers from the FSFE will come and give the workshop. Afterwards, the participants will be able to host FYA workshops on their own and will do so in April.
The event will take place in the 'Krautspace', Jena, on 23.02. beginning at 15 hours. Please register before.
15 February 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
14 February 2013
On 14th of February there will be the next Berlin Fellowship meeting and it is going to take place at e-lok (next to Ostkreuz). There will be the possibility to meet other Fellows as well as other Free Software enthusiasts. This can be quite some fun, especially as it is "I love Free Software" day. In addition, you can get good food and best drinks at e-lok to spend a happy evening. Official start is at 19:30.
There is the idea of contributing to #IloveFS by presenting/spreading awesome Free Software. If you have a good software in mind, you would like to share with us and you can explain it in 3 minutes, you are welcome to promote it at our meeting!
04 February 2013
Manchester's FSFE Fellowship group will be meeting in 'Common' at 19.30 for their monthly social exchange. All welcome.
02 to 03 February 2013
This year,
FOSDEM will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of February 2013 in Brussels. FSFE will participate with a booth and three talks. Henrik Sanklef, Vice president of FSFE, will speak about Searduino
Searduino on Saturday afternoon (at 14:20); Otto Kekäläinen, our finnish fellowship coordinator, will speak about
fixing public procurement on Sunday afternoon (at 16:00); Eric Albers, Outreach coordinator, will speak about
Free Your Android - phone liberation parties on Sunday (at 14:00). As like every year, we're looking forward to many meetings and discussions and also to a very good time for all.
01 February 2013
Alexander Alvaro, Vice President of the European Parliament, is hosting a "Free Your Android" event on February 1st, at 16h00. There will be talks given by Erik Albers, Dimitrios Symeonidis and Cheryl D. Miller. If you are thinking about liberating your phone, you shouldn't miss this event. And if you have already liberated your phone, there will be an opportunity for you as well as for everyone interested to make professional recordings of testimonials running free software on mobile devices.
The event will take place in the 'Altiero Spinelli building', elevator G, 5th floor, room A5G375. You have to register, but registration is open and public.
21 January 2013
To begin the GNU year, FSFE fellows and free software activists will gather for a meeting in Paris to discuss topics such as how to promote freedom and privacy-respecting Android mobile systems, and engage a debate on how to deal with social networks in the internet age with the GNU Consensus initiative. But it is also a nice opportunity for a relaxed and informal moment together, open to everybody. [See you at La Mutinerie.org, 19:00!]
21 January 2013
At an event in France's Ministry of Economics, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will summarise the approaches that different European countries are taking towards Free Software.
18 January 2013
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Grünen Jugend Thüringen: Freies-Software-Seminar mit Fellow Miriam Seyffarth und Torsten Grote
15 December 2012
Fellow Miriam Seyffarth und
der stellvertretende Deutschlandkoordinator Torsten Grote, halten
ein Grundlagenseminar "Freie Software" für die Grüne Jugend Thüringen. Das
Seminar beginnt um 10:30 Uhr und wird bis etwa 17.30 Uhr in der
Landesgeschäftsstelle, Lutherstr. 5 in Erfurt stattfinden. Teilnahme
ist kostenlos, aber die Teilnehmer müssen sich, bis Sonntag 2.
Dezember registrieren.
Miriam spricht am Vormittag über Herausforderungen für Freie Sofware,
vor allem im politischen Bereich. Anschließend wird Torsten das Thema
vertiefen.
13 December 2012
For this year's last Berlin Fellowship meeting, we've prepared something
special for all Fellows and friends: We'll meet at the Emmaus Church near
Goerlitzer Bahnhof to enjoy a talk by Volker Grabsch. Volker, having 100
CACert Assurance Points, gives us insights on daily security using encryption,
key-signing and certificates!
Also, there's going to be a nice retrospective about the Free Software
Year 2012. If this is still not enough: Free Gluehwein for everyone! As always, you'll find more details about the location and time at GriCal.
11 December 2012
On December 11th at 18.00 hours, Erik Albers will give a speech about FSFE's FreeYourAndroid campaign at the Institut für Informatik, FU Berlin. The talk is organized by Spline Talks and is open for public at no charge.
The talk, in German, will be held in Raum K60, Takustr. 9, 14195 Berlin.
08 to 09 December 2012
Next weekend, on 8th and 9th December,Hannes Hauswedell, FSFE fellow and Germn Team coordinator for pdfreaders.org, is organising a mini-hackaton to finish YAFFS2-support. The event, hosted at IN-Berlin e.V., will run from Saturday (from 11) to Sunday (until 18). If you want to help, join us in Lehrter Straße, 53.
Club Mate and pizza will be provided!
05 December 2012
The "Berliner Spindel" a
group of junior staff in the Berlin administration organises an evening
discussion about E-Government, Open Data, and Free Software on December
15th from 18:00 to 20:00. Matthias Kirschner is
invited as an expert on Free Software, to talk about the role of Free
Software for the public administration. The event takes place at the
Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit und Soziales, room 1.125 (Oranienstraße
106, 10969 Berlin)
Talk: FreeYourAndroid - The right to install Free Software on any device
04 December 2012
On December 4th, Erik Albers will give a speech about FSFE's FreeYourAndroid campaign at the Netzpolitischer Abend der Digitalen Gesellschaft. The talk, in German, will be held at c-base and is open for public at no charge.
24 November 2012
The FSFE will be present with a booth organised by the Vienna Fellowship
group at the 14th "Linuxday" in Dornbirn in the border region of Austria,
Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland on November 24, 2012. In three
parallel tracks, there will be talks on Free Software for Novices, Experts
and Managers.
Free your Android – Or: How much freedom it does really provide and what can you do to improve the situation?
24 November 2012
Albert Dengg of the Austrian team of the FSFE will hold a talk about the "Free
Your Android" campaign at the "Linuxday" at HTL Dornbirn on November 24 at
11:00 CET.
17 to 18 November 2012
In November, FSFE will be present at the French event
JDLL in Lyon, France.
Every year, this event regroups organisations advocating Free Software and
people giving talks over a complete week end in the center of Lyon. We'll be
there the entire time from the 17th to the 18th. One of our interns, Léopold
Baillard, will even be there the whole week if you want to meet with him.
He will also give a talk about the Free Your Android campaign. The event takes
place in
Maison pour Tous - Salle des
Rancy. We are looking forward to see you there!
15 November 2012
On November 15th at 18.30, Matthias Kirschner will give a speech at the
university of Jena, about computers as general purpose machines. The
talk, in German, will be held in the main building (UHG), room 235 at
Fürstengraben 1, Jena.
09 to 11 November 2012
FSFE will organise the "General Purpose Computing" track. Despite the fact that computers and - more and more - portable devices are universal machines, todays hardware often comes with anti-features or Digital Restrictions Management. This track by the FSFE will focus on this ongoing and increasing process of users restrictions. Thereby it concentrates on current trends and what we are in need of to stop them.
08 November 2012
The Fellowship of the FSFE Berlin is going to have another evening of Free
Software Love on Thursday, 08 November 2012. This time, we meet again at our new default location IN-Berlin.
As always, location details can be found on the GriCal event page.There is no fixed agenda for the meeting, so expect a free-minded, happy come-together! If you have any general discussion topics or announcements they are also welcome. Please come and join, it's free for all and everyone is welcome!
Fellowship Meeting in Milan, Italy
08 November 2012
On November 8, at 6.30 PM, at the Department of Computer science of the University of Milan (Via Comelico 39, 20135 Milan), it will take place a Fellowship Meeting, during which we will discuss about next Fellowship activities in Lombardia. The Meeting is open to the public.
07 November 2012
In preparaton for the Manchester Central by-election, political candidates will answer questions on issues effecting Manchester's digital indistry. This event, organised by FSFE, the Open Rights Group, the National Union of Journalists, and No2ID, will provide an opportunity for the public to get answers to questions concerning digial policy and investment in Britain's "second city".
07 November 2012
On November 7, Richard Stallman will give the talk "Copyright vs. Community"at the Reykjavik University . The speech will start at 19:30 ( 1, Room M101).
06 November 2012
On November 6, Richard Stallman participates in the ICT Goes International in Helsinki. He will give a talk about "Trends in programming: Free Software and practices" at 13:50. The event is organized by HAAGA-HELIA, the University of Applied Sciences and will be held at the Auditorium, Pasila campus (Ratapihantie 13).
Richard Stallman will give another speech, in the same venue, that evening at 18:00 about "How to Begin Contributing to a Free Software Project and Do a Good Job".
03 November 2012
On November 3rd at 14.00, Matthias Kirschner will give a speech at Brandenburger Linux-Infotag 2012, about computers as general purpose machines. The talk, in German, will be held at 14.00 in the University of Potsdam, at room HS2 of the 'Institut für Informatik'.
03 November 2012
FSFE will be present at the Brandenburger Linux-Infotag 2012 with a booth. Feel free to pass by and meet the staff of FSFE. In addition, there will be a
Phone Liberation Workshop as part of our
FreeYourAndroid campaign. If you are interested in liberating your phone please pass by the FSFE booth at 13 hours.
26 October 2012
On October 26, Richard Stallman participates in the Free/ Libre Culture Forum in Barcelona. He will attend and comment the presentation of the Positive Agenda for Copyright reform in Europe, a collaborative system. The event will take place in the Centro Cultural Ars Santa Monica (Las Ramblas, 7) at 13.00.
Besides, that evening he will be at the Sala magna of the Universidad de Economía de Barcelona giving a talk about "El Movimiento del Software Libre y GNU" and "Por una sociedad Digital Libre"
19 October 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
18 October 2012
On October 18th, Otto Kekäläinen, FSFE coordinator Finland, will explain
the current status of the adaptation of LibreOffice in Finland, at the Berlin 2012 LibreOffice Conference. The talk will explain the current problems and will point out other countries experiences relevant to take into mind for Finland's LibreOffice future development. Also, it will cover Helsinki innitiatives, like Helsinki OpenOffice pilot in 2011.
18 October 2012
Torsten Grote will give a
talk about the campaign
Free Your Android
at the Libre Software World Conference 2012, in Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
The speech will be on October 18th at 16.30 in the Cidade da Cultura
City of Culture), where the event is being held.
11 October 2012
The Fellowship of the FSFE Berlin is going to have another evening of Free
Software Love on Thursday, 11 October 2012. This time, we'll be hosted by
LinuxWorks! Friedrichshain at the E-Lok Jugendclub
near Ostkreuz.
As always, location details can be found on the GriCal event page.
Please come and join, it's free for all and everyone is welcome!
01 October 2012
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in
MadLab. Lightning talks followed by "hack and tell". All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
28 September 2012
A Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00.
Special guest is the deputy fellowship coordinator
Erik Albers from Berlin.
Erik will talk about how to organize and perform
FreeYourAndroid workshops.
As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
25 September 2012
On September 25 at the 22nd IFIP World Computer Congress in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, Karsten Gerloff will participate in a panel
discussion on patents in software. The discussion about whether
"patents enable innovation in the computer software field" is
organised by the European Patent Organisation.
25 September 2012
The Finnish think tank Visio organizes in Helsinki on 25th of September at 13:00-16:00 a seminar on the state of software systems in the public sector, and solve the typical quality and price issues using Free Software. FSFE is an co-organizer in the event. More information at the Finnish FOSS calendar
21 September 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
19 September 2012
We are in the middle of an intense battle about who will control the computers we'll use tomorrow. At the OpenMind conference in Helsinki, Finland, Karsten Gerloff will explain why the general-purpose computer is worth fighting for. The event is co-located with the
Open Knowledge Festival. Karsten's talk starts at 11:30.
18 September 2012
During Finland's Openmind conference, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak about "Free Software in the public sector: Getting it right and getting value". He will focus on migrations, procurement, and overcoming common obstacles. The event is co-located with the
Open Knowledge Festival.
15 September 2012
On September 15th, FSFE and supporters will held a FreeYourAndroid
workshop at Kiberpipa's Software Freedom Day event.
15 September 2012
Fellows in Manchester will meet to determine how best to voice and video chat using Free Software. Between 14.00-17.00 in
Madlab Hackerspace advocates will test which programs are compatible with which, and publish a table of results for public use.
Software Freedom Day booth in Vienna
15 September 2012
The Vienna fellowship group will hold a booth in the very busy city
centre of Vienna on the corner of the Mariahilfer Staße and the
Museumsquartier. From 10am until 7pm we will be answering questions at
our information desk and giving out leaflets and live CDs from different
free operating systems. Many of them with a specially produced
CD-edition identifying the FSFE fellowship as provider of the copies. We
will bring notebook computers as well to show interested passers-by how
well Free Software works and how good it looks.
25 to 26 August 2012
The Department of Computer Science of the University of Applied
Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg is organising a conference all about Free
Software in 2012 again with help of Fachschaft of Computer Science,
LUUSA and FrOSCon e.V.
FSFE will again maintain a booth. Coordination is done via the the
Fellowship
Wiki.
25 August 2012
Torsten Grote will explain at Campus Party the FSFE campaign "Free Your Android" as part of the Campus Party Europe event, held in Berlin. The talk will be at 16.30 at the Socrates Stage.
24 August 2012
On August 24, Matthias Kirschner will give a speech at Campus Party. "The FSFS- Fighting for your freedom, since 1985" is the topic of this talk that will be held at 14.30 at the Socrates Stage, of this event organized in Berlin.
22 August 2012
On August 22, Hugo Roy will be at Campus Party talking about " Why Free Software needs Network Neutrality?". The speech, at 11 a.m., will be held at the Socrates Stage of this event organized in Berlin.
22 August 2012
On August 22, Matthias Kirschner will be at Campus Party talking about "An endangered species: computer as a universal machine". The speech, at 14.30, will be held at the Socrates Stage of this event organized in Berlin.
18 to 19 August 2012
FSFE will once again be present at Ogg Camp with information, merchandise, leaflets, and the opportunity to join. Come and talk to FSFE's UK Fellows and Coordinator.
17 August 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
06 August 2012
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in
MadLab. Fellow Francis Southern will provide an introduction to Emacs - the original Free Software text editor powerhouse. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
20 July 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
07 to 12 July 2012
In July, FSFE will be at RMLL (Libre Software Meeting) the yearly non commercial conference with talks, workshops and round tables about Free Software and its uses. The RMLL goal is to provide a place for exchange between Free Software developers, users and stakeholders. For the first time, RMLL will be in Switzerland; at Geneva's Plainpalais. We're looking forward to meeting many of you!
11 July 2012
On July 11, Richard Stallman gives a talk talk about "Copyright vs. Community" at Campus Garching, Munich. Focus of this talk will be threats deriving from actual copyright law on scientific publishing. The event will take place in the "Rudolf-Diesel Hörsal MW 2001" of Campus Garching and starts at 6 PM.
11 July 2012
More transparency in the heart of Europe: The European Parliament has built a software tool which lets the people working there track the development of proposals into laws. The Parliament is going to release this program, called AT4AM, as Free Software.
At an event in the European Parliament, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will discuss what Free Software means for democracy. FSFE's General Counsel Carlo Piana will talk about choosing the right license for AT4AM.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required in order to enter the Parliament building. The event is organised by the European Parliament Free Software User Group (EPFSUG), and hosted by MEP Marie-Christine Vergiat.
10 July 2012
On July 10 a delegation from the FSFE Berlin office will be present at Richard
Stallman's talk about "The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System" in Dresden. We are looking forward to meeting as many of you as
possible. The event will take place in room "INF E023" of the Faculty of Computer Science of the Technical University of Dresden and will start at 1.30 PM.
09 July 2012
On July 9, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "Free software, GNU and GCC" at GNU Tools Cauldron 2012, Prague. The event will take place at room S9, Department of Maths and Physics, Charles University, Malostranske Namesti 25, Prague from 10.00 to 10.45.
06 July 2012
On July 06, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "The New Techonological Models" at the 5th Congress of Young Entrepreneurs, Vigo. The event will take place at the Palacio de Congresos Mar De Vigo, Avenida de Beiramar 59, Vigo, Spain from 12.30 to 14.30. Please, register in order to attend the event.
04 July 2012
On July 4th, FSFE Fellow Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasild will host a PDF
readers sprint in Tallinn, Estonia, at
Akademy 2012, the KDE summit.
Everyone is invited to partake and help locate, remove, and replace
advertisements for proprietary software on the websites of public
bodies.
The event is part of our
effort
to stop public bodies from restricting the users' freedom and unfairly
distorting the competition in favour of certain proprietary software
makers. As part of the event, participants will be introduced to
finding offending sites, contacting offending sites, listing offending
sites on our web site, and keeping track of responses to the memoranda
to offenders.
27 June 2012
On June 27, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "Free Software and education" in Marly-le-Roi. The event will take place at the Cinéma le Fontenelle - Place de la gare, Marly-le-Roi from 10.00 to 12.00. Please, register in order to participate in the event.
26 June 2012
On June 26, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "Free Digital Society" at the School of Computer Science of Manchester University. The event will take place at the room 1.10, Kilburn Building (School of Computer Science), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK from 17.00 to 18.30.
23 June 2012
On June 23, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System" at De Montfort University, Leicester. The event will take place at the Hawthorn Building of De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH from 13.30 to 15.30.
22 June 2012
On June 22, Richard Stallman gives a talk about "Copyright vs. Community" at Forward company venue, Camden. Focus of this talk will be threats deriving from actual copyright law on scientific publishing. The event will take place at the Forward company venue, 19 Mandela Street, Floor 2, Centro 3, Camden, London from 14.00 to 16.00.
Please, register in order to participate in the event.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
15 June 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
14 June 2012
Please note, that this month the Berlin Fellowship meeting will not be in the office but our friends at Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. have invited us to meet at their new
office at Obentrautstr. 72, Berlin 10963. We're going to meet at 19:30. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
11 June 2012
Matthias Kirschner, Coordinator of the German team, will held a public lecture on June 11th, 2012, in the HTWG Hochschule Konstanz. Topic of the lecture will be "An endangered species: computer as a universal machine" and it deals with different aspects that endanger users Freedom in the digital era. The lecture will begin at 17:30 in the Thurgau-Saal in the library of the HTWG Konstanz. Admission is free.
31 May 2012
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in
MadLab.
Jonathan Porter will present ways to combine data with Free mapping, including powerful Free Software geographical information systems (GIS) such as
Quantum GIS. All Fellows and non-Fellows welcome.
29 May 2012
The Cabinet Office will consult businesses in the North West of England on the proposed changes to UK Open Standards policy, in MadLab Hackerspace, 15.30-17.30. UK Coordinator Sam Tuke will be participating.
23 to 26 May 2012
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"
26 May 2012
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.
22 May 2012
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.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
18 May 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
28 April 2012
FSFE is holding its annual General Assembly in Lisbon this
year, and we would love to party with you! Please join us
on Saturday April 28 at for a relaxed evening of
drinks and conversation.
We will meet at 21:30 at Lisbon metro station Estação Baixa Chiado,
exit Largo do Chiado. From there, we'll move to Galeria Zé dos
Bois around 22:00.
Further
details and a map are available at the website of
our associate organisation ANSOL.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
21 to 22 April 2012
The FSFE Web team will meet to work on FSFE's websites in
Manchester, UK. Focus will be on consolidating the fsfe.org
experience and campaign websites, and a slew of new improvements
will be applied.
Please notify the Web
mailing list if you're attending.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
20 April 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop 2012
12 to 13 April 2012
On April 12 and 13, FSFE will be organizing its fifth edition of Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop in Amsterdam, which brings together legal experts from all over the world to discuss the future of Free Software, its licenses and the best practices in the field.
Berlin Fellowship meeting
12 April 2012
On Thursday, April 12th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
11 April 2012
On Thursday, April 11th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
04 April 2012
The British Computer Society is hosting this series of talks between 10:00 - 17:00 in central London. UK Coordinator Sam Tuke will open the event with an international historical perspective on the use of Free Software in the public sector.
Sustainability festivals in Manchester and Leicester, UK
31 March 2012
FSFE Fellows have pioneered a link up between the Green Light and Chorlton Big Green festivals. There will be a Free Software talk and booth at each event and a live link up bringing environmentalists together via Free Software systems.
29 March 2012
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in
MadLab. Bob Ham, GNU/Linux audio developer will give a talk about using the advanced JACK audio server. A report from Document Freedom Day will also be presented with followind discussion. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
28 March 2012
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is the global day for document liberation.
It is a day which is dedicated to promote the importance of Open Document Formats
and Open Standards
in general. Various kind of activities are planned by a grassroot movement all over the world. If you like to participate, look how you can get involved.
24 March 2012
FSFE Fellows will run a booth at the UK's leading digital civil liberties community event. Information, merchandise, and a friendly chat will be available.
24 March 2012
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 10th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". Further Björn Schießle will give a talk about the
prospective challenges for Free Software. The event takes place on 24 March
2011 from 9:30 to 17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of
Applied Sciences, Germany. Admission is free.
23 March 2012
At Maastricht University's Faculty of Law, FSFE's President
Karsten Gerloff will participate in a round table on "New Copyright
Business Models in the Age of Filesharing". He will join Meir
Pugatch, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa; Director of Research,
Stockholm Network; and Claudia Zuidema, deLex publishers, Amsterdam.
The event will take place from 16:00 to 19:00 at the Faculty of Law,
Maastricht University, Feestzal (C1.306).
Mailpod: Fellowship project meeting, Manchester
22 March 2012
Manchester Fellows will meet at Arcspace Community Centre to work on the Mailpod community hosting project, inspired by
Fripost. The project aims to provide local community run Free Software based email hosting with strong privacy and security.
