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hello world
by Andjelic Sladjan 25 Nov '00

25 Nov '00

just to say hi, yugoslavia is with you too. :) -- Sladjan Andjelic mailto: dope(a)tesla.rcub.bg.ac.yu

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UK Interest
by Andy Fletcher 25 Nov '00

25 Nov '00

Hi there, I am a Software consultant in the UK, own an ISP and have greatly benefited from the work of the FSF in the past. I would very much like to give something back to the community. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know. I would be happy to donate time, resources and money if that is what is needed. Wishing you every success Andy

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Donations
by John O Sullivan 25 Nov '00

25 Nov '00

Hi again, I've been selling Debian GNU/Linux in Ireland for the last 8 months, and I've collected compulsary donations from each customer. If they don't like the compulsary donation they can buy from other vendors I have linked from my website. At the moment I have about 50 euros collected. This money has been pledged to the FSF, but I don't think it would do any harm to give it to FSFeurope. I think it might be especially useful since FSFeurope is just starting and might need the money more badly. What do people think about this and can someone tell me where to send the money. thanks, johno

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Free Software Foundation Europe - Declaration of Intent
by Georg C. F. Greve 22 Nov '00

22 Nov '00

[Please repost and forward this article widely, wherever it is appropriate.] Free Software Foundation Europe Declaration of Intent -- Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)gnu.org> A group of people have begun working on the concept of a "Free Software Foundation Europe" which will essentially be a sister organization of the Free Software Foundation founded by Richard M. Stallman. It has become evident that the FSF in the U.S., being in a totally different time and culture zone, can hardly keep in touch with the strong developments and currents in European Free Software. Legally independent of the FSF in America it will seek to grant an organizatory backbone for Free Software in Europe - especially for (although not limited to) the GNU Project. Furthermore it will provide the necessary local organization for political work and distribution of funds. In achieving the goals - Political mouthpiece for Free Software & the GNU Project - Providing an organizational backbone - Raising & Distribution of funds we percieve it as absolutely paramount to maintain the true spirit and essence of Free Software. We also would like to avoid creating another splinter group in the movement. For this reason we are in contact with Richard M. Stallman as the goal is to become the acknowledged "European sister organization" of the FSF - this will also allow Europeans to make tax-deductable donations to "the" FSF. Being the official sister organization brings the responsibility to preserve its philosophical standpoints and values. In our eyes it is the lastingness of all decisions and workings of the FSF that makes it so special; so we will apply the same long-term considerations in all our steps. As the recent past has shown, it is quite quite easy to stray off the path and lose track of those long-term goals. Hence it is crucial only to have members with a firm grasp on the movement, its origins and the goals. We felt that this responsibility made it necessary to become aware of the possible traps and pitfalls along the way before making our plans public. After over a year of discussions and building trust into each others integrity, we feel that it is time to bring those plans to life. So far the core consists of Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)gnu.org> Bernhard Reiter <bernhard(a)intevation.de> Werner Koch <wk(a)gnupg.org> Peter Gerwinski <peter(a)gerwinski.de> and we will set up a "FSF Europe" organization in Germany as a starting point. From there on we will follow a step-by-step to other European countries with the final plan to have a strong and sound structure in Europe that will work towards the goals of Free Software. We will be looking for other people with a firm GNU and Free Software awareness especially in France, the U.K. and Spain as our first step of becoming truly European. If you feel you should be contacted and we haven't done so already, don't despair. You might consider getting in touch with us, but please bear in mind that being part of this organization requires a relatively high level of commitment and establishing the necessary level of trust into each other is a slow process. We intend to do things right as a flawed approach might reap hideous results. If you want to help us, feel free to get in touch with us at <team(a)fsfeurope.org> or subscribe to the general discussion list <discussion(a)fsfeurope.org> If you just want to be kept update of the progress, feel free to subscribe to the announcement-only mailing list <announce(a)fsfeurope.org> You can subscribe to the mailing lists by sending mail to [name]-request(a)fsfeurope.org with "subscribe" in the subject or by using the web interface at http://mailman.fsfeurope.org

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Test
by Georg C. F. Greve 19 Nov '00

19 Nov '00

test -- Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)gnu.org> the monthly GNU forum in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. Check it out at http://brave-gnu-world.org/

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