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[ <a href="fp6.html">Back to the FP6 page</a> ]
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<h2>EXPRESSION OF INTEREST</h2>
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<h3>Integrated Project</h3>
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<h2>LAFIS - LAying the Foundations for the Information
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Society</h2>
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<p>Free Software Foundation Europe, Germany<br />
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AssociaÇão Nacional para o Software Livre,
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Portugal<br />
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Association ABUL, France<br />
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Association For Free Software, UK<br />
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Association Pour la Promotion et la Recherche en Informatique
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Libre, France<br />
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Centro Tempo Reale, Italy<br />
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DIST-Università di Genova, Italy<br />
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Easter-eggs, France<br />
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Groupe des Ecoles de Telecommunications (GET), France<br />
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g10 Code GmbH, Germany<br />
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Intevation GmbH, Germany<br />
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MandrakeSoft, France<br />
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LinuxTag e.V., Germany<br />
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Prosa Progettazione Sviluppo Aperto S.r.l., Italy<br />
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Verein zur Förderung Freier Software, Austria<br />
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Verein zur Förderung Informationen und Software e.V.,
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Germany<br />
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V2 Organisation, Institute for the Unstable Media,
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Netherlands<br />
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VIPS Lab, Italy<br />
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[wearlab]@TZi, Germany<br />
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werk21, Germany<br />
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</p>
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<h3>This Expression of Interest
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was submitted in response to Call EOI.FP6.2002.</h3>
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<h3>Prepared by Georg C. F. Greve <greve@fsfe.org ></h3>
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<h1><a id="SECTION00010000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00010000000000000000"></a><a id="description"
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name="description"></a><br />
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Description</h1>
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<p>Free Software - sometimes also referred to as ``Libre software''
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or ``Open Source Software'' <a id="tex2html1" name="tex2html1"
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href="#foot244">[*]</a> - is
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best defined by the following four freedoms:</p>
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<dt>1st</dt>
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<dd>freedom: The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.</dd>
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<dt>2nd</dt>
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<dd>freedom: The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt
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it to your needs. Access to the source code is a precondition for
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this.</dd>
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<dt>3rd</dt>
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<dd>freedom: The freedom to redistribute copies.</dd>
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<dt>4th</dt>
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<dd>freedom: The freedom to improve the program, and release your
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improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
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Access to the source code is a precondition for this.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>Free Software provides a new concept, a new discipline as a
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stable basis for the information age and the knowledge economy. Its
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working principles are changing the IT sector towards a more
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stable, lasting and sustainable approach with higher dynamics and
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increased efficiency.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Any region adopting Free Software on a larger basis can benefit
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in terms of<br />
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</p>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Greater independence
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from foreign interests</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Increased
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sustainability</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Freedom from foreign
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mono- and oligopolies</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Alternative hard- and
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software possibilities</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Strengthened domestic
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market and local industries</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Better cooperation
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between research and economy</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Encouraged
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transdisciplinary research</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left">Better protection of
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civil rights</td>
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</table>
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<p>For a more detailed explanation, please see the
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<em>Recommendation of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF
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Europe) and supporting parties for the European Community framework
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programme 2002-2006</em> of April 30th, 2002, <a
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id="tex2html2" name="tex2html2" href="#foot245">[*]</a><a
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id="recommendation" name="recommendation"></a>in which the FSF
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Europe with support of about 50 European companies, research
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institutes and associations explains in more detail why and how
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Free Software offers these advantages.<br />
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</p>
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<p>This integrated project is aimed towards mass adoption of Free
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Software in all IT fields.</p>
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<h2><a id="SECTION00011000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00011000000000000000">Rationale</a></h2>
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<p>Software is the lifeblood, medium and fundament of the
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information society and knowledge economy. Therefore, providing and
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furthering the strongest and most durable infrastructure has to be
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a goal of any region willing to participate in the information
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age.<br />
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Because of its significant advantages, it is obvious that the first
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region to adopt and support research and implementation in Free
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Software on a larger scale can profit enormously and get a
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head-start in the information society.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Other regions are beginning to get ready to capitalise on these
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advantages, as - for instance - the recent activities in Peru have
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shown. <a id="tex2html3" name="tex2html3"
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href="#foot246">[*]</a><br />
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</p>
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<p>Europe, however, is given a uniquely favorable position to
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become the global leader in the Information Economy due to its
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vibrant Free Software community. It has already begun taking small
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steps in this direction within the 5th Framework Programme that
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should be built upon <b>now</b>.<br />
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LAFIS intends to promote an Integrated Project to solve problems
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and close gaps which are present or will arise in Free Software
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development and production. In doing so, it will complete the
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infrastructure needed for global mass adpotion of Free Software in
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Europe by end-users, companies, governmental institutions
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etc.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Through this, LAFIS will lay the foundations for a European
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information society.</p>
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<h3><a id="SECTION00011100000000000000"
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name="SECTION00011100000000000000">Issues with integration of Free
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Software into FP6</a></h3>
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<p>Although the 6th Framework Programme and Europe in general would
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profit immensely from the mass-adoption of Free Software, the
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current structure of the FP6 makes it difficult to provide adequate
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support for Free Software. There are several reasons for this that
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we would like to bring into the FP6 thought process.<br />
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</p>
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<p>First of all, Free Software is not limited to a single domain or
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thematic area, its positive effects transcend research disciplines,
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markets, society. The Free Software paradigm changes the workings
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and rules of software towards a climate that rewards cooperative
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efforts and stronger integration. This sort of climate change,
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although very obvious, is hard to quantify.<br />
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</p>
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<p>The paradigms are shifted away from a supply-driven IT industry
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towards a demand-driven model. In other words: The user truly
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becomes a determining factor. Therefore the direction of important
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Free Software projects is often hard to predict. Demand may
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overrule the ideas of supply and give the project a new direction.