19 to 20 March 2012
Martin Husovec, our current legal intern will be giving presentation at workshop V 4 paradigm shift in copyright organized by Asimov Foundation. The talk "Use of FLA outside of the Free Software Communities?" will discuss whether Fiduciary License Agreemnet can be potentially of an inspiration also for the other artistic communities than Free Software one (abstract).
17 to 18 March 2012
The "Chemnitz Linux Days" is a conference that deals with GNU/Linux
and Free Software . It is open for everyone, novizes and experts alike.
The FSFE will be present with a booth where you can inform yourself about
our work and to get to know the people behind FSFE. In addition,
Matthias
Kirschner – Fellowship Coordinator and Coordinator of the German
team – will give a
talk about
"Non-free software advertisement presented by your government" on
Saturday, 17.03. at 16:30 in Raum V1.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 March 2012
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
08 March 2012
On Thursday, March 8th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
07 March 2012
Wednesday, 7 March, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the Hotel Sandelmühle, Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 20:00 h.
14 February 2012
As every year for Valentine's Day, the FSFE is planning an online
campaign to celebrate this day as an "I love Free Software" - Day. Our online
campaign aims at rising awareness to Free Software and the
passionate, hard-working people behind it. You can participate in our
campaign from all over the world. Show them that you appreciate their
work – it could make all the difference!
14 February 2012
This year on Valentine's Day, the FSFE organises an "I love Free
Software" event at the Unperfekthaus in Essen. We would
like to invite all supporters of Free Software to celebrate this day
together with us. During the day, there will be workshops and talks
concerning various topics about Free Software. In the evening there will
be a live concert with four bands that are willing to play in support of
Free Software. For more information have
a look at our event-page.
Berlin Fellowship meeting
09 February 2012
On Thursday, February 9th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
04 to 05 February 2012
On February 4 and 5, FSFE will be present at FOSDEM in
ULB Campus
Solbosch, Brussels, Belgium. Like every year, we're looking forward to many
great meetings and discussions, and a very good time for
all.
17 January 2012
Today, on 17 January 2012, Matthias Kirschner - Fellowship Coordinator of FSFE - gives a talk about
"Secure/Zensur Boot: Wer kontrolliert den Computer?". The presentation takes place in
the c-base (Rungestrasse 20, 10179 Berlin), and is part of the "Netzpolitische Abend", hosted
by the Digitale Gesellschaft - an interest organisation concerned about internet politics and pro digital civil rights. The speech is in German. Admission is free. Event begins at 20:00.
Web Friday @ FSFE
09 December 2011
Want to do something for Free Software? Know some HTML
and CSS? Then you can help us make FSFE's website better!
Join us for our regular Web Friday today from 15:00 UTC+1. We'll
meet on Jabber (conference@jabber.fsfe.org, channel: fellowship)
and on IRC (#fsfe on freenode). From 15:00 to 15:30, FSFE's
webmasters will explain how the build system for FSFE's website
works, and get you all set up.
Afterwards, it's "pick a bug and squash it"! Drop in, enjoy
great company, and meet people who are as passionate about Free
Software as you are.
Whether today or at any other time, you're always welcome to
contribute to the web team's work. Read here to find out
how stuff works. We're looking forward to seeing you around!
07 December 2011
On 7 December 2011 at 19:00 Reinhard Müller gives a talk about
“Sustainable IT through Open Standards”. The presentation takes place in
the ETH Zurich, Building HG (Rämistrasse 101), Room F33.5, and is hosted
by [project 21], a student organisation concerned with sustainability.
The speech is in German. Admission is free.
21 November to 02 December 2011
At the 23rd session of
WIPO's
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, FSFE
will work with national delegates from around the world to
improve conditions for the sharing of knowledge.
Negotiations will center on a possible "Broadcasting
Treaty", a plan to introduce a new kind of copyright which
companies can acquire merely by distributing a movie,
image, text or program. Please check the info about this
meeting on Copyright and Related Rights.
24 November 2011
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in
MadLab. Discussion will take place about plans for a community decentralised software hosting project, making use of a local community centre for hosting. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
22 November 2011
The next Fellowship meeting takes place in Leipzig, 22 November. The meeting starts at 19:30 in
sublab , Karl-Heine-Str. 93.
Matthias Kirschner, Germany and Fellowship Coordinator will talk about FSFE's work concerning runing and future campaigns.
Monatliches Fellowship-Treffen in Wien, Österreich
18 November 2011
Dieses Mal findet das Wiener Fellowship-Treffen im Seminarraum 188/2
(HD0407) der TU Wien, Favoritenstraße 9-11, 1040 Wien, statt. Wir treffen
uns ab 18:00 Uhr - die Agenda starten wir um 19:00 Uhr. Wie immer richtet
sich die Einladung an alle, die sich für die FSFE oder für Freie Software
interessieren. Wir freuen uns auf eine große Teilnehmerzahl!
16 November 2011
In November the Hamburg FSFE Fellows meet at the Roxie, Rentzelstraße 6.
We will welcome Matthias Kirschner as a special guest to that Meeting,
he will talk about current and planned FSFE activities.
As usual, you will find more detailed information on the wiki page.
For regular meetings, we recommend you to have a look at the wiki page
and maybe also to subscribe to the mailing list.
11 to 13 November 2011
FSFE will organise the "Free Software and Politics" track. Want to know
more about Free Software on the UN level, in the European Union, and at
the local level? Or learn more about FSFE's activities in the education
sector or FSFE's campaigns in general? Than this is the track for you.
Registration is still possible on fscons.org, Fellows obtain a 10 Euro
discount on the Registration fee.
11 November 2011
During the Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit, we will have a Fellowship meeting. Help us with your ideas, get some stuff done and give us feedback.
31 October 2011
At 16.10 Richard Stallman will speak about "The Danger of Software Patents". FSFE will have a booth at the event with information and merchandise.
26 October 2011
At LinuxCon Europe, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will talk about current issues in Free Software policy. The talk will take place at 10:45 in the Taurus room.
20 October 2011
Contact will seek to explore and realize the greater promise of social media to promote new forms of culture, commerce, collective action, and creativity. Technologists, artists, activists, businesspeople, funders, and other stakeholders have been invited to discuss the networked future, and come together to hatch new ideas, connect with new collaborators, and forge an ongoing community for innovating social media and beyond.
17 October 2011
Jeremy Bennett will give a presentation on the Free Software and open hardware OpenCores architecture at the BCS Central London Offices, with a talk entitled "Open Source Software Meets Open Source Hardware: OpenCores and the OpenRISC 1000 architecture".
13 October 2011
On Thursday, October 13th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
08 October 2011
FSFE will have a booth at the annual conference of FLOSS UK (formerly UKUUG), the UK's oldest Open Systems User Group, will take place at Manchester Conference Centre.
06 October 2011
Matthias Kirschner will give a talk on common misunderstandings about
Free Software, for instance 'You cannot earn money with Free Software',
'You cannot have copyright with Free Software', 'Free Software is only
useful for programmers', 'If you change Free Software you have to give
your changes to the community', 'The GNU GPL only works in the US'. This
event will take place as part of Informatik 2011, organized by the
Technische Universität Berlin, in in the TU main building Room H 0112,
Straße des 17. Juni, EG, from 10 to 11 a.m.
04 October 2011
At the EuropeanaTech in Vienna, a conference about exploring the technical challenges of making digital cultural and scientific information easily accessible for the public, Peter Bubestinger will give a talk titled: "Free Software and Open Formats: virtual immortality and independence for digital archives".
The conference will take place at the National Library in Vienna.
29 September 2011
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in MadLab. Gerry Gavigan, chairman of the Open Source Consorium, will travel from London to open the meeting with a talk. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
Conference on open innovation in Warsaw, Poland
27 September 2011
At the launch conference for a database project on open innovation IT research projects, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President, will speak on „Free Software and its role in building an innovative economy”. The event will take place at Pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661, Warsaw, Poland.
20 September 2011
At 19.00 UK Coordinator Sam Tuke will speak about Freedom Boxes at an event organised by Manchester Free Software Society.
17 September 2011
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free
Software. Its goal is educational, teaching people why Free Software
is the best choice when it comes to using Software. Organised and
coordinated by the Software Freedom International, SFD invites
everyone to participate and take action on a local level.
Software Freedom Day in Manchester
17 September 2011
Software Freedom Day will be celebrated by FSFE Fellows in Manchester at MadLab Hackerspace together with other local Free Software groups. Expect booths and workshops in the afternoon.
17 September 2011
The Software Freedom Day on 17th of September will also be celebrated
in Hamburg in Germany. There will be a program with some talks and several
free software projects as exhibitors as well as examinations of the
Linux Professional Institute. Everyone is welcome to visit us, no matter
if you're beginner or already have some free software knowledge.
Detailed information in german language can be found at
http://sfd-hamburg.de/.
17 September 2011
On Saturday, the 17th of September 2011, Software Freedom Day Events
are celebrated all around the world, therefore the Vienna Fellowship
is inviting you to a Software Freedom Party. The evening will be
opened by a talk about legal aspects in Free Software, held by FSFE's
new legal coordinator Matija Šuklje. Following this opening everybody
is invited to have a nice evening at the Metalab with us.
Registration is requested, but
not mandatory.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 September 2011
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
GNU GPL compliance workshop, Berlin, Germany
13 September 2011
Do you wish to learn how to check devices' compliance with GPL specifics and
become a volunteer in this important campaign? Armijn of
gpl-violations.org will give a one-day
workshop, with an introduction by our lawyers. The event is by invitation
only, if you want to participate contact
Matthias Kirschner.
09 September 2011
FSFE will take part at the Master on Free Software: September Open Sessions organized by Igalia. 9-24 September 2011 (Friday afternoon and Saturday morning during three weekends) at Edificio para la Obra Social de Novacaixagalicia, Policarpo Sanz St. number 24-26, Vigo (Spain).
On the 9th of September, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will give
a talk about Software patents.
As a closure of the Master on Free Software the event will include workshops, talks and round tables with experts from the FLOSS world.
It is open to the public, no admission fee.Registration is required.
08 September 2011
On Thursday, September 8th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and join us!
Braderie of Lille, France
03 to 04 September 2011
The Braderie of Lille is a popular event every year in the streets of
Lille (north of France). Read all the information about the event. FSFE will have a booth there to introduce
the general audience to Free Software. Don't hesitate to join us!
The booth is located Place
du Vieux Marché aux Chevaux and will be animated by fellows from France, and
also FSFE's President, Karsten Gerloff. If you plan
to come and see us, let us know!
04 September 2011
From 16.00 FSFE will be holding events, including talks on Free Software philosophy, Free Software and women, and an Open Street Map workshop.
Fellowship Meeting Düsseldorf
31 August 2011
The Düsseldorf Fellows will have their monthly meeting at 19:30 at
"Brauhaus Fuchsjagd", Gumbertstr. 181, 40229 Düsseldrf-Eller.
Karsten Gerloff, President of FSFE, will visit the meeting to answer
questions of the Fellows. Guests are welcome!
25 August 2011
At 18.00 Richard Stallman will speak about "Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks". FSFE will have a booth at the event.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 August 2011
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
14 August 2011
FSFE will have a booth at OggCamp: a free two-day unconference for anyone who loves anything related to technology, data, culture, community, or Free Software.
Come and meet some Fellows, and pick up some leaflets and merchandise.
13 August 2011
Join Free Software advocates on Saturday between 15.00-17.30 at MadLab hackerspace to find and remove UK Government adverts for non-Free PDF Readers. Cake and Pizza provided!
11 August 2011
On Thursday, August 11th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the Berlin FSFE office (Linienstrasse 141) for a discussion
on various Free Software topics. Come and meet up with a new intern!
28 July 2011
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in MadLab. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
22 to 25 July 2011
FSFE will have a booth at Euskal Encounter, a lan party with some 4.096 attendees.
Additionally, there will be talks and an exhibition erea. Any help is welcome.
At Sunday, the 24th there will be a Meeting of Fellows and friends at 17:00
at the FSFE booth. We would like to found a Fellowship Group at
Basque Country/Cantabria/Galicia.
20 July 2011
The Hamburg FSFE Fellows meet, depending on the weather, either at Cafe Sternchance or at Roxie. Please
have a look at the wiki page for more detailed information.
It is recommended to pay attention on the hints at the wiki page
and may also to subscribe to the mailing list.
09 to 14 July 2011
FSFE will take part in many ways at the RMLL, one of the
biggest Free Software events in France, from July 9th to 14th.
While of course present with its famous information booth both
during the week-end ("journées grand public") and during the
week, FSFE also proposes some talks this year.
President Karsten Gerloff will give a talk on
Centralised Internet Services and Problems of Power (13.07.,
15:20), France Coordinator Hugo Roy will talk about
the battle fought by Free Software for HTML5 online videos,
UK coordinator Sam Tuke will speak about the FreedomBox concept
and practical applications.
Several other speakers have also been invited to talk about
topics around the decentralisation of the Internet.
Whether at the booth, at the conferences or for a drink
on evenings, we look forward to seeing you there!
14 July 2011
On Thursday, July the 14th, at 19:30, the Berlin fellows will
meet at the C-Base (Rungestrasse 20) for a discussion
round on various topics. Come and debate with us!
Free Software intergroup at the European Parliament
07 July 2011
On Thursday July 7, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak
about Free Software to Members of the European Parliament. The
presentation together with a representative of APRIL will take
place at the first meeting of the Parliament's Intergroup on
Free Software and new media in Strasbourg.
01 July 2011
Matthias Kirschner, FSFE coordinator for activities in Germany,
will present the successful PDFReaders
campaign started last Autumn. The concept –
removing advertisings for non-free software from public sector
organisations' websites – will be explained in detail, as well
as the keys to succeed in a similar action.
The talk will take place in "room 41-A fisl 1" on the 1st of
July, at 16:00 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
29 to 30 June 2011
FSFE will have a booth at this year's OKCon in Berlin, on the
29th and 30th of June. Many international speakers such as Richard
Stallman will be present and give talks on open knowledge, open
data and Free Software.
30 June 2011
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in MadLab. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
16 June 2011
With June of this year, the Hamburg Fellows start a new kind of Meeting,
where the day in the month and the location may change from month to month.
Thus it is important to pay attention on the hints at the Wiki-Page
and may also to subscribe to the mailing list.
The next Meeting of the Hamburg Fellows will take place in the bar
Big Easy at Osterstraße 173 in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel.
Detailed information can be found on the fellowship wiki (german only):
http://wiki.fsfe.org/groups/Hamburg
14 to 15 June 2011
The UK’s leading event for government ICT will be held in London at ExCeL
11 June 2011
Come and celebrate your freedom in Ljubljana! During FSFE's
annual strategy retreat in Slovenia's
capital, Free Software fans will party with the members of
FSFE's General Assembly and our executive at Cyberpipe [OpenStreetMap]. Starting
at 21:00, we will enjoy a lively exchange of ideas over drinks
and beats.
Please drop us a line to president-assist@fsfeurope.org to let
us know you're coming. See you there!
Berlin fellowship meeting - talk on Unhosted
09 June 2011
For this month's fellowship meeting, Michiel de Jong, who also
recently gave us an interview,
will talk about his project:
"Unhosted: How free software
can compete with today's hosted software" (in English).
Unhosted is a highly significant Free Software project for the
future of personal data as well as online applications!
Please be welcome to come and listen to his talk, as well as to
take part in the following discussion. Meeting is next Thursday,
June the 9th, at 7:30 p.m., at the c-base.
FSFE-Stand bei dem Kirchentag in Dresden
02 to 04 June 2011
Zusammen mit LUKi präsentiert sich die FSFE auf dem Markt der
Möglichkeiten während des Evangelischen Kirchentages. Wir sind am
Stand M3 G04 zu finden und freuen uns auf interessante Gespräche.
Eine herzliche Einladung an alle, die sich schon immer über Freie
Software informieren wollen oder die konkrete Fragen zum Einsatz
von Freier Software (nicht nur) im kirchlichen Umfeld haben.
Hoffentlich können wir viele von den Vorteilen Freier Software
überzeugen!
Free Software in the public administration - Workshop
28 May 2011
At the 5th European meeting of Green local councillors in
Berlin, Germany, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will
hold a workshop on Free Software in the public
sector. Together with a practicioner from a city
that bases its administration on Free Software, Green
local councillors from across Europe will discuss how they
can make use of Free Software in their own towns.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
27 May 2011
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
26 May 2011
Fellowship meeting at 19.00 in MadLab. All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
22 May 2011
On Sunday, May the 22nd, FSFE offers a robots workshop in its
Berlin office, Linienstraße 141, 10115 Berlin.
Flashed with Free Software, these robots can be programmed very
easily to explore the room, follow a black line on the ground,
avoid obstacles… The aim being that the participants can then
offer such a nice workshop in schools.
See also the freedroidz website
maintained by people at tarent,
who initiated and co-organises the event.
19 to 21 May 2011
From Thursday, May 19th, to Saturday, May 21st, in Settala (Milan, Italy)
there will be the "Brain Jumble", an event for wider distribution of Free
Software in businesses and public administrations. Diego Zanga, a
member of the FSFE Italian group, will attend the event in the mornings of May 19th and 20th with
a talk for businesses "Benefits for small and medium-sized businesses using Free
Software" and a talk for public administrations "Free Software in
public administrations". The event will be held in Giuseppe Verdi 8/c,
Settala (MI), from 9:00 to 15:30.
21 May 2011
OpenTech 2011 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, transport and democracy
17 May 2011
The World Information Society Day is a worldwide event dedicated to societal changes brought about by the Internet and new technologies. Take this opportunity to share with your community the advantages of Free Software and the empowering tools that it can offer citizens. Send in your planned and proposed activities to celebrate this day.
Berlin "Fellowship meeting" @LinuxTag
12 May 2011
FSFE will have a stand at the LinuxTag in Berlin. Of course,
everyone is invited to meet us at the booth and have a chat.
Furthermore, on Thursday evening,
May the 12th, we invite everyone to join us around 7 p.m. to go
eat or drink something all together.
This will be our Fellowship meeting for May.
30 April 2011
On Saturday 30.04.11 (NOT 23.04. as first announced) at 19:00
the first Fellowship meeting in Augsburg will take place, and
you're very welcome to the event! The meeting will be held in
the Café
Bistro Bismarck, Bismarckstr. 7, 86159 Augsburg. There is
no fixed program but many ideas and topics to discuss! We
simply want to get together and chat about Free Software.
FSFE at Ignite, Amsterdam, NL
28 April 2011
At Ignite Amsterdam 8,
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will present the ideas of Free
Software and explain why Freedom matters in the digital society.
The Ignite event will take place at Mediamatic Bank, Vijzelstraat
68, 1017 HL Amsterdam . Doors open at 20:00.
Tickets cost 7€ (students 50% discount, 65+ free entrance).
20 April 2011
On 20. April the Hamburg Fellows will meet again. The meeting will take place
in Roxie on the Rentzelstraße 6. Guests are very welcome.
Detailed information can be found on the fellowship wiki (german only):
http://wiki.fsfe.org/groups/Hamburg
14 April 2011
On Thursday, April the 14th, at 7:30 p.m., the Berlin fellows will
meet at FSFE's Berlin office (Linienstraße 141) for a discussion
round on various topics. Come and debate with us!
09 April 2011
At this year's "Landesjugendkongress", organised by the youth wing of
the German Green Party, Björn Schießle will hold a workshop about Free
Software. The workshop will take place in Würzburg, Germany.
09 April 2011
At the annual all-day event in Graz, lots of presentation talks and information
booths offer visitors the possibility to catch up on information about GNU/Linux,
Free Software and related projects.
The event location is the
FH Joanneum and
the event is an absolute 'must see' for everyone interested in those topics.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger holds a speech
titled "Free Software and art(ists): Here be dragons!"
Fellowship meeting in Manchester, UK
07 April 2011
Manchester's first local Fellowship meeting takes place this Thursday at 19.00, and the first Thursday of each following month! All Fellows and non-Fellows are cordially invited to attend MadLab, who have generously agreed to host us. This initial meeting will be used to plan topics and activities for future meetings.
Conference about Free Software organised by the SPD in Berlin
07 April 2011
A public conference and panel discussion
about Free Software will be hosted by Germany's SPD party.
The meeting takes place (in German) at the Bundesparteizentrale,
Wilhelmstraße 141 / Ecke Stresemannstraße, at 7 p.m.
Bernhard Reiter, an experienced & long-standing
FSFE member will deliver a speech, the theme of the event is "Cost-effectiveness
improvement through Free Software implementation".
Nicolas Jean will attend with further information materials.
31 March 2011
"You are a software company or start-up in this field and wish to
have an overview of your possibilities to earn woney with Free
Software?". This question is the starting point of the "Earn Money
With Free Software" conference, organised by the
Technologiestiftung Berlin.
They want to bring many people with different backgrounds to offer a
large panel of answers.
FSFE Co-founder Georg Greve and FSFE current President Karsten
Gerloff, among others, will hold talks there starting at 6 p.m.
For more information and registration, please see
this page.
31 March 2011
FSFE is getting 10 years this month. A good age to celebrate with you.
In Berlin we start on Thursday evening at 21:00 in the C-Base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
(S+U Jannowitzbrücke). All Free Software supporters are invited to join
the party. Please send a short e-mail to Matthias Kirschner, so we know how
many people to expect.
30 March 2011
Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for document liberation.
It is a day of grassroots effort to educate the public about the
importance of Open Document Formats
and Open Standards
in general.
30 March 2011
In Munich on March 30? Come and
celebrate Document Freedom
Day with us at Café
Netzwerk, Luisenstr. 11,
80333 München (U-Bahn: Königsplatz). Starting at 18:30,
there will music, short talks from FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff,
Florian Effenberger of the Document Foundation, and others, and
a good time for all!
