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https://fsfe.org/news/2015/news-20150306-01.en.html
Swiss Federal Council considers legal assurance for release of Free Software - FSFE
Currently, there is uncertainty in Switzerland regarding the development and release of Free Software by public contractors. The trigger for this was the d...
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https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.html
What is Free Software - FSFE
The principles of Free Software are simple but it is important to not get confused by the underlying complexity caused by its long history. Learn about the...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250409-01.en.html
Symposium “Public Money? Public Code! in practice”: Digital sovereignty needs Free Software! - FSFE
The FSFE symposium on “Public Money? Public Code!“ makes it clear: Procurement of and investment in Free Software (also known as Open Source) are fundament...
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https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/
What is Free Software - FSFE
The principles of Free Software are simple but it is important to not get confused by the underlying complexity caused by its long history. Learn about the...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140304-01.en.html
Get candidates for this years’ European elections to make a stand for Free Software - FSFE
From May 22 to 25 in 2014 European citizens will vote for candidates standing for the European Parliament. This is an ideal time to engage with politicians...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250220-01.en.html
FOSDEM: Celebrating 25 years of community and Free Software - FSFE
Some ocassions are too special to miss, like the FSFE February trip to FOSDEM, where we connected with the Free Software community. Even when things don’t ...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2015/news-20151110-01.en.html
European Parliament pushes for Free Software - FSFE
On 29 October 2015, the European Parliament adopted a report (2015/2635(RSP)), which condemned mass surveillance throughout Europe. While focusing primaril...
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https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2025/episode-33.en.html
SFP#33: Policy and EU: Coalition treaty in Germany and its role for Free Software - FSFE
Recently, the German coalition treaty from the CDU/CSU and SPD has been published with over 140 pages. In our latest episode Alexander Sander and Bonnie Me...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230920-02.en.html
EU: Digital sovereignty & Interoperability. What about the role of Free Software? - FSFE
Speaking about Digital Public Infrastructures last week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pointed out that "the trick is to build public digita...
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https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/artificial-intelligence.en.html
Artificial Intelligence and Free Software - FSFE
Technical improvements, the accumulation of large, detailed datasets and advancement in computer hardware have led to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) revol...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2013/news-20130612-01.en.html
German Parliament tells government to strictly limit patents on software - FSFE
On Friday the 7th of June the German Parliament decided upon a joint motion to limit software patents (see English translation by BIKT). The Parliament urg...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20221026-02.html
If enforced, EU chat control will limit Free Software - FSFE
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...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260305-01.en.html
22 events, one message: Maintainers Matter and we love Free Software - FSFE
The 2026 edition of “I Love Free Software Day” demonstrated, once again, the strength and gratitude of our Free Software community. 22 celebrations in 12 E...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250217-01.en.html
Legal Corner: MIA or Dead Contributors - Does It Matter For Your Software Project? - FSFE
If your software project operates on multiple contributions, and a contributor becomes uncontactable or passes away, this can become an issue in certain si...
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https://mastodon.social/@fsfe
Free Software Foundation Europe (@fsfe@mastodon.social) - Mastodon
2.75K Posts, 43 Following, 25.3K Followers · :fsfe: Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Software is deeply...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251106-01.en.html
“They are not alone in their work for software freedom” - FSFE
Every year on 14 February we celebrate “I Love Free Software Day”, thanking all who contribute to Free Software. Without all of you we would not have such ...
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FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.
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https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.de.html
Software Freedom Podcast - FSFE
Regular Podcast about Free Software progress and advocacy from the Free Software Foundation Europe
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https://mastodon.social/@fsfe/116367911495217475
Free Software Foundation Europe: ":fsfe: April newsletter is here!! 🚀 🔹 Conferenc…" - Mastodon
:fsfe: April newsletter is here!! 🚀 🔹 Conference season is in full swing 🤩 🔸 We have been navigating the challenge of our payment provider ending our contract....
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https://fedoramagazine.org/beginners-guide-for-open-source-developers-for-software-licensing-with-fsfe-reuse/
Making sense of software licensing with FSFE REUSE: A beginner's guide for open source developers -...
Learn how the REUSE specification from FSFE helps bring clarity to open source licensing. This article covers real-world examples, and tips to make your...
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https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20111114-01.en.html
Swedish activist receives Nordic Free Software Award 2011 - FSFE
Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. We enable people to use, understand, adapt, and share software.
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https://fsfe.org/about/people/index.en.html
About Free Software Foundation Europe - Team - FSFE
These people are working for and with the FSFE on a regular basis, so they have been given permanent responsibilities and authorities for certain areas....
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https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251124-01.en.html
Germany Stack: Only Free Software Enables Digital Sovereignty - FSFE
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 ...
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https://fsfe.org/index.es.html
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.
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