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<title>20 Years FSFE +++ Finland achieving Router Freedom +++ microFSFE</title>
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<h1 id="20-years-fsfe-finland-achieving-router-freedom-microfsfe">20 Years FSFE +++ Finland achieving Router Freedom +++ microFSFE</h1>
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<p>
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In July Newsletter, we invite our community to join the
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celebrations of 20 Years FSFE, we applaud Finland for securing
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Router Freedom, and we look into Free Software activities for
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children. We are getting ready for German elections and invite you
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to help us support Free Software demands for public administration
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during the election campaign.
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</p>
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<h2 id="fsfe-20-years-of-empowering-people-to-control-technology">FSFE: 20 years of empowering people to control technology</h2>
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<p>
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Long before the first smartphone was introduced, it was evident to
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the FSFE's founders that it is the people who should be in
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control of technology and not vice versa. In 2001, Free Software
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experts around Europe created the Free Software Foundation Europe. </p>
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<p>
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20 years is a long time in computing history and although
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technology is ever-changing, our values have been consistent. The
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core of our work is, in a nutshell: educating people on the nature
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of Free Software, highlighting its political implications, and
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simplifying its legal preconditions. Matthias Kirschner, President
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of the FSFE since 2015, <a
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href="/2021/news-20210721-01.html#a-birthday-message-from-our-president-matthias-kirschner">explains</a>
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this in his own words in a short video.
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<a href="/news/2021/news-20210721-01.html#a-birthday-message-from-our-president-matthias-kirschner">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/685726f6b1f36fc04c0a30509631c288.png"/>
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</a>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Our work throughout the years would not have been possible without
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the help of our European community. Whether you have translated our
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news, used your voice to share our message, helped us financially,
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or participated in one of our public events: you have helped our
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cause to take a step further.</p>
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<p>
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Would you like to share your thoughts
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about your time with the FSFE? We are looking forward to hearing
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from you. Also we would love to see pictures from your activities
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in the past and share them with the community. Or, if you are
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feeling creative, you can send us a birthday video, just like the
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science-fiction author Cory Doctorow did. Do not miss to watch it
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and to find out more on how to share your throwback on our <a
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href="/activities/20years/20years.html">birthday page</a>.
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</p>
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<h2 id="router-freedom-achieved-in-finland-as-the-most-fair-and-efficient-practice">Router Freedom achieved in Finland, as the most fair and efficient practice</h2>
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<p>
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Finland recognises Router Freedom as a digital right, setting an
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example for the EU. Net neutrality is ensured by EU Regulation.
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However, net neutrality also means that users have the right to use
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terminal equipment of their choice, such as a phone or modem. For
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Finland, this is clear. Traficom, the national agency dealing with
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transportation, communications, and networks, has a noteworthy
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stance on the issue, <a
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href="https://www.traficom.fi/en/communications/communications-networks/open-internet-or-net-neutrality">protecting</a>
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the rights of end-users.
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<figure>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/14ccf43e17da8f376e00f53d968b6b25.png"/>
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</figure>
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<p>
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We <a href="/news/2021/news-20210629-01.html">interviewed</a> Klaus
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Nieminen, Chief Specialist of Traficom. In his view, Router Freedom
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benefits end-users, fosters competition in the telecommunications
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terminal equipment markets, and complies with the Open Internet
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Regulation 2015/2120 of the EU. He shares that there is no
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technological necessity to justify limiting end-users' rights
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to choose their own equipment. Traficom arrived to this conclusion
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after an objective assessment. Finally, he explains that in Finland
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Router Freedom also applies to new technologies such as 5G.
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</p>
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<h2 id="listen-to-our-podcast">Listen to our Podcast</h2>
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<p>
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This is the first time since the launch of the Software Freedom
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Podcast that a FSFE staff member gives an interview in our podcast
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series. Max Mehl, FSFE Programme Manager, has been with the FSFE
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since 2011 and has worked on numerous campaigns. With this <a
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href="/news/podcast/episode-11.html">episode</a> Bonnie Mehring
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and Max Mehl provide a nice and easy entrance to the very complex
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world of software licensing.
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</p>
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<hr/>
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<p>This year the FSFE celebrates its 20th anniversary. <a
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href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter">Support our
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work for the next 20 years to come</a>
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</p>
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<hr/>
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<h2 id="microfsfe">microFSFE</h2>
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<p>
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Early programmers deserve a spotlight too. From kids to teenagers,
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the FSFE welcomes early beginners in its community.
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</p>
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<h3 id="teaching-free-software-to-children">Teaching Free Software to children</h3>
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<p>
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In Kreuzlingen, a city in northern Switzerland, five children had
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the chance to participate in a 4-day course on Free Software
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development. The course was free of charge, and it was offered
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thanks to the creativity and pedagogical skills of FSFE supporter,
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Peter Bittner. The kids had no prior experience using Linux, so the
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course started with booting GNU/LINUX from a USB stick, and quickly
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advanced to working in the terminal using Bash commands and coding
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Python.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/332b6523f33dd3a5e45b3500aa9f45a3.jpg"/>
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</figure>
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<p>
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'We need our kids to know what school doesn't teach
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them' <a href="https://ferienpass.gitlab.io/blog/">says</a>
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Peter in his blog about this course. 'Pupils are being taught
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"products" of the technology giants ("Safari",
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"Word", "Excel", "PowerPoint")
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instead of information technology concepts (web browser, text
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processor, spreadsheet, presentations)'.
