FFII Associated with FSF Europe
13th of June 2002
Munich/Hamburg
The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) is now an
official associate organisation of the Free Software Foundation Europe
(FSFE).
This follows a decision of the last general assembly of FFII to
cooperate more closely with FSF Europe and was greatly welcomed by FSF
Europe. The FFII is the first associate organisation of the FSF Europe
based in Germany which is a strong Free Software country.
"The FFII has been the backbone of the resistance against fully
introducing software patents in Europe", explains Georg Greve,
President of Free Software Foundation Europe. "This hard and tedious
work is very important because patents on software restrict the
freedom of knowledge and software significantly. Strengthening
the FFII therefore furthers the cause for Free Software in Germany."
"We have always promoted open information systems as an essential
underpinning of an open society", says Hartmut Pilch, president of
FFII. "Free software has done more to make our society free and
productive than many standardisation efforts and political initiatives
have ever achieved. No matter what worthy aim you may be pursuing, be
it fair competition, secure infrastructures, innovation, productivity
or civil liberty, you often end up writing Free Software."
About the Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII)
The "Förderverein für eine Freie Informationelle Infrastruktur" (FFII)
was founded in Munich 1999 and is non-profit association under german
law that promotes a sustainable development of public information
goods based on copyright, free competition and open standards. The
FFII is a member of the EuroLinux Alliance and is well known for its
activities for the protection of information innovation against the
abuse of the patent system in Europe.
www.ffii.org
About the Free Software Foundation Europe
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) is a charitable
non-governmental organization dedicated to all aspects of Free
Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may participate
in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use, copy, modify and
redistribute software - as described in the Free Software definition -
allow equal participation in the information age. Creating awareness
for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and
giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are
central issues of the FSF Europe, which was founded in 2001 as the
European sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the
United States.
www.fsfeurope.org
Contact
FSF Europe:
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
phone: +49-40-23809080
fax: +49-40-23809081
FFII:
Hartmut Pilch <phm(a)ffii.org>
phone: +49-89-12789608
fax: +49-89-12789609