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To assess how the EU Cyber Resilience Act may impact the Free Software ecosystem, the “Dialogue on Cybersecurity” project, of which the FSFE is part, have developed a questionnaire. Its aim is to develop proposals for guidance.
Summer has arrived, and with it came our annual Summer Meeting, where we spent time with our community. Learn more about the latest developments surrounding the Digital Markets Act, take a few minutes to share your perspective in our Interoperability Survey, and listen to the newest episode of our podcast. You can also read the latest news about Ada & Zangemann and Youth Hacking 4 Freedom.
Free Software developers: your voice is needed! The Free Software Foundation Europe has launched the Digital Markets Act Interoperability Survey to gather first-hand experiences from developers requesting software interoperability.
And we are back for our 35th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast with our monthly update on policy decisions, votes and discussions in the European Union! Together Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander talk about one specific policy topic in regard to Free Software. This month they sat down and covered the vote on the Tech sovereignty INI in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).
In just a few days, the 2025 Youth Hacking 4 Freedom programming period will come to an end, marking the start of the evaluation phase. Among the jury members is Alexios Zavras, who has been involved since the very first edition of the contest. Let us hear his insights on the YH4F competition and what motivates him to be part of the jury.
May kept us quite busy attending conferences and with the kick-off of the Refund4Freedom initiative. We also went through the issue of the threshold of originality for copyrightable source code and talked in our latest episode of the Software Freedom Podcast about the tech sovereignty debate in the EU.
Industry committee of the European Parliament shows necessity and benefits of “open-source first” policy but report lacks concrete measures.
When acquiring a new laptop you often end up dealing with an imposed pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system. Even if you do not want to use it, you still need to pay for the Windows license. This is unfair. The Refund4Freedom initiative guides users in how to get their money back in these cases and demands the end of this practice that limits user freedom.
Dive with us into the inner workings of the European Parliament and learn about their approach on technological sovereignty. In this 34th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Alex and Bonnie discuss the current debate in the European Union and pay special attention to the current European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure INI.
As a general rule, software source code is protected by copyright by default. Copyright holders create Free Software by applying a Free Software license to their code. Creative works, such as source code, nevertheless must be sufficiently original in nature before they can be protected by copyright. Exactly what is this “threshold of originality”, and are there types of code that are not automatically protected by copyright?
In april hebben wij ons werk op het gebied van Apparaatneutraliteit voortgezet met nieuws en bijeenkomsten over de VDM. Wij hebben een PGPC-bijeenkomst gehad in Duitsland en hebben in een van onze podcast-afleveringen gesproken over het Duitse regeerakkoord. Daarnaast hebben wij onze jaarlijkse werkgroep over juridische zaken en licenties gehouden en hebben wij een nieuw artikel gepubliceerd in onze Juridische Hoek.
A new release of the Webpreview tool is here! This is our in-house Free Software preview tool for FSFE webpages. It supports our amazing volunteers in translating, and checking website content. Our latest update integrates LibreTranslate, providing a helpful starting point to speed up the translation process.
The Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop convened once again, this time in Essen, bringing together over 100 legal and compliance professionals, technologists, and policy experts from across the globe. The 2025 edition delved into the evolving legal landscapes impacting Free Software, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity.
Recently, the German coalition treaty from the CDU/CSU and SPD has been published with over 140 pages. In our latest episode Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring talk about the coalition treaty and break down the standing of Free Software in it.
Youth Hacking 4 Freedom would not be possible without the amazing teenagers who join this contest, our incredible sponsors and donors, whose support is vital, and our expert jury, who evaluate the projects. One of these jury members is Brielen Madureira, who talked with us before the participants have to submit their projects.
The FSFE symposium on “Public Money? Public Code!“ makes it clear: Procurement of and investment in Free Software (also known as Open Source) are fundamental for innovation and digital sovereignty. Only Free Software can reduce the dependencies of public administration.
Software is a major component of modern life, affecting large parts of our lives. When software is embedded in vehicles, the ability to control our digital technology becomes even more important in the name of public safety. Despite that, a recent court case in Poland highlights how the law, and legal processes, can sometimes work against that.
Despite initial promising steps, the European Commission’s measures on Apple’s compliance with interoperability procedures under the Digital Markets Act fall short. The less stringent obligations on API documentation and long deadlines for interoperability solutions will impact how Free Software projects get interoperability from Apple.
