Become an FSFE supporter today so we reach our long term vision that:

  • Everyone has the right to remove and install any software on any of their devices!
  • All public funding for software is used for Free Software only!
  • All regulatory frameworks encourage the use and development of Free Software.
  • Licensing and legal decisions are based on facts, rather than fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
  • Young people have the opportunity to tinker, experiment and code with Free Software as the default.

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Free Software Foundation Europe

Free Software Foundation Europe — благодійна організація, яка надає користувачам можливість контролювати технології.

Програмне забезпечення глибоко залучене в усі аспекти нашого життя. Вільне програмне забезпечення надає кожному право використовувати, розуміти, адаптувати та ділитися програмним забезпеченням. Ці права допомагають підтримувати інші основні права, наприклад свободу слова, свобода преси та приватність. Читати більше...

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The role of the Cyber Resilience Act for Free Software

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While the implementation of the EU Cyber Resilience Act is currently underway, several questions remain open, especially regarding its implications for the Free Software landscape. The relationship between Free Software projects, potential stewards, and manufacturers hangs only partially defined, and official guidance will help. 

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Wrapping Up the Year With Free Software at the 39C3

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Once again, the FSFE is heading to the Chaos Communication Congress! From 27 until the 30 December, we will be back in Hamburg as part of the Bits & Bäume assembly. Over 12.000 people will join us to participate in this community event, full of great talks, workshops and creatures from all over the world. Swing by, say hi, and warm up with some Free Software vibes! 

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SFP#42: Policy and EU: The answer for a digital sovereign future must be Free Software

Software Freedom Podcast

Although 42 is the answer for everything we tried to get it into helping us to achieve digital sovereignty in the public infrastructure. However there is an answer out there: digital sovereignty is only possible by empowering people and, therefore public institutions, to control their technology and own infrastructure.  

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If software is licensed as free software, we can audit it, and be sure that it does what it's intended to do (and nothing else). Public institutions develop software, and hire companies to make it, and the citizens should own and reuse all that code. I contribute to Free Software with translations, user help desk, finding free software alternatives at the University... but I cannot reach the policy-makers, nor people and institutions in other countries.

Laura Arjona Reina (IT Assistant at Technical University of Madrid and Debian contributor)

I believe that Free Software can help us change our society fundamentally for the better and I believe the best way to do so is together with other volunteers from all over Europe!

Alexandra Busch (IT specialist)

Freedom is one of the core values of our Society and one of the basic concepts of Democracy. Supporting and spreading Free Software is one way to build creative alternatives for social inclusion and to protect our citizens from the digital exploitation. We are responsible to build a better World as a gift for our future generations.

Mauricio Nascimento (Middleware Engineer)