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== Goals == FSFE believes that access to (and control of) [[software]] determines who may participate in a digital society. Consequently, FSFE believes, the freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software, as described in [[The Free Software Definition]], are necessary for equal participation in the [[Information Age]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20111128-02.en.html|title=Promoting innovation and growth through Horizon 2020|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> The focus of FSFE's work is political, legal, and social, with the aim of promoting free software and the ethical, philosophical, social, political and commercial values that it implements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fsfe.org/about/about.en.html |title=About Free Software Foundation Europe |publisher=Fsfe.org |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> In particular, it: * is actively promoting free software politically as a [[Europe]]-based global competence center in dialog with politicians and press * follows and seeks to influence legal and political activities that are contrary to the goals and values of Free Software * provides a contact point and orientational help on all issues regarding Free Software * works closely together with lawyers active in the Free Software area in universities and practices in order to follow and influence the legal discourse; also, it cooperates with lawyers throughout Europe to maximize the legal security of Free Software * supports, coordinates and develops projects in the Free Software area, especially the [[GNU Project]]; it also provides computer resources to Free Software developers to enable them to continue their developments * helps companies to develop business models based on Free Software or fit existing models to it; it encourages companies in their evolution to Free Software; to make it easier for companies based on Free Software to be commercially successful, the FSF Europe also seeks to broaden the market for Free Software * helps coordinating and networking other initiatives in the Free Software area
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