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(2008-06-18) Stabilisers for freedom: Wine 1.0
"Of course, it should be in the users interest to 'ride their bicycles independently', i.e. not having to rely on training wheels. However, the training wheels keep children from falling and give freedom to both the children and their parents. Likewise Wine helped to give freedom and security to the users. It is for this we are thankful and we recognise their work." [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-05-27) GPL-Violations.org and FSFE's Freedom Task Force to work more closely together
"It is a clear, legal fact that distributing Free Software means people must comply with the licences. GPL-Violations.org and the FTF are now building the long-term legal infrastructure for support and compliance" comments Harald Welte. Shane Coughlan adds "I believe our new agreement will help ensure sustainability for legal infrastructure to support Free Software in Europe." [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-04-02) La FSFE préocuppée par la qualité du processus de normalisation
   «Techonologiquement parlant, l'état du DIS29500 est déprimant», confie Marko Milenovic de l'équipe serbe de la FSFE et coprésident du comité technique serbe sur le DIS29500 . «Pour une grande part, il s'agit d'une prose technologique de mauvaise qualité, n'utilisant pas la terminologie normative recommandée par les lignes de conduite de l'ISO/IEC. Il nous a été demandé d'attendre le processus de maintenance pour que MS-OOXML devienne utilisable. Que l'ISO s'apprête à approuver en toute connaissance de cause une spécification non fonctionnelle est une désillusion.»    [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-03-26) 26 mars 2008 : Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journée de la Liberté des Documents!
Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journée de la Liberté des Documents : Ce sont environ 200 équipes de plus de 60 pays dans le monde qui organisent des animations locales afin de faire prendre conscience au public des problèmes liés à la Liberté des Documents et des Standards Ouverts. (...) La Liberté des Documents cherche à vous (re)donner le contrôle de vos informations, à rendre aux gouvernements le contrôle de leurs données publiques, et enfin c'est une question de liberté de choix. Vous pouvez vous offrir cette liberté aujourd'hui (...) [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-03-06) Pétition pour l'utilisation des Standards Ouverts au parlement européen
Tandis que la Commission Européenne enquête sur le comportement monopolistique d'un acteur majeur du marché, le Parlement Européen s'entête à imposer l'utilisation de logiciels utilisant des formats non interopérables tant pour les citoyens de l'Union que ses propres parlementaires. OpenForum Europe, The European Software Market Association et la Free Software Foundation ont lancé aujourd'hui une pétition pour appeler le Parlement Européen à utiliser les Standards Ouverts pour que les citoyens puissent participer au processus démocratique. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-03-05) Résumé du contexte de la FSFE : Les misères de l'interopérabilité avec MS-OOXML.
La FSFE a fait praître un résumé du contexte sur les problèmes liés à l'interopérabilité posés par le format de Microsoft Office OpenXML : «La spécification proposée MS-OOXML/DIS-29500 pose de sérieux problèmes techniques et juridiques. Ce résumé du contexte met en lumière trois exemples de la façon dont la spécification proposée et son implémentation pratique dans MS Office 2007 freinent l'interopérabilité, encouragent la dépendance vis-à-vis des fournisseurs et résultent enfin en une distorsion du marché.» [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-03-01) Google aide la Freedom Task Force de la FSFE à proposer des formations, organiser des conférences et traduire des documents.
«La Freedom Task Force travaille à favoriser l'établissement d'une infrastructure juridique pour le Logiciel Libre en Europe. Une grande partie de notre travail est basée sur le contact direct avec les personnes et la contribution de Google va nous permettre de l'améliorer» déclare Shane Coughlan, coordinateur de la FTF. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-02-28) La FSFE enjoint Microsoft à diffuser les données d'interopérabilité sans restriction
La Commission Européenne a condamné Microsoft à une amende de 899 millions d'euros pour abus de position dominante. Le géant avait restreint l'accès aux données d'interopérabilité. «Microsoft est la dernière entreprise à promouvoir le recours aux brevets logiciels pour restreindre l'interopérabilité. Ce genre de comportement n'a pas sa place dans une société de l'information où tous les composants devraient pouvoir se connecter sans distinction d'origine» dit Georg Greve, président de la Free Software Foundation Europe. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-02-22) Microsoft pledge excluding primary competitors
Yesterday's media briefing by Microsoft on its its pledge to release interoperability information for flagship products contained little actual news. Over the years Microsoft has made multiple similar pledges and they at times proved to be detrimental rather than beneficial for interoperability. Examining the terms of the Microsoft's latest action shows no major change of policy. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-02-20) 26 March: A global day for document liberation
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document Liberation with grassroots action for promotion of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general. The DFD was initiated and is supported by a group of organisations and companies, including, but not limited to, the Free Software Foundation Europe, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, IBM, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems, Inc. On 26 March 2008, the Document Freedom Day will provide a global rallying point for Document Liberation and Open Standards. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-02-18) FSFE Context Briefing: DIS-29500 - Deprecated before use?
When ECMA submitted MS-OOXML as ECMA-376 to ISO for fast-track approval, several countries criticised overlap with the existing ISO standard ISO/IEC 26300:2006, the Open Document Format (ODF). [...] Considering that alleged preservation of idiosyncrasies is the stated reason for the entire DIS-29500 ISO process, FSFE considers it worthwhile to investigate this claim in greater depth. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-02-14) FSFE announces the first European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software
FSFE's Freedom Task Force today announces the first European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software will be held on Friday the 11th of April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  The venue for this meeting is the InterContinental Amstel Hotel. [Lire la suite ...]

