Hi Nikos,
On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:06:50PM +0200, Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos wrote:
In short: An EU project usually isn't an efficient way to finance our activities adn achieve our goals.
Hello Karsten, Note that my question is not about FSFE participating to EU projects, on the contrary, I asked whether FSFE would be willing to handle the paperwork for other european free software projects that are not a legal entity to participate.
We've contemplated that scenario several times. In the end, it always turned out that the project's developers (and everyone else) were better off if they participated through the university or company partners in the project, rather than through FSFE.
The scope of horizon 2020 is so broad that improvement of existing free software is certainly within it
No doubt. Actually, I hope that we can engage in a few projects in the years ahead. But as I explained in my earlier mail, there are more effective ways for FSFE to achieve its goals.
Best regards, Karsten