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</p>
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<h3 id="microfashion">microfashion</h3>
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<p>
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According to scientists, early "nerdiness" can lead to a
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10% increase in happiness later in life ; ) So do not miss to start early and get one of our fork T-shirts. They are <a href="/order/">available for ages 5 to 12</a>, as well as in a <a
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href="/order/2017/baby-bib-pink-large.png">bib</a>
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for babies!
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<figure>
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<img src="/order/2017/kidstshirt-fork-red-front-large.jpg"/>
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<h3 id="teenagers">Teenagers</h3>
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<p>
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By the way, this autumn, the FSFE will launch a new activity for
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teenagers. Our goal is to share the values of Free Software with
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young developers. So if you are a young person experimenting with
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software development, or if you know one, stay tuned.
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</p>
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<h2 id="upcoming-event">Upcoming event</h2>
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<li>
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On Wednesday August 4th, we are organising an online workshop
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(DE) to prepare the promotion of our 'Public Money? Public
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Code!' campaign during the last weeks until the German
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elections. We need your support to spread our message. If you are
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interested to be involved in this process, please <a
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href="https://registration.fsfe.org/btw21-Workshop">register</a>
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and join our workshop for in-person discussions.
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</li>
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<h2 id="what-we-have-done-">What we have done:</h2>
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On June 23rd, Max Mehl, Programme Manager at the FSFE, presented
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REUSE in the “Leveraging Open Source Responsibly” <a
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href="https://www.ow2con.org/view/2021/Abstract_Community_Day#23061545">session</a>
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at OW2con’21. In his presentation, Max Mehl explained how REUSE
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makes it easier for developers to declare the licensing and
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copyright situation for their code. The presentation is available
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in <a
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href="https://peertube.social/videos/watch/a3cb5598-7d97-479e-851c-9dee96bc278f">Peertube</a>.
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This session is part of a long-term effort by OW2 to promote best
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practices and good citizenship in open source governance.
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<li>
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On July 6th and 7th, Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander presented
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our German federal election campaign to the local groups of
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Nordhessen and Frankfurt. If you are interested to participate in
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such a workshop check our upcoming event.
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</li>
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On July 22nd, Bonnie Mehring presented our 'Public Money?
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Public Code!' campaign in the <a
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href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Women">FSFE women</a> monthly
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meeting. Also, they discussed what the plans are with respect to
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the upcoming election campaign of the federal parliament in Germany
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2021. The FSFE women group is open for all women who are interested
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in Free Software and technology, and takes place online.
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</li>
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On July 24th, translators met online to get to know each other and
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learn valuable tools for their work, such as the webpreview tool,
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the translation wiki, and Git. The meeting was hosted by Luca
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Bonissi, who has created the webpreview tool, and Bonnie Mehring,
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coordinator of <a
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href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Translators">the FSFE translator
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group</a> team.
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<li>
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Alexander Sander, our Policy Consultant, contributed to a report on
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the use of Free Software in local administrations which was
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released by the German association for municipal government. The
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association 'Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für
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Verwaltungsmanagement (KGSt)', published the <a
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href="https://www.kgst.de/doc/20210706A0006">report</a> [DE] titled
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'Open Source in Kommunen – Ein Baustein für mehr Digitale
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Souveränität.'
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<h2 id="legal-and-licensing-workshops-2021">Legal and Licensing Workshops 2021</h2>
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On July 14th, the Online Legal and Licensing Workshop 2021 was
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completed. The FSFE's Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop
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(LLW) has been held annually for the <a
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href="/activities/ln/llw.html">FSFE's Legal Network</a> since
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2008, and serves as a conference for <a
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href="/activities/ln/ln.html">legal experts</a> in the field of
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Free Software to debate over issues and share best practices
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surrounding Free Software licenses. Instead of a one-time
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conference, this year, from March to July, LLW offered online
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presentations, discussion panels, and workshops continuously.
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We are very happy to have put up an online edition of the LLW, and
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we are also looking forward to organize next year's edition of
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the LLW hopefully in person, to continue building a robust Free
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Software legal community.
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<h2 id="get-active-for-the-federal-election-in-germany">Get active for the Federal election in Germany</h2>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/d9a1339d919cc9aa979241a4738e7c9d.png" />
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On 26 September, a new Bundestag will be elected in Germany. We are
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engaged around the election and want to ensure with our activities
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that "Public Money? Public Code!" play an important role
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for the next government. Therefore we want to make sure that our
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"Public Money? Public Code!" demands will be included in
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the coalition agreement of Germany's next government. To
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achieve this we need your help and support. We created an <a
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href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Bundestagswahl_DE">activity
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package</a> [DE] for you and will also present it during a workshop
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on 4 August 2021. If you like to participate, <a
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href="https://registration.fsfe.org/btw21-Workshop">register
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now</a>.
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<h2 id="contribute-to-our-newsletter">Contribute to our newsletter</h2>
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If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please
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send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter@fsfe.org.
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We're looking forward to hearing from you! If you also want to
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support us and our work, join our community and support us with a
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donation or a <a
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href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter">monthly
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contribution</a>. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers,
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supporters, and donors who make our work possible. And thanks to
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our translators, who enable you to read this newsletter in your
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native languages.
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<p>Your editor, Fani Partsafyllidou</p>
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physical distancing is the cancellation of Free Software
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conferences, including our own events. To keep the software freedom
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movement solid and alive, please consider <a
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href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter">donating a
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part of your conference budget to Free Software organisations,
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including the FSFE</a>.
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