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Pers FSFE welcomes ADUC's class action against Microsoft Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) welcomes the initiative for users' freedom taken by the Italian Association for Users and Consumers Rights (ADUC). On January 24, ADUC filed a complaint against Microsoft demanding that the company should reimburse consumers who return unused licenses for the Microsoft Windows operating systems that are pre-installed on newly bought computers. Though almost all new desktop and laptop computers are sold with a pre-installed Windows operating system, Microsoft has consistently refused to refund the software's licensing costs to those customers who do not want to use the system. There is no transparency as to how much the user pays for the license, and how much for the hardware. For this reason, FSFE considers the class action taken by ADUC to be an important step towards achieving more clarity for consumers, and towards making it possible for computer buyers to return unused software licenses. "This abuse has been going on for far too long", says Giacomo Poderi, Italian coordinator of the Free Software Foundation Europe. "Consumers are suffering from a lack of information, reimbursement procedures are mostly unclear or missing entirely, while hardware and software vendors are passing the buck when it comes to taking responsibility for this mess. As a result, consumers are being swindled out of what is due to them." Carlo Piana, FSFE Legal Counsel and member of the lawyers' group representing ADUC stance in the class action, says:"It's time that consumers had a real choice. A working reimbursement mechanism by itself is not sufficient for free competition in the operating system market, but it's a necessary first step that we must take as soon as possible." FSFE hopes that the Milan Court will decide that the the complaint is admissible, and that ADUC's class action will be successful. FSFE's Italian country team offers its support to ADUC in order to inform and reach out the widest possible number of those consumers who would like to make use of their rights. Contacts Free Software Foundation Europe Giacomo Poderi - Italian coordinator E-Mail: italy - at - fsfeurope - dot - org About the Free Software Foundation Europe The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit non- governmental organisation active in many European countries and involved in many global activities. Access to software determines participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study, modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issue of the FSFE.
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Sloboda čitanja i sloboda pisanja: Proslava Dana slobodnih dokumenata 2011 Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) poziva pojedince, zajednice i institucije na proslavu Dana slobodnih dokumenata (DFD) 30. ožujka. DFD je svjetski dan proslave otvorenih standarda i otvorenih formata dokumenata i isticanja njihove važnosti. Otvoreni standardi osiguravaju slobodu pristupa vlastitim podacima i slobodu izrade slobodnog softvera koji zapisuje i čita podatke u određenim formatima. Možete se uključiti tako da organizirate aktivnosti u svome gradu. Dijeljenje letaka, organiziranje izlaganja, stavljanje natpisa na blog, donacije: mnogo je načina na koje možete pomoći podići svijest o otvorenim standardima. Željeli bismo u kampanju Dan slobodnih dokumenata 2011. uključiti barem 25 gradova. Pomozite nam da ovaj događaj postane uspješan u svjetskim razmjerima! Za više informacija o događaju posjetite documentfreedom.org. Saznajte kako se uključiti. Zašto Dan slobodnih dokumenata? Naša komunikacija sve se više seli u digitalni svijet. U digitalnom društvu nam otvoreni standardi i otvoreni formati dokumenata pružaju slobodu čitanja i pisanja. Oni su presudni u pružanju mogućnosti razmjene informacija, očuvanja neovisnosti o softverskim proizvođačima i dugoročnog pristupa našim podacima. Otvoreni standardi također nam jamče mogućnost komuniciranja i rada pomoću slobodnog softvera. Što su otvoreni standardi? Otvoreni standardi su zajednički jezik kojim mogu govoriti sva računala. Oni nam omogućuju rad i komunikaciju pomoću slobodnog softvera. Razvijateljima daju mogućnost da napišu slobodni softver koji je kompatibilan s drugim rješenjima, a korisnicima mogućnost migracije na rješenja slobodnog softvera bez gubitka pristupa vlastitim podacima. Koji je cilj kampanje? Kampanja širi ideju o otvorenim standardima i formatima dokumenata tehnički neupućenoj javnosti. Otvoreni standardi su osnovni uvjet za slobodu i izbor u softveru. Dan slobodnih dokumenata podiže svijest o otvorenim standardima i svakome daje mogućnost doprinosa boljem informatičkom društvu. Jednostavno je i zabavno sudjelovati u Danu slobodnih dokumenata, bilo grupno, bilo pojedinačno. Danom slobodnih dokumenata koordinira Free Software Foundation Europe. Contacts Fernanda Weiden Koordinator kampanje DFD Vice President, Free Software Foundation Europe Email: weiden - at - fsfeurope - dot - org Tel. Loimar Vianna Koordinator za odnose s javnošću kampanje DFD Email: vianna - at - fsfeurope - dot - org Tel. Karsten Gerloff Predsjednik Free Software Foundationa Europe Email: gerloff - at - fsfeurope - dot – org Tel.