"Indeed, everything that does not decrease by being given, while it is held and not given, is not yet held as it should be."Augustinus Aurelius

Free Software

I have never been satisfied with mere factual knowledge. I’m always driven by the question of “Why?”. Only by answering this question we can recognize connections and understand the world we live in. This is probably also the reason why my first computer quickly led me to programming and to Free Software.

Free Software (also known as Open Source) enables everyone to understand, share and improve the software they are using. Software is omnipresent today; it determines our access to education, culture, and work. There is hardly any activity in daily life that is not directly or indirectly connected to software. This makes software a cultural technique, and as such, it must be accessible to everyone and subject to democratic control. Democracy and freedom are only possible if we are able to understand and shape the rules that govern our lives. Therefore I have been actively volunteering with the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) for many years, a charity that empowers users to control technology.

A few highlights of my volunteer work

  • I started as a translater for FSFE.
  • As a member of the German team, and later the European core team, I participated at various trade shows for FSFE and talked to politicians and entrepreneurs about Free Software.
  • Between 2015 and 2023 I was the deputy coordinator and later on the coordinator of the German team.
  • Until today I’m a member of the board of FSFE.

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