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This very positive effect - some people go as far as calling it
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``collateral use'' - makes Free Software harder to predict.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Also: Players in the Free Software field can currently not be
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judged by their finances. Competence, not money is the most
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important capital of Free Software players today. Although this is
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likely to change with a greater adoption of Free Software, it is a
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problem we face in relation with the FP6.<br />
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The ``Funding by size'' paradigm is one that is likely to fail for
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Free Software, because in the current situation it would usually
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further the least competent parties.<br />
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</p>
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<p>These problems should be addressed and discussed to find a
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solution that will allow Europe to capitalise on the advantages of
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Free Software in the best and most efficient way.</p>
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<h2><a id="SECTION00012000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00012000000000000000"></a><a id="objectives"
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name="objectives"></a><br />
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Objectives</h2>
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<p>The objectives of LAFIS are finding and completing powerful
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solutions for fundamental technical and technological problems,
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fill strategically important gaps in Free Software and to promote
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it along with the ethical principles that underlie its production
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towards mass adoption in every information technology field as the
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preferrable solution.<br />
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Some current gaps, needs and problems are:</p>
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<li>Finalising a full Free-Software based, simplified client-end
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platform suitable for mass replacement of current proprietary
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client technologies.</li>
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<li>Create and extend complete Free Software support of thematic
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areas; for instance: Multimedia; Secure Email; Small/medium/large
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size company automation; including CRM, ERP, Workflow-Management.
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Where applicable: Create ``Drop-In-Solutions'' for these
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areas.</li>
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<li>Extend usability through creation of: More and better
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documentation; Better, easier, more intuitive and user-friendly
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documentation tools; Better, more complete databases of Free
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Software applications and supported hardware; Usability schemes and
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ergonomy studies.</li>
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<li>Extended hardware support.</li>
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<li>Maintenance of crucial ``orphaned'' applications.<a
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id="tex2html4" name="tex2html4" href="#foot67">[*]</a></li>
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<li>Development, maintenance and support of Free, patent
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unencumbered formats and protocols.</li>
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<li>Identification and solution of other problems and needs that
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may arise.</li>
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</ol>
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<h2><a id="SECTION00013000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00013000000000000000">General approach to achieve the
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objectives</a></h2>
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<p>LAFIS approaches the objectives by assembling a consortium of
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the most knowledgeable and strongest European players in the Free
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Software field to coordinate multiple sub-projects to research and
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development in the fields touched by the problems listed in
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section <a href="#objectives">1.2</a> and
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tasks/projects necessary for their success.<br />
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The purpose of this approach is to give the European Free Software
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community an active and efficient way of getting involved in
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essential solutions to current problems of strategic interest.</p>
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<h1><a id="SECTION00020000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00020000000000000000">Need and Relevance</a></h1>
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<p>Software has not only become a seminal economic and cultural
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property, it also provides the grounds upon which the information
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society and economy will be built.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Those who depend on foreign interests to uphold their own
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economy, communication, education and research will most likely not
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become key players in the information age. Becoming and remaining
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independent >From foreign hardware and software oligopolies is a
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crucial step towards a sustainable and lasting approach.<br />
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</p>
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<p>As laid out in the recommendation referenced on page <a
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href="#recommendation">[*]</a> in
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section <a href="#description">1</a>, Free Software
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offers protection from foreign and internal hardware and software
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monopolies, encourages freedom of markets, protects privacy and
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therefore trust in information technologies, furthers research and
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education and empowers all Europeans to become active participants
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in the information society.<br />
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</p>
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<p>Through LAFIS, Europe will not only gain the necessary
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foundations for the desired knowledge economy, it will also make a
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leap towards becoming the global leader and region of competence
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for these technologies.</p>
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<h1><a id="SECTION00030000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00030000000000000000">Scale of Ambition and Critical
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Mass</a></h1>
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<p>The main objective of LAFIS is to find optimal answers for the
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needs arising out of the shift towards a knowledge society as
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described in section <a href="#objectives">1.2</a>.
