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As contribution to the revisal of the EU ecodesign directive and to help understand the impact of software obsolescence, the FSFE publishes a study on the sustainability of software. The findings of the study culminate in five core demands for a more sustainable digitisation, covering the interplay of devices, software, and infrastructure.
En nuestro Boletín de octubre lee sobre Till Jaeger, conocedor de primera mano de lo que conlleva hacer cumplir las licencias de Software Libre. Descubre la competición que recién lanzamos: Youth Hacking 4 Freedom. Descubre las donaciones de un equipo de anuario escolar. Sigue nuestras últimas actividades y anota las fechas de la próxima SFScon.
The FSFE's translators team has been working tirelessly throughout the second year of Covid-19 to enable people all across Europe to read and learn about Free Software in their native language. Since the beginning of 2021 we have had over 230 new translations into 9 different languages, not counting the English originals.
The FSFE is organizing a Legal Education Day on Saturday, 6 November 2021. This online event is open for all to attend. It will include talks and Q&A sessions on the basics of copyright law, licenses, and other legal topics. The event will help Free Software developers to understand these legal topics so that their software projects can reach their full potential.
La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que empodera a los usuarios para que controlen la tecnología. Para inspirar a las jóvenes generaciones por la libertad del software, la FSFE está organizando la competición de programación ‘Youth Hacking 4 Freedom' (YH4F), en la cual los quinceañeros de toda Europa tienen la oportunidad de competir de manera justa y divertida. Los ganadores recibirán un premio en metálico y un viaje a Bruselas junto con otros jóvenes jáquer.
With our 12th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we dig into the history and the beginning of enforcing Free Software licences, especially the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Together with Till Jaeger, who has been working alongside Harald Welte for enforcing the GNU GPL in the first court cases in Germany, we talk about the long way we have come since those early days.
Las elecciones federales de 2021 en Alemania (26.09.2021) están a la vuelta de la esquina. La soberanía digital, a través del uso de Software Libre, es el centro de nuestra conversación con los partidos políticos, que también hemos llevado a cabo para preguntarles a todos que harían. Nos complace que hayamos podido hablar personalmente con los candidatos de todos los partidos con posibilidades de participar en el próximo gobierno y preguntarles a todos los partidos qué harían sus respectivos partidos para avanzar en la digitalización de Alemania con el Software Libre.
In our August-September Newsletter, we celebrate the right of using a custom router in the Netherlands. We explain why every app that tackles the spread of Covid-19 has to be Free Software. We share the news of our vibrant community, following up what happened in the summertime and what lies ahead of us.
After the successful liberation of the German Corona tracing app from Google services last year, volunteers once more have to step in to take over the government's task in order to make the CovPass app available to everyone.
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has published new rules that will move Router Freedom forward in the Netherlands. Within 6 months ISPs have to comply and offer the option for consumers and companies to connect a modem or router of their own choice. The FSFE acknowledges this decision as a major win for consumer rights.
En el Boletín de julio, invitamos a la comunidad a celebrar los 20 años de FSFE, aplaudimos a Finlandia por asegurar la Libertad del Enrutador y seguimos las actividades de Software Libre para niños. Nos preparamos para las elecciones alemanas y te invitamos a ayudarnos a promocionar el Software Libre en la administración en la campaña electoral.
Marking twenty years of the FSFE, we highlight the importance of software freedom in Europe and important accomplishments since 2001. We shed light on our community with a birthday page where you can find community interviews and videos. People are invited to celebrate with us and share their own stories.
Max Mehl and Bonnie Mehring talk about the REUSE initiative and the newly launched REUSE Booster programme. This 11th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast is the perfect match for you if you are interested in Free Software licensing and curious about how REUSE and its tools make that easier for developers and users.
In the context of the telecom reform in the EU, Finland has assured Router Freedom in the country. The FSFE acknowledges this as a major win for end-users' rights. We interviewed Klaus Nieminen, a representative of the Finnish network regulator Traficom, to learn more about this decision.
Holanda confiando más en compañías monopolísticas; el grupo holandés de la FSFE reclama activamente los derechos digitales. En junio iniciamos REUSE Booster para compartir consejos legales sobre copyright con proyectos de Software Libre. Entrevista a Torsten Grote, miembro de la FSFE, quien insiste en liberar nuestros Androids lo antes posible.
