The EuroLinux Alliance for a Free Information Infrastructure is a coalition of citizens, commercial companies and non-governmental organisations (NGO) united to promote and protect a vigourous European Software Culture based on copyright, open standards, open competition and open source software such as Linux. Eurolinux was founded in 1999 and launched a successful campaign against European software patenting. More than 300 000 European citizens supported the Eurolinux petition for a software patent free Europe. Eurolinux continues to talk with policy makers to make Europe more competetive in a world increasingly dominated by ubiquitious Linux and other free and open source solutions.

Penguin Agenda: Linux everywhere (2010)

The Penguin Agenda. Eurolinux advocates public policies which lead to European Digital Independence: Eurolinux aims to overcome strategic dependencies of our critical information infrastructure which put European citizens at risk. Linux is a strategic means to this end.

Reduction of regulatory risks (1999-2009)

The Eurolinux became famous for its 2000 Petition for a software patent free Europe. It attracted more than 350 000 signatures. Ten years later a new European petition supported by Eurolinux follows in the footsteps of our legendary petition to tackle the still unresolved issue of patent hazards. We also want to show out appreciation to the Hague Declaration and APRIL's Free Software Pact.

Other older activities

Francisco Mingorance still lobbies for Software-Patents in the European Union

Fri, 01/22/2010 - 22:13 — adminsch

Lobbyist Francisco Mingorance from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a die-hard advocate for software patents on the European level. The original EU-Commission software patent directive proposal which was defeated by Eurolinux and supporters was last saved by the lobbyist Francisco Mingorance. His recent intervention at the European STOA panel shows that we have to stay alert and defend the rights of software SMEs and the Linux sector against our opponents and their patent ideology.

The European Interoperability Framework 2 'will be submitted to the European Parliament and Council soon'

Sat, 01/09/2010 - 23:11 — Anonymous

Alan Bell reports received news from the European Parliament regarding the whereabouts of the European Interoperability Framework version 2. Foreign software vendors invested heavily to stifle and delay the process for an EIFv2.

His UK-conservative MEP answers him:

European Parliament Intergroup for New Media, Free Software and Open Information

Sat, 01/09/2010 - 01:03 — Anonymous

An intergroup on "New Media, Free Software and Open Information Society" was established in the European Parliament with the support of
a wide range of political groups (EPP, ALDE/ADLE and Greens/EFA). Intergroups enable MEPs to work on subjects and debate without considerations of political parties and without committee competence limitations.

For Eurolinux and Free Software promoters, the creation of this intergroup enables naturally transversal information society issues to be more widely debated within the European Parliament.

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