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Projects
Open Standards
Lock-in of data is one of the most common techniques to artificially raise the cost of migration to Free Software. Ensuring the best possible interoperability through Open Standards is essential in enabling users to escape vendor lock-in. FSFE's work on Open Standards has the goal of making sure that people do not have to lose all their data when migrating to Free Software.
7th EC Framework Programme (FP7)
The European Commission funds research and development through official framework programmes (FP for short). From 2007 these framework programmes will be used to select projects for support until 2013. FSFE will play a central role in supported projects related to Free Software.
STACS
STACS (Science, Technology and Civil Society) is a project that seeks to bridge the gap between civil society and research in order to increase the societal relevance of research being done. The project aims to accomplish by educating both civil society organisations and researchers, and finding common projects to work on for the future.
Freedom Task Force (FTF)
The Freedom Task Force ajuda a particulars, projectes i negocis en materia de llicències de programari. Proporciona assistència, formació i dirigeix xarxes d'experts técnics i legals. L'FTF treballa conjuntament amb gpl-violations.org per resoldre assummptes de licències a Europa.
Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global policy discussion forum of the United Nations, established as an outcome of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). FSFE is following the IGF to ensure that policy discussions will not endanger digital freedom in general and Free Software in particular.
DRM.info
DRM.info és una plataforma col·laborativa iniciada i mantinguda per l'FSFE per a informar sobre els perills de la Gestió de Restriccions Digitals i fer públiques les preocupacions de diversos grups. Entre els contribuïdors de DRM.info s'inclouen defensors de la llibertat digital, la protecció al consumidor, l'activisme de xarxa i les organitzacions de biblioteques.
SELF
The SELF project (Science, Education and Learning in Freedom) aims at creating a repository of educational materials on Free Software and Open Standards. It does this by providing a platform for the collaborative development of educational materials, as well as by engaging in the development of educational materials that are missing in the field today.
GNUvox, voices of FSFE and Free Software
GNUvox is a project promoted and coordinated by FSFE. Its goal is to provide a clear voice that carries the message and meaning of Free Software outside the current boundaries of the Free Software community. It is a communication resource of the FSFE provided to the entire community, carried by a group of passionate people who wish to find new ways of explaning digital freedom to a wider public and new generations.
IPRED2
A second directive on the enforcement of "intellectual property rights" has been proposed by the European Commission. It aims to criminalise all "intentional, commercial-scale" infringements, and to allow rights-holders to take part investigations. FSFE will be pointing out to the EU institutions how such laws encourage abuse of the legal system and have chilling effects on law-abiding activities.
GPLv3
The June 29th 2007 release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL) marked the end of an eighteen month public consultation process. During this time, FSFE worked to raise awareness of the changes proposed for the licence, to help the community to participate in the public consultation, and to document the ongoing discussion to make this topic as accessible as possible.
Fellowship de l'FSFE
La Fellowship de la Free Software Foundation Europa és una comunitat de
gent unida pel seu interès en el Programari Lliure i la llibertat en tots els
aspectes de l'era digital. És la manera més fàcil i més directa d'involucrar-se
amb la Free Software Foundation Europa, mantenir-se informat sobre ella
i donant suport a la seva feina.
Aquest és el lloc on tots ens ajuntem. No només per les coses
maques, com la targeta criptogràfica.
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organisations. Its role is administrating 23 international treates dealing with different aspects of limited monopolies on knowledge. As an observer to WIPO and together with a global coalition of other players with similar goals, FSFE is working towards reshaping it as a "World Intellectual Wealth Organisation."
Microsoft versus European Union citizens
In 2001 the European Union, through the DG Competition of the European Commission (lead by Mr. Mario Monti), started investigating Microsoft's dominant position in the market for desktop operating systems. The Free Software Foundation Europe was invited by the European Commission to represent the interests of the Free Software movement. Since 2004, FSFE is participating in the appeal to again defend competition and freedom of choice against abuses.
Patents de programari a Europa
Les patents de programari per a Europa s'estan intentant introduir activament per un lobby al voltant de l'oficina europea de patents i la Business Software Alliance (BSA), que representen els interessos de les grans empreses dels EUA. Les patents de programari són una amenaça per a la societat i l'economia i l'FSFE està involucrada activament en la resistència contra aquests plans.