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<event month="03" type="device-neutrality">
<title>Launch of Free Your Android</title>
<title>Free Your Android launched</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2012/news-20120228-01.html</url>
<body>
Most smartphones come with non-free software and some restrictions. The FSFE
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</event>
<event month="02" type="device-neutrality">
<title>The FSFE raised concerns over the Nortel patent portfolio sale</title>
<title>Concerns over the Nortel patent portfolio sale</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2012/news-20120214-01.html</url>
<body>
The FSFE calls on US competition regulators about faulty competition settlement
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</year>
<year value="2011">
<event month="12" type="legal-education">
<title>Supported the case of AVM vs. Cybits</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/avm-gpl-violation/</url>
<title>AVM vs. Cybits case</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/avm-gpl-violation.html/</url>
<body>
The FSFE supported the case of AVM vs. Cybits and the court
confirmed FSFE's view that users of GNU GPLed software are
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</event>
<event month="" type="market-regulations">
<title>The FSFE provided input to EU's R &amp; D funding program</title>
<title>Input to EU's R&amp;D funding program</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20111206-01.en.html</url>
<body>
Called Horizon 2020, the program will provide 80 billion EUR for
research and development projects. The FSFE provided input to the
Commission in order to make the program accessible for Free
The FSFE provided input to the Commission in order to make Horizion 2020 (EU's R&amp;D funding program for the period 2014-2020) accessible for Free
Software research and projects.
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</event>
<event month="05" type="market-regulations">
<title>The FSFE in European Court of Justice hearing</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20110523-01.en.html</url>
<title>European Court of Justice hearing</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20110523-01.html</url>
<body>
The FSFE played a key role at a Microsoft hearing before the
European Union's General Court, helping explain the intricacies of
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</event>
<event month="04" type="org-dev">
<title>
German Merrit Cross on Ribbon for the FSFE's founding president
<title> The FSFE's founding president awarded German Cross of Merit
</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2010/news-20100428-01.html</url>
<body>
Georg C. F. Greve receives this high award for his work on Free
Software.
Georg C. F. Greve, founding president of the FSFE, receives this high award (Verdienstkreuz am Bande).for his work on Free
Software and Open Standards.
</body>
</event>
<event month="02" type="volunteer-engagement">
@@ -617,16 +614,14 @@
</year>
<year value="2009">
<event month="09" type="pmpc">
<title>First "Ask Your Candidates"</title>
<title> "Ask Your Candidates" launched</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2009/news-20090908-01.html</url>
<body>
For the federal elections in Germany, the FSFE asks political parties about
their political opinions regarding Free Software, Open standards, and
ideas for more freedom.
For the federal elections in Germany, the FSFE started this initiative to ask the parties' candidates about their positions on Free Software and Open Standards
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</event>
<event month="02" type="volunteer-engagement">
<title>Launch of the PDFReaders campaign</title>
<title>PDFReaders campaign</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2009/news-20090202-01.html</url>
<body>
Many websites from public administrations advertise proprietary PDF
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</event>
<event month="06" type="org-dev">
<title>Karsten Gerloff is elected as new president</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/about/people/gerloff/gerloff.en.html</url>
<url>https://fsfe.org/about/people/gerloff/gerloff.html</url>
<body>
Team member of the FSFE since 2005, Karsten Gerloff was elected FSFE president together with Fernanda Weiden as vice president.
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</event>
<event month="02" type="legal-education">
<title>First European Free Software Licensing and Legal Workshop</title>
<title>First Free Software Licensing and Legal Workshop</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/news/2008/news-20080214-01.html</url>
<body>
The FSFE offers a workshop focused on medium to large projects and
enterprises to discuss their existing license compliance processes. Our
legal experts and external partners help to deliver training and
consultancy for Free Software.
The Free Software Licensing and Legal Workshop (LLW) gathers experts to discuss license and legal topics, organized by the FSFE's Freedom Task Force.
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</event>
</year>
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<body>
From 2004 until its conclusion in 2007, the FSFE worked hard on this case with
the Samba team to protect the interests of Free Software developers.
Microsoft is now required to publish interoperability information.
As a result, Microsoft is required to publish interoperability information.
