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Free Software Foundation Europe

Coordinates: 52°31′46″N 13°24′39″E / 52.52950°N 13.41086°E / 52.52950; 13.41086
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Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
AbbreviationFSFE
Formation10 March 2001 (24 years ago) (2001-03-10)
TypeCharitable organization
Legal statusGerman registered association (eingetragener Verein)
HeadquartersSchönhauser Allee 6/7, Berlin, Germany
Location
Coordinates52°31′46″N 13°24′39″E / 52.52950°N 13.41086°E / 52.52950; 13.41086
Region served
Europe
President
Matthias Kirschner
Vice-President
Heiki Lõhmus
Founding-President
Georg Greve
Former Presidents
Georg Greve, Karsten Gerloff
Main organ
Core Team
AffiliationsFSF* network
Budgetc. €600,000
Websitefsfe.org
Formerly called
FSF Europe

The Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. (FSFE) is an organization that supports free software and all aspects of the free software movement in Europe, with registered chapters in several European countries.[2][3] It is a registered voluntary association (German: eingetragener Verein) incorporated under German law.

History

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FSFE was founded in 2001. It is the European sister organization of the US‑based Free Software Foundation (FSF), although each foundation exists as a separate organization.[4]

In 2010, FSFE received the Theodor Heuss Medal in recognition of its work for freedom in the information society.[5]

Following the return of Richard Stallman to the FSF in 2021, the FSFE declared themselves "unable to collaborate" with the FSF.[6][7]

Official "Public Money? Public Code" campaign video
FSFE representatives at the OpenRheinRuhr, Bottrop, Germany in 2009

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Imprint". fsfe.org. Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. (FSFE). Retrieved 15 June 2015. Hamburg is the registered address of the legal entity.
  2. ^ Staff writer (2024). "Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ "FSFE's legal structure". Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ^ "The FSF* network". FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  5. ^ "FSFE Receives Theodor Heuss Medal » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  6. ^ "The FSF* network". FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ^ "Statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board - FSFE". FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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