Open Source Advocates and Policy
By Daniel Gerber @[email protected]A list of people and institutions fighting for open source software.
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@[email protected]I write curl. I don't know anything.
Free Software Foundation
@[email protected]Fighting for essential rights and freedoms for computer users since 1985. https://fsf.org
Free Software Foundation Europe
@[email protected]
Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Software is deeply involved in all aspects of our lives. #FreeSoftware (aka #OpenSource) gives everybody the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share software. These rights help support other fundamental rights like freedom of speech, freedom of press, and privacy. #SoftwareFreedom
Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #UpcyclingAndroid #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights
Felix Reda
@[email protected]obnoxious twink who thinks he knows everybody | former Member of the European Parliament | 🏳️⚧️ | Opinions my own, though I don’t think opinions can be owned.
Renaud Chaput
@[email protected]Co-Founder & CTO @notos
Technical Director @Mastodon #mastodev
Technical administrator for mastodon.social & mastodon.online (and oisaur.com
) #mastoadmin
Also #lego, #larp, #boardgames and #woodworking
Pour les Français, militant chez Génération·s et GNiste (inactif) #gn
Open Source Initiative
@[email protected]
The OSI is the authority that defines Open Source, recognized globally by individuals, companies, and by public institutions.
Sovereign Tech Agency
@[email protected]Strengthening digital infrastructure and open source ecosystems in the public interest. Home of the Sovereign Tech Fund, Sovereign Tech Resilience, Sovereign Tech Fellowship, and other programs supporting critical FOSS technologies.
Frank Karlitschek
@[email protected]Founder and CEO of Nextcloud, Co-founder and Vice Chair Eurostack, Board Member MariaDB Foundation, Founder of ownCloud, Free Software Developer, former KDE e.V. board member, Photographer
EC DIGIT
@[email protected]Technology news and information from the Directorate-General for Digital Services of the European Commission.
Michael Downey 🧢
@[email protected]Software freedom and digital rights activist in all aspects of work and life. Currently trying to help the world become good Free & Open Source Software citizens.
Previously, started FLOSS.social years back, and have been on multiple project boards.
Quality toots since 2017.
#BlueHats #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #HumanRights #DigitalAutonomy #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #fedi22
Matthias Kirschner
@[email protected]The @fsfe 's President
. Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and improve software ➡ #SoftwareFreedom
Author of the book "Ada & #Zangemann - A tale of software, skateboards, and raspberry ice cream".
Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights #TechnicalDistributionOfPower #Democracy
Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker
@[email protected]Open Source Business Alliance
@[email protected]Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V.
Keywan Tonekaboni
@[email protected]Redakteur bei @ct_Magazin zu #Linux, #OpenSource / #FLOSS, Moderator bei @ct_uplink searchable
OpenForum Europe
@[email protected]Working to achieve an open, competitive EU digital ecosystem #OpenSource #OpenStandards #OpenInnovation | RP ≠ endorsement
Dirk Schrödter
@[email protected]Minister für Digitalisierung und Medienpolitik
Sebastian Raible
@[email protected]Director EU Government Affairs at APELL // Political Consultant – digital policy, artificial intelligence, data strategy, data protection and fundamental rights (he/him)
APELL
@[email protected]APELL – The European Open Source Software Business Association. Founded in 2020 to bring national Open Source Software (‘OSS’) organisations together in a European network to provide them with peer support and collective marketing, as well as capacity building and policy support for public affairs, both nationally and on the EU-level.