On the afternoon of 3 April, Maarten Aertsen (NLnet Labs) will give a presentation on how the Cyber Resilience Act addresses Free Software, particularly in comparison to other New Legislative Framework (NLF)-style regulations in various sectors
De lente is er, en ook onze maandelijkse nieuwsbrief! We willen van deze gelegenheid gebruik maken om u oprecht te bedanken voor uw voortdurende steun en gulle donaties. In deze aflevering brengen we u het laatste nieuws over de VDM, een speciale podcastaflevering over Routervrijheid, hoogtepunten van onze lezingen op Linuxdagen Chemnitz, opwindend Ada-nieuws en nog veel meer.
The Italian regulator AGCOM will decide whether to limit or consolidate Router Freedom in the country. The FSFE has actively engaged in a coalition of organisations urging the authority to prioritize consumer protection and the rights of end-users to use their own routers/modems in fiber networks.
Have you ever used your personal router to connect to the internet? Recently we achieved a major win in Germany for Router Freedom. In this 32nd episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring, Alexander Sander, and Lucas Lasota talk about Router Freedom and our work to protect freedom of choice regarding internet devices.
Thanks to our supporters and volunteers, the inspiring story of Ada & Zangemann has been translated into several languages! While we work, and gather funds, to publish the book and the animated movie in even more languages, we need your help: share the movie with your friends and post it around! The book is also a perfect gift for local libraries and schools.
The 2025 edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) is officially underway. While this edition’s participants work on their own Free Software projects, we sat down with Aya, a YH4F 2024 contestant. She shared her inspiring journey from her first programming experience to creating a project for YH4F. Learn more about her story, and remember: you can still take part in this year’s competition!
Free Software is indispensable for public authorities to overcome dependencies and achieve technological sovereignty. Therefore, the need of the hour is "Public Money? Public Code!" The Free Software Foundation Europe's symposium in Essen on 08 April 2025 will open up practical perspectives on how administrations can move forward in this direction.
Op 24 maart organiseert de FSFE een online V&A-sessie over de Verordening Digitale Markten en het belang ervan voor vertegenwoordigers van Vrije Software-organisaties. De VDM werd ontworpen om de macht van de “poortwachters” te beperken en eerlijkere digitale markten te stimuleren. Maar wat betekent de handhaving ervan voor Vrije Software? Doe mee aan deze strategische discussie.
In de afgelopen weken hebben we ons eerste Juridische Hoek-artikel en de opnames van onze lezingen op FOSDEM gepubliceerd. We waren blij om foto's te zien van de Ik Hou Van Vrije Software Dag-vieringen en we kunnen niet wachten om u te ontmoeten op Linuxdagen Chemnitz 2025! We organiseren een online V&A-sessie over de VDM en Vrije Software. De Ada-film is eindelijk beschikbaar in het Spaans!
In the week of the 14th of February we celebrated the I Love Free Software Day 2025. This year we marked this special day with 19 events in 11 different European countries. Even more, hundreds of people and many organisations joined us in the Fediverse - with a special "Thank you!" note for Free Software projects and contributors. To all who joined us this time: "Thank you" for participating in this 15th edition of the "I Love Free Software Day" ❤️❤️❤️!
In our 31st episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Alexander Sander and Bonnie Mehring discuss the highlights of the two Devrooms that the FSFE co-organized during FOSDEM 2025: the 'Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom' and the 'Funding the FOSS Ecosystem DevRoom'. Find out more about the topics discussed there and tips about what to re-watch.
Some ocassions are too special to miss, like the FSFE February trip to FOSDEM, where we connected with the Free Software community. Even when things don’t go as planned, it was an energizing boost against the winter blues. Thanks to everyone who joined our DevRooms, attended our talks including our keynote on the Apple litigation, came to our women's breakfast, and stopped at the booth. Your support means a lot!
If your software project operates on multiple contributions, and a contributor becomes uncontactable or passes away, this can become an issue in certain situations. Here we’ll discuss when a missing or deceased contributor affects your software project, and what options you have.
At FOSDEM, Bonnie Mehring and Marc Prud'hommeaux met to talk about Marc's Free Software initiative, The App Fair Project. This project is a marketplace for all devices and especially also for iOS devices that only distributes Free Software applications. Its goal is to foster a more accessible and inclusive Free Software ecosystem.
February started with FOSDEM! It was great to meet some of you there before we meet again for “I Love Free Software Day”! In recent weeks, we shared our demands for the coming German elections, great news about Router Freedom, and an update about DMA. Moreover, the Ada movie is now available in French and we published two podcast episodes.
The next German government must finally push for the controllability, security, and sovereignty of the public digital infrastructure. As Free Software is a prerequisite for this, the FSFE is making 4 key demands: "Public Money? Public Code!", securing long-term funding for Free Software, deepening Free Software knowledge in administrations, and monitoring progress.
For our 29th episode we have something very special for you. Marta Andreoli, the Italian deputy coordinator, talks to Paolo Dongilli about the FUSS project. Together they unravel how FUSS is helping the schools in South Tyrol take a step towards software freedom.