(2008-01-18) NLnet continues to support FSFE's Freedom Task Force
FSFE's Freedom Task Force was launched in November 2006 to help support individuals, projects and businesses with Free Software licensing. The initial phase of the FTF was possible thanks to support by the Netherlands based philantropic organisation NLnet foundation. NLnet's support allowed the FTF to provide training, consultancy and to work in partnership with gpl-violations.org to resolve licence issues in the European area.  The FTF also formed networks of technical and legal experts to foster cooperation between lawyers, projects and businesses with licensing concerns.  Now, after just over twelve months of continual growth, NLnet is providing a second round of financial support to this innovative legal project. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-12-21) FSFE supports new antitrust investigation against Microsoft
"Microsoft should be required openly, fully and faithfully to implement free and open industry standards," is the message of a letter by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) to European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. To help achieve this goal, FSFE offered its support for a possible antitrust investigation based on the complaint of Opera Software against Microsoft. The complaint was based on anti-competitive behaviour in the web browser market. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-12-20) EU antitrust case over: Samba receives interoperability information
One case is over and interoperability won. The European Court made clear that interoperability information should not be kept secret and the agreement shows that Microsoft saw no way to continue its obstruction of interoperability in this area. This establishes a standard which everyone will have to meet from now on. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-11-09) Welcome to life after ICT lock-in
"Vendor lock-in has become the primary problem for IT decisions in general and Free Software adoption in particular. It distorts the market and denies Free Software solutions equal competition on the merits. The problem has been that many lock-ins are invisible, for example reliance on proprietary protocols or needing to use certain document formats. Certified Open makes that lock-in visible and allows users to measure their dependency." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-09-17) FSFE, Samba: Un triomphe pour la liberté de choix et de concurrence
"Microsoft ne peut plus se considérer au-dessus de la loi dorénavant," dit Georg Greve, président de la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). "Microsoft a réussi, par des tactiques qui ont réussi à enrayer avec succès les mécanismes antitrust dans d'autres parties du monde, y compris aux États-Unis, à repousser ce jour depuis presque dix ans. Mais grâce à la persévérance et à l'excellent travail de la Commission Européenne, ces tactiques ont désormais échoué en Europe." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-07-27) La FSFE se propose d'aider les entreprises à se conformer aux termes des licences de Logiciels Libres
Une fois de plus, les obligations des termes de la licence GNU GPL ont été confirmées à la suite de la décision d'une cour allemande jugeant que Skype ne respectait pas ses obligations de distributeur. La FSFE souhaite aider les autres distributeurs à comprendre leurs obligations envers la GNU GPL. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-07-16) Le canular du convertisseur
Le commentaire de la FSFE sur Heise.de : "La conversion entre le format de Microsoft Office OpenXML (MS-OOXML) et le format indépendant de tout fournisseur Open Document Format (ODF) a été présentée par Microsoft et ses associés comme la solution au problème posé par l'insistance de Microsoft à pousser sur le marché un format qui entre en conflit avec les Formats Ouverts existants. [...] Si ces convertisseurs étaient réellement capables de faire ce qu'ils prétendent, ils seraient alors complètement inutiles." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-07-11) BBC : Questions à Microsoft sur les formats Ouverts
Un article de Georg Greve et Joachim Jakobs sur le besoin de Standards Ouverts pour l'archivage, et pourquoi l'utilisation de MS-OOXML fait courir des risques de pertes de données dans le futur : "Les informations numériques peuvent potentiellement être stockées sans perte de qualité pour de très longs temps à venir. Mais sans la connaissance des encodages, nos documents deviendront des séries de uns et de zéros vides de sens pour les générations futures, tout comme les peintures rupestres nous apparaissent trop souvent comme des taches de couleurs vides de sens sur de la pierre." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-07-11) Une assistance personnalisée sur les Logiciels Libres à destination des entreprises
La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) a toujours aidé la communauté en fournissant des conseils gratuits, mais a découvert ce faisant que les professionnels avaient souvent besoin d'une assistance personnalisée. C'est pour cette raison que la FSFE donne aux entreprises une chance d'obtenir des conseils personnalisés sur les questions touchant aux Logiciels Libres à son bureau de Zürich, en Suisse. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-07-05) La version 3 de la GNU GPLv3 est sortie
La version 3 de la licence GNU GPL vient d'être publiée, après dix-huits mois de consultations publiques et de discussion. Cette troisième version apporte des améliorations sur l'internationalisation, une meilleure protection contre les brevets logiciels, et s'assure plus efficacement que les utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres puissent installer des versions modifiées des logiciels sur leurs ordinateurs. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-06-26) Six questions aux organismes nationaux de normalisation
Les six questions suivantes sont relatives à la demande d'acceptation du format ECMA/MS-OOXML comme un standard IEC/ISO. À moins qu'une instance nationale de normalisation ne puisse apporter des réponses concluantes à chacune d'entre elles, toutes devraient voter non à l'acceptation de ce format dans l'IEC/ISO, et demander plutôt à Microsoft d'incorporer son travail à celui-ci : ISO/IEC 26300:2006 (le format Open Document - ODF). [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-05-18) Le message de Microsoft : il est temps d'investir dans le Logiciel Libre
Dans un récent article de Fortune [1], Microsoft prétend que le Logiciel Libre enfreint un nombre massif de brevets, et tente ainsi de susciter la peur, l'incertitude et le doute dans l'esprit du monde financier. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-04-23) European Parliament must prevent criminalisation of software vendors and users
The FSFE criticises the proposed "second Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive" (IPRED2) for sweeping criminalisation across various areas of law and loosely described areas of activity, including for 'attempting, aiding or abetting and inciting.' The proposed text criminalises these acts for infringement of many dissimilar laws including copyright, trademark, and patents. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-04-17) FSFE launches list of recommended Free Software lawyers
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is committed to working with lawyers throughout Europe to maximise the legal security of Free Software and is aware that as the community matures it is important to be able to locate professional legal advice. For this reason FSFE has introduced a new policy for recommending legal experts in individual countries. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-02-24) Il est temps de vous dire Merci: Tirage Fellowship 2007!
"La communauté des Logiciels Libres est basée sur une coopération d'individus de tous bords. La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) travaille exclusivement pour le compte de la communauté entière, y compris les entreprises qui utilisent les Logiciels Libres," explique Georg Greve, président de la FSFE. "Nous faisons ce travail avec plaisir et beaucoup d'enthousiasme nous n'oublions jamais que ce travail est en grande partie réalisable grâce à ceux qui travaillent avec nous et nous soutiennent, en particulier les nombreux Fellows de la FSFE." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-02-01) FSFE releases solution to increase legal strength of Free Software projects
Today FSFE has released the Fiduciary Licence Agreement (FLA) under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation Licence (GFDL) and the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-alike (CC by-sa) licence. The FLA is a copyright assignment that allows Free Software projects to bundle their copyright in a single organisation or person. It enables projects to ensure their legal maintainability and can be used to either assign copyright to FSFE's Fiduciary Program or to assign the rights to another organisation set up by the project team itself. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-01-30) The Vista message: Upgrade to GNU/Linux now!
