[foss-general] FSFE @ Ntua

[Nikos Roussos]

> * "Free Software 1+1: Explaining typical misunderstandings" - Matthias
> Kirschner, FSFE President
> 
> * "DSM, EIF, RED: Acronyms on the EU level and why they matter for
> software freedom" - Polina Malaja, FSFE Legal Team Coordinator


Και πιο αναλυτικά παρακάτω. Χοντρικά η πρώτη παρουσίαση διαρκεί ~45' και
η δεύτερη ~30'.


1. Matthias Kirschner, "Free Software 1+1: Explaining typical
misunderstandings"

Although Free Software/Open Source Software is becoming the norm in many
areas, some misunderstandings still widely exist: 1) Free Software is
gratis 2) You cannot earn money with Free Software 3) If you change Free
Software, you have to give your changes to everybody else 4) Free
Software is different software than Open Source software.  5) Free
Software is more/less secure than proprietary software 6) Free Software
is the superior development model 7) I do not get any benefits from Free
Software if I cannot program.

Unfortunately those misunderstandings are still widely propagated.  They
often prevent -- or make it harder -- for individuals, companies,
governmental and non-governmental organisations to use the full
potential of Free Software.

This talk is for you, if you wonder why any of the above statements is
wrong, or if you want to get some inspiration how to effectively counter
such claims in less than 3 minutes.



2. Polina Malaja, "DSM, EIF, RED: Acronyms on the EU level and why they
matter for software freedom"

In the coming years, the EU is determined to bring its industries to the
digital market and acquire a leading position on the global tech market.
In order to achieve this ambitious goal of allowing Europe's "own Google
or Facebook" to emerge, the EU has come up with several political and
legislative proposals that obviously cannot overlook software. Three or
more magic letters combined in an acronym have, therefore, the power to
either support innovation and fair competition, or drown the EU in its
vendor lock-in completely. The terms "open standards", "open platforms",
and Free Software are being used more and more often but does it mean
that the EU is "opening" up for software freedom for real? My talk will
explain how several current EU digital policies interact with Free
Software, and each other, and what does it mean to software freedom in
Europe.



~nikos

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