FOSDEM 2025 is almost here, and guess what? We want you to be, once again, part of it! Mark your calendars for 1 and 2 February 2025. The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) will be there with a keynote on our Apple court case, talks, devrooms, workshops, and of course, a booth where you can meet us, chat and share ideas. Stop by and say hello!
After a failed attempt by internet providers to exclude Router Freedom from fiber networks, the German regulator BNetzA has confirmed Router Freedom in the country. The FSFE, which has been pushing for this since 2013, will continue to monitor implementation and compliance.
FOSDEM, Europe's largest Free Software conference, is just around the corner! In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discuss the two DevRooms organised by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Learn all about the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom and the Funding the FOSS Ecosystem DevRoom.
The Free Software Foundation Europe is releasing the animated film ‘Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream’ in French as an Open Educational Resource. Originally a highly successful illustrated book, now available in 10 languages and counting, the story has been adapted into a film that can be freely used in schools.
Vorige week lanceerden zes Nederlandse maatschappelijke organisaties de campagne ‘Make Socials Social Again’. Zij roepen publieke organisaties op om social media platforms te adopteren die publieke waarden respecteren en daarmee de echte 'sociale media' platforms zijn.
The Free Software Foundation Europe, alongside civil society organizations, developers and researchers, submitted its position to the European Commission’s public consultation on measures requiring Apple to ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act’s interoperability provisions. The FSFE stressed the urgent need for Apple to provide effective, free-of-charge interoperability.
Ready for I Love Free Software Day 2025? At this annual event on 14 February the FSFE and other Free Software enthusiasts celebrate all the contributors to Free Software. It is a day dedicated to recognising and appreciating all the work done for Free Software projects, big or small.
Het nieuwe jaar is begonnen en biedt 365 dagen om Vrije Software te promoten! Terwijl we ons voorbereiden op FOSDEM en verder werken aan de VDM-implementatie, lanceren we met blijdschap de vierde editie van Jeugd Hackt voor Vrijheid. We sloten 2024 af met het delen van onze voorspellingen voor 2048 en deelname aan het Chaos Communication Congres.
The Free Software Foundation Europe, along with over sixteen thousand attendees, took part in the 38th Chaos Communication Congress with a booth, several talks and a lot of stickers. It was a great pleasure to join, once again, the Chaos family for another impressive four-day congress. Thank you all for coming!
The fourth round of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) is officially underway, with its opening event on 9 January. Sofía, one of the 2024 winners, gives us an insight into her project, how she came up with her idea, and her experience of the competition in general. Find out more! And do not forget to register for this edition!
"What will happen in the movement for software freedom in 2025? It is hard for me to make such predictions. What the past 20 years working for the Free Software Foundation Europe have taught me is to be prepared for the things you cannot predict." - Below a message from our president Matthias Kirschner to our readers.
The ZOOOM (3Os) Initiative promotes innovation based on freedom of software, hardware, and data. With its recent conclusion, the FSFE hopes to inspire broader use and effective application of Free Software by business, academia, and the public sector.
The 38th Chaos Communication Congress (38C3), taking place in Hamburg from December 27 to 30, 2024. And we couldn’t miss it! Once again, the FSFE will be at the congress with an assembly and different activities in the Bits & Bäume Habitat. Do not forget to stop by!
Alexander Sander, the FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant, and Bonnie Mehring meet for their monthly update on the current policy topics. In this episode they talk about the Free Software hearing in the German Bundestag.
The 3rd edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) has officially concluded, celebrating the impressive talents of young European developers. Two of the participants in the 2024 edition are sharing insights about their projects and experiences: Vinícius developed an automatic telescope while Simon worked on bringing Free Software on the SHC devices.
Nu de laatste maand van het jaar aanbreekt, beginnen de gedachten aan 2025 al vorm aan te nemen. Maar voordat we het nieuwe jaar induiken, staat december bol van het nieuws! We nemen deel aan een hoorzitting in het Duitse parlement, we blijven aandringen op langetermijnfinanciering voor Vrije Software, er zijn nieuwe versies van de REUSE-specificatie en de REUSE-hulpmiddelen uitgebracht en nog veel meer!
We are excited to announce that the Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom will be returning for FOSDEM 2025! Join this DevRoom at the biggest annual Free Software event in Europe. This is your opportunity to submit proposals for a talk or a panel about Free Software legal and policy topics.
Join this new episode of our Software Freedom podcast in which Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discussing current topics affecting Free Software in the European Union. In this episode we focus on the 27 million euros cut of funding of the Next Generation Internet initiative (known as NGI). Alex and Bonnie shed some light on the history of this European project and share the newest developments in this case.
