Archivo de Noticias

28 June 2022
Greece is one step closer to securing Router Freedom, but regulators
are excluding fiber (FTTH) connections from the legislation. A
coalition of organisations, allies of the FSFE, is now requesting
that lawmakers reconsider this and thus safeguard the freedom of all
users.

17 June 2022
In November 2021 the FSFE has launched the new campaign "Upcycling Android". If you haven't already upcycled your phone or you are curious to learn more about the campaign listen to our new Software Freedom Podcast episode with the campaigns manager Erik Albers.

15 June 2022
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager Communication for 20-25
hours per week in our Berlin office. This is a great opportunity to
help amplify the importance of software freedom, so that every human
can use, study, share, and improve software and thereby support other
fundamental rights like freedom of speech, press, and privacy.

07 June 2022
En esta entrega, lee sobre las diez administraciones que innovan y
ahorran dinero con Software Libre, una coalición Holandesa que hace
un llamado para conseguir una educación justa, y cómo es posible un
sector de telecomunicaciones sostenible con Software Libre. Los
voluntarios organizan un viaje por la campaña ¿Código Público?
¡Dinero Público!

02 June 2022
A network of nine cities in Germany shows the benefits of ‚Public
Money? Public Code!‘

31 May 2022
Code paid by the people should be available to the people!
Volunteers will present the ‘Public Money? Public Code!’ campaign
in Trento, Bologna, and Caltanissetta. If you live in Italy, now you
have a perfect chance to learn more about the initiative and
support it.

20 May 2022
Students should not have to use proprietary software to participate in the
educational process. The FSFE joins the Dutch ‘Coalition Fair Digital
Education’ supporting privacy-respecting solutions involving Free Software in
schools.

16 May 2022
Together with the Alliance of Telecommunication Terminal Equipment
Manufacturers (VTKE), the FSFE organised the online event "The Future of
Router Freedom in Austria" where decision makers could debate with
industry and civil society stakeholders on the future developments
regarding the free choice of terminal equipment in Austria.

10 May 2022
As a contribution to a consultation organised by the European telecom regulator, BEREC, the FSFE calls for increasing the level of digital sustainability in the telecommunications sector by safeguarding device neutrality and establishing the right to install any software on any device.

10 May 2022
La alianza de 45 organizaciones apoya el derecho universal a instalar
cualquier software en cualquier dispositivo. El S.L. puede ser incluido
en la declaración de la UE de derechos digitales. La transparencia de la
FSFE en la licitación pública de apps llega a la final del "Datathon" de
la UE. Voluntarios italianos de la FSFE preparan un viaje.

04 May 2022
Early this year, the Commission proposed a draft for an EU
Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles that aims to guide the
digital transformation in the EU. Now the European Parliament has
agreed on a text and Free Software makes part of it.

03 May 2022
Today the European Parliament passed a resolution on Artificial
Intelligence (AI) with a huge majority of 495 votes in favor, 34 against
and 102 abstentions. There are many references to the advantages of Free
Software included in the text - the FSFE now urges the Parliament to
transfer its own position into the AI regulation.

27 April 2022
The FSFE publishes an open letter, co-signed by 38 organisations and companies, to ask EU legislators for the right to install any software on any device, including full access to hardware. These rights support reusability and longevity of our devices. The alliance is composed of entities from environmental, economic, and technological sectors.

25 April 2022
Technology experts and ecologists join forces in the Bits & Bäume
('Bits and Trees') conference in October 2022 in Berlin. This year
the FSFE is part of its organising committee. We look for exciting
talks and insights about how Free Software can help realising a
sustainable digital society. Share your expertise and apply until 7
June.

20 April 2022
Austria has introduced a reform law for the telecommunications sector which will affect the ability of consumers to choose and use their own routers and modems. Together with the Alliance of Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Manufacturers (VTKE) the FSFE is organising a session on "The Future of Router Freedom in Austria".

14 April 2022
On 26 January 2022, the European Commission presented its proposal for
the EU Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles which will serve
as a reference point in the future and as a common EU vision of our
digital rights. The declaration is now being discussed in the European
Parliament and Council, and Free Software should become part of it.

