Cronología de la FSFE: trabajando en favor del software libre desde 20011
Gracias al apoyo de nuestros colaboradores, y de nuestros donantes corporativos, la FSFE lleva desde 2001 promoviendo y defendiendo todos los aspectos de la libertad del software en Europa. Descubre nuestros logros más importantes en distintos ámbitos a través de nuestra cronología.
En la línea temporal distinguimos entre los ámbitos de actividad de la FSFE: «Neutralidad del Dispositivo» ♺, «Educación jurídica» ⚖, «Regulación del mercado» 🗳 , «¿Dinero público? ¡Código público!» 🏛, «Participación de voluntarios» 📣, «Generaciones jóvenes» 👾, además de «Desarrollo organizativo» 🤝.
2025
Estreno de la película de animación «Ada & Zangemann»
El libro de la FSFE «Ada & Zangemann» ha sido adaptado a película de animación, llegando así a nuevos públicos de todo el mundo. La película ha supuesto un paso importante en la estrategia a largo plazo de la FSFE para sensibilizar a las nuevas generaciones sobre la libertad del software.
Saber másLa FSFE recoge las aportaciones de la comunidad sobre la Ley de Resiliencia Cibernética (CRA)
La FSFE y la Oficina Federal de Seguridad de la Información (BSI) colaboraron con representantes de la sociedad civil, el mundo académico, la industria y las autoridades públicas en un proyecto sobre la Ley de Resiliencia Cibernética (CRA) y sus implicaciones para el software libre.
Saber másLanzamiento de la iniciativa Refund4Freedom
La FSFE y la Sociedad Italiana de Linux han lanzado conjuntamente Refund4Freedom, una nueva iniciativa destinada a ayudar a los consumidores a reclamar el reembolso del coste de las licencias de Windows no deseadas que se incluyen con el hardware nuevo.
Saber másLanzamiento de la sección «Rincón jurídico»
La FSFE ha lanzado «Rincón jurídico», una sección periódica cuyo objetivo es explicar diversos conceptos jurídicos con los que pueden encontrarse los desarrolladores de software libre, así como analizar la actualidad en el ámbito jurídico que afecta al software libre.
Saber másDefinir nuestra Visión 2048
La FSFE debatió cómo podría ser el mundo en 2048 en los distintos ámbitos de nuestro trabajo y dio pasos importantes hacia esta visión.
Saber más2024
Varias victorias en favor de la libertad de routers y lanzamiento de la wiki técnica
La FSFE participó y realizó un seguimiento de los procesos normativos en Alemania, Austria, Italia y Bélgica. Además, presentó la nueva wiki técnica sobre la libertad de routers, elaborada por nuestro equipo de voluntarios de los Países Bajos.
Saber másDemanda por el incumplimiento de la DMA por parte de Apple
La FSFE interviene en el litigio iniciado por Apple contra la Comisión Europea ante el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea.
Saber másLa FSFE reclamó una financiación pública sostenible a largo plazo
La FSFE respondió al recorte de la UE en la financiación de la Iniciativa NGI, haciendo hincapié en su demanda de una financiación garantizada a largo plazo para el software libre en toda Europa.
Saber másLanzamiento de la web sobre la Neutralidad del Dispositivo
La FSFE ha lanzado una nueva página web para explicar el concepto de Neutralidad del Dispositivo de una forma sencilla y accesible para todos los usuarios, independientemente de sus conocimientos técnicos.
Saber más2023
TEDective ganó el EU Datathon
«TEDective», una herramienta de la FSFE de software libre diseñada para ayudar a ciudadanos y periodistas a analizar y visualizar datos sobre el gasto público procedentes de la base de datos de contratación pública TED de la UE, ganó el primer premio en el EU Datathon.
Saber másPublic awareness for openwashing at Sovereign Workplace
The FSFE critically examined the German government's "Sovereign Workplace", which was labelled as "Free Software", raising questions about missing source code, accountability, and public spending.
Saber más2022
Release of the video ‘What is Free Software (Open Source)?’
The FSFE published a short video in English and in German: ‘What is Free Software (Open Source)?’ to explain the complex topic of software freedom. This can help a new audience grasp the importance of Free Software.