REUSE Specification 3.3 and REUSE tool 5.0.0 are released today, making it even easier to license your code as Free Software. REUSE provides all the tools and documentation that developers need to apply standards-compliant and comprehensive licensing information to their projects, without needing to be a legal expert.
The FSFE called on the community to participate in a consultation on the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme and demanded long-term sustainable funding for Free Software after recent budget cuts. Results show its success.
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen (LUGBZ) posthumously honored Bram Moolenaar, creator of the widely used Vim text editor, with the European SFS Award at SFSCON 2024. This award celebrates Moolenaar’s invaluable contributions to the Free Software community.
It's November and our team heads to Bolzano for SFSCON, still thrilled by the inspiring 2024 Youth Hacking 4 Freedom award ceremony! Last weeks we’ve also launched a new page to keep you updated on the latest developments in our involvement with the Apple vs. EC litigation. Find out the latest updates on Router Freedom, REUSE and more!
We are excited to be back for the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) on 8 and 9 November with talks, workshops and a booth! SFSCON is the place to be if you’re passionate about Free Software and want to dive into discussions on key topics, including the need for sustainable, long-term funding for Free Software projects. Come to Bolzano to learn, connect, and be inspired!.
The six winning projects, developed by young people aged between 14 and 18 and presented at the 2024 award ceremony are: a federated social network, an app to help dementia patients, software for finding events and connecting with people in your area, a unique rhythm game, and a WebApp for sharing sheets of music and lyrics.
In 2018 Italy implemented Router Freedom. However regulatory decisions in 2019 and 2023 introduced exceptions for fiber networks. The Free Software Foundation Europe has now urged Italy’s telecom regulator, AGCOM, to remove these restrictions and fully restore users' rights to choose their own equipment to connect to fiber networks.
The story of Ada & Zangemann is now available as an animated movie! We’d also like to thank everyone who contributed feedback to the EC consultation, urging European policymakers to establish long-term sustainable funding for Free Software Additionally, we’ve submitted our arguments in the ongoing Apple litigation. And great news, our hoodies are back!
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on October 8 with a special event for its supporters: the global English premiere of the animated film 'Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'. Originally a highly successful illustrated book, now available in 10 languages and counting, the story has been adapted into a film and is licensed as an open educational resource.
In 2024, we continued to promote software freedom through our presence at conferences and events across Europe, as well as through our various activities and initiatives. Despite our ongoing financial challenges, we have actively raised our voice in defence of Device Neutrality and are advocating for a dedicated Free Software budget in Europe.
In the wake of the recent €27 million cut in the NGI funding, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is responding to growing concern by participating in a public consultation of the European Commission. The FSFE is stressing the urgent need for sustainable, long-term financial support for Free Software to ensure Europe's technological independence.
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software. The non-transparent decision shows the need for sustainable long-term funding to allow the EU to control its own technology. Raise your voice and take part in an ongoing consultation to ask for sustainable long-term funds for software freedom. We explain why and how.
September is here, along with our newsletter. We have continued advocating for a Free Software budget in Europe, following the European Commission's decision to stop NGI funding, and we are intervening in Apple's lawsuit against the European Commission. YH4F got a new sponsor and its 2024 edition is in the final stage, and the ZOOOM project ended.
Are you also worried and concerned about the European Commission decision to cut the funding for Free Software projects? Besides contacting European representatives you can also write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to make their readers aware of the importance of funding Free Software solutions with a long term sustainable funding.
The FSFE’s hacking competition for young Europeans successfully concluded its six-month programming period on 30 June, with the submission of the participants’ projects. Now, it's the jury's turn to evaluate the work of the participants. We are also happy to announce a new sponsor for the contest, OpenSSF.
The Free Software Foundation Europe is intervening in litigation brought by Apple against the European Commission before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Apple is seeking to avoid DMA obligations related to its App Store and the interoperability of its operating system. The FSFE aims to protect Free Software against monopolistic corporate control.
After the recent news that funding for the Next Generation Internet initiative would be cut for the next phase of Horizon Europe, the European Commission has expressed vague support for Free Software. Unfortunately it is failing to provide concrete examples on how to do so. This has highlighted the fragility of funding for Software Freedom and the need for change in the long-term.
Na het recente nieuws dat de financiering van het Volgende Generatie Internet-initiatief zou worden gekort voor de volgende fase van Horizon Europa, heeft de heeft de Europese Commissie vage steun betuigd voor Vrije Software. Jammer genoeg slaagt ze er niet in om concrete voorbeelden te geven over hoe dit te doen. Dit benadrukt de kwetsbaarheid van financiering voor Softwarevrijheid en de noodzaak voor verandering op de op lange termijn.
