Non-free software advertisement presented by your
government

What would you think about a sign on the highway saying “You need a
Volkswagen to drive on this road. Contact your Volkswagen dealer for a
gratis test drive – Your Government”? When it comes to software that
opens PDF files, many public sector organisations do this every day.

With the pdfreaders.org campaign FSFE has turned the spotlight on
government organisations who behave in this way, exposing how frequent
such advertisements for non-free software are. With the help of
activists across Europe, FSFE contacted these organisations and
explained them how to improve their websites so that they respect our
freedom.

Until now 511 out of 2081 (24%) reported public websites have fixed this
bug https://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/buglist.en.html. 58
organisations, 56 buisinesses, and 1938 individuals have signed the
petition https://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/petition.en.html.

This presentation also serves as a short guide how to get active in the
campaign yourself.

https://fsfe.org/campaigns/pdfreaders/