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The Free Software Pact Initiative

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Welcome to the Free Software Pact Initiative!

Free Software advocacy associations April (the main French advocacy association devoted to promote and protect Free/Libre Software) and "Associazione per il software libero" (Italy) have launched a joint campaign aimed at the European Parliament elections in early June 2009.

The campaign invites citizens to ask candidates to sign the Free Software Pact.

The Free Software Pact is a simple document with which candidates can inform the voting public that they favor the development and use of Free Software, and will protect it from possible threatening EU legislation.

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Last update: Friday, January 8 2010

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In Europe left and right for Free Software!

Paris, France and Firenze, Italy, Friday, January 8th, 2010. Press Release. An intergroup[1] on "New Media, Free... | Comments: 0

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European Parliament: pluralistic entrance for the Free Software Pact

The Free Software Pact is now truly European! The Pact enters the Parliament in diversity, thanks to 34 elected signatories from 7 member states and belonging to 6 different political groups. Beyond the campaign, associations April, Associazione per

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The Free Software Pact

What is the Free Software Pact?

The Free Software Pact is a citizen initiative to coordinate a European scale campaign in favour of Free Software.  We will provide material and software to any volunteer who want to contribute to the initiative.

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Collaborative platform - GPT

What is GPT?

GPT is a web program that helps coordinating a grassroot volunteer campaign based on the act of contacting political candidates before an election.  Its aim is to act as a contact directory and to gather all information regarding the work of a decentralized volunteer campaign (who is in charge of which candidate or constituency, etc.).  GPT also helps maintaining a numbering of candidates supports.

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UK coordination

The Free Software Pact is a decentralized initiative with local coordination in European countries. In a press release the Free Software Pact initiative called upon UK citizens and MEP candidates to stand up for the principles of a free society by

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