Tag Archives: Politics

SFD Call to Action: Let the STEED run!

Posted on 20. September, 2013 by Georg Greve

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 →

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MyKolab.com: Building the Open Source Cloud service that was missing

Posted on 9. August, 2013 by Georg Greve

In January this year we started the MyKolab beta phase and last week we finally moved it to its production environment, just in time for the Swiss national day. This seemed oddly fitting since the Swiss national day celebrates its … Continue reading →

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Life post-PRISM: Politics and Power Struggles

Posted on 22. July, 2013 by Georg Greve

Following the disclosures about details on how the United States and other countries are monitoring the world there has been a global discussion about this subject that’s been long overdue. In previous articles I tried to put together what actually … Continue reading →

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Life post-PRISM: No More Business Secrets

Posted on 10. July, 2013 by Georg Greve

After a primer on the realities of today’s world, and the totalitarian tendencies that follow from this environment and our behaviour in it, let’s take a look at what this means for professional use of information technology. Firstly, it should … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Post-PRISM Society: A primer.

Posted on 1. July, 2013 by Georg Greve

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 →

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So what might Digital Sustainability be?

Posted on 15. November, 2011 by Georg Greve

There is a group of Swiss parliamentarians who are organized in a group for “Digital Sustainability” for which I’ve been asked to participate as part of an expert group that consists of  practitioners in a variety of fields, including Free Software … 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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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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