The EC is planning to cut its funding to NGI projects, while in Belgium a court has supported end-users’ Router Freedom rights. We also submitted feedback on the NIS2 implementation; learnt about Linqa, a Free Software platform developed with public money; and gathered with volunteers at the Summer Meeting. Listen to our new SFP episode.
Linqa is a bilingual collaboration platform whose code is Free Software and developed using public money. It helps the daily work of the Franco-German Forum for the Future, a public institution that fosters collaboration among actors in France and Germany. We dive into the roots of Linqa with the people behind it.
The Next Generation Internet initiative has supported Free Software projects with funding and technical assistance since 2018. Despite its proven success, the European Commission made the decision to cut this funding in the current draft for the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme. This decision highlights the larger problem of the lack of motivated and sustainable public funding for Free Software projects.
Together with NLnet Labs and the Open Source Security Foundation, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) submitted feedback on the NIS2 implementation act, pointing to the need of protecting the European Free Software ecosystem.
In an historic ruling within the EU, a Belgian court has upheld the decision of the country’s regulator to introduce Router Freedom for fiber networks. The objections, raised by a local internet service provider, were deemed unfounded. This landmark decision represents a significant victory for consumer rights, and we urge other national regulators to follow this example.
For our 25th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we are happy to welcome Hannes Mehnert, one of the MirageOS core developer. Matthias Kirschner, president of the FSFE, and Hannes talk about MirageOS. This episode gives an overview of everything from the basics to the future of MirageOS.
Het julinummer staat vol nieuws! We blijven de naleving van de VDM in de gaten houden en onze bezorgdheid erover uiten. We roepen de EU op om Vrije Software te gebruiken voor haar digitale infrastructuur en vragen naar uw ervaringen met openwassen. En we brengen ook updates over REUSE, YH4F, Ada & Zangemann...
The FSFE calls upon the European Commission to use Free Software to ensure a secure and resilient digital infrastructure. Software freedom will also benefit the economy, civil society and democracy.
After six months of programming there are only a few days left until the end of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom 2024. We are very excited to see this year's projects and to learn more about the participants and their work during the past months. Before we dive into the new projects, let us take a deeper look at last year's winner, Davide Rorato.
Together with nine stakeholders organisations, the FSFE has submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission, with whom we are working on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act. This paper, supported by legal and data-backed arguments, addresses Apple’s non-compliance with the law, particularly concerning software freedom, alternative Free Software app stores and interoperability obligations.
REUSE helps make a project's licensing and copyright status more transparent, ensure that third-party code is properly attributed, and make the project's code easily reusable. This tool is currently used worldwide and its specification has been adopted by several corporate and institutional projects. We spoke to Matija Šuklje of Liferay International, one of the companies that has adopted REUSE.
We got an email, a few weeks ago, that caught our attention. It came with a donation explaining that it was made in the name of an employee network at SUSE. We decided to investigate, asked the people responsible, and today we want to share this awesome story with you. (Note - this is also a great idea for an initiative to ask your company about).
In deze aflevering leggen we onze plannen uit om een film te maken over Ada & Zangemann en we vragen uw steun. We hebben een nieuwe REUSE-versie gepubliceerd. Lees FSFE's opinie voor de Europese Commissie over Apple's nieuwe strategie om de VDM na te leven en het gevolg voor Vrije Software.
EU elections debate: FSFE Netherlands coordinator adds voice for Free Software to Amsterdam's digital city debate. Now it's your chance to highlight the importance of Free Software in the lead-up to the upcoming European Elections next week.
What do a Prime Minister, an MIT professor, and a child from Rajasthan have in common? They, along with other public figures and thousands of children, love the illustrated book 'Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'. Ada has already made it into homes and libraries around the world, and now she needs your help to reach even more kids! Help us make a film of this story to spark more kids’ interest in coding and tinkering!
Mei komt met juridisch nieuws zoals de Juridische & Licentiewerkgroep en de Bitcoin-rechtszaak met betrekking tot de aansprakelijkheid van Vrije Software-ontwikkelaars. We spraken ook over twee deelnemers aan de editie-2023 van JHvV. Onze lokale groep in Denemarken stuurde een Open Brief naar hun Parlement. Heeft u gezien dat Ada & Zangemann een prijs won en dat de Franse e-boek versie nu beschikbaar is?
For the second year in a row, the Swedish city of Gothenburg hosted an edition of the Free Software Legal & Licensing Workshop (LLW), the annual conference for Legal Network members. The 2024 edition brought new faces and great discussions and presentations on current legal and licensing issues related to technological developments such as AI.
