Erik Josefsson is the winner of the Nordic Free Software Award 2011. With the award, the Swedish Foundation for Free Culture and Free Software (FFKP) honours Josefsson for his achievements as a campaigner for freedom in the information society. [...]
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ODF Alliance Newsletter: February 2010 (PDF)
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ODF Alliance Newsletter for February 2010. Contains latest news regarding open formats, including adoption by various governments around the world.
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New Swedish law draft for centralized internet and telephony interception
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The legislation is aimed at giving Swedish police and domestic intelligence the power to automatically intercept internet traffic that passes through Sweden.
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FSCONS 2009 - 13-15 November 2009, Burgårdens Conference Center, Göteborg, Sweden
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"Join us at the third annual FSCONS, a meeting place for social change, focused on the future of free software and free society. Open discussion and brainstorming are two of the primary factors that pave the way for change.
Read more »Nordic Free Software Award 2009
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"For one more month (until October 25) you can nominate a person, a project or an organisation for the Nordic Free Software Award..."
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Gnutiken - International GNU Cooperative Sweden
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Since I ended my internship with the FSFE in May, my main priority has been the establishing of a Free Software cooperative in Göteborg. The result is about to unfold itself, and it’s name is Gnutiken, or “the Gnutique” if you want to be English about it.
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GNU Hackers Meeting 2009
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« Registration is now open for the GNU Hackers Meeting on 11-13 November in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is being held jointly with the FSCONS conference on 14-15 November. The meeting is intended for active GNU contributors and its theme is "the continued advancement of the GNU system"...
Read more »Interview with Pirate Party Leader: "These are Crucial Freedoms"
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On June 7, 2009, Swedish voters elected a member of the PiratPariet (Pirate Party) to the European Parliament. A second parliamentary seat will go to the Pirate Party this fall if the Lisbon Treaty is ratified and Sweden gains an additional two seats.
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Call for Participation: Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit
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"The Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit (FSCONS) is a meeting place for social change, focused on the future of free software and free society.
Read more »GNU Hackers Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-15 November 2009
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"The dates for the next GNU Hackers Meeting are 11-15 November 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The meeting will be held jointly with the FSCONS free software conference 14-15 Nov..."
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IP address records
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RMS: « A major Swedish ISP says it will cease to keep IP address records so that it cannot be used to inform on what its customers share. »
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Nordic Free Software Award - nomination is open
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"The nominating period for The Nordic Free Software Award begins May 1 [...] The Nordic Free Software Award given to people, projects or organisations in the Nordic countries that have made a prominent contribution to the advancement of Free Software..."
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The judge in the Pirate Bay case is directly tied to the copyright industry.
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"Since the revelation that the judge in the case against The Pirate Bay has socialized with the lawyers of the copyright lobby and is a member of the Association for Copyright, the Pirate Party is outright furious..."
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Presentations of Erik Josefsson and Pontus Nyman for Idépriset ‘09
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"on wednesday the 29th (next week) at 14.00, I have invited Erik Josefsson (v) and Pontus Nyman to the IT University in Gothenburg for a mini-presentation of two interesting projects. Erik and Pontus were two of the winners of Idépriset ‘09 organised by Föreningen fri kultur och programvara, and they are invited to talk about the projects with which they won..."
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The Pirate Bay Guilty of Helping Sharing People?
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"The Swedish legal system - running errands of Hollywood and the recording industries - have decided that helping people to share their digital data across the Internet is illegal. They might be guilty in the eyes of a corrupt court of law and in the corporate press, but in my book they are fine people, caring and sharing.
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