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Events

Event Archive for 2008

Atelier 'Licensing questions and other legal issues' à Zurich, Suisse

19 December 2008

Shane Coughlan, coordinateur de la Freedom Task Force de la FSFE, donnera un cours de deux jours intitulé 'Free Software licenses and other questions' à la Digicomp Academy de Zurich, Suisse. Le cours est destiné aux chefs de projet, concepteurs et techniciens qui souhaitent améliorer leurs connaissances sur les différentes possibilités de distribution de code.  

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!

Fellowship Christmas get-together in Gothenburg, Sweden

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, Bolzano, Italy

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.  

Rencontre de la Fellowship à Berlin

13 November 2008

Le 13 novembre a lieu la rencontre mensuelle de la Fellowship à Berlin. Nous nous retrouvons à 19:30 au Newthinking-Store dans la Tucholskystrasse à Berlin-Mitte. Nous parlerons, entre autres de : revue du BLIT, reportage sur FSCONS, "Comment pouvons nous agir sur le plan du Logiciel Libre et de l'Education ?" et les plans pour 2009. Nous nous réjouissons de votre venue !

Conférence NLUUG d'automne et conférence CELF (Embedded Linux Conference Europe), Ede, Netherlands

06 – 07 November 2008

Le jeudi 6 novembre la FSFE participera à la conférence NLUUG d'automne. Le thème de cette année est la mobilité. Nous accueillerons avec plaisir les visiteurs sur notre stand et répondrons volontiers à leurs questions sur le Logiciel Libre. Le lendemain, vendredi 7 novembre, au même endroit, Shane Coughlan, coordinateur de la 'Freedom Task Force' de la FSFE, fera également un exposé intitulé "The strategic implementation of free software in business" («Implémentations stratégiques de Logiciels Libres en entreprise», présentation en anglais) à l'occasion de la CELF, la conférence européenne sur Linux embarqué.  La réalisation réussie d'un Logiciel Libre nécessite une bonne compréhension des politiques et processus les plus adaptés à son contexte. Shane expliquera comment la FSFE, à travers son projet juridique et son réseau juridique européen, contribue à cela en produisant des connaissances commerciales génériques sur les contrats de fourniture et d'acquisition, les documents de travail et les méthodologies de déploiement. Les deux conférences ont lieu à l'Hôtel - Centre de congrès «De Reehorst», Ede, Pays Bas.    

BLIT 2008, Potsdam, Germany

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.  

Réunion de la Fellowship à Weingarten, Allemagne

28 October 2008

Le Fellow Christof Raber accueillera une réunion de Fellowship au Weltehof, Welte 1, 88250 Weingarten le mardi 28 octobre à 19h00. Tous les Fellows et sympathisants du Logiciel Libre alentours sont invités. Ce sera une bonne occasion de se rencontrer en personne, de discuter de tous les sujets relatifs au Logiciel Libre et à la FSFE et, plus généralement, de passer un bon moment.

FSCONS 2008, Göteborg, Suède

24 – 26 October 2008

Pour l'édition 2008 FSCONS est le fruit d'une coopération entre la FSFE, Creative Commons, et Wikimedia Suède. Il y aura trois sessions (Culture Libre, Logiciel Libre et Contenus Libres), chacune animée par l'un des principaux organisateurs. Les thèmes iront de la conception des noyaux récents au journalisme citoyen en passant par les licences du 21ème siècle.  

Réunion de la Fellowship de Munich, Allemagne

22 October 2008

OpenOffice.org et la FSFE accueilleront simultanément la table ronde de OpenOffice.org et la première réunion de Fellowship à Munich. Cela aura lieu au Augustinerkeller, Arnulfstraße, Munich (www.augustinerkeller.de)
Tous les Fellows et les sympathisants du Logiciel Libre alentours sont les bienvenus. Ce sera une excellente occasion de se rencontrer en personne, de discuter de tous les sujets relatifs au Logiciel Libre et à la FSFE et, plus généralement, de passer un bon moment.

FSFE à SYSTEMS, Munich, Allemagne

21 – 24 October 2008

SYSTEMS se tiendra du 21 au 24 octobre à Munich, en Allemagne. SYSTEMS est une exposition professionnelle "business-to-business" pour le marché des technologies de l'information. Elle s'adresse aux décideurs techniques et du monde des affaires, tant dans les entreprises commerciales que dans le secteur public.
Pour la première fois la FSFE sera présente avec un stand.  

Dîner à Genève le 19 octobre

19 October 2008

Benjamin Morant et Ciaran O'Riordan vous proposent une rencontre FSFE à Genève le Dimanche 19 octobre au soir. Le programme est de se rencontrer dans le restaurant "Les Brasseurs" à 17 heures, qui fait aussi office de bar. N'hésitez pas à nous tenir au courant si vous souhaitez venir. Adressez-vous à Benjamin en lui envoyant un email à morant@fsfeurope.org

Atelier 'Licensing questions and other legal issues' à Zurich, Suisse

17 October 2008

Shane Coughlan, coordinateur de la Freedom Task Force de la FSFE, donnera un cours de deux jours intitulé 'Free Software licenses and other questions' à la Digicomp Academy de Zurich, Suisse. Le cours est destiné aux chefs de projet, concepteurs et techniciens qui souhaitent améliorer leurs connaissances sur les différentes possibilités de distribution de code.  

