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<CENTER><H1>Free Software Foundation Europe</H1></CENTER>
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This will become the web site of the <B>FSF Europe</B>, an
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organization dedicated to Free Software activities in Europe. As the
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official sister organization of the <B>Free Software Foundation</B> in
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the United States, it will build its activities around the
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<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU Project</A> although it won't be
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limited to it.<p>
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Its second role will be to provide maintenance and services for
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the <B>GNU Business Network</B> which is also being planned right
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now. For more information about the <B>GNU Business Network</B> we
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recommend taking a look at the
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<A HREF="http://mailman.gnubiz.org">mailing lists</A> - this is where
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all the information is right now.<p>
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The <B>FSF Europe</B> is currently in an "about to become reality"
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phase, so all we can provide at the moment is the <EM>Declaration of
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Intent</EM>. If you want more information, we also recommend checking
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out the <A HREF="http://mailman.fsfeurope.org">mailing lists</A> which
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are mentioned at the end of the <EM>DOI</EM>.
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Free Software Foundation Europe
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Declaration of Intent
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-- Georg C. F. Greve
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<greve@gnu.org>
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A group of people have begun working on the concept of a "Free Software
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Foundation Europe" which will essentially be a sister organization of
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the Free Software Foundation founded by Richard M. Stallman.
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It has become evident that the FSF in the U.S., being in a totally
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different time and culture zone, can hardly keep in touch with the
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strong developments and currents in European Free Software. Legally
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independent of the FSF in America it will seek to grant an
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organizatory backbone for Free Software in Europe - especially for
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(although not limited to) the GNU Project. Furthermore it will provide
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the necessary local organization for political work and distribution
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of funds.
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In achieving the goals
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- Political mouthpiece for Free Software & the GNU Project
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- Providing an organizational backbone
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- Raising & Distribution of funds
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we percieve it as absolutely paramount to maintain the true spirit and
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essence of Free Software.
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We also would like to avoid creating another splinter group in the
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movement. For this reason we are in contact with Richard M. Stallman
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as the goal is to become the acknowledged "European sister
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organization" of the FSF - this will also allow Europeans to make
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tax-deductable donations to "the" FSF.
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Being the official sister organization brings the responsibility to
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preserve its philosophical standpoints and values. In our eyes it is
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the lastingness of all decisions and workings of the FSF that makes it
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so special; so we will apply the same long-term considerations in all
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our steps.
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As the recent past has shown, it is quite quite easy to stray off the
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path and lose track of those long-term goals. Hence it is crucial only
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to have members with a firm grasp on the movement, its origins and the
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goals.
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We felt that this responsibility made it necessary to become aware of
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the possible traps and pitfalls along the way before making our plans
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public. After over a year of discussions and building trust into each
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others integrity, we feel that it is time to bring those plans to
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life.
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So far the core consists of
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Georg C. F. Greve <greve@gnu.org>
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Bernhard Reiter <bernhard@intevation.de>
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Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>
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Peter Gerwinski <peter@gerwinski.de>
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and we will set up a "FSF Europe" organization in Germany as a
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starting point. From there on we will follow a step-by-step to other
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European countries with the final plan to have a strong and sound
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structure in Europe that will work towards the goals of Free
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Software.
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We will be looking for other people with a firm GNU and Free Software
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awareness especially in France, the U.K. and Spain as our first step
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of becoming truly European. If you feel you should be contacted and we
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haven't done so already, don't despair. You might consider getting in
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touch with us, but please bear in mind that being part of this
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organization requires a relatively high level of commitment and
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establishing the necessary level of trust into each other is a slow
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process.
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We intend to do things right as a flawed approach might reap hideous
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results. If you want to help us, feel free to get in touch with us at
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<team@fsfeurope.org>
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or subscribe to the general discussion list
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<discussion@fsfeurope.org>
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If you just want to be kept update of the progress, feel free to
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subscribe to the announcement-only mailing list
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<announce@fsfeurope.org>
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You can subscribe to the mailing lists by sending mail to
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[name]-request@fsfeurope.org
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with "subscribe" in the subject or by using the web interface at
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http://mailman.fsfeurope.org
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These pages are being maintained by Georg C. F. Greve <<A
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HREF="mailto:greve@gnu.org"><EM>greve@gnu.org</EM></A>> <BR>
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