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20 Years FSFE +++ Finland achieving Router Freedom +++ microFSFE
by press＠fsfe.org 28 Jul '21

28 Jul '21

= 20 Years FSFE +++ Finland achieving Router Freedom +++ microFSFE = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202107.de.html ] In our July Newsletter, we invite our community to join the celebrations of 20 Years FSFE, we applaud Finland for securing Router Freedom, and we look into Free Software activities for children. We are getting ready for German elections and invite you to help us support Free Software demands for public administration during the election campaign. == FSFE: 20 years of empowering people to control technology == Long before the first smartphone was introduced, it was evident to the FSFE's founders that it is the people who should be in control of technology and not vice versa. In 2001, Free Software experts around Europe created the Free Software Foundation Europe. 20 years is a long time in computing history and although technology is ever-changing, our values have been consistent. The core of our work is, in a nutshell: educating people on the nature of Free Software, highlighting its political implications, and simplifying its legal preconditions. Matthias Kirschner, President of the FSFE since 2015, explains [1] this in his own words in a short video. Our work throughout the years would not have been possible without the help of our European community. Whether you have translated our news, used your voice to share our message, helped us financially, or participated in one of our public events, you have helped our cause to take a step further. Would you like to share your thoughts about your time with the FSFE? We are looking forward to hearing from you. Also we would love to see pictures from your activities in the past and share them with the community. Or, if you are feeling creative, you can send us a birthday video, just as the science-fiction author Cory Doctorow did. Do not miss watching it and finding out more on how to share your throwback on our birthday page [2]. == Router Freedom achieved in Finland, as the most fair and efficient practice == Finland recognises Router Freedom as a digital right, setting an example for the EU. Net neutrality is ensured by EU Regulation. Net neutrality means that users have the right to use terminal equipment of their choice, such as a phone or modem. For Finland, this is clear. Traficom, the national agency dealing with transportation, communications, and networks, has a noteworthy stance on the issue, protecting [3] the rights of end-users. We interviewed [4] Klaus Nieminen, Chief Specialist of Traficom. In his view, Router Freedom benefits end-users, fosters competition in the telecommunications terminal equipment markets, and complies with the Open Internet Regulation 2015/2120 of the EU. He shares that there is no technological necessity to justify limiting end-users' rights to choose their own equipment. Traficom arrived at this conclusion after an objective assessment. Finally, he explains that in Finland Router Freedom also applies to new technologies such as 5G. == Listen to our Podcast == This is the first time since the launch of the Software Freedom Podcast that a FSFE staff member gives an interview in our podcast series. Max Mehl, FSFE Programme Manager, has been with the FSFE since 2011 and has worked on numerous campaigns. With this episode [5] Bonnie Mehring and Max Mehl provide a nice and easy entrance to the very complex world of software licensing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This year the FSFE celebrates its 20th anniversary. Support our work for the next 20 years to come [6] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == microFSFE == Early programmers deserve a spotlight too. From kids to teenagers, the FSFE welcomes early programmers and all beginners in its community. === Teaching Free Software to children === In Kreuzlingen, a city in northern Switzerland, five children had the chance to participate in a 4-day course on Free Software development. The course was free of charge, and it was offered thanks to the creativity and pedagogical skills of FSFE supporter Peter Bittner. The kids had no prior experience using Linux, so the course started with booting GNU/LINUX from a USB stick, and quickly advanced to working in the terminal using Bash commands and coding Python. 'We need our kids to know what school doesn't teach them' says [7] Peter in his blog about this course. 'Pupils are being taught "products" of the technology giants ("Safari", "Word", "Excel", "PowerPoint") instead of information technology concepts (web browser, text processor, spreadsheet, presentations)'. === microfashion === According to scientists, early "nerdiness" can lead to a 10% increase in happiness later in life ; ) So do not miss to starting early and get one of our fork T-shirts. They are available for ages 5 to 12 [8], as well as in a bib [9] for babies! === Teenagers === This autumn, the FSFE will launch a new activity for teenagers. Our goal is to share the values of Free Software with young developers. So if you are a young person experimenting with software development, or if you know one, stay tuned. == Upcoming event == - On Wednesday August 4th, we are organising an online workshop (DE) to prepare the promotion of our 'Public Money? Public Code!' campaign during the last weeks until the German elections. We need your support to spread our message. If you would like to be involved in this process, please register [10] and join our workshop for in-person discussions. == What we have done: == - On June 23rd, Max Mehl, Programme Manager at the FSFE, presented REUSE in the “Leveraging Open Source Responsibly” session [11] at OW2con’21. In his presentation, he explained how REUSE makes it easier for developers to declare the licensing and copyright situation for their code. The presentation is available on Peertube [12]. This session is part of a long-term effort by OW2 to promote best practices and good citizenship in open source governance. - On July 6th and 7th, Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander presented our German federal election campaign to the local groups of Nordhessen and Frankfurt. If you are interested in participating in such a workshop check our upcoming event. - On July 22nd, Bonnie Mehring presented our 'Public Money? Public Code!' campaign in the FSFE women [13] monthly meeting. Also, they discussed what the plans are with respect to the upcoming election campaign of the federal parliament in Germany 2021. The FSFE women group is open to all women who are interested in Free Software and technology; meetings take place online. - On July 24th, translators met online to get to know each other and learn valuable tools for their work, such as the webpreview tool, the translation wiki, and Git. The meeting was hosted by Bonnie Mehring, coordinator of the FSFE translator group [14] team, and Luca Bonissi, who has created the webpreview tool. - Alexander Sander, our Policy Consultant, contributed to a report on the use of Free Software in local administrations which was released by the German association for municipal government. The association, 'Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsmanagement (KGSt)', published the report [15] [DE] titled 'Open Source in Kommunen – Ein Baustein für mehr Digitale Souveränität.' == Legal and Licensing Workshop 2021 == On July 14th, the Online Legal and Licensing Workshop 2021 was completed. The FSFE's Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop (LLW) [16] has been held annually for the FSFE's Legal Network [17] since 2008, and serves as a conference for legal experts in the field of Free Software to debate issues and share best practices surrounding Free Software licenses. Instead of a one-time conference, this year LLW offered online presentations, discussion panels, and workshops continuously from March to July. We are very happy to have put up an online edition of the LLW, and we are also looking forward to organizing next year's edition of the LLW, to be held hopefully in person, to continue building a robust Free Software legal community. == Get active for the Federal election in Germany == On 26 September, a new Bundestag will be elected in Germany. We are engaged around the election and want to ensure with our activities that "Public Money? Public Code!" plays an important role for the next government. Therefore we want to make sure that our "Public Money? Public Code!" demands will be included in the coalition agreement of Germany's next government. To achieve this we need your help and support. We created an activity package [18] [DE] for you and will also present it during a workshop on 4 August 2021. If you want to participate, register now [19]. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We're looking forward to hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [20]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers, supporters, and donors who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators, who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. Your editor, Fani Partsafyllidou -------------------------------------------------------------------- The biggest financial impact the FSFE faces in these times of physical distancing is the cancellation of Free Software conferences, including our own events. To keep the software freedom movement solid and alive, please consider donating a part of your conference budget to Free Software organisations, including the FSFE [21]. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zur Diskussion [22] -- Free Software Foundation Europe <https://fsfe.org> FSFE News <https://fsfe.org/news/news.en.rss> Upcoming FSFE Events <https://fsfe.org/events/events.en.rss> Fellowship Blog Aggregation <https://planet.fsfe.org/en/rss20.xml> Free Software Discussions <https://fsfe.org/contact/community.en.html> 1: https://fsfe.org/2021/news-20210721-01.de.html#a-birthday-message-from-our-… 2: https://fsfe.org/activities/20years/20years.de.html 3: https://www.traficom.fi/en/communications/communications-networks/open-inte… 4: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210629-01.de.html 5: https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-11.de.html 6: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 7: https://ferienpass.gitlab.io/blog/ 8: https://fsfe.org/order/index.de.html 9: https://fsfe.org/order/2017/baby-bib-pink-large.png 10: https://registration.fsfe.org/btw21-Workshop 11: https://www.ow2con.org/view/2021/Abstract_Community_Day#23061545 12: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/a3cb5598-7d97-479e-851c-9dee96bc278f 13: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Women 14: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Translators 15: https://www.kgst.de/doc/20210706A0006 16: https://fsfe.org/activities/ln/llw.de.html 17: https://fsfe.org/activities/ln/ln.de.html 18: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Bundestagswahl_DE 19: https://registration.fsfe.org/btw21-Workshop 20: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 21: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 22: https://community.fsfe.org/t/709