If you're coming, please drop us a mail at
dfd2011-munich@fsfe.org. Registration isn't required, but we'd like
to have a rough idea of how many people will attend. Further
information is
available here.
Manchester DFD: Preserving culture & knowledge with Open Standards
30 March 2011
26 March 2011
After the "Linux-Infotag" in Augsburg, Fellows from the region meet in
the restaurant Alt-Athen, where the Linux-Infotag's social event also
takes place. All Fellows are cordially invited. If you want to join, please
add yourself to the list of attendees at the wiki page for the social
event.
26 March 2011
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at the 10th
"Linux-Infotag Augsburg". Further Björn Schießle will give a talk about the
prospective challenges for Free Software. The event takes place on 26 March
2011 from 9:30 to 17:30 in the IT faculty of the Augsburg University of
Applied Sciences. Admission is free.
FSF founder Richard Stallman touring UK
01 to 08 March 2011
Free Software's biggest celebrity will be speaking at six venues
on a brief UK tour. Registration is open and required. Dates:
Talk at the CeBIT
03 March 2011
FSFE President Karsten Gerloff will give a talk at
CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. He
will speak about "Freedom, Software and Power" on March the 3rd, at
15:30. His talk will take place in Hall 2, booth F40.
26 February 2011
FSFE will present a booth with information and merchandise.
Sam Tuke will present a talk and be available for questions.
24 to 25 February 2011
Members of FSFE's British Team will attend the UK's first ODF Plugfest in Maidenhead, near London. The goal of the event is to improve interoperability between ODF implementations, and discuss new and proposed features of the ODF specification.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
10 February 2011
The Berlin Fellowship group will meet in the Berlin office of FSFE, in the Linienstr. 141, 10115 Berlin. We'll be there from 19:30. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
FSFE at FOSDEM 2011
05 to 06 February 2011
On February 5 and 6, FSFE will be present at FOSDEM in
ULB Campus Solbosch, Brussels, Belgium. Like every year, we're looking forward to many
great meetings and discussions, and a very good time for
all. FSFE will share its booth with the GNU project.
Karsten Gerloff will speak about "Power, Freedom,
Software", while FSFE Fellowship Coordinator Matthias
Kirschner will discuss the PDFreaders campaign.
Free Software policy in Europe - University of Trento
26 January 2011
At a seminar (it) held in the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Trento, Italy,
FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff will discuss policy
issues relating to Free Software and Open Standards in
Europe and around the world. His talk will take place Room 9, from 4pm. to 6pm. The event is open to the public.
20 January 2011
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 18 November 2010 in Zurich. We meet at
18:30 in the ID-Lounge, Stampfenbachstrasse 69. As usual, this invitation
is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking
forward to seeing you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
13 January 2011
This month, the Berlin Fellowship group will meet in the Berlin office of FSFE, in the Linienstr. 141, 10115 Berlin. We'll be there from 19:30. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowshipbijeenkomst: Democratie heeft Vrije Software nodig
15 December 2010
Op woensdag 15 december 2010 zal Matthias Kirschner bij de Fellowshipbijeenkomst in Hamburg een lezing houden met als onderwerp "Democratie heeft Vrije Software nodig". Daarbij gaat het om de vraag of we ons uit gemak centraal laten controleren, of dat we Vrije Software gebruiken, om systemen te maken waarin de macht bij ons allen ligt. We verwelkomen jou van 19:30 in de ruimtes van Attraktor e.V.,
Mexikoring 21, Hamburg City Nord!
Fellowship-Treffen in Leipzig
13 December 2010
Die FSFE-Fellowship-Gruppe Leipzig lädt ein ins Kulissenzimmer des sublab zu seiner „Montagsrunde: Freie Software“
zum kennenlernen, diskutieren, socializen und lekker Vorträge hören.
Am 13.12.2010 um 20:00 Uhr geht es allgemein um Freie Software. Ein Vortrag führt in das Thema ein, die
anschließende Diskussion bietet viel Raum für eigene Fragen und Gedanken.
Mehr Infos zur Anfahrt und Themen finden Sie auf dem Wiki oder auf der Seite der Leipziger Fellowship-Gruppe. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen, die den Themenbereich
„Freie Software – Freie Gesellschaft“ spannend finden. Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie dort zu sehen!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
09 December 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. Ali Gündüz will make a presentation there on "Free Software GSM". The talk will be aimed at those without any prior knowledge of GSM
protocols. "You have gotten used to the idea of Android and Meego? Let's see what
you'll think about the possibility of Free Software handling what your
cell phone is primarily made for" announces Ali Gündüz.
As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
02 December 2010
At a conference in Badajoz, in the Spanish
region of Extremadura, public administrations
from across Europe are exchanging experiences
and plans regarding Free Software. FSFE's
President Karsten Gerloff has been invited to
share recent developments in European policy
concerning Free Software and Open Standards.
22 to 26 November 2010
At WIPO's committee on development and "intellectual property", WIPO's member states will debate how rules for copyright, patents and trademarks can help to promote social and economic development. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff and intern Maelle Costa will participate to give FSFE's input to the discussion. Topics on the agenda include collaborative projects and patents.
22 November 2010
Technology standards are a powerful tool to promote or
stifle software innovation. For Free Software, it is
critical that even patented technologies which are
included in standards can be implemented without
restrictions. At a conference in Brussels organised by the
European Commission, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will
participate in a panel on Free Software and
standardisation.
18 November 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 18 November 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!
Fellowship Jabber meeting about FSFE’s education activities
17 November 2010
FSFE's edu-team will organize a jabber meeting on Wednesday 17th of November to prioritize the activities to come and discuss the recent developpment in the field of Free Software in education. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., you are warmly invited to participate in the fellowship-jabber meeting to join the discussion on the future of the education activity. What is your opinion on Free Software and education? Got any ideas? You can easily find details on how to join the chat on the wiki.
Το FSFE στο OpenRheinRuhr 2010, Oberhausen, Γερμανία
13 to 14 November 2010
Η γνώση είναι δύναμη - από τον Μεσαίωνα μέχρι σήμερα. Όποιος ελέγχει
τις δομές μέσα από τις οποίες μοιραζόμαστε τη γνώση, έχει τον έλεγχο
των επικοινωνιών μας. Για αυτό η διάλεξη του Matthias Kirschner έχει
τίτλο «Ελευθερία, Εξουσία, Λογισμικό». Αρχίζει στις 12:20 και είναι
όλοι ευπρόσδεκτοι. Το OpenRheinruhr γίνεται
στο Μουσείο Βιομηχανίας
της Ρηνανίας, στο Oberhausen. Η είσοδος κοστίζει 3€ για μια ημέρα
και 5€ για δύο ημέρες.
12 November 2010
At this year's South Tyrol Free Software Conference,
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak about Free
Software and business innovation. Henrik Sandklef of
FSFE's Swedish team will give an overview of the situation
regarding Free Software in Sweden.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is
required.
FSFE as honour's guest of the Berlin Debating Union
11 November 2010
FSFE has been invited by the Berlin Debating Union to make a speech at its first Knowledge Sharing Evening of the year. Matthias Kirschner's speech will begin at 7p.m., and then the public will have time to ask questions. on 8.15p.m., a debate around the topic of Free Software will start. Therefore, the Berlin Fellowship meeting of November 11th will exceptionnally take place in the Humboldt University's main building, in the Orbis Humboldtianus, above the Audimax (entrance Dorotheenstr 17). The Knowledge Sharing Evening will attract students from all the universities of Berlin, we hope to see you there too !
Fellowship Treffen in Leipzig
08 November 2010
Die FSFE fellowship Gruppe Leipzig lädt ins Kulissenzimmer des sublab ein
zum kennenlernen, diskutieren, 'socializen' und lekker Vorträge hören.
Ab 8.11.2010 (20:00 Uhr) heißt es jeden 2. Montag im Monat: Bühne frei für Freie Software.
Die "Montagsrunde: Freie Software" ist eine offene Veranstaltung rund um
sozio-kulturelle Fragen Freier Software. Alle Interessierten sind
herzlich willkommen, die den Themenbereich "Freie Software - Freie
Gesellschaft" spannend finden. Mehr Infos finden Sie auf dem Wiki oder auf der Seite der Leipziger Fellowship Gruppe.
5th edition of T-DOSE
06 to 07 November 2010
06 November 2010
The University of Potsdam hosts the 7th Brandenburger Linux Information day (BLIT). FSFE will present a booth with information and materials about Free Software in higher education, and in the workplace. Additionally, the FSFE will have a debating workshop open to the public where people will have the possibility to reflect and debate about the stakes of Free Software and Open Standards. Entry to this event is free of charge. Bring your questions about Free Software with you!
03 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the Hotel Sandelmühle, Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 20:00 h.
25 October 2010
The European Commission's Diretorate General Information
Society is organising a day of workshops to develop "Big
Ideas" for the Commission's Digital Agenda. FSFE's
President Karsten Gerloff will participate to explore
possibilities for a free cloud.
TEDxRheinNeckar
23 October 2010
Georg Greve, FSFE's Founder, will speak at
the TEDxRheinNeckar
event in the university of Mannheim, Germany. Georg's talk will deal with the "Meaning of Free Software for society".
If you are interested in attending the TEDxRhienNeckar, just take some
time
to register
(registration fee to be paid).
11 to 15 October 2010
At the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva,
the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents meets for
its 15th session. Topics to be discussed include the
patentability of software and the relation between patents
and standards. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff is
participating in the meeting in order to help create
rules, laws and practices that are favourable to Free
Software.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
15 October 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
14 October 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. Torsten Grote will do a presentation on "Centralised Internet Services and Problems of Power". This talk will illustrate the trend towards centralised services and explain the reasons for this trend. It will conclude with some solutions and strategies that can help users to
remain in control of their computing and their data. Other topics for this meeting are the ongoing PDF readers campaign, and the two events to come : FSCONS and BLIT, both on the 6th of November.
As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
FSFE Websprint
09 to 10 October 2010
Over the week-end, the FSFE web team will meet to work on FSFE's website. A new design for the
FSFE will be implemented, and a slew of new improvements will be applied. For this unique gathering, we need Developers (HTML, CSS, XSLT, Perl), good English speakers/writers and translators (of all languages).
For more details on the activities that will be undertaken, please consult the schedule
The Web sprint will take place in FSFE's Berlin Office, in the Linienstr. 141, 10115 Berlin. Contributors get free snacks and refreshments. If you want to spend some time with the web team but not distract their work, join us for dinner - departing from Linienstr. at 19.00 on Friday and Saturday, and 18.00 on Sunday.
06 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in the kp-21, Bachmannstraße 2-4, 60488 Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 20:00 h.
04 October 2010
At the IRILL conference on Free Software research taking place
in Paris, France, both FSFE's current President Karsten
Gerloff and founding President Georg Greve will speak during
the opening session. Karsten's talk is titled "Enlightening!
Free Software research in context". Georg will discuss "Free
Software and the playing field".
Attendance is free of charge, but
registration is required.
Westminster eForum Seminar in London, U.K.
23 September 2010
At the Westminster eForum Seminar on September 23, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will deliver a keynote address on "Free Software in business and in government." More information can be found here.
17 to 18 September 2010
On 17 and 18 September 2010, the first FrOSCamp will take place on the
premises of the ETH Zurich in the CHN building of the Zentrum campus,
Universitätsstrasse 16, Zurich. Reinhard Müller will hold a speech titled
"Free yourself - how to save the world in five easy steps" (in German),
and FSFE will present its work and the Fellowship at an information
booth. Admission to the event is free of charge, and no registration is
required.
Software Freedom Day 2010
18 September 2010
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free Software. Take this opportunity to share with your community the advantages of Free Software in business, education, the public sector and at home. Visit the SFD website for more details of events in your area, ideas for activities, and to register your participation.
To celebrate Software Freedom Day, Karsten Gerloff will give a talk at a celebration in the Royal Library of The Hague, Netherlands. The event will take place on the 18th of September, for more information you can have a look at the agenda.
If you want to know more about FSFE's involvment in the SFD 2010, please consult our information page.
Internet Governance Forum 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania
16 September 2010
Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President, will speak at a workshop of this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The subject is "Data in the Cloud: Where do Open Standards fit in?". The workshop will take place on Thursday, September the 16th, from 14:15 to 16:15.
FSFE has been involved in the IGF since its first edition in 2006, and is part of the Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards.
Berlin Linux User Group's Vortragsabend
15 September 2010
The Berlin Linux User Group – BeLUG – meets on the 15th of
September, 2010, at 18:00 for a presentations evening.
Torsten Grote (FSFE) will speak about Cloud Computing & Software
as a Service (SaaS). The presentations, meetings and workshops are
free of charge.
The meeting is open to all GNU/Linux enthousiastics. We meet at the
IN-Berlin, Lehrter Str. 53,
10557 Berlin-Mitte
More Information is to be found here.
TEDxEutropolis in Heerlen, Netherlands
10 September 2010
Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President, will speak at
the TEDxEutropolis
event in Heerlen, Netherlands, organized by the TEDx
program of the TED (Technology, Entertainment &
Design). The Eutropolis intends to gather the brightest
ideas to forge an economic and cultural centre out of
border regions of Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany. Karsten's talk will start at 11:35.
If you are interested in attending the TEDxEutropolis, just take some
time
to register
(registration fee to be paid).
Braderie of Lille, France
04 to 05 September 2010
The Braderie of Lille is a popular event every year in the streets of
Lille (north of France). FSFE will have a booth there to introduce
the general audience to Free Software. Don't hesitate to join us!
The booth is located Place
du Vieux Marché aux Chevaux and will be animated by fellows from France, and
also FSFE's President, Karsten Gerloff and Rainer Kersten. If you plan
to come and see us, let us know!
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
01 September 2010
Wednesday, 1 September, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the kp-21,
Bachmannstraße 2-4, 60488 Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around
20:00h. Further details can be found in the
wiki.
FSFE and KDE Grillparty
27 August 2010
The KDE e.V. and FSFE office in Berlin invites you to their
office BBQ and KDE 4.5 release party from 17.30 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.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Berlin, Germany
12 August 2010
This month again, the Berlin Fellowship meeting will be in the Newthinking Store, in the Tucholskystr. 48 10117 Berlin.
We'll be there from 19:30. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Fellowship meeting in Forchheim, Germany
06 August 2010
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.
GNU Hackers Meeting at the Hague, Netherlands
24 to 27 July 2010
In connection with the GUADEC
2010 conference, GNU
contributors are invited to attend the European GNU
Hackers Meeting at the Hague in Netherlands. The special
focus of the meeting will be “building decentralized GNU
applications” with an emphasis on privacy and security.
Attendees are requested to register.
Talk on "Freedom in the Cloud"
24 July 2010
At
FISL 11 in
Porto Alegre, Brazil, FSFE's President will talk about how
to carry the ideas of software freedom into the world of
cloud computing and software as a service. The talk starts
at 18:00 local time.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 July 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
Karsten Gerloff talks at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
At 12:00 Karsten Gerloff, President of FSFE, will talk about
Haciendo mas - El Software Libre en la empresa at Parque
teconogico Zamudio, Edificio ESI, Room no 204, Zamudio. No
entrance fee, guests are welcome.
Networking meeting at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
At 16:00 misc. Fellows and representatives of organisations
from northen Spain and FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff
will meet at Universidad de Deusto, Campus Bilbao,
Faculdad de Ingeneria, 2o pisto, 211bis, Sala de
Videoconferencias. Whoever is interested, should feel
invited to join.
Fellowship meeting at Bilbao, Spain
15 July 2010
Please join us for the first Fellowship meeting in Bilbao
with FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff. At 21:00 we'll meet
at Bar “Bilbao”, Plaza Barria, Bilbao. Guests are very
welcome, Fellow or not. If you're coming, please send a quick
email to
rk@office.fsfeurope.org.
Fellowship Meeting at San Sebastian, Spain
13 July 2010
At 20:00 the first Fellowship meeting at Donostia/San Sebastian will
take place at the Restaurant “Kaska Zuri”, Paseo de Salamanca,
Donostia/San Sebastian. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will
meet with Fellows and other Free Software supporters from the
region. Everyone is welcome. The restaurant is located 2 min
from the central bus station at the Boulevard. If you're coming,
please send a quick email to
rk@office.fsfeurope.org.
06 to 11 July 2010
The 2010 Libre Software Meeting is a non commercial conference
with talks, workshops and round tables about Free Software and
its uses. The LSM provides a place for exchange and meeting
between Free Software developers, users and stakeholders. This
year, it will be at Bordeaux 1 University.
Update: The FSFE will present its activities at
a booth. We are still looking for helpers at that booth. Whoever
is interested to join should contact rk@office.fsfeurope.org.
08 July 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 8 July 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!
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
01 July 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship meeting in Aachen
30 June 2010
On Wednesday, June 30 2010, the first Aachen Fellowship meeting
will take place at the "Labyrinth", Pontstr. 156, 52062 Aachen.
FSFE's president Karsten Gerloff will also attend. At this evening,
no worldcup match is scheduled. Guests are welcome!
Fellowship meeting, FSFE's general assembly social event, Bolzano, Italy
19 June 2010
Every time the
members
of FSFE's general assemblyhave their annual meeting, we have a
get-together with the local community on Saturday evening. We would like to
meet you, have a lot of Free Software discussions with you, and talk with
you about your perception of the Free Software situation in Italy and what
we can do. When: Saturday June 19 2010, 18:00. Where: Hotel Bemelmans Post,
Ritten/Renon, Bolzano, Italy.
Information to get there.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
18 June 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
09 to 12 June 2010
“LinuxTag” is one of the largest exhibitions on Free Software in Europe.
This year, Matthias Kirschner will talk about “The 8 misunderstandings
of Free Software” and Torsten Grote with Karsten Gerloff, President of
FSFE, will talk about Cloud Computing. The event will take place at the
Berlin fairgrounds, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Entrance: Hall 7. Visitors
must book a ticket (
more information).
10 June 2010
Topic: OpenStreetMap - the Wikipedia of maps
When: Thursday 10.06.2010 18:00
Where: Demola, Väinö Linnan aukio 15 (3rd floor) Tampere
GIS-expert Jukka Rahkonen tells about the OpenStreetMap-project and
how you can contribute to it with your own GPS-device and how you can
use OSM-data to make your own maps and GIS-services that comply with
the OGC-standards.
Admission to the event is free. No registration is required, but if
you plan to attend, please drop us a line at finland at
fsfeurope.org.
03 June 2010
The next in our series of regular Fellowship Meetings in Göteborg takes
place on Thursday, June 3. The location is
Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
02 June 2010
Due to organisational issues, this meeting is delayed to Wednesday June 23rd. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Julia Klein, the newly elected Fellowship representative, organises a jabber meeting together with Torsten Grote, German Coordinator Matthias Kirschner and French Coordinator Hugo Roy to answer fellows' questions about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Everybody who would like to ask her/his questions about ACTA or FSFE's position on this issue is invited to our next Jabber Meeting, online at our fellowship chat room on Wednesday, 2nd June at 20:00 CEST.
Fellowship meeting in Siegen
02 June 2010
On 2 June at 20:00 there will be a Fellowship meeting in the restaurant
"Schwarzes Schaf", Erzstraße 46, 57076 Siegen. Christian Holz, FSFE's
Executive Director, will be there, too. Guests are welcome.
"Linuxwochen" in Eisenstadt, Austria
28 to 29 May 2010
Numerous talks for beginners and experts will take place at the
University of Applied Science Eisenstadt,
with a focus on Free Software in education.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
27 May 2010
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will give "A policy
update from the European Union" regarding Free Software
and Open Standards during a webinar organised by Red Hat,
titled "Open Your World". The webinar will be streamed
from 14:45 CET
(13:45 UTC), and Karsten will speak from 15:45 CET. He
will share the virtual stage with OFE's Graham Taylor.
20 May 2010
A Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 May 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!
12 May 2010
The Department of Business Information Management and Logistics of the
Technical University Tampere and the Agora Center of the University
Jyväskylä have done a study about Free Software in Finnish schools.
On 12 May 2010 at 18:00 in Demola, Väinö Linnan aukio 15, 3rd floor,
Tampere, researcher Kimmo Wideroos will present the results and
conclusions, and afterwards there will be an open discussion about the
potential and possibilities of Free Software in schools.
Admission to the event is free. No registration is required, but if you
plan to attend, please drop us a line at finland at fsfeurope.org.
06 to 08 May 2010
For three days, the
old Vienna town hall
hosts this year's "Linuxwochen" event with many interesting talks,
information booths and workshops.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
07 to 08 May 2010
FSFE is receiving this year's
Theodor
Heuss Medal. On Friday, FSFE's President
Karsten Gerloff will speak on "Capitalism and
Responsibility" during a colloquium organised by the
Theodor Heuss Foundation. Gesine Schwan, a former
candidate for the President of Germany, will open this
event on "The social market economy and
globalisation". The award ceremony will take place on
Saturday from 10:30 to 12:15. It will be recorded by
the German TV channel Phoenix.
Both events are by invitation only. We have a small number
of invitations left. Please contact the
German team if you
would like to join us. Friday's event will take place from
14:00 to 18:00 at Literaturhaus Stuttgart. The award
ceremony on Saturday will take place at the Alte Reithalle
Stuttgart.
Stuttgart Fellowship meeting
06 May 2010
The Stuttgart
Fellowship group will meet at Cafe Stella, Hauptstätter Straße
57, 70178 Stuttgart on 06 May 2010 at 8.00. We will celebrate the
Theodor Heuss Medal together with Matthias Kirschner (Germany- and
Fellowship-Coordinator). Everybody is welcome to celebrate with us.
Fellowship-meeting in Gothenburg
06 May 2010
On 6 May it is once again time for a Fellowship-meeting in
Gothenburg. The meeting will be held at
Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27,
and will commence at 6 pm. Everyone are invited.
