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<title>Free Software in France +++ Hackerspace in Albania +++ Job</title>
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<h1 id="free-software-in-france-hackerspace-in-albania-job">Free Software in France +++ Hackerspace in Albania +++ Job</h1>
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In this issue, we discuss the rising awareness for Free Software in
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France. We share our plans for monitoring the implementation of
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Device Neutrality principles. A hackerspace in Albania shares the
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‘Public Money! Public Code’ demand. We are looking for a working
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student to be our next system administrator assistant.
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<h2 id="free-software-in-france-gains-attention">Free Software in France gains attention</h2>
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What is the status of Free Software in France? According to Hugo Roy,
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there is rising awareness in the last decade, but France still needs
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a bold political stance supporting Free Software. Public procurement
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should require the right to produce unlimited amounts of a copy of
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the software. This requirement does not favour any company or
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business model, and can be a part of a public procurement. Hugo Roy
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is a lawyer and a Free Software supporter. Hugo appreciates the
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welcoming environment of the FSFE for volunteers and likes CalyxOS
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because it offers a ready-to-use environment on a phone and it is
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reliable. <a href="/news/podcast/episode-16.html">Listen to his
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interview in our new Software Freedom Podcast episode</a>.
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<a href="/news/podcast/episode-16.html">
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In our new Software Freedom Podcast we discuss with Hugo Roy, lawyer and Free Software supporter.
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On a sidenote we think it is worth noting that we received more
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signatures in our <a href="/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.html">open
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letter for the right to install any software on any device</a> from
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organisations throughout France than from any other country. This
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might support Hugo’s observation of increased awareness towards
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software freedom in France.
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<h2 id="fsfe-monitors-the-implementation-of-device-neutrality">FSFE monitors the implementation of Device Neutrality</h2>
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Imagine unboxing your new tablet and finding out you can install new
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apps only via the manufacturer’s own apps store. On top of that, your
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device boots only a specific operating system, fully or partly
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proprietary. In other words, you cannot install a different OS to
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overcome such limitations. Your tablet deserves better.
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Device Neutrality is a policy concept to enable end-users to bypass
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gatekeepers in order to run Free Software and use services
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independently of the control exercised by hardware manufacturers,
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vendors, and platforms. To help understand this policy concept, <a href="/activities/deviceneutrality/index#device-neutrality-free-software">we
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published an article clarifying the requirements</a> of Device
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Neutrality. So far we engaged in the field of device neutrality
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during the adoption of the <a href="/activities/dma/dma.html">Digital Markets Act
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(DMA)</a>, the European Union’s largest initiative to regulate
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gatekeepers in digital markets. We saw a major win in 2022, as
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several components of Device Neutrality were included in the DMA.
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/de9a14dc3122b5c304d8644d584abb6c.png" alt="Device neutrality logo" /></a>
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Our efforts are not over: now we have to make sure that the
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regulation is enforced in practice. Monitoring the implementation and
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enforcement of the DMA, conducting device-related activities, and
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promoting software freedom requires a lot of resources. <a href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate">Please consider donating to the
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FSFE so we can continue to work for device neutrality</a>.
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<h2 id="hackerspace-in-albania-explains-why-privacy-matters">Hackerspace in Albania explains why privacy matters</h2>
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Massive leaks of personal data in Albania revealed personal
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information of citizens last year. Hackerspace OpenLabs, an
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associated organisation of the FSFE, raises awareness on privacy in
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workshops and offers trainings on the safe use of technology. As
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members of OpenLabs point out in an interview with Le Courrier de
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Balkans, OpenLabs supports the use of Free Software in public
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administrations and <a href="https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Albanie-OpenLabs-un-hackerspace-pour-proteger-et-emanciper-le-numerique">spread
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the message of the ‘Public Money? Public Code!’ campaign in
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Albania</a>. Tirana City Hall was the first capital city in the
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Western Balkans to switch to larger remote Free Software solutions.
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Still, the country has to close the digital gap among citizens.
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/0c/ca/b2f430cc5cdb368bda718d87c9d2.jpg" alt="Person giving a presentation" />
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<h2 id="job-opening-assistant-system-administrator">Job opening: Assistant system administrator</h2>
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We are looking for a working student to support our work to empower
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people to control technology. The work is 10 hours per week from our
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Berlin office, but home office work will be possible later. The
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person will support the FSFE’s technical infrastructure by working
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with our system administrators. <a href="/news/2022/news-20220915-01.html">Apply until
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16 October</a>.
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<h2 id="childrens-book-available-to-pre-order-in-english">Children’s book available to pre-order in English</h2>
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<em>Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and
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Raspberry Ice Cream</em> has been translated into English. We made
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it! <a href="https://k7r.eu/ada-zangemann-ready-to-pre-order-in-english/">The
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book will now be published and an e-book is already available</a>. Of
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course, the e-book format contains <a href="/activities/drm/drm.html">no Digital
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Restrictions Management</a>. If you are from the US you can <a href="https://nostarch.com/ada-zangemann">pre-order the hardcover
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from No Starch Press</a>, get 25% off with the coupon code
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“Hacking4Freedom”, receive the ebook now, and get the book sent from
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the US in starting in December. If you live outside the US you should
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be able to pre-order the book from your local bookshop by the end of
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the year.