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Digitale Autonomie immer gefragter in den Niederlanden +++ REUSE Booster +++ Torsten Grote
by press＠fsfe.org 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

= Digitale Autonomie immer gefragter in den Niederlanden +++ REUSE Booster +++ Torsten Grote = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202106.de.html ] Digitale öffentliche Dienste in den Niederlanden sind immer mehr von monopolistischen Firmen abhängig. Das niederländische Team der FSFE fordert daher aktiv digitale Rechte. Im Juni 2021 haben wir REUSE Booster ins Leben gerufen, um Freie-Software-Projekte mit rechtlichen Ratschlägen zu Urheberrechten zu unterstützen. Und wir interviewen Torsten Grote, ein FSFE-Mitglied, der die Notwendigkeit von freien Android-Geräten schon sehr früh betont hat. == Die digitale Autonomie der Niederlande ist untergraben; Forderungen für Freie Software werden lauter == Die Niederlande wird immer mehr von einer digitalen Infrastruktur abhängig, die von wenigen monopolistischen Firmen dominiert wird. Obwohl der niederländische Cybersecurity-Rat die damit verbundenen Risiken erkennt, wird in seinem Bericht der Fokus auf Offene Standards und Freie Software vernachlässigt, obwohl dies nachweislich die optimale Vorgehensweise bei solch einem Problem wäre. Die FSFE fordert die niederländische Regierung auf, standhaft zu bleiben und sowohl die digitale Sicherheit, als auch die digitale Autonomie durch Verwendung Offener Standards und Freier Software in den Griff zu bekommen [1]. Damit würden die Niederlande auch ihrer früheren Selbstverpflichtung gerecht werden, standardmäßig Freie Software einzusetzen. Unser Team verteidigt die digitalen Rechte in den Niederlanden mit Nachdruck. Jos van den Oever fand 2018 heraus, dass die App 'Debat Direct' nicht auf seinem Smartphone mit Firefox OS verfügbar ist. Anders gesagt: Die offizielle App zur Beteiligung an parlamentarischen Debatten wurde nicht unter einer freien Lizenz veröffentlicht. Jos' Nachfrage an den Quellcode der App wurde abgelehnt, somit brachte er den Fall vor Gericht. Der niederländischeStaatsrat entschied am 31. März 2021, dass das Parlament nicht verpflichtet sei, den Quellcode zu veröffentlichen. Somit bleibt die Beteiligungs-App allen, die ausschließlich Freie Software verwenden wollen, verwehrt [2]. Jos van den Oever, die Person hinter der Initiative, ist ein Freiwilliger bei der FSFE und Teil unseres niederländischen Teams. Dessen Mitglieder blieben sogar während der Pandemie in Kontakt, als es darum ging, Stände für Online-Veranstaltungen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Nico Rikken, einer der beiden Koordinatoren, teilt seine Erfahrungen mit dieser Umstellung in einem Blogpost und ruft alle Interessierten auf, der FSFE-Community in den Niederlanden beizutreten [3]. == REUSE Booster unterstützt Freie-Software-Projekte bei Lizenzierung == REUSE hat die Lizenzierung von Freie-Software-Projekten erleichtert. Entwicklerinnen und Entwickler können auf standardisierte Methoden zurückgreifen, um alle Dateien in einem Projekt mit der gewählten Lizenz und einer Notiz zu den Urhebern zu versehen. Ein Tutorial, viele FAQs, ein unterstützendes Tool und eine API wurden veröffentlicht, um Zeit zu sparen und die Einstiegshürde herabzusetzen. Mit REUSE Booster geht die FSFE einen Schritt weiter. Freie-Software- Projekte können individuellen Support [4] von Rechtsexperten im Bereich Lizenzierung und Urheberrecht bekommen. Jedes Projekt wird indiviuell analysiert, die Empfehlungen werden auf die jeweilige spezifische Situation hin ausgesprochen. Registiert euch [5] bis zum 8. Juli, um euer Projekt ebenfalls teilnehmen zu lassen. == 20 Jahre FSFE: Möglichkeiten für Freie Betriebsysteme auf Smartphones mit Torsten Grote == In unserem vierten Geburtstags-Artikel erinnern wir uns an die Zeit zurück, als die ersten Smartphones auftauchten. Wir interviewen [6] Torsten Grote, der bereits 2012 Freie-Software-Alternativen für Smartphones entdeckt hat. Sowohl als Softwareentwickler, als auch als Aktivist für Freie Software, teilt Torsten seine Erinnerungen an die Entwicklung Freier Apps und Betriebssysteme für Smartphones. Am Ende nutzen wir die Chance, um ihn nach heutigen Optionen für die Befreiung unserer Smartphones zu fragen. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In diesem Jahr feiert die FSFE ihren 20. Geburtstag. Unterstütze unsere Arbeit für die nächsten 20 Jahre. [7] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Intern: Die FSFE migriert ihre IRC Instanz nach Libera Chat. == Findet heraus, wie ihr uns beitreten könnt [8]. Wir ziehen von Freenode in Richtung Libera Chat um, nachdem dessen ehrenamtliches Personal dort großteils abgezogen ist. Wir teilen unsere Beweggründe für die Migration unserer IRC-Präsenz. == Was wir gemacht haben == Am 28. Juni hielt Erik Albers, Sustainability Programme Manager der FSFE, einen Vortrag am Runden Tisch "How do we shape and grow a green tech sector?" [9], der von den Grünen/EFA organisiert wurde. In seiner Präsentation erklärte Erik, welche Rolle Softwaredesign bei den Auswirkungen von digitalen Technologien auf die Umwelt spielt. Der Runde Tisch ist Teil von umfangreichen Bestrebungen der Grünen/EFA, um ein grünes digitales Manifest zu verfassen. Am 23. Juni moderierte Lucas Lasota, Deputy Legal Coordinator bei der FSFE und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin einen Runden Tisch zu den Themen Cybersecurity, Menschenrechte und digitale Souveränität. Hierbei wurde er von Katerina Yordanova und Elisabetta Biasin unterstützt, die beide am KU Leuven Centre für IT und IT-Recht tätig sind. Am 23. Juni hielt Irmhild Rogalla einen Vortrag im FSFE-Women- Gruppenmeeting über die Barrierefreiheit von Videokonferenz-Tools und sprach sich für eine Plattform aus, die für alle nutzbar ist. Die FSFE- Women-Gruppe [10] trifft sich einmal im Monat in gemütlicher Atmosphäre und bietet einen offenen Austausch über neue Entwicklungen im Bereich Freier Software. Die Meetings beziehen sich meistens auf ein spezifisches Thema. Am 19. Juni, präsentierte [11] Matthias Kirscher, der Präsident der FSFE "20 Years FSFE: The long way for software freedom" auf der openSUSE Conference, um die Besucher über unsere Arbeit als unabhängige Organisation zu informieren. Am 18. Juni präsentierte [12] Bonnie Mehring, Junior Projektmanagerin der FSFE "Public Money? Public Code!: A campaign framework to promote software freedom" auf der openSUSE Conference. In ihrem Vortrag erklärte sie, wie das Gerüst der Kampagne dafür genutzt werden kann, Richtlinien für Freie Software zu adaptieren. Dies kann zum Beispiel in öffentlichen Behörden, einer Bibliothek, einer Universität, einer Stadt oder sogar auf Landesebene erfolgen. Am 16. Juni fand das Meeting des niederländischen FSFE-Teams [13] statt, welches regelmäßig einmal monatlich durchgeführt wird. Alle können an diesem Meeting teilnehmen, und es kann auf Englisch gewechselt werden, falls jemand kein Niederländisch versteht. Am 10. Juni nahm Erik Albers an einer Veranstaltung namens " Zukunftswerkstatt Smart Living" [14] teil, wo Experten nachhaltige Optionen für die derzeit stattfindende Digitalisierung des Alltags diskutierten. Am 5. Juni veranstalteten Lina Ceballos und Alexander Sander einen Workshop [15] unter dem Motto 'Public Money? Public Code!' für unsere italienischen Mitglieder. Am 4. Juni nahm Lucas Lasota an der Impropedia Show [16] teil, um dort über Freie Software, Routerfreiheit und digitale Rechte zu sprechen. Das Evenet wurde vom KuZe Potsdam veranstaltet. Am 1. Juni war Alexander Sander im GnuLinuxNews-Podcast GLN011 zu Gast. Er sprach [17] über Freie Software während der Corona-Krise. Am 1.Juni stellte [18] Alexander Sander die "Public Money? Public Code!"-Kampagne auf dem Netzpolitischen Abend vor, der von der Digitalen Gesellschaft durchgeführt wurde. Er betonte hierbei, dass es keine politischen Ausreden gäbe, dieses Konzept nicht durchzuführen. Am 27. Mai traf sich die Berliner Gruppe der FSFE für ihr regelmäßiges Meeting, bei dem Bildung im Fokus steht. Miriam von "Die Lernwerkstatt" stellte die gleichnamige Organisation vor und hielt einen Vortrag über digitales Lernen mit Vorschlägen zu Plattformen und Techniken auf diesem Gebiet. Darauf folgte eine Gruppendiskussion. In der Berliner Gruppe sind alle eingeladen, über "Freie Software und Bildung" zu diskutieren, Erfahrungen zu teilen und an der Befreiung von Wissen und Bildung in Berlin und über seine Grenzen hinaus mitzuwirken. Am 26. Mai hielt Alexander Sander einen Vortrag, in dem er erklärte, warum und wie öffentliche Behörden Freie Software einsetzen sollten [19]. Er hob die Vorteile dieses Vorgehens heraus, sowohl für die Behörden als auch für die Ökonomie und die Gesellschaft. Die aktuellen Beschaffungsmöglichkeiten und ein Ausblick für die folgenden Jahre wurden diskutiert. == Aktiv werden == Zieh dir eines dieser T-Shirts an und erzähle deinen Mitmenschen etwas über die Defintion von Freier Software. Wenn wir das Recht haben, die Software zu nutzen, zu verstehen, zu teilen und zu verbessern, handelt es sich um Freie Software. Unsere T-Shirts werden zu 100% aus organischer Baumwolle herstellt und unsere Kollektion [20] beinhaltet eine Auswahl an Farben und Sprüchen. == An unserem Newsletter mitwirken == Wenn ihr Gedanken, Bilder oder Neuigkeiten mit uns teilen wollt, schickt sie bitte zu uns. Unsere Adresse lautet wie immer newsletter(a)fsfe.org. Wir freuen uns darauf, von euch zu hören! Wenn ihr außerdem uns und unsere Arbeit unterstützen wollt, tretet unserer Community bei und unterstützt uns mit einer einmaligen oder monatlichen [21] Spende. Unser Dank gilt der Community und den Freiwilligen, Unterstützern und Spendern, die unsere Arbeit möglich machen. Und ein Dank geht an die Übersetzer, die es möglich machen, dass ihr den Newsletter in eurer Muttersprache lesen könnt. Eure Redakteurin, Fani Partsafyllidou -------------------------------------------------------------------- Die größten finanziellen Auswirkungen für die FSFE in der Zeit der physischen Distanz stellen die Absagen der Freien Software-Konferenzen dar, darunter auch unsere eigenen Veranstaltungen. Um die Freie- Software-Bewegung am Leben zu halten, denkt bitte darüber nach, einen Teil eures Konferenz-Budgets an Freie-Software-Organisationen, etwa die FSFE, zu spenden [22]. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zur Diskussion [23] -- Free Software Foundation Europe <https://fsfe.org> FSFE News <https://fsfe.org/news/news.en.rss> Upcoming FSFE Events <https://fsfe.org/events/events.en.rss> Fellowship Blog Aggregation <https://planet.fsfe.org/en/rss20.xml> Free Software Discussions <https://fsfe.org/contact/community.en.html> 1: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210521-01.de.html 2: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210611-01.de.html 3: https://blogs.fsfe.org/nico.rikken/2021/06/23/how-the-netherlands-group-gre… 4: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210609-01.de.html 5: https://reuse.software/booster/ 6: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210625-01.de.html 7: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202106.html 8: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210525-01.de.html 9: https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/how-do-we-shape-and-grow-a-green… 10: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Teams/Women 11: https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/1fd019fd-2fcf-4777-8b3a-59ac647ab542 12: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/c3ae2ad6-f2e0-4168-a28b-f7b2c73e154f 13: https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/BNL 14: https://www.ressourcenwende.net/veranstaltung/zukunftswerkstatt-smart-livin… 15: https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/ContactingAdministrationsForPMPC 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKLrPONLk-M 17: https://gnulinux.ch/gln011-podcast 18: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/585c88dd-4f2b-450c-9ffc-66005f11e030 19: https://public-money.confetti.events/ 20: https://fsfe.org/order/index.de.html 21: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 22: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 23: https://community.fsfe.org/t/702

