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Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Mastodon engagement ≠ endorsement - https://fsfe.org
Joined Jun 2018
Booths and talks have always been one of the major channels over which we informed people about #FreeSoftware and the FSFE’s work. Read about our last physical events at the end of 2019, our challenges since then and our participation at online events: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201110-01.html#events
Good news cannot be taken for granted in 2020. Therefore, we would like to report to you about the positive changes in terms of #FreeSoftware in recent months. In fact, a lot has changed. You can now read how busy our movement was in the FSFE's annual report: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201110-01.html
In 2020, one of the biggest and oldest #FreeSoftware projects, the well-known @kde community, included #REUSE in their licensing policy and migrated all their frameworks to the recommended standard. Read this and more about our REUSE initiative and its current status in our yearly report: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201110-01.html#reuse
2020 is a year in that many administrations and political bodies announced that they plan to follow our road to software freedom. Read about successes and milestones and about the state of #FreeSoftware in #European #Public #Policies in our yearly report: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201110-01.html#europeanpolicies
The last test day for public emergency systems in #Germany was an official failure. We looked at the situation from the #FreeSoftware point of view, and analysed what a better system with user friendliness included can look like.
On Wednesday the EU Commission published its new Open Source Strategy. We are pleased that the Commission recognises the benefits of #FreeSoftware 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!
Tonight at 21:00 (CEST), our Junior Project manager Bonnie Mehring joins the Free Software Froundation's 35th Birthday celebrations. Together with other local #FreeSoftware group coordinators, she will discuss how to organize and coordingate in the Free Software movement
https://www.fsf.org/events/fsf35?pk_campaign=bday&pk_source=modal
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We congratulate our sister @fsf@status.fsf.org on its 35th anniversary working for #SoftwareFreedom 🎉
Our president @kirschner shares a few thoughts on the past, present and future of #FreeSoftware in his gratulatory speech:
We are looking for a working student as an assistant #sysadmin. So if you are into tech, already gained some experience with server administration and are keen on working with our technical staff and volunteers, join us!
More details: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20201005-01.html
The increased use of #FreeSoftware is a central component for more digital sovereignty. Together with a strong alliance of administrations, politics, business and civil society, we call for the development of a code repository with Free Software for the public sector.
Der verstärkte Einsatz von Freier Software ist ein zentraler Baustein für mehr Digitale Souveränität.
Gemeinsam mit einem starken Bündnis aus Verwaltung, Politik, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft fordern wir die Schaffung eines Code Repository mit Freier Software für die öffentliche Hand.
Spread the word: The FSFE is looking for an #office #assistant
https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200904-01.html
Deadline to apply: 4 October 2020
Do you believe that #FreeSoftware should be the default option for publicly financed software? Let’s convince your political representatives!
Sign the Open Letter
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 #FreeSoftware.
#PublicCode
From hackathons to apps to public administrations: Read about the recent successes in #Europe regarding #FreeSoftware in our #July #Newsletter, find videos from multiple online events where the #FSFE was represented and read about our diverse activities:
https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202007.html
The spread of Covid-19 brought dramatic and drastic changes for us and our societies. And thus shed light on the global need for global solutions like #FreeSoftware is. A short summary about the recent successes towards #SoftwareFreedom in #Europe we achieved together with your help and despite the crisis:
After the city of #Barcelona and the Parliament of #Asturias now the Municipality of #Benigànim, #Spain, commits to the principles of our #publiccode campaign by publishing any publicly financed software development as #FreeSoftware. They also plan to gradually switch to Free Software in all municipal facilities.
In our sixth episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we invited Dr. Miriam Ballhausen to talk with us about copyright enforcement. She is a German lawyer with the focus on software, #DataProtection, copyright law and specifically #FreeSoftware copyright.
Against strong recommendations by #WHO, #Denmark does not publish their #Corona tracing app as #FreeSoftware. This is counterproductive: keeping the app proprietary eliminates transparency, effective reviews and trust.
Router Freedom in Europe +++ Hamburg pro Free Software +++ European Parliament too
In our June #Newsletter read among other things about #RouterFreedom in #Europe, about a new coalition agreement in #Hamburg that puts a focus on #FreeSoftware and about the #EuropeanParliament demanding #publiccode. As always, also read about our diverse community activities.
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Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Mastodon engagement ≠ endorsement - https://fsfe.org
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