In our fourth birthday publication we are interviewing Torsten Grote, who explored Free Software alternatives on smartphones for the FSFE as early as 2012. We reminisce about the emergence of our Free Your Android campaign and discuss with Torsten which options are available for liberating our phones today.
The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) debates in public, as it should. But as not everyone has the opportunity to go to Den Hague and sit in the gallery, the Tweede Kamer released an app to follow the debates via livestream. Unfortunately, this app not is released under a Free Software licence. Our Dutch volunteer Jos van den Oever wanted to participate but was not able to run the app on his device and got active.
REUSE is a set of best practices to make Free Software licensing much easier. It helps developers with simple guidelines to declare their copyright and conditions for code re-use and provides help documents and low-threshold tools to get the job done. With REUSE Booster, we start to give direct support for Free Software projects.
En nuestro Boletín de mayo lee sobre el viajero del tiempo Cory Doctorow quien envía sus deseos por los 20 años de la FSFE desde un utópico año 2041, los avances de la Libertad del Enrutador en Grecia, Alemania y Austria. Sobre los beneficios de la aplicación de IA bajo licencias de Software Libre y nuestras variadas actividades de la comunidad.
Prolific Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow envisions the world in 2041 and informs us that we were able to solve major world problems thanks to collective work and sharing of knowledge. Doctorow is thanking the FSFE for our 20 years ahead contribution of fostering freedom and disestablishing monopolies.
It is no secret that the FSFE's activities are only possible with the priceless help of our contributors and supporters around Europe. In return we support local engagement financially, with our expertise, information material and networks. To help formalize this process, we run our next call for FSFE community projects.
In response to the recent mass resignation of volunteer staff from Freenode, an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network for Free Software communities, the FSFE is migrating its IRC presence to Libera Chat, a new IRC network with a similar focus founded by former Freenode staff.
"The Netherlands is losing grip on internet security, and is therefore in danger of losing control over democracy, the rule of law and the economic innovation system." This warning comes from the Cyber Security Council, a national and independent advisory body of the Dutch government and business community with members from the government, industry and academia.
Austria is reforming its telecommunications law to incorporate the new European directives on electronic communications. The Austrian government has now an unique opportunity to leverage router freedom at the legislative level to protect consumers and the market.
EU member states are updating their legislation and implementing rules on Router Freedom. Greece and Germany have taken the first steps. But while Greece has focused on interests of end-users, Germany has moved in the opposite direction. The next months are crucial for Router Freedom in Europe and local participation is paramount.
With the FSFE in its 3rd and final year of its involvement in the European Commission's NGI0 Initiative, the feedback of our work in this area has been positive. Today, we give you updates of what the team has been working on with this initiative, and share the feedback from various developers on how we've managed to help them.
En nuestro boletín de primavera puedes leer sobre nuestro Paquete de Actividad de la Libertad del Enrutador, la entrevista a nuestra antigua vicepresidenta Fernanda Weiden, nuestro nuevo episodio del Software Freedom Podcast con Elisa Lindinger, nuestras ventas de primavera y como es habitual, sobre nuestras otras variadas actividades comunitarias.
Digital civil society organisations make four demands for a digitally sovereign society to politicians for the 2021 federal election. Among them is the Free Software Foundation Europe, which works to ensure that software developed with public money shall be published under a Free Software licence.
In our third birthday publication we interview Fernanda Weiden - co-founder of the FSF Latin America and former Vice President of the FSFE - about the early starts of Free Software in Latin America, nowadays use of Free Software in Big Tech and about support of diversity in different communities.
In our 10th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Elisa Lindinger from Superrr Lab. Together we discuss problems faced by Free Software projects and how to tackle them. In a broader frame we discover what would be needed for a more sustainable digital infrastructure and talk about the work Elisa does for this aim.
Finally! Spring is here, hot weather is coming, and it’s sale time in the FSFE shop! That's why we offer all our coloured T-shirts, magnets, pins, gym sacks and children shirts at a reduced price for a short period.