</body>
</event>
<event month="07" type="market-regulations">
<title>Fighting against MS-OOXML</title>
<title>Against the standardisation of MS-OOXML</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/msooxml/msooxml.html</url>
<body>
Microsoft tried to make OOXML an Open Standard. This implementation
lacks interoperability information and can be considered as an attempt
to undermine Open Standards. By informing about this issue MS-OOXML did
not establish well enough to be a danger anymore.
lacks interoperability information and can be considered an attempt
to undermine Open Standards. By informing about this issue, MS-OOXML ended up not being established well enough to be a danger anymore.
</body>
</event>
<event month="02" type="legal-education">
@@ -688,7 +679,7 @@
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/fla/fla.html</url>
<body>
The FSFE releases the Fiduciary License Agreement (FLA) to ensure legal maintability of Free Software
projects and rights in court. In 2008, KDE is adopting it as well.
projects and rights in court. In 2008, KDE adopted it as well.
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</event>
</year>
@@ -697,16 +688,14 @@
<title>First Fellowship conference</title>
<url>https://lwn.net/Articles/200329/</url>
<body>
The first Fellowship conference is organised in Bolzano, Italy,
and enables FSFE supporters to meet in person.
The first Fellowship conference took place in Bolzano, Italy, enabling FSFE supporters to meet in person.
</body>
</event>
<event month="11" type="legal-education">
<title>Launch of the FSFE's Legal Team</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/legal.en.html</url>
<title>The FSFE's Legal Team established</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/legal.html</url>
<body>
Established and operating in close collaboration with
gpl-violations.org, "FSFE Legal" educates and supports Free Software
Operating in close collaboration with gpl-violations.org, "FSFE Legal" educates and supports Free Software
developers in legal aspects.
</body>
</event>
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</year>
<year value="2005">
<event month="11" type="market-regulations">
<title>Intervening European Commmission's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/ms-vs-eu/ms-vs-eu.en.html</url>
<title>EC's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/ms-vs-eu/ms-vs-eu.html</url>
<body>
In order to strengthen a culture of interoperability between
devices in EU member states, the FSFE files an application to
participate in this important case".
intervene in this important case".
</body>
</event>
<event month="06" type="market-regulations">
<title>European Parliament votes against Software Patents</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/swpat/swpat.en.html</url>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/swpat/swpathtml</url>
<body>
After an intense campaign by the FSFE and many other organisations, the
European Parliament rejects the new Software Patent initiative.
After an intense campaign by the FSFE and other organisations, the
European Parliament rejects the Software Patent initiative.
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</event>
<event month="06" type="market-regulations">
<title>Karlsruhe Memorandum against Software Patents</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/activities/swpat/memorandum.html</url>
<body>
Nearly 40 organisations and over 220 individuals take a stand against
Nearly 40 organisations and over 220 individuals took a stand against
the Software Patents directive before its second reading in the European
Parliament.
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</event>
<event month="02" type="org-dev">
<title>Creation of the Fellowship of the FSFE</title>
<title> The Fellowship of the FSFE</title>
<url>https://blogs.fsfe.org/fellowship-interviews/?p=27</url>
<body>
European Free Software advocates can now become supporters of the
FSFE and use its infrastructure to promote and spread the vision of the
FSFE as volunteers.
European Free Software advocates can now become fellows by supporting the
FSFE. As fellows, they can also use the FSFE's infrastructure to promote and spread our vision as volunteers."
</body>
</event>
</year>
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</event>
<event month="05" type="market-regulations">
<title>Definition of Open Standards</title>
<title>Open Standards definition</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/standards/def.html</url>
<body>
The FSFE refines the Open Standards definition which will be adopted by many
The FSFE contributes to redefine the Open Standards definition, which will be adopted by many
organisations and companies in Europe.
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</event>
</year>
<year value="2003">
<event month="07" type="volunteer-engagement">
<title>Launch of the Education Task Force</title>
<title>Education Task Force created</title>
<url>https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/education/education.html</url>
<body>
To improve the access to Free Software in education, a team of experts to focus on education topics was funded by volunteers of the FSFE.
To improve the access to Free Software in education, the Education Task Force was funded by volunteers of the FSFE. The members are experts in this topic.
</body>
</event>
</year>