"La interoperabilidad de la DMA viola los derechos fundamentales", afirma Apple. La FSFE discrepa. Si tu también crees que la interoperabilidad es clave para la libertad del software, ¡apóyanos!

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The FSFE needs you to continue spreading software freedom in Europe!

05 December 2018

Since 2001 the Free Software Foundation Europe empowers software users to exert control over the technology that is so deeply involved in every aspect of our lives today. As a non-profit organisation, our work is backed by the continuous and generous contributions of our supporters. From public campaigns to policy monitoring, from removing legal barriers to helping organisations in understanding how Free Software contributes to freedom, transparency, and self-determination, our supporters have helped to finance our work.  

Annual report of the Free Software Foundation Europe 2018

05 November 2018 –

"Software freedom in Europe" is the yearly report of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). In one document, it gives you a breakdown of important things the FSFE has done and achieved during the last 12 months. In the 2018 report, you will read about our electoral campaigns, our input on the European Union's copyright reform, and about our successful outreach in demanding publicly financed software be made publicly available under a Free Software licence. You will also get insights about the events we (co-)organised and about our community and groups that helped us with these achievements. Finally, we will display some numbers showing what resources we counted on, and giving an outlook for the next year. 

Call for sessions at the FSFE assembly during 35C3

24 October 2018 – , admin

In the context of the 35th Chaos Communication Congress happening from December 27th to 30th in Leipzig, the FSFE is happy to host an assembly again, acting as an information booth and a meeting point for our friends and all friends of Free Software. As in previous editions, we offer attention and a stage for self-organised sessions by and for our community, and this is our call for participation. 

"Go open today, there's no excuse not to" - interview with Timo Aarnio, GIS expert at National Land Survey Finland.

17 September 2018 – , Alexandra Busch

Oskari is a Free Software platform for browsing, sharing and analysing geographic information from distributed data sources. Its development is coordinated by the National Land Survey of Finland and is organised through the Oskari network with over 38 organisations from both the public and private sector. Oskari was awarded second prize in the cross-border category of the European Commission's Sharing and Reuse Awards Contest 2017 and is currently going through incubation phase to become an official Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Project. To shed light on best practices regarding Free Software developed by public funds, we have conducted an interview with Timo Aarnio, GIS Expert at the National Land Survey of Finland’s SDI Services department.  

New FSFE staff member Alexander Sander: EU public policy programme manager

07 September 2018 –

The Free Software Foundation Europe is happy to welcome our newest staffer Alexander Sander. Alexander is hired as our new EU public policy programme manager and works full-time in the FSFE's Berlin office. In this position, Alexander mainly works with us on policy topics covering Free Software and Open Standards issues at the EU and member state level and helps us identify and monitor EU policy developments to alert the FSFE's network on relevant issues. 

"Call to Action: Save Free Software this September"

05 September 2018 – George Brooke-Smith

Free Software is at risk! On the 12th of September the EU is getting ready to vote on a "Copyright Reform" package, which undermines the foundations upon which Free Software is built. The proposed Article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive targets every online service that allows its users to upload and share content with each other, including code hosting platforms. 

«¿Dinero público? ¡Código público!»: más idiomas, más apoyos, mayor repercusión

26 July 2018 – ,

La campaña «¿Dinero público? ¡Código público!» ha recibido una serie de traducciones nuevas, incluidas la web, la carta abierta y el vídeo. La Fundación del Software Libe de Europa también ha entrevistado a responsables de las administraciones públicas en relación con los beneficios de que el código sea público, entrevistas que ya pueden leerse en nuestra web. 

Trabaja en la FSFE: buscamos becarios y aprendices en áreas jurídicas, políticas y técnicas.

23 July 2018

Buscamos becarios y aprendices que tengan experiencia en el ámbito jurídico, político y técnico. La jornada laboral es de 35 horas semanales de trabajo con nuestro equipo en la sede de la FSFE en Berlín. El puesto exige coordinación con teletrabajadores y voluntarios. En función del área de trabajo, existe la posibilidad de participar en eventos y encuentros por toda Europa. 

Oferta de empleo en la FSFE: gestor de proyectos

16 July 2018

Buscamos un gestor de proyectos («project manager») que respalde nuestra labor de empoderamiento del público en la toma de control de la tecnología. Trabajará 35 horas por semana junto a nuestro equipo de la sede de la FSFE en Berlín, dando apoyo a los proyectos de la FSFE y gestionando sus principales eventos. El trabajo se desempeñará en coordinación con teletrabajadores y voluntarios, además de requerir desplazamientos a otros países. 

La utilización de Software Libre en la construcción de una sociedad digital más democrática, incluyente y sostenible: entrevista con Francesca Bria, responsable de Tecnología en Barcelona

05 July 2018 –

Barcelona, la segunda ciudad más poblada de España, está trabajando con intensidad en su programa de «ciudad inteligente» («Smart City»), que está reestructurando infraestructuras y tecnologías modernas de la ciudad para que las necesidades de los ciudadanos sean lo prioritario. Una cuestión esencial en los planes de actuación de Barcelona es la utilización y promoción del Software Libre y de tecnologías abiertas como bien social, que posibiliten la colaboración entre las administraciones y no depender de ningún proveedor. El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona ha sido también el primero en firmar la carta abierta de la campaña «Public Money? Public Code!» («¿Dinero público? ¡Código público!»). Para arrojar algo de luz sobre estas buenas prácticas de Barcelona, hemos entrevistado a Francesca Bria, Comisionada de Tecnología e Innovación Digital del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, con quien hemos hablado sobre las últimas innovaciones y progresos de la ciudad. 