FSFE considers this a unique opportunity: With the release of Vista, users will need to upgrade to a new operating system that will feel different and require some time to get used to its functionality. The same is true for any modern GNU/Linux distribution. It is about the same investment in effort, but it will give you control over your own data. [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-01-23) FSFE becomes the legal guardian of the OpenSwarm Project
The OpenSwarm Project will be protected by FSFE's Freedom Task Force (FTF). Shane Coughlan, FTF Coordinator, explains "The Freedom Task Force is here to help strengthen the legal foundation of the Free Software eco-system. The Fiduciary licence Agreement is part of this. It provides a clear way for projects to consolidate their copyright. In the case of OpenSwarm, FSFE is acting a legal guardian for the project and ensuring that the developers can focus on maturing an exciting development platform." [Lire la suite ...]

(2007-01-09) Transcript: Free Software and the Future of Freedom
In this talk, Richard Stallman explains why Free Software is defined the way it is, the technical and political choices that have gotten the Free Software movement to where it is today, and what we have to do to prepare for what's ahead. With more than 20 years of practice, Stallman also entertains while telling the story.
This transription work was undertaken by FSFE due to the very positive feedback from the transcripts about GPLv3. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-11-21) La FSFE devient le défenseur juridique du Projet Bacula
Kern Sibbald, le fondateur et principal développeur de la solution de backup par réseau Bacula, a transféré son copyright à la FSFE. « Je voulais souligner l'engagement du Projet Bacula en faveur du Logiciel Libre », a déclaré Kern. « Bacula a toujours été un projet communautaire et nous sommes juste en train de consolider cela pour le long terme. Je suis très reconnaissant à la FSFE de fournir ce service car cela enlève au projet une importante charge administrative, ce qui nous permet de nous concentrer sur les tâches de programmation. » [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-11-13) La FSFE lance la Freedom Task Force en coopration avec gpl-violations.org
« Nous avons pour but premier d'aider les entreprises à adhérer aux licences dès le début, au lieu d'avoir à empêcher la violation de ces licences plus tard », explique Coughlan. « Nous encourageons ceux qui sont responsables de la conformité de leur entreprise aux licences à nous contacter, pour que nous puissions travailler ensemble à éviter les problèmes de conformité aux licences, au lieu d'avoir à résoudre plus tard des problèmes qui auraient dû être évités dès le début. » [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-10-03) DRM.info: Informing about the dangers of controlling private media use
Early this morning, a group of contributing organisations and authors launched DRM.info, a collaborative information platform about the potential dangers of Digital Restriction Management (DRM) initiated by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). The contributing groups come from different areas, such as digital freedom, network activism, consumer rights and libraries. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-07-27) GPL Version 3, Draft #2 Published
After six months of public comment, the second public discussion draft of GPLv3 is now online - responding to public input about patents, Digital Restrictions Management, and global enforceability among other things. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-07-12) Commission to Microsoft: Preventing interoperability has a price
European Commission to fine Microsoft 1.5 million Euro per day retroactively from 16. December 2005, totalling 280.5 million Euro. Should Microsoft not come into compliance until the end of July 2006, the daily fines could be doubled. These fines are a reaction to Microsofts continued lack of compliance with the European Commission decision to make interoperability information available to competitors as a necessary precondition to allow fair competition. FSFE has supported the European Commission from the start of the suit in 2001. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-06-13) Informations en ligne sur la conférence internationale sur la GPLv3
La troisième conférence internationale sur la GPLv3 marque la moitié du processus de consultation public de réécriture de la licence première du Logiciel Libre, qui s'étend sur une année. Des experts d'Europe et internationaux seront présents à cette conférence.
Cette conférence aura lieu, au coeur de la cité, dans le Centre de la Culture Contemporaine de Barcelone (CCCB). Il y aura, durant les deux jours que durera cet événement, des exposés d'experts dont Richard Stallman, Président de la FSF, Eben Molgen, Président du Centre Juridique pour la Liberté du Logiciel, Georg Greve, Président de la FSF Europe et Harald Welte, fondateur de gpl-violations.org. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-05-19) Europe to host 3rd International GPLv3 Conference: Barcelona, Spain, June 22nd & 23rd
The conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain, and the exact venue will be announced soon. In January, a year-long public consultation process for updating the GNU General Public License was launched. Commonly called "the GPL", this licence is used by the majority of Free Software to detail the distribution terms of the software. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-05-09) La FSFE accueille KDE e.V. en tant que nouvelle organisation associée
KDE e.V. -- une association sans but lucratif qui représente le K Desktop Environment (KDE®) pour les affaires légales et financières -- et la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) sont fières d'annoncer leur statut d'associées, travaillant ensemble pour la promotion et la protection du Logiciel Libre sur les bureaux des utilisateurs d'Europe et du monde entier. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-04-27) Samba and FSFE: "Microsoft - obstacle to innovation in the digital society!"
"Businesses and public authorities have to pay prices that are kept high by Microsoft's refusal to share interoperability information with its competitors, as is common practice in the industry," explains Andrew Tridgell, president and founder of the Samba Team in his presentation on behalf of Free Software Foundation Europe in European Court today. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-04-27) Microsoft: "Our software patents preclude interoperability"
Carlo Piana, Free Software Foundation Europe's lawyer on the case explains: "The interventions made perfectly clear that the Blue Bubble only existed in the lawyers' pleadings. Meanwhile, Microsoft left no doubt as to the legal nature of that Bubble: a conglomerate of 46 patents that it claims it holds on ADS, whose main effect is to prevent interoperability and, eventually, competition." [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-04-21) FSFE: "Microsoft locks in customers and pushes software patents to prevent competition."
"Microsoft's software locks in users and now the company is lobbying to get this lock-in effect legalised by software patents" is the basic message of a feature article Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has published on its website today. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-04-03) Notebook Raffle: And The Winners Are...
