FSFE believes that access to (and control of) software determines who may participate in a digital society. Consequently, FSFE believes, the freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software, as described in The Free Software Definition, are necessary for equal participation in the Information Age.[6] The focus of FSFE's work is political, legal, and social, with the aim of promoting free software and the ethical, philosophical, social, political and commercial values that it implements.[7] In particular, it:
is actively promoting free software politically as a Europe-based global competence center in dialog with politicians and press
follows and seeks to influence legal and political activities that are contrary to the goals and values of Free Software
provides a contact point and orientational help on all issues regarding Free Software
works closely together with lawyers active in the Free Software area in universities and practices in order to follow and influence the legal discourse; also, it cooperates with lawyers throughout Europe to maximize the legal security of Free Software
supports, coordinates and develops projects in the Free Software area, especially the GNU Project; it also provides computer resources to Free Software developers to enable them to continue their developments
helps companies to develop business models based on Free Software or fit existing models to it; it encourages companies in their evolution to Free Software; to make it easier for companies based on Free Software to be commercially successful, the FSF Europe also seeks to broaden the market for Free Software
helps coordinating and networking other initiatives in the Free Software area
Example projectsedit
Official "Public Money? Public Code" campaign videoFSFE representatives at the OpenRheinRuhr, Bottrop, Germany
Projects undertaken by FSFE include:
"Public Money? Public Code!" campaign. In September 2017, FSFE launched the "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign by publishing an open letter signed by other organizations and calling for European and national Members of Parliament to “Implement legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for the public sector be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software license”.[8][9][10] Among the 150 signing organizations (as of July 2018), the campaign is supported by digital rights NGOs like Creative Commons,[11]Open Source Initiative,[12]Electronic Frontier Foundation,[13]EDRi,[14]April,[15]Chaos Computer Club,[16] and national chapters of Wikimedia (Germany,[17]Czech Republic, France and Italy[10]) as well as organizations responsible for the development and maintenance of Free and Open Source Software like OpenSUSE,[18]Fedora, Tor, Debian and Videolan.[10] The campaign was publicly endorsed by more than 18 000 individuals (as of July 2018) including public figures such as Edward Snowden,[19][20] Francesca Bria (CTO of the city of Barcelona)[21] as well as public administrations like the City of Barcelona.[10]
Software patents in Europe: According to the FSFE, software patents for Europe are currently being pushed forward actively by a lobby gathering around the European patent office and the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which represents the interests of the largest US companies. Software patents are considered by the FSFE to be a menace to society and economy and FSF Europe is actively involved in the resistance to such plans.[22]
European Union v. Microsoft: In 2001 the European Union, through the DG Competition of the European Commission (led by Prof.Mario Monti), started investigating Microsoft's dominant position in the desktop operating systems. The Free Software Foundation Europe was invited by the EC to represent the stance of the Free Software movement. In 2004 FSFE was admitted as an intervening third party in the appeal against the decision of the Commission and, also representing the Samba Team, was one of the only two interveners to remain active in the proceedings from start to end. It provided strong evidence in court thanks to the effort volunteers like Andrew Tridgell, Jeremy Allison, Volker Lendeke and their lawyer, Carlo Piana. The case is now considered one of the leading cases in European antitrust.[23]
World Intellectual Property Organization: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organisations. Its role is to administer 24 international treaties dealing with different aspects of limited monopolies on knowledge. As an observer to WIPO and together with a global coalition of other players with similar goals, FSFE is working towards reshaping it as a "World Intellectual Wealth Organisation."[24]
FSFE Legal Team (previously known as the Freedom Task Force): The legal branch of FSFE that helps individuals, projects, businesses and government agencies find Free Software legal information, experts and support. FSFE Legal provides compliance, best practice, procurement and governance resources in-house, in partnership with FSFE's associate organisations and through its extensive network of contacts (including the Legal Network). Its mission is to spread knowledge, solve problems and encourage the long-term growth of Free Software.[25] The FSFE Legal Team is also responsible for maintaining the Fiduciary License Agreement, a balanced Contributor License Agreement that makes sure the project remains Free Software.[26]
The REUSE Software: This project provides a consistent way to add licensing and copyright information to the source code of a project. It is based on the SPDX license identifier and allows automating many processes involved in licensing compliance.[27] REUSE is currently being adopted by many big open source projects, for example KDE.[28]
Each month, FSFE publishes a newsletter, in multiple languages (including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish), of their activities that can be mentioned in public.[29]
The people of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), see ourselves as Europeans from different cultures with the shared goal of co-operation across cultures and of developing a common culture of co-operation from a regional to a global level.
We form a non-profit non-governmental organisation and network that itself is part of a global network of people with common goals and visions. We are not representative for anyone but ourselves and our work. Our common work and dedication to freedom in all aspects of digital society is what defines us.
Internally, the FSFE has a consensus-oriented team structure, in which participation is determined by each person's willingness to participate and do work. A democratic and representative-democratic model functions as a fallback when the consensus-based approach accomplishes no results, or when a quick decision is needed.
