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Some pointers on European Software Strategy, WIPO and further reading
It’s been one of “those” months. Again. First and foremost, the European Software Strategy has taken up a lot of time and energy for myself and others in FSFE. Having been invited to contribute our expertise to the process of … Continue reading
Posted in DG INFSO, European Union, Free Software Foundation Europe, United Nations, WIPO
Tagged EU, Fellowship, Free Software, Free Software Foundation Europe, Politics, UN, WIPO
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Gearing up for Document Freedom Day
Document Freedom Day (DFD) was launched in 2008 as a global day for the promotion and awareness of Document Freedom in particular, as well as Open Standards and interoperability in general. 205 teams from around the world registered for the … Continue reading
Posted in DFD, Open Standards
Tagged DFD, Interoperability, Open Standards
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Why the Commission is doing the right thing on antitrust
Previously on “European Commission Antitrust”… Free Software Foundation Europe has been supporting the European Commission’s DG Competition in its antitrust work since 2001, when it first offered its expertise to the former Competition Commissioner Mario Monti. In 2003 it brought … Continue reading
Posted in DG Competition, European Union, Free Software Foundation Europe, FTF
Tagged Antitrust, EU, FTF, Interoperability, Microsoft, Open Standards
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Topic of 2009: Interoperability
It seems the topic of 2008 will also be the key topic of 2009. This is hardly surprising. Interoperability is at the connecting point of innovation and standardisation, of Free Software and proprietary software, of SME’s and large enterprises, and … Continue reading
Posted in DG Competition, DG INFSO, European Union, Free Software Foundation Europe, IDABC, IGF, United Nations, WIPO
Tagged EU, Interoperability, Open Standards, UN, WIPO
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Catching up with the backblog
As you will have noticed, FSFE had some issues with its previous blogging platform. In theory, they should have been resolved much earlier, but as Yogi Berra correctly stated: “In theory, there is no difference between practice and theory. In … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Fellowship, FOSDEM, Free Software Foundation Europe
Tagged Fellowship, Free Software Foundation Europe
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Re-enacting the parrot sketch
Calling the past months work-intensive would be something of an understatement. Fortunately my colleagues in FSFE did an excellent job of working on the same project in various countries while I was partially absent. They also managed to put out … Continue reading
Tagged Microsoft, Open Standards
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FSFE’s Sun Fire T-1000
Most of you have probably seen in FSFE’s latest newsletter that Sun kindly donated a SunFire T-1000 server to FSFE’s Fellowship. And while not as probiotic as other recent blog entries, I think that some of you should be curious … Continue reading
Tagged Fellowship, Fun
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An emerging understanding of Open Standards
Open Standards have been somewhat of a holy grail for some time now. Interoperability and vendor-independence, the IT industries’ equivalent of eternal life, are the prize for those who find the grail that are Open Standards. This conquest took decades, … Continue reading
Tagged EU, IGF, Open Standards, UN, WIPO
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WIPO GA: Current situation, and FSFE’s statement
The good news first: The outcome of the Development Agenda discussions has been accepted by the Assembly of the Member States of WIPO, so there is now formally a Development Agenda for WIPO to discuss the substantial issues. Definitely a … Continue reading
Tagged Open Standards, UN, WIPO
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Groklaw article: Microsoft, antitrust and innovation
[http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070923170905803] Microsoft, antitrust and innovation — by Georg C. F. Greve If one were to believe Microsoft, antitrust law is for sore losers who are too lazy to innovate, and the decision of the European Court of Justice against Microsoft … Continue reading
Tagged Antitrust, EU, Microsoft, Open Standards
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