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Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.

German network operators have requested the national regulator Bundesnetzagentur to start procedures to exclude Router Freedom from fiber networks. In a co...

We got an email, a few weeks ago, that caught our attention. It came with a donation explaining that it was made in the name of an employee network at SUSE...

For our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this special episode, we talk with Dr. Luis Falcón...

In this 17th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Matthias Kirschner and Petter Joelson uncover how Free Software can be a tool for citizens to actively...

The FSFE empowers users to control technology with its diverse activities and concrete engagement for software freedom. Follow us and make sure to receive ...

reuse-tool - reuse is a tool for compliance with the REUSE recommendations.

We invited Miriam Ballhausen to talk with us about copyright enforcement. She is a German lawyer who focuses on software, data protection, copyright law an...

The 3rd edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) has officially concluded, celebrating the impressive talents of young European developers. Two of the par...

Everything about the FSFE - Our work, the people we are, our contact and press information, associates, legal structure, and donations.

This study analyses and discusses several aspects regarding the sustainability of Free Software. It is part of a series about the basics of Free Software....

The “Germany Stack” is a central digital-policy project of the German federal government. The FSFE calls for the Stack to be planned in close coordination...

The FSFE helped to organise a FOSDEM devroom about Free Software in the European legislative landscape. It was the first time that this devroom was held an...

In the week of the 14th of February we celebrated the I Love Free Software Day 2025. This year we marked this special day with 19 events in 11 different Eu...

What happens when those who benefit from the four freedoms fail to comply with the terms of a Free Software license? Today we take a look at the experience...

Organisation à but non lucratif travaillant à la compréhension générale et au soutien de la liberté logicielle. Inclue des nouvelles, événements, et campagnes.

For more than a decade, the Free Software Foundation Europe has worked to protect Router Freedom in Europe. The European Union is about to reform the telec...

For our Software Freedom Podcast we talk with people who have inspiring ideas about software freedom. In this episode, we talk with Professor Lawrence Less...

The FSFE called on the community to participate in a consultation on the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme and demanded long-term sustainable fundi...

After a failed attempt by internet providers to exclude Router Freedom from fiber networks, the German regulator BNetzA has confirmed Router Freedom in the...

Max Mehl and Bonnie Mehring talk about the REUSE initiative and the newly launched REUSE Booster programme. This 11th episode of the Software Freedom Podca...

Nezisková organizace usilující o všeobecné porozumění a podpory svobodného softwaru v Evropě. Obsahuje zprávy, události a kampaně

The six winning projects, created by participants aged 14 to 18 and presented at the 2025 awards ceremony in Brussels, are: a language learning platform, a...

In November 2021 the FSFE has launched the new campaign "Upcycling Android". If you haven't already upcycled your phone or you are curious to learn...

The Free Software Foundation Europe is an international organisation. Our goal is to spread the word about Free Software! To achieve this, we want to share...

The Web team maintain and develop the FSFE's websites — ranging from fsfe.org to project and campaign sites. Webmasters are volunteers working to enhance t...

Last month YH4F 2024 kicked off, the German Parliament received the Upcycling Android Open Letter, we discovered that the ambitious plan of the Interoperab...

With this episode the Software Freedom Podcast opens the door to the fascinating and sometimes complex world of mesh networking. And who better than Elektr...

In our 10th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast we talk with Elisa Lindinger from Superrr Lab. Together we discuss problems faced by Free Software proj...

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen (LUGBZ) posthumously honored Bram Moolenaar, creator of the widely used Vim t...

The first storytale about digital sovereignty is now also available to pre-order in Dutch. This effort involved a lot of work by our volunteer Nico Rikken ...

Öppna skolplattformen was developed out of the frustration of some parents in Stockholm when they noticed some irregularities and security issues in the pr...

Felix Ostrowski @literarymachine@openbiblio.social, Ralf Stockmann @rstockm@openbiblio.social Bereits seit 2019 betreibt die Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin –...

How do different practices in software lead to different models of society? Software is intangible, but its results often are not. The decisions we make about...

In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Bonnie Mehring speaks with Hugo Roy about his long involvement with the FSFE. Hugo is also very active in ...

By Alexander Sander and Michael Schuster Der Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) wird derzeit implementiert und noch immer herrschen einige Unklarheiten in Hinblick auf...

May comes with legal news such as the Legal & Licensing Workshop and the Bitcoin lawsuit regarding the liability of Free Software developers. We also...

Software is a major component of modern life, affecting large parts of our lives. When software is embedded in vehicles, the ability to control our digital...

The Free Software Foundation Europe is an international organisation. Our goal is to spread the word about Free Software! To achieve this, we want to share...

Vilnius Tech officials attempted to enforce the use of proprietary two factor identification (2FA) methods. Some students were concerned the methods would ...

In this 46th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Lucas Lasota and Bonnie Mehring go into interoperability compliance under the EU’s Digital Markets Ac...

REUSE helps make a project's licensing and copyright status more transparent, ensure that third-party code is properly attributed, and make the project's c...

We are looking for a working student to support our work in empowering people to control technology. The person will support the FSFE's technical infrastru...

Last week six Dutch civic organisations launched the campaign ‘Make Socials Social Again’. They call upon public organisations to adopt social media...