With a groundbreaking resolution, Dortmund has committed itself to the use of Free Software. With an overwhelming, cross-faction majority, the city council has paved the way for "Public Money? Public Code!” In the future, software developed or commissioned by the administration will be made available to the general public.
In the context of reform of telecommunication laws, EU member states are currently implementing legislation with direct impact on Router Freedom. The FSFE has launched an activity package for organisations and individuals to raise awareness and empower them to advocate for users' device sovereignty in their countries.
En nuestro Boletín de marzo lee sobre nuestro promotor Luca Bonissi quien forzó a Lenovo a pagar un reembolso de 20.000 euros por un Windows preinstalado, sobre nuestro promotor Reinhard Müller, voluntario de la FSFE durante dos décadas, nuestro informe del "I Love Free Software" y también sobre nuestras otras variadas actividades comunitarias.
We learnt through a public announcement that Richard Stallman is again part of the board of directors of the Free Software Foundation, one of our independent sister organisations. We disapprove of this step that came without any message of remorse or willingness to change.
This year we celebrated the 11th edition of the "I Love Free Software Day". Every year on 14 February we show our love for Free Software and say thank you to the people working for software freedom. To all of you who took part and celebrated the "I Love Free Software Day", we - the Free Software Foundation Europe - would like to thank you so much.
More and more administrations are following the principle "Public Money? Public Code!" and are turning to Free Software. In Switzerland, the Free Software "Caluma" has been used very successfully for several years to manage the administration of construction applications.
FOSDEM, the biggest annual Free Software event in Europe, took place again this year on the first weekend in February. As we do every year, we organised a community event before FOSDEM and this year we also co-organised the Legal and Policy Devroom for the first time.
In 2021, the Free Software Foundation Europe turns 20. This is a moment that we want to use to celebrate our community with a series of publications. In our second publication we interview Reinhard Müller who has contributed as a volunteer since 2002 in various roles from local activities to the European core team.
En un juicio histórico en Italia, en un caso iniciado por un promotor de la FSFE Luca Bonissi, Lenovo fue obligado a pagar 20.000 euros en daños por comportamiento abusivo al denegar el reintegro del precio de una licencia de un Windows preinstalado. En un gesto motivador para la causa del Software Libre, Luca incluso donó 15.000 euros a la FSFE.
En nuestro Boletín de febrero, entrevistamos al presidente fundador Georg Greve como parte de nuestra serie de publicaciones para celebrar los 20 años de la FSFE, nos proyectamos en el "I love Free Software Day" y en la participación en FOSDEM, anunciamos una nueva oferta de empleo e informamos sobre nuestras actividades comunitarias.
It is no secret that the FSFE's activities are only possible with the priceless help of our contributors and supporters around Europe. In return we support local engagement financially, with our expertise, information material and networks. To help formalize this process, we run our next call for FSFE community projects.
Today on the "I Love Free Software Day" we want to celebrate and share our love for Free Software. With this special day we say thank you to all the Free Software friends who supported, developed, campaigned, translated and worked for Free Software. On 14 February, let us show our love and thank all those people involved in Free Software.
For this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk about the background of the "I Love Free Software Day" and how it all began 11 years ago. Discover together with Bonnie Mehring why Free Software developers, advocates, activists and contributors think this special day is so important for Free Software.
We are looking for a person with a communications background to support us in our running and upcoming projects, including our upcoming digital sustainability campaign. The person will work full-time in our Berlin office.
In 2021 the Free Software Foundation Europe turns 20. This is a moment that we want to use to celebrate our community with a series of publications, both those who have accompanied us in the past and those are still doing so. In our first publication we look back where everything got started and have conducted an interview with the FSFE's first president, Georg C. F. Greve.
As every year, the FSFE will be present at FOSDEM, the biggest annual Free Software event in Europe. In 2021, the FSFE is honored to co-organise the Legal and Policy Devroom at FOSDEM. We are excited and look forward to presenting you an interesting programme throughout the whole weekend.
People around the world work hard to maintain Free Software and we rely on Free Software to keep us connected. On this year's I Love Free Software Day let us think about the developers, contributors, designers, those who promoted the use of Free Software and many more who spend their time to share, improve and create Free Software. On 14 February we show our love and thank those who work for Free Software.