The notebook raffle has taken place and two lucky Fellows from Italy and Netherlands won a HP Compaq Notebook, pre-installed with Debian GNU/Linux. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-03-10) La FSFE fête son cinquième anniversaire
Un besoin encore plus grand aujourd'hui de protéger la liberté de tout le monde [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-02-26) FSFE not fooling around: Join the Fellowship and win a Free Software notebook!
FSFE's way to say thank you for the support: Like last year's PDA, donated by xtops.de the Free Software Foundation Europe will be raffling off two HP notebooks to all active Fellows on 1 April this year. For two lucky Fellows, April Fool's Day will be anything but foolish. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-02-16) FSFE à Microsoft: arrêtez de vous plaindre et conformez-vous!
"Après plusieurs années d'investigation, le premier jugement de 2004 et près de deux ans de procès à la Cour Européenne, nous arrivons à la conclusion que Microsoft n'a jamais eu la moindre intention de se conformer au jugement anti-trust" commente Georg Greve, président de la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). "Nous avons dû assister à des années de demandes de délais, de retards et de jeux de gain de temps durant lesquels Microsoft n'a fait aucune tentative pour permettre l'interopérabilité et la compétition avec ses rivaux, y compris avec des Logiciels Libres tel que Samba. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-02-14) FKF and FSFE teaming up: FKF official associate organisation of FSF Europe
The Free Knowledge Foundation / Fundación Conocimiento Libre (FKF) and Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) are proud to announce their new official associate status, working together for the promotion and protection of Free Software in Spain. [Lire la suite ...]

(2006-01-26) EU antitrust case: "Microsoft offers poisoned apple"
"It now seems clear this was just another marketing ploy: Yesterday Microsoft acted like a robber that, when asked to please put away the gun, tosses you a grenade." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-11-23) FSFE files application for leave to intervene in antitrust suit against Microsoft
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) filed an application for leave to intervene in the antitrust suit against Microsoft today. Georg Greve, President of FSFE said: "The more Microsoft is able to purchase its opponents' solidarity, the more important FSFE's commitment to freedom and interoperability is." These days, FSFE meets adversaries of freedom in various venues: In Brussels, the 'Intellectual Property Rights European Enforcement Directive' (IPRED2) is being pushed by the rights-holding industry, and Microsoft has shown that it was able to rewrite the Vienna Conclusions on ICT and Creativity for the UN World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-10-19) Early comment on new Microsoft Shared Source Licenses
"Microsoft semble finalement avoir fait un pas en avant dans la longue marche visant à rendre libres leurs utilisateurs: [...] Etant donné les précédentes positions de Microsoft concernant l'approche Copyleft et en particulier la GNU GPL en la déclarant 'virale', 'cancéreuse' et 'communiste', de les voir maintenant publier des licences appliquant ces principes semble être en quelque sorte une évolution." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-10-14) FSFE urges European Commission to keep defending European economic interests
"We congratulate Microsoft on effective use of their considerable financial resources: First they manage to pay off Sun, then Novell and the CCIA. Now they convinced Real Networks to serve their own head on a silver platter for just US $761 Million" [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-09-30) Statement of FSFE and FSF Latin America to the 2005 WIPO General Assemblies
Not continuing what was begun, or changing from a horse to a mule midstream, as the honored Indian delegate so eloquently put it, would be wasting the time and effort spent on this initiative by all sides, North and South. For this reason we strongly support the notion of letting the IIM process finish what it began. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-09-06) Announcing the GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project (GPLv3)
Stichting NLnet donate 150,000 EUR to support GPLv3 activities
The project will bring together thousands of organisations, software developers, and software users from around the globe during 2006, in an effort to update the world's most popular Free Software licence. The GPLv3 promises to be one of the largest participatory comments and adoption efforts ever undertaken. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-08-30) TuxMobil GNU/Linux Award 2005 granted
The TuxMobil GNU/Linux Award 2005 has been granted to OpenEmbedded, OpenZaurus, PI-Sync, KWlanInfo and BlueZ, in recognition of their efforts in users freedom. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-07-21) WIPO IIM/3: WSIS PCT: WIPO should prevent software patents, shorten copyright
During the third Inter-Sessional, Inter-Governmental Meeting (IIM) on a Development Agenda (IIM/3), Georg Greve delivered a statement on behalf of the WSIS Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (PCT) Working Group of Civil Society, in which the working group asked WIPO to proactively prevent software patent legislation on a global level: [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-07-06) No software patents in Europe, FSFE requests EPO review instrument
After years of struggle, the European Parliament finally rejected the software patent directive with 648 of 680 votes: A strong signal against patents on software logic, a sign of lost faith in the European Union and a clear request for the European Patent Office (EPO) to change its policy: the EPO must stop issuing software patents today. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-28) Karlsruhe Memorandum against Software Patents 2005
Members of the European Parliament have been given a copy of the Karlsruhe Memorandum against Software Patents 2005. Issued by Free Software Foundation Europe, this memorandum collected more than 200 signatures at this year's GNU/LinuxTag conference in Karlsruhe. Citing scientific evidence, the text argues that software patents in Europe will hurt jobs and innovation. Among the supporters are leaders of some of Europe's biggest trade union groups. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-25) And the Fellowship-PDA goes to...