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Cory Doctorow +++ Artificial Intelligence +++ New Staffer Fani Partsafyllidou
by press＠fsfe.org 31 May '21

31 May '21

= Cory Doctorow +++ Artificial Intelligence +++ New Staffer Fani Partsafyllidou = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202105.de.html ] In our May Newsletter read about our time traveller Cory Doctorow who sends his wishes for 20 Years FSFE from utopian 2041, Router Freedom developments in Greece, Germany, and Austria as well as AI application benefits under Free Software licenses and as usual our other diverse community activities. == 20 Years FSFE: Time traveller Cory Doctorow sends his wishes from utopian 2041! == Prolific Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow envisions the world in 2041 and informs us that humankind was able to solve major world problems thanks to collective work and mutual sharing of knowledge. Doctorow has been a vocal supporter of the FSFE for many years now. In his video he is celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the FSFE in his own fascinating way: Doctorow is travelling in time to greet us and congratulate us on our 40 year anniversary, talking to us from 2041. His time travel allows him to see the critical importance of the FSFE in the transition to a digital society. In the author’s words ‘In those two decades we have seen massive decentralization of the internet thanks and part to deep reforms to our anti-trust and monopoly law, mandates for interoperability and open APIs’. This is why Doctorow is thanking the FSFE for our next 20 years of fostering freedom and decentralisation. == Rapid developments in Router Freedom in Greece, Germany, and Austria == Rapid developments in Router Freedom are being made in the EU countries as an EU reform of telecommunications law is being transposed into national jurisdictions. The implementation process has been complex and has led to different solutions which may negatively affect Router Freedom. The FSFE has been closely monitoring national legislation on telecommunications and actively taken part in public consultations together with local organisations to support legislative changes in favour of Router Freedom. For example, in Greece, the FSFE and six other organisations supported the preliminary decision of the Greek regulator for incorporating Router Freedom in the national legislation. The next months will be crucial for Router Freedom in EU countries. There are challenges ahead. Differently from Greece, Germany [1] has moved in a direction to reevaluate the consolidated framework, which can lead to more restrictions to end-users rights. In Austria [2], the fate of Router Freedom will be decided by the national regulatory agency RTR after the full implementation of the telecom reform. == Achieving accuracy and fairness in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications using Free Software == Vincent Lequertier published an article [3] stating the reasons why AI applications released under a Free Software license can prevent known pitfalls in AI, making its use both efficient and fair. Three elements of AI should be provided openly: the source code used to train the AI, the datasets, and the trained AI models. Being able to understand how AI works will enable us to correct unfair discrimination generated by AI and give the opportunity for everyone to improve its transparency. Furthermore, releasing AI as Free Software can help fostering innovation in this field. Vincent also suggested in a blog post [4] on FSFE's Planet [5] that the successful imposition of checklists in crucial sectors can be used as an example of good practice in AI development. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This year the FSFE celebrates its 20th anniversary. Support our work for the next 20 years to come [6] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Internal: Our new staffer Fani Partsafyllidou == We welcome our new staffer Fani Partsafyllidou! Fani holds a Master's Degree in Modern History and Political Science and after working with the European Association of History and Citizenship Educators she joined the FSFE communication team on the first of May. You will read more and more by her in the upcoming months, and -- except this very paragraph -- you are already reading the first newsletter brought to you by Fani. == Upcoming events == Matthias Kirschner, president of the FSFE, and Bonnie Mehring, FSFE Coordinator of Translations, will talk at OpenSUSE Con about Public Money Public Code and the progress of the FSFE after 20 years of collective action. OpenSUSE Con will happen on 18 & 19 of June, the detailed schedule is still to be set. == What we have done == - In the Next Generation Internet Zero initiative, the FSFE has cooperated with other organisations in Europe to facilitate the use of Free Software licences by developers, by providing educational material as well as guidance. We recently published a report on how the FSFE Helps Free Software Developers Engineer a Better Internet [7] - On May 22 the FSFE participated in MERGE-it, a conference organised for Italian communities that work with Open Source and Free Software. Patrick Ohnewein, Financial Officer of the FSFE and the Deputy Coordinator in Italy, gave a talk about Free Software in the Public Administration, and Francesca Indorato, FSFE employee, moderated the session and the discussion. - Matthias Kirschner gave an interview (DE) [8] in Co-Vienna where he analysed the concept of Ethical Software and its relation to freedom of speech. - On May 6 Alexander Sander, the FSFE's policy consultant, contributed to a session about how to advocate on the EU level for Digital Sustainability [9] - On May 5 Alexander Sander hosted a session on "Public Money? Public Code!" during an event of over 50 European civil society organisations [10] who formulated several recommendations to political decision makers in the light of the upcoming federal election in Germany. - Alexander also hosted a webinar on May 26 to highlight the benefits of using Free Software in public administration [11] and to explain the process of implementation. - Alexander Sander took part in a panel discussion on centralization to standardization [12] with representatives of the German Government and local government associations. Alexander brought the perspective on Open Standards and Free Software to the panel - Our Dutch country team organised an online get-together on May 19. == Get active == Our new call for local projects is open until the 25th of July! [13] If you are a supporter of the FSFE and you have a project you have wanted to do for a long time, apply for funding by the FSFE and make it happen. If you are a supporter but you have no project in hand, look for a local group in your vicinity or create one. And if you are not a supporter yet - time to join the FSFE now [14]. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward to hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [15]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [16], supporters [17], and donors [18] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [19], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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Router Freedom Activity Package +++ Fernanda Weiden +++ Spring Sales
by press＠fsfe.org 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

