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<title>FSFE's Professional Services - Details</title>
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<h1>FSFE's Professional Services - Details</h1>
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2009-11-05 09:47:21 +00:00
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<h2 id="Dinner">Annual Kickoff and Retrospective FSFE Networking Dinners</h2>
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The annual FSFE networking dinners takes place in a European capital city
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and bring together key supporters and representatives from industry,
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education, politics and the legal community to network and exchange
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information, ideas, and experiences.
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<dl>
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<dt>Kickoff Dinner</dt>
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<dd>
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The kickoff dinner takes place in the first
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months of each year and a different aspect of
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Free Software is always chosen as a theme.
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The event traditionally includes an
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introductory address by FSFE's president,
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which highlights the key issues surrounding
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the selected topic from FSFE's perspective.
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<dt>Retrospective Dinner</dt>
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<dd>
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At the retrospective dinner, held towards the
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end of each year, FSFE's president will
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summarize the key global issues and
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happenings of the previous year in Free
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Software and give an overview about the
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expected topics for the upcoming year.
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</dd>
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<dd>
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During both dinners, participants are given
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the opportunity to ask questions and discuss
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items of specific interest to them.
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</dd>
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<dt>Price</dt>
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<dd>
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Participants to the dinners need to register in
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advance. The admission price is 800 EUR
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per event and includes the dinner and drinks.
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Participants need to provide their own
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accommodation and transportation.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="Hotline">Free Software Hotline</h2>
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<p>
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FSFE brings together and maintains a large network of experts on all
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different aspects of Free Software. Through its Hotline service, FSFE
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enables subscribers to access the core team of FSFE and ask questions,
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which will either be answered immediately through FSFE staff or are
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forwarded to an appropriate member of our network.
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</p>
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<dt>Priority</dt>
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FSFE will stay on top of the issue and make
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sure that the subscriber receives an answer
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within a short period of time. All questions
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will be treated with utmost confidentiality and
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cannot be traced back to its originator.
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</dd>
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<dt>Legal</dt>
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FSFE reserves the right to defer or reject
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certain questions if no suitable expert can be
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found within our network.
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</dd>
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<dd>
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FSFE cannot provide legal advice and thus any
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information provided is purely
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informational and companies should seek
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advice from a certified legal practitioner for
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specific legal questions.
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</dd>
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<dt>Price</dt>
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<dd>
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Access to the Free Software Hotline is based
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on a subscription model and costs 1000 EUR
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per year for emailonly access, which
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includes up to 10 individual tickets raised by
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the subscriber. The service is provided on a
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besteffort level with usual turnaround times
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of less then 48 hours during normal business
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hours.
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A special version of the Free Software
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Hotline allows for phone access to FSFE's
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senior staff and will be charged on a per
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incident basis at 500 EUR per call.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="Call">BiMonthly Update Call</h2>
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<p>
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The bimonthly update call is the ideal service for people who want to
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stay on top of the Free Software community and market but don't have the
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time to read through all the different websites and other sources of
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information.
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</p>
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<p>
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Concise and to the point, FSFE's president or another member of the
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senior staff will highlight the major issues and happenings in Free
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Software and also address questions from the subscribers.
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</p>
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<dt>Schedule</dt>
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<dd>
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The calls are scheduled on the last Friday of
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January, March, May, July, September, and
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November at or around the end of the
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business day in Europe. Attendees who
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cannot make the call can download a
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recorded version of the call to listen to at
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their convenience. Questions can also be
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submitted in advance of the call.
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</dd>
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Each call takes up to two hours. The actual
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call schedule is prepared and communicated
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at the beginning of each year.
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</dd>
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<dt>Price</dt>
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Participation in this call is based on a
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subscription basis and will be charged at
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1200 EUR per six conference calls.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="Workshop">Personalized Workshop</h2>
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<p>
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Senior FSFE staff will provide a personalized, oneday speech or workshop
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at a customer's premise or event. Topics of such workshops can range from
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'How to create a Free Software policy for an organization' to general
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introductions to Free Software or even political, economical, or
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technical topics.
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</p>
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<dt>Topics</dt>
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The topic of the workshop will be agreed
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upon between the customer and FSFE at the
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time of booking.
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</dd>
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Workshops may include handouts and
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handson training, depending on the subject
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matter chosen.
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</dd>
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<dd>
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FSFE cannot provide legal advice and thus
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any information provided in such workshops
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is purely informational and companies should
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seek advice from a certified legal practitioner
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for specific legal questions.
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</dd>
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<dt>Price</dt>
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The cost of a oneday workshop is 2500 EUR
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plus any travel and outofpocket expenses
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incurred.
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<h2 id="Summary">Annual Summary of key issues in Free Software</h2>
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FSFE publishes several newsletters during the year and also maintains and
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monitors a multitude of different Internet forums, conferences, chat
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rooms and mailing lists.Once every year (usually towards the end of the
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year), senior FSFE staff meet for a two day workshop to compile the most
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interesting and important issues discussed and moved forward during the
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previous year.
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</p>
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The result of this discussion is a multifaceted summary of all key
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issues seen in Free Software in the previous year throughout the world.
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</p>
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<dt>Access</dt>
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This summary is made available to the public
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on a subscription only basis and delivered in
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an electronic format (PDF).
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</dd>
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The annual subscription cost is 800 EUR.
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<div class="fineprint">
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<p>
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<strong>Disclaimer:</strong> The services described here are basic services provided through the Free
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Software Foundation e.V. (FSFE) to its corporate partners. FSFE reserves
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the right to change or amend those products as it sees fit and change or
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discontinue them at any time.
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All quoted prices are excluding VAT. VAT may vary depending on country
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and location of the customer.
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A <a href="FSFE-Service-Offering.pdf">print version</a> of this
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page is also available.
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