Giovanni Angoli is the lucky winner of the Sharp SL-C1000 raffled at GNU/LinuxTag 2005 in Karlsruhe, Germany. FSFE congratulates Giovanni and thanks Werner Heuser of Xtops.DE who sponsored the PDA for Fellowship of FSFE! [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-08) Raffle of handheld computer with GNU/Linux to a lucky Fellow
Xtops.DE has sponsored a handheld computer which will be raffled on June 25 at 14:00 CEST. The winner will be chosen at random from all FSFE Fellows whose contribution has been received before that date. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-07) Microsoft abuses the good will of Ms. Kroes at the expense of European economy
"Microsoft abuses the good will of Ms. Kroes" - "European Commission is about to enter legal house-to-house fighting!". Comment of the FSFE on the latest Microsoft proposal. "The European Court decided in December 2004 that Microsoft is to publish this information immediately. This proposal, if accepted, will effectively revert the court decision for the most serious competitor of Microsoft in this market." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-06) Software patents -- a danger to democracy
Open letter to Mr Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Parliament. On July 6th, European Parliament will have to decide on the "Software Patents" directive. By relying on undefined terms and ineffective limits, the text that the Council has handed to the Parliament would allow patents on software standards, business methods, and website development. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-06-03) GNU/LinuxTag event page now online
Europe's biggest Free Software conference, the GNU/LinuxTag in Karlsruhe, is less than three weeks ahead. The FSFE has set up a page to gather, list and publish information about its activities there. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-05-31) Join the revolution: internship position at FSFE
"The FSFE is a great place to work, and I've enjoyed almost every single day. In few other companies or organisations would I have had the chance to do useful work and learn in an international context like I did here. Take this chance, if you can." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-05-20) FSFE Executive Summary 2003-2005
On 7th May 2005, the general assembly of FSFE met in Vienna, Austria to review the activities of the past year and plan ahead for the next year to come. As this was the end of the second electorial period for FSFE's extended executive committee, the executive committee presented another two-year executive summary. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-05-02) Software patents vs Microsoft antitrust suit: European Commission is going to undermine some of its best work
Open letter to Mr McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. "The European Commission is currently involved in a historic antitrust suit with Microsoft. [...] Unfortunately, that unique success is now in danger of becoming a meaningless victory." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-04-19) FSFE welcomes FSF Latin America
After some months of discussions including FSFE president Georg Greve, a team of Free Software advocates in Latin America published their declaration of intent to join the global network of Free Software Foundations. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-04-13) FSFE statement at WIPO IIM, Geneva
Statement at Inter-Sessional, Inter-Governmental Meeting (IIM), 11-13 April 2005: "We explicitly support the Friends of Development in their statement that no tool should ever be promoted for its own sake and should therefore be beyond review. [...] Essential building blocks of human creativity, such as access to knowledge and freedom to participate in society and economy should once again become the norm, not the exception. [...]" [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-04-05) Software patents putting International Financial Report Standards (IFRS) in danger
Open Letter to staunchly pro-software patent European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association: "We would like to inform you how software patents pose a threat to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as all the ideas used in these standards will be implemented in software and would therefore be patentable." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-03-31) How to make Microsoft respect European Authorities
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and the Samba Team have presented terms explaining how Microsoft could be brought into compliance with the decision of the European Court of First Instance of December 2004. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-03-21) FSFE to help bring Microsoft to its feet
Pushed by the FSFE, the EU antitrust case against Microsoft is gathering momentum again. "We will help the Commission to bring Microsoft to its feet and move towards re-establishing competition", Georg Greve, FSFE's president. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-03-07) European Cities will suffer from software patents
Letter to Catherine Parmentier, Chief Executive Officer of EUROCITIES: "With the introduction of software patents, European cities would have to be aware of dramatically increasing costs and an increasingly difficult legal situation with high risks for the administration." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-02-28) Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom!
"We stand up to protect our freedom to shape and participate in a digital society that respects liberty and privacy." With this slogan, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) started its fellowship program at the FOSDEM fair for Free Software last weekend in Brussels. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-02-11) Microsoft seeking to bypass decisions of European Court
Microsoft has published an agreement which allows Free Software projects like SAMBA to use the software interface information, but bans it from publishing the software as Free Software. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-02-11) UN WGIG: Commented Papers Available
On 1st February 2005, the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) published a set of 20 issue papers concerning "Internet Governance." Together with its associate organisation La Fundación Vía Libre, the Free Software Foundation Europe managed to comment on the paper on "Cyber security, cybercrime", which, among other things, asked to outlaw the art of finding elegant solutions to non-obvious problems ("hacking") and the paper on "Intellectual Property Rights", which for instance asked to "balance human rights with the interests of rights-holders." [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-02-07) Software patents harm banks
Once Basel II becomes widely used, a dramatic increase in software patent infringement lawsuits for this area is likely to occur on a global basis. Any bank or any of its customers for Basel II based software may become target of such legal action -- the risk is incalculable and can bring about multi-billion Euro lawsuits. [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-02-07) TUX&GNU@school 8th edition
The column TUX&GNU@school 8th edition is now available. In this edition, Mario Fux presents GAMGI, Skolelinux and the KDE Edutainment project. In future, the column will be published in five languages (German, English, French, Swedish and Spanish). [Lire la suite ...]

(2005-01-03) Software patents are bad for your health
Software patents are putting the wealth of the software patent lobby over the health of citizens in Europe and around the world. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-12-22) Un jour splendide pour Samba, le logiciel libre et l'Europe
Bo Versterdorf, Président de la Cour européenne a rejeté aujourd'hui l'appel de Microsoft qui demandait un délai d'exécution des sanctions.
"Les personnes qui soutiennent la libre concurrence ont reçu deux cadeaux de Noël cette semaine. Premièrement, la Pologne, nouveau membre de l'Union, n'a pas accepté l'introduction de brevets logiciels, qui prétéritent l'innovation et l'emploi, par une voie diplomatique détournée. Deuxièmement, la Cour européenne a jugé bon de ne pas laisser Microsoft disposer que quatre ans supplémentaires pour nuire à ses concurrents" a déclaré Georg Greve, Président de la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-12-10) How much does freedom influence your life?
The Free Software Foundation Europe believes that freedom is priceless and works hard for freedom in the digital society. Being a non-profit organisation, much work is done by volunteers, but not everything can be done that way. Working for something as priceless as freedom does have a cost. That is why we would like you to support our work. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-12-06) Software patents detrimental to European power supply business
The European Union is on the way to introduce a legal basis for software patents in Europe. While you may consider this a topic outside your daily business, it is likely to become the cause of serious security problems to European power supplies. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-11-25) La FSFE devient un observateur de l'OMPI (WIPO)
Dans léspace du projet de l'équipe FSFE WIPO, la FSFE travaillera avec d'autres acteurs pour faire évoluer l'OMPI d'une organisation uniquement orientée sur la monopolisation de la connaissance à celle dont le but sera d'augmenter la richesse intellectuelle de toute l'humanité à l'aide d'une palette d'outils plus flexible, plus durable et efficace. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-11-24) La liberté n'a pas de prix, mais elle a un coût!