Legal structureedit
The FSFE has a modular legal structure with a central "Hub" organisation and the possibility of local legal bodies, called "chapters". The Hub is a charitable association ("e.V.") which is registered in Germany.
In 2010, FSFE received the Theodor Heuss Medal in recognition of its work for freedom in the information society.[32] The medal is awarded once a year in Stuttgart by a non-partisan foundation named after West Germany's first president.[33]
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Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Free Software Foundation Europe FSFE is an organization that supports free software and all aspects of the free software movement in Europe with registered chapters in several European countries 2 It is a registered voluntary association German eingetragener Verein incorporated under German law Free Software Foundation EuropeAbbreviationFSFEFormation10 March 2001 23 years ago 2001 03 10 TypeCharitable organizationLegal statusGerman registered association eingetragener Verein HeadquartersSchonhauser Allee 6 7 Berlin GermanyLocationHamburg Germany 1 Coordinates52 31 46 N 13 24 39 E 52 52950 N 13 41086 E 52 52950 13 41086Region servedEuropePresidentMatthias KirschnerVice PresidentHeiki LohmusFounding PresidentGeorg GreveFormer PresidentsGeorg Greve Karsten GerloffMain organCore TeamAffiliationsFSF networkBudgetc 600 000Websitefsfe wbr orgFormerly calledFSF Europe FSFE was founded in 2001 It is the European sister organization of the US based Free Software Foundation FSF although each foundation exists as a separate organization 3 Following the return of Richard Stallman to the FSF in 2021 the FSFE declared themselves unable to collaborate with the FSF 4 5 Contents 1 Goals 2 Example projects 3 Structure 3 1 Legal structure 3 2 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGoals editFSFE believes that access to and control of software determines who may participate in a digital society Consequently FSFE believes the freedoms to use copy modify and redistribute software as described in The Free Software Definition are necessary for equal participation in the Information Age 6 The focus of FSFE s work is political legal and social with the aim of promoting free software and the ethical philosophical social political and commercial values that it implements 7 In particular it is actively promoting free software politically as a Europe based global competence center in dialog with politicians and press follows and seeks to influence legal and political activities that are contrary to the goals and values of Free Software provides a contact point and orientational help on all issues regarding Free Software works closely together with lawyers active in the Free Software area in universities and practices in order to follow and influence the legal discourse also it cooperates with lawyers throughout Europe to maximize the legal security of Free Software supports coordinates and develops projects in the Free Software area especially the GNU Project it also provides computer resources to Free Software developers to enable them to continue their developments helps companies to develop business models based on Free Software or fit existing models to it it encourages companies in their evolution to Free Software to make it easier for companies based on Free Software to be commercially successful the FSF Europe also seeks to broaden the market for Free Software helps coordinating and networking other initiatives in the Free Software areaExample projects edit source source source source source source source source track track track track track track track Official Public Money Public Code campaign video nbsp FSFE representatives at the OpenRheinRuhr Bottrop GermanyProjects undertaken by FSFE include Public Money Public Code campaign In September 2017 FSFE launched the Public Money Public Code campaign by publishing an open letter signed by other organizations and calling for European and national Members of Parliament to Implement legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for the public sector be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software license 8 9 10 Among the 150 signing organizations as of July 2018 the campaign is supported by digital rights NGOs like Creative Commons 11 Open Source Initiative 12 Electronic Frontier Foundation 13 EDRi 14 April 15 Chaos Computer Club 16 and national chapters of Wikimedia Germany 17 Czech Republic France and Italy 10 as well as organizations responsible for the development and maintenance of Free and Open Source Software like OpenSUSE 18 Fedora Tor Debian and Videolan 10 The campaign was publicly endorsed by more than 18 000 individuals as of July 2018 including public figures such as Edward Snowden 19 20 Francesca Bria CTO of the city of Barcelona 21 as well as public administrations like the City of Barcelona 10 Software patents in Europe According to the FSFE software patents for Europe are currently being pushed forward actively by a lobby gathering around the European patent office and the Business Software Alliance BSA which represents the interests of the largest US companies Software patents are considered by the FSFE to be a menace to society and economy and FSF Europe is actively involved in the resistance to such plans 22 European Union v Microsoft In 2001 the European Union through the DG Competition of the European Commission led by Prof Mario Monti started investigating Microsoft s dominant position in the desktop operating systems The Free Software Foundation Europe was invited by the EC to represent the stance of the Free Software movement In 2004 FSFE was admitted as an intervening third party in the appeal against the decision of the Commission and also representing the Samba Team was one of the only two interveners to remain active in the proceedings from start to end It provided strong evidence in court thanks to the effort volunteers like Andrew Tridgell Jeremy Allison Volker Lendeke and their lawyer Carlo Piana The case is now considered one of the leading cases in European antitrust 23 World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO is one of 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organisations Its role is to administer 24 international treaties dealing with different aspects of limited monopolies on knowledge As an observer to WIPO and together with a global coalition of other players with similar goals FSFE is working towards