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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ in recent years. Our ability to continue our vital work was severely
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compromised, as our work was threatened by a decline in supporters,
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compounded by economic pressures such as rising inflation. For the
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first time, we were forced to send out an urgent appeal via email - a
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heartfelt and unprecedented ask for help to our community, emphasising
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heartfelt and unprecedented request for help to our community, emphasising
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that without immediate and substantial support, the FSFE's
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long-standing mission to protect and promote software freedom across
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Europe would be in jeopardy. Fortunately, the response from the
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@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ crucial to sustaining our mission. Software freedom is a long-term
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struggle that demands persistent effort, dedication, and resources. The
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importance of this ongoing fight is underscored by recent events, such
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as Apple's litigation with the European Commission to avoid complying
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with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The FSFE is the only non- profit
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that is intervening, with the aim to to leverage the voice of the Free
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Software community against the company’s unfair practices This
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with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The FSFE is the only non-profit
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that is intervening, with the aim to leverage the voice of the Free
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Software community against the company’s unfair practices. This
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endeavour can take decades and it is a complex, time-consuming, and
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resource-intensive endeavour but we strongly believe that we need to be
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there to defend Device Neutrality and the interests of the Free
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Software community.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, the broader landscape for Free Software is facing
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more additional challenges. Recently, the European Union decided to cut
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more challenges. Recently, the European Union decided to cut
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its funding to the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative,
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highlighting a critical issue: the lack of secure, long-term financial
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support for Free Software. Software freedom requires not only nice
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@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ in conferences, celebrating the "I Love Free Software" day, and through
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the work of our local groups across Europe.
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</p>
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<p>In the last months we have continued focusing also in the younger
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<p>In the recent months we have continued focusing also on the younger
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generations. In this regard, the third edition of "Youth Hacking for
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Freedom" (YH4F) is underway, with preparations for the fourth edition
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already in progress. The Ada & Zangemann book, is becoming a well-known
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already in progress. The Ada & Zangemann book is becoming a well-known
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open educational resource, being translated into 10 languages, while
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its readings continue to inspire and educate. Additionally, we are
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working on producing a film about Ada’s story to further amplify its
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@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ it!</blockquote>
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<li><a href="#device-neutrality"><strong>Device Neutrality: the Free Software community “shows its teeth”</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#ngi"><strong>Next Generation Internet and the lack of long-term sustainable funding for Free Software</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#young-generations"><strong>Reaching Generation Alpha: Youth Hacking 4 Freedom and Ada & Zangemann</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#Policy"><strong>Policy work: Advocating for Free Sotware</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#legal"><strong>Legal Support: giving advise to projects and individuals</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#Policy"><strong>Policy work: Advocating for Free Software</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#legal"><strong>Legal Support: giving advice to projects and individuals</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#public-awareness"><strong>Our work on public awareness</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#movement"><strong>Join the movement</strong></a></li>
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</ol>
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@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ landscape.</p>
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become increasingly important as large technology companies tighten
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their grip on the devices and operating systems they control, raising
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concerns about privacy, digital rights and market dominance. In 2024,
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the FSFE has faced monopolistic power over devices heads on.
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the FSFE has faced monopolistic power over devices head on.