"Ceux qui veulent une réactivation de la libre concurrence doivent savoir qu'un apport de ressources conséquent ne détournera jamais l'appui donné par la FSFE, comme cela sést produit avec la CCIA. Notre indépendance n'a pas de prix, mais elle a un coût. La seule chose susceptible de nous freiner sera le manque de ressources dû à un manque de soutien." [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-11-23) First South Tyrolean Free Software Conference
As Free Software becomes even more important in South Tyrol, the GNU/Linux User Group Bozen/Bolzano/Bulsan has developed the traditional Linux Day into the three day South Tyrolean Free Software Conference. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-11-09) Pour la FSFE, la bataille continue
Microsoft sést acharné à proposer toute une série d'arrangements financiers aux défenseurs de l'affaire déntrave à la concurrence de la Commission Européenne, pour qu'ils se désistent. Après Sun Microsystems, ce sont maintenant Novel et la CCIA qui ont accepté de retirer leur plainte en échange de compensations financières. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-11-01) A compulsory insurance against software patents is like firefighting with petrol!
The preceding European Commission (EC) was campaigning actively for the introduction of software patents in Europe. This campaign was against the information and evidence showing that this would lead to considerable risk to the European economies. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-10-25) Now accepting donations by credit card via PayPal
Supporting the work of FSFE has just become easier for those who prefer to donate by credit card and/or via the PayPal service. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-10-14) Ensuring increased Intellectual Wealth
Common declaration: "We are convinced that new answers sometimes require new questions, not more careful repetition of old questions. [...] We need a World Intellectual Wealth Organisation, dedicated to the research and promotion of novel and imaginative ways to encourage the production and dissemination of knowledge." To view the list of signatories, please follow the link. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-10-04) Allianz Group will suffer because of software patents
Have you ever considered offering general insurance for stock brokers against the risk of losing money? As absurd as this sounds, the European Commission is seriously considering equivalent measures at the moment. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-09-29) MS vs. EU: "No settlement in sight, FSFE ready for battle"
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) casts doubts on the increasing rumors that Microsoft is willing to settle the antitrust case against the EU Commission, which is due to come to Court later this week. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-09-24) Anniversary of the decision of the European Parliament about software patents
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) commemorates the anniversary of the software patents decision by the European Parliament on 24th September. "The parliament voted for a restrictive way to grant software patents in Europe. That decision was wise as it accounted for the numerous recommendations of scientists throughout the world. For this reason, we would like to encourage the parliament to maintain an attitude to this matter that is consistent with its previous decision - to withstand the pressure by certain lobbying parties." the President of FSFE Georg Greve emphasises.

(2004-09-20) FSFE: "Dédoublement de personnalité chez Microsoft ? Les clients devraient se méfier !
Envahi par des problèmes récurrents de virus, vers et autres bestioles, Microsoft, le géant du logiciel, semble pris de dédoublement de personnalité. "Ses clients devraient s'interroger sur la santé mentale de leur partenaire" laisse filer Joachim Jakobs, porte parole de la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-09-15) FSFE mourns death of Ralf Niemand
Free Software activist Ralf Niemand, member of the Wilhelmshaven GNU/Linux User Group, contributor to the SkoleLinux project and volunteer of the Free Software Foundation Europe died of terminal illness on September 14th 2004. His death was much too early and came as a shock to all who have known him. He will be missed.

(2004-09-06) Open letter to Prime Minister Dr. Balkenende
Europe should conserve a competitive advantage and prohibit a legal basis for software patents: "During the dutch Presidency of the European Union you have the best opportunity to initiate this revision." [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-08-16) Présentation de Guillaume Tux, nouvelle organisation associée de la FSFE
La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) et Guillaume Tux sont fiers d'annoncer que Guillaume Tux, une association suisse soutenant les Logiciels Libres, est devenu officellement organisation associée de la FSFE. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-08-12) Donations to the FSFE in the United Kingdom
Due to substantial bank fees charged for international money transfers, small donations or standing orders are too expensive to be send directly to the Free Software Foundation Europe bank account. To rectify this, FSFE in july 2004 entered into an agreement with UK based associate organisation AFFS to collect donations and transfer them in larger batches.
FSFE welcomes donations through the simple interface at (only bank cards from UK are accepted): [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-08-05) Les brevets logiciels ne sont pas une menace plus grande pour les Logiciels Libres que pour les logiciels propriétaires
En réaction à la décision de la ville de Munich de réévaluer ses projets de migration vers les Logiciels Libres, la Free Software Foundation Europe fait remarquer que les brevets logiciels posent les mes problèmes aux Logiciels Libres qu'aux logiciels propriétaires. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-08-02) Open letter to IBM
Software patents will destroy the foundations of IBM's future: "So while IBM is transforming in reaction to the arms race, upon its sudden end, IBM will find itself having become a grotesquely deformed giant with a suddenly useless weapon where all its energies go into sustaining that deformation." [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-07-27) FSFE in front of European Court
FSFE to challenge Microsoft in its appeal against European Commission: Among general interests of Free Software, the FSFE will specifically be representing the interests of the SAMBA team, a Free Software cooperation developing the only remaining competing implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocols that permit interoperability between various operating systems and the MS Windows family. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-07-26) RSS feeds of news and event announcements available
Our web team has created automatic RSS feeds for news and upcoming events. Feeds are focus and language dependent.
The URL for the news feed is http://www.focus.fsfeurope.org/news/news.language.rss, while you find the event feed at http://www.focus.fsfeurope.org/events/events.language.rss. For example, for German speaking news and the German focus, you would choose http://www.germany.fsfeurope.org/news/news.de.rss.
For your convenience, the news and event pages contain links to the RSS feed URLs.

(2004-07-06) Lettre ouverte a la Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
"La recherche devrait être capable de se financer aussi à travers le marché !" - disent les hommes politiques - c'est pourquoi, nous, la Free Software Foundation Europe, comprenons parfaitement que les chercheurs fassent preuve de créativité pour diversifier leurs sources de revenus. Mais ils devraient en même temps veiller à ne pas tuer la vache qu'ils veulent traire. Le danger est réel, en particulier dans les discussions en cours sur les brevets logiciels. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-07-01) FSFE issues call for donations
The projects of the FSFE are multifaceted: participation in the German government's delegation at the "World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)", consulting with the European Union during the establishment of the framework programmes, participation in AGNULA, a project to build a fully Free Software distribution for professional musicians and multimedia authors and also the maintenance and advancement of the GNU General Public License (GPL). This diversity costs a lot of money: travels round the world, production of information and marketing material, personnel cost. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-06-29) Join our translators and proofreaders team!
