The freeware catalogue : origin and approach
The free software catalogue is an initiative taken by the APRIL. This catalogue aims to promote and inform internautes about free software. We thank the APRIL for having given us the access to the content of this catalogue, so that it can be communicated to a large amount of persons.
The free software catalogue :
The project is leaded by the APRIL section in charge of increasing the public awareness. Indeed, the APRIL noticed a real need of the public about free software : where to find them ? what can they be used for ? or merely, which free software to use ? The free software catalogue is aimed at a large public and provides a clear and concise content on several free software, likely to have interest for expert users or beginners. A small description of the software and a picture of this software being used enable anyone to find the free software that meats his needs.
The free software catalogue (APRIL original version) in its original form is available on the wiki of the APRIL. On this wiki, you will have the possibility to contribute to the project.
What is the APRIL :
Pioneer of free software in France, the April has been since 1996 a major player of the democratisation and the promotion of free software and open standards towards the general public, professionals and institutions in the french-speaking space. It keeps watching over, in the digital area, to increase the public awareness on the dangers of an exclusive appropriation of information and knowledge by private interests.
The association is composed of persons, companies, associations and organisations from various backgrounds who have in common the values of free software.
The mobilization of its voluntary and permanent workers enables the APRIL, through many and various actions, to actively contribute to the freeware recognition.
The April is the favoured partner for free software promotion and protection.
You can support free software and APRIL's actions by making a donation now ! or by subscribing now to the April.
The April aims to :
- Promote free software towards public, professionals, associations and institutions ;
- Sensitize the largest amount of persons to open standards and interoperability ;
- Obtain political, legal and regulatory decisions favouring freeware development and common informational assets ;
- Defend users and free software authors rights ;
- Favour knowledge share.
Actions
- Sensitizes a new public to free software
- Informs eleted representatives and political decision makers and promote a progressive legislation for information and communication new technologies, patents and copyrights
- Participates to program committees or jurys (« Linux Solutions », Paris Capitale du Libre, Trophées du Libre)
- Is involved in the Free software Worlwide Meeting organization
- Engages partnerships with institutions (Région Île de France, Caisse des Dépôts), NGO (Fondation pour le Progrès de l'Homme), public establishments (Cité des Sciences, Université du Littoral)
- Makes around fourty conferences a year
- Relays information and actions in the medias
- Takes part to twenty events a year
- Is present in structures which influence the government politics (Forum des Droits sur l'Internet, CSPLA...)
- Sensitize decision makers and institutions to the stakes of the migration to the free software and support them to do so
You can access to APRIL's actions, campaigns, followed subjects and working groups.
You can access to public distribution lists, also opened to association non-members.
You can also access to publication licenses.