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Notwithstanding the dangers of giant corporations over the entire
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digital markets, the FSFE performed key contributions to safeguard
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software freedom: we got involved in <a
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@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ technically and legally challenging, as “malicious compliance” from
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gatekeepers has posed real risks to Software Freedom. The FSFE has been
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working with a large spectrum of community actors. For instance, the
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FSFE worked with F-Droid, The App Fair Project and other
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interoperability experts to investigate Apple's DMA compliance and it's
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interoperability experts to investigate Apple's DMA compliance and its
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impact on Free Software. During the past months, we coordinated several
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expert workshops with stakeholders, <a href="/news/2024/news-20240318-02.html">discussed with regulators in
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FOSDEM</a>, <a href="/news/nl/nl-202406.html#interoperability-apple">had
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@@ -221,15 +221,14 @@ Apple's compliance with the DMA poses a risk to Free Software and
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Device Neutrality.</p>
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<p>We are calling for volunteers and civil society organisations to
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help us resonating the message against monopolization of digital
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markets. We need robust support from policy makers for Free Software,
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so alternative to gatekeepers can flourish in a fair and safe
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help the message against monopolization of digital markets resonate. We need robust support from policy makers for Free Software,
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so alternatives to gatekeepers can flourish in fair and safe
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environments.</p>
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<p>In addition to this, at the beginning of August we have announced
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that we are intervening in the case of Apple vs Commission to uphold
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the DMA. It is a litigation brought by Apple against the European
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commission in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
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the DMA. It is litigation brought by Apple against the European
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Commission in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Following the FSFE’s application for intervention, the court recognized
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the FSFE’s interests in the case as a stakeholder and allowed the
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intervention. We will submit our arguments to the court by
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@@ -238,9 +237,9 @@ mid-September.</p>
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<h3>Router Freedom: several victories notwithstanding the outbreak from telcos</h3>
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<p>Although we should be free to choose the technical devices we use in
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our private lives, some Internet Service Providers (ISP) still unduly
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limit how customers have to use to connect to the Internet, or
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discriminating against owners of alternative devices. This undermines
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our private lives, some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) still unduly
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limit how customers connect to the Internet, or
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discriminate against owners of alternative devices. This undermines
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Router Freedom.</p>
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@@ -258,13 +257,13 @@ business representatives, digital right groups and consumer protection
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organisations to repel these reactionary initiatives from telcos.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Germany</strong>: Fiber operators required the
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<li><strong>Germany</strong>: Fiber operators requested the
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national regulator BnetzAg to create an exception against Router
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Freedom, asking to take end-users’ freedom over equipment by imposing
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their own fiber terminals. The FSFE intervened in the process, <a
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href="/news/2023/news-20230915-01.html">claiming
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that Router Freedom is key for open internet and net neutrality</a>, so the
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regulator should confirm its own 2016’s decision to safeguard Router
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regulator should confirm its own 2016 decision to safeguard Router
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Freedom for all network topologies.</li>
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<li><strong>Belgium</strong>: As a decisive victory, the Belgian
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@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ href="/news/2023/news-20231113-02.html">Router Freedom for all types of
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network
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in the country</a>. The FSFE has participated as a key stakeholder in the
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process, contributing to BIPT’s work, presenting the views of the
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community and end-users. Later in 2024, the telecom operator Orange
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community and end-users. Later in 2024, the telecom operator Orange
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has started litigation against the regulator, asking for a exception
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for fiber, claiming the regulator was not diligent in the decision
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making. The court ruled against the operator, confirming the diligent
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@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ decision represented a <a
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href="/news/2024/news-20240709-01.html">decisive victory for Router
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Freedom</a>, as for the
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first time, a court confirmed a regulatory procedure involving fiber
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networks. The FSFE demanded that other regulators take this as an good
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networks. The FSFE demanded that other regulators take this as a good
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example.</li>
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@@ -296,22 +295,22 @@ example.</li>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<li><strong>Austria</strong>: Despite of the outcry of a broad spectrum
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<li><strong>Austria</strong>: Despite the outcry of a broad spectrum
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of stakeholders demonstrating to the Austrian regulator RTR the
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necessity of regulating Router Freedom, the authority dismissed the
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case with no further consideration. The FSFE has been very active in
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the country, <a href="/news/2023/news-20231201-01.html">coordinating efforts with civil-society, industry