With the growing attention the FSF Europe attracts in many countries, the need has arised to build up a flexible, responsive, and well coordinated translator team.
Translating and proofreading texts is a precious contribution to the work of the FSF Europe and an excellent chance to spontaneously take part in the activities of the FSF Europe without long-term obligations. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-06-21) AGNULA: a "vivid ecosystem" for developers and users of free multimedia software
"Creating artistic licence by Free Software technology" might have been the motto of AGNULA (A GNU/Linux Audio distribution - www.agnula.info): within the scope of the EU project two GNU/Linux distributions for Debian and Red Hat were developed that are targeted specifically at professional musicians and multimedia authors. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-06-10) Report and pictures from South America available
Having toured South America from May 20th, 2004 until June 10th, 2004, Georg Greve put a short summary of his activities there online along with some pictures. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-05-19) Software patents: A bad day for Europe
"Europe is about to finally give up on the goal of its heads of states and governments to become the 'most competitive knowledge-based region' until 2010 and has repeatedly failed democratically. It is unfortunate that the optimism and trust placed in the German government was somewhat premature. Yesterday was not a good day for Europe and Germany!" [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-05-14) FSFE welcomes German government on its way towards a clear position in the discussion around software patents
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) "welcomes the commitment of the Federal Government of Germany to freedom from software patents as being of extreme importance for innovation in Europe", Georg Greve, president of FSFE, comments in a press release. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-05-10) APRIL disassociates from FSFE
Today the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) complied with the explicit request to please remove the "Association for Promotion and Research in Libre Computing" (APRIL) from the list of associate organisations. The request was made by APRIL president and FSFE member Frederic Couchet along with his resignation from FSFE. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-05-10) Open letter to all citizens of Europe
What happens in government, society and economy as a whole if these developments are not stopped? We bar people from being creative. We put societal development into the hands of bureaucrats bullying us for their own benefit at every turn. To use the words of the Czech President Vaclav Klaus "The EU is not about freedom and openness, but about bureaucratisation, regulation and harmonisation". If we leave this discussion to others, we may prove him right. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-05-04) European action week against Software Patents (SWPAT)
The Free Software Foundation Europe and the Foundation for a Free Informational Infrastructure endorse an action week from May 10th to 14th to inform citizens, economy and politics about the harmful consequences of this initiative. In the course of this action week demonstrations and panel discussions in many European cities will take place. To inform you ex ante we have enclosed the joint position of FSFE and FFII concerning software patents (see below). [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-03-24) La FSFE accueille trois nouveaux membres d'Autriche
Après plusieurs années de coopération réussie à travers l'association "Verein zur Förderung Freier Software" (FFS), organisation Autrichienne partenaire de la FSF Europe, Georg Jakob, Karin Kosina et Reinhard Müller ont maintenant officiellement rejoint les rangs de la FSFE. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-02-18) La FSF défend la GPL du projet GNU des attaques de SCO
La FSF n'a aucun doute que le litige de SCO avec IBM et Novell ne peut pas affecter les utilisateurs du système d'exploitation GNU/Linux.
Le professeur Eben Moglen de l'université de Columbia, conseiller juridique général de la FSF Amérique du Nord, a publié un papier qui aidera les développeurs et les utilisateurs de Logiciel Libre à comprendre les issues légales et les risques commerciaux impliqués par l'utilisation du noyau Linux. [Lire la suite ...]

(2004-02-09) Article: "Sur la 'Propriété Intellectuelle' et les peuples indigènes"
Article par Georg Greve: "Le système et l'idéologie de la 'propriété intellectuelle' a évolué d'une façon qui satisfait uniquement les besoins des grands groupes de média de l'hémisphère nord. Les groupes du nord, et en particulier leur artistes et leurs auteurs, ont eux-mêmes de nombreux problèmes avec ce système.
C'est précisément à cause de ce système que la fracture numérique et les inégalités de pouvoir sont aujourd'hui aussi importantes." [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-12-15) Debriefing: Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information
(Genêve) Du 10 décembre au 12 décembre 2003, le Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information s'est tenu à Genêve, en Suisse, adoptant au niveau des Nations Unies une déclaration de principes et un Plan d'Action vers une société de l'information globale. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-12-01) SMSI: Logiciel Libre, Société Libre
(Genêve) Durant le Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information (SMSI), le groupe de travail sur les Trademarks, Copyrights et Brevets (PCT) de la société civile tient un atelier "Logiciel Libre, Société Libre" avec un groupe d'orateurs de haut niveau, comprenant notamment Richard Stallman et Lawrence Lessig.
L'atelier aura lieu le 10 décembre 2003 de 17:00 à  20:00 dans le bâtiment Palexpo à Genêve, Suisse. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-07-12) Le Logiciel Libre éminemment représenté à la conférence de l'ONU
(Karlsruhe) Du 15 au 18 Juillet, une réunion préparatoire pour le SMSI (Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information) sera tenue à Paris. Au cours de ce sommet, seront discutés le futur et la direction de la société de l'information - et de la science -, comme cela a été demandé par l'assemblée générale de l'ONU.
Étant le candidat désigné par le cercle de coordination de la Société Civile Allemande pour le SMSI, Georg Greve, président de la FSF Europe, participera à la réunion en tant que membre de la délégation gouvernementale allemande. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-06-24) La FSF Europe conclut ses deux premières années avec succès
(Milan) Le week-end passé, la Free Software Foundation Europe a tenu son assemblée générale 2003 à Milan, Italie. Après deux années d'activités, il était temps d'établir un premier compte-rendu et de tenir des élections. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-06-21) Rapport: Récapitulatif des deux années précédentes
L'assemblée générale 2003 de la FSF Europe à Milan, Italie le 21 Juin 2003 semble une bonne opportunité pour récapituler brièvement les activités des deux premières années opérationelles de la FSF Europe. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-05-20) Article : Le Logiciel Libre en Europe
Le numéro de printemps 2003 de la Revue du service publique - Union Européenne préfacé par Romano Prodi contient un article écrit par Georg C. F. Greve, président de la FSF Europe. L'article explique les principaux avantages que le Logiciel Libre peut apporter et comment ils peuvent être utilisés. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-02-08) Larry Lessig reçoit le FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
Communiqué de presse de la Free Software Foundation: "Bruxelles, Belgique - Samedi 8 Février 2003 - La Free Software Foundation (FSF) a attribué son cinquième « FSF Award » pour l'avancement du Logiciel Libre. Le président fondateur de la FSF, Richard Stallman, a remis sa récompense au professeur Lawrence Lessig pour avoir promu et expliqué la dimension politique du Logiciel Libre, en particulier l'idée que « le code source vaut loi ». Lessig a aussi défendu des idées similaires au Logiciel Libre dans d'autres domaines. [Lire la suite ...]