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<a href="https://nostarch.com/ada-zangemann">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/b2b23d22357bfc0c568a472b45a56dd3.png" alt="Illustration of three pieces. On the left side, an illustration showing a girl typing on a keyboard connected to her phone among tools and open books. On the right side, a grumpy old man types in front of ultra luxurious screens in the middle of furnitures with golden details. At the bottom, the text Ada & Zangemann is accompanied with the book cover." />
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<h2 id="save-the-date">Save the date!</h2>
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On 11-12 November the FSFE will organise the Legal Education Day
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at the SFSCon in Bolzano, Italy. You can participate in the
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events from anywhere. The conference is livestreamed and you can
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ask questions in the chat. We will present introductory topics of
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licensing of Free Software. Tune in to learn about copyleft and
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non-reciprocal licenses, license compatibility and
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incompatibility, and use of logos in software projects. You will
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learn how to license Free Software projects easily with REUSE.
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Join the Legal Education Day at the <a href="https://www.sfscon.it/">SFSCon</a> online! And if you join
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in-person, come over to our booth to chitchat!
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On 26 November Vincent Lequertier, AI specialist, gives a talk
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'For an inclusive and ethical artificial intelligence'. The
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presentation is part of the event <a href="https://www.campus-du-libre.org/index.php">Campus du Libre
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(Free Software campus)</a>, and the FSFE will be there with a
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<h2 id="past-events">Past events</h2>
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From 30 September to 2 October the FSFE and 11 civil society
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organisations co-organised the <a href="https://bits-und-baeume.org/en/">Bits & Bäume</a> (“Bits
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and Trees”) conference. We provided talks, and an Upcycling Android
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workshop. The FSFE local group Berlin had an information boot
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On 30 September Lina Ceballos, REUSE Project Manager, presented the
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principles of REUSE and showed how to make licensing clear and
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simple at <a href="https://www.kde-espana.org/akademy-es-2022/programa">Akademy-es</a>
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conference in Barcelona, Spain. On 1 October Lina presented REUSE
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tools and documentation at <a href="https://conf.kde.org/event/4/contributions/101/">Akademy</a> in
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On 29 September Katrina Holovets, artist, gave an author reading of
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Kirschner, author and President of the FSFE, answered questions
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from the audience. The event took place at the <a href="https://www.veranstaltungen-lvbw.de/event.php?vnrtoken=JAkaeObC09C9EDD6OkpIqkLv%20A8a95opOC%20gyRlyJOwJdVokCv5p1cRHDD6bQoMqMWIXagMyufrwRXBWqygYdSA">Landesvertretung
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Baden-Württemberg</a> and Rudi Hoogvliet, State Secretary of
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Baden-Württemberg, introduced the book. On 24 September there was a
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Router Freedom and Device Neutrality in Europe. <a href="https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e213/">The podcast was
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<strong>Belarus</strong>: Minsk GNU/Linux and Free Software
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enthusiasts have not enjoyed in-person meetings for a long time. On
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29 October they will revive the tradition to meet in person and the
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FSFE <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Minsk">local group
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Minsk</a> will be there! Contact <email>vics@fsfe.org</email> if you are interested in joining!
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<strong>Germany</strong>: The FSFE local group <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Berlin">Berlin</a> celebrated
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Software Freedom Day on 17 September at BeLUG. The group gave four
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talks: ‘A critical introduction to Free Software’ by Erik Grun,
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‘FLOSS video production with a focus on video tutorials’ by hoergen,
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c47, and ‘A sustainable approach to software as a resource’ by
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Tobias. The FSFE local group <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Hamburg">Hamburg</a> has its
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<strong>Italy</strong>: The FSFE local group <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Sicilia">Sicily</a> gave a
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<strong>Netherlands</strong>: The FSFE country team Netherlands
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hosted an FSFE booth at the NLLGG meeting in Utrecht on 17 September.
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Nico Rikken showed the possibilities of installing a custom ROM with
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phones. A few days after, the Netherlands team <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Netherlands/2022-09-21">met
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<strong>Women</strong>: The FSFE <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Women">Women</a> group planned next
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<h2 id="in-memory-of-damiano">In memory of Damiano</h2>
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family. Damiano was a teacher of thousands of students in Bassano del
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Grappa (VI) Italy during the last 20 years, and encouraged the use of
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We thank Damiano for his long-term contribution to software freedom.
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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 <a href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter">donation or a
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monthly contribution</a>. Thanks to our community and all the
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volunteers, supporters, and donors who make our work possible. And
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thanks to our translators, who enable you to read this newsletter in
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<p>Your editor, Fani Partsafyllidou</p>
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