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representatives and policy makers</a>, but nonetheless the regulator
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decided to follow the telecom operators’ interests in not attending
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decided to follow the telecom operators’ interests in not attending to
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civil-society demands.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Making Router Freedom easier for users: the tech wiki</h3>
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<p>Aside our policy and legal efforts ito conduct a European-wide
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<p>In addition to our policy and legal efforts to conduct a European-wide
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initiative to defend the rights and interests of end-users regarding
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Router Freedom, the FSFE has launched an initiative exclusively
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dedicated to end-users: practical guide for interested technical people
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dedicated to end-users: a practical guide for interested technical people
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desiring to change their router provided by the ISP, helping them on
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the path (sometimes not so trivial) of installing their own private
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router at home. We introduce the new <a
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@@ -338,8 +337,7 @@ could just have one.</p>
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href="https://deviceneutrality.org/">Device Neutrality</a>
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to ensure that everyone, regardless of
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their technical background, can grasp the basics of this crucial
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concept. The landing page is designed to, in a simple and easy way,
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explain the essential. By making it simple, we aim to raise awareness
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concept. The landing page is designed to explain the essentials in a simple and easy way. By making it simple, we aim to raise awareness
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and foster a broader understanding, helping users recognize the
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importance of supporting and advocating for Device Neutrality in their
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own digital lives.</p>
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@@ -374,7 +372,7 @@ we are raising awareness at conferences, events, and in explaining it
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to politicians.</p>
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<blockquote>'Public Money? Public Code!' demands that software
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developed for public sector must be made publicly available under a
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developed for the public sector must be made publicly available under a
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Free Software licence. Free Software in public bodies guarantees
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freedom of choice, access, and competition. This allows our public
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administrations to regain full control of their digital infrastructure
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@@ -412,13 +410,13 @@ is to provide financial grants and technical support to researchers and
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developers who are working on Free Software solutions that contribute
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to the establishment of the Next Generation Internet. As a part of the
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NGI0 consortium, the FSFE is providing support to Free Software projects
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with their legal and licensing issues, as well as introducing them into
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with their legal and licensing issues, as well as introducing them to
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the <a href="https://reuse.software/">REUSE specification</a>, a tool
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that can simplier the license process.
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that can simplify the license process.
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</p>
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<p>Currently, <a href="/activities/ngi/ngi.html">the FSFE is working on four NGI0 programs</a>: NGI Entrust,
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NGI Core, NGI Review, and NGI Commons Fund programs.</p>
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NGI Core, NGI Review, and NGI Commons Fund.</p>
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<h3>REUSE, make licensing easy </h3>
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of Free Software is crucial to the mission of the FSFE. Through our
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activities in this field we are fostering innovation, collaboration,
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and digital literacy in the future. We are supporting a generation that
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can control their technology and empowering themselves. The children's
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can control their technology and empower themselves. The children's
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illustrated book Ada & Zangemann
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introduces the concepts of Free Software to young
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readers, making these complex ideas accessible and sparking curiosity.
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@@ -538,8 +536,8 @@ href="/news/2024/news-20240813-01.html">new sponsor on board</a>.
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<h3>Ada & Zangemann: Italian, French and Spanish version</h3>
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<p>The illustrated book <a href="ada.fsfe.org">Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software,
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Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream"</a> by the FSFE, tells the story of
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<p>The illustrated book <a href="ada.fsfe.org">"Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software,
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Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream"</a> by Matthias Kirschner, the President of the FSFE, tells the story of
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the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada
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begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process
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realises how crucial it is for her and others to control
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@@ -550,7 +548,7 @@ technology.</p>
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alt="Ada book in the different languages published" />
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</figure>
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<p>During this last months, we got a lot of amazing and interesting
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<p>In recent months, we got a lot of amazing and interesting
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news about Ada, from book readings to new translations to the project
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of making a film of this story.</p>
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@@ -609,7 +607,7 @@ Zangemann is now being printed in Spanish! The company has distributed
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500 copies to its employees and, from September, its STEM team will be
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embarking on a 'STEM tour', visiting schools in several Spanish cities
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around the country to share the story encouraging children, and
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especially girls to get into STEM.</p>
