Our associated organisations
The Free Software Foundation Europe is empowering people to control technology. That is a goal which no single organisation can achieve alone. There are many groups who work successfully on this goal. Some help individuals and organisations to understand how Free Software contributes to freedom, transparency, and self-determination. Others enhance users' rights by abolishing barriers to Free Software adoption. Or they focus on encouraging people to use and develop Free Software.
No matter what focus or legal status your group has, we believe it is important to join forces and work together to reach our common goals. With our associated organisations we want to show that we are a strong movement. We exchange ideas, coordinate efforts, motivate each other, and find opportunities to work together on specific projects.
If you decided in your group to become an associated organisation, please get in contact with us.
If you are a company and want to show your support for our goals, we recommend to become a donor of the FSFE or one of our associated organisations below.Associação Nacional para o Software Livre (National Association for Free Software)
ANSOL is the "National Association for Free Software". It is a Portuguese non-profit association dedicated to the promotion, development, research and study of Computing Freedom and its social, political philosophical, cultural, technical and scientific implications.
Vereinigung griechischer Nutzer und Freunde Freier Software
Die "Vereinigung griechischer Nutzer und Freunde von Freier Software/ Open Source Software" (auch "Griechische Linux User Group" genannt) ist eine griechische NGO/Gesellschaft, die GNU/Linux und Freie Software in Griechenland durch verschiedene Aktivitäten wie Seminare, Einführungsvorträge in Schulen, täglich durchgeführte GNU/Linux Praktika in ganz Griechenland und dem Einsatz für Freie Software im griechischen Verwaltungssektor fördern möchte.
Barcelona Free Software Group
Barcelona Free Software is an organization which aims to unite the local Free Software community and spread Free Software values in Barcelona. They started in 2014 and since have met several times to discuss and celebrate different aspects of Free Culture ranging from Wikipedia and OSM to Clang. Their goal is to: Make sure the community is aware of local developments and teams; make sure there is someone to back Free Software locally by either becoming the contact or reaching to the right interlocutor if it is out of our scope; spread Free Software in Barcelona.
Fundația Ceata
Fundația Ceata ist eine rumänische Stiftung die der Freien Software und der Freien Kultur gewidmet ist und sich nach der GNU Freien Softwarephilosophie richtet. Sie ist in Bukarest, Rumänien registriert und hat lokale Teams im Kreis Klausenburg (Cluj) und in der Republik Moldau. Ceata (rumänisch für "die Bande") hat als informelle Gruppe im Juni 2008 angefangen und ist eine Stiftung in Februar 2013 geworden. Vom Anfang an ist sie sehr in Aktivismus für Freie Software impliziert, die Organisation von Veranstaltungen die der digitalen Freiheit gewidmet sind und der Entwicklung von freien Software und freie kulturelle Werke.
Dyne
Dyne.org is a non-profit think/do tank with more than 10 years of expertise in developing Free Software tools and narratives for community empowerment.
Förderverein für eine Freie Informationelle Infrastruktur e.V.
Der FFII ist ein in München eingetragener gemeinnütziger Verein für Volksbildung im Bereich der Datenverarbeitung. Der FFII unterstützt die Entwicklung öffentlicher Informationsquellen auf Grundlage des Urheberrechts, freien Wettbewerbs und offener Standards.
Föreningen fri kultur och programvara (Society for Free Culture and Software)
The Society for Free Culture and Software is a Swedish non-profit organisation working for a society built around a free exchange of knowledge, ideas and culture. The society works inter-disciplinary and gathers knowledge at the conference FSCONS from several different groups, including Creative Commons, Free Software Foundation Europe, Wikimedia, FriBit and EFN.
Free Software Initiative of Japan
Ein gemeinnütziger Japanischer Verein zur Förderung Freier Software.
GFOSS
GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance is a non-profit organization founded in 2008. 35 Universities and Research Centers are shareholders of GFOSS. GFOSS' main goal is to promote Openness through the use and the development of Open Standards and Open Technologies in Education, Public Administration and Business in Greece.
Irish Free Software Organisation
Die Ziele der Irish Free Software Organisation (IFSO) sind, rechtliche Änderungen, welche Nutzer und Entwickler Freier Software benachteiligen könnten, zu verhindern und das Bewusstsein für die Freie Software unter Irischen Computernutzern zu fördern.
KDE e.V.
KDE e.V. is the non-profit organization supporting the KDE community in creating free software. In addition to legal, financial, and organizational support KDE e.V. also provides representation and governance to the community. KDE is creating software with graphical user interfaces for end users. It is most well known for its desktop on GNU/Linux.
Open Labs
Open Labs' mission is to promote openness, freedom, transparency and decentralization by amplifying our voice as a community altogether.
Open Source Design
Open Source Design's goal is to bring more designers into open source and free software, and to connect designers with free and open source projects.
OSB Alliance - Federal Association for Digital Sovereignty e.V.
The OSB Alliance - Federal Association for Digital Sovereignty e.V. is committed to embedding into the public consciousness the important central role of Open Source Software (also called Free Software) and Open Standards in a digitally sovereign society. The association has been working since 2011 on establishing Free Software as the standard in public procurement, research, and business development, so that digital advancements benefit companies, governments, authorities and society alike.
In order to achieve these goals, membership in the OSB Alliance is open to companies, private individuals, the media, as well as political experts and contacts. The association works together with scientific institutions and user organisations and communities, and currently represents around 170 member companies, which together generate more than 1.7 billion euros annually in Germany.
OW2
OW2's mission is to promote a code base of Free Software for corporate information systems and their ecosystems. They are proud of their European DNA, they are EU-driven (i.e. motivated by EU interests) rather than EU-focused (i.e. attracted by EU market opportunities).
The Document Foundation
The Document Foundation is a charitable foundation that works to eliminate the digital divide in society by giving everyone access to free (as in freedom) office productivity tools free of charge, thus enabling them to participate as full citizens in the 21st century. They support the preservation of mother tongues by encouraging everybody to translate, document, support, and promote our office productivity tools into their mother tongue; and enable users to retain rights in the documents they create, by supporting open document formats and open standards.
Teckids
Teckids e.V. is a non-profit youth association for Free Software in education with a focus on collaboration with children and young people. Within this framework, we oversee three projects: Hack'n'Fun, LEOPARD and schul-frei.
Fundación Vía Libre
Fundación Vía Libre -- Argentinische Stiftung für Freie Software.
Vrijschrift
Vrijschrift schafft Bewusstsein über die wirtschaftliche und soziale Bedeutung von freiem Wissen und Kultur für unsere Gesellschaft. Vrijschrift erfüllt beides, eine beschützende und werbende Rolle. International arbeiten wir zusammen mit der Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, der Free Software Foundation Europe, dem Projekt Gutenberg und vielen anderen Organisationen.
Wilhelm Tux
Wilhelm Tux -- Kampange für Freie Software. Schweizerische gemeinnützige Organisation für Freie Software.
Wikimedia Italia
Wikimedia Italia is an association to further free culture in Italy, with a specific focus on Wikimedia projects (such as Wikipedia and its sister projects) and OpenStreetMap. Free licenses and Free Software are the foundation on which they build.