= Router Freedom Activity Package +++ Fernanda Weiden +++ Spring Sales = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202104.de.html ] In our April Newsletter read about our Router Freedom Activity Package, our interview with former Vice President Fernanda Weiden, our new Software Freedom Podcast with Elisa Lindinger, our Spring Sales and as usual our other diverse community activities. == FSFE launches the Router Freedom Activity Package == Router Freedom is the right that consumers of any Internet Service Provider (ISP) have to choose and use a private modem and router instead of equipment that the ISP provides. In the context of reform of telecommunications law, since June 2020 a new set of rules guides the implementation of Router Freedom in Europe [1]. Although the new rules will provide more clarity in several respects concerning end-users' rights, the awareness of Router Freedom is low across Europe. Active participation of local communities in the legislative processes of laws impacting the ability of end-users to choose their network devices is crucial for leveraging the protection of Router Freedom in national jurisdictions. Therefore, we have prepared an activity package for individuals and organisations [2] who want to communicate with regulators and decision makers of their countries and take a stand for Router Freedom. The package consists of an activity summary [3], a monitoring map [4] and a wiki page [5] with relevant information for local engagement. We would love to know more about your experience with Router Freedom, so we can act accordingly. Please participate in our end-user survey [6]. It will take only a few minutes! == 20 Years FSFE: Interview with Fernanda Weiden == In our third birthday publication we interview Fernanda "nanda" Weiden [7] who was raised n Porto Alegre, Brasil, where she organised FISL, the largest Free Software conference in Latin America. Later she became a founding member and council member of the Free Software Foundation Latin America, before moving to Europe, where she joined the FSFE as a volunteer. Just a little bit later she was elected Vice President of the Free Software Foundation Europe from 2009-2011. In these early years of her engangement with the FSFE, Fernanda helped to shape the FSFE's profile and organisation. Her favourite campaign that she was heavily contributing to was the Document Freedom Day, a campaign to highlight the importance of Open Standards and a global day to celebrate them. Fernanda is also co-founder of the "Women in Free Software Project" in Brazil and former member of "Debian Women". Until today Fernanda is part of the FSFE's General Assembly and helps the organisation with her manifold professional skills if needed. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This year the FSFE celebrates its 20th anniversary. Support our work for the next 20 years to come [8] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == SFP#10: How to support Free Software and a sustainable digital infrastructure == In our 10th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast [9] we talk with Elisa Lindinger from Superrr Lab. Together we discuss problems faced by Free Software projects and how to tackle them. In a broader frame we discover what would be needed for a more sustainable digital infrastructure and talk about the work Elisa does for this aim. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - With a groundbreaking resolution, Dortmund has committed itself to the use of Free Software. With an overwhelming, cross-faction majority, the city council has paved the way for "Public Money? Public Code!" [10] In the future, software developed or commissioned by the administration will be made available to the general public. - Max Mehl, FSFE programme manager, gave a talk on "Digital Sovereignty in Europe - Free Software as the Key" [11] in which he provided an overview of the most important contexts and discussed pragmatic possibilities based on existing examples to put public digital infrastructure on a modern footing. - Ralf Hersel, Coordinator of the FSFE local Zurich group, gave a presentation on "Learning like the Pros" during the Open Education Day conference [12]. Learning like the Pros informs about Digital Sovereignty, explains professional approaches and offers concrete suggestions. - For the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Carmen Bianca Bakker writes about "What's in a name?" [13] - Lucas Lasota, FSFE Deputy Legal Coordinator, will conduct the course "Legal Aspects of Digital Sovereignty" [14] at the Humboldt University of Berlin. The course is dedicated to several elements that compose the terms that are being discussed in public debates, but from the legal perspective. == "Show your support" (aka "Get active") == Although Spring seems a little bit late this year in Northern Europe, we have started the FSFE Spring Sales [15] in which we offer all our coloured T-shirts, magnets, pins, gym sacks and children's shirts at a reduced price for a short period. Be quick, because the offer is only valid while stock lasts. Moreover, sale products that are sold out will no longer be reordered as we will refresh our inventory. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward to hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [16]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [17], supporters [18], and donors [19] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [20], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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Luca vs Lenovo +++ Reinhard and the FSFE +++ IloveFS report
by press＠fsfe.org 25 Mar '21