Fellowship-Meeting in Dusseldorf
28 April 2010
Date and time: 26.05.2010 19:30 CEST
Location: "Friedrichskrone" Talstraße/Kirchfeldstraße in Dusseldorf
Topics: Everything the participants like to
Guests are very welcome.
27 April 2010
Starting at 9:00am, the
Donau-Universität Krems
invites teachers, pupils, parents and everyone interested to inform themselves about
the benefits of using Free Software and GNU/Linux in school environments.
The FSFE will be present with a stand, and Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled
"Freedom of education in the digital age? Free software!" (in German).
Speech "Free Software / Free Society", Backnang, Germany
25 April 2010
On 25 April 7pm
Matthias
Kirschner will explain what Free Software is, talk about its
importance for society and why politicians should bother about this
topic. Organiser of the event is the youth organisation of the Green
party. Everybody interested is invited to join the presentation and the
discussion afterwards. The speech takes place in the "Kreishaus der
Jugendarbeit", Marktstraße 48, 71522 Backnang.
24 April 2010
A whole day at the
FH Joanneum
stuffed with presentations and talks offers the possibility for
interested users, system administrators and software developers to extend
their knowhow about GNU/Linux and Free Software.
FSFE will be present with a information booth, and Peter Bubestinger
holds a speech titled "Freedom of education in the digital age? Free
Software!"
"Why Free Software?", Berlin, Germany
21 April 2010
On 21 April 6pm
Matthias
Kirschner will give a talk at the BLUG in Berlin to talk about the
importance of Free Software for our society. The speech takes place in
the Lehrter Straße 53, 10557 Berlin-Mitte. Everybody interested in Free
Software is invited to the speech.
21 April 2010
The 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.
14 to 17 April 2010
The event at the
University of Arts in Linz
offers workshops, hacklabs, presentations and performances in the area of
digital arts and culture.
FSFE is present with a booth where everybody is welcome to talk about
Free Software over a nice cup of coffee.
Fellowship meeting in Tampere
14 April 2010
The Finnish team coordinator Otto Kekäläinen holds a
presentation (in Finnish) about the Free Software Foundation
Europe, which after the evening continues with informal
discussion about free software.
The meeting is open to all and there is no compulsory
registration. However, we recommend you drop us a line at finland@fsfeurope.org
so that we can reserve enough refreshments for everybody.
Location: Demola, 3rd floor, meeting room GAIA (Väinö Linna's
square 15, Tampere)
Time: wed 14 April 2010 at 6 pm
08 to 09 April 2010
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.
Fellowship meeting i Gothenburg
08 April 2010
On 8 April it is once again time for a Fellowship-meeting in
Gothenburg. The meeting will be held at
Gnutiken in Övre Husargatan 27,
and will commence at 6 pm. Everyone are invited.
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin
08 April 2010
The local Fellowship group will meet on april 8th. The location is
as always the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße 48.
Lena will talk about “Women, Equality and (Free) Software”.
Guests are welcome to join in and chat about issues around Free
Software.
31 March 2010
On March 31, people and groups around the world will celebrate Document
Freedom Day to raise awareness for Open Standards and open document
formats. The campaign takes place for the third time under FSFE's
stewardship. The
campaign website
lists
ideas for
getting active. Come and celebrate document freedom with us!
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
25 March 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
22 March 2010
ACTA
is an international agreement on copyright and patents which
several developed countries are currently negotiating in secret.
While no official texts have been published, numerous leaked
documents indicate that the treaty would further restrict our
freedom to share and re-use knowledge. The European
Commission's DG TRADE is holding a stakeholders' consultation
meeting to inform Europeans about the state of play of the
negotiations. FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will attend the
meeting and represent the interests of Free Software.
The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
The European Commission promises to make a web stream of the
event available.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 March 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the
Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be
there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting
at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested
in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing
you there!
18 March 2010
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!
Fellowship meeting in Hamburg, Germany
17 March 2010
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.
13 to 14 March 2010
FSFE will have a booth at “LinuxTage”, one of the most important event
about Free Software in Germany. The event will feature Martin
Gollowitzer's
OpenPGP
smartcard workshop, and talks by Lena Simon on
Women
and Free Software, FSFE's German Coordinator Matthias Kirschner about
8
misunderstandings of Free Software and FSFE's President, Karsten
Gerloff, will speak of
Strategic
Licensing. 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.
Собрание членов Содружества в Берлине
11 March 2010
Собрание берлинской
группы членов Содружества состоится 11 марта в 19:30 по адресу:
Tucholskystraße 48. На собрание придет президент ЕФСПО Карстен
Герлофф, чтобы рассказать о своей работе и ответить на вопросы. Также
на повестке дня обсуждение организации Дня свободы документов. Мы
всегда рады новым посетителям.
03 to 06 March 2010
At this year's CeBIT, FSFE is represented with two
speakers, bringing new insights and taking a look ahead at
what the future holds.
On Wednesday at 13:00, FSFE's Germany coordinator Matthias
Kirschner will present "8 Misunderstandings about Free
Software - or are they lies?" On Thursday at 14:00, FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff
will speak about "Opening up the market for Free Software:
The battle for Interoperability". Both talks will take
place in Hall 2.
Registration for the event is possible.
Fellowship meeting in Göteborg, Sweden
03 March 2010
Starting Wednesday, March 3, the Gothenburg FSFE team is reviving its Fellowship group with monthly meetings. The meetings will take place in
Gnutiken at 18:00, and are open to everyone.
02 March 2010
FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff will speak about "Free Software: 10 Myths and the Truth" at the Eupen Center for Further Education (ZAWM). The talk will be in German. Afterwards, there will be lots of space for questions and discussion. The event is public, please register with schneider AT zawm.be.
01 to 28 February 2010
During February
Fellows
can elect a second representative for FSFE's General Assembly.
The Fellow who will be elected will serve a two year term.
Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
25 February 2010
This time, the Graz Fellowship meeting will be in
Realraum, located in the Jakoministraße 16, 8010 Graz.
We'll be there from 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for
everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're
looking forward to seeing you there!
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 February 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Stuttgart Fellowship meeting
11 February 2010
The Stuttgart
Fellowship group will meet at Sophies Brauhaus on 11 February
2010 at 8.00 pm in Marienstraße 28. Thomas Jensch will talk
about FSFEs
Edu-Team. Another topic will be the re-start of a regular
Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart.
Berlin Fellowship meeting
11 February 2010
The Berlin
Fellowship group will meet at the NewthinkingStore at 7.30 pm in Tucholskystraße
48. Ali Gündüz will talk about complete free GNU/Linux Distributions.
Another topic will be the
FOSDEM 2010 and the DFD organisation. Guests are always welcome.
06 to 07 February 2010
FSFE will have a booth at
FOSDEM, the ultimate European
event organized by the community, for the community. The goal of
this meeting is to provide Free Software developers a place to
meet. No registration necessary. The event takes place at ULB
Campus Solbosh, 50 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles.
30 January 2010
Björn Schießle from the German team will give a speech at the
Stuttgart Open Fair. His talk "Free Software - More than just a
Development strategy" will be part of a workshop. The workshop will
take place at Saturday, 30. January, 11-13 o'clock. Location:
Forum3, Gymnasiumstr. 21, Stuttgart, Germany.
25 to 29 January 2010
For Free Software, a lot depends on the way in which
standardisation organisations deal with patented
technologies. The
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of
Patents is the highest level forum dealing with this
question. For FSFE, Karsten Gerloff and Hugo Roy will
participate in the meeting to advance the interests of
Free Software.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
15 January 2010
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Berlin Fellowship meeting
14 January 2010
Office warming party, Berlin, Germany
12 December 2009
Since September KDE and FSFE have a joint office in Berlin. On December
12th we will celebrate that at Linienstr. 141, 10115 Berlin with a nice
year-end party starting at 6pm. If you plan to come please sent a note
before December 7th to
Matthias so that there
is enough to drink. You can help us by bringing some Christmas cookies,
too.
Fellowship Meeting, Berlin, Germany
10 December 2009
The Fellowship Group Berlin will meet on December 10th at 19:30. As
usual, the location is the NewThinkingStore, Tucholskystraße 48.
Hugo Roy will give a presentation about "EIFv2: Tracking the loss of
interoperability." Other topics will be: brainstorming for DFD (Document
Freedom Day), 26C3: Here Be Dragons, Fellowship Election 2010, Cooking
for Freedom.
Guests are welcome to join in and chat about issues around Free
Software.
09 December 2009
With the growing interest attached to Free Software law issues, the second edition of the EOLE will take place in Brussels, in the prestigious confines of the European Parliament. Among other specialists, Adriaan de Groot, FTF Coordinator, will hold a conference entitled "Use the Source -- but what is it?" The event is accessible on registration only.
Mach dich Frei! - Leipzig
06 December 2009
Am 6.12. findet das Gründungstreffen der Leipziger Fellowship-Gruppe der FSFE
statt. Zeit und Ort: Sonntag (6.12.), 16:00 Uhr im sublab (Karl-Heine-Straße 93,
Westwerk) (http://sublab.org)
Nach einer kurzen Vorstellung der Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. und
einem Einblick in die aktuellen Themen wollen wir v.a. gemeinsam über Freie
Software in Politik und Gesellschaft nachdenken und diskutieren.
Wie kann Freie Software ins Gespräch gebracht werden? Welche konkreten
Aktionen bieten sich an? In welcher Form können die Fellowship-Treffen
stattfinden?
Für Mate ist gesorgt - bis Sonntag!
01 to 03 December 2009
FSFE President Karsten Gerloff will give a speech about “Welcome to the
mainstream: Free Software in Europe” on December 2nd. The Free Software
World Conference is jointly organised by the Spanish regional governments
of Extremadura and Andalusia. The event is public.
01 December 2009
The European Commission's project on interoperability for
eGovernment services is organising and information day on
the European Interoperability Strategy. FSFE's President
Karsten Gerloff will participate in the discussions to
make sure that the voice of Free Software and Open
Standards is heard.
Fellowship meeting in Dusseldorf
25 November 2009
The monthly Fellowship meeting in Dusseldorf will take place on
25 November in the Restaurant “Friedrichskrone”,
Talstraße/Kirchfeldstraße.
Topics: review of the past activities in 2009, and first
plannings for 2010.
21 November 2009
FSFE will be present with a booth at this years Brandenburger Linux Info Tag
(BLIT). The Fellowship Group Berlin will man a booth to inform visitors about
various aspects of Free Software. Also T-shirts and books about Free Software
will be sold. The event starts at 10 am and takes place at the
University Campus Griebnitzsee in Potsdam.
Admission is free as in free beer.
WIPO meeting on implementation of Development Agenda, Geneva, Switzerland
16 to 20 November 2009
Thanks the consistent support by FSFE and other
organisations, the WIPO Development Agenda is finally on
the way to implementation. FSFE's President Karsten
Gerloff will participate in the meeting of the Committee
on November 16th to 20th to make sure that Free Software and Open
Standards take their place in this process.
FSFE is a registered observer to WIPO. The event is not
open to the public.
18 November 2009
After some time of inactivity the edu-team went back to work. Therefore
you are warmly invited to participate in the Fellowship jabber meeting to
join the discussion on the future of the education activities.
11 to 15 November 2009
FSFE is sponsoring the international meeting for GNU hackers and contributors, in which Karsten Gerloff, FSFE President, and Adriaan de Groot, FTF Coordinator, will participate. The event takes place at the IT University, Patricia Building, Vin Cerf Room, Forskningsgången 6, Gothenburg from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 November 2009 and at FSCONS from Saturday 14 to Sunday 15. On registration only.
More information on GNU.org
13 to 15 November 2009
This year's
FSCONS (Free Society
Conference and Nordic Summit) takes place on November 13-15 and is
co-organised by Fellows of FSFE. More than simply a conference,
FSCONS is a meeting place for social change, focussing on the
future of Free Software and how to build a Free Society on its
principles. Please visit the
FSCONS Wiki if you have ideas
for the event or wish to get involved in any way.
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin
12 November 2009
The local Fellowship group will meet on november 12th. The
location is as always the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße
48.
Topics will be: Fellowship @ BLIT, brainstorming for DFD (Document
Freedom Day), activities with the “OpenSource Networks
Berlin”.
Guests are welcome to join in and chat about issues around Free
Software.
07 to 08 November 2009
OpenRheinRuhr 2009 in Bottrop is the largest exhibition
concerning Free Software in Germany's Ruhr Area. Some of
our German Fellows help to organize this convention or
present Free Software projects they are working on. Hence
FSFE will not miss the opportunity to contribute to this event
with a booth. On November 7 and 8 we bring the idea of Free
Software and its related topics to the public again.
This time we intent to cross the border from IT into the Arts
by providing a discussion lounge to broach the issues of
"Software as a cultural technique" and "Coding as an art".
In addition to the booth a social event for Fellows will be
held on 2009-11-07.
Further information about the booth and how to volunteer can
be found in the
wiki.
Coordination is handled via the
booth mailing list.
04 to 05 November 2009
Karsten Gerloff and Adriaan de Groot will both speak on topics around Free Software: procurement, the FSFE itself, and licensing and governance for your projects.
Monthly Fellowship Meeting in Bonn, Germany
04 November 2009
The Fellowship meeting will take place at 20:00 at the
Brotfabrik Beueler. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
24 October 2009
Adriaan de Groot, FTF coordinator, will speak about "What the FTF can do for your Free Software Project."
16 October 2009
Unfortunatly the talk has been canceled. However, the
Fellowship meeting afterwards with Karsten Gerloff will take
place as planned.
Where: Les Halles, Pfingstweidstr. 6, Zurich
When: 8pm
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 October 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
16 October 2009
Unlike proprietary software, the Free Software requirements are
not about remuneration, but about maintaining the Freedom of
users of the software to use, study, modify and distribute. That
places some interesting requirements on manufacturers of devices
that use this software.
Adriaan de Groot talks about Software Licensing and compliance
at this years Embedded Linux Conference in Grenoble, France.
13 October 2009
Dans le cadre des ateliers techniqes du groupe technique UBIT de Vienne et du Group d'experts Open Source, Karsten Gerloff animera une conférence sur «l'interopérabilité et la concurrence en Europe : les perspectives de Logiciels plus Libres.»
Début: 14h30 au Floridsdorfer Hauptstrasse 1, Florido Lounge, Vienne
10 October 2009
On October 10 Torsten Grote is invited to an event from the working
group on digital democracy from the Linkspartei. The working group
deals with policy of the information age. At the beginning of the event
Torsten Grote will give a speech about Free Software and afterwards
participate in the discussion. The event takes place in the
Kopenhagener Str. 9, 10437 Berlin from 10 am to 6 pm. Everybody
interested is invited. The attendance is free of charge.
Fellowshipvergadering, Berlijn, Duitsland
08 October 2009
De
Fellowshipgroep
van Berlijn organiseert op 8 oktober een bijeenkomst. We
komen om 19.30 uur samen in de NewthinkingStore in de
Tucholskystraße
48. We bespreken de bondverkiezingen van 2009 en de invloed
er van op Vrije Software. We bespreken ook 26C3 en de
Fellowshipontmoeting via Jabber. Ook niet-leden zijn van harte
welkom.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
07 October 2009
Wednesday, 7 October, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h. Further details can be
found in the
wiki.
29 September to 02 October 2009
The Library of Alexandria, Egypt, is holding a three-day
workshop to introduce judges, lawyers, and researchers
from Egypt and the Arab world to new tools for the
dissemination of knowledge. With representatives of Egypt's supreme court in attendance, FSFE's President Karsten
Gerloff will be leading two sessions in the
workshop, one
on the history and basic concepts of Free Software, and
the other on Free Software licensing.
18 to 19 September 2009
From September 18-19 Matthias Kirschner will be in Leipzig to
participate at the Software Freedom Day. The celebration starts on
Friday at 6 pm in the sublab, Karl-Heine-Straße 93 04229 Leipzig. There
will be cake and everything else you need to celebrate Free Software.
On Saturday 2 pm Matthias will give a talk about Free Software and the
Software Freedom Day at the street festival. This speech will also take
place in the Karl-Heine-Straße 93. Afterwards there will be a small
FSFE booth, to answer questions around Free Software. Everybody is
invited to join.
Software Freedom Day in Vienna, Austria
19 September 2009
The
Vienna Fellowship Group
invites you to celebrate the
Software Freedom Day
with us at
Metalab. The four freedoms are
celebrated with free music (as in freedom) and gratis snacks (which unfortunately
are not free). We are looking forward to many visitors!
Fellowship's stand at the Braderie de Lille, Lille (France)
05 to 06 September 2009
The so-called "Braderie de Lille" (Lille's flea market) is a big outside-event which has taken place every year since the 12th century during the first week-end of september.
chtinux, a Linux User Group which is installed around there, has proposed to the Fellowship, as it did last year, to take part in the Braderie. The FSFE, and especially the Fellowship's stand, will get much visibility, since millions of people of numerous nations take a walk on Lille's streets. Come to discover this beautiful city and to eat some Braderie's culinary specialities like clams ! And above all, come in order to support the Fellowship !
Fellowship's stand will be situated on Place du Vieux Marché aux chevaux.
If you want more information about this event please send an email to Benjamin: morant@fsfeurope.org
05 September 2009
As part of the OpenRuhr initiative the "Uploadparty" takes place on
September 5. The goal of the monthly uploadparties is to enlarge free
culture in the Ruhr area. At this event everybody can bring his own
paper pictures from the area, scan them, and make them available under
the Creative Commons By license.
Matthias
Kirschner is participating at the event which takes place at
6pm in the Unperfekthaus, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 18, 45127 Essen.
Fellowship meeting in Zurich
26 August 2009
On 26th August the Zurich Fellows are proud to invite you to a Free Software BBQ. Fernanda Weiden, the new Vice-President, will give an overview of the changes discussed at this years General Assembly. As usual one can find the details (location, time) on the
wiki page.
4th Froscon, St.Augustin, Germany
22 to 23 August 2009
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
21 August 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin
13 August 2009
The local Fellowship group will meet on august 13th
at 7:30p.m. at the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße 48.
We will hear a report about the OE-Tag and start planning
for the Software Freedom Day.
Guests are welcome to join in and chat about issues
around Free Software.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
05 August 2009
Wednesday, 5 August, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h. Further details can be
found in the
wiki.
Fellowship meeting and KDE 4.3 release party in Stuttgart,
Germany
01 August 2009
About a half year ago we had a joint event between KDE and the Fellowship
of FSFE to celebrate the release of KDE 4.2. Because of the success of
the event and the upcoming release of KDE 4.3 we decided to invite you
again to a KDE release party and Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart. We
will meet on Saturday, 1. August at 19:00, Restaurant Wartburg
Tol(l)eranz, Gutenbergstrasse 87, 70197
Stuttgart. See
here
(German) for more details.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
17 July 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. This time Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's Fellowship coordinator, will be there to answer questions about the Fellowship and FSFE. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
07 to 11 July 2009
The 10th RMLL, Rencontre Mondial de Logiciel Libre (LSM, Libre Software
Meeting) is taking place at Nantes. Rainer Kersten will organise a FSFE
booth there.
RMLL is the most important Free Software event at France. This year,
GNU/Linux User Group Nantes is expecting some 5000 visitors at the
University of Nantes.
Whoever would like to come and help, is highly welcome. Please contact
dus@office.fsfeurope.org
for coordination.
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin in Juli
09 July 2009
The local Berlin
Fellowship group will meet on 9 July at 7.30 pm at the Newthinking
Store located in Tucholskystraße
48.
This time there will be a discussion with representatives from
political party youth organisations about free software.
As always, guests are welcome to join.
24 to 27 June 2009
FSFE will be present with a booth (hall 72B, booth 124) at LinuxTag 2009. It takes place at Berlin's Expo Center. FSFE's booth crew will explain visitors the importance of Free Software for society and economy.
20 June 2009
FSFE invites everybody to join the Social Event in the evening of 20th June in
Miraflores, Spain.
You are also invited to participate in the afternoon side event on the future of Free Software in Spain. This is a great opportunity to meet the General Assembly of FSFE, discuss bits and bytes of freedom and enjoy an entertaining evening with friends and Fellows.
20 June 2009
It is time to dive deeper into action! FSFE's Spanish team is proud to invite everybody to a special meeting in the afternoon (16:30 h.) of 20th of June at
Residencia La Cristalera near
Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid. In the evening participants will join with the General Assembly of FSFE for a social event.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 June 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
First Fellowship meeting in Graz, Austria
18 June 2009
After a long time of planning the Styrian Fellowship group is
proud to announce their first Fellowship meeting, which we hope to
turn into a regular event. The meeting starts at 19:00 in
the
Realraum, Jakoministraße
16, Graz. It's a joint meeting with the Realraumgruppe. As usual,
this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free
Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin in June
11 June 2009
The local Fellowship group will meet on June 11th at 7.30pm at
the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße 48.
Sabine Stengel from cartogis will give a presentation about
the free OpenStreetMap
project, outlining its progress, motivating people to join.
After the presentation, the topics Linuxtag and our campaign
regarding the “Bundestagswahl” will be discussed.
As always, guests are welcome to join in.
22 to 23 May 2009
As one of the biggest events of its kind in Eastern Europe, eLiberatica discusses and demonstrates the advantages of adopting, using and developing Free Software solutions.
Georg Greve, president of the FSFE, will talk about the challenges of the traditional standardisation system, the role of patenting and the mechanisms that allow us to cope with legal issues.
Fellowship meeting in Zurich
08 May 2009
On Friday 8. May, the next Fellowship meeting in Zurich will take
place. A lot is going on in Zuerich and Switzerland and we will discuss what is on the menu for this year. Further datails you can find in the
wiki.
