[school-discuss] [Fwd: Press Release: FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school column]

[Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>]

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Subject: Press Release: FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school column
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 12:31:01 +0100
From: Christian Selig <christian.selig@bnv-bamberg.de>
To: dloss@seul.org

Hello Doug,

I'd appreciate it very much if you could put a short notice into 
the SEUL/edu report. For clarification (as can also be read 
below), TUX&GNU@school is no competition for the SEUL/edu 
reports, as it has a more "Brave GNU World" like focus.

Thanks and a happy new year,
   Christian

http://mailman.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2003q1/000048.html 
:

    FSF Europe welcomes the TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> 
column

January, 7th 2003
Hamburg/Essen/Valais

    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Europe officially 
welcomes Mario Fux' TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> column 
whose future editions will be published under the umbrella of the 
FSF Europe.

    Each edition of the column contains a presentation of a Free 
educational software program, valuable tips to web sites that 
deal with Free Software and education, user testimonies as well 
as suggestions for new small programs for pupils and teachers. 
All editions will be published in German and English first.

    The FSF Europe provides infrastructure and an organizational 
framework, such as web space and mailing lists for lectors and 
translators. With this support, Mario Fux continues to write his 
column. The column is free documentation and the GNU Free 
Documentation License (GNU FDL) and will be developed in an open 
manner. In consequence, any interested person can work on the 
project as a lector or translator.

    TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> is a logical step to 
extend the promotion of Free Software in the educational sector. 
Mario Fux emphasizes: "GNU/Linux and Free Software in schools 
have become at least as viable as proprietary software in the 
meantime" and continues: "I'm again and again surprised how big 
the choice of Free educational programs is", contradicting 
critics of Free Software who often claim a lack of applications 
for the GNU platform.

    Also the didactic and social aspects of the use of Free 
Software in schools are of special importance: "In the past, 
computer science education has concentrated too much teaching 
products instead of comprehension", says Georg C.F. Greve, 
President of the FSF Europe. Greve continues: "Free Software 
enables the interactive understanding of outer and inner workings 
of a computer and furthermore ensures an equality of chances for 
all pupils".

    The FSF Europe thanks Mario Fux for his hitherto efforts and 
looks forward to his future editions, which are available at 
http://www.fsfeurope.org/education/tgs/ .

About the Free Software Foundation Europe

    The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe) is a 
charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to all aspects 
of Free Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may 
participate in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use, 
copy, modify and redistribute software - as described in the Free 
Software definition - allow equal participation in the 
information age. Creating awareness for these issues, securing 
Free Software politically and legally, and giving people freedom 
by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of 
the FSF Europe, which was founded in 2001 as the European sister 
organization of the Free Software Foundation in the United States.

    http://www.fsfeurope.org

Contact

    FSF Europe:
    Georg C. F. Greve   <greve@fsfeurope.org 
<mailto:greve@fsfeurope.org>>
    phone: +49-40-23809080
    fax:   +49-40-23809081

    TUX&GNU@school <mailto:GNU@school> column:
    Mario Fux           <foxman@lugo.ch <mailto:foxman@lugo.ch>>