Knowledge and Technology for a Free Knowledge Society
(post restored in 2021, with assumed date) The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions has admitted our Request for Adherence to Open Standards on 29 June 2009 with Petition Nr. 0413/2009. In the admission letter the chairman of the Comitee points … Continued
The Spanish Internet Users Association (Asociación de Internautas) has published a manifest to raise awareness on the most urgent issues regarding European citizens’ rights in the digital arena: the Telecom package, privacy of electronic communications, broadband access to the Internet, … Continued
northxsouth has published an interesting article on the relevance of the lawsuit against The Pirate Bay for the FS community. Their arguments are in line with the ones repeatedly expressed by prominent members of the FSF: the final goal of … Continued
The ODF Alliance, of which the Free Knowledge Institute is a member, has published a Fact Sheet for governments and others interested in how Microsoft’s SP2 for Office 2007 handles ODF. The ODF Allliance says their testing revealed “serious shortcomings … Continued
The other day I met with two filmmakers in Spain. They are planning to make a documentary about Free Knowledge in general. They would like to show to the general public the aspects and culture within the various communities, ranging … Continued
The European Parliament will vote about the future of the internet. Several plans are under discussion to lock up the internet and condition it to corporate interest. The Free Knowledge Institute participates in the Open Net Coalition to work together … Continued