Find out more about the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom participants of the 2023 edition. We are continuing this series talking with Antoni and Tobias: Antoni developed a dictionary to preserve endangered languages, and Tobias conceived a rich featured calendar.
Free Software is everywhere, with studies estimating that it is present in about 96% of the applications that we use. But what are the responsibilities and liabilities of the Free Software developers? A potential threat to Free Software developers looms in the form of an ongoing lawsuit in the UK involving Bitcoin and its core developers.
Afgelopen maand trad de Verordening Digitale Markten (VDM) in werking en lanceerden we een website over Apparaatneutraliteit. Het Europees Parlement stemde over de Verordening Cyberweerbaarheid (VC) en de Richtlijn Productaansprakelijkheid (RP). We publiceerden een gids over actief worden voor de komende EU-verkiezingen. Bekijk de video's over de ontwikkelruimtes waaraan we op FOSDEM deelnamen!
European citizens will hit the ballot boxes from 6 to 9 June 2024 to choose their next representatives in the European Parliament. As the campaign heats up, it is important to get active and ensure Software Freedom is part of the larger political debate. How can you do this? Find practical advice on how to advocate for Free Software in the coming months!
Once again we co-organised our now well-known Legal & Policy Issues Devroom during FOSDEM 2024. The discussions in this track covered important issues for Software Freedom, such as CRA, RHEL, GPL termination, where discussed. Thanks to everyone who participated in it!
The FSFE helped to organise a FOSDEM devroom about Free Software in the European legislative landscape. It was the first time that this devroom was held and got a lot of interest from the community, that engaged in fruitful discussions about current EU policy topics.
With today's votes on CRA and PLD on the introduction of liability rules for software, a broad exception for Free Software was made, so that after long and intense debates individual developers and non for profit work are safeguarded.
As the Digital Markets Act comes into effect today, Device Neutrality starts to become a tangible reality in the European Union. While acknowledging the new law, the FSFE alerts that this is only the first step and further commitment is necessary.
Onze nieuwsbrief van maart is hier! De afgelopen maand zijn we naar FOSDEM gegaan en werd in heel Europa ‘Ik hou van Vrije Software dag’ gevierd. We lanceerden ook een nieuwe aflevering van SFP over de status van Vrije Software en een discussie over bankieren en softwarevrijheid. Bekijk interessant leesmateriaal en aanbevelingen voor evenementen!
Begin februari gingen FSFE-vrijwilligers en -stafleden terug naar Brussel om met een kraam en lezingen deel te nemen aan FOSDEM 2024. Hoewel dit voor enkelen van ons een geweldige jaarlijkse ervaring was, was het voor anderen de eerste keer. We bedanken iedereen die naar FOSDEM kwam, onze kraam hebben bezocht om een leuk praatje te maken en deelnam aan onze sociale evenementen!
Together with hundreds of people and several organisations, we have celebrated another "I Love Free Software Day" on 14 February! On this day, we reached out to Free Software contributors to say Thank you! To all who joined us this time: Thank you for participating in this 14th edition of the "I Love Free Software Day" ❤️❤️❤️!
Zijn er afgelopen jaar veranderingen geweest voor Vrije Software in Europa of de VS? Hoe kijken wetgevers aan tegen Vrije Software? Wat kunnen we doen om softwarevrijheid te steunen? Karen Sandler en Alexander Sander zijn actief in de Vrije Softwarebeweging en delen hun inzichten over de huidige status van Vrije Software in onze samenleving.
Opnieuw stelde FOSDEM niet teleur! De Vrije Software-gemeenschap in Brussel ontmoeten is altijd een van de beste momenten van het jaar! En vlak voor we weer bijeen komen om Ik hou van Vrije Software Dag te vieren met het nieuws dat de Verordening Interoperabel Europa is aangenomen! Deze nieuwsbrief bevat ook onze eerste interviews met deelnemers aan de editie-2023 van Jeugd Hackt voor Vrijheid... en meer!
Op 14 februari komen Vrije Softwaregemeenschappen over de hele wereld bijeen om ontwikkelaars, beheerders en bijdragers van Vrije Softwareprojecten te vieren. Neem deel aan een van de vele evenementen in Europa waarop deze dag wordt gevierd!
Today the Interoperable Europe Act has been adopted in plenary with 524 votes in favour, 18 against and 97 abstentions. Although some of the potential of the regulation got undermined, the Act as a whole is an important opportunity for Free Software and its community to contribute to an interoperable Europe. The FSFE will closely monitor its implementation.
It is that time of the year again. FOSDEM will take place in Brussels on 3 and 4 February 2024. The Free Software Foundation Europe will be there with most of its staff and some of our volunteers! Are you planning to attend? If so, come meet us at our booth!