Saber másFirst ‘Legal Education Day’
The FSFE organized the first ‘Legal Education Day’ (LED) to provide basic legal education on the legal context of Free Software: copyright law and the concept of copyleft.
Saber másFirst edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom
The FSFE successfully concluded the first edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom, a pan-European coding competition aimed at inspiring teenagers to engage with Free Software.
Saber másDefended Router Freedom in Europe
The FSF worked on several challenges, ranging from multi-stakeholder initiatives to bilateral cooperation with regulators and strategic support from partner organisations in Europe.
Saber másArtificial Intelligence and Free Software
The FSFE analysed how AI can be more verifiable, trustworthy, innovative with Free Software, and made policy recommendations and presented this result in different conferences.
Saber másDevice Neutrality into EU legislation
The FSFE dedicated efforts to include Device Neutrality in the EU's new Digital Markets Act. The Act was adopted by 642 votes in favour, formally introducing the principle of Device Neutrality into EU legislation.
Saber más2021
FSFE Women group formed
The FSFE Women group was created to help women and everyone who identifies as female build connections with each other while discussing technological issues.
Saber másLaunch of Upcycling Android Campaign
The FSFE launched the initiative to help users install Free Software operating systems on their phones, organised workshops across Europe, and developed policy recommendations to extend hardware lifetimes and reduce electronic waste.
Saber másPublication of Ada & Zangemann Children's Book
The FSFE released "Ada & Zangemann – A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream", a children's book written by FSFE President Matthias Kirschner and published by O'Reilly under a Creative Commons licence.
Saber másItalian Court rules on Windows licence refund
The FSFE supporter Luca Bonissi won a two-year court case against Lenovo in Italy, with the Court of Monza ordering the company to pay 20.000 euros in damages for refusing to refund the price of a pre-installed Windows licence.
Saber más2020
Launch of “Learning like a pro”
The local FSFE group in Zurich created a website which they use to explain why Free Software matters in education, described individual Free Software solutions and how these solutions in particular can be used to make school learning efficient and easy.
Saber másRouter Freedom victory with BEREC
BEREC sided with the FSFE's demand that any router and modem be under the full control of the user, rather than Internet Service Providers. The FSFE subsequently published a report monitoring the challenges ahead for national implementation across EU member states.
Saber másFree Software for COVID-19 contact tracing apps
The FSFE advocated that all publicly funded COVID-19 contact tracing apps should be released under a Free Software licence. Both the EU and the WHO followed the FSFE's arguments and recommended that any COVID-19 contact tracing app be published as Free Software.
Saber más2019
Router Freedom at EU level
The FSFE started monitoring the status of router freedom in several EU countries and prepared an "activity package" for people and organisations willing to advocate for router freedom.
Saber másLaunch of the Software Freedom Podcast
The FSFE launched a podcast series to talk once a month with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom and to reach broader audiences beyond its traditional community.
Saber másReuse 3.0
The FSFE released an updated set of best practices together with more assisting material and tools.
Saber másTearing down barriers introduced by the Radio Lockdown Directive
The European Commission collected 276 public comments on the Radio Equipment Directive, most of them critical. The FSFE continued pressing regulators to recognise that the right to install Free Software is fundamental to security, education, and innovation.
Saber másFirst Parliament in Europe demands public code
The Parliament of Asturias became the first Parliament in Europe to vote in favour of signing our open letter demanding "Public Money? Public Code!".
Saber másExpert brochure published
The FSFE published the new expert policy brochure of Public Money? Public Code!" as a helpful source of information.
Saber más2018
Creation of CARE team
To further ensure the availability and enforcement of our Code of Conduct, we created a CARE team so that whenever our Code of Conduct is breached within the FSFE community, you can contact our central CARE team.
Saber másThe FSFE joined its first NGI consortium
The NGI is a European Commission initiative supporting technologies that shape the internet into an open, inclusive, and privacy-respecting platform. The FSFE is part of the NGI Zero consortium, providing support on legal and licensing questions.
Saber másExclusion of Free Software in the European Union's Copyright Directive
The FSFE obtained the first limited exclusion for Free Software in a major EU legislation. In this case in the amendments 143 and 150 of the current copyright reform proposal of the European Parliament's directive.
