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Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced (joinup.ec.europa.eu)

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[–] jarfil 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like this?

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom

Est. 1985.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The FSF? Is that the one led by the dude who eats his toenails? The one that won't compromise and is opensource or nothing? The one that doesn't have any translations? If so, then that ain't it cuz.

Parldigi was able to compromise to reach a part of their goals and get something this large and important into legislation.

Anti Commercial-AI license

[–] jarfil 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that autist that's done more in 40 years than anyone else in the world.

The one that doesn't have any translations

Seems to have some translations:

https://fsfe.org/

Parldigi

What is your proposal for a "worldwide" Parliamentary Group? Do we wait to establish a World Parliament, along with a World Government, or is there something we could do in the meantime?

[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

FSFE is not the same as FSF. It's a completely independent organisation.

[–] jarfil 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a "sister organization". Laws are different in different parts of the world, so it makes sense to have different "forks" if you wish.

https://fsfe.org/about/fsfnetwork.en.html

[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Yes they share many similarities with the FSF, but they are separate, and have some different viewpoints on things. You can't use something they do as an argument as to why FSF is good, when the actual FSF doesn't do that thing. They also dislike RMS, who is also one of @onlinepersona@programming.dev 's arguments against the FSF.