Find out more about the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom participants of the 2023 edition. We are starting this series talking with Jannes and Aaron: both worked on projects related to school education, and it is particularly interesting to see how these two projects approached different aspects with a similar spirit.
In the framework of the ITS Academy LAST project, the Free Software Foundation Europe and the Edulife Foundation, the operational partner of ITS Academy LAST, have developed a two-year agreement to deliver educational content to students about Free Software legal aspects, policy and public awareness.
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a partner, has just unveiled the NGI0 Commons Fund. This new public fund will award 21.6 million euro to small and medium R&D projects developing Free Software technologies that can improve the Internet.
We beginnen 2024 met veel energie, kijken naar een stagiair(e) Beleid en hebben geweldig nieuws: twee nieuwe SFP-afleveringen, de Techwiki Routervrijheid, het elektronische boek ‘Ada & Zangemann’ is kosteloos in het Frans en we kijken uit naar de ‘Ik hou van Vrije Software dag’ op 14 februari!
The Free Software Foundation Europe, along with more than 10.000 hackers, took part in the 37th Chaos Communication Congress. It was a great pleasure to be back in Hamburg and to join the Chaos family for another amazing four-day congress. Thank you all for coming and participating in the Chaos!
Every year, on 14 February, the FSFE, together with Free Software organisations around the globe, celebrates “I Love Free Software Day”: a special day of appreciation to all the contributors to Free Software projects, large or small.
Deze dagen zijn erg speciaal, toch? En dat is de kerstaflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast ook! In deze 23e aflevering wordt FSFE gek en heeft plezier met een raadspel rond termen die te maken hebben met Vrije Software. Dit is voor u de perfecte aflevering om meer te leren over uw favoriete type software: Vrije Software!
In de 22e aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Johannes Näder, senior projectmanager Beleid bij de Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) over"Publiek Geld? Publieke Code!".
Luister naar onze nieuwe Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering met Lina Ceballos. Lina en Bonnie praten over alles wat te maken heeft met Vrije Software in de Europese politiek. Leer meer over Lina's werk bij de Free Software Foundation Europe en hoe politieke beslissingen tot stand komen in de EU. Ontdek hoe u het beste kunt pleiten voor Vrije Software en vooral, waar de Verordening Interoperabel Europa over gaat en waarom de Vrije Softwaregemeenschappen op hun hoede moeten zijn voor de bescherming van softwarevrijheid.
Luister mee naar de 20e aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast, waarin Bonnie Mehring en Lucas Lasota discussiëren over Apparaatneutraliteit en Routervrijheid. Ze behandelen de concepten en grondbeginselen van deze initiatieven en leggen uit waarom eindgebruikers controle over hun apparaten zouden moeten hebben.
Voor deze aflevering had Bonnie Mehring een ontmoeting met Karen Sandler om te praten over haar relatie met Vrije Software. Karen is afhankelijk van een medisch apparaat om haar hart te laten werken. Dit bracht haar ertoe een pleitbezorger te worden voor Vrije Software in medische apparatuur.
Cryptograaf en privacyspecialist Amandine Jambert, alias Cryptie, is onze gast in de 18e Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering. Met haar ervaring is Cryptie de perfecte persoon om enkele basisprincipes over veiligheid in Vrije Software aan te pakken.
In deze 17e aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast leggen Matthias Kirschner en Petter Joelson uit hoe Vrije Software voor burgers een hulpmiddel kan zijn om actief deel te nemen aan hun lokale gemeenschap. Petter nodigt u uit in de wereld van Decidim en legt uit hoe burgerparticipatie eruit zou moeten zien.
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast spreekt Bonnie Mehring met Hugo Roy over zijn lange betrokkenheid bij de FSFE. Hugo is ook zeer actief in de Franse Vrije Softwaregemeenschap en geeft ons een overzicht van de status van Vrije Software in Frankrijk.
In november 2021 heeft de FSFE de nieuwe campagne "Android Opwaarderen" gelanceerd. Als u uw telefoon nog niet opgewaardeerd hebt of nieuwsgierig bent naar meer informatie over de campagne, luister dan naar onze nieuwe Software Freedom Podcast-aflevering met de campagnemanager Erik Albers.
Met deze aflevering opent de Software Freedom Podcast de deur naar de fascinerende en soms complexe wereld van mesh-netwerken. En wie beter dan Elektra Wagenrad kan ons op deze reis meenemen? Elektra is een van de oorspronkelijke ontwikkelaars van het B.A.T.M.A.N.-protocol en het Mesh Potato-project.