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especially girls, to get into STEM.</p>
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<figure>
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<peertube url="https://media.fsfe.org/w/gAbtkoFWaNNoCmDuyoJ2KC" />
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@@ -624,15 +622,15 @@ share it, use it in schools, and integrate it with other educational
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material, making a difference to the quality of IT education that is so
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vital for young people in our digital society.</p>
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<p><strong>They are young + they need the code", FSFE's Format to bring Free Software in the schools (online)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>"They are young + they need the code", the FSFE's format to bring Free Software into the schools (online)</strong></p>
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<p>The FSFE's pilot project “They are young + they need the code” is
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inspired from the book Ada&Zangemann. This educational format,
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inspired by the book "Ada & Zangemann". This educational format,
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designed by the FSFE, helps the children to understand the importance
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of controlling their own technology, through reading the book and
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manual activities. Currently the project is taking place in Italy and
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we are waiting to hear back from our volunteers, which are bringing the
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format to the schools and or libraries.</p>
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manual activities. Currently the project is being tested in Italy, and
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we are waiting to hear back from our volunteers, who are bringing the
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format to the schools and libraries.</p>
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<h3>Free Software Knowledge IT Project, partnership with Edulife</h3>
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<p>The project consists in a two-year agreement to deliver educational
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content to students from the ITS Academy LAST about Free Software legal
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aspects, policy and public awareness. Last January, and as part of this
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studies academic program, the FSFE delivered educational content about
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academic program, the FSFE delivered educational content about
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Free Software, with a focus on Free Software legal issues, policy
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aspects and public awareness in the form of lectures. Besides, again
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aspects and public awareness in the form of lectures. In addition, again
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this year the students will attend SFSCON.</p>
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<p>Political decisions and policies within the European Union
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significantly impact Free Software, its ecosystems, and its
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communities. Since 20 years the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
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engages with policymakers to ensure that the Free Software community
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communities. For 20 years the FSFE has engaged with policymakers to ensure that the Free Software community's
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voice is heard. Advocating at the European level for software freedom
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is essential to make decision-makers all over Europe understand the
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importance of Free Software in our society.</p>
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<p>Looking at the future, especially in light of the recent
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developments around the possible cuts of funding directed to Free
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Software projects with the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative,
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Free Software funding urges to be addressed at the European Level with
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Free Software funding should be addressed at the European level with
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the institution of a long-term sustainable funding scheme. In the next
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year(s), our policy efforts will be also focused to raise this issue at
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the European level, and we will make sure that uncoordinated, scattered
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if there was any kind of commercial activity, like in the case of
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voluntary contributions to code.</p>
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<p>Already at an early stage, the FSFE argued in a hearing in the EU
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<p>At an early stage, the FSFE argued in a hearing in the EU
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Parliament, for the inclusion of clear and precise exemptions for Free
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Software development in the legislation and for liability to be
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transferred to those who significantly financially benefit from it on
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<p>The EU's Interoperable Europe Act aims to improve cross-border
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digital public services. <a href="/news/2024/news-20240206-01.html">The
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Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has
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called on policymakers to recognize the importance of Free Software in
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FSFE has called on policymakers to recognize the importance of Free Software in
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achieving this goal</a>. Following the <a href="publiccode.eu">"Public Money? Public Code!"</a>
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initiative, we have been emphasizing the need for public
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administrations to have control over the software they use while
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<p><strong>Cyber Solidarity Act</strong></p>
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<p>The Cyber Solidarity act aims at strengthening collaboration among
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<p>The Cyber Solidarity Act aims at strengthening collaboration among
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EU member states around Cyber Security, in order to strengthen
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solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and
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respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents.</p>
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<p>Already in a hearing at the Committee of the Regions, we highlighted
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<p>In a hearing at the Committee of the Regions, we highlighted
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that in order to establish trustworthy and resilient systems, public
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bodies must ensure they have full control over the software and the
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computer systems at the core of their state digital infrastructure, and
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this is only possible prioritizing the use of Free Software.</p>
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this is only possible by prioritizing the use of Free Software.</p>
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<figure>
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<peertube url="https://media.fsfe.org/w/7GATihc2xRDVfLucVcFcdF" />