05 April 2022
En abril, damos la bienvenida a los prometedores desarrollos en IA
de la UE. Nos dirigimos al gobierno alemán por un presupuesto
concreto para el S. Libre. Entrevista a Bushan Shah, de Plasma
Mobile, y otra a Elektra Wagenrad en el nuevo podcast sobre trabajo
en red tipo malla. Felicitamos a KDE por el primer software con
certificado eco del mundo.

30 March 2022
In the effort of adopting digital policies aligned with
people's fundamental rights, the European Parliament is in the
process of finding a position on the legal framework for the
development and use of AI technologies. The FSFE is following this
process so Free Software is included, innovation is fostered,
control enhanced, and trust strengthened.

28 March 2022
The traffic light coalition must anchor its goals for the digitisation of Germany, based on Free Software, as set out in
the coalition agreement in the 2022 federal budget. Otherwise, there is a risk of cementing dependencies on individual
vendors and losing sovereignty and innovative power.

23 March 2022
What are my options if I want to run my phone with Free Software?
For our Upcycling Android campaign we interviewed Plasma Mobile
developer Bhushan Shah about running a privacy-respecting and
secure GNU/Linux phone ecosystem on your phone.

22 March 2022
With this episode the Software Freedom Podcast opens the door to the fascinating and sometimes complex world of mesh networking. And who better than Elektra Wagenrad can take us on this journey? Elektra is one of the original developers of the B.A.T.M.A.N. protocol and of the Mesh Potato project.

16 March 2022
KDE's universal document viewer Okular is the first software to be awarded the Blue Angel ecolabel. The FSFE congratulates Okular to this milestone that confirms more environmental benefits of using and developing Free Software. Together with our Upcycling Android initiative we campaign for universal user freedoms in the EU in the upcoming months.

15 March 2022
At the end of the week, the new German government will have been in office for 100 days.
The coalition agreement contains ambitious statements on the use of Free Software (also known as Open Source), but so far
nothing has been implemented. On the contrary: dependencies are to be further cemented.

10 March 2022
Since 2010 the Free Software Foundation Europe has been
organising the yearly "I Love Free Software Day". Together
with hundreds of Free Software enthusiasts we celebrated our love for
Free Software on the 14th of February. To all of you who took part
and celebrated the "I Love Free Software Day", we would
like to thank you so much.

09 March 2022
En nuestro Boletín de marzo, compartimos algunas buenas noticias: 60
libros infantiles sobre la libertad del software fueron donados a
bibliotecas. La FSFE reclama el derecho a instalar Software Libre.
El primer taller de Upcycling Android tiene lugar en Berlín. El
grupo local en Aarhus, Dinamarca, se reúne después de mucho tiempo
sin juntarse.

25 February 2022
At the Free Software Foundation Europe, we advocate for the universal right to
install and de-install any operating system and software on any device. The update
of the European ecodesign gives a historical chance to make this right part of
European legislation. Our Upcycling Android campaign marks the beginning of our
activities.

24 February 2022
At the prominent annual conference for Free Software, FOSDEM, we exchanged opinions and chatted with people from the
Free Software community. We raised awareness on wider issues that impact our movement in the Legal and Policy Devroom,
co-hosted by the FSFE. Enjoy the videos from the talks and stay in touch via Matrix until the next FOSDEM.

08 February 2022
En el Boletín de Febrero, te invitamos al Evento de Juegos para
celebrar el Día "I Love Free Software" el 14 de febrero. Escucha el
nuevo podcast con Stanislas Dolcini del juego '0 A.D.: El Ascenso de
los Imperios'. Terminó FOSDEM ¡y la FSFE estuvo allí! Completamos
nuestra celebración de los 20 años de la FSFE con entrevistas a
antiguos becarios.

02 February 2022
The FSFE is eager to support its community with diverse Free Software
communication channels. We are happy to announce that we have recently added
Matrix to this list. After successful beta tests, every FSFE supporter and
volunteer can now create their own Matrix account. We will also use our
instance for the FSFE’s virtual booth during FOSDEM!

01 February 2022
Every 14th of February, people around the world celebrate the
“I Love Free Software Day”. On this day we show our love for Free
Software and thank all the people contributing to software freedom.
This year, we are organising a whole event dedicated to Free
Software games.

27 January 2022
As in 2021, this year's FOSDEM will take place online. But this is neither stopping
us from once again co-hosting the Legal and Policy Issues Devroom nor from being present
with a digital booth. We are excited and look forward to presenting you an interesting
programme throughout the whole weekend.