Saber más2017
REUSE Initiative is launched
The FSFE created an initiative to deliver the best development options for Free Software licensing compliance.
Saber másFiduciary Licensing Agreement 2.0 is released
After 10 years of the Fiduciary License Agreement 1.2 (FLA-1.2). The FSFE joins forces with ContributorAgreements.org to produce FLA-2.0.
Saber másLaunch of 'Public Money? Public Code!'
The FSFE initiates a campaign framework for legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for the public sector be made publicly available under a Free Software licence.
Saber másLaunch of Save Code Share
The FSFE starts a campaign to gather support against violations of Free Software in the EU Directive "Copyright in the Digital Single Market".
Saber másLaunch of git.fsfe.org
The FSFE launches a Gitea service instance for its contributors.
Saber más2016
The FSFE organises its 2016 summit
Marking its 15th anniversary, the FSFE calls in its community to join together under one roof for the first FSFE Summit.
Saber másCompulsory Routers abolished in Germany
A new law in Germany enables customers to use their own routers with their Internet connections, enabling them to use Free Software for their connections.
Saber másDFD campaign run by Digital Freedom Foundation
After years of organising the Document Freedom Day, the FSFE handed over the campaign to the Digital Freedom Foundation who will continue organising the event every year in support of Open Standards.
Saber más2015
Legal network reaches 400 participants
The FSFE's Legal network launched in 2006, reaches 400 participants from all over the world.
Saber másThe FSFE convinces 1125 public administration to remove proprietary software ads
After a six years long campaign, the PDFreaders campaign closes after 1125 public administrations have removed advertisement for proprietary software from their web pages.
Saber másMatthias Kirschner is elected as new president
Having worked with the FSFE since 2004, Matthias Kirschner was elected president together with Alessandro Rubini as vice president.
Saber másThe FSFE issues a position paper on OER
The position paper is a boost of Open Educational Resources on the basis of Free Software
Saber más2014
33 Free Software Pact supporters elected to the EU Parliament
33 newly elected MEPs across the political spectrum signed the Free Software Pact, promising to support Free Software and Open Standards during their time in Parliament.
Saber másItaly puts Free Software first
The Italian government has made Free Software the default choice for public administrations, setting a precedence for the rest of Europe to follow.
Saber más2013
First European Coordinators Meeting
FSFE coordinators from all over Europe meet in Berlin for the first time to exchange knowledge and discuss future strategies.
Saber másGerman parliament unanimous against Software Patents
After many talks and expert meetings, the German Parliament unanimously approved the joint motion which included nearly all of FSFE's core demands.
Saber más2012
Analysis of warranty after flashing phones
FSFE's Legal team clarifies that flashing your phone in order to install Free Software doesn't void your warranty in the EU.
Saber másGerman Government's White Paper on Secure Boot
Device owners should be in full control of their devices, says Ministry of Interior, echoing FSFE's core demands.
Saber másPromoting fair public procurement in Finland
FSFE activists in Finland analyse hundreds of procurement notices, and contact public bodies that put Free Software at a disadvantage.
Saber másOpen Standards consultation in the UK
The FSFE helps the UK government set one of Europe's strongest policies on Open Standards.
Saber másMicrosoft fined for violating settlement
The European Commission impose a EUR 561 million fine on Microsoft for violating the web browser settlement. FSFE had warned of the settlement's lack of a monitoring mechanism.
Saber másLaunch of Free Your Android
Most smartphones come with non-free software and some restrictions. FSFE stars a campaign to help users free their phones and use Free Software apps.
Saber másThe FSFE raised concerns over the Nortel patent portfolio sale
FSFE calls on US competition regulators about faulty competition settlement regarding sale of Nortel patent portfolio. The lawsuit occurs in November 2013, as Rockstar sues Google over Android.
Saber másFirst "Hacking for compliance" workshop
At this workshop, FSFE trains volunteers to identify and prove GNU GPL violations in embedded devices.
Saber más2011
Supported the case of AVM vs. Cybits
The FSFE supported the case of AVM vs. Cybits and the court confirmed FSFE's view that users of GNU GPLed software are allowed to modify and install it even if it is shipped as a part of an embedded device's firmware.
Saber másThe FSFE in European Court of Justice hearing
The FSFE played a key role at a Microsoft hearing before the European Union's General Court on Tuesday, helping explain the intricacies of Free Software servers.