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achieve Device Neutrality, and a free and open internet without the
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commitment of the public sector to maintain a vigorous and sustainable
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ecosystem through policies and funding.That is why it is important that
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we are keep educating decision/makers in the importance of software freedom.</blockquote>
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we keep educating decision-makers in the importance of software freedom.</blockquote>
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<p><strong>Liability, Cybersecurity and Free Software</strong></p>
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<p>The Free
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Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), along with NLnet Labs and the Open
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<p>The FSFE, along with NLnet Labs and the Open
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Source Security Foundation, submitted <a
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href="https:/news/2024/news-20240715-01.html">feedback on the Network
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managers," the FSFE and its partners expressed concerns about the focus
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on business-to-business (B2B) relationships. They pointed out that many
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complex software products, central to the digital infrastructure
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sector, are often developed by independent individuals, non-profit
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sector, are developed by independent individuals, non-profit
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organizations, or academic institutions. In these cases, beyond the
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freedoms provided by Free Software licenses, there is no formal
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relationship between the developer and the entities covered by
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<p><strong>Public Money?, Public Code! demands at the European Union</strong></p>
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<p>The FSFE has also taken part in crucial consultations at the
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European level. For the FSFE is important to give input in this kind of
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processes as it makes the free Software community’s voice heard, and we
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can make sure the the community demands reach the European Institution
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European level. For the FSFE it is important to give input in this kind of
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process as it makes the Free Software community’s voice heard, and we
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can make sure the community's demands reach policymakers
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in crucial phases of the legislative process.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Software Freedom Funding</li>
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<p>In the wake of the recent <a href="/news/2024/news-20240719-01.html">€27 million cut in the NGI funding</a>, the Free Software Foundation
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Europe has responded to the growing concern by asking the community <a href="/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html">to take
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part to a public consultation</a> of the European Commission, which asked for feedback on their Digital Europe funding programme.</p>
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<p>The community stressed the <a href="/news/2024/news-20240911-01.html">urgent need for sustainable,
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<p>In the wake of the recent <a href="/news/2024/news-20240719-01.html">€27 million cut in the NGI funding</a>, the FSFE has responded to the growing concern by asking the community <a href="/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html">to take
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part in a public consultation</a> of the European Commission, which asked for feedback on their Digital Europe funding programme.</p>
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<p>The community stressed the<a href=" /news/2024/news-20240911-01.html">urgent need for sustainable,
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long-term financial support for Free Software</a> to ensure Europe's technological independence. Europe
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needs <a href="/news/2024/news-20240808-01.html">sustainable, secure, and dedicated funding</a> to ensure its control over technology through Free Software.
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Much of Europe's digital infrastructure relies on Free Software projects to ensure independence and resilience.
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Reducing or cutting funding threatens Europe's technological autonomy. With the participation of our community in the
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public consultation, we ensured that Free Software solutions receive the long-term funding they need.</p>
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public consultation, we hope that Free Software solutions will receive the long-term funding they need.</p>
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<p><em>We will keep you up to date on this issue, as the consultation will be at the end of the process at the
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time of publication of this report.</em>.</p>
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<li>European digital infrastructure needs a Free Software first
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@@ -943,12 +937,12 @@ for contributors who would like to get involved or fund the project. Get
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in touch via <email mailto="yes">tedective@fsfe.org</email> if you are interested!
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</p>
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<h2 id="legal">Legal Support: giving advise to projects and individuals</h2>
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<h2 id="legal">Legal Support: giving advice to projects and individuals</h2>
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<p>At the Free Software Foundation Europe we help answer licensing
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<p>At the FSFE we help answer licensing
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questions, provide technical support to make licensing easier (among
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others, with REUSE), provide legal education materials on Free
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Software, nd organise an annual conference for the FSFE's legal network, the Free Software
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Software, and organise an annual conference for the FSFE's legal network, the Free Software
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Legal and Licensing Workshop (LLW). We are also part of several
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EU-funded projects, helping with legal concepts and issues. </p>
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@@ -972,9 +966,7 @@ This work, along with the work produced by our ZOOOM consortium
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partners on Open Data and Open Hardware, is to be included in
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education, business creation, and innovation programs across the EU
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that aim to build expertise in European small and medium-sized
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enterprises (SMEs). Another part of our work with the ZOOOM initiative
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was to promote and to disseminate the research that we've conducted on
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these topics.</p>
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enterprises (SMEs).</p>
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<p>Another part of our work with the ZOOOM initiative was to promote
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and to disseminate the research that we've conducted on these topics.