Aviso técnico: problemas con el correo electrónico el 8 de junio

13 June 2018 – ,

El viernes por la mañana, uno de nuestros servidores sufrió un error irrecuperable de hardware. Determinadas partes de nuestra infraestructura de correo y de listas de distribución se vieron afectadas. No obstante, todos los servicios están funcionando ya con normalidad. Nos gustaría dar más información sobre qué ocurrió y qué problemas se ocasionaron. En pocas palabras: asegúrese de que sus mensajes de correo hayan llegado y compruebe su configuración de SMTP. 

Cómo se reutiliza el software en las administraciones españolas: entrevista a Elena Muñoz Salinero sobre buenas prácticas.

01 June 2018 –

El Centro de Transferencia de Tecnología (CTT) es una iniciativa del Gobierno de España, cuyo objetivo es facilitar que se compartan y reutilicen el software y los servicios en las administraciones públicas. Para arrojar algo de luz al respecto de estas buenas prácticas, hemos entrevistado a Elena Muñoz Salinero, responsable del CTT, para preguntarle sobre el trasfondo legal, político y tecnológico del CTT.  

LLW2018: The FSFE brings together top legal experts to debate about cross-cutting legal and licensing issues around Free Software

30 May 2018 – Polina Malaja

Following more than a decade long tradition, the FSFE once again led its annual Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop (LLW) in 2018: a meeting point for world-leading legal experts to debate issues and best practices surrounding Free Software licences. This year we decided to bring the event back to its roots and emphasise the "Workshop" part in its original title: around 120 legal experts gathered for a 3-day conference in Barcelona, Spain with an unprecedented amount of parallel tracks and interactive sessions designed to dive into the most contentious topics in the legal world of Free Software. 

FSFE simplifies membership procedures for contributors

26 May 2018 –

During last year's General Assembly the FSFE's Council was asked to prepare a constitution change to remove the so-called "Fellowship seats". This motion was adopted with 20:3 votes and zero abstentions. Today the FSFE's General Assembly approved in an extraordinary meeting the removal of the Fellowship seats. In future, access to membership of the FSFE shall be facilitated through the normal membership procedures for active FSFE contributors. 

Call for Participation: FSFE Community Meeting and FSFE track at the Libre Software Meeting in Strasbourg, France

14 April 2018

The Libre Software Meeting (LSM) is maybe the biggest community-driven Free Software meeting in France and in 2018 also serves as host of the FSFE community meeting. It takes place in Strasbourg and the FSFE will organise its own track on the first days of LSM, from 7 to 9 of July. This is your chance to be part in the FSFE's community meeting and to give a talk at the LSM 2018 at the same time. Deadline to apply for a talk is April 30 - and before you forget it, apply now! 

Call for Participation: FSFE Track About "Digital Education" During the Libre Software Meeting in Strasbourg, France

22 March 2018

From 7 to 12 July there will be the Libre Software Meeting in Strasbourg, France. The conference also known as RMLL is annualy rotating and currently the biggest Free Software event in France. This year, the main topic is "Digital Education: building captivity or new empowerment?". With the FSFE track we are looking for inspiring insights about golden cages and liberation not only in educational institutions but in our everyday lives. 

#ilovefs Report 2018

08 March 2018

On Wednesday 14th of February, our community celebrated the annual "I love Free Software Day". A day to declare love to the communities most important to you as well as saying "Thank You" to the Free Software projects surrounding us every single day. The Free Software Foundation Europe also wants to thank everyone who cheered and contributed to make this day as special as it could be. 

Ask Your Candidates: Italian parties offer progress towards the use of Free Software in public entities

02 March 2018 –

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) publishes the results of the Ask Your Candidates campaign that FSFE Italy did run for the Italian election. Multiple questions have been sent to the major political parties that run for office in the national elections on March 4. We received positive statements by "Movimento 5 Stelle", "Liberi e Uguali", "Partito Democratico" and "Potere al Popolo". Unfortunately, there have been no answers by "+Europa", "Forza Italia", "Fratelli d'Italia" and "Lega Nord".  

La FSFE en Italia pregunta a los partidos políticos su posición sobre el Software Libre

19 February 2018 –

En vista a las próximas elecciones del 4 de marzo en Italia, el equipo regional de la FSFE envió varias preguntas a los partidos concurrentes, para conocer su posición sobre el Software Libre en la administración y la educación públicas. Analizaremos y publicaremos sus respuestas, una vez que las recibamos. 

Join the I Love Free Software Day 2018

12 February 2018 –

The Free Software Foundation Europe calls on everyone to say "thank you" to all contributors to Free Software on 14 February. Last year the annual I Love Free Software Day has been committed with offline activism to tell people outside of our filter bubble about the importance of Free Software. This Wednesday, we will go back to our roots and focus on why this day has been invented in the first place: to celebrate the Free Software community.