Wie führen unterschiedliche Herangehensweisen an Software zu unterschiedlichen Gesellschaftsmodellen? Software ist immateriell, aber ihre Ergebnisse sind es...

The Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, RTR, has decided not to regulate the network operators with regard to Router Fre...

On 14 February, Free Software communities around the world gather to celebrate developers, maintainers, and contributors of Free Software projects. Take pa...

All Javascript code used in this website is Free Software. The table below displays script files, their sources and licences, where it is not available in ...

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Apr 14, 2020 - La carta abierta de Xnet y Free Software Foundation Europe + 29 colectivos internacionales, y apoyada por Edward Snowden, reclama una legislación que obligue...

At the beginning of February, FSFE volunteers and staffers went back to Brussels to take part in FOSDEM 2024 with a booth and talks. While for some of us t...

What do a Prime Minister, an MIT professor, and a child from Rajasthan have in common? They, along with other public figures and thousands of children, lov...

We are excited to be back for the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) on 8 and 9 November with talks, workshops and a booth! SFSCON is the place ...

Watch the Free Software Foundation Europe's (FSFE) videos on their independent, self-hosted PeerTube instance.

The Free Software Foundation Europe is a charitable, registered association. We provide assistance, information and expertise on a wide variety of issues r...

The ZOOOM (3Os) Initiative promotes innovation based on freedom of software, hardware, and data. With its recent conclusion, the FSFE hopes to inspire broa...

Sep 17, 2024 - Tras el reciente recorte de 27 millones de euros en la financiación de NGI, la Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) responde a la creciente preocupación...

As part of the “Dialog für Cybersicherheit” (Dialogue on Cybersecurity) project, the FSFE and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are...

December has arrived, and with it, our last newsletter of 2025. In the last weeks, we took part in the consultation on the Germany Stack, exchanged insight...

Every year, on 14 February, the FSFE, together with Free Software organisations around the globe, celebrates “I Love Free Software Day”: a special day of...

Summer has arrived, and with it came our annual Summer Meeting, where we spent time with our community. Learn more about the latest developments surroundin...

Youth Hacking 4 Freedom would not be possible without the amazing teenagers who join this contest, our incredible sponsors and donors, whose support is vit...

The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X. The platform never aligned with our values and no longer serves as a space for communication....

Surely you have already heard about the controversial EU draft law on mandatory chat control with the supposed aim to effectively tackle child sexual abuse...

Youth Hacking 4 Freedom is the FSFE’s programming competition for teenagers aged 14 to 18 years from across Europe. Through YH4F the FSFE conveys the value...

We are starting 2024 with a lot of energy, looking for a policy intern and with great news: two new SFP episodes, the Router Freedom tech wiki, the ‘Ada...

Information about the FSFE's website content licensing policy.

If you know about a FSFE related event that is not yet listed here or that you run on your own, you can easily add it by using our event announcement tool....

Last month, the DMA came into force and we launched a website about Device Neutrality, the EU parliament voted the CRA and the PLD, and we released a guide...

The new year has begun, offering 365 days to promote Free Software! As we prepare for FOSDEM and continue working on the DMA implementation, we are excited...

In July we continued working to make the EC aware of the gatekeepers' “excuses” to avoid compliance with the DMA and we are gathering your feedback about...

As a general rule, software source code is protected by copyright by default. Copyright holders create Free Software by applying a Free Software license to...

February started with FOSDEM! It was great to meet some of you there before we meet again for “I Love Free Software Day”! In recent weeks, we shared our...

Join us for the 20th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, where Bonnie Mehring and Lucas Lasota discuss Device Neutrality and Router Freedom. They cove...

As a contribution to a consultation organised by the European telecom regulator, BEREC, the FSFE calls for increasing the level of digital sustainability i...

In this issue, we explain our plans to make a movie of the story of Ada & Zangemann and we are asking for your support. A new REUSE version released; read...

The fourth round of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) is officially underway, with its opening event on 9 January. Sofía, one of the 2024 winners, gives us an...

As part of the “Dialog für Cybersicherheit” (Dialogue on Cybersecurity) project, the FSFE and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are...

The EC is planning to cut its funding to NGI projects, while in Belgium a court has supported end-users’ Router Freedom rights. We also submitted feedback ...

Are you a motivated person who wants to support FSFE's activities as an intern? If your background is in computer science, law, political science or anothe...

The June issue brings updates on the Interoperable Europe Act and the AI Regulation, and the publication of the conclusions of our European Router Freedom ...

Despite initial promising steps, the European Commission’s measures on Apple’s compliance with interoperability procedures under the Digital Markets Act...

As the last month of the year rolls in, thoughts of 2025 are already taking shape. But before we dive into the new year, December is packed with news! We a...

These days are quite special, right? So is our Christmas Software Freedom Podcast episode! In this 23rd episode, the FSFE goes crazy and has fun playing a ...

The Free Software Foundation Europe, along with more than 10.000 hackers, took part in the 37th Chaos Communication Congress. It was a great pleasure to be...

The Free Software Foundation Europe is intervening in a litigation brought by Apple against the European Commission before the Court of Justice of the Euro...

We cannot wait to be in Bolzano for the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) on 10 and 11 November. This two-day conference brings together Free S...