reshaping it as a World Intellectual Wealth Organisation 24 FSFE Legal Team previously known as the Freedom Task Force The legal branch of FSFE that helps individuals projects businesses and government agencies find Free Software legal information experts and support FSFE Legal provides compliance best practice procurement and governance resources in house in partnership with FSFE s associate organisations and through its extensive network of contacts including the Legal Network Its mission is to spread knowledge solve problems and encourage the long term growth of Free Software 25 The FSFE Legal Team is also responsible for maintaining the Fiduciary License Agreement a balanced Contributor License Agreement that makes sure the project remains Free Software 26 The REUSE Software This project provides a consistent way to add licensing and copyright information to the source code of a project It is based on the SPDX license identifier and allows automating many processes involved in licensing compliance 27 REUSE is currently being adopted by many big open source projects for example KDE 28 Each month FSFE publishes a newsletter in multiple languages including English French German Italian and Spanish of their activities that can be mentioned in public 29 Structure editFrom FSFE s published Self Conception 30 The people of the Free Software Foundation Europe FSFE see ourselves as Europeans from different cultures with the shared goal of co operation across cultures and of developing a common culture of co operation from a regional to a global level We form a non profit non governmental organisation and network that itself is part of a global network of people with common goals and visions We are not representative for anyone but ourselves and our work Our common work and dedication to freedom in all aspects of digital society is what defines us Internally the FSFE has a consensus oriented team structure in which participation is determined by each person s willingness to participate and do work A democratic and representative democratic model functions as a fallback when the consensus based approach accomplishes no results or when a quick decision is needed Legal structure edit The FSFE has a modular legal structure with a central Hub organisation and the possibility of local legal bodies called chapters The Hub is a charitable association e V which is registered in Germany As well as being in regular contact with the other FSFs FSF Free Software Foundation India FSFI Free Software Foundation Latin America FSFLA FSFE has a structure of organizations which are official associates 31 These are mostly national level free software groups Awards edit In 2010 FSFE received the Theodor Heuss Medal in recognition of its work for freedom in the information society 32 The medal is awarded once a year in Stuttgart by a non partisan foundation named after West Germany s first president 33 See also edit nbsp Free and open source software portal European Committee for Interoperable Systems OpenForum EuropeReferences edit Imprint fsfe org Free Software Foundation Europe e V FSFE Retrieved 15 June 2015 Hamburg is the registered address of the legal entity FSFE s legal structure Retrieved 20 January 2012 The FSF network FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2019 11 26 The FSF network FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2023 02 07 Statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board FSFE FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2023 02 07 Promoting innovation and growth through Horizon 2020 Retrieved 24 August 2020 About Free Software Foundation Europe Fsfe org Retrieved 19 July 2014 Public Money Public Code FSFE FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2018 07 31 Public Money Public Code 31 organisations ask to improve public procurement of software FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2018 07 31 a b c d FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Public Money Public Code publiccode eu Retrieved 2018 07 31 Sign the Petition Public Money Should Produce Public Code Creative Commons Creative Commons 2017 09 18 Retrieved 2018 07 31 Public Money Public Code 22 Organizations Seek to Improve Public Software Procurement Open Source Initiative opensource org Retrieved 2018 07 31 Malcolm Jeremy 2017 10 24 Public Money Public Code Show Your Support For Free Software in Europe Electronic Frontier Foundation Retrieved 2018 07 31 Public Money Public Code EDRi EDRi 2017 09 13 Retrieved 2018 07 31 L April rejoint 30 autres organisations pour la campagne Argent public Code Public April www april org in French Retrieved 2018 07 31 CCC Open Letter Public Money Public Code www ccc de Retrieved 2018 07 31 Pressemitteilungen PM 09 13 Public Money Public Code Wikimedia Deutschland wikimedia de in German Retrieved 2018 07 31 Are Governments Held Hostage Why openSUSE Supports Public Money Public Code openSUSE News Retrieved 2018 07 31 Edward Snowden on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 2018 07 31 Public Money Public Code 31 organisations ask to improve public procurement of software FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2018 07 31 Albers Erik Using Free Software to build a more democratic inclusive and sustainable digital society interview with Francesca Bria CTO of Barcelona FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2018 07 31 FSFE Software Patents in Europe Fsfeurope org Retrieved 19 July 2014 FSFE and the antitrust case against Microsoft Fsfeurope org Retrieved 19 July 2014 FSFE Observing the World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Fsfeurope org Retrieved 19 July 2014 FSFE Legal The Freedom Task Force fsfe org Retrieved 7 September 2015 Fiduciary Licence Agreement FLA FSFE Legal FSFE Free Software Foundation Europe Retrieved 2018 04 17 REUSE website SPDX for KF5 KF6 Status Update FSFE Newsletter FSFE s Self Conception Archived from the original on 2009 02 14 Retrieved 2004 12 21 Associate Organisations FSFE Fsfeurope org Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 19 July 2014 FSFE Receives Theodor Heuss Medal Linux Magazine Linux Magazine 2010 01 06 Retrieved 2022 11 09 Free Software Foundation Europe receives Theodor Heuss Medal 10 May 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Free Software Foundation Europe Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free Software Foundation Europe amp oldid 1219980995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
