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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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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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++ Hamburg wants to focus more on Free Software ++
In #Hamburg, the #SPD and the #Greens are stating in their coalition agreement to focus more on #FreeSoftware during their future term. Although the coalition agreement contains several loopholes, for example for procurement procedures and diffuse justification to protect proprietary software vendors, the #FSFE still welcomes the step forward and will critically monitor its implementation.
The FSFE #Newsletter May is out including our demand to publish the results of publicly financed #hackathons as #FreeSoftware +++ #Munich supporting #publiccode +++ new #podcasts +++ Corona tracing apps under a FreeSoftware licence
After the last government of SPD and CSU had distanced itself from the prior progressive #FreeSoftware strategy, the new coalition agreement in Munich commits to the principle of "Public Money? #PublicCode !". The FSFE welcomes this decision by the new government and will closely monitor the progress of the implementation.
The FSFE has joined the Advisory Board of #NGIPointer, an initiative from the #European #Commission to provide #funding and expertise to #FreeSoftware projects that help improve the Internet as a platform. Call for applications is open until 1 June 2020:
In an open letter to the Parliament, the #Dutch #minister for internal affairs Raymond Knops commits to a "#FreeSoftware by default" #policy and underlines its benefits for society. Current market regulations shall be reworded to allow publishing Free Software by the government.:
If you care about #SoftwareFreedom please consider to donate a part of your conference budget to #FreeSoftware (#OpenSource) organisations now:
Together with many Dutch civil rights defenders the FSFE has signed a statement to outlines 10 principles a contact tracing app should abide by #freesoftware #privacy
Derzeit gibt es viele Hackathons, um Tools zu entwickeln, mit deren Hilfe man verschiedene Probleme rund um die Corona Krise bewältigen kann. Es muss sichergestellt sein, dass die Ergebnisse dieser Hackathons global genutzt und lokal angepasst werden können, dass die Software verwendet, verstanden, verbreitet und verbessert werden kann. Überall. Wir fordern daher, die Ergebnisse unter einer Freien-Software-Lizenz zu veröffentlichen.
Our extraordinary #newsletter concentrates on software freedom for global solutions, on #FreeSoftware solutions for #RemoteWorking and on how the FSFE handles the whole situation. We highlight our community activities and give tips on what you can do to #edutain yourself while #StayingHome:
Some #FSFE #supporters collectively wrote about the good reasons to use #FreeSoftware for #remote #working and collected a detailed list of good solutions that respect your freedom: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200403-01.html
We demand that the use of tracking technologies that aim at breaking the chains of disease infection may only be promoted on a voluntary basis, fundamental rights must be respected and the software must be published under a #FreeSoftware licence.
Die FSFE stellt ein: #Assistenz der #Geschäftsleitung
Wir suchen ab sofort eine Assistenz der Geschäftsleitung, die der FSFE dabei hilft, Menschen im selbstbestimmten Umgang mit Technik zu unterstützen. In dieser Position sind Sie gemeinsam mit unserem Team in #Berlin verantwortlich für den reibungslosen #Bürobetrieb. Die Stelle ist ausgelegt für 25-35 Stunden pro Woche.
The FSFE is looking for an #executive #assistant
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.
Security scandal around #WhatsApp shows the need for decentralised #FreeSoftware messengers, #OpenStandards in communication, and digital sovereignty
https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200228-01.html #publiccode #FreeYourAndroid
Our sister organisation @fsf@status.fsf.org also sent their gratitude and greetings to #FreeSoftware contributors on #ilovefs day. They also raise awareness about the need for more privacy-respecting dating apps: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/on-i-love-free-software-day-swipe-copy-left-on-dating-apps
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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
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