Die Free Software Foundation Europe ist ein gemeinnütziger Verein, der Menschen im selbstbestimmten Umgang mit Technik unterstützt.
Software ist in allen Aspekten unseres Lebens tief verankert. Freie Software gibt allen das Recht, Programme für jeden Zweck zu verwenden, zu verstehen, zu verbreiten und zu verbessern. Diese Rechte stärken andere Grundrechte wie die Redefreiheit, die Pressefreiheit und das Recht auf Privatsphäre. Mehr darüber...
Press Release
The European Commission published its Technological Sovereignty Package on 3 June 2026, containing the new "Open Source Strategy". If implemented, it could mark a paradigm shift by adopting the Free Software Foundation Europe’s “Public Money? Public Code!” principle. Its success will depend on binding rules, long-term funding, and meaningful civil society involvement.
News
Recent geopolitical events have highlighted Europe's need for a resilient, homegrown technology ecosystem free from critical dependencies. The new Horizon Europe project Restack aims to accomplish it. The FSFE is a partner of the Restack consortium, providing legal and licensing support for potentially over 200 Free Software projects and assisting their growth into part of a wider European digital commons.
Pressemitteilung
Der Free Software Foundation Europe wurde die Zulassung im Verfahren T-359/25 – Apple gegen die Europäische Kommission – vor dem Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union erteilt. Dieses Mal geht es darum, die Interoperabilität und die Softwarefreiheit in Europa zu verteidigen.
FSFE information stall on Veganmania MQ Vienna in Vienna, Austria
14:0004 – 18:00 UTC
07 June 2026
FSFE infobooth at T-DOSE conference in Geldrop, Netherlands
08:0006 – 13:00 UTC
07 June 2026
Bits und Bäume Community Summit 2026 in Berlin, Germany
09:30 – 19:00 UTC
06 June 2026
I believe Free Software needs a voice at the national as well as the EU level in politics: Software does not exist in an isolated bubble, it's heavily dependent on the ecosystem that it lives in. In my opinion Free Software as well as open standards are key to creating a society that provides equal access.
Isabel Drost-Fromm (Software Engineer and Member of the Apache Software Foundation)
I'm a supporter of the FSFE as I want to sustain their work to promote Free Software. As a person that uses computers quite heavily every day, I'm very concerned with the current trend of locking down computing which is taking control away from the users. This is increasingly problematic since people's lives are more and more dependent on computers for personal communications, managing finances, employment, etc. Free Software is a necessary requirement for retaining control over your computing.
What is the biggest benefit of Free Software? Freedom!
