FSCONS

FSCONS (Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit) is a Nordic conference trying to bridge the gap between software and cultural freedom held each autumn in Gothenburg, Sweden. It shares many similarities with FOSDEM in the way in which the event is structured, but where the latter attracts speakers and visitors primarily interested in Free software, FSCONS aims to attract a more diverse crowd. It was first held in 2007.

History

The event was first organised by members of the Free Software Foundation Europe, in particular its Swedish team and the then current intern in the Gothenburg office. It was organised the 7-8th of December 2007 and attracted about 80 visitors. Some of the speakers were Jonas Öberg, Mats Östling, Lars Aronsson and Georg C. F. Greve.

In 2008, the FSFE was joined by Wikimedia Sverige^[1] and Creative Commons Sweden^[2] as co-organisers of the event, which was held the 24-26th of October. Notable speakers were Smári McCarthy, Oscar Swartz and Dr. Ansgar Bernardi.

In 2009, the event was held the 13-15th of November and attracted 275 visitors. Some of the speakers were Christina Haralanova, Amelia Andersdotter, Marcin Jakubowski, Erik Zachte, Edmund Harriss, Karin Kosina and Henri Bergius.

For 2010, the event took place the 5-7th of November and the first keynote speaker announced was Karin Kosina. Other prominent talks were given by Glyn Moody, Erik de Bruijn, and, Alessandro Rubini, to mention a few.

The FSCONS of 2011 was held the 11-13th of November. As keynotes, Richard Stallman talked on the Saturday, and Christina Haralanova on the Sunday.

Nordic Free Software Award

FSFE and is presenting the winner of the yearly Nordic Free Software Award, given to the person/project that have made a contribution to the advancement of Free Software in the Nordic countries. The jury consists of member from FSFE and Föreningen fri kultur och programvara (Free Culture and Software) and members from the free software community.

Winners

• 2007 : Skolelinux^[3]
• 2008 : Mats Östling
• 2009 : Simon Josefsson & Daniel Stenberg
• 2010 : Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson
• 2011 : Erik H. Josefsson

External links

• Official website fscons.org
• FSCONS conference blog
• Press mentions
  • "Frihetskämpar möts i Göteborg" (ComputerSweden - Swedish) 2011-11-11 17:00
  • "Hallå Håkan Lidbo!" (GP - Swedish) 2011-11-11
  • "Fri programvara en väg till arbetarmakt" (Fria tidningen - Swedish) 2010-11-11 10:05
  • "När kommer öppen hårdvara?" (ComputerSweden - Swedish) 2010-11-17 16:06
  • "Solidarisk programvara" (Fria tidningen - Swedish) 2011-05-04 08:00
  • "Konferens som vidgar samtalet" (Fria tidningen - Swedish) 2011-05-18 08:00
  • "Nördfeministisk kraftsamling" (Fria tidningen - Swedish) 2011-05-18 08:00
  • "Das Openmoko-Projekt um die gleichnamige freie Handyplattform lädt im Rahmen der FSCONS in Göteborg, Schweden" (Linux Magazine - German) 2008-10-08
  • (Miljömagasinet - Swedish) "De vill arbeta för fri programvara", 2010-06-24
  • "Konferens om fri programvara" (Fria tidningen - Swedish) 2010
  • "Teknikjournalisten och författaren Glyn Moody till Sverige" (Webfinanser - Swedish) 2010-10-19 13:51
  • "Linux-Norge overhaler Danmark indenom" (Computerworld - Danish) 2007-12-12
  • "Späckat schema på FSCONS i Göteborg" (ComputerWorld/LinuxWorld - Swedish) 2007-12-12
  • "U-landsdatorn blev hans stora hobby" (ComputerSweden - Swedish) 2007-12-11
  • "Skolelinux fikk pris for fri programvare" (Computerworld - Norwegian) 2007-12-10

References

1. ^ Wikimedia Sverige webpage: http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:FSCONS_2008
2. ^ creativecommons.se
3. ^ Norwegian ComputerWorld

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