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Many of these solutions have not yet been found, nor can they be
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found in the current development trend of Free Software. Finding
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them requires fundamented research and development, which would
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best be done within a the organisation of an integrated project of
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the size and partnership as outlined in the 6th EC Framework
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Programme. As such, the ambitions of LAFIS are:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>push the technical solutions in Free Software beyond the final
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threshold to allow addressing any problem with the advantages of
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Free Software. Achieving this result would bring enormous benefits
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in terms of
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<li>macro-economic benefit: most of the economics related to
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software (which are nowadays lead by countries outside the EC)
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would turn back into European Countries, with an increase of
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investments and jobs in Europe;</li>
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<li>macro-economic benefit: currently, the whole European IT
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industry is utterly dependent on foreign oligopolies that can shut
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down parts or all of the European IT industry should this seem
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politically or economically useful. Free Software will eliminate
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this dependency;</li>
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<li>economic benefit: the efficiency of the economic model of Free
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Software would provide societies with a greater wealth of services
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at a fraction of the total costs involved today;</li>
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<li>economic benefit: because of the freedoms granted, Free
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Software is the most secure IT investment possible today. Bringing
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companies security in their IT investments will allow them to
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invest more heavily in other areas;</li>
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<li>social benefit: Free Software secures the capability of every
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European citizen to participate and get active in the information
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society;</li>
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<li>social benefit: through its principles of cooperation,
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transparency and ethics, Free Software helps creating an overall
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computer-literacy that will benefit a climate of democracy and
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cooperation;</li>
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<li>social benefit: a shift towards Free Software would raise
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consciousness for the issues raised by the information age.</li>
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</li>
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<li>give Europe a head-start into and leadership in the information
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society; as stated elsewhere, Europe is in a uniquely favorable
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position to achive this position: an Integrated Project like LAFIS
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seems like the best way of building the foundations for this
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role.</li>
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</ol>
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More details can be found in the recommendation referenced on
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page <a href="#recommendation">[*]</a> in
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section <a href="#description">1</a>.
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<h1><a id="SECTION00040000000000000000"
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name="SECTION00040000000000000000">Integration</a></h1>
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<p>The objectives stated in section <a
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href="#objectives">1.2</a> on page <a
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href="#objectives">[*]</a>
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will best be reached through the following activities:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>horizontal and interdisciplinary research (research and
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development will be conducted in parallel on several aspects,
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leading to synergetic effects and communication exchange between
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several sub-projects)</li>
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<li>creation of template solutions for special industries</li>
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<li>dissemination and training activities (including specialised
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and non-specialised training)</li>
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<li>demonstration activities to show Free Software in action in
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different contexts, in particular in large companies and
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institutions</li>
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<li>global coordination and management of these activities</li>
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</ol>
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<p>In order to reach these objectives and to set up these
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activities, a consortium of the most knowledgeable and most
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experienced Free Software players in Europe will be constituted,
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including</p>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left"><b>Organisation</b></td>
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<th align="left"><b>Country</b></th>
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<th align="left"><b>Web page</b></th>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3"><b>Area of Excellence</b></td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3"><b>Role in Project</b></td>
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<td align="center"><b>1</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>FSF Europe</b></td>
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<td align="left">Germany</td>
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<td align="left">https://fsfe.org</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Competence center; Partner ``AGNULA''
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(IST-2001-34879); Co-maintainer of GPL/LGPL and GNU Project</td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Coordination, Community-interaction,
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Competence, Vision, Integration, Business-models, Legal
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Aspects</td>
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<td align="center"><b>2</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>ABUL</b></td>
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<td align="left">France</td>
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<td align="left">http://www.abul.org</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
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Education; Organiser Libre Software Meeting</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Events, Education,
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Community-interaction & local competence</td>
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<td align="center"><b>3</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>ANSOL</b></td>
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<td align="left">Portugal</td>
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<td align="left">http://www.ansol.org</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
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Free Software in Portugal</td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Community-interaction & local
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competence</td>
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<td align="center"><b>4</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>AFFS</b></td>
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<td align="left">United Kingdom</td>
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<td align="left">http://www.affs.org.uk</td>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
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Free Software in the UK</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Community-interaction & local
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competence</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"><b>5</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>APRIL</b></td>