25 Mar '21

= Luca vs Lenovo +++ Reinhard and the FSFE +++ IloveFS report = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202103.de.html ] In our March Newsletter read about our supporter Luca Bonissi who forced Lenovo to pay a 20.000 Euros refund for a pre-installed Windows, about our supporter Reinhard Müller who has volunteered for the FSFE for two decades, our "I Love Free Software" report and as usual about our other diverse community activities. == Luca Bonissi vs Lenovo: 20.000 Euros refund for a pre-installed Windows == We all know how frustrating it is to buy a brand new computer and realise that it comes with a pre-installed proprietary operating system. After an initial annoyance, however, even most Free Software stalwarts do not further complain, wipe the system and proceed with a fresh install of a free operating system of their choice. Not so Luca Bonissi, an Italian developer and long-term FSFE supporter. After buying a new Lenovo Ideapad, he contacted Lenovo to file a request for a license refund and a return of the pre-installed Microsoft Windows. However, Lenovo refused to refund Luca for the Windows license - worth 42 Euro - and what followed was a truly legal and bureaucratic quest which consumed many months and several court proceedings. Finally, in December 2020, the Court of Monza rejected all Lenovo's arguments, confirming that the reimbursement of the pre-installed software was due. In its sentence, the Court of Monza also pointed out that the manufacturer itself had expressly assumed an obligation to pay a refund in the Windows licence. In its historic decision, the court further imposed upon Lenovo punitive damages amounting to 20.000 euros [1] for abuse of the appeal procedures. Lenovo forced its customer to take part in a disproportionate and unnecessary legal process. The court also noted that this case is an example of the arrogance and prevarication of a giant company against a modest consumer. In the end, the court ruled that the sum was to be paid to Luca, by way of compensating for the damage caused by aggravated procedural liability. In a deeply selfless act, Luca Bonissi donated 15.000 Euros [2] from the recovered damages to the FSFE, encouraging people to stand their ground for their rights. We are extremely grateful for this donation by Luca and also that he shared the documentation [3] and procedures in the updated wiki page for Italy [4]. == "The Monza decision demonstrated that is possible to reverse the unacceptable behaviour of big techs. What was taken away from the Free Software community has now been returned to it. I encourage everyone to fight back for their legitimate rights!" says Luca Bonissi and we could not agree more. 20 Years FSFE: Interview with Reinhard Müller == Now from Luca Bonissi in Italy to Reinhard Müller in Austria: Reinhard is another volunteer whose dedication to Free Software and the FSFE are legendary. Throughout the last two decades, Reinhard has helped to shape the FSFE in its self-understanding and in its overall organisation as well as in our daily operations. Indeed, Reinhard has basically taken over any position from local volunteer to country team member, from booth volunteer to financial officer and from a supporter to the General Assembly. Most people are surprised when they hear that he is a volunteer and not a paid staffer of the FSFE. Listing all of his contributions in this newsletter basically seems impossible, but we conducted an interview with Reinhard [5] in which we try to cover at least some of the most essential parts of his life with and within the FSFE. Read about what keeps him motivated, his energy sources, his favorite FSFE activities and his wishes for the FSFE for the next 20 years. == I Love Free Software Day == >From Reinhard Müller to the I Love Free Software Day, because this is his favorite campaign and it is the favorite campaign for many people around the globe. This year we already celebrated the 11th edition of the "I Love Free Software Day" and we just published our activity report [6]. In numbers we counted 411 tweets on Twitter and 210 toots and countless retweets and retoots in the Fediverse using the hashtag #ilovefs. People from all over the world joined the "I Love Free Software Day" via social media and tweeted and tooted from at least 328 different places. This year we had two novelties: Together with FSFE's volunteer Florian Snow we created some share pictures for sharing our love for Free Software and a lot of people participated [7]. Also we created a special Software Freedom Podcast Episode [8] which provides a nice background of the origins and the highlights of the last eleven years of the "I Love Free Software Day". -------------------------------------------------------------------- This year the FSFE celebrates its 20th anniversary. Support our work for the next 20 years to come [9] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - As you know from our previous newsletters, the FSFE was again present at FOSDEM with a community event before FOSDEM, and this year we also co-organised the Legal and Policy Devroom for the first time. Now [all talks are available online], including the talks in the Devroom as well as Cory Doctorow's keynote in our community event. - Johanna Pohl, Anja Höfner, Friederike Rohde and the FSFE's Erik Albers published an Open Access article about the "Design Options for Long- lasting, Efficient and Open Hardware and Software" [10] in "Ökologisches Wirtschaften: Digitalisation and Sustainability" - Our PMPC Video is now available in Swedish [11]; it is now available in nine different languages. - The FSFE was present at this year's Chemnitzer Linuxtage where Bonnie Mehring gave a talk about "Public Money? Public Code!" [12] in which she explained how the campaign framework can be used to push for the adoption of Free Software friendly policies on a local level. Matthias Kirschner gave a talk about "20 years FSFE - The long road to software freedom" [13] - Erik Albers was at the Winterkongress of the Digitale Gesellschaft Schweiz, where he gave a talk about the sustainability of Free Software [14]. - In the aftermath of his participation in a panel discussion about opportunities, hurdles with and incentives for Free Software in the public administration, Matthias Kirschner wrote down [15] his recommendations and thoughts for public procurement and Free Software in his blog. - The German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg, together with the Federal Ministry of the Interior, are planning to set up a joint Free Software code repository for public administrations, consisting of a central part and compatible, decentralized "satellites". This approach comes close to our demands formulated in the initiative "A Place for Public Code" [16] - On 17 March 2021, in the Netherlands the Bestuursafdeling van de Raad van State heard our Dutch team member Jos van den Oever in a case against the Tweede Kamer. It concerns the app 'Debat Direct'. With this app, debates in the Lower House can be followed. Jos requested the Tweede Kamer to disclose the source code of the app 'Debat Direct'. As yet, Chamber President Arib refuses to make this public. [ https://broncode.org/nieuws/20210315.html [17] ] == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward to hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [18]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [19], supporters [20], and donors [21] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [22], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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FSFE's plans for 2021 +++ IloveFS +++ FOSDEM
by press＠fsfe.org 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

= FSFE's plans for 2021 +++ IloveFS +++ FOSDEM = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202101.de.html ] In our January Newsletter, read about our plans for 2021 including our upcoming birthday celebrations and our participation at FOSDEM. We roll out this year's "I love Free Software" campaign and, as usual, report about our various community activites. == FSFE's plans for 2021 == In the last weeks, we have constantly developed our message of software freedom for 2021. And with so many exciting things surrounding FSFE's activities in the upcoming months, we are looking forward to realize them. The FSFE will celebrate its birthday as we turn 20 in 2021. 20 years of defending user's rights and spreading software freedom. We want to use that momentum to speak, show and reflect on our activities in the past 20 years. And we want to give momentum to our community because it is on their shoulders that we have built our movement and our networks, which form a well-known pan-European Free Software expert interest representation called Free Software Foundation Europe. More information on this in the next newsletter. As we turn 20, we will continue to have to deal with the current global situation, for instance by running our events online this year. Our running campaigns will be updated and we will launch a brand-new campaign "Upcycling Android" towards the second half of the year – stay tuned. Now looking a bit into the closer future, our event team is doing its best to offer you a pleasant FSFE online experience at FOSDEM, the biggest Free Software conference in Europe. Not only are we offering a digital booth and our annual pre-FOSDEM community meeting, we will also co-coordinate the Legal and Policy Devroom. For more information, see below. Not to forget that right after FOSDEM there will be the: == I love Free Software day 2021 == More than any other year, we feel it is important this year to come together and celebrate the annual "I love Free Software day" [1] on 14. February. After months of a dark and physically distanced winter, we invite you to show your faces and your love towards the philosophy that unites us all, our love for Free Software. To bring us all together on the same virtual page, we have prepared a brand new "I love Free Software" activity for you. Use our graphics [2] to share your love with your friends, family, colleagues and the Free Software community and to virtually unite. Simply take a picture of yourself that you like and write down in a few words why you love Free Software. Then fill our share-pic generator and share the result in your favourite channels or via social media. By using the hashtag #IloveFS you make sure that we also see it - or by pinging our account directly in the respective social media channel. If none of that works for you, we are also happy to receive your image in an email to contact(a)fsfe.org. We are really looking forward to celebrating #IloveFS with you! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Start the new year as a supporter of the Free Software Foundation Europe [3] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Upcoming events == The FSFE will be present at FOSDEM, the biggest annual Free Software happening in Europe. While FOSDEM normally takes place in Brussels, this year it will happen online. Max Mehl gives a talk about the "Best practices for declaring copyright and licenses" [4] and Lucas Lasota will speak about Router Freedom. The FSFE will be present with a digital booth that you can visit to talk with people. There will also be some events happening "at the booth". Unfortunately, not all details from the organisers are available at the time of writing this newsletter, so we cannot dig into more details or offer links right now. Please follow us on social media ( Mastodon [5] / Twitter [6] ) or visit the official page [7] during the event to find our booth. Apart from the digital booth, for the first time the FSFE will co- organise the Legal and Policy Devroom at FOSDEM. We will also continue with our traditional pre-FOSDEM meeting the day before FOSDEM, on Friday 5 February 2021. This meeting is our community get-together and will be kicked-off with a keynote by Cory Doctorow. - I love Free Software Day: As every year on 14 February the Free Software community is celebrating the "I love Free Software Day" [8]. Don't miss showing your love on that day, following the hashtag #IloveFS and listening to our upcoming special IloveFS podcast episode [9]. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - The FSFE was present with a digital representation at this year's online Chaos Communication Congress, called "Remote Chaos Experience " or #rC3. Together with our cluster about:freedom [10] we created a map for the rC3-world [11] and produced a joint presentation video [12]. Since we used to sing the Free Software song at our booths at the CCC, we also transferred this happening into the digital world and invited folks to join and sing the Free Software song together in a Jitsi room [13]. - Our project manager Lucas Lasota gave a talk about Router Freedom at the Remote Chaos Experience rC3 [14]. The talk provided an overview of the recent successes for Router Freedom and the legal challenges against net neutrality in Europe. - Our programme manager Max Mehl participated in the GNU/Linux News Podcast by GNU/Linux.ch [15] (German) with one of the topics covering the principle of "Public Money? Public Code!" to be applied on publicly funded mobile phone apps. == Job vacancy == We are looking for a person with a strong technical background [16] to support projects with software engineering and expertise. The person will work part-time, either in our Berlin office or remotely. The closing date for applications is Sunday, 21 February 2021. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [17]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [18], supporters [19], and donors [20] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [21], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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CWA without Google +++ International development cooperation +++ KDE interview
by press＠fsfe.org 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