De komende "I Love Free Software Dag" zal in het teken staan van Vrije Software Spellen. Een van de bekendste Vrije Software-spellen is "0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant". In deze aflevering praat Bonnie Mehring met Stanislas Dolcini, de projectleider van 0 A.D., over het spel zelf, het project en hoe het spel Vrije Software werd.
Met onze 12de aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast duiken we in de geschiedenis en het begin van het handhaven van Vrije Softwarelicenties, in het bijzonder de GNU General Public Licence (GNU GPL). Samen met Till Jaeger, die samen met Harald Welte heeft gewerkt aan het handhaven van de GNU GPL in de eerste rechtszaken in Duitsland, praten we over de lange weg die we sinds die begindagen hebben afgelegd.
Max Mehl en Bonnie Mehring praten over het REUSE-initiatief en het onlangs gelanceerde REUSE Booster programma. Deze 11de aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast is de perfecte match voor u als u geïnteresseerd bent in Vrije Softwarelicenties en nieuwsgierig bent naar hoe REUSE en het bijbehorende gereedschap dat gemakkelijker maken voor ontwikkelaars en gebruikers.
In onze tiende aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Elisa Lindinger van Superrr Lab. Samen bespreken we de problemen waar Vrije Softwareprojecten mee te kampen hebben en hoe we die kunnen aanpakken. In een breder kader ontdekken we wat nodig zou zijn voor een duurzamere digitale infrastructuur en praten we over het werk dat Elisa daarvoor doet.
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten we over de achtergrond van de "I Love Free Software Day" en hoe het 11 jaar geleden allemaal begon. Ontdek samen met Bonnie Mehring waarom Vrije Software-ontwikkelaars, pleitbezorgers, activisten en medewerkers vinden dat deze speciale dag zo belangrijk is voor Vrije Software.
In deze aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast praten Bonnie Mehring en Matthias Kirschner over de financiële kosten van Vrije Software. Aan de hand van het voorbeeld van een conversatie die Bonnie met haar moeder voerde ontdekken beiden verschillende manieren om Vrije Software aan de wereld uit te leggen en hoe antwoord te hebben op veelgestelde vragen en misverstanden over softwarevrijheid.
Voor de zevende aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met Vincent Lequertier over transparantie, eerlijkheid en toegankelijkheid als cruciale criteria voor kunstmatige intelligentie (KI) en waarom het belangrijk is voor onze maatschappij om KI-software uit te brengen onder een Vrije Softwarelicentie.
We hebben Miriam Ballhausen uitgenodigd om met ons te praten over het afdwingen van auteursrecht. Zij is een Duitse advocaat met focus op software, databescherming, auteursrecht en met name Vrije Software-auteursrecht. Dit is de zesde reguliere aflevering van de Software Freedom Podcast waarvoor we deskundigen uit onze gemeenschap uitnodigen.
Voor onze Software Freedom Podcast praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën over softwarevrijheid hebben. In deze speciale aflevering praten we met Dr. Luis Falcón en Dr. Axel Braun over het vrije gezondheids- en ziekenhuissysteem GNU Health.
We spreken voor onze Software Freedom Podcast met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met professor Lawrence Lessig, oprichter van Creative Commons, over de regelgeving van de offline en online samenleving en over de verschillende betekenissen van regelgeving. Tenslotte werpen we licht op regelgevingen via code.
In de maandelijkse Software Freedom Podcast praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met Carmen Bianca Bakker over het REUSE-project. Hiermee gaan we in op het erg brede onderwerp softwarelicenties, de problemen die daarmee verbonden zijn en die REUSE met drie eenvoudige stappen kan oplossen.
Eén keer per maand praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze derde aflevering is onze gast Vrije Softwareprogrammeur en -activist Harald Welte. Harald bespreekt met ons zijn huidige projecten op het gebied van mobiele telefooncommunicatie en de algemene status van Vrije Software op dit gebied.
We zijn terug met de tweede aflevering van onze Software Freedom Podcast! Eens per maand praten we met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In deze aflevering praten we met Lydia Pintscher van KDE over de ontwikkeling van de KDE-gemeenschap, de verschillende KDE-projecten en de problemen die zij de komende twee jaren zullen aanpakken.
We hebben een podcast! Met ingang van dit eerste deel zullen we een keer per maand praten met mensen die inspirerende ideeën hebben over softwarevrijheid. In het eerste deel van onze Software Freedom Podcast zullen we met Cory Doctorow, een Brits-Canadese schrijver, politiek activist en co-eindredacteur van de blog boingboing.net, ingaan op het probleem van digitaal beperkingenbeheer (Digital Restrictions Management; DRM). Cory Doctorow is een prominente supporter van softwarevrijheid en een minder beperkend auteursrecht. Zijn boeken zijn gepubliceerd onder Creative Commons-licenties.