En nuestro boletín de enero, lee sobre nuestros planes para 2021, incluyendo nuestras próximas actividades de celebración de cumpleaños y nuestra participación en FOSDEM. Lanzamos este año la campaña "I love Free Software" y, como es habitual, el informe sobre nuestras variadas actividades comunitarias.
We are looking for a person with a strong technical background to support projects with software engineering and expertise. The person will work part-time, either in our Berlin office or remotely.
En el Boletín de diciembre, lee sobre la App Alemana de Aviso de Coronavirus, publicada aparte para ampliar la libertad del software, aprende sobre código público en la cooperación al desarrollo internacional, disfruta de la entrevista con Cord-Landwehr de KDE sobre REUSE, la del grupo local de Zurich que recibió un premio DINACon y mucho mas.
In just three years, our REUSE initiative has successfully changed licensing practices of at least over five hundred projects. From its adoption by NGI0 projects to a Corona Warn App to KDE, 2020 marks another successful year of this campaign. We used the chance to speak with Andreas Cord-Landwehr about REUSE adoption in the KDE community.
In 2019, the FSFE's local group Zurich has launched the "Learn like the pros" campaign. Goal of the campaign is to present solutions for the use of Free Software in education. Recently, the campaign was awarded the DINACon Award. On this behalf we interviewed the coordinators Ralf Hersel and Gian-Maria Daffré.
International development cooperation is increasingly digitised. Free Software thus is becoming a fundamental technology to reach the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Together with experts in the field, the FSFE summarises these interrelations in an article and demands publicly funded software to be published as Free Software.
A handful of Free Software developers today achieved what official bodies have been missing for months: They have made available the German Corona Warn App for tracing Covid-19 risk contacts in a version that is completely free of dependencies on Google and available in F-Droid, the Free Software app store.
In this Software Freedom Podcast episode Bonnie Mehring and Matthias Kirschner talk about the monetary costs of Free Software. On the example of a conversation Bonnie had with her mother, both discover ways of explaining the world of Free Software and how to answer common questions and misunderstandings about software freedom.
En nuestro Boletín de noviembre, revisamos nuestro informe anual "Libertad del Software en Europa" y la nueva Estrategia del Software Libre de la Comisión Europea. Nuevo personal, nueva llamada para los proyectos comunitarios de la FSFE, REUSE está despegando, el grupo local en Zurich recibió un premio, y mucho mas por descubrir que ha sucedido.
It is no secret that the FSFE's activities are only possible with the priceless help of our contributors and supporters around Europe. In return we support local engagement with our expertise, information material, networks or even financially. To help formalize this process, we run our second call for FSFE community projects.
What is the best way to alert people about catastrophes? Germany went with proprietary apps which caused the recent warning day ("Warntag") to become an official failure. We analysed the situation and found more robust solutions that respect user rights.
"Software Freedom in Europe" is the yearly report of the Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. (FSFE). In one document, it gives you a breakdown of important things the FSFE has done and achieved during the last 12 months.
On Wednesday the EU Commission published its new Open Source Strategy. We are pleased that the Commission recognises the benefits of Free Software and the four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve, but the Commission lacks concrete targets and indicators to implement the strategy. Without these, we worry that the strategy will end up accomplishing too little!
Lee en nuestro boletín de octubre sobre el 35 cumpleaños de la FSF, nuestra próxima participación en la SFSCon, nuestra oferta de empleo de técnico, y sobre nuestras otras variadas actividades comunitarias.
The South Tyrol Free Software Conference, SFSCon, is one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. In recent years we have been represented with talks, workshops and our information booth. Last year we also organised our Community Event in the context of SFSCon, so that we could meet not only our community but also many interested people and report about our work.
The FSFE's sister organisation, the FSF, celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary this week. Thirty-five years of working for software freedom and inspiring many people and organisations to take a stand for user freedoms deserve big congratulations. Watch and read the congratulatory speech by FSFE President Matthias Kirschner.
We are looking for a working student to support our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work 10 hours per week in the Berlin office (home office possible at a later stage) and will support the FSFE's technical infrastructure by working closely together with our system administrators.