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@@ -1062,7 +1054,7 @@ contribute.</p>
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<figcaption>FSFE Press Page</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>From a technical standpoint, we have the overhauled <a
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<p>From a technical standpoint, we have overhauled <a
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href="https://status.fsfe.org/translations/index.html">the translation
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status page</a>. It now displays the files that need translation for each
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language, prioritized by the importance of the files—essentially based
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@@ -1089,36 +1081,30 @@ hasn't been used by any group yet. The process for adding events to our
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events page has also been partially automated—a pull request is
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automatically generated for new events, collecting all language
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versions, and the event filename is adjusted accordingly. This version
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improves clarity, reduces redundancy, and streamlines the explanation.</p>
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improves clarity, reduces redundancy, and streamlines the explanation.
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Let me know if you'd like any adjustments! </p>
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<p>We also have made some progress in the migration from <a
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href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/">wiki.fsfe.org</a> to <a
|
||||
href="https://docs.fsfe.org/">docs.fsfe.org</a> made progress, but
|
||||
href="https://docs.fsfe.org/">docs.fsfe.org</a>, but
|
||||
still we need to continue working on it during the next months. Last
|
||||
but not least, over the past year we switched from the old ticket system to the new one.</p>
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|
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<p>We have also continued with our <a href="/news/podcast.html">Software
|
||||
Freedom Podcast</a>. We published this year 4
|
||||
episodes, which might be a bit less that previous years but the person
|
||||
in charge was during several months in 2024 in maternity leave.</p>
|
||||
Freedom Podcast</a>. This year we published 4 episodes, which might be a bit less than previous years but the person in charge was on maternity leave for several months in 2024.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This year, in the podcast we talked about <a
|
||||
href="/news/podcast/episode-22.html">PMPC</a>, <a
|
||||
href="/news/podcast/episode-24.html">the current status of Free Software
|
||||
in our society</a>, in US and Europe, and we had a <a
|
||||
href="/news/podcast/episode-23.html">special episode in Christmas</a>
|
||||
about What is Free Software and we learned about <a
|
||||
in our society</a> in US and Europe, we had a <a
|
||||
href="/news/podcast/episode-23.html">special episode at Christmas</a>
|
||||
about "What is Free Software" and we learned about <a
|
||||
href="/news/podcast/episode-25.html">MirageOS</a>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>We also have a number of social media channels, the main ones being
|
||||
Mastodon and Peertube, where we post more frequently, using the ones
|
||||
that are not part of the Fediverse to promote topics and issues related
|
||||
with the main audience of those networks.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Starting with fundraising actions with the Italy mailing campaigns
|
||||
(but this might only be an internal info to share) where we gifted all
|
||||
supporters and ex-supporters a copy of the book and informed them about
|
||||
the activities happening in Italy.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure>
|
||||
<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/5a/c8/d807b0f4c42a15c75c803af66932.jpeg"
|
||||
@@ -1126,9 +1112,9 @@ the activities happening in Italy.</p>
|
||||
<figcaption>Map showing the different events that we have around Europe</figcaption>
|
||||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3>I Love Free Software Day:</h3>
|
||||
<h3>I Love Free Software Day</h3>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>I Love Free Software Day" 2024 focused on the younger generations
|
||||
<p>"I Love Free Software Day" 2024 focused on the younger generations
|
||||
and how to introduce them to the Free Software community. Therefore,
|
||||
several of our local groups celebrated this day with a meeting focused
|
||||
on younger people. </p>
|
||||
@@ -1155,7 +1141,7 @@ countries.</p>
|
||||
<h3>Merchandising and Info Material</h3>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This year we worked on adding new stickers to our -already- great
|
||||
collection some new merchandising and stickers.</p>
|
||||
collection.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>At the end of last year, we focused on expanding our already
|
||||
impressive sticker collection. With our team's creativity, we developed
|
||||
@@ -1198,6 +1184,10 @@ coordinators’ meetings. Besides organizing booths and being at events
|
||||
activities such as PMPC, Ada & Zangemann….</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This year we also activated a new local group, that is going to focus on Poland</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> In Italy, we had a fundraising innitiative, in which we gifted all
|
||||
supporters and ex-supporters a copy of the book and informed them about
|
||||
the activities happening in Italy.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure>
|
||||
<peertube url="https://media.fsfe.org/w/bfXqXqTZwipM9zbubjbDHV" />
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user