Finished And Discontinued Projects

These projects were finished, and we keep the information here for archiving purposes.

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a two-summit UN conference organised by the ITU at which important cornerstones for the information and knowledge society should be laid. FSFE is participated along with other civil societies to make sure that the principles of the digital age will protect digital freedom, sharing of knowledge, access to information and Free Software.

bridge

bridge - "Bürgerrechte in der digitalen Gesellschaft" ist eine am 12. Juni 2003 durch Frank Hansen in Berlin ins Leben gerufene Stiftung, die durch die FSF Europe ideell und personell in Form ihres Präsidenten Georg CF Greve, der der Jury angehört, unterstützt wird.

Brave GNU World

The Brave GNU World is a monthly column that addresses technical and non-technical readers alike. Its aim is to provide insights into current projects and developments based upon the philosophy of Free Software. The Brave GNU World is currently available in nine languages, possibly making it the farthest-spread monthly column worldwide.

6th EC Framework Programme (FP6)

Founding of research&development by the European Commission is usually done within the "framework programmes" (FPs). These last for four years and FP6 has started officially on December 17th, 2002. The FSF Europe seeks to help with Free Software related activities in FP6.

Der Bürgerturm ("Citizen's Tower")

The "Bürgerturm" was the vision of a building by the people for the people in real an virtual space, based upon and rooted in the principles of Free Software. The FSF Europe was involved in the first steps of the project and although the vision didn't come true, it might still be of interest and something that someone might pick up again in the future.

Classification of Free Software as a World Cultural Heritage

The objectives are to have Free Software classified as an intangible world cultural heritage by the UNESCO, and registered in the World Memory Register (another UNESCO project). The Free Software community and the UNESCO share the same freedom, equality and fraternity values. Such a recognition would be a great promotion of Free Software.

AGNULA: A GNU/Linux Audio distribution

The AGNULA project aims at creating a fully functional, entirely Free Software GNU/Linux distribution for professional audio users. It is a project run by key players in the audio field with funding by the European Commission. The FSFE as a partner of this project is taking care of the legal issues, the long-term aspects and also making sure the Free Software community interests are heard.

EUCD - Copyright extensions that harm

The European Copyright Directive (EUCD) is the European equivalent of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). These laws not only lead to the creation of monopolies and cartels, they also provide serious impediments to the Freedoms of speech and press, as they provide means for digital censorship. The FSF Europe is actively involved in the resistance against such harmful legislation.

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