For the seventh episode of our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Vincent Lequertier about transparency, fairness, and accessibility as crucial criteria for artificial intelligence (AI) and why it is important for our society to release AI software under a Free Software license.
En nuestro boletín de septiembre podrás leer sobre una nueva y resistente alianza formada por administraciones, políticos, empresas y organizaciones de la sociedad civil, demandando "un lugar para el código público". Además podrás leer sobre nuestra llamada para conseguir respaldo y financiación de la FSFE para tu proyecto local, sobre nuestra oferta de empleo, y sobre otras diversas actividades de nuestra comunidad.
El aumento del uso del Software Libre es un componente central para una mayor soberanía digital. Junto con una fuerte alianza de administraciones, políticos, negocios y la sociedad civil, hacemos un llamamiento por el desarrollo de un repositorio de código con Software Libre para el sector público.
It is no secret that the FSFE's activities are only possible with the priceless help of our contributors and supporters around Europe. In return we support local engagement with our expertise, information material, networks or even financially. To help formalize this process, we run our first call for FSFE community projects.
We are looking for an office assistant to support our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work 15-35 hours per week with our team in the Berlin office and will support the FSFE's Berlin office operations.
En nuestro Boletín de agosto, estamos evaluando las razones por las que la Comisión Europea debiera evitar el uso del término "propiedad intelectual". También le preguntamos al nuevo gobierno de Munich sobre sus progresos en materia de Software Libre, y presentamos a nuestro nuevo Coordinador de Ciencias Abiertas Christian Busse. Como siempre, puedes leer sobre nuestras diversas actividades comunitarias.
In order to contribute to the European Commission public consultation regarding the update of the "Intellectual Property (IP)" regulatory system, the FSFE has published a first feedback. Based on its world-wide experience with Free Software, the FSFE calls for a more inclusive and decentralized regulatory system that allows sustainable knowledge sharing and intangible wealth.
100 days ago, the new Green-Red coalition in Munich adopted the principle of 'Public Money? Public Code!' to guide their procurement of software. Now, we take a look at the first activities undertaken for the use of Free Software.
Desde los maratones jáquer a las apps y hasta las administraciones públicas: lée acerca de los éxitos recientes en Europa sobre el Software Libre en nuestro boletín de julio. Encuentra además vídeos de muchos eventos telemáticos donde la FSFE estuvo representada y lée acerca las actividades de nuestra diversa comunidad.
The spread of Covid-19 brought dramatic and drastic changes for us and our societies, and this shed light on the global need for global solutions like Free Software. Here is a short summary of the recent successes towards software freedom in Europe we achieved together with your help and despite the crisis.
We invited Miriam Ballhausen to talk with us about copyright enforcement. She is a German lawyer who focuses on software, data protection, copyright law and specifically Free Software copyright. This is the sixth regular episode of the Software Freedom Podcast for which we invite experts from our community.
The town of Bühl, Germany, has started the successful Free Software based video conference platform “Palim! Palim!”. To find out more about the relations between Bühl and Free Software we conducted an interview with Eduard Itrich, the digitisation officer from the town of Bühl.
Like many other European countries, Denmark also tries to track Sars-CoV-2 infections with a mobile phone tracing app. However, against advice by health organisations and despite positive examples by other countries, the app is proprietary, so not being released under a Free Software (also called Open Source) license.
En nuestro Boletín de junio lee entre otros temas acerca de los logros de la FSFE en referencia a la Libertad del Enrutador en Europa, sobre el nuevo acuerdo de coalición en Hamburgo que pone el foco en el Software Libre y acerca del Parlamento Europeo demandando "¿Dinero Público? - ¡Código Público!". Como siempre, además podrás leer sobre las diversas actividades de nuestra comunidad.
In Hamburg, the SPD and the Greens are stating in their coalition agreement to focus more on Free Software during their future term. The FSFE welcomes this step and will critically monitor its implementation.
Etalab maintains two lists of Free Software. One is about the Free Software recommended for the public sector (called SILL) while the other one links to Free Software repositories created by the public sector. To find out more about the two lists we conducted an interview with Bastien Guerry from Etalab.