07 May 2009
On Thursday 7. May, Bernhard Reiter will give a talk at the University of
Stuttgart (campus Vaihingen) about "Professional Free Software in Economy
and Politics" as part of the lecture "Free/Libre and Open Source Software
Engineering". He will talk about Free Software in general, categories of
Free Software licenses, software patents, Open Standards and more. The
talk will start at 11:30 lecture room V55.01.
Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart
06 May 2009
On Wednesday 6. May, the next Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart will take
place. This time Bernhard Reiter, FSFE's coordinator Germany, will
attend. We will meet at Unithekle Stuttgart/Vaihingen. The exact time
will be published in
the
wiki. Here you
can also find further details.
23 to 25 April 2009
The event at the
Kunstuniversität Linz
(university of art) offers workshops, hacklabs, presentations
and performances in the field of digital art and culture productions.
The FSFE will be present with an info table stand, so feel free to
come by for a cup of coffee and a nice chat about Free Software!
25 April 2009
A whole day stuffed with presentations and talks at the
FH Joanneum
gives interested desktop-users, administrators, software developers and others, the possibility to enhance
their know how about GNU/Linux and Free Software.
The FSFE will be present with a stand, and Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled
"Safely into the Future with Free Software".
25 April 2009
For the first time a Free Software event will take place in the region of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Georg Greve, president of the FSFE, will take that opportunity to talk about Free Software business basics, its strategies and implications.
The TILT 2009 aims at presenting specific solutions made in Portugal as well as inspiring young people to get involved.
Second European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software
23 to 24 April 2009
The second European Licensing and Legal Workshop organised by the
Freedom Task Force of the FSFE will
be held at the Hotel Okura on the 23rd and the 24th of April 2009 in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This conference will provide a forum for
discussions on supply chain management, compliance procedures, licence
management, community interaction, and other legal issues related to the
growth of the European Free Software market. More information in the
press release.
16 to 18 April 2009
For 3 days,
Vienna's city hall will be
hosting this year's Linux weeks with lots of interesting talks, stands and workshops.
The FSFE will be present with a stand, and Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled
"Safely into the Future with Free Software".
The speech is in German and targeted at everybody interested in Free Software.
15 April 2009
Starting at 8:45am, the
Donau-Universität Krems
invites teachers, pupils, parents and everyone interested to inform themselves about
the benefits of using Free Software and GNU/Linux in school environments.
The FSFE will be present with a stand, and Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled
"Freedom of education through Free Software" (in German).
FSCONS Fellowship meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden
15 April 2009
On 15 April, Fellows and other interested parties are invited to
attend an open planning meeting and get-together to discuss FSCONS
2009. The meeting starts at 19:00 in Delirium Café, Kronhusgatan 2B.
FSCONS, the annual conference on Free
Software and Free Culture, will take place in Gothenburg 13-15 November,
and is this year co-arranged by the Fellowship.
Fellowship Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany
02 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April the next Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart will take
place: We are going to meet in the "Unithekle", Allmandring 17 , 70596
Stuttgart. This time we want to talk about Free Software in
education. Further details can be found in
the
wiki.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
01 April 2009
Wednesday, 1 April (no kidding!), the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h. Further details can be
found in the
wiki.
28 March 2009
FSFE is present with an information and merchandise booth at
the 8th Linux-Infotag Augsburg. The event takes place on 28
March 2009 from 9:30 to 17:30 in the IT faculty of the
Augsburg University. Admission is free.
Reinhard Müller gives a speech called "5 most popular fallacys
about Free Software (or are they lies?)". The speech is in
German and targeted at everybody interested in Free Software.
Fellowship meeting in Augsburg, Germany
28 March 2009
After the LinuxInfotag in Augsburg, Fellows from the region
meet in the Restaurant
Alt-Athen, where the LinuxInfotag's social event also
takes place.
All Fellows are cordially invited. If you want to join, please
meet the FSFE team at LinuxInfotag before 16:00 so we can
inform the restaurant early enough.
28 March 2009
From 25. to 28. March the "Frühjahrsfestival zum Datenschutz" will take
place at the public library at Stuttgart, Germany. At Saturday 28. March
14:00 Björn Schießle will give a speech about "Free Software and
Privacy". The speech ought to deliver a general introduction to Free
Software and how it can help to improve privacy.
European Legal Network special interest group meeting in Frankfurt
24 March 2009
The European Legal Network facilitated by FSFE's Freedom Task Force will hold a special interest group meeting in Frankfurt to discuss linking. This meeting will be hosted at the WilmerHale offices and is invitation only.
18 March 2009
This year's Linuxweeks in Austria start at the university in Klagenfurt.
There will be plenty of interesting talks and several stands, including the FSFE.
Peter Bubestinger will give a speech titled "Safely into the Future with Free Software".
The speech is in German and targeted at everybody interested in Free Software.
FSFE booth at Chemnitzer Linuxtage
14 to 15 March 2009
As usual, we will attend at
Chemnitz
with a booth, which is manned by Isabel Drost, Uwe Zemisch and
Rainer Kersten. Beside informations about our work we will
offer devotionals.
Microsoft OOXML -- what happened those times
12 March 2009
On 12 March Torsten Werner and Michael Schinagl, who both participated
in the standardisation process of the proprietary Microsoft OOXML
standard, will talk about their experiences in this process. The Berlin
Fellowship group invites all people interested to participate. We start
at 19:30 in the Newthinkingstore, Tucholskystr. 48, Berlin. After that
we will discuss future activities for this year.
03 to 08 March 2009
The FSFE will be present with an information booth at the CeBIT in
Hanover. The event takes place from 3 March 2009 to 8 March 2009.
The booth will be located in hall 6/F50.
07 March 2009
Bernhard Reiter, Coordinator Germany, will deliver a speech
"Free Software, the sustainable alternative" at the CeBIT
in Hanover. The speech is scheduled on 7 March 2009 at 14:20hrs
in Hall 8 and will be delivered in German.
05 March 2009
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled
"The strategic implementation of Free Software in business"
at the CeBIT in Hanover (Hall 6, Open Source Forum). The speech
is scheduled on 5 March 2009 at 16:15hrs and will be delivered
in English.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
04 March 2009
Wednesday, 4 March, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h. Further details can be
found in the
wiki.
03 March 2009
Georg Greve, president of the FSFE will deliver a keynote speech entitled
"To dare more freedom" at the CeBIT in Hanover (Hall 6, Open Source
Forum). The keynote is scheduled on 3 March 2009 at 11:00hrs and will be
delivered in English.
European Legal Network special interest group meeting in London
24 February 2009
The European Legal Network facilitated by FSFE's Freedom Task Force will hold a special interest group meeting in London to discuss linking. This meeting will be hosted at the Kemp Little offices and is invitation only.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
20 February 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin, Germany
12 February 2009
The local Fellowship Group will meet on 12 February, 19:30 at
NewThinkingStore, Tucholskystraße 48. Jürgen Neumann from
Freifunk-Berlin and Fabienne Serriere will give a talk about "Open
Hardware" in English. Main questions are what Open Hardware is and why we
need it. Afterwards there will be room for questions and a discussion.
People interested in this topic and other guest are as always welcome to
join us.
07 to 08 February 2009
FSFE attends FOSDEM, a European Free Software developer conference
organized by volunteers wich takes place from 7th - 8th of February
in Brussels (Belgium).
The event promotes the widespread use of Free Software, to provide
Free Software developers and communities a place to meet, to get in
touch with other projects, and to promote the development and the
benefits of Free Software solutions.
The FSFE will attend the event with a booth where visitors will be
informed about recent activities (especially of FTF),
Free Software itself and the Fellowship of the FSFE.
As usual, the FSFE's merchandising articles will be sold as well.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
04 February 2009
Wednesday, 4 February, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h. Further details can be
found in the
wiki.
Fellowship meeting and KDE 4.2 release party in Stuttgart, Germany
30 January 2009
As a joint event between KDE and the FSFE Fellowship we will have a
Fellowship meeting and a KDE 4.2 release party at Friday 30th January in
Stuttgart. Together with KDE we will celebrate the release, meet, talk
and have fun. Of course we will have a presentation of KDE 4.2 and a
introduction of FSFE and the Fellowship. Everyone interested in Free
Software is invited.
For more information please see
here.
KDE 4.2 release party in Zurich, Switzerland
28 January 2009
There will be an event to mark the release of KDE 4.2 in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday 28th January. The event will be held at the Auditorium Maximum at the ETH Zurich, and starts at 17:30.
The event is free to attend, and will feature an introduction by FSFE's President, Georg Greve, and a talk by Aaron Seigo of the KDE project. Food and drinks will be served afterwards. For more information please see the
KDE 4.2 Release Party page on the KDE wiki.
KDE 4.2 Release Party, Berlin, Germany
28 January 2009
The Berlin Fellowship group invites everybody to the KDE 4.2 release
party on January 28th. This is a good occasion to celebrate Free
Software on the Desktop. The party will be hosted by KDAB in its Berlin
Office starting 20:00 at Adalbertstr. 7/8 (U Kottbusser Tor). If you
want to join, please send an e-mail to
the organisers, so it
can be planned accordingly. The Fellowship group Berlin is looking
forward to see you there.
KDE 4.2 release party in Vienna, Austria
27 January 2009
the Vienna Fellowship group invites everyone to join to celebrate the release of KDE version 4.2!
This evening event is hosted by the
Metalab and thus guarantees a great atmosphere with lots of interesting people to meet. Including, of course: Vienna Fellows.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
16 January 2009
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin, Germany
08 January 2009
The local Fellowship Group will meet on 8 January at 19:30 to welcome the
New Year. The location is as always the NewThinkingStore at
Tucholskystraße 48. Mario Behling will talk about LXDE, the LXDE
community as well as the Free Software community in Asia, esp. Bejing,
Taiwan, Shenzhen and Singapur. Guests are welcome to join in and chat
about issues around Free Software.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
07 January 2009
Wednesday, 7 January, the next Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main. We will meet there around 19:00h.
19 December 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options.
Monthly Fellowship meeting in Vienna, Austria
19 December 2008
This month, the Vienna Fellowship meeting will be in
the Metalab, located in the Rathausstraße 6 in the 1st district of Vienna. We'll be there from 18:00, with agenda related discussions starting at 19:00. As usual, this invitation is for everyone interested in the FSFE or Free Software. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
18 December 2008
It is time for a new tradition! A Christmas get-together for Fellows and others in Gothenburg, with technical help for all those interested in Free Culture and Free Software. FFKP (Union for Free Culture and Software) and FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe) invite you to a get-together with glögg (spiced wine), coffee, cookies and cakes. There will also be a presentation of the FFKP and some of the avtivities planned for 2009. Jeremiah Foster will be there as well offering help for GNU/Linux and other Free Software to anyone who needs it.
Fellowship Meeting in Berlin
11 December 2008
The local Fellowship group will meet on the 11th of december. The
location is as always the NewThinkingStore at Tucholskystraße. Since
Christmas is almost there, we will do some handicraft to improve our
booth material and the flyer for our projects.
Our are welcome to join us for a cup of tea and some cookies.
Fellowship meeting and holiday get-together in Zurich, Switzerland
11 December 2008
FSFE will be holding its regular Zurich Fellowship group meeting next Thursday, 11th December at 18:00 CET. We'll also be celebrating the upcoming holiday season with Glühwein (mulled wine) and other goodies! We hope to see you there.
If you plan to attend please email the organiser, Graeme West at
west@fsfeurope.org.
Zurich Fellowship meeting
21 November 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the FSFE Zurich office from 18:00 until 19:00 on Friday the 21st of November. Some free (as in beer) beer will be provided and all Fellows nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person, to discuss ways of spreading the word about Free Software in Switzerland, and to generally have a good time. This meeting will be hosted by Graeme West, FSFE's intern at the Zurich office. If you plan to come to the meeting please let Graeme know by sending an email to west@fsfeurope.org.
Fellowship meeting, Cologne, Germany
18 November 2008
15 November 2008
On Saturday, 15th November at 14:00 h there will be a Fellowship
meeting at the TIS Innovation Park of Bolzano. The meeting is
open to Fellows and all persons interested in FSFE's work in
Italy and the projects of the Fellowship. The meeting has two
parts. First Patrick Ohnewein, coordinator of the Italian FSFE
group, will talk about the activities of the FSFE and the
Fellowship in Italy. In the second part the Fellows will be
invited to make proposals for and discuss about future
initiatives to promote and help Free Software.
Fellowship meeting in Berlin
13 November 2008
The monthly Fellowship meeting is going to take place on the 13th of November. We will meet at 7:30pm at the NewThinking store in Berlin-Mitte (Tucholskystraße 48). Topics include: BLIT review, FSCONS report, "How can we collaborate with the different organizations around Free Software and Education?" and presentation 2009. We like to welcome you on the 13th.
06 to 07 November 2008
The FSFE will be attending the NLUUG Autumn Conference on Thursday 6th November. This year's theme is 'mobility'. Feel free to come to our booth and ask about Free Software!
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will also deliver talk entitled 'The strategic implementation of free software in business' at the CELF Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2008 at the same location on the following day, Friday 7th November.
The successful implementation of Free Software requires an understanding of the best policy and processes applicable to its context. Shane will discuss how FSFE's legal project and its European Legal Network have engaged with this issue by producing generic market knowledge for supply and purchasing contracts, work flow documents and deployment methodology.
The location for both conferences is Hotel en Congrescentrum De Reehorst, Ede, Netherlands.
01 November 2008
FSFE will be present with a booth at this years Brandenburger Linux Info Tag (BLIT). The Fellowship Group Berlin will man a booth to inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software. Also T-shirts and books about Free Software will be sold. The event starts at 10 am and takes place at the University Campus Griebnitzsee in Potsdam. Admission is free as in free beer.
Fellowship meeting in Weingarten, Germany
28 October 2008
Fellow Christof Raber will host a Fellowship meeting at Weltehof,
Welte 1, 88250 Weingarten on Tuesday the 28th of October at 19:00.
All Fellows and Free Software supporters nearby are invited to
attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in
person, discuss all Free Software and FSFE related topics and to
generally have a good time.
24 to 26 October 2008
For 2008, FSCONS is a collaboration of FSFE, Creative Commons,
and Wikimedia Sweden. There will be three tracks (Free
Culture, Free Software, Free Content), each lead by one of the
main organisers. Topics will range from modern kernel design
over citizen journalism all the way across to licensing in the
21st century.
21 to 24 October 2008
From 21. October to 24. October the SYSTEMS will take place in Munich,
Germany. SYSTEMS is a professional business-to-business exhibition for
the ICT market and addresses business and technical decision-makers in
commercial enterprises and the public sector.
For the first time FSFE will be present with a booth.
Fellowship meeting in Munich, Germany
22 October 2008
On Wednesday the 22th of October at 19:00 OpenOffice.org and FSFE
will host together the OpenOffice.org regulars' table and the first
Fellowship meeting in Munich, Germany.
It will take place at the Augustinerkeller, Arnulfstraße, Munich
(www.augustinerkeller.de)
All Fellows and Free Software supporters nearby are invited to
attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person,
discuss all Free Software and FSFE related topics and to generally
have a good time.
Dinner in Geneva on the 19th October
19 October 2008
Benjamin Morant and Ciaran O'Riordan invite you to a FSFE meeting in Geneva on the Sunday 19th October on the evening.
The plan is to meet each other in the restaurant "Les Brasseurs" at 17:00, and eat and drink there.
Don't hesitate to let us know if you want to come. Please write a mail to Benjamin on morant@fsfeurope.org
17 October 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
17 October 2008
On 17 October 2008, a Fellowship meeting takes place in Vienna.
We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6,
first district. The discussions will start at 19:00.
Items on the agenda include our pages in the Fellowship wiki, our
advocacy project, and some small organisational things. As always,
the meeting is ended with a nice chat over a beer.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
11 October 2008
On Saturday 11. October FSFE's Berlin Fellowship group will have a
booth at the "Freedom not Fear" demonstration. The booth will be ready
about 13:00 at the Neptunbrunnen, Berlin Alexanderplatz. When the
demonstration starts the booth will be reestablished at the
Brandenburger Tor.
Zurich Fellowship meeting
10 October 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the FSFE Zurich office from 19:00 until 20:30 on Friday the 10th of October. Some free (as in beer) beer will be provided and all Fellows nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person, to discuss ways of spreading the word about Free Software in Switzerland, and to generally have a good time. This meeting will be hosted by Benjamin Morant, FSFE's intern at the Zurich Office. If you are coming to the meeting please let Benjamin know by sending an email to morant@fsfeurope.org.
Monthly Berlin Fellowship Meeting
09 October 2008
The Fellowship Group in Berlin will meet on the 10th October at 19:30. We will evaluate past actions like 25 years GNU and Software Freedom Day. For the future we will plan our attendance at the BLIT and talk about the pdfreaders campaign. The Location is as usual the New Thinking Store, Tucholsky Strasse.
August Fellowship meeting in Brussels
09 October 2008
A Belgian Fellowship meeting will take place on Thursday August
7th in Brussels. We will meet at 20:00
in
Café
Walvis, 209 rue Antoine Dansaert, Brussels. It's an
informal meeting, like the last meeting, so we'll mostly chat
about whatever Free Software topics the attendees are interested
in. We'll also continue the discussion of how to launch
quarterly meetings, and Ciaran O'Riordan will give an update on
OpenStreetMap. This meeting can be discussed
on
FSFE's
Benelux mailinglist.
Fellowship Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany
08 October 2008
Wednesday, 8 October, the first Fellowship meeting in the Rhein/Main
area will take place in Frankfurt: We are going to meet in the "Club
Voltaire", Kleine Hochstraße 5 (2 minutes from "Alte Oper"), 60313
Frankfurt/Main We will meet there around 19:00h.
European Legal Network special interest group meeting in Brussels
29 September 2008
The European Legal Network facilitated by FSFE's Freedom Task Force will hold a special interest group meeting in Brussels to discuss software patents and other legal issues. This meeting will be hosted at the Wilmer Hale law offices and is invitation only.
GNU's 25th Birthday in Berlin, Germany
27 September 2008
The GNU-project is turning 25 on the 27th of September. Therefore we
will pop the corks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. We will meet at
3pm. There will be champaign and some music to celebrate.
See you on saturday.
Free Software in business and the public sector training course
26 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a training course on Free Software in business and the public sector at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
25 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'The strategic implementation of Free Software in business' at the OpenExpo conference in Winterthur, Switzerland, on the 25th of September.
20 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a keynote speech at the Dutch Software Freedom Day event at Liefland College, Utrecht. The event will run from 10:00 until 17:00 and is organised by NLLGG, NLUUG and SoftwareFreedomDay.eu.
20 September 2008
On Saturday 20. September starting at 14:00 FFII and FSFE's Fellowship
group from Berlin will have barbecue and an information booth. At the
booth we will explain what Free Software is and why it is important for
society. This event should give beginners a chance to get in contact
with Free Software, GNU/Linux and the involved groups. Please bring
your own dishes and drinks to the Mauerpark in the opposite of
Gleimstr. 60.
19 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will host a three hour workshop entitled 'Licensing questions and Legal issues in the light of GPLv3' for the launch of the GPLv3 at the Univesity of Tilburg, The Netherlands on the 19th of September. This event is sponsored by NLnet.
'Who Owns Free Software? The Copyright and Patent Debate' speech at OSiM World, Berlin
17 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a speech entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at OSiM World at Berlin on the 17th of September. This talk will examine question of ownership, the goal of owning creative work, benefits to consumers and the community and the relationship between ownership and Free Software licences.
Zurich Fellowship meeting
12 September 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the FSFE Zurich office from 19:00 until 20:30 on Friday the 12th of September. Some free (as in beer) beer will be provided and all Fellows nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person, to discuss ways of spreading the word about Free Software in Switzerland, and to generally have a good time. This meeting will be hosted by Benjamin Morant, FSFE's intern at the Zurich Office. If you are coming to the meeting please let Benjamin know by sending an email to morant@fsfeurope.org.
12 September 2008
On 12 September at 16.00, Richard Stallman will give a speech on
"Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks" at the "Libera
Accademia di Belle Arti", in via D. Vender 66, Brescia (Italy).
Berlin Fellowship Meeting
11 September 2008
The Fellowship Group in Berlin will meet on the 11th of September at
19:30. The Location is as usual the New Thinking Store, Tucholsky Strasse.
The following topics will be addressed: Software Freedom Day, GNU's 25th birthday.
11 September 2008
On 11 September at 16.00, Richard Stallman will give a speech on
"Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks" at
Dipartimento di Informatica e Scienze dell'Informazione - Università
di Genova (via Dodecanneso 35, 5th floor).
European Legal Network special interest group meeting in London
08 September 2008
The European Legal Network facilitated by FSFE's Freedom Task Force will hold a special interest group meeting in London to discuss business processes and supply chain management. This meeting will be hosted at the Canonical offices and is invitation only.
Fellowship's stand at the Braderie de Lille, Lille (France)
06 to 07 September 2008
The so-called "Braderie de Lille" (Lille's flea market) is a big outside-event which has taken place every year since the 12th century during the first week-end of september.
chtinux, a Linux User Group which is installed around there, has proposed to the Fellowship to take part in the Braderie. The FSFE, and especially the Fellowship's stand, will get much visibility, since millions of people of numerous nations take a walk on Lille's streets. Come to discover this beautiful city and to eat some Braderie's culinary specialities like clams ! And above all, come in order to support the Fellowship !
Fellowship's stand will be situated on Place du Vieux Marché aux chevaux.
If you want more information about this event please send an email to Benjamin: morant@fsfeurope.org
07 September 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will explain Free Software and the reasons behind Free Software licences at the OSS 2008 conference in Milan. He will sit on the 'NESSI Open Source Working Group' panel to discuss the European NESSI project.