27 January 2022
The upcoming "I Love Free Software Day" will focus on Free Software Games. One of the most famous Free Software games is "0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant". In this episode Bonnie Mehring talks with Stanislas Dolcini, the project leader of 0 A.D., about the game itself, the project, and how the game became Free Software.

21 January 2022
In the final publication about 20 Years FSFE, we want to thank
everyone who has worked for the organisation in an internship
position. We contacted eight former interns and asked them about
their time at the FSFE and their current involvement with Free
Software.

12 January 2022
Una gran parte de nuestro trabajo es posible gracias a las
contribuciones de nuestros voluntarios. Esta vez no fue distinto.
Nuestro folleto de ¿Dinero público? ¡Código público! está ahora
traducido al Español, y llevamos a cabo un evento para compartir
esta gran noticia con nuestra comunidad. GNUHealth, Pica Pica
Hacklab, Lliurex, Linkat y KDE participaron en nuestro evento.

11 January 2022
En este Boletín, reconocemos la importancia de la "Digital Markets Act", un gran avance para la libertad del software. Lee cómo la falta de código público supone en Estocolmo 100 millones de €. El Equipo de Jáquers de Sistemas nos desvela la infraestructura de la FSFE. Vincent Lequertier destaca que la IA necesita ser transparente. Próxima FOSDEM.

16 December 2021
Öppna skolplattformen was developed out of the frustration of some parents
in Stockholm when they noticed some irregularities and security issues in the
proprietary school platform provided by the city. The original app cost the
city one billion Swedish krona (around €100 million) and it turned out to be
badly flawed.

15 December 2021
After many iterations and amendments, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Markets Act by 642 votes in favour, 8 votes against, and 46 abstentions. With this vote the principle of Device Neutrality is introduced. At the same time, the Parliament missed the chance to introduce strong requirements for interoperability based on Open Standards.

14 December 2021
En el boletín de diciembre lee sobre Upcycling Android, la iniciativa para superar la obsolescencia del software con Software Libre. La UE vota el DMA, un gran paso por la neutralidad del dispositivo. ¡Alemania se interesa por adoptar PM-PC! Entrevistamos a Nico Rikken. Conoce a Ada, un personaje de libro infantil. Oferta laboral.

13 December 2021
On December 15, the Digital Markets Act, the EU's comprehensive regulatory package for internet platforms, will go through plenary voting at the European Parliament. The FSFE calls for consolidating Device Neutrality to enable fair and non-discriminatory use of Free Software in digital devices.

10 December 2021
We are looking for an office assistant for 20-25 hours per week in our
Berlin office. As part of our office management team you will organise the
FSFE's day-to-day operations. Your job will be to provide clerical support
to our staff and coordinate daily administrative activities.

09 December 2021
In our sixth birthday publication we are interviewing Vincent
Lequertier about crucial aspects of artificial intelligence, such
as its transparency, its connection to Open Science, and questions
of copyright. Vincent also recommends further readings and responds
to 20 Years FSFE.

06 December 2021
We are looking for a working student to support our work to empower people to
control technology. The person will work 10-15 hours per week and will
maintain and improve the FSFE's websites. Applicants have to be enrolled in a
German university and can work remotely.

03 December 2021 – Albert Dengg, Max Mehl
Can organisations with limited resources be digitally sovereign and still
provide modern services? It is not trivial, but the FSFE proves it's possible.
Take a deep dive with us into our infrastructure to learn how we run all the
different services within the FSFE and cope with numerous challenges. A story
non only for techies.

29 November 2021
Today, 29 November, O'Reilly Germany publishes the book "Ada & Zangemann - A
fairy tale about software, skateboards and raspberry ice cream" written by FSFE
President Matthias Kirschner and illustrated by Sandra Brandstätter, among
other things, character designer for the series "Trudes Tier" from the show
"Sendung mit der Maus".

25 November 2021
En la Semana Europea por la Reducción de Residuos la FSFE lanza su iniciativa "Upcycling Android": mientras seguimos usando nuestro teléfono en vez de comprar uno nuevo, apoyamos un uso más sostenible de nuestros recursos. Upcycling Android ayuda con el problema de la obsolescencia del software y a mantener en uso los teléfonos con Software Libre.

