I’m glad to hear that in this video message to the participants of the GNOME Users’ And Developers’ European Conference  (GUADEC) at the end of the month in The Hague the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda and Vice-President of the European Commission  Neelie Kroes is reiterating her advocacy for open source software. She reflects on the growing acceptance of open source and emphasises the importance of communities in shaping the digital future.

“In her statement Kroes cites several EU-supported public FLOSS tools, including: the Open Software Observatory and Repository (OSOR) database, a platform to develop, collaborate and share software and best practices between public administrations; the European Union Public License (EUPL), a “copy left”-style software license; and the European Interoperability Framework, a policy instrument that aims at interoperability in and between public administrations.”

(from today’s GUADEC announcement)

via @telecomix