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Groklaw shutting down.
Today is a sad day for the world of Information Technology and the cause of software freedom. PJ just announced she’ll be shutting down Groklaw. It’s hard to overestimate the role that Groklaw has played in the past years. Many … Continue reading
Welcome to the Post-PRISM Society: A primer.
Questions of privacy, security and control have occupied me for a long time, both personally and professionally. In fact it was a significant aspect of my decision to switch focus from the Free Software Foundation Europe to Kolab Systems: I … Continue reading
Posted in Political Commentary
Tagged Articles, EU, FAQ, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe, Kolab Systems, Microsoft, NSA, Open Standards, Politics, PRISM, Security
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All boys dream of being knights, don’t they?
Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE’s old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to … Continue reading
So, what are you going to do next?
This is certainly the question I received most often when people learned I was not going to be available again for election as president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Being founder and president of FSFE has been a … Continue reading
Posted in Free Software Business
Tagged Articles, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe
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Changes in FSFE: Time to pass on the torch
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) was conceived in early 2000, pregnancy took about a year, and in early 2001 my decision to make the creation and success of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) my first and foremost priority in life … Continue reading
Posted in Free Software Foundation Europe
Tagged Articles, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe, FSF, FTF, Politics
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It’s time for the community to take charge of its brand
There are a couple of “beginner’s mistakes” when thinking about Free Software in general and its commercial application, in particular. One is to believe there was a substantial difference in the software referred to by the terms “Free Software” and … Continue reading
Posted in Free Software Business, Free Software Foundation Europe, FTF
Tagged Articles, Business, FAQ, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe, FSF, FTF, GNU, GPL, Microsoft
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FSFE written intervention to WIPO CDIP/3 on ICT and the Digital Divide
[ PDF version ] FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION EUROPE (FSFE) STATEMENT TO THE 3rd SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP/3) ON DOCUMENT CDIP/3/4 ANNEX III (Geneva, 27 April – 1 May 2009) With regards to the project … Continue reading
Oral intervention by FSFE to CDIP/3
[ PDF version ] FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION EUROPE (FSFE) STATEMENT TO THE 3rd SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP/3) (Geneva, 27 April – 1 May 2009) Mr Chairman, On behalf of the Free Software Foundation Europe … Continue reading
Posted in DG Competition, European Union, Free Software Business, Free Software Foundation Europe, IDABC, Open Standards, United Nations, WIPO
Tagged Antitrust, EU, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe, Innovation, Interoperability, Microsoft, Open Standards, Politics, SWPAT, UN, WIPO
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FSFE’s written submission to WIPO CDIP/3
[PDF version] FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION EUROPE (FSFE) STATEMENT TO THE 3rd SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP/3) (Geneva, 27 April – 1 May 2009) Mr Chairman, On behalf of the Free Software Foundation Europe please allow … Continue reading
SFD Call to Action: Let the STEED run!
Information Technology is a hype driven industry, a fact that has largely contributed to the current situation where the NSA and GCHQ have unprecedented access to the global communication and information. Including for a very Realpolitik based approach to how … Continue reading →