24 November 2021
Gracias al apoyo y al duro trabajo de nuestros voluntarios, nuestro folleto ¿Dinero público? Código público! ya está disponible en Español. En este evento exploraremos las buenas prácticas ya implementadas, pero también los retos que tenemos por delante para modernizar la infraestructura digital pública con código público en España. El evento se llevará a cabo en Español.

23 November 2021
In our fifth birthday publication we are interviewing Nico Rikken,
and we focus on the FSFE Netherlands country team. Through our
discussion you can also get a glimpse of how FSFE country teams
work. And if there is no FSFE team in your country, this is a great
opportunity for you to see how one forms.

22 November 2021
On the imminent voting of the Digital Markets Act - the latest EU proposal on
internet platform regulation - the FSFE demands device neutrality as a
fundamental element for safeguarding consumer protection in open, fair, and
contestable digital markets.

18 November 2021
The Dutch government is about to form itself and setting up goals for
the next term. With an open letter, the FSFE urges the coalition parties to
implement the "open, unless" policy of 2020 and thus the principle of
Public Money? Public Code!

16 November 2021
En este Boletín descubre por qué la neutralidad de los dispositivos y el reciclado de software son esenciales para que el uso de nuestro hardware sea mas eficiente en recursos. Lee sobre el clave papel de los traductores y la falta de la Libertad del Enrutador Letón. Mira el vídeo sobre los valores clave en el Software Libre y sigue los eventos.

10 November 2021
Cancelling of large events, limitations in meetings, and travel
restrictions: none of this stopped the FSFE from advancing software
freedom in 2021. From Router Freedom to new podcast episodes to
co-organising the Legal and Policy devroom at FOSDEM, we keep
empowering people to control technology.

02 November 2021
Watch our new video demonstrating how different practices in software lead
to different models of society. Software is intangible, but its results
often are not. The decisions we make about what type of software we use have
real-life effects. There is a type of software that benefits the common
good, and that is Free Software.

27 October 2021
Latvia's reform of the telecom law weakens Router Freedom in the country. The national regulator, SPRK, has allowed ISPs to restrict the use of personal routers on the grounds of "technological necessity". We explain why this is problematic and what impact it can have for end-users' rights.

15 October 2021
As a contribution to the revision 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.

12 October 2021
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.

11 October 2021
El equipo de traductores de la FSFE ha estado trabajando incansablemente durante el segundo año de la Covid-19 para permitir a mucha gente de toda Europa leer y aprender sobre Software Libre en su lengua nativa. Desde el comienzo de 2021 hemos realizado mas de 230 nuevas traducciones en 9 lenguas distintas, sin contar las originales en inglés.

08 October 2021
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.

28 September 2021
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.

22 September 2021
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.

20 September 2021
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.

13 September 2021
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.

30 August 2021
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.

05 August 2021
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.

27 July 2021
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.

21 July 2021
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.

02 July 2021
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.

29 June 2021
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.

28 June 2021
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.

25 June 2021
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.

11 June 2021
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.

09 June 2021
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.

31 May 2021
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.

29 May 2021
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.

26 May 2021
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.

25 May 2021 – Heiki Lõhmus
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.

18 May 2021 – Rijk Ravestein
"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.

06 May 2021
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.

05 May 2021
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.

04 May 2021
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.

29 April 2021 – Erik Albers
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.

27 April 2021
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.

20 April 2021
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.

07 April 2021
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.

06 April 2021
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.

31 March 2021
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.

30 March 2021
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.

25 March 2021 – Erik Albers
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.

24 March 2021
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.

19 March 2021
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.

18 March 2021
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.

11 March 2021
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.

05 March 2021
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.

02 March 2021
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.

25 February 2021 – Erik Albers
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.

19 February 2021
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.

14 February 2021
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.

11 February 2021
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.

09 February 2021
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.

04 February 2021
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.

04 February 2021
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.

03 February 2021
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.

27 January 2021
We gave feedback to the EU consultation about "Energy labelling of
mobile phones and tablets". Access to hardware, permission to
replace the operating system of the device, and publication of the
code are key to make phones last longer.

27 January 2021 – Erik Albers
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.

19 January 2021
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.

04 December 2020
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.

25 September 2020
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.

03 July 2020
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.

24 April 2020
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.

09 April 2020
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.

21 January 2020
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.

20 December 2019
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.

12 November 2019
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.

12 October 2019
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.