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Speakers
Matthias Kirschner
Schedule
Day Saturday
Room H.2214
Capacity 100
Start time 17:40
End time 18:10
Duration 00:30
Info
Track GNU devroom

Non-free software advertisement

presented by your government

Governments are adversiting the usage of non-free software to read PDF files.

What would you think about a sign on the highway saying “You need a Volkswagen to drive on this road. Contact your Volkswagen dealer for a gratis test drive – Your Government”? When it comes to software that opens PDF files, many public sector organisations do this every day.

With the pdfreaders.org campaign FSFE has turned the spotlight on government organisations who behave in this way, exposing how frequent such advertisements for non-free software are. With the help of activists across Europe, FSFE contacted these organisations and explained them how to improve their websites so that they respect our freedom.

Why did FSFE choose this topic? How was the campaign organised? What has the Belgium's Prime Minister or the German Federal Criminal Police Office replied to our letters? How successful was the campaign?

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