Réunion de la Fellowship à Vienne

17 October 2008

Une réunion de la Fellowship aura lieu à Vienne le 17 octobre 2008. On se réunira vers 18h00 à la bibliothèque du Metalab, 6 Rathausstraße, dans le premier arrondissement. La discussion commencera à 19h00.
L'ordre du jour comporte les points suivants : nos pages sur le wiki de la Fellowship, notre projet d'évangélisation et quelques aspects organisationnels mineurs. Comme toujours la réunion se terminera par une discussion sympathique autour d'une bonne bière.
Comme d'habitude cette invitation s'adresse à toutes les personnes intéressées par la FSFE ou le Logiciel Libre. Venez nombreux !

Stand à "Freedom not Fear", Berlin, Allemagne

11 October 2008

Le samedi 11 octobre, la Fellowship berlinoise de la FSFE tiendra un stand à la manifestation "Freedom not Fear". Le stand sera installé vers 13h00 à Neptunbrunnen, sur Alexanderplatz. Au départ de la manifestation il sera déplacé à la porte de Brandebourg.  

Réunion de la Fellowship de Zurich

10 October 2008

Une réunion de la Fellowship aura lieu vendredi 10 octobre de 19h00 à 20h30 au bureau de la FSFE de Zurich. Il y aura de la bière gratuite et tous les Fellows alentour sont cordialement invités. Ce sera une excellente occasion de se rencontrer en personne, de discuter les moyens de répandre en Suisse la bonne parole au sujet du Logiciel Libre et, plus généralement, de prendre du bon temps. C'est Benjamin Morant, stagiaire du bureau de la FSFE à Zurich, qui organise la réunion. Si vous venez, merci de prévenir Benjamin en envoyant un courriel à morant@fsfeurope.org.

Réunion mensuelle de la Fellowship berlinoise

09 October 2008

La Fellowship berlinoise se réunira le 10 novembre prochain à 19h30. Nous évaluerons les actions récentes, comme les 25 ans de GNU ou le Jour du Libre. Pour le futur, nous planifierons notre participation au BLIT et discuterons de la campagne sur les visualiseurs de PDF. Le lieu est, comme d'habitude, le 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.

Réunion de la Fellowship à Francfort, Allemagne

08 October 2008

Mercredi 8 octobre, à Francfort, aura lieu la première réunion de Fellowship de la région du Rhin/Main : nous nous réunirons au "Club Voltaire", 5, Kleine Hochstraße (à 2 minutes du "Alte Oper"), 60313 Francfort-sur-le-Main. Rendez-vous là-bas vers 19h00.

Réunion à Bruxelles d'un groupe de travail spécifique du réseau juridique européen

29 September 2008

Le réseau juridique européen - que la Freedom Task Force de la FSFE aide - tiendra une réunion d'un groupe de travail spécifique à Bruxelles afin de discuter des brevets logiciels et d'autres problématiques légales. Cette réunion aura lieu à l'étude juridique Wilmer Hale. Participation sur invitation seulement.

25ème anniversaire de GNU à Berlin, Allemagne

27 September 2008

Le projet GNU aura 25 ans le 27 septembre. A cette occasion on fera sauter les bouchons à la porte de Brandebourg à Berlin. On se retrouvera à 15h00. Il y aura du champagne et de la musique pour fêter l'évènement. A dimanche.

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.

Keynote speech at Dutch Software Freedom Day event

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.  

Informer le public - Jour du Libre, Berlin, Allemagne

20 September 2008

Le dimanche 20 septembre à partir de 14h00 les Fellowship de la FFII et de la FSFE Berlinoises organisent un barbecue et tiennent un stand d'information. Sur le stand on expliquera ce qu'est le Logiciel Libre et pourquoi il est important pour la société. Cet évènement donnera l'occasion aux débutants d'être en contact avec le Logiciel Libre, GNU/Linux et les différents groupes concernés. Merci d'apporter votre pique nique au Mauerpark, en face du 60, Gleimstr.  

Lancement officiel de la GPLv3 aux Pays Bas

19 September 2008

Le 19 septembre, à l'occasion du lancement de la GPLv3 à l'Université de Tilburg, Amsterdam, Pays Bas, Shane Coughlan, coordinateur de la Freedom Task Force de la FSFE, accueillera un atelier de trois heures intitulé "Licensing questions and Legal issues in the light of GPLv3". Cet évènement est sponsorisé par 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.

Richard Stallman in Brescia (Italy)

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.

Richard Stallman in Genova (Italy)

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.