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<td align="left">France</td>
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<td align="left">http://www.april.org</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
|
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Free Software in France</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Community-interaction & local
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competence</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"><b>6</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>Centro Tempo Reale</b></td>
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<td align="left">Italy</td>
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<td align="left">http://www.centrotemporeale.it</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Center devoted to music research,
|
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production and education. Coordinator AGNULA project
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(IST-2001-34879)</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Audio & Multimedia,
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development</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center"><b>7</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>DIST-Università</b></td>
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<td align="left">Italy</td>
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<td align="left">http://infomus.dist.unige.it</td>
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</tr>
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|
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<tr>
|
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<td align="center"> </td>
|
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Multimedia lab, EC projects: MEGA,
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CARE-HERE, MoSART</td>
|
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</tr>
|
|
|
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<tr>
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<td align="center"> </td>
|
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<td align="left" colspan="3">Multimedia and expressive/emotional
|
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software, development</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
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<tr>
|
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<td align="center"><b>8</b></td>
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<td align="left"><b>Easter-Eggs</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">France</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.easter-eggs.com</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Company for Free Software &
|
|
GNU/Linux</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Business integration, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>9</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>GET</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">France</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.get-telecom.fr</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Consortium of the seven major French
|
|
Graduate Schools for Information Technology</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Communcation technology &
|
|
research, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>10</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>g10 Code GmbH</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.g10code.de</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Home of GnuPG, only supported major
|
|
OpenPGP implementation; Project partner ``Egypt'' (BSI)</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Cryptography & Security, Business
|
|
integration, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>11</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>Intevation GmbH</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.intevation.de</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Geographic Information Systems,
|
|
Strategic Free Software consulting; Project partner ``Egypt''
|
|
(BSI)</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">GIS, Business integration, usability
|
|
design, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>12</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>LinuxTag e.V.</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.linuxtag.org</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Largest Free Software event organiser;
|
|
Organiser of LinuxTag</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Events & Conferences,
|
|
development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>13</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>MandrakeSoft</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">France</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.mandrakesoft.com</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Producer and publisher of ``Mandrake''
|
|
GNU/Linux distribution</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">End-user interaction, packaging,
|
|
business integration, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>14</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>Prosa</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Italy</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.prosa.it</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Services around GNU/Linux and Free
|
|
Software</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Business integration, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>15</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>FFS</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Austria</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.ffs.or.at</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
|
|
Free Software in Austria</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Community-interaction & local
|
|
competence</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>16</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>ffis</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.ffis.de</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software association furthering
|
|
Free Software in Germany</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Community-interaction & local
|
|
competence</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>17</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>V2</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Netherlands</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.v2.nl</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Free Software in art, culture,
|
|
engineering</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Multimedia, art, communication,
|
|
development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>18</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>VIPS Lab</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Italy</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://vips.sci.univr.it</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Coordinator SOb project
|
|
IST-2000-25287; Partner ARROV; Organiser COST-G6 Conference in
|
|
2000</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Computer vision, pattern recognition,
|
|
image and sound processing, development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>19</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>[wearlab]@TZi</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.wearlab.de</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Center for mobile/wearable computing
|
|
at University of Bremen</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Mobile/wearable computing,
|
|
development</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"><b>20</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left"><b>werk21</b></td>
|
|
<td align="left">Germany</td>
|
|
<td align="left">http://www.werk21.de</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Agency for communication & design,
|
|
organiser ``Bundestux''</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="center"> </td>
|
|
<td align="left" colspan="3">Publications, material, end-user
|
|
integration</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<hr />
|
|
<h4>Footnotes</h4>
|
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|
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<dl>
|
|
<dt><a id="foot244" name="foot244">Open Source Software </a><a
|
|
id="foot244" name="foot244" href="#tex2html1">[*]</a></dt>
|
|
|
|
<dd>For reasons that can be found online at
|
|
<tt>https://fsfe.org/activities/whyfs/whyfs.en.html</tt>, this
|
|
document will use Free Software as the preferred term.</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dt><a id="foot245" name="foot245">Recommendation of the Free Software
|
|
Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) and supporting parties for the European
|
|
Community framework programme 2002-2006 </a><a id="foot245"
|
|
name="foot245" href="#tex2html2">[*]</a></dt>
|
|
|
|
<dd>Online at <tt>/activities/fp6/recommendation.html</tt>.</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dt><a id="foot246" name="foot246">activities in Peru </a><a
|
|
id="foot246" name="foot246" href="#tex2html3">[*]</a></dt>
|
|
|
|
<dd>For reference, please see the letter by the Peruvian
|
|
Congressman Villanueva. Mirrored in several places like
|
|
<tt>http://pimientolinux.com/peru2ms/</tt> .</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dt><a id="foot67" name="foot67">``orphaned'' applications.</a><a
|
|
id="foot67" name="foot67" href="#tex2html4">[*]</a></dt>
|
|
|
|
<dd>``Orphaned'' applications are Free Software programs which have
|
|
been abandoned, for various reasons, by their maintainer(s). Some
|
|
of them are key elements and their maintenance can be considered a
|
|
crucial strategic necessity.</dd>
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