(2003-02-03) L'Accord de Licence Fiduciaire (FLA) V1.0 est disponible
Communiqué de presse de la FSF Europe: "La Free Software Foundation Europe est fière d'annoncer la première version disponible au public de son Accord de Licence Fiduciaire (Fiduciary Licence Agreement (FLA)); un accord qui aidera à sécuriser la stabilité légale du Logiciel Libre en permettant à la FSF Europe d'agir en tant que fiduciaire pour les auteurs et les projets de Logiciel Libre." [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-12-18) La FSF Europe appelle à participer
Communiqué de presse de la FSF Europe : "La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) invite toutes les sociétés, organisations et instituts de recherche interessés par des projets de Logiciels Libres financés par la Communauté Européenne à joindre leurs efforts." [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-06-13) La FFII est partenaire de la FSF Europe
L'Association pour une Infrastructure Informatique Libre(FFII) est maintenant un partenaire officiel de la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). La FFII est la première organisation partenaire de la FSF Europe basée en Allemagne. [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-06-04) Deux Expressions d'Intérêt (EoI) de la FSF Europe
En réponse à un appel de la Communauté Européenne, la FSF Europe a soumis une expression d'intérêt pour chacun des instruments du 6ème programme cadre (FP6). [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-05-27) FSF Europe completes successful first year
On May 26th 2002, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) finishes its second general assembly, completing the first year of activities. Members from Sweden, Italy, Germany and France drew a summary of last years activities, analyzed the current situation of Free Software and exchanged plans and visions for the upcoming year. [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-04-30) Recommendation by the FSF Europe and supporting parties
The FSF Europe and supporting parties has submitted a recommendation for the 6th European Community Framework Programme: "Free Software is a concept that has fundamentally changed the way some parts of the IT sector are working towards a more stable, lasting and sustainable approach with higher dynamics and increased efficiency. It is obvious that the first region to adopt and support this principle on a larger scale can profit enormously and get a head-start in the information age." [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-04-28) Invitation to European Copyright Directive Alert miniconference
On Monday 29 April 2002, at 6pm in London, we invite you to join the European Copyright Directive Alert miniconference. Organised by the Campaign for Digital Rights it will explain the dangers of the EUCD. Unless it is stopped before December 2002, it will become legal in each European country. [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-04-24) FSF Europe present at first LiLit meeting
On Friday 26 April 2002, the Free Software Foundation Europe will be present at the first LiLiT meeting in Liège, Belgium. During this evening (night ?-) session, we will focus on the best means to explain the ethical value of Free Software. A global view of the on going actions will hopefully allow everyone to figure out how to promote and defend the Free Software ideals. [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-01-31) FSF Europe at the Free and Open Source Software Developers Meeting
Between the 16th and 17th of February, 2002, the Free and Open Source Software Developers Meeting will take place in Brussels, Belgium. Among the visitors will be Richard M. Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation and Georg C. F. Greve, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe. The FSF Europe welcomes all members of the press who wish to meet the members and volunteers of the foundation. [Lire la suite ...]

(2002-01-18) ANSOL becomes associated organisation of the FSF Europe
"This collaboration is a very important step for the Portuguese and European free software community. Problems faced by the free software community in Portugal are similar to those faced in other European countries; by joining forces with FSFE we can solve this problems more efficiently" said Jaime Villate, founding member of ANSOL. [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-12-17) "Freedom, Quality and Fraternity" OLinux interview iwth Georg C. F. Greve
"[...] Keep on spreading the word. What we do today will influence the future of mankind for the next 200 years to come - we have to make sure that people understand the issues of Free Software and the importance of freedom. [...] Freedom counts! " [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-11-28) FSF Europe appoints new Vice President
Jonas Oberg was appointed new Vice President of the FSF Europe: "The future of Free Software depends a lot on what we do today. I plan to work to preserve the ability to use and develop Free Software in all of its forms, for example by helping to extend the efforts already underway against software patents and helping the media, government and companies understand the underlying issues of Free Software." [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-11-19) We Speak about Free Software
Launch of the "We speak about Free Software" campaign: There are compelling reasons to think and speak about Free Software and its philosophy. It is rather common knowledge this applies to society as a whole, but it has not yet been widely understood that it benefits companies, as well. Therefore the FSF Europe launches this campaign on behalf and with support of several Free Software companies. [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-09-20) FSF Europe receives charitable status in Germany
FSF Europe e.V. (the central association) receives confirmation of its charitable status in Germany by the authorities.

(2001-08-26) Georg Greve talks about "Copyright in the internet age"
Slides (in German) available at http://gnuhh.org/work/presentations/IFA-2001/.

(2001-07-20) Richard Stallman inaugurates Free Software Foundation-India
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(2001-07-16) FSF Europe in German magazine
The FSF Europe is mentioned in the German magazine FOCUS issue 29/2001, page 106 in a story about the GNU/LinuxTag.

(2001-06-29) FSF Europe at LinuxTag and Libre Software Meeting
The FSF Europe will be present at the LinuxTag and Libre Software Meeting for the first time. Please see the press release for additional information. [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-05-07) FSF Europe general assembly is over
The FSF Europe general assembly is over. See the press release and photos by Olivier Berger and photos by Peter Gerwinski. [Lire la suite ...]

(2001-04-24) First general assembly of the Free Software Foundation Europe
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(2001-04-24) Free Software Foundation Europe finishes founding process
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