= CWA without Google +++ International development cooperation +++ KDE interview = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202012.de.html ] In our December Newsletter, read about the German Corona Warn App being published independently to extend software freedom, learn about public code in international development cooperation, enjoy an interview with Cord-Landwehr from KDE about REUSE adoption, one about the Zurich local group receiving a DINACon award and much more. == German Corona tracing app available without Google services == Christian Grigis, Fynn Godau, Marcus Hoffmann and Marvin Wißfeld achieved what official bodies have been missing for months: They have made available the German "Corona Warn App" (CWA) for tracing Covid-19 risk contacts in a version that is completely free of dependencies on Google and is available in F-Droid, the Free Software app store. Initial release of the CWA was in June and the FSFE's demand that any Corona tracking app must be used voluntarily and be Free Software [1] has been followed. However, the implemented exchange of device keys via Bluetooth, on the basis of which the risk is calculated, is handled by an underlying interface called Exposure Notifications API, which was, significantly, developed by Apple and Google and was largely proprietary. One also had to use proprietary Google Play Services or the iTunes store to install it. So while on the one hand we were satisfied that the publicly funded CWA has been released as Free Software, we raised the question what is all this freedom worth if the solution depends on third-party proprietary blobs? [2] And if one has to use proprietary software to install them? === Indepently published in F-Droid === A first major improvement towards fixing this issue was provided by Free Software developer and FSFE supporter Marvin Wißfeld [3] in September. He built the exposure notification functionality into microG [4], a Free Software implementation of the proprietary Google services. This allowed at least people who owned a Google-free Android phone [5] and had microG installed to use various Corona apps. A few days ago, Christian Grigis, Fynn Godau, Marcus Hoffmann and Marvin Wißfeld went one step farther. They integrated the exposure notification component of microG directly into the German Corona Warn App [6]. This so-called Drop-In-Replacement enables even people who have neither the Google services nor their Free Software alternative microG installed, to use the CWA. They also made the app available on F-Droid [7], an app store with exclusively Free Software. We would like to thank all persons involved who made the use of the CWA in Germany possible without having to accept any loss of software freedom. Furthermore, the FSFE appeals to governments and administrations to publish developed software as Free Software, to break dependencies on Google's and Apple's app stores and instead make their apps installable from independent sources like F-Droid and to renounce proprietary dependencies. == FSFE demands public code in international development cooperation == International development cooperation is increasingly digitised. Whether in agriculture, industrial production, health care or public administration, the development and maintenance of modern social processes is no longer conceivable without software. Free Software thus is becoming a fundamental technology to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. International development cooperation strives to achieve the UN sustainability goals by improving global conditions and the empowering of local partners. As in the case of Software Freedom in general, in international development cooperation existing dependencies should be reduced and new dependencies avoided at all costs. Together with experts in the field, the FSFE summarises these interrelations in an article [8] and demands that publicly funded software in international development cooperation be published as Free Software [9]. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Start the new year as a supporter of the Free Software Foundation Europe [10] -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Upcoming events == - Together with many other civil (digital) rights organisations, the FSFE forms the cluster "about:freedom" [11] during the annual Chaos Communication Congresses, which have come to be among the biggest hacking-related events in Europe. The event takes place from the 27th to the 30th of December. The schedule is not yet final but there will be many talks about various topics regarding software freedom. From the FSFE staffers, Lucas Lasota speaks about "Net neutrality 2.0: Router Freedom and device neutrality in Europe". - Our Pre-FOSDEM events [12] in the recent years have been highly successful thanks to your contributions. Now we will go one step further: integrate our fruitful exchange directly into FOSDEM! We are therefore pleased to announce that we will co-organise the upcoming Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom at FOSDEM 2021 [13]. The event will take place online and we are looking forward to your exciting submissions. The Call for Participation [14] is running until 20 December 2020. == PMPC Video in Dutch == FSFE supporters from the Netherlands created a Dutch video translation of the popular Public Money? Public Code! campaign video. After a sneak preview on the 25th of November in the Netherlands online get-together, you can now watch it yourself [15]. Nico Rikken, the FSFE coordinator Netherlands who mainly coordinated the project, wrote a detailed blog-post about the whole process [16] - from subtitle translation to the audio recording to its final editing and mastering. Nico wrote it for your curiosity but also for you to pick it up: /"I wrote this blogpost, to encourage you to do it too and save you time by suggesting a methodology. In the process I learned some new skills and got to use some free software that was new to me."/ With the Dutch version, the Public Money? Public Code! campaign video is now translated and audio-dubbed in seven languages (DE, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, RU) and subtitled in nine languages (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL, PT, SK, RU). If you would like to see your language added to the list, get in contact with Nico or the FSFE. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - In just three years, our REUSE initiative [17] has successfully changed licensing practices of over five hundred projects. In 2020 one of the biggest and oldest Free Software projects, the well-known KDE community, included REUSE in their licensing policy and migrated all their frameworks to the recommended standard. We took this opportunity to speak with Andreas Cord-Landwehr, development engineer at KDE, about REUSE adoption in the KDE community [18]. - In 2019, the FSFE's local group in Zurich launched the "Learn like the pros" campaign [19]. The goal of the campaign is to present solutions for the use of Free Software in education. Recently, the campaign was awarded the DINACon Special Award. On this occasion, we interviewed the local coordinators Ralf Hersel and Gian-Maria Daffré [20] about the background and the success of this campaign. - On the 25th of November the European Parliament adopted the resolution "Towards a more sustainable single market for business and consumers" [21] in which they call on the Commission "to establish a consumers’ ‘right to repair". The document acknowledges the problems of software obsolescence as a limitation to hardware's life-time longevity. Unfortunately, the document misses the chance to tackle the problem with solutions offered by Free Software licensing, e.g. the obligation to freely license software code after its support ends. The FSFE will follow the process and raise its voice for software freedom as a means towards a more sustainable IT. == From the Planet == - Bdale Garbee looks back on a long history of debian packaging and encourages other Debian package maintainers with the right skills and motivation to consider adopting some of his packages [22]. - Albert Astals Cid shows and explains software obsolescence he experienced with his Android phone OnePlus2 and how he solved it using the CustomROM LineageOS [23]. - Sebastian Schauenburg writes about his favorite terminals [24] and how he solved a bug for the st terminal emulator. == Get Active: 20 years of FSFE == This time we do not have a particular get active item for you but a general reminder that next year we shall have had 20 years of FSFE and we would like to celebrate that with you. So watch our news. There will be some interesting backgrounds on the FSFE's history. We will introduce you to some of our well-established community members and also dig into past success stories as well as some funny fails we made. In particular watch out for the several participative campaigns we are planning; we look forward to seeing many of you taking part. == Call to apply for FSFE support for your local project == We are currently running our second call for FSFE community projects [25]. We happily support you with our expertise, our information material, our networks, or even financially. Participating is as simple as filling out a short online form [26] until 10 January 2021. Among the successful applications in the last round is GnuLinux.ch, which we support with promotion, a new logo, stickers, and a microphone set for their regular podcast. Another project we will support is Freedombox install events, which we will support with premises. If you need support for a FSFE community project, don't hesitate to apply. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [27]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [28], supporters [29], and donors [30] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [31], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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Software Freedom 2020 +++ EU Open Source Strategy +++ New staffers
by press＠fsfe.org 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

