1. Fellowship meetings in Vienna and Berlin 2. Discussion about Free Software in Austrian schools started 3. First draft of GPLv3 presented 4. Microsoft still trying to avoid competition
1. Fellowship meetings in Vienna and Berlin
Matthias Kirschner organised the first Fellowship meeting in Berlin. Bernhard Reiter, FSFE's coordinator for Germany, was there to inform about FSFE's work. A good discussion evolved, and interest in more regular meetings was clearly voiced.
In Vienna, Karin Kosina and Reinhard Müller had invited to the second Austrian Fellowship meeting. There was a very good discussion about Free Software in Austrian schools.
While it was decided to stick with bi-monthly meetings in Vienna, Berlin might even see monthly meetings if enough volunteers are found to help with the organisation. Upcoming Fellowship meetings will be announced on the FSFE events page as usual:
http://www.fsfeurope.org/events/events.en.html
2. Discussion about Free Software in Austrian schools started
Most schools in Austria still use and teach mostly proprietary software. While many schools show very good initiatives towards the adaption of Free Software, there is still a long road ahead. The FSFE has created a mailing list meant for general discussion about Free Software in Education in Austria, without being focussed on a specific project or type of school.
https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-at
3. First draft of GPLv3 presented
The MIT in Boston, USA, hosted the first international conference on the GPLv3. Georg Greve, Stefano Maffulli and Ciaran O'Riordan represented the FSFE on this event that marks the first milestone of the way towards a new version of the world's most successful Free Software license.
4. Microsoft still trying to avoid competition
In a press release, Microsoft announced licensing Windows Server source code instead of specifications, claiming to thus meet the requirements put before them by the European Commission. FSFE was once again quick to explain how this announcement is a mere attempt to distract from Microsofts non-compliance with the European Court order, and a tactical ploy to endanger Free Software developers: after having seen such Windows source code, a developer writing interoperable software is potentially subject to copyright infringement lawsuits brought about by Microsoft.
Several media, including the Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune, followed FSFE's explanations on this issue.
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