---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dario Presutti dario@fsfe.org Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM Subject: Invitation from FSFE to Online Q&A Session about DMA & Free Software To: rfontana@redhat.com Cc: Lucas Lasota lucas.lasota@fsfe.org
Dear Richard,
I hope this email finds you well.
My name is Dario, and I am a project manager at the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). I received your contact from Matthias Kirschner - pleased to e-meet you!
I am reaching out because my colleague Lucas (CC’d) and I are actively working on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its implications for Free Software. Recently, we have received many questions from other Free Software organisations regarding this topic. To address these, at the FSFE, we have decided to host an online Q&A session specifically for representatives of FOSS organisations, We would be delighted if you could participate. We would also appreciated if you could post this invitation to the Fedora Legal Mailing List (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/), because we think this might be of interest. Below, you’ll find key details about the event. Thank you in advance!
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# Online Q&A session – DMA & Free Software: what Free Software organisations need to know
Date: 24 March 2025 Time: 17:30 CET Location: Online (FSFE’s instance)
Registration required: https://share.fsfe.org/apps/forms/s/riaMwgdMcgTnpHTTX3g92bkk
As you may already know, the DMA is a landmark regulation by the European Union, designed to limit the power of large technology companies acting as “gatekeepers” and to foster fairer competition. Among its key provisions, the DMA establishes obligations for these dominant platforms, including the right to install and uninstall software freely, access to third-party app stores, and enhanced interoperability measures. These provisions have the potential to create new opportunities for Free Software development, distribution, and adoption.
This session will provide Free Software organisation representatives the opportunity to:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how the DMA’s enforcement impacts the Free Software ecosystem and the FSFE’s role in this process - Learn about FSFE’s legal efforts, including its ongoing litigation against Apple at the Court of Justice of the European Union. (If you attended FOSDEM, you may have seen FSFE Legal Programme Manager Lucas Lasota’s keynote on this topic [1]) - Engage directly with the FSFE team working on these issues.
Event page: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250306-01.en.html
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If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out! Thank you again.
Best regards, Dario
[1] https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5084-how-we-are-defending...
-- Dario Presutti (he/him/none) | Project Manager Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany Matrix: @dario:fsfe.org | Email: dario@fsfe.org