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<title>About Free Software Foundation Europe</title>
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<h2>Xebat jî boy Azâdî<br />
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nâv cihanâ dijîtal.
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<h1>Derheq FSFE</h1>
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<p>
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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit and (in some
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countries) charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to
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<a href="/documents/freesoftware.html">Free Software as in freedom</a>.
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<h3>Vision of Free Software</h3>
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Access to software determines who may participate in a digital society.
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Therefore, the freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software --
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as described in the
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<a href="/documents/freesoftware.html">Free Software
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definition</a> -- allow equal participation in the information age.
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The vision of Free Software is one of a stable basis for freedom in a
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digital world -- both in an
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<a href="/documents/eur5greve.html">economic</a> and socio-ethical
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context. Free Software is one important cornerstone for
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<a href="/campaigns/wsis/fs.html">freedom, democracy, human rights and
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development</a> in a digital society.
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The FSFE is dedicated to supporting all aspects of Free Software in
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Europe. Creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software
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politically and legally, and giving people freedom by supporting
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development of Free Software are central issues of the FSFE.
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For these reasons, FSFE was founded in 2001 as the European sister
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organisation of the
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<a href="http://www.fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a> in Boston, MA,
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USA. Both are financially, legally and personally independent from each
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other as parts of the international Free Software Foundation network.
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<h3>Vision of Cooperation</h3>
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The second vision embodied in FSFE is that of a Europe united in the
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spirit of co-operation across cultural boundaries.
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Not only do we need to deal with the political reality of the European
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Union, which already maintains large parts of the governance touching
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upon the information society, but also we are finding ourselves working
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in a field determined largely by large multinational companies. These
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tend to work with a very high level of integration, coordination and
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consistence between countries on a European and global scale, allowing
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them to further their interest through "divide and conquer" tactics.
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In and with the FSFE, we stand united and work together on local and
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international levels, speaking with a voice that cannot be ignored.
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<h2>Principles</h2>
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As an organisation based upon the European culture and background, we
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believe in and are following fundamental principles such as democracy,
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multilateralism, cooperation, dialog and transparency.
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In short, we operate in a networked, team-based structure that is open to
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anyone sharing the
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<a href="/about/self-conception.html">common understanding</a> of FSFE
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and willing to <a href="/contribute/contribute.html">participate</a>.
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We work hard to live up to these principles as much as possible, even
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though reality in form of limited resources or other problems may at
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times let us fall short of our ideals. If you think you have seen such a
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case and can help us to improve, please get involved either
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<a href="/contribute/contribute.html">directly</a> or through one of our
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<a href="/associates/">associate organisations</a>.
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</p>
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<h2>More Information</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>
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<b>How we see ourselves and more:</b><br/>
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<a href="self-conception.html">Self-Conception</a> of the FSFE
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>Who we are:</b><br/>
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<a href="team.html">Team</a> of the FSFE
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>Who is legally responsible:</b><br/>
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<a href="members.html">Members</a> of the association
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>How is this implemented:</b><br/>
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<a href="/about/legal/">Legal Structure</a> of the FSFE
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>What we <a href="/donate/donate.html">received</a> and how we spent
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it:</b><br/>
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<a href="/about/funds/funds.html">Cash Flow</a> of the FSFE
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>Who are our donors:</b><br/>
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<a href="/donate/thankgnus.html">Thank GNUs</a> of the FSFE
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>If you want to link to our site:</b><br/>
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FSFE <a href="/about/graphics/graphics.html">Artwork and
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Graphics</a>
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</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Sister Organisations</h2>
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<p>
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The following organisations are sister organisations of the FSFE in the
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global FSF network. We are working together legally, financially and
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personally independent of each other in a spirit of equal cooperation.
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<ul>
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<li><p>
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<b>Free Software Foundation North America</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</a><br />
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The original Free Software Foundation, located in Boston, MA, USA.
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>Free Software Foundation India</b><br />
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<a href="http://fsf.org.in">http://fsf.org.in</a>
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<b>Free Software Foundation Latin America</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.fsfla.org">http://www.fsfla.org</a>
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</ul>
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<h2>Support</h2>
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<p>
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As a non-profit organisation, we are largely dependent upon people to
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make our activities their own -- either by
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<a href="/contribute/contribute.html">getting involved</a> or through
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<a href="/donate/donate.html">donations</a>. Please do!
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</body>
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<timestamp>$Date: 2012-07-20 16:49:36 +0200 (Fr, 20. Jul 2012) $ $Author: samtuke $</timestamp>
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<translator>Abdullah Ulas</translator>
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