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<p><strong>But this short introduction can only give you some brief ideas and so we invite you to find out your personal favourite of the FSFE's activities in 2019. Please enjoy your reading and if you are not a supporter yet, consider <a href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate">supporting software freedom in Europe</a>.</strong></p>
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"In a world where software influences virtually every single aspect of our lives, Free Software is a precondition for a free society."
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"In a world where software influences virtually every single aspect of our lives, Free Software is a
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precondition for a free society."
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<span class="blockquote__name">Reinhard Müller</span>
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<li><a href="#routerfreedom">ISP's infrastructure ends where Router Freedom begins!</a></li>
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<li><a href="#pmpc">Europeans demand: "Public Money? Public Code!"</a></li>
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<li><a href="#foss4smes">Explaining Free Software to business: Our FOSS4SMEs-project</a></li>
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<li><a href="#savecodeshare">Saving Code Share in the European Copyright Directive</a></li>
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<li><a href="#radiolockdown">Tearing Down barriers introduced by the Radio Lockdown Directive</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ngi0">Licensing consultancy for the Next Generation Internet</a></li>
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<li><a href="#policy">Spreading software freedom in Europe: Our policy advocacy</a></li>
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<li><a href="#reuse">Our developer's best licensing friend: REUSE</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ilovefs">We all love Free Software: IloveFS</a></li>
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<li><a href="#sustainability">Sustainability of Software</a></li>
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<li><a href="#community">Our Community - we are the FSFE</a></li>
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<li><a href="#join">How you can become part of</a></li>
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<li><a href="#events">Events we organised and participated in</a></li>
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<li><a href="#team">Staffers, team and GA</a></li>
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<li><a href="#outreach">Spreading the word of software freedom</a></li>
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<li><a href="#outlook">Looking forward</a></li>
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<li><a href="#about">About the Free Software Foundation Europe</a></li>
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<li><a href="#routerfreedom">ISP's infrastructure ends where Router Freedom begins!</a></li>
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<li><a href="#pmpc">Europeans demand: "Public Money? Public Code!"</a></li>
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<li><a href="#foss4smes">Explaining Free Software to business: Our FOSS4SMEs-project</a></li>
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<li><a href="#savecodeshare">Saving Code Share in the European Copyright Directive</a></li>
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<li><a href="#radiolockdown">Tearing Down barriers introduced by the Radio Lockdown Directive</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ngi0">Licensing consultancy for the Next Generation Internet</a></li>
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<li><a href="#policy">Spreading software freedom in Europe: Our policy advocacy</a></li>
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<li><a href="#reuse">Our developer's best licensing friend: REUSE</a></li>
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<li><a href="#sustainability">Sustainability of Software</a></li>
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<li><a href="#community">Our Community - we are the FSFE</a></li>
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<li><a href="#events2019">Events we organised and participated in</a></li>
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<li><a href="#outlook">Looking forward</a></li>
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<li><a href="#about">About the Free Software Foundation Europe</a></li>
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<p>In February, we were delighted to see the Parliament of Asturias to became <strong>the first Parliament in Europe who voted in favour to sign our <a href="https://publiccode.eu/openletter/">open letter</a> demanding "Public Money? Public Code!"</strong>. This was the result of nearly one year of intense advocating on local level, mainly done by our friends of the <a href="http://www.picahack.org/">Pica Pica Hacklab</a>. We found Pica Pica's success story to be highly motivating for local activists and so we <a href="/news/2019/news-20190514-01.html">conducted an interview</a> with Iyán Méndez Veiga from Pica Pica Hacklab who is speaking about their actions and achievements during that time:</p>
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"The idea behind was that they are totally different parties but we want them all to vote the same thing. So we tried to emphasise different benefits of Free Software to the different parties. [... Now] the proposal of the Parliament has three main items and the very first one is that the Parliament of Asturias supports the international "Public Money? Public Code!" initiative. [...] I think for the first time, a lot of politicians understood what Free Software is."
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"The idea behind was that they are totally different parties but we want them all to vote the same thing.
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So we tried to emphasise different benefits of Free Software to the different parties. [... Now] the
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proposal of the Parliament has three main items and the very first one is that the Parliament of Asturias
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supports the international "Public Money? Public Code!" initiative. [...] I think for the first time, a
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lot of politicians understood what Free Software is."
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<p>Every day, we are happy to see that our community becomes stronger. In the last years, we exceeded some ten thousand people from Europe and beyond who are supporting our cause by <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword">spreading our word</a>, signing our open letters, subscribing to our <a href="https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter-en">newsletter</a> or joining our <a href="https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion">public discussions</a>. But as impressive as numbers are, they cannot speak for the creative and engaged individual people behind them. And so we had the idea to <strong>let our community members speak for themselves</strong> and created a dedicated <a href="/about/people/testimonials">testimonials page</a>.</p>
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"I believe that Free Software can help us change our society fundamentally for the better and I believe the best way to do so is together with other volunteers from all over Europe!" - <em>Alexandra Busch</em>
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"I believe that Free Software can help us change our society fundamentally for the better and I believe
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the best way to do so is together with other volunteers from all over Europe!"