Shane Coughlan in Vienna - The Professionalisation of Free Software
05 September 2008
The Vienna Fellowship Group invites to a speech of Shane Martin Coughlan
about "The Professionalisation of Free Software. Where we are going next."
(in Englisch). The event which is organised in the context of a q/talk
special takes place in Room D / quartier21, QDK / Electric Avenue, MQ Wien
on 5 September 2008, starting at 20:00. Entrance is from 19:00. The
speech will be finished around 21:15, after that there will be
opportunity to ask questions. Admission is free.
Fellowship meeting in Duesseldorf
30 August 2008
At 18:30 on 30 August 2008, Duesseldorf Fellowship will meet in Gasttaette "Suedstern", Bilker Allee 66, 40219 Duesseldorf (5 min vom S-Bahnhof Bilk). Shane M. Coughlan, the coordinator of the FTF, will give a talk entitled "Professionalisation of Free Software projects" and there will be plenty of time for other discussions.
Dutch Fellowship meeting, Nijmegen
28 August 2008
A Fellowship meeting will be held in Nijmegen on Thursday August
28th. Everyone interested in Free Software is welcome and
invited to meet inside Café
Jos,
Daalseweg
309, at 20h00. Discussion of this meeting can take place on
the
public
fsfe-bnl
mailing list.
3rd Froscon, St.Augustin, Germany
23 to 24 August 2008
The Department of Computer Science of the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg is organising a conference all about Free Software in 2008 again with help of Fachschaft of Computer Science, LUUSA and FrOSCon e.V.
FSFE will again maintain a booth. Coordination is done via the booth@ mailing list.
First Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart
22 August 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the Unithekle, Allmandring
17, 70596 Stuttgart on Friday the 22th of August at 19:00. This is
the first Fellowship meeting in Stuttgart and all Fellows and Free
Software supporters nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good
chance to get to know each other in person, discuss the possibility
of future Fellowship meetings in Stuttgart and to generally have a
good
time.
More
information.
Irish Fellowship meeting, Dublin
19 August 2008
A Fellowship meeting will be held in Dublin on Tuesday August
19th. Everyone interested in Free Software is welcome and
invited to meet
inside
The
White Horse at 20h00. This will also be the monthly meeting
of Irish Free Software Organisation. Expected topics include
Software Freedom Day, software patents, maybe OOXML or OpenMoko,
and the usual talk of recent events. Discussion of this meeting
can take place on
the
fsfe-ie
mailing list.
Zurich Fellowship meeting
15 August 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the FSFE Zurich office from 18:00 until 19:30 on Friday the 15th of August. Some free (as in beer) beer will be provided and all Fellows nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person, to discuss ways of spreading the word about Free Software in Switzerland, and to generally have a good time. This meeting will be hosted by Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's legal activities. However, he promises not to talk about licences unless someone asks. If you are coming to the meeting please let Shane know by sending an email to coughlan@fsfeurope.org.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
15 August 2008
On 15 August 2008, a Fellowship meeting takes place in Vienna.
We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6,
first district. The discussions will start at 19:00.
Items on the agenda include preparations for Shane Coughlan's visit to
Vienna, the Software Freedom Concert on Software Freedom Day, and the
"Linuxwochenende" event in Vienna in September. As always,
the meeting is ended with a nice chat over a beer.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
'Driving innovation with Open Desktop Technologies' panel at Akademy 2008
12 August 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF Coordinator at FSFE, will participate in the 'Driving innovation with Open Desktop Technologies' at Akademy 2008 on Tuesday, 12 August 2008. Shane will also be available around the conference during the rest of the 12th and 13th along with Armijn Hemel from GPL-violations.org. They will be glad to answer any questions people may have regarding licence compliance best practice and issue resolution.
August Fellowship meeting in Brussels
07 August 2008
A Belgian Fellowship meeting will take place on Thursday August
7th in Brussels. We will meet at 20:00
in
Café
Walvis, 209 rue Antoine Dansaert, Brussels. It's an
informal meeting, like the last meeting, so we'll mostly chat
about whatever Free Software topics the attendees are interested
in. We'll also continue the discussion of how to launch
quarterly meetings, and Ciaran O'Riordan will give an update on
OpenStreetMap. This meeting can be discussed
on
FSFE's
Benelux mailinglist.
Zurich Fellowship meeting
18 July 2008
There will be a Fellowship meeting at the FSFE Zurich office from 18:00 until 19:30 on Friday the 18th of July. Some free (as in beer) beer will be provided and all Fellows nearby are invited to attend. It will be a good chance to get to know each other in person, to discuss ways of spreading the word about Free Software in Switzerland, and to generally have a good time. This meeting will be hosted by Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's legal activities. However, he promises not to talk about licences unless someone asks. If you are coming to the meeting please let Shane know by sending an email to coughlan@fsfeurope.org.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
18 July 2008
On 18 July 2008, a Fellowship meeting takes place in Vienna.
We meet around 18:00 in the bar "Käuzchen", Gardegasse 8
(Note: changed location!). The discussions will start at 19:00.
Items on the agenda include planning of Shane Coughlan's visit to Vienna,
planning for the Software Freedom Concert on Software Freedom Day, and
discussion about possible reactions on the WIENUX decision. As always,
the meeting is ended with a nice chat over a beer.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Fellowship lunch in Barcelona
17 July 2008
A lunch for Fellows of FSFE and Free Software friends in
Barcelona from 14:00 until 16:00 with FSFE's Georg Greve, Jonas
Öberg and Shane Coughlan. The meeting will be for informal and
friendly discussions about FSFE, the Fellowship, the work of the
Freedom Task Force, and everything else that you want to
contribute to the discussion. If you plan to come to the
meeting, please send email to fellowship@fsfeurope.org.
16 July 2008
Shane will talk about the types of licence that provide and
protect freedoms of use, study, sharing and improvement in both
technology and educational text. He will review the main challenges
that platforms like SELF may encounter from the legal point of view and
what kind of mechanisms help support reliable legal infrastructure. He
will also discuss the work of FSFE's Freedom Task Force in providing
education and support services relating to legal support for Free Software in Europe.
16 July 2008
SELF has contributed on various levels to freedom in software and
education. The work of the SELF Legal Experts Group (LEG) has helped
to evolve a better understanding of Open Standards and provided a
reference line for free educational materials. The coordinator of the
SELF LEG, FSFE president Georg Greve, will provide an insight on how
SELF has helped advance the state of the art, and how the work done in
the SELF consortium will provide lasting benefit to the Free Software
community.
Fellowship barbecue with the FFII in Berlin
10 July 2008
The local Fellowship group in Berlin will have a joined barbecue with the FFII on the 10th of July.
The meeting will start at 7:30pm in FFII office, which is located at the Malmöer Straße 6 close to Bornholmer Straße.
Don't forget to bring you favourite barbecue stuff.
If the weather permits, we will go to the Mauerpark at around 9pm.
We love to welcome you there.
Fellowship meeting in Brussels
10 July 2008
A Belgian Fellowship meeting will take place on 10 July in
Brussels. We meet at 19:00 in café Walvis, 209 rue Antoine
Dansaert, Brussels. It's a chance to inform others about your
activities in the Free Software community and there will be
talk of gNewSence and GPLv3.
The meeting is open to
Fellows and non-Fellows interested in Free Software. We are
looking forward to many attendants!
'The Community and Meeting Obligations' for BT
02 July 2008
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a speech entitled 'The Community and Meeting Obligations' for BT at 14:30 on the 2nd of July at Adastral Park in Ipswitch, UK. He will also be present for presentations and workshop sessions to be delivered with other parties on the same day.
Irish Fellowship meeting, Dublin
24 June 2008
A local Fellowship meeting will be held in Dublin on June 24th. Everyone interested in Free Software is welcome and invited to meet inside
The White Horse at 20h00. This will also be the monthly meeting of Irish Free Software Organisation. Expected topics include OOXML, software patents, gNewSense, and the Fellowship. Discussion can take place on the
fsfe-ie mailing list.
18 to 20 June 2008
Shane Coughlan will represent FSFE's FTF at IOTC 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. He will deliver a speech to open the conference on Wednesday the 18th of June discussing Free Software in business. Other speakers include Graham Taylor from Open Forum Europe, Adam Jollans from IBM and Stephen McGibbon from Microsoft. Interesting discussions and debates are assured.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
20 June 2008
The twenty-third Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 June in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Fellowship meeting in Berlin
12 June 2008
The Fellowship Group Berlin is meeting on the 12th of June in the NewThinking Store. The meeting will start at 7:30pm in the store, which is located at Tucholskystr. 48, close to Oranienburger Straße. We love to welcome you there.
Social event in Zürich - meet the FSFE!
07 June 2008
This year's General Assembly of FSFE takes place in Zurich, and as usual,
there will be a social event where the members of the General Assembly
meet Fellows and other local Free Software supporters.
Around 18:20 the crowd will leave from the FSFE office at
Sumatrastrasse 25
and walk through the old town in direction to Bellview.
At 19:00 we will catch a
ferry
from
Zurich Burkiplatz.
At 19:47 the ferry will arrive in Erlenbach where -- due to the weather
conditions -- we will continue the evening with a nice dinner at the
Restaurant Malabar Garden in Kuesnacht
where we expect to be until at least 23:00.
28 to 31 May 2008
As in the last years FSFE will be present with a booth (hall 7.2b, booth 122) at LinuxTag 2008. It takes place at Berlin's Expo Center under the Funkturm. FSFE will inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force, software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, our work in the United Nations, or the Fellowship of FSFE. Also it is planned to sell T-shirts from FSFE and books about Free Software.
30 to 31 May 2008
The second eLiberatica takes place on 30 and 31 May 2008 in the World
Trade Center Bucharest, Romania.
Following the huge public success the first edition of eLiberatica gained
in 2007, the second edition will continue in the same tradition: to
gather community and business leaders around the world to talk about the
hottest Open and Free Technologies topics.
eLiberatica has its unique spirit and identity; you will learn and
discover new things, meet international IT personalities, business
people, high-tech professionals, you will make new friends, new partners,
celebrate and truly enjoy a live event.
eLiberatica 2008 is intended to focus on:
- Business adoption - how to make/save money and gain profit using
Open and Free Technologies
- Government, administration and public schools - the importance of
Open and Free Technologies; Professional growth participating in the
Free Software community
- Break the code - tips and tricks, things you will not find in IT
books.
31 May 2008
On Saturday 31th May 14-15 pm, Matthias Kirschner will give a speech at Linuxtag in Berlin. The talk is about the importance of the four freedoms to use, study, share and improve software and their influence in politics and economy. Target audience are beginners, or people who want to get some ideas how to explain this topic to beginners. The speech takes place at the BusinessForum (EG) and will be held in German.
30 May 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'Strategic implementation of Free Software in business' at the eLiberatica conference in Romania on the 30th of May.
15 to 17 May 2008
From 15 to 17 May, an event of the Linuxwochen Austria will take place in
the building of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz
1, 3rd district, Vienna.
A group of Fellows will be present with a booth where they inform about
FSFE, the Fellowship, and Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event.
17 May 2008
The twenty-second Austrian Fellowship meeting is integrated in the
Linuxwochen event in Vienna. Fellows and other interested people can meet
at the FSFE booth during the whole event to discuss, and at the end of
the last day of the event, we will join the Linuxwochen After-Show-Party.
19 April 2008
On Saturday 19 April 2008 at 12:00, Reinhard Müller gives a speech about
open standards and free document formats at Linuxwochen event at the
University of Applied Sciences "Johanneum" in Graz.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work
and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event.
19 April 2008
The twenty-first Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place at the Linuxtag
in Graz. Fellows and other interested people can meet at the FSFE booth
during the whole event to discuss, and after the end of the event we
will surely find some location where we can have some beer together :-)
15 April 2008
On Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 16:15, Reinhard Müller gives a speech about
open standards and free document formats at a Linuxwochen event at the
Danube University Krems.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work
and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event.
11 April 2008
FSFE's Freedom Task Force will host the first European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software on Friday the 11th of April in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. The venue for this meeting is the InterContinental Amstel Hotel. The event is targeted towards large projects and medium to
large enterprises wishing to discuss their existing licence compliance processes. Parties attending are expected to contribute to issues
ranging from process development through to optimising purchasing contract language for the benefit of the European Free Software community.
This workshop has limited space available and therefore attendance is by invitation only. Projects and companies interested in attending this
event should contact the FTF at ftf at fsfeurope.org.
02 April 2008
On the 2nd of April FSFE and its Freedom Task Force (FTF) will give a course on the Strategic implementation of Free Software in Business in collaboration with the Internet Academy. The course will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. Those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the
FTF contact form.
First Fellowship meeting in Augsburg
29 March 2008
Friday, 29 March, the first Fellowship meeting in Augsburg will take
place.
We are going to meet in the "Thing" bar, Vorderer Lech 45, 86150
Augsburg, right after the GNU/Linux infoday Augsburg. We expect to be
there around 18:30.
Anybody who does not know Augsburg very well or is at the GNU/Linux
infoday anyway can just come to the FSFE booth at the end of the event,
we can then go to the meeting together.
21 March 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course to introduce people to Free Software licensing concepts on Friday the 21st of March. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the
FTF contact form.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
14 March 2008
The twentieth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 14 March in
Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
The main topic of the meeting will be the preparation of the Document
Freedom Day.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Speech on Free Software licensing and the GPLv3 at OSiM USA
12 March 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a speech entitled 'Analysing Whether GPLv3 Has Improved Free Software Licensing' at OSiM USA on Tuesday the 12th of March in San Francisco. The speech will cover topics ranging from the creation of GPLv3 and its place in licensing through to examining the place of GPLv3 in tomorrow's market.
07 March 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course examining how Free Software can be used in the public sector on Friday the 7th of March. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the
FTF contact form.
01 to 02 March 2008
Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's Freedom Task Force, will deliver the keynote speech at Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen at 13:00 on the 1st of March. The title of the keynote is 'Free Software in the ICT mainstream' on issues ranging from licensing through to Free Software on the desktop.
26 February 2008
Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of FSFE's Freedom Task Force, will host a breakout session discussing licensing issues at the "Standards and the Future of the Internet" conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 26th of February. The conference will be held at the International Conference Centre and confirmed speakers include Vint Cerf, Carlo Piana, Thomas Vinje and Jeremy Allison.
23 to 24 February 2008
FSFE attends FOSDEM, a European Free Software developer conference
organized by volunteers wich takes place from 23rd - 24th of February
in Brussels (Belgium).
The event promotes the widespread use of Free Software, to provide
Free Software developers and communities a place to meet, to get in
touch with other projects, and to promote the development and the
benefits of Free Software solutions.
The FSFE will attend the event with a booth where visitors will be
informed about recent activities, Free Software itself and the
Fellowship of the FSFE. As usual, the FSFE's famous T-Shirts will
be sold as well.
21 February 2008
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will deliver a training course examining how Free Software can be used in business environments on Thursday the 21st of February. The course will be delivered between 13:00-16:00 at the FSFE Zurich office. There is no cost to attend this course, but due to limited space all those wishing to come should register their interest beforehand through the
FTF contact form.
18 February 2008
On Monday 18. February at 19:00 Richard M. Stallman, founder of the GNU project and the FSF, will give a speech at the mediacentre - Atrium, Johannisstrasse 20, in 10117 Berlin-Mitte. He will talk about the history and philosophy of Free Software. The Berlin Fellowship group will have a small booth there and inform visitors about the local groupd and FSFE's work in Germany and Europe. Admission starts at 18:30. The organisers suggest a donation of ~5 EUR to cover the costs.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
15 February 2008
The nineteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 15 February
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
10 February 2008
The SELF project, of which FSFE is a member, together with Internet
Society Bulgaria, the French Cultural Institute and Linux for Bulgarians,
are organising an international conference on Science, Education and
Learning in Freedom on the 10th of February at the French Cultural
Institute in Sofia, 2 Dyakon Ignatij Str., Sofia, Bulgaria.
Facilitating innovation at municipalities through ICT, Sofia (Bulgaria)
07 February 2008
Jonas Öberg, vice president of the FSFE, will give a talk entitled
"How to do procurement of Free Software: the Swedish Example" during
an event in Sofia, Bulgaria, on municipalities use of ICT. The event
takes place at the Sheraton hotel on the 7th of february.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
21 December 2007
The eighteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 21 December
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
10 to 11 December 2007
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options.
07 to 08 December 2007
The FSFE is organising the Free Software Conference Scandinavia (FSCONS), taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 7th and 8th of December 2007.
It is the first in its kind event in the region, inspired by the growing
momentum around Free Software.
04 December 2007
On the 4th of December, the Free Software Foundation Europe
is organising a workshop as part of the STACS project. The workshop
will bring researchers and civil society together to encourage the
formation of new joint research projects in the field.
Fellowship meeting in Düsseldorf
28 November 2007
The Duesseldorf Fellowship group proudly announces its next meeting on
28 November at 19:30 in the Pub "Südstern", Bilker Allee 66 in
Düsseldorf. Shane Coughlan, the coordinator of the Freedom Task Force,
will talk about Free Software licensing, business processes, and how the
Free Software movement has moved deep into the mainstream of ICT
deployment. Werner Koch will report about a public debate in the
parliament of NRW regarding Security versus Freedom.
Fellowship meeting in Nijmegen/NL
26 November 2007
Shane Coughlan, FSFE's Freedom Task Force
coordinator will be in Nijmegen on the 26th of November and we wish to
propose a Fellowship Meeting at 6:00 pm that evening in
Cafe Jos.
Shane Coughlan will talk about the work of the
Freedom Task
Force, and discuss current events in Free Software legal activities
in Europe.
Rainer Kersten, a fellow from Duesseldorf will talk about the
experiences of the Rheinland Fellowship group.
If you would like to attend that meeting please send a short
note to rk (at) office.fsfeurope.org.
16 to 21 November 2007
As for the 2006 edition, this year's SFScon – the annual South Tyrol
Free Software conference – will be followed by the FSFE Fellowship meeting.
Both events will take place in Meran/o (South Tyrol, Italy), from November, 16th
to 17th and from November, 18th to 21st respectively.
Entrance is free;
registration
is strongly encouraged.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
16 November 2007
The seventeenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 16 November
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
IGF side events
11 to 13 November 2007
A number of Free Software related events will happen around the Internet
Governance Forum in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
On 11 November, a discussion oriented conference with the title
"Digital Inclusion:
Accelerating Global Participation and Access through Open ICT
Standards" takes place from 8:30 to 17:30.
The
Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards
sponsors an Open Workshop titled "The Intersection of Open ICT Standards,
Development, and Public Policy" on 12 November from 15:30 to 17:00, and a
Best Practice Workshop on "Open ICT Standards for Greater Citizen Access:
Best Practices in Government Policy and Procurement Practices" on 13
November from 16:30 to 18:00.
All these events take place in the Windsor Barra Hotel.
10 to 11 November 2007
FSFE will have a booth at the Come2Linux, which takes place from 10 to 11
November in Essen, Germany. Michael Kesper from the German team and Dr
Michael Stehmann from FTFs legal network will be available to answer
questions. Also, T-shirts and other merchandise will be sold at the event
as usual.
Strategic implementation of Free Software
08 November 2007
On the 8th of November, the FSFE and its Freedom Task Force (FTF),
in collaboration with the Internet Academy in Sweden,
will give a course on Strategic implementation of Free Software
in businesses. The course will take place in Stockholm, Sweden
and given predominantly in Swedish.
Internetdagarna, Stockholm, Sweden
05 to 06 November 2007
The FSFE will participate with a booth on Internetdagarna in
Stockholm, Sweden, between the 5th and 6th of November.
FSFE will inform visitors about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force, software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, or the Fellowship of FSFE.
03 November 2007
On the 3rd of November, Shane Coughlan from FSFE will speak at elce2007 about the business advantages inherent in Free Software and describe the licences that facilitate the freedoms it delivers. He will discuss the processes that help companies ensure they maximise benefit and minimise liability in Free Software deployment. He will also outline how Free Software and Open Standards work together to ensure a competitive marketplace.
02 November 2007
On the 2nd of November, the FSFE and M6-IT are organising Free
Software as a Social Innovation in London. This day long event
will inform participants about Free Software and demonstrate its
use in civil society organisations.
31 October to 01 November 2007
Shane Coughlan will deliver two talks at LinuxWorld NL. The first will take place on the 31st of October and discribe the work of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and some of our current projects. Shane will also provide an overview of Free Software software licences, practical compliance issues, the importance of truly Open Standards and and the work of FSFE's Freedom Task Force.
Free Software in business speech at NLUUG/NLLGG event, The Netherlands
31 October 2007
Shane Coughlan will deliver a talk about Quality Assurance, enterprise reliability and positive steps in Free Software to ensure it meets business requirements at a joint NLUUG/NLLGG event taking place in the same venue as LinuxWorld NL. The event kicks off at 18:30 and continues until 20:30.
OpenFest, Sofia, Bulgaria
27 to 28 October 2007
FSFE president Georg Greve and vice-president Jonas Öberg will participate
in the 5th annual OpenFest in Sofia, Bulgaria, to talk about the FSFE
and the SELF project.
27 October 2007
Ciaran O'Riordan will explain Free Software licences, pitfalls
such as incompatibility, and what was learned during the GPLv3
drafting process about making the best licence possible.
25 October 2007
Ciaran O'Riordan will give the opening keynote at this event,
explaining the history of the GNU GPL, and why it has been
successful in adoption and in protecting essential freedoms.