From 21 June a new set of rules will guide the implementation of Router Freedom in Europe. The internalisation of the rules by the 27 EU member states will face challenges with negative consequences for Router Freedom. The FSFE contributed to several improvements of the guidelines and will monitor compliance with them.
Para contribuir a la evaluación de la Comisión de la UE sobre la Comunicación relativa a la Definición del Mercado, la FSFE ha participado en la consulta pública para pedir que se preste más atención a las partes interesadas menores y a la sociedad civil en el tema del derecho de la competencia en la UE
Tras un toque de atención respetuoso de la FSFE, la iniciativa holandesa OpenAIR ha proporcionado licencias sobre su material para apoyar la reutilización.
Lee acerca de nuestra demanda para que se publiquen los resultados de los maratones jáquer, financiados con dinero público, como Software Libre; acerca de un nuevo acuerdo de coalición en Munich que se alinea con nuestros principios de "¿Dinero Público? - ¡Código Público!" y qué pasó dentro de la FSFE y en nuestra comunidad. Destacamos los resultados de nuestro sprint de la web y nuestras publicaciones, un podcast periódico y extraordinario.
The new coalition agreement in Munich commits to the principle of "Public Money? Public Code!". The FSFE welcomes this decision by the new government and will closely monitor the progress of the implementation.
NGI Pointer is an initiative from the European Commission designed to provide funding and expertise to Free Software projects that can improve the internet as a platform. The FSFE has joined its Advisory Board to provide assistance to these participating projects. The first call for applications to join NGI Pointer is now open until 1 June 2020.
In an open letter to the Parliament, the Dutch minister for internal affairs Raymond Knops commits to a "Free Software by default" policy and underlines its benefits for society. Current market regulations shall be reworded to allow publishing Free Software by the government.
For our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this special episode, we talk with Dr. Luis Falcón and Dr. Axel Braun about the Free health and hospital information system GNU Health.
Se ha cancelado el Taller Legal y de Licencias de Software Libre de este año de la FSFE. La FSFE da las gracias a nuestros colaboradores y espera organizar dicho acto el próximo año
The biggest financial impact the FSFE faces in these times of physical distancing is the cancellation of Free Software conferences, including our own events. To keep the software freedom movement solid and alive, please consider to donate a part of your conference budget to Free Software organisations, including the FSFE.
Para nuestro Podcast de la Libertad del Software hablamos con personas que tienen ideas inspiradoras acerca de la libertad del software. En este episodio, conversamos con el Profesor Lawrence Lessig, fundador de Creative Commons, acerca de la regulación de la sociedad, en la vida real y en internet, sobre diferentes medios de regulación, y nos aclara las normativas a través del código.
Currently we see a lot of hackathons to find tools that help tackle the crisis of pandemic COVID-19. More and more governments and administrations are hosting or funding such hackathons. To make sure that the results of these hackathons can be used globally and adapted locally - that the software can be used, studied, shared and improved everywhere - the FSFE asks to publish the outcomes under a Free Software licence.
Debido a la actual pandemia del virus Covid-19, muchos trabajadores - voluntariamente o por imposición - están trabajando remotamente ahora. Muchas organizaciones que no han estado acostumbradas al trabajo en remoto hasta ahora, se encuentran ahora con un gran número de dificultades para adaptarse a la situación. Para evitar potenciales bloqueos, algunos promotores de la FSFE escribieron colectivamente acerca de las buenas razones para usar Software Libre para el trabajo en remoto y recopilaron una lista detallada de soluciones prácticas en nuestra wiki.
La Fundación del Software Libre de Europa (FSFE) demanda que el uso de las tecnolgías de seguimiento que pretenden romper la cadena de transmisión de la enfermedad infecciosa debería promocionarse solamente bajo una base voluntaria, los derechos fundameantales deben ser respetados y el software debe publicarse bajo una licencia de Software Libre.
Animando al cuerpo médico y de enfermería, cosiendo mascarillas, donando guantes y gel desinfectante, construyendo respiradores, realizando recados para los vecinos mas mayores.Todo el mundo quiere contribuir para aliviar las dramáticas situaciones provocadas por la pandemia del COVID-19.
