Press-release of the Free Software Foundation Europe For immediate release
"Associazione Software Libero (AsSoLi) becomes associate organization of the FSF Europe."
(Florence, Italy/Hamburg, Germany)
The FSF Europe is pleased to announce that the Associazione Software Libero (AsSoLi) is now an associate organization of the Free Software Foundation Europe.
The AsSoLi has joined the FSF Europe to actively support its activities and work for Free Software in Europe, beginning in Italy where the association has already begun a compaign providing high-quality information for Free Software.
The first and most important task AsSoLi is currently working on is the new italian law 248/2000, which is damaging to Free Software in Italy. (http://www.softwarelibero.it/docs/siae-en.shtml)
The AsSoLi will start working together with Free Software Foundation Europe on relevant topics for Italy and, if possibile, for all of Europe.
"When we built the basis for this cooperation earlier this year, I experienced the Italian Free Software community to be very lively and energetic. We are very glad that AsSoLi wants to work so closely with the FSF Europe on building a Free Software Europe."
says Georg Greve, President of Free Software Foundation Europe
"I'm really satisfied that the FSF Europe recognized AsSoLi as an associated organization. We see this fact as the first step of a great collaboration in the diffusion and spreading in Italy of Free Software and its philosophy, which determined its born and allow its development."
says Simone Piccardi, President of Associazione Software Libero
About the Associazione Software Libero:
The Associazione Software Libero is a non-profit association with the primary goal of spreading Free Software in Italy. More information: http://www.softwarelibero.it
About the FSF Europe:
The Free Software Foundation Europe is the sister organization of the Free Software Foundation created 1985 by Richard M. Stallman in the United States of America.
Principal goals of the FSF Europe are coordination of Free Software initiatives throughout Europe, providing a Free Software competence-center for politicians and journalists and infrastructure for Free Software projects, especially the GNU Project.
Further information about the FSF Europe can be found at
Contact: Europe Georg C. F. Greve greve@gnu.org Tel: +49-40-23809080 Fax: +49-40-23809081 France Frederic Couchet fcouchet@april.org Tel: +33 6 60 68 89 31 Germany Bernhard Reiter bernhard@intevation.de Tel: +49-541 - 335 08 - 33 Italy Alessandro Rubini rubini@gnu.org Tel: +39-0382-529.554 (o .424) Fax: +39-0382-529.424 Sweden Jonas Öberg jonas@gnu.org Tel: +46-21-144831
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