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<title>FSF Europe - Education</title>
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<h2>Education</h2>
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<h3>Contents</h3>
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<a href="#general">General</a>
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<a href="#associations">Associations</a>
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<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
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<h3>General</h3>
<p> The Free Software Foundation Europe actively promotes the
use of Free Software in schools and universities. Free Software
is pedagogically and technologically superior to proprietary
systems. But more importantly, its basic spirit involving freedom and
cooperation is the same spirit of education in a democratic environment.
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We have a more <a href="argumentation.html">detailed argumentation</a>
which sums up why we think that Free Software
is the kind of software which should be used in education.
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<h3>Associations</h3>
<p> Please check out the
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/education/">pages on education</a>
of the GNU Project.
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There are already some organisations which support and advocate the
use of Free Software in education:
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The <a href="http://www.ofset.org/">Organisation for Free Software
in Education and Teaching</a> (OFSET) promotes the development of free
software for the educational system and teaching. OFSET is an associated
organisation of the FSF Europe.
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The <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/osie">Open Source in Education</a>
Project (OSiE) supports and advocates the use of GNU/Linux systems in the UK.<br/>
Please note that OSiE uses the term "Open Source" which we avoid for
<a href="/documents/whyfs.en.html">various reasons</a>.
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The <a href="http://fsub.schule.de/">Freie Software und Bildung e.V.</a>
(FSuB e.V., Association for Free Software and Education) promotes the use of GNU/Linux
systems in German schools.<br/>
Please note that the FSuB e.V. accepts the use of proprietary software on top of
free platforms, a position with which we strongly disagree.
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<a href="http://www.linuxdidattica.org/">Software libero nella scuola</a>, an Italian
initiative for Free Software in schools.
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The <a href="http://www.laka.lv/">Latvian Open Source Association</a> (LAKA) also helps
schools and promotes the use of GNU/Linux in schools.<br/>
Please note that LAKA uses the term "Open Source" which we avoid for
<a href="/documents/whyfs.en.html">various reasons</a>.
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<h3>Column</h3>
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Mario Fux writes a <a href="./tgs/tgs.en.html">column called TUX&amp;GNU@school</a> twice a month which
the FSF Europe explicitly and actively supports under its roof.
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<h3>Contact</h3>
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If you are interested in general discussion about Free Software and
education issues or would like to participate, please join our
<a href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-eu/">mailing list</a>.
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Furthermore, the Free Software Foundation Europe has created an
<a href="eduteam.html">education task force</a> who aims to act as
a hub for national efforts in Europe.
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