Stand de la Fellowship à la Braderie de Lille, Lille (France)

06 – 07 September 2008

La braderie de Lille est un grand évènement qui se déroule en plein air pendant le premier week-end de septembre. chtinux, un groupe d'utilisateurs Linux de Lille a proposé à la Fellowship de participer à la Braderie. La FSFE, et plus particulièrement le stand de la Fellowship, va attirer nombre de regards curieux, puisque des millions de visiteurs de différents pays sont attendus dans les rues de Lille. Venez découvrir cette ville magnifique et manger quelques spécialités culinaires de la braderie comme des moules ! Et surtout, venez nombreux soutenir la Fellowship ! Le stand de la Fellowship sera situé sur la Place du Vieux Marché aux chevaux. Pour avoir plus d'informations sur cet évènement n'hésitez pas à envoyer un mail à Benjamin: morant@fsfeurope.org

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 – 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.

Première rencontre la Fellowship de Stuttgart

22 August 2008

Il y aura une réunion de la Fellowship au Unithekle, Allmandring 17 70596 Stuttgart et tous les Fellows et supporters du Logiciel Libre des alentours sont invités à y participer. Ce sera une bonne ocation de se connaître, d'envisager les possibilités de rencontres futures à Stuttgart et, plus de manière plus générale, de passer un agréable moment. Plus d'informations.

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 contact@fsfe.org.

'Licences that support freedom' speech at FKFT

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.  

'How SELF helped building structures for freedom' speech at FKFT

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.

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!

Examining the importance of Free Software licenses at IOTC 2008, Ireland

18 – 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 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.

Speech "Free Software - Technique, Politics, Economy", Berlin, Germany

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.  

eLiberatica deuxième édition

30 – 31 May 2008

La deuxième édition d'eLiberatica se tiendra les 30 et 31 mai 2008 au World Trade Center de Bucarest en Roumanie.
Après le grand succès de la première édition d'eLiberatica en 2007, cette seconde édition poursuivra dans la même tradition  rassembler les communautés et les entrepreneurs du monde pour parler des sujets les plus sensibles des technologies libres et ouvertes.
eLiberatica possède son esprit et son identité uniques  vous apprendrez et découvrirez de nouvelles choses, rencontrerez des personnalités internationales des TIC, des entrepreneurs, des professionnels hight-tech, vous vous ferez de nouveaux amis ou partenaires, et vous régalerez vraiment à participer à un énènement vivant.
eLiberatica 2008 se penchera plus particulièrement sur ces sujets :

  • Adoption en entreprise - comment économiser/gagner de l'argent ou gagner en productivité en utilisant les technologies libres et ouvertes
  • Gouvernements, administrations et écoles publiques - l'importance des technologies libres et ouvertes : la croissance de la participation professionnelle dans la communauté des Logiciels Libres
  • Casser le code - trucs et astuces, tout ce que vous ne trouverez pas dans les livres.
 

LinuxTag 2008, Berlin, Allemagne

28 – 31 May 2008

Comme les années passées, la FSFE sera présente avec un stand à LinuxTag 2008 qui se déroule au centre des exposotions de Berlin sous la Funkturm. La FSFE informera les visiteurs sur des aspects variés des Logiciels Libres, comme la Freedom Task Force, les brevets logiciels, le projet SELF, la GPLv3, notre travail aux Nations Unies, ou encore la Fellowship de la FSFE. Il est également prévu de vendre des T-shirts de la FSFE et des livres sur les Logiciels Libres.  

Rencontre de la Fellowship à Vienne

17 May 2008

La vingt-deuxième rencontre de la fellowship autrichienne sera intégére aux évènements de la Linuxwochen de Vienne. Les Fellows et autres personnes intéressées pourront se rencontrer au stand de la FSFE pendant tout l'évènement pour discuter, et se joindre le dernier jour de l'évènement à l'After-Show-Party.  

Linuxwochen, Vienne, Autriche

15 – 17 May 2008

Du 15 au 17 mai, un évènement de la Linuxwochen en Autriche se tiendra dans le bâtiment de la Chambre du Commerce autrichienne, 1 place Rudolf Sallinger, 3ème district, Vienne.
Un groupe de Fellows sera présent avec un stand sur lequel ils informeront sur la FSFE, la Fellowship et les Logiciels Libres en général.
L'entrée est libre sur tout l'évènement..  

Linuxwochen, Graz, Austria

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.  

Fellowship meeting in Graz

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 :-)  

Linuxwochen, Krems, Austria

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.  

European Licensing and Legal Workshop

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 contact@fsfe.org.  

Strategic implementation of Free Software

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.

'Introduction to Free Software licensing' training course in Zurich, Switzerland

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.

'Free Software in the public sector' training course in Zurich, Switzerland

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.  

Keynote at Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen, Chemnitz (Germany)

01 – 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.  

"Standards and the Future of the Internet" Conference, Geneva (Switzerland)

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.  

"FOSDEM", Brussels (Belgium)

23 – 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.  

'Free Software in business' training course in Zurich, Switzerland

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.  

Richard Stallman Speech about Free Software Philosophy and History in Berlin, Germany

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!

Science, Education and Learning in Freedom, Sofia (Bulgaria)

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.