= Software Freedom 2020 +++ EU Open Source Strategy +++ New staffers = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202011.de.html ] In our Newsletter November, we review our annual report "Software Freedom in Europe" and the new Free Software Strategy by the European Commission. We have new staffers, a new call for FSFE community projects, REUSE is taking off, the local group in Zurich received an award, and so much more has happened to discover. == Software Freedom in Europe 2020 == 2020 is a year to remember. While many may remember the pandemic, there have nevertheless been many positive changes in terms of Free Software in recent months. In fact, a lot has changed. You can now read in one document how busy our movement was in our annual report Software Freedom in Europe 2020 [1]. The EU and the WHO followed our arguments [2] that publicly funded Corona-related contact tracing apps should be published only under a Free Software license. Several cities, including Munich, promised to rely more on Free Software in the future. We convinced publicly funded hackathons to publish their results as Free Software, and the largest conservative party in Europe, the German CDU, resolved to join the FSFE in demanding that software developed with public money should be publicly available as Free Software. We convinced the Board of European Regulators for Electronic Communications to side with the FSFE's demand that any router and modem be under the full control of the user [3]. With our REUSE initiative, we aim to provide simple best practices and accompanying tools for machine- readable licensing. KDE, one of the largest and oldest projects in our community, adopted the REUSE guidelines in 2020. We now know of around 300 projects [4] which have benefitted from REUSE. We participated in multiple European public consultations, introduced a new way for our community to get their local community projects funded [5], moved from physical to online events [6], had many exciting guests in our regular Software Freedom Podcast [7], relaunched our website [8], produced a new multilingual Free Software shirt, and there have been many other activities to report. Enjoy reading our annual report [9] and discover your personal favorite success story of our community in 2020. This success is based on the shoulders of all the people and communities who support our work. Join our European movement now [10] and make our success your success. == New EU Free Software Policy misses concrete ideas or actions == The EU Commission published its new "Open Source Strategy". While the proposed strategy recognises the benefits of Free Software, it lacks concrete targets and indicators to implement the strategy. Instead of the hoped-for major step, which would reflect current developments around the debates on digital sovereignty and state of the art administration, the Commission has presented only a fig leaf. What the European Commission presented is simply too little for a strategy [11]. With a lack of clear task descriptions and processes or concrete guidelines for the implementation of wholehearted statements and indicators to monitor success, we worry that the strategy will end up accomplishing too little. >From a general perspective, the strategy mainly repeats previous commitments and activities; sustainable and verifiable approaches are sought in vain. And while the benefits of Free Software are fully emphasised and the Commission is on paper ambitious in its future use of Free Software, concrete goals are rare and a clear commitment to the use of Free Software is lacking. With this little engagement from the EU Commission it is once more clear to see how important civil society organisations like the FSFE are to make our solutions heard. In contrast to the uninspiring strategy by the central European technocratic institution, our direct bottom-up approach helped many public administrations in Europe find the road to freedom "by themselves" in 2020. Read in our annual report [12] about Munich, Hamburg, Beniganim and the Netherlands taking steps towards more software freedom. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas is coming and our merchandise is a nice surprise for your loved ones or yourself. Order now [13] before we run short. -------------------------------------------------------------------- == New staffers: Linda Wagener and Lina Ceballos == Linda Wagener joined the FSFE team as our new office assistant. Linda has an M.A. in communication studies and is looking forward to supporting the organisation and accounting of the FSFE, because - as Linda states - /"I believe in the importance of the advancement of free access to information and the means to study and understand the world."/ Lina Ceballos is our new intern until March 2021. Lina is an attorney from Colombia with an M.A. in development and governance. Lina is looking forward to working with our community and says: /"I am quite excited to be part of this organisation, since one of my main drivers has been always the construction of a more transparent and free society, in this specific case in a digital society."/ == Call to apply for FSFE support for your local project == We are currently running our second call for FSFE community projects [14]. We happily support you with our expertise, our information material, our networks, or even financially. Participating is as simple as filling out a short online form [15] until 10 January 2021. Among the successful applications in the last round is GnuLinux.ch, which we support with promotion, a new logo, stickers, and a microphone set for their regular podcast. Another project we will support is Freedombox install events, which we will support with premises. If you need support for a FSFE community project, don't hesitate to apply. == Upcoming events == Together with a lot of other civil (digital) rights organisations, the FSFE forms the cluster "about:freedom" [16] during the annual Chaos Communication Congresses, which have become one of the biggest hacking- related events in Europe. The event takes place from the 27th to the 30th of December, this year for the first time online. We are currently reviewing the proposals we received in our call for participation to offer you a good choice of software freedom related content. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - Our REUSE campaign is taking off. Some weeks ago KDE adopted the REUSE guidelines and a new screencast has been produced [17] to show how to make a repository REUSE compliant. Also the German Corona Warn App's iOS version is REUSE compliant now [18] and we helped almost a hundred projects so far that are supported by the FSFE's help in the NGI0 project [19] to do likewise. - The local FSFE group in Zurich created a website called "Learning like a pro" [20] (original German: "Lernen wie die Profis") that explains the needs and benefits of using Free Software in education. It proceeds describing individual Free Software solutions and how these solutions in particular can be used to make school learning efficient and easy. This project has now been awarded a special award by the Dinacon conference [21] - a conference on digital sustainability. The FSFE is proud of the Zurich local group's success and recommends that you look at other interesting local projects in 2020 in our yearly report [22] - Several sessions were organised by the FSFE for this year's SFScon [23]. We have a long-lasting relationship with that conference. Last year we also celebrated our annual community meeting at SFScon [24]. This year, we focused on talks in which legal issues are clarified and current political developments are analysed. Concrete practical questions concerning compliance were addressed as well as questions about machine learning and problems that arise in the development of a free smartphone. In talks from our own staffers, Alexander Sander talked about our "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign [25] and Lucas Lasota about the "Challenges ahead for software freedom in Europe" [26]. - The FSFE participated in the consultation by the European Commission regarding "Interoperable digital public services – European Interoperability Framework evaluation & strategy" [27] in that we highlighted the crucial role Free Software and Open Standards play for interoperability. - The FSFE demanded establishing Free Software as a standard for publicly funded software and concrete data-oriented monitoring of the adopted strategies with measurable reports of progress evaluation in our consultation feedback for "eGovernment services across the EU (ISA² programme) - final evaluation" [28] by the European Commission. - Germany tested their public alert system with an official warning day in September. The proprietary apps involved caused the event to become an official failure. We analysed the situation [29] and found more robust solutions that respect user rights. - Thomas Friese published a blog post [30] (DE) in which he tells the background story and gives insights on the creative work behind the Software Freedom Podcast [31] jingle. - A coalition of organisations in Switzerland produce the 7at7 event series. In its November edition, the FSFE's There is no cloud [32] campaign was part of a virtual exhibition on "campaigning for digital rights" [33]. - From October 2020 until March 2021 our legal expert Lucas Lasota is conducting a course on software licensing at Humboldt University of Berlin [34]. - Our policy expert Alexander Sander gave talks about our "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign at the openSUSE + LibreOffice Virtual Conference [35], at the Open Web Lounge / CMS Unconference [36], at the Open Source Summit Europe, [37] and at FOSSCOMM2020 [38]. - Our president, Matthias Kirschner, gave a talk about "The long road to freedom" [39] at the KNF Conference. - Like many local FSFE groups, the Dutch country team now started with regular online meetings. == Get Equipped (aka Get Active) == Christmas is coming and if you'd like to make a loved one happy and spread the message of Free Software at the same time, check out our online shop [40]. We have a new multilingual Free Software shirt for men and women, in beautiful colors and with a print of a big heart. Our "No Cloud" and "Public Money? Public Code!" shirts go very well in any professional setting, as well as in private. And our "100 Freedoms" puts a smile on any insider's face. We have buttons, magnets and for the parents we have our highly demanded baby bibs and kid's t-shirts stating "I am a fork ()". We cannot refill our stock before Christmas. So get your special present [41] before it is too late! == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [42]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [43], supporters [44], and donors [45] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [46], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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35 years FSF +++ Participation at SFSCon +++ Technical job vacancy
by press＠fsfe.org 23 Oct '20

