26 March 2019
The European Parliament adopted the controversial Copyright Directive by 348 votes in favour, 274 votes against and 36 abstentions. Today's vote marks the end of years of debate in the European Union. Heated discussions about the introduction of upload filters ended up in protests of tens of thousands people in the streets all across Europe. In a last minute action back in September 2018, the European Parliament adopted an amendment and pushed it through the trilogue to at least protect Free and Open Source Software.
08 March 2019
Today, the FSFE celebrates International Women's Day, a global day
calling for women's rights and gender parity. As in many other
communities, women in Free Software communities face gender
discrimination on a daily basis. To help improve their environment and
raise awareness, the FSFE wants to use today's occasion to share our
ongoing efforts to improve gender balance and ensure gender equality.
14 February 2019
Today, as with every year on February 14th, people around the globe are celebrating "I love Free Software" Day by expressing their love and thanks to all the people working behind each Free Software project. Follow the love with the hashtag #IloveFS today and add your own love dedication to the stream!
05 February 2019
The discussion of the Huawei security concerns
showcases a general trust issue when it comes to critical
infrastructure. A first step to solve this problem is to publish the
code under a Free and Open Source Software licence and take measures to
facilitate its independently-verifiable distribution.