Fellowship meeting in Krems
23 October 2007
The sixteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 23 October in
Krems. We meet at 18:30 in the Restaurant Klinglhuber, Wiener Straße
10. A separate room is reserved for "BG Rechte Kremszeile".
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
17 to 18 October 2007
On the 18. October from 14:00 to 15:30 Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's
German deputy coordinator, will take part in a panel discussion at the
Sustainable-IT conference. The topic of the discussion is "IT
sustainability -- international. How can software contribute to
resource protection and a fair distribution of knowledge". It takes
place at the Kalkscheune, Johannisstraße 2 in Berlin. Registration
on their website is required. Admission fee is 25 EUR, reduced 15 EUR.
I Forum de Software Livre
12 to 13 October 2007
On the 12th and 13th of October, the University of Lisbon will host the I Forum de Software Livre, where both academia and businesses will share their experiences with Free Software as a strong and credible technological alternative suitable for small, medium and big businesses. Georg Greve will be present, promoting the merits of Free Software, and its adequacy to modern technological needs.
Free Software licenses for developers (= non-lawyers)
26 September 2007
On Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 19:30, Dr. Michael Stehmann gives a
speech with the following topics:
- Why licenses?
- Criteria for Free Software licenses
- Which licenses do exist?
The event takes place in the Restaurant "Mi Dang", Fürstenwall 120, 40217
Düsseldorf and was organised by the local Fellowship group. After the
speech, there will be an open discussion. Admission is free, although
donations are of course welcome.
GPLv3 in Malmö, Sweden
25 September 2007
On the 25th of September, Jonas Öberg, vice president of the FSFE, will
talk about and present the GNU General Public License version 3 at
a meeting of the Swedish Computer Association in Malmö, Sweden.
19 to 20 September 2007
Georg Greve, president of the FSFE, will be a keynote speaker at OpenExpo, a Free Software Exposition aimed at a corporate and technical audience. He will talk about the significance and strategic importance of Free Software and Open Standards in the business world.
Strategic implementation of Free Software
18 to 19 September 2007
Between the 18th and 19th of September, the FSFE in collaboration
with the Internet Academy in Sweden will give a course on the
strategic implementation of Free Software in Stockholm, Sweden.
The course will be given in Swedish.
10 to 11 September 2007
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options.
3rd Living Knowledge Conference
30 August to 01 September 2007
Between the 30th of August and 1st of September, the Fondation
Sciences Citoyennes organises the 3rd Living Knowledge Conference
where FSFE Swedish Team member Mathias Klang will participate to
give a presentation on the SELF project.
2nd Froscon, St.Augustin, Germany
25 to 26 August 2007
The Department of Computer Science of the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg is organising a conference all about Free Software in 2007 again with help of Fachschaft of Computer Science, LUUSA and FrOSCon e.V.
FSFE will again maintain a booth. Coordination is done via the booth@ mailing list.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna and Dornbirn
17 August 2007
The fifteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 August
in Vienna and in Dornbirn. We meet around 18:00 in the
net.culture.lab Vienna in Museumsquartier, q21, Haupthof, the door
vis-à-vis Museum Leopold, and in the net.culture.lab Dornbirn,
Marktstraße 4. Both places will be connected via live stream.
The "official" agenda will start at 19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre
07 to 11 August 2007
Between the 7th and 11th of August, Georg Greve, Jonas Öberg
and members of the SELF project
will participate in and give speeches at the 7th Jornadas
Regionales de Software Libre in Córdoba, Argentina, as part of the
work to promote the SELF project in the region.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
20 July 2007
The fourteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 July
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
11 July 2007
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will present a lunch briefing at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland focused on Free Software in business and licensing issues.
Swedish Fellowship meeting in Göteborg
04 July 2007
On Tuesday the 4th of July at 17.00, the FSFE is organising a
summer Fellowship meeting at its offices in Göteborg. The
FSFE will inform about its activities and provide an opportunity
for Fellows to meet each other.
28 to 30 June 2007
On Thursday June 28th at 21h00, there will be the first Benelux
meeting of the Fellowship. The aim will be to get to know each
other and to discuss what each person would like to get active
on in the coming year. There will also be a social session on
the night of Saturday June 30th. Details about venues will be
on the Fellowship site as the information becomes available.
25 to 26 June 2007
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE, will deliver a two day course entitled 'Free Software licenses and other questions' at the Digicomp Academy Zurich, Switzerland. The course is intended for project managers, developers and technicians who wish to become more knowledgeable regarding code distribution options.
21 to 22 June 2007
Free Software Foundation Europe in collaboration with the European
Training Centre for Social Affairs and Public Health (EIPA-CEFASS)
is organising an International Conference: "FLOSS: A Valuable
Opportunity for Public Administrations".
The Conference is designed for Civil servants, Senior Civil Servants
(Directors & Unit Heads), lawyers and politicians in EU Member States
and countries surrounding the EU who are involved in the procurement of
IT solutions and in strategic decisions about innovation and
eGovernment, and who provide legal advice on copyright and patents.
The conference will be held in Milan on 21-22 June 2007. Please find
the full program and the registration form online at:
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
22 June 2007
The thirteenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 22 June
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
07 June 2007
Prof. Arturo Di Corinto will moderate two speeches on the
ethics and practice of free, open source software, by
Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement,
and Bruce Perens, founder of the Open Source Initiative.
The event, in collaboration with Free Software Foundation
Europe, the italian Associazione per il Software Libero,
Linux User Group La Sapienza, Wikimedia Italia, will be an
opportunity to listen to the leading actors of the
evolution of free/libre software.
The event will be held Thursday June 7th from 9.30am until
1.30pm at the Aula Magna della Caserma Sani, located in Via
Principe Amedeo, 184. It is reachable walking from Termini
Rail Station or by the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele metro
station.
Admission is free for the whole event. Audio/Video
streaming will be also available.
Colloquium on Free Software and science
07 June 2007
On Thursday June 7, 2007 at 3:30 pm in the V G Kulkarni Auditorium at
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) in Mumbai, India, Georg
Greve gives a talk about Free Software and science.
Free Software and science share common roots, and benefit society in
several similar ways. In his talk, Mr Greve will explain the concept of
Free Software and how it relates to maintaining our scientific basis as a
society. As a practical example of this collaboration, the talk will give
a brief introduction of the Science, Education and Learning in Freedom
project, in which the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research plays a crucial role. The talk will
close with an overview of how all of this relates to the global political
trends of knowledge monopolisation, and the Access to Knowledge
initiative.
30 May to 02 June 2007
FSFE will be present with a booth at LinuxTag 2007, which takes place
at Berlin's Expo Center under the Funkturm. FSFE will inform visitors
about various aspects of Free Software, like the Freedom Task Force,
software patents, the SELF project, GPLv3, or the Fellowship of FSFE.
Also it is planned to sell T-Shirts from FSFE and books about Free
Software. Please take the opportunity to get informed about Free
Software and FSFE.
31 May 2007
The biggest event in this year's Austrian Linuxwochen series takes place
from 31 May to 2 June 2007 in the Urania building in Vienna. The FSFE is
there during the whole event with a booth to inform people about its work
and about Free Software in general.
On 31 May at 17:00 Reinhard Müller holds a speech titled "Free Software
for a free society".
Admission is free for the whole event.
18 to 19 May 2007
The eLiberatica Conference is the most important romanian event
concerning Free Software. It will be held on the 18th and the 19th
of May, in Braşov, Romania, and is organized by ROSI, a romanian
assocition advocating Free Software, and by Agora Media, a romanian
media group. eLiberatica's purpose is to unify pomotion of Free
Software throughout Romania, and encouraging its adoption by business
through grassroots organization. The conference therefore addresses
programmers, university students, and business people. Georg Greve
will deliver a talk on Open Standards and Free Competition.
19 May 2007
On Saturday 19 May 2007 at 9:30, Reinhard Müller holds the keynote for
the Linuxwochen event at the University of Applied Sciences "Johanneum"
in Graz.
At 11:00 he gives another speech titled "Free Software for a free
society" there.
As a part of the same event, the twelfth Austrian Fellowship meeting
takes place at 15:00. As usual, all people interested in FSFE or Free
Software are invited to this meeting.
The FSFE also has a booth at the event where it informs about its work
and about Free Software in general.
Admission is free for the whole event.
17 May 2007
On thursday the 17th of may, the FSFE and Digifri, Sweden,
invites you to attend a lecture by Richard Stallman on
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks. The
lecture will take place at Linköping University, room C4
at 17.00.
16 May 2007
On Wednesday the 16th of may, the FSFE and Göteborg University, Sweden,
invites you to attend a lecture by Richard Stallman on
Free Software and Beyond: Human Rights in the Use of Software and
Other Published Works. Stallman will speak about the history and
philosophy of the Free Software Movement, address how the ideas of Free
Software do or don't extend to other kinds of published
works and explain what the Pirate Party must change in its program
to avoid unintended negative consequences in the software field.
11 to 13 May 2007
FSFE will be present at the first Italian Conference on Free Software,
a conference intended to examine the state of the art in Free Software.
The conference wants to be the point of meeting of all the subjects
that involved in the diffusion and in the use of the Free Software in Italy
and all over the world, or undertaken, public corporate body,
university, developers, researchers and impassioned, to know it and to
start collaborations and projects.
The conference will be a point of intersection for all of the subjects
around Free Software both in Italy and world-wide. It will provide a
forum for public bodies, universities, developers and researchers to
network, collaborate and initiate projects.
This will be the first conference focusing on Free Software in science
and is being organised by Hacklab Cosenza in collaboration of FSFE,
University of Calabria.
12 May 2007
On Saturday 12 May 2007 at 13:45, Karin Kosina gives a speech titled
"Free Software for free people" as a part of the Linuxwochen event at
the University of Applied Sciences in Eisenstadt. Admission is free.
10 to 11 May 2007
Georg Greve and Ciaran O'Riordan will speak at the Libremeeting 2007
--the 1st International Free Knowledge Meeting of Madrid--. Georg will present the
FSFE while Ciaran's speech will be about the GPLv3.
The event is organized by our associated organization the Free Knowledge Foundation.
An overview of Free Software licensing and the Freedom Task Force
07 May 2007
On Monday 7 May 2007 at 19:30, Shane M. Coughlan gives an introduction to
Free Software Licensing and the Freedom Task Force in the Restaurant
"Philipp" in Düsseldorf, Fürstenwall 120. The event was organised by the
local Fellowship group. Admission is free.
27 to 29 April 2007
On April 27th-29th 2007, the weekend of World "Intellectual Property Day", the Yale Information Society Project will hold its Second Annual Access to Knowledge (A2K) Conference. This A2K conference program focuses on mobilizing Industry, Civil Society, Governments and Technologists, around human rights, human development and the public interest in the domain of innovation and information policy, as well as understanding the theoretical underpinnings of access to knowledge issues. Georg Greve will be present, advocating Free Software, and will act as a moderator in the Mobilizing Technologists Panel.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
27 April 2007
The eleventh Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 27 April
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Introduction to Free Software for ETH Zurich students
27 April 2007
Shane Coughlan, FSFE Freedom Task Force coordinator, will deliver
a speech entitled 'Introduction to Free Software' at ETH Zurich during
the "Linux-Day V" event for students. Shane will be speaking at
13:15 on the 27th of April at ETH Zentrum HG E33.1.
Evening of freedom in digital society
04 April 2007
On April 4th, 18:00 pm, Georg Greve and Jonas Oberg will give three
public talks. Georg will present the FSFE, and Free Software issues
in e-government, and Jonas will talk about the SELF project. This
event will take place in Belgrade, it will also be an opportunity
for the Free Software community in Serbia to meet, with people also
coming from Macedonia and Croatia.
01 April 2007
On Sunday April 1st, at 17h00, in Brussels, Richard Stallman
will present the current status of the global project to update
Free Software's keystone licence: the GNU GPL. This talk will
be Stallman's first since the release of discussion draft 3 -
the draft crafted to block patent deals such as that of
Novell+Microsoft. This draft has also been simplified, and the
DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) and tivoisation clauses
have also been altered significantly.
The Fellowship card and its practical use
28 March 2007
The Fellowship group in Düsseldorf has invited GnuPG's principal author
Werner Koch to speak about the Fellowship crypto card and its practical
use. The event starts on 28 March 2007 at 19:00 in the "Gaststätte
Phillip" in Düsseldorf. Admittance is free, although donations for the
FSFE are of course welcome.
First Franconian Fellowship meeting
24 March 2007
The first Franconian Fellowship meeting takes place on 24 March 2007 in
Forchheim. We meet at 16:00 in the restaurant "Roter Ochs". Jutta
Horstmann speaks about Content Management Systems, Rainer Kersten from
FSFE's office will give some info about FSFE, and the following
discussion will certainly be interesting :-).
Fellowship meeting in Bonn
20 March 2007
This will be the second meeting of fellows in the region of Bonn and
Cologne. It will take place on 2007-03-20 at 19 o'clock (open end) in
the restaurant/bar
Aktuell Nachrichtentreff.
Everyone living in the region, please subscribe to the new
Rheinland mailinglist
where discussion about topics will take place as well as other things
interesting for fellows in the "Rheinland" region.
If you want to come, please
drop me a line
so I can adjust the reservation.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
16 March 2007
The tenth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 16 March
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
A major topic this time is the planning of FSFE's participation in this
year's Linuxwochen event series in Austria
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
"Trusted Computing" and DRM
28 February 2007
The Fellowship group in Düsseldorf has invited Marcus Brinkmann to speak
about restricted trust in computer systems. The event starts on 28
February 2007 at 20:00 in the "Gaststätte Phillip" in Düsseldorf.
Admittance is free, although donations for the FSFE are of course
welcome.
24 to 25 February 2007
FSFE will attend FOSDEM 2007 which takes place from 24th - 25th
of February in Brussels, Belgium. FOSDEM is a European Free
Software developer conference organized by volunteers.
The FSFE will be present with a booth where visitors will be
informed about recent activities, Free Software itself and the
Fellowship of the FSFE.
Georg Greve, president of FSFE, will do this year's Closing Keynote,
on the topic of "Beyond GPLv3: Free Software today and tomorrow".
Shane M. Coughlan will be giving a Lightning talk at FOSDEM about the Free Software
licensing and the Freedom Task Force.
As usual, T-Shirts will be sold as well.
The event promotes the widespread use of Free Software, to
provide Free Software developers and communities a place to
meet, to get in touch with other projects, and to promote the
development and the benefits of Free Software solutions.
19 to 23 February 2007
Georg Greve, president of FSFE, has been invited to act as an observer at the third session of the Provisional Committee on Proposal Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA); he already participated to the 1st and the 2nd session. The meeting will be held in Geneva, from February 19th to 23rd, 2007.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
19 February 2007
The nineth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 19 February
(note: this is a Monday, not a Friday as usual)
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
16 to 18 February 2007
FSFE will be represented by Ciaran O'Riordan at this computer
science conference. Ciaran will speak on the topic of GPLv3,
presenting the current state and the work ahead.
26 January to 14 February 2007
During the second leg of the SELF project, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR will organise the second BOARD meeting in Mumbai, India.
The issues that will be discussed are related to SELF Support Programme (SSP), Finances and budget, Expert groups, and other strategic plans. The week long meeting comprises of two days workshop sessions, three days board meeting, one day SELF conference and one day for a social event.
George Greve and Jonas Oberg, president and vice president of the FSFE, will be part of the Legal Experts Group.
Freedom Task Force to be represented at the LIFT conference, Geneva (Switzerland)
07 to 09 February 2007
Shane Coughlan, Freedom Task Force (FTF) coordinator, will attend the LIFT conference in Geneva, Switzerland. LIFT is a conference to explore the challenges and opportunities of technology in society. Shane will participate in the 'Legal issues and perspectives' workshop hosted by the Swiss lawfirm BCCC.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
19 January 2007
The eigth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 19 January
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
15 December 2006
The seventh Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 15 December
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Library Room at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
IRC chat about the Freedom Task Force
15 December 2006
Shane Coughlan, FTF coordinator, will be on IRC this Friday to answer
questions about the Freedom Task Force, to discuss potential routes of involvement,
and to chat in general about Free Software licensing in Europe. The
discussion will take place on freenode in the #fsfeurope channel between 9am
and 11am GMT time (10am to 12 noon CET).
04 December 2006
The president of FSFE, Georg Greve, will give a lecture titled "What is
Free Software and are Free Software solutions professional enough for our
daily business?" during the "Nexell informiert", in Zurich. The lecture
is starting on 4 December at 17:30 at "Schweizerisches Institut für
Betriebsökonomie".
"Nexell informiert" is a meeting where experts are invited to talk and
spread awareness about Free Software issues, organised by the Nexell,
an independent team of international and multilingual CRM professionals,
there to help customers find the right technologies, platforms and
solutions to meet their needs and budgets.
Third Edition of the Trophées du Libre, Soissons, France
30 November 2006
FSFE president Georg Greve will participate as member of the jury at the
Third Edition of the Trophées du Libre. The ceremony will take place the
30 November 2006 at Soissons (France). Trophées du Libre is an
international competition rewarding the best free software projects among
6 categories: Security, Multimedia and Games, Company management,
Educational, Applications for Public infrastructures and for communities,
PHP.
21 to 22 November 2006
The 5th international conference on GPLv3 will be a 2-day event
held in Japan on November 21st and 22nd. Organised by Free
Software Initiative Japan, this event will host experts and
interested parties who will make presentations and participate
in discussions about Free Software's cornerstone licence. FSFE
will be represented by Georg Greve (President) and Ciarán
O'Riordan. The joint goals are to maximise awareness of the
GPLv3 process and to give attendees the information necessary to
make informed comments on the licence drafts and to help them to
explain the proposed changes to others.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
17 November 2006
The sixth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 November
in Vienna. We meet around 18:00 in the Lounge at the Metalab,
Rathausstraße 6, first district. The "official" agenda will start at
19:00.
Some of the Fellows that have been on the first international Fellowship
meeting in Bolzano will be there to report from that event. The Freedom
Task Force which was presented there will also be a topic for the
evening.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
14 to 16 November 2006
FSFE will be present with a booth at the "Linuxworld Conference and
Expo", which takes place from 14 to 16 November in the "Koelnmesse" area
in Cologne, Germany.
11 November 2006
The Fellows of FSFE will meet in Bolzano at the South Tyrol
Free Software Conference 2006 (SFSCon) on Saturday, November 11.
Check the link for more up to date information.
07 November 2006
The president of FSFE, Georg Greve, will give a lecture titled "Kommerzielle, praktische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte Freier Software" during the forthcoming OpenTuesday meeting, in Zurich. The lecture is starting at 18:00, 7th of November.
OpenTuesday meetings are monthly meetings where experts are invited to talk and spread awareness about Free Software issues.
04 November 2006
Dublin, Ireland. Ciarán O'Riordan will give a presentation on
GNU GPLv3 regarding the state of the discussion and the options
open on DRM and tivoisation - using the Linux kernel as an
example. This presentation will be part a day-long event for
the ILUG AGM.
30 October to 02 November 2006
From 30 October to 2 November the UN is holding its first
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Athens, Greece. FSFE president
Georg Greve is participating to discuss issues of
software sovereignty and to
participate in the
high level panel
on Access.
25 to 26 October 2006
FSFE will be at the "LinuxWorld Expo" in London, on
the 25th/26th of October. FSFE will have a booth at the event.
Please come and visit us to learn more about Free Software, the
work of the FSFE and the Fellowship.
24 to 25 October 2006
At the Internet days 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden, FSFE vice
president Jonas Öberg will participate in a panel discussion
on open document formats. The FSFE will also be present with
a booth during the event.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
20 October 2006
The fourth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 20 October
starting at 18:00 in Vienna at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first
district.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
23 to 30 September 2006
This year's annual KDE conference will be held in Trinity
College Dublin, Ireland. FSFE will be represented by Ciaran
O'Riordan who will deliver a keynote on Software Patents at
13:45 on Sunday the 24th, and will lead a Birds of a Feather
session on GPLv3 from 19:00 to 20:00 on Tuesday th 26th.
aKademy is generally technical in nature.
Fellowship meeting in Dusseldorf
27 September 2006
Fellows from Dusseldorf and the surrounding area meet on 27
September at 20:00 in the Cafe "Philipp", Furstenwall
120, Dusseldorf-Bilk. Please inform kersten (at) fsfeurope.org
if you are planning to join.
21 to 22 September 2006
Georg Greve, president of FSFE, will partecipate in a policy panel,
at the workshop "IPR protection of software", to explain and make clear
the advantages and benefits of Free Software licensing.
The panel will take place on the second day of the workshop, the 22nd of September
at 13:00. The venue is the Hotel Linna, Helsinki.
15 September 2006
FSFE will organise a GPLv3 workshop at this year's
Wizards of OS conference in Berlin on Friday, September
15th, from 17h00 to 19h00. Georg Greve and Ciaran
O'Riordan will be joined by members of FSF Latin
America, FSFE's sister organisation, to present the main
changes proposed for GPLv3 and to examine to current
state of the public discussion process.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
15 September 2006
The fourth Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 15 September
starting at 18:00 in Vienna at the Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, first
district.
As usual, this invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or
Free Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
09 September 2006
At the "Tiroler Linuxtag", the last event in the Austrian "Linuxwochen"
series, both Reinhard Müller and Patrick Ohnewein hold a keynote.
Reinhard Müller gives a general overview on Free Software and informs
about the Fellowship, and Patrick Ohnewein speaks about CoCOS, a
competence center about Free Software, and about Free Software in
Southern Tyrol.
The event takes place on 9 September 2006 from 10:00 to 17:00 at the
UMIT, a private university in Hall in Tyrol. Admission is free.
30 August 2006
Ciaran O'Riordan will present, and will take questions on,
the main changes being made for version three of the GNU
GPL. The goal of this evening is to give members of the
Free Software community information to help them make
constructive criticism and to suggest improvements during
the remainder of the year-long public consultation
process.