23 Oct '20

= 35 years FSF +++ Participation at SFSCon +++ Technical job vacancy = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202010.de.html ] Read in our October newsletter about FSF's thirty-fifth anniversary, our upcoming participation at SFSCon, our technical job vacancy, and our other diverse community activities. == Congratulations to the FSF on its thirty-fifth anniversary == 35 years ago [1], our sister organisation, the Free Software Foundation [2], was founded to work for users' freedoms to use, study, share, and improve software with the introductory line that *"Our work will not be finished until every computer user is able to do all of their digital tasks in complete freedom"*. That is a promise that holds true even after thirty-five years of working for software freedom and inspiring countless people and many organisations to take a stand for user freedoms. The FSFE's President, Matthias Kirschner, recorded a congratulatory speech [3] in which he reflected on the importance the FSF and our movement have had and continue to have over the years. == Participation at SFSCon == The South Tyrolean Conference for Free Software, SFScon, is one of the established annual conferences on Free Software in Europe. In recent years we have been represented with lectures, workshops and our information booth. Last year we also organised our Community Event in the context of SFSCON, so that we could meet our community and also many other interested people, and eventually reported about our work [4]. Due to the current situation, the 2020 edition of this event can only take place in blended mode: both online and at NOI Techpark, for a limited number of people. But of course, the FSFE is again contributing to the programme. We have organised seven lectures in which legal issues are clarified and current political developments are analysed. Concrete practical questions concerning compliance, for example for SMEs, will be addressed, as well as questions about machine learning and problems which arise in the development of a "free" smartphone. Here you find more information on our track and the SFSCon2020 [5] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The biggest financial impact the FSFE faces in these times of physical distancing is the cancellation of Free Software conferences, including our own events. To keep the software freedom movement solid and alive, please consider donating a part of your conference budget to Free Software organisations, including the FSFE [6]. -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Technical job vacancy == The FSFE is looking for a working student [7] to support our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work 10 hours per week in the Berlin office (home office possible at a later stage) and will support the FSFE's technical infrastructure by working closely together with our system administrators. Deadline to apply is Sunday, 15 November 2020. Please share this with others you know who might be interested. == Upcoming events == - At the OSSEU2020 Alexander Sander will talk [8] about how Free Software enables global solutions for global problems. - At the Privacy Week Alexander Sander will talk [9] about our "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign and why Free Software helps to tackle a global crisis. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - For the seventh episode of our Software Freedom Podcast [10] we talked with Vincent Lequertier about transparency, fairness, and accessibility as crucial criteria for artificial intelligence (AI) and why it is important for our society to release AI software under a Free Software license. - In his keynote at Software Freedom Kosova 2020 [11] Alexander Sander, FSFE's EU Public Policy Manager, provided a brief overview of the FSFE's previous and ongoing activities to foster software freedom in Europe, on the levels of politics, legal work with enterprises, and general public awareness. The keynote was followed by a workshop two weeks later. - At the "openSUSE + LibreOffice Virtual Conference" (oSLO), Alexander Sander gave a talk [12] about the advantages of using Free Software in the public sector, about what we have learnt from the corona crisis, and why it is even more important to use Free Software now than ever before. - We are grateful to Lioh Möller who coordinated the FSFE country team Switzerland and welcome the new coordinator Gian-Maria Daffré with Ralf Hersel as vice-coordinator. The Swiss group is well known for their Free Software education portal Lernen wie die Profis (learning like a pro) [13] and the news-zine and podcast gnulinux.ch [14]. - The Berlin coordinator Erik Grun together with Katja Jäger gave a talk [15] about Free Software for the digital society in education at the re:publica campus in Berlin. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We are looking forward hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution [16]. Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [17], supporters [18], and donors [19] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [20], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. 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"A place for public code" +++ FSFE support +++ Job vacancy
by press＠fsfe.org 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

= "A place for public code" +++ FSFE support +++ Job vacancy = [ Online lesen: https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202009.de.html ] Read in our September newsletter about a new strong alliance formed by administrations, business and civil society organisations asking for "A place for public code". Also read about our call to apply for FSFE support for your local project, our job vacancy, and about our other diverse community activities. == "A place for public code" == A special interest group composed of the FSFE and many other civil society organisations as well as major German municipalities like Munich and Frankfurt has published a working paper (DE) [1] as a first concept for a common code repository for the public sector. Under the slogan "A place for public code" [2], the interest group now wants to pave the way for one portal through which the public administration in Germany can exchange and jointly develop Free Software in an adequate and legally compliant manner. With the slogan "Public Money? Public Code!", the FSFE has been campaigning since 2017 that publicly financed code developments should be published under a Free Software license. Facilitating the exchange of this software is just as important as its publication. And while other countries in Europe lead the way with other approaches but similar initiatives - for example the Technology Transfer Centre [3] in Spain or Etalab [4] in France - in the biggest economy in Europe, "a common place to exchange this software within public institutions is still missing in Germany", explains Alexander Sander, EU Policy Manager of FSFE. The initiative invites administrations, politicians and the Free Software community and other interested stakeholders to participate in the discussion and to further develop the concept. == Call to apply for FSFE support for your local project == >From international campaigns to local information booths, our successful spreading of software freedom is based on many shoulders from active members within our community. The FSFE has always been keen on supporting initiatives and activities from local FSFE groups to single supporters. We happily support you with our expertise, our information material, our networks, or even financially. To help formalize our support we will from now on run a call for FSFE community projects [5] every two months. Participating in the first edition is as simple as filling out a short online form [6] until 4 October 2020. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The biggest financial impact the FSFE faces in these times of physical distancing is the cancellation of Free Software conferences, including our own events. To keep the software freedom movement solid and alive, please consider donating a part of your conference budget to Free Software organisations, including the FSFE [7]. -------------------------------------------------------------------- == Job Vacancy == The FSFE is looking for an office assistant to support our work to empower people to control technology. The person will work 15-35 hours per week with our team in the Berlin office and will support the FSFE's Berlin office operations. Deadline to apply is Sunday 4 October 2020. Please share this with others you know who might be interested. == What have we done? Inside and outside the FSFE == - On Saturday 12 September we ran our first online web-a-thon. Nine participants joined us full- or part-time for one day to update and improve our webpage with translations, content and technical issues. Among the visible things we updated were our about [8] page and our contact [9] page. This is in line with major improvements we already did throughout the year on our activities [10] page, our team [11] page and our front page [12]. If you would like to help us with our web-development, join our web team [13]. - On 18 September, the FSFE's Policy Manager Alexander Sander gave a talk at the esLibre conference [14] about the advantages of using Free Software in the public sector. - On 10 September, Alexander Sander gave a lightning talk at the State of the Source Summit about "Public Money? Public Code! – Global problems need global solutions!" - A local TV station located at the biggest lake of central Europe, the lake of Constance, created a special episode [15] about the background of Free Software and its use in the educational sector and during apprenticeships. Among the interviewees is Peter Bittner who also managed to promote the FSFE with prominent use of our promotion material. == Get Active == If you are a supporter of the FSFE and you have a project you have wanted to do for a long time, apply for funding [16] by the FSFE and make it happen. If you are a supporter but you have no project in hand, look for a local group [17] in your vicinity or create one. And if you are not a supporter yet - time to join the FSFE now [18]. == Contribute to our newsletter == If you would like to share any thoughts, pictures, or news, please send them to us. As always, the address is newsletter(a)fsfe.org. We're looking forward hearing from you! If you also want to support us and our work, join our community and support us with a donation or a monthly contribution: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=nl-202009 [19] Thanks to our community and all the volunteers [20], supporters [21], and donors [22] who make our work possible. And thanks to our translators [23], who enable you to read this newsletter in your native languages. Your editor, Erik Albers -------------------------------------------------------------------- Support us with your donation [24] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zur Diskussion [25] -- Free Software Foundation Europe <https://fsfe.org> FSFE News <https://fsfe.org/news/news.en.rss> Upcoming FSFE Events <https://fsfe.org/events/events.en.rss> Fellowship Blog Aggregation <https://planet.fsfe.org/en/rss20.xml> Free Software Discussions <https://fsfe.org/contact/community.en.html> 1: https://download.fsfe.org/policy/papers/20200910-Ein-Ort-fuer-oeffentlichen… 2: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200910-01.de.html 3: https://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180601-01.de.html 4: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200609-01.de.html 5: https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200907-01.html 6: https://fsfe.org/community/projects-call/projects-call.html 7: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=nl 8: https://fsfe.org/about/about.de.html 9: https://fsfe.org/contact/contact.de.html 10: https://fsfe.org/activities/activities.de.html 11: https://fsfe.org/about/team.de.html 12: https://fsfe.org/index.de.html 13: https://fsfe.org/contribute/web/web.en.html 14: https://eslib.re/2020/programa/ 15: https://bodenseetv.ch/2020/09/ 16: https://fsfe.org/community/projects-call/projects-call.html 17: https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups 18: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=newsletter 19: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=nl-202009 20: https://fsfe.org/contribute 21: https://my.fsfe.org/support 22: https://fsfe.org/donate/thankgnus 23: https://fsfe.org/contribute/translators 24: https://my.fsfe.org/donate?referrer=nl 25: https://community.fsfe.org/t/511

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