Saber másThe FSFE provided input to EU's R & D funding program
Called Horizon 2020, the program will provide 80 billion EUR for research and development projects and the FSFE provided input to the Commission in order to make the program accessible for Free Software research and projects.
Saber más2010
The FSFE is awarded the Theodor Heuss Medal
FSFE receives the Theodor Heuss medal for its work on freedom in the information society.
Saber másGerman Merrit Cross on Ribbon for the FSFE's founding president
Georg C. F. Greve receives this high award for his work on Free Software.
Saber másFirst "I love Free Software" Day
Every 14 February since 2010, FSFE calls on Free Software users to thank the developers of the software they use every day.
Saber más2009
First "Ask Your Candidates"
For the federal elections in Germany, FSFE asks political parties about their political opinions regarding Free Software, Open standards and ideas for more freedom.
Saber másLaunch of the PDFReaders campaign
Many websites from public administrations advertise proprietary PDF readers to their users in order to read their documents. This is unfair advertising of an US software company. FSFE, on the other hand, informs about free PDF readers and contacts public institutions to tell them about it. More than 600 institutions have since remove their non-free ads.
Saber más2008
Document Freedom Day campaign launched
For the first time, FSFE promotes this international day to celebrate and show support for access to information and Open Standards. So far it is FSFE's biggest campaign.
Saber másFirst European Free Software Licensing and Legal Workshop
FSFE offers a workshop focused on medium to large projects and enterprises to discuss their existing license compliance processes. Our legal experts and external partners help to deliver training and consultancy for Free Software.
Saber más2007
Winning Microsoft antitrust case
From 2004 until its conclusion in 2007, FSFE works hard on the case with the Samba team to protect the interests of Free Software developers. Microsoft is now required to publish interoperability information.
Saber másFighting against MS-OOXML
Microsoft tried to make OOXML an Open Standard. This implementation lacks interoperability information and can be considered as an attempt to undermine Open Standards. By informing about this issue MS-OOXML did not establish well enough to be a danger anymore.
Saber másFiduciary License Agreement
The FSFE releases the FLA to ensure legal maintability of Free Software projects and rights in court. In 2008, KDE is adopting it as well.
Saber más2006
First Fellowship conference
The first Fellowship conference is organised in Bolzano, Italy, and enables FSFE supporters to meet in person.
Saber másLaunch of the FSFE's Legal Team
Established and operating in close collaboration with gpl-violations.org, "FSFE Legal" educates and supports Free Software developers in legal aspects.
Saber másDRM.info campaign launched
Under the slogan "Your devices don't trust you", FSFE starts a campaign to inform about the dangers of digital restriction management.
Saber más2005
Intervening EC's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft
In order to enable interoperability the FSFE files an application for leave to intervene in this important case.
Saber másEU Parliament votes against Software Patents
After an intense campaign by FSFE and many other organisations, the European Parliament rejects the new Software Patent initiative.
Saber másKarlsruhe Memorandumagainst Software Patents
Nearly 40 organisations and over 220 individuals take a stand against the Software Patents directive before its second reading in the European Parliament
Saber másCreation of the Fellowship of the FSFE
European Free Software advocates can now become supporters of the FSFE and use its infrastructure to promote and spread the vision of the FSFE.
Saber más2004
European Interoperability Framework
The EIF is a set of interoperability guidelines with a pan-European scope. FSFE critically observes its evolution and the influence of lobby groups for proprietary software vendors.
Saber másAction week against Software patents
To inform citizens, economists and politicians about the harmful consequences of the Software Patent initiative FSFE initiates panel discussions and several demonstrations.
Saber másDefinition of Open Standards
FSFE refines Open Standards definition which will be adopted by many organisations and companies in Europe.
Saber más2003
Launch of Education Task Force
In order to improve the access to Free Software in education, FSFE volunteers build a team of experts to focus on education.
Saber más2001
We speak about Free Software campaign
FSFE explains the advantage of the term Free Software instead of "Open Source". Several companies and Bruce Perens supported the campaign.
Saber másFoundation of the FSFE
The FSFE is founded as a sister organisation of the FSF, with Georg C. F. Greve as the first president.
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