Dataföreningen Region West, Göteborg, Sweden
29 August 2006
At one of the regular networking meetings of Dataföreningen
Region West, Jonas Öberg, vice president of FSFE, will give an
overview of the GPL version 3, the proposed changes and the
rationale of them.
23 to 24 August 2006
The 4th international conference for drafting version 3
of the GNU GPL will take place in Bangalore, India on August
23rd and 24th.
The goals of the international conferences are to raise
awareness of the proposed changes for the GNU GPL, and
to explain the public consultation process so as to
encourage maximal participation.
The 2nd draft of GPLv3, launched on July 27th, will be
discussed at this conference.
09 to 11 July 2006
The public kick off conference for the "Science Education and Learning in Freedom" (SELF) project, will take place in the Hague, Netherlands on the 10th of July. Georg Greve, president of FSFE, and Jonas Oberg, vice president of FSFE, will participate at the conference. Greve will be the keynote on the topic "Strategic implications of Free Software in the Netherlands and in Europe", and Oberg will lead the panel discussion about "The Open Content Revolution"
26 to 30 June 2006
As part of FSFE's ongoing work to reform the global system for copyrights, patents and trademarks, Georg Greve, president of FSFE, is going to attend the 2nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA), as he already participated to the 1st session on February 2006. The meeting will take place at the United Nations in Geneva.
28 June 2006
Ciaran O'Riordan will give an overview of the current proposal
for how v3 of the GNU GPL will differ from v2. Topics will
include a description of the year-long public consultation
process and how GPLv3 will strive to preserve freedom in spite
of DRM, software patents, and a complicated legal World.
22 to 23 June 2006
At this two day international conference, the experts on GPLv3
and Free Software licencing will present the proposed changes to
Free Software's corner stone licence, the GNU General Public
License. The experts will also take questions from attendees
and topical discussions will be organised. The joint goals are
to raise awareness of the GPLv3 process and to give attendees
the information necessary to explain the proposed changes to
others.
16 June 2006
Free Software meets digital lifestyle: on Friday 16 June, Georg Greve will speak at the Dorkbot Swiss meeting at the Kunstraum Walcheturm in Zurich, Switzerland at 20:00. The event will focus mainly on social issues of digital freedom.
31 May to 02 June 2006
Austria's largest Free Software event takes place from Wednesday, 31 May
2006, 10:00, to Friday, 2 June 2006, 22:00, in the Urania building,
Uraniastraße 1, First District, Vienna. Admission is free.
FSFE is present with a booth. On all three days of the event, members of
the FSFE, Fellows, and volunteers are available at the booth to inform
about the work of the FSFE and about the Fellowship.
On Wednesday 31 May at 20:00 Karin Kosina gives a speech titled "Free
Software for free people" in which she introduces the Free Software
Foundation Europe.
15 to 19 May 2006
At the 5th System Administration and Network Engineering Conference in Delft, Georg Greve, president of FSFE, will give an introduction to the GPL version 3, the changes made, their reasoning and how to participate in the process to make sure GPLv3 will be the best GPL we can collectively create.
03 to 06 May 2006
As every year, the FSFE will be present at the GNU/LinuxTag, one of the highlights of the Free Software year since 1996, with many volunteers and presentations to spread knowledge about Free Software and the work of FSFE. Meet many of the FSFE activists and visit their talks about WIPO, GPLv3, DRM, and other topics.
29 April 2006
Federico Heinz will give two talks in Dublin, Ireland. One on
"Free Software and Education", and one on "The Imperative for
Free Software in Public Administration". This event is being
organised by Ciaran O'Riordan with Irish Free Software
Organisation. O'Riordan will also make a presentation about
GPLv3: the process and the largest changes.
Hearing for Microsoft Antitrust case, European Court,
Luxembourg
24 to 28 April 2006
The Grand Jury of the EU Court of Justice is ready for the big hearing on the
Microsoft Antitrust Case. The hearing will take place in the Grande Salle of the
EU Court, from the 24th until the 28th of April. Georg Greve president of FSFE,
Carlo Piana FSFE's lawyer on the case and Andrew Tridgell of the Samba Team will
be present at the event to defend the Court from Microsoft's legal team efforts of
circumventing once again their obligations.
21 to 23 April 2006
At the first international conference on Access to Knowledge, held at
Yale Law School, Karsten Gerloff will moderate a panel discussion on
"Licensing Frameworks for Access to Knowledge". The goal of the
conference is to come up with a new analytic framework for analysing the
possibly distortive effects of public policies relying exclusively on
copyright and patents. Participants will be looking for alternative ways
to foster greater access to knowledge in the digitally connected
environment.
19 to 22 April 2006
The 7th edition of the Free Software Forum (FISL) will once more take place in Porto Alegre,
Brazil and also host the second international conference on GPLv3. FSFE will be
represented at this event by its president, Georg Greve, and FSFE's Brussels representative,
Ciaran O'Riordan. Both will speak at the GPLv3 event, and participate during the main FISL event:
Georg Greve will give one of the opening talks, titled
"Free Software - Social Movement or Technological
Revolution?" and Ciaran O'Riordan will talk about work against software patents. Both will
also work with FSFE's sister association, the FSF Latin America and meet the local Free Software community
to strengthen the international Free Software network.
07 April 2006
Ciaran O'Riordan and Gareth Bowker will speak in London on
why and what FSFE does to prevent legislative harm to
software freedom - harm such as that caused by patenting
software or distorting copyright. O'Riordan will also
discuss the GPLv3 and its year-long public consultation
process. Both will take questions.
18 March 2006
On 18th March, Richard Stallman will talk in Turin about the
future of Free Software, introducing the Italian audience to the updating
process of the GNU General Public License ("the GPL"), the license that
protects the freedom of about 100 million software users in the world,
being the most used license for Free Software.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
17 March 2006
The third Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 17 March starting
at 18:00 in Vienna at the Cafe Panoptikum, Schultergasse 4, first
district.
This time Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller want to give an overview of
the various projects FSFE is working on, and also continue the discussion
about Free Software in Austrian schools. Ideas for other topics are of
course welcome, too.
This invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free
Software. We are looking forward to many attendants!
25 to 26 February 2006
As every year, the Free Software Foundation Europe will participate
in the FOSDEM in Brussels, a European Free Software Developer
Conference. As every year, the FSFE Team will be speaking with many
people from the Free Software community, inform about its work and
this year even present a little surprise.
20 to 24 February 2006
After the Inter-Sessional Inter-Governmental Meetings (IIM) on the
establishment of a Development Agenda at the United Nations World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Georg C. F. Greve and
Karsten Gerloff of FSFE will also participate in the 2006 WIPO
Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development
Agenda (PCDA) followup.
Free Software Foundation First International Conference on GPLv3
16 to 17 January 2006
FSF Europe, represented by Georg C. F. Greve, Ciaran O'Riordan, and Stefano
Maffulli, will participate in the presentation of a first discussion draft
on version 3 of the GNU General Public License at the Free Software
Foundation First International Conference on GPLv3, being held at the MIT
in Cambridge, USA.
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
13 January 2006
The second Austrian Fellowship meeting takes place on 13 January starting
at 18:00 in Vienna in the Otto-Wagner Pavillion near Karlsplatz in the
side room upstairs, right hand from the staircase.
Like last time, Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller will inform about FSFE's
work, and we expect interesting discussions. A major discussion point
this time will be "Free Software in education".
This invitation addresses to all people interested in FSFE or Free
Software.
27 to 30 December 2005
At the Chaos Computer Club's 22nd Chaos Communication Congress,
Karsten Gerloff will give a talk on Free Software, Access to
Knowledge and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
The talk is scheduled for Dec. 30th, 14:00.
05 to 08 December 2005
Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSFE, will participate in panels about e-government and digital society at LACFREE II, a UNESCO sponsored conference on Free Software development and usage being held in the Brazilian cities Recife and Olinda.
20 to 23 November 2005
Having been invited to the 5th Regional Free Software Days, Georg Greve will participate in this important Latin American event, which spans technical, social and cultural topics. He will also be a guest to the public part of the first general assembly of the Free Software Foundation Latin America, which is going to be held at this event.
14 to 18 November 2005
The second phase of the United Nations (UN) World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) will be held between 14th and 18th
November in Tunis. Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSFE, will be
working to
promote digital freedom and equality in discussions and
side-events with other participants from Governments, Civil Society,
the Private Sector and the United Nations.
18 November 2005
In an event organised by FSFE's associate organisation
Irish Free Software Organisation, FSFE's Brussels
Representative, Ciaran O'Riordan, will speak about his
work to prevent software patents, and what could be the
road ahead. He, and the other speakers, will also discuss
similar legislation, which is getting much less attention,
such as IPRED2.
15 to 17 November 2005
From 15. to 17. November, FSFE will be at the LinuxWorld Conference
and Expo 2005. FSFE will be present with a booth. Please take the
opportunity to get informed about Free Software, the work of the
FSFE and the Fellowship. There will also be the chance to get
informed about the OpenPGP smartcard.
09 to 11 November 2005
The World Summit on the Information Society and the role of Local Authorities is held in Bilbao, Spain between the 9th and 11th of november. Jonas Öberg
will participate in the workshop on Free Software on the 10th of november
at 16.45 to discuss the importance of Free Software in government
administration.
Tweakfest 2005 in Zürich, Switzerland
09 to 10 November 2005
Georg C. F. Greve, President of FSF Europe, will be
speaking at
Tweakfest 2005
- Visions of Digital Life Style
on Nov 10th 2005 in Zürich, a congress organised by
the local Academy of Design and Art.
The topic of his talk will be
"Who owns the Information
Society? - Open source is not enough!"
Fellowship meeting in Vienna
04 November 2005
On 4 November, starting at 18:00, a Fellowship meeting will take place in
the "Käuzchen" in Vienna, Gardegasse 8. Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller
will inform about the work of the FSFE and discuss with interested
people.
The invitation is adressed at everybody who is interested in the FSFE,
wants to get active himself or just likes Free Software and wants to get
in contact with other enthusiasts, not only at those who are part of the
Fellowship.
If you want to join us there, please send a short mail to
austria (at) fsfeurope.org so we can reserve a big enough table.
24 to 25 October 2005
The Swedish Internet infrastructure foundation is organising the
conference Internetdagarna 2005 at the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm,
Sweden, between the 24th and 25th of october. Several issues will
be discussed during the conference, including a discussion on Sweden's
IT policy and the dangers of a digital divide. FSF Europe's Jonas Öberg
will participate throughout the conference
13 to 15 October 2005
At the Third Conference on Free Software in the Amazonas, Georg Greve will meet with local and international Free Software activists to work on questions related to Free Software and Development.
11 to 12 October 2005
Stefano Maffulli, Italian Chancellor, will be speaking at the biggest professional conference of the Hungarian Internet users.
The event will see participants from the communication and financial experts, from governmental institutions, and representatives of Telkom, ISP and other service institutions.
The subject of this year's conference is: what possibilities are there on
the Internet for the media and communication industry, and what sort of
business activities can be carried out with the help of the Internet, with
special attention to those economic activities.
03 October 2005
On the 3rd of October, Jonas Öberg will participate in a workshop
on the World Summit of the Information Society, focused on Internet
Governance and Human Rights. The workshop is organised by the
Collegium for Development Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden, and
will be held at the Hammarskog Conference Centre, Sweden.
18 September to 01 October 2005
FSFE will take part in this final preparatory meeting for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). We will contribute the perspective of Free Software to the various meetings and negotiations.
27 September to 01 October 2005
FSFE's president Georg Greve has been invited to speak at the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Development and Use of Free Software. He will talk about Free Software as a social movement and its interaction in the political field, in particular on United Nations level, such as WIPO. Georg Greve is also looking forward to a session on the Free Software Foundations with participants from FSF Latin America, FSF India and FSF Europe. During this event he will share with the audience some of the work that FSFE has done in the past years.
30 September 2005
Stefano Maffulli, Italian Chancellor, will be speaking at the OpenOffice.org Conference 2005 in Koper - Capodistria (Slovenia).
Participants are invited to register (free of charge).
13 August 2005
London, August 13th is the Annual General Meeting of UK-based
Association For Free Software (AFFS). This year Ciaran
O'Riordan will be giving a talk about what has been achieved and
what we must do to prepare for the future battles over software
patentability.
28 to 31 July 2005
At the What the Hack! outdoor conference, Georg Greve will give a talk on FSFE's work and the Fellowship project.
Karsten Gerloff will hold a lecture on WIPO and the Development Agenda.
WIPO IIM/3, Geneva, Switzerland
20 to 22 July 2005
Following up on FSFE's activities during the first two part of WIPO's Meetings on a Development Agenda, Georg Greve and Karsten Gerloff will work to make sure the needs of Free Software are taken into account in any WIPO agreements.
06 to 09 July 2005
The "Jornades des Programari Lliure" is a Free Software conference in
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia. Karin Kosina will give an introduction
to 3D programming with Coin3D on 7 July at 15:30 and hold a speech about
making money with Free Software on 8 July at 11:30.
22 to 25 June 2005
At the GNU/Linuxtag 2005, world's biggest GNU/Linux fair, FSFE will present itself with two booths, several talks and a large number of people. Please take the opportunity to get informed about FSFE and Free Software. Details about FSFE's many activities are listed on a separate page, reached via the link below.
WIPO Intersessional Intergovernmental Meeting, Pt. 2, Geneva, Switzerland
19 to 22 June 2005
For the second part of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)'s Intersessional Intergovernmental Meeting, FSFE will again send a delegation to Geneva. In coordination with other Civil Society Actors, FSFE will work to direct WIPO's work towards increasing intellectual wealth and addressing the needs and demands of Free Software.
08 June 2005
On 8th June 2005 FSFE will be present at the round table "Art
culture knowledge democracy". Italian chancellor Stefano Maffulli will
be there with other participants like Brasilian Minister of Culture Gilberto
Gil, Italian Creative Commons Public Lead, Juan Carlos De Martin and many more.
02 to 03 June 2005
At the WSIS Contributory Conference in Vienna, Georg Greve will hold a speech "Free Software as intellectual wealth for the information society". The conference aims to come to a "Vienna Declaration on Creativity" which will call attention to the fact that creativity is a natural resource of the human mind.
02 June 2005
Staring 14h30, after
a
street
demonstration against software patents, FSFE will be organising a
Freedom Party to celebrate digital freedom as part of its
Fellowship campaign. The venue hasn't been set yet,
but it will be close to Square de Meeus, where the street demonstration ends. Square de Meeus
is a grassy square that sits on either side of Rue de Luxembourg,
half-way between the European Parliament and Trone metro station.
24 to 27 May 2005
Karin Kosina will open the event with a keynote on May 24th, and will speak about the importance of the term "Free Software" on May 26th. Georg Greve will give a talk about Free Software in B2B and public administrations on May 25th. Both will also take part in panel discussions.
12 to 13 May 2005
Georg Greve will participate in a Conference on Access to Knowledge (A2K), organised by the group Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue. At the London event, consumer representatives, librarians, experts from governments, international and civil society organizations will work on proposals for an Access to Knowledge Treaty.
World Bank procurement training, Turin, Italy
20 April 2005
At the invitation of the World Bank, Georg Greve will speak to IT and procurement professionals attending a training in procurement of information systems. He will signal the specific advantages of Free Software for development projects.
WIPO Meeting on Development Agenda
11 to 15 April 2005
From 12. April to 15. April, the FSFE will participate in the
inter-sessional intergovernmental meeting of the World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. As only permanent observers
were invited to participate, most Civil Society organisations will
not be allowed to attend this highly critical meeting on the future
agenda of WIPO. The FSFE delegation so far consists of Georg Greve,
Karsten Gerloff and Volker Grassmuck. Together with other Civil
Society actors, they will work to see WIPOs mission reoriented
towards increasing intellectual wealth and see Free Software
questions properly addressed.
04 to 05 March 2005
LinuxForum 2005 will be held in Copenhagen during the
weekend between the 4th and 5th of March. FSF Europe
will be represented by Henrik Sandklef, together with
the Danish organisation IT-Politisk Forening that is
working for information freedom in Denmark.
04 to 05 March 2005
A conference on Free Software will be held at Istanbul Bilgi
University on March 4th and 5th 2005. The focus will be on the opportunities
Free Software offers for the Turkish economy. On March 4th, Georg Greve will
deliver a speech on commercial, practical and sociological aspects of Free
Software and the GNU Project.
02 to 04 March 2005
Between the 2nd and 4th of March, Karin Kosina and Jonas Öberg
will give talks at the Free and Open Source Software Workshop in
Damascus. Karin will talk about the economic aspects of Free
Software and Jonas will talk about formal education on Free
Software on a university level.
26 to 27 February 2005
Between the 26th and 27th of February, this years installment
of FOSDEM will take place in Brussels. The FSF Europe will
be represented by several members and volunteers, and will
also sell t-shirts and other merchandise.
17 to 25 February 2005
FSFE is planning to participate in the Preparatory Committee (2. PrepCom)
meeting of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS). Georg Greve intends to be in Geneva, Switzerland from 17.
- 25. February 2005.
17 to 19 February 2005
On Friday, 18th February, Georg Greve will give a talk at LOTS at
the University of Bern, Switzerland. In his lecture, he will
talk about the origins and the advantages of Free Software.
Gratis admission for people who have registered until 31th of
January, else you have to pay CHF 10.
26 to 31 January 2005
FSFE is going to participate in the World Social Forum from 26th to
31st January 2005 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On 26th January, Georg
Greve will participate at an event with the topic "Digital
Revolution: Knowledge Sharing x Impresionment on Information
Society". The event will take place in Room A105 from 15:30 am to
18:30 am.
Free Software - challenges in the digital age, Dublin, Ireland
14 January 2005
On Friday, Jan 14th 2005 at 19:30, Georg Greve will hold a talk
about the challenges of Free Software in the digital age and
about the work of the Free Software Foundation Europe. The talk
will be held in Theatre Q, Arts Block on the UCD campus on
January 14th and will be open to the public.
26 to 28 November 2004
From November 26th until November 28th, 2004, the SFScon will take place
in Bolzano, Italy. Two members of the Free Software Foundation Europe
will give three different lectures: Werner Koch will speak about "Privacy
and encryption techniques", Alessandro Rubini will present "Free Software
in teaching" and gives an "Introduction to kernel programming".
04 to 07 November 2004
The Congresso Internacional de Software Livre (CONISLI) -- a Free Software
conference organized entirely by the Free Software community in Brazil -- will
take place in the Anhembi
Convention Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Georg Greve will open the
congress with
a keynote on Thursday.
07 to 09 October 2004
On Saturday, Oct 9th 2004 16:00 pm, Georg Greve will participate at a
round-table about Free Software at aLANtejo. The event is public,
registration is required on the events website (only in Portuguese).
7th "Handelsblatt Jahrestagung", Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Berlin, Germany
04 to 06 October 2004
On Tuesday, Oct 5 2004, at 14:00 Georg Greve will speak about visions for
Free Software. The speech will be delivered in German.
01 October 2004
On Friday, Oct 1st 2004, Georg Greve will participate at the event about
"autonomy and freedom of knowledge in the information society. Political,
economical, and cultural consequences". The conference will start at 9:00
am and will end in the evening. The Event is designed for administrative
directors, department chiefs, directors of office from South Tyrol as well
as business people, interested organisations, and citizens. The event
is public with no admission fee, but registration is required
until Sep 30th on the events web site.
22 to 24 September 2004
On September 23rd Georg Greve will participate to the Expert Meeting on Free Software. He will speak about Free Software and its role in advancing the information society, in particular developing countries.
02 to 07 September 2004
On Monday, Sept 6 2004, Georg Greve will participate in a discussion round "digital commons" among Lawrence Lessig, the initiator of the prizewinning project "Creative Commons". Questions of the discussion will be: To whom does knowledge belong and how free are Free Software, content and infrastructure?
Free Software Summer Event in Caceres, Spain
18 to 22 July 2004
On Monday, July 22 at 10:00 Georg Greve holds a speech about the
Free Software Foundation Europe. He also participates at round table
discussions on the topic "Must governments support Free Software?" on
Wednesday, July 21 from 12:30 to 13:30 and from 13:30 to 14:30 and on the
topic "Software Patents in Europe" on Thursday, July 22 at the same time.
The speeches will be delivered in English.
23 to 26 June 2004
GNU/LinuxTag is one of the major Free Software events. Like every year,
the FSF Europe will man a booth. Several of our team members will be
there to answer questions about our activities, and we will sell
merchandise like t-shirts and pins for the benefit of our work for Free
Software. Bernhard Reiter and Georg Greve will hold talks about Free
Software and its licenses Wednesday, 16:00, Thursday, 14:00, and
Saturday, 13:00.
13 June 2004
Within the "Wizards of OS 2004", a workshop with the title "Where next
for copyright in Europe?" will be held. The list of speakers also
includes Georg Jakob, Member of the FSF Europe, who will talk about
winners and losers from the "Intellectual Proprerty Rights Enforcement
Directive".
20 May to 10 June 2004
From May 20th, 2004 until June 10th, 2004, Georg Greve was touring
South America, visiting the local Free Software community in
Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil to support them in their struggle for
freedom and share experiences collected in the work of the FSFE.
EuroPython: Free Software in the Public Interest
08 June 2004
Henrik Sandklef will hold a 30 minute talk on Free Software in the
Public Interest during the EuroPython 2004 conference. The talk will
be held in Room 1 at 09:30 on the 8th of june.
EuroPython: Panel discussion
07 June 2004
Jonas Öberg and Henrik Sandklef will participate in a panel discussion
on "Licensing your Python Applications" during the EuroPython 2004
conference. The discussion will take place in Room 3 at 16:00 on the
7th of june.