Free Software Foundation Europe

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Free Software Foundation Europe is a non-profit organization that promotes and defends free and open source software, digital rights, and user freedoms across Europe.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advocacy organization
free software organization
non-profit organization
abbreviation FSFE
advocatesFor interoperability
open standards
software freedom
user control over computing
collaboratesWith European free software communities
Free Software Foundation
continentOfOperation Europe
countryOfOperation Germany
focusArea digital rights
education about Free Software
free and open source software
public policy on software freedom
user freedoms
foundedBy Georg C. F. Greve
foundedIn 2001
fundingSource grants
individual donations
sponsorships
hasProgram Fellowship of FSFE (historical fellowship program)
hasStructure network of volunteers across Europe
staff based in several European countries
headquartersLocation Berlin, Germany
languageOfWork English
German
legalForm registered non-profit association
mission defend software freedom in Europe
empower users to control technology
promote Free Software in Europe
nonProfitStatus independent from corporate interests
independent from political parties
opposes digital restrictions management
proprietary software lock-in in public sector
software patents in Europe
regionServed Europe
subjectOf European digital rights debates
supports copyleft licensing
open standards in government IT
use of Free Software in education
use of Free Software in public administration
website https://fsfe.org/
worksOn community building for Free Software supporters
education and training on Free Software
legal support for Free Software
policy work with European institutions
public awareness campaigns about Free Software

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Free Software Foundation Europe ("FSFE")
abbreviation
Open Source Initiative
collaboratesWith
free software movement
hasKeyOrganization
Free Software Foundation Europe ("Fellowship of FSFE (historical fellowship program)")
hasProgram

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