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"The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) brings together dedicated and engaged activists from all over Europe to seize the opportunities to secure our rights to use, share, study, and improve software because without Free Software, technology subjugates us instead of enhancing our freedom."
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Hugo Roy
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"The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) brings together dedicated and engaged activists from all over
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Europe to seize the opportunities to secure our rights to use, share, study, and improve software because
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without Free Software, technology subjugates us instead of enhancing our freedom."
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<p>On this testimonials-page you will not only find quotes by our diverse community members from all over Europe, but also interviews with them. One example of many is <a href="/about/people/interviews/grun.html#interview">Erik Grun</a>, our local coordinator Berlin.</p>
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<p>During our last <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/LSMandCommunityMeeting2018">community meeting in Strasbourg</a>, we even had the pleasure to make some short video interviews with some of our community members like the one from Vincent Lequertier: </p>
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<p>Finally, advocating for freedom also costs money and we depend on people like you to <a href="https://my.fsfe.org/support">support us financially</a>. <strong>All support is used to improve our software freedom a bit more each day, step by step, bit by bit.</strong></p>
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<p>One of the FSFE's goals is to help individuals and organisations to understand how Free Software contributes to freedom, transparency, and self-determination. To this end we reach out to the public by participating in events. Since our last annual report <strong>we participated in over 60 events in 11 European countries</strong> (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands), many of which we gave public presentations and talks, most prominently about "Public Money? Public Code!", Sustainability of (Free) Software, Security with Free Software and Free Your Android. With the help of our local volunteers, we have even been able to also set up an information-booth in more than 20 of these events.</p>
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<p>Our staffers make sure to keep running the FSFE's administration and daily operations. From sending <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword">promotion material</a> to <a href="/support">donation receipts</a>, from selling merchandise to organising our larger community events. But they also represent the FSFE officially in talks and presentations or in different kind of meetings. </p>
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<p>At the FSFE we currently employ six full-time staffers and two part-time employees. This permanent team has appreciated the help of our interns George Brooke-Smith, Lucas Lasota and Bonnie Mehring. With Minh Nguyen we also contracted our first <a href="/news/2019/news-20190701-01.html">Federal Voluntary Service</a>.</p>
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"Legal and policy interns at the FSFE have an important role helping the team accomplishing a wide variety of tasks, campaigns and events. They are responsible for creating legal and policy documents, conducting researches, organizing events, collaborating with volunteers and backing up the team in daily organizational life. It is a great way to start a professional career in the Free Software world!"
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of tasks, campaigns and events. They are responsible for creating legal and policy documents, conducting
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organizational life. It is a great way to start a professional career in the Free Software world!"
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<p>All staffers are officially contracted with the FSFE as an association with charity status, registered in Germany. The charity is governed by its <a href="/about/team.html#general-assembly">formal members ("General Assembly")</a> who are responsible for planning, budgeting, setting the agenda, as well as electing and recalling the Executive Council and the Financial Officer. At this year's GA, the FSFE's President Matthias Kirschner, Vice-President Heiki Löhmus and Financal Officer Patrick Ohnewein <a href="/news/2019/news-20191014-01.html">have been approved to run the FSFE</a> for another 2-years term.</p>
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<p><strong>The FSFE empowers users to promote digital freedom in the real world</strong> by offering a large set of promotion material. You can find inspiration about the <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#100-freedoms-black-sticker">100 freedoms of Free Software</a> and why <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#nocloud-sticker">There is no Cloud, just other people's computers</a>, or leaflets to help you explain <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#freedom">Free Software</a>, <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#gnupg-leaflet">Email encryption</a>, the dangers of <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#drm-leaflet">DRM</a> and how to <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword#f-droid-leaflet">Free Your Android</a>. You can also find postcards, posters and stickers of our <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword.html#pmpc">Public Money? Public Code!</a> and <a href="/contribute/spreadtheword.html#ilovefs">I love Free Software campaign</a>. Order your own material now and help us to spread the word!</p>
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<p>In the last 12 months, we sent out 819 information material orders around the world. This means literally <strong>thousands of stickers, leaflets, and posters have been given out</strong> to people, who are interested or are even hearing about Free Software for the first time. If you would like to support us in this direct action, consider <a href="https://my.fsfe.org/donate">supporting us financially or consider a donation</a> along with your personal order of information material. The right leaflet at the right time to the right person can be the start of long-lasting change. </p>
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<p>Next to our promotion material, we also offer to show your love for Free Software by using and wearing some of our <a href="/order/">merchandise items</a>. Free Software clothing is a great way of raising awareness within your local community, and each sale helps to fund critical FSFE projects. </p>
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<p>In the last 12 months we sold over 1100 shirts and hoodies among which our <a href="https://fsfe.org/order#tshirt-nocloud-black">"There is NO CLOUD"</a>, our <a href="https://fsfe.org/order#tshirt-pmpc-black">“Public Money? Public Code!”</a> and our <a href="https://fsfe.org/order#zipped-fsfs-black">zipped Hoodies</a> have been the most popular items. </p>
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