Among all the serious diseases and deaths it causes, the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its accompanying COVID-19 disease also keep the FSFE and the whole Free Software community in suspense. For our community and other charitable organisations we would share our experiences and lessons learnt from the Corona crisis.
We are looking for an executive assistant to support our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work 25-35 hours per week with our team in the Berlin office and will be in charge of the FSFE's Berlin office operations. Due to the current situation and the difficulty to onboard the the new person, the application period is enlarged as written below.
What is Free Software? How does it contribute to digital sovereignty, security and transparency of state digital infrastructure? Which steps can public administrations take? These and more questions are answered in our publication "Public Money Public Code – Modernising Public Infrastructure with Free Software". After the successful release of the English version of our brochure we translated it into three more languages: German, Czech and Brazilian Portuguese.
Consider this hypothetical scenario: you moved to a new apartment. Apart from all the stress of packing, transporting, and unpacking all your stuff at your new home, you also had to deal with getting utilities connected. The electric company turned out to be difficult to deal with: they said you had to change your TV set, toaster, refrigerator and most of your lamps.
The recent security scandal around WhatsApp and access to the content of private groups shows that there is an urgent need for action with regard to secure communication.
Desde nuestro propio evento pre-FOSDEM, al apasionante fin de semana del FOSDEM y al Día de Amo el Software Libre (I Love Free Software Day), febrero ha estado lleno de interesantes noticias para la FSFE. Hemos aprovechado estos eventos para presentar nuestro trabajo, así como para ofrecer a las otras comunidades europeas la oportunidad de presentar el suyo. Lee sobre nuestros puestos informativos y nuestras presentaciones, sobre el amor y los próximos eventos, en nuestro boletín del mes de febrero.
While you are reading this, someone somewhere is improving the code of a Free Software you use for yourself. Free Software has long been part of the daily use of billion of users, still the people behind the respective projects often remain invisible. Together we want to change that. On 14 February is the "I love Free Software Day", a day to show your love and celebrate your favourite Free Software and its contributors. Join us!
We are looking for interns and trainees experienced in legal, policy or technical fields. The persons will work 35 hours per week with our team in the FSFE's Berlin office. There will be coordination with remote staff and volunteers, and depending on the work area opportunity to participate in events and meetings throughout Europe.
At the end of December, FSFE was in Leipzig at the 36th Chaos Communication Congress. As in previous years, we were present at the congress with lots of information material, talks and workshops. FSFE was one of the main organisers of the cluster about:freedom, an association of 12 civil society organisations and groups. Together with the other organisations, we focused on digital rights and network policy issues.
2020 no es solo un nuevo año: es el amanecer de una nueva década. Con más y más sistemas automatizados funcionando por software, la representación política de la libertad es más necesaria que nunca. Lee, en nuestro boletín de enero, porqué Cory Doctorow apoya económicamente a la FSFE, y porqué tú también deberías hacerlo. Lee sobre nuestras próximas actividades en el FOSDEM, incluyendo nuestra reunión pre-FOSSDEM y las reflexiones sobre nuestra presencia en el "Chaos Communication Congress". También tenemos un nuevo episodio del "Podcast de la Libertad del Software" ("Software Freedom Podcast"), con Harald Welte e información de nuestra comunidad.
In the monthly Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Carmen Bianca Bakker about the REUSE project. By this we are covering the very broad topic of software licensing and the problems there, which REUSE is able to solve with three simple steps.
Once a month, we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this third episode, our guest is Harald Welte, Free Software programmer and activist. Harald discusses with us his current projects regarding mobile phone communication and the general status of Free Software in this area.
We are back with the second episode of our Software Freedom Podcast! Once a month, we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Lydia Pintscher from KDE about the development of the KDE community, the different KDE projects and the issues they will be tackling over the next two years.
We have a Podcast! Starting with this episode, we will talk once a month with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In our first episode of our Software Freedom Podcast, we address the issue of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) together with Cory Doctorow, a British-Canadian writer, political activist, and co-editor of the blog boingboing.net. Cory Doctorow is a prominent supporter of software freedom and a less restrictive copyright law. His books are published under Creative Commons licenses.