[Free Software Pact news] Last days to contact the candidates to the European Parliament and ask them to sign the Free Software Pact!

[Jeanne Tadeusz <jtadeusz AT april.org>]

Dear all,

The European elections will start tomorrow - we are down to the last hours to 
contact candidates and to ask them to sign the Free Software Pact! 

So far, 129 candidates have signed the Pact. You can find the list here : 
http://freesoftwarepact.eu/europarl2014/?action=liste_signataires&o_sens=DESC&o_date=1

In order to contact candidates, the contact platform :
http://freesoftwarepact.eu//europarl2014/ 
is there to help you contact candidates. Get in touch with them, whether by 
email, phone, mail, or direct contact, and ask them if they are planning to 
sign the Free Software Pact ! 

You can elaborate by explaining why Free Software is important to you and why 
you believe it should be protected by legislators. Software patent, 
interoperability, freedom, privacy,... are all important and valid arguments 
to be heard by the future Members of the European Parliament! 

You can also use the 2009 documents Free Software - what is at stake: 
http://www.freesoftwarepact.eu/public/Free-Software-what-is-as-stake.en.pdf

and Free Software - The threats :
http://www.freesoftwarepact.eu/public/Free-Software-the-threats.en.pdf

 to have more ideas on how to explain the issue to your candidates. Don't 
hesitate to use them! 

And of course, you can also sign the Free Software usage declaration :
http://freesoftwarepact.eu/declaration/

 in order to show you support for Free Software and tell politicians that you 
believe it is important that they protect and promote it.

So don't hesitate to contact candidates and good luck!

Best,

Jeanne for the FSP team