Tag Archives: Free Software

And the challenge is… Kolab!

Posted on 7. March, 2010 by Georg Greve

The veil is finally lifted. After months of discussions and four months of preparation in Osnabrück, including a fight for dear life in the snow during the Battle of Osnabrück alongside my new comrade in arms from Scotland, Paul Adams, … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been doing: New Opportunities.

Posted on 21. October, 2009 by Georg Greve

Those who know me will not be surprised that the somewhat prolonged silence following my last post was not only for purposes of an extended summer vacation. Indeed I found myself even more busy than before immediately after the handover … Continue reading →

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So, what are you going to do next?

Posted on 24. June, 2009 by Georg Greve

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 →

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Changes in FSFE: Time to pass on the torch

Posted on 24. June, 2009 by Georg Greve

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 →

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It’s time for the community to take charge of its brand

Posted on 4. June, 2009 by Georg Greve

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 →

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FSFE written intervention to WIPO CDIP/3 on ICT and the Digital Divide

Posted on 1. May, 2009 by Georg Greve

[ 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 →

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Oral intervention by FSFE to CDIP/3

Posted on 30. April, 2009 by Georg Greve

[ 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 →

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FSFE’s written submission to WIPO CDIP/3

Posted on 30. April, 2009 by Georg Greve

[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 →

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The case for a World Innovation Policy Organisation

Posted on 14. April, 2009 by Georg Greve

Good innovation policy requires understanding of the regulatory impact of each policy instrument individually, as well as knowledge about the interaction of different instruments. It is therefore necessary to look at the whole spectrum available within each instrument, as well … Continue reading →

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FSFE statement at WIPO SCP/13 re/ future work

Posted on 27. March, 2009 by Georg Greve

[PDF version] STATEMENT BY THE FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION EUROPE (FSFE) TO THE 13th SESSION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS (SCP) ON FUTURE WORK (Geneva, 23-27 March 2009) Mr Chairman, We have followed the debates of this … Continue reading →

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