Do you own or manage the #OpenSource solution or a catalogue?
Don't forget to join the webinar tomorrow to learn how you can take part in the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue – a centralised repository designed to promote transparency, reuse, and cooperation among public administrations across Europe.
Hear success stories on onboarding national catalogues and individual solutions into the EU Catalogue.
Register here 👉 https://link.europa.eu/VcFf4n
🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!
What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.
The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.
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🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!
What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.
The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.
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Wir eröffnen eine neue Bewerbungsphase für das Sovereign Tech Fellowship! 🎉
Was ist neu? Erstmals können sich neben Open-Source-Maintainer*innen auch Community-Manager*innen & Technical Writer*innen bis zum 6. April 2026 als Fellows bei uns bewerben.
Mit dem #SovereignTechFellowship investieren wir in die Menschen hinter dem Code: Wir unterstützen zentrale Expert*innen, deren Arbeit die Stabilität und Funktionsfähigkeit kritischer Komponenten im #OpenSource-Ökosystem sichert.
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Our Winter newsletter is out! It's full of updates on Cascade, news on our community forum, migrating to Codeberg, presentations we've given and more!
#FOSS #FOSDEM #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #DNS #DNSSEC #rustlang
Our Winter newsletter is out! It's full of updates on Cascade, news on our community forum, migrating to Codeberg, presentations we've given and more!
#FOSS #FOSDEM #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #DNS #DNSSEC #rustlang
My experience of the #fediverse :
Year 1 (2023):
It feels a little lonely as 99% of my friends stayed on Big Tech platforms.
Year 2 (2024):
I start a blog - #TheFutureIsFederated - to explain the fediverse to "normies"... and I make a lot of new (techie) friends.
Year 3 (2025):
My techie friends encourage me to start self-hosting with #YunoHost... and I do! (GoToSocial, PeerTube, NextCloud...) I LOVE it.
Year 4 (2026):
I plan to buy a Heltec to try out off-grid mesh radio communication 💁♀️
@_elena it's very hard to get people's on fediverse or #opensource platform. I barely managed to get 3 friends over signal from WhatsApp. 😂. Nobody wants to leave WhatsApp or insta 😅.whenever I tell them about signal or Mastodon they laughed and asked me... What? Signal? Mastodon?
📣 The solution should be the enforcement of "interoperability-by-design".
A broad #interoperability mandate is key for healthy and competitive digital markets.
Without clear rules, deadlines and transparent processes for granting interoperability, many developers will remain excluded from #Apple's controlled ecosystems.
📝 Read more in our full submission:
https://download.fsfe.org/campaigns/device-neutrality/2026-03-FSFE-CMA-DMCCA-interop.pdf
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #DMCCA #UK #CMA #DigitalMarkets #DMA #DeviceNeutrality
⚠️ #Apple’s current #iOS model limits #SoftwareFreedom and locks users and developers into its walled garden, blocking independent developers and innovation in mobile ecosystems.
For instance, Apple still does not allow sideloading and maintains tight gatekeeping over the App Store.
👉 The exception to this was achieved by the EU's #DMA, where Apple is forced to open up its mobile operating systems to third-party software installation.
❗ The voluntary commitments proposed by #Apple won’t fix this.
The #UK Competition and Markets Authority must mandate interoperability by default, ensuring all developers, including #FreeSoftware #OpenSource ones, get equal access to Apple’s OS (#iOS) and hardware features.
We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.
This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI
Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html
We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.
This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI
Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html
Open standards define how systems communicate, how data flows, and how secure and accessible our digital infrastructure is.
The Sovereign Tech Agency is looking at ways to better support maintainers and contributors working on these standards, building stronger, more interoperable digital ecosystems.
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In our latest blog post, we explain our motivation for engaging in standards, reflect on conversations with maintainers, and outline the reasoning behind our current survey. The survey is still open and we encourage you to contribute your perspective.
➡️ Read our blog post: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/open-standards
➡️ Participate in the survey (runs until March, 9th): https://survey.sovereigntechfund.de/999999
#OpenStandards #OpenSource #TechStandards #Interoperability #FOSS
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> A reliable laptop, stable electricity, and consistent internet access are significant expenses in Lagos. “The money you’re going to spend on a laptop is a lot,” she says. When contribution workflows assume constant connectivity and modern hardware, the cost of entry rises quietly.
https://thecondia.com/tilda-udufo-open-source-developer-advocate/
Another good reason to explore #localFirst development workflows, like #Radicle . :moomin_hmm:
And a damn good argument against relying on #SaaS platforms.
edit: Also worth highlighting are the social hurdles she mentions. Explain the social rules and expectations, ask new contributors if they need help. Working on a PR in public and everyone seeing your failed attempts can be stressful.
> A reliable laptop, stable electricity, and consistent internet access are significant expenses in Lagos. “The money you’re going to spend on a laptop is a lot,” she says. When contribution workflows assume constant connectivity and modern hardware, the cost of entry rises quietly.
https://thecondia.com/tilda-udufo-open-source-developer-advocate/
Another good reason to explore #localFirst development workflows, like #Radicle . :moomin_hmm:
And a damn good argument against relying on #SaaS platforms.
edit: Also worth highlighting are the social hurdles she mentions. Explain the social rules and expectations, ask new contributors if they need help. Working on a PR in public and everyone seeing your failed attempts can be stressful.
The People’s Consultation on #AI will be accepting submissions until March 15, 2026. #canada #cdnpoli #agenticai #openai #anthropic #usa #uspol #opensource #news
Participate in the consultation here: English: https://www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/ French: https://www.consultationpopulairesurlia.ca/
« Bye-bye les #GAFAM »
Pourquoi et comment l’État français développe-t-il ses propres outils numériques en #OpenSource ?
Dans cette vidéo :
– La genèse du projet : L'État devient créateur.
– L'alternative : proposer des outils (Visio, Docs) aussi fluides que le privé tout en restant 100 % libres.
– Le défi du recrutement : comment attirer les meilleurs talents tech dans le secteur public ?
– Sécurité des données.
« Bye-bye les #GAFAM »
Pourquoi et comment l’État français développe-t-il ses propres outils numériques en #OpenSource ?
Dans cette vidéo :
– La genèse du projet : L'État devient créateur.
– L'alternative : proposer des outils (Visio, Docs) aussi fluides que le privé tout en restant 100 % libres.
– Le défi du recrutement : comment attirer les meilleurs talents tech dans le secteur public ?
– Sécurité des données.
The People’s Consultation on #AI will be accepting submissions until March 15, 2026. #canada #cdnpoli #agenticai #openai #anthropic #usa #uspol #opensource #news
Participate in the consultation here: English: https://www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/ French: https://www.consultationpopulairesurlia.ca/
#LibreOffice 26.2.1 is here – the first minor update to our newest stable branch: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/26/tdf-releases-libreoffice-2621/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware
