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NGI Zero is a grant making program for R&D of free and open source technologies, coordinated by @nlnet in collab with @fsfe @APC @ps @techcultivation @ros @fsi @nixos_org @ISOCSwitzerland @apell @ow2 Tolerant Networks HAN Uni Brno Uni & OFE | Delivers technology for the #NextGenerationInternet
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Another 45 FOSS projects have been selected for the Commons Fund. We want to thank the project teams for their contribution to a free and open internet. In a world increasingly in the grip of proprietary technologies and those who control them, we are proud to be supporting people who choose to work on the digital commons: shared digital assets that serve not the few but the many.

Come over to read what each project is working on.

https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251127-45-NGI0-CommonsFund.html

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You are very welcome to join OW2's Open Source webinar with talks from @CryptPad and @decidim

Cryptpad is a fully open source, end-to-end encrypted office suite which conrtributes to digital independence. Decidim an open source participatory democracy platform that enables citizen participation in democratic processes.

Organized by @ow2 the webinar takes place Thursday 6 November at 16:00 CET. It is free for everyone but you do need to sign up: https://www.ow2.org/view/webinar/webinar_6

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Happy to announce 29 projects have been selected in round 6 of the NGI Zero Commons Fund.

It is a great selection of Free and Open Source projects covering the entire stack from open hardware to apps that improve user autonomy. Together they help to build the digital commons.

Some projects even already have stickers \o/. Come check it out!

https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251016-selection-NGI0CommonsFund.html

(and if you'd like to work for the internet as well, the current call closes December 1).

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"One fast growing aspect of the internet, that is generally unseen to the general public, is . This could be entirely remote diagnoses, communication between doctors, allowing for remote second opinions, enabling greater training opportunities for doctors in remote areas to join conferences discussing difficult cases."

Read @APC 's interview with Julian Stirling, lead developer of OpenFlexure , the laboratory-grade .

https://www.apc.org/en/news/openflexure-making-microscopes-open-and-accessible-technology-benefit-many

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We invite you to join the Community Workshop on Open Source Publishing.

These workshops aim to bring together people with shared interests and/or similar goals to get to know each other through facilitated networking.

Our 2nd session will bring together people working on open publishing like book publishing, Web-to-Print, etc.

If you are active in this field and would like to meet others who are as well, you are welcome to join.

https://nlnet.nl/events/20251006/workshop-publishing/index.html

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The European Commission has issued a survey on the Governance and Sustainability of Critical Open Source Software.

The survey hopes to identify "pathways for collective efforts" and make "actionable recommendations for public administrations".

It's a relatively short survey, takes max 15 minutes & provides lots of opportunities to rate FOSS as 'very important' 😛

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_Governance_and_Sustainability_Survey

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Two open Office Hours have recently been started by partners. Both of them are happening tomorrow.

@apell and @ow2 are hosting the weekly NGI Zero Commons Business Circle Office Hour every Wednesday starting at 15.00 CE(S)T.

@nlnet is hosting a monthly office hour every last Wednesday of the month at 16.00 CE(S)T.
https://nlnet.nl/officehour/

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

We're looking for a FOSS enthusiast who would like to represent NGI Zero in Poland. The mission is two-fold:
Engage local talent in the NGI initiative and share information about funding opportunities.
And bring NGI funded technologies to the attention of the local community.

If you are a resident of Poland and interested in engaging the free and open source community, check out the job opening for regional representative.
https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/regionalrepresentative-PL.html

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Are you working on a free and open source project that contributes to the digital commons? Consider applying for NGI Zero funding. Our next deadline is June 1. If you can't make that, no worries, the next call opens right after.
We offer grants between 5 & 50k and grantees can also request practical support with licensing, security, accessibility, long-term sustainability, mentoring, UX testing, trouble shooting, packaging, internationalisation & more. https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250401-call.html

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42 Free & Open Source projects will receive grants to reclaim the public nature of the internet from the NGI0 Commons Fund.
There were many applicants & it's wonderful to see the number of people working on digital commons, inventing & improving technologies to the benefit of all humanity.
We'd like to take this space to thank all applicants for their contributions to an internet for people rather than for profit.
Come meet the new projects! https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250422-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html

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You're invited to join the Open Source by partner @ow2 this afternoon at 16.00 CEST. Simon Descarpentries / @siltaer will be speaking about his project @metapress , a Firefox extension that lets you explore news without trackers and snooping companies.
And Didier Barzin will talk about Mercator, an open source web application designed to map information systems.

Participation is free but you do need to register: https://www.ow2.org/view/webinar/webinar_4

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

We are happy to announce that 56 teams and individuals will receive funding to support their work on improving the core technologies of the internet.

We'd like to congratulate them and thank them for making the internet better for us all.

Come and take a look at the projects to see the marvellous work being done to upgrade the open internet architecture.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250321-call-announcement-core.html

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NGI0 partner FSi is organizing the Free Silicon Conference to connect experts and enthusiasts who want to build a complete Free and Open Source CAD ecosystem for designing analog and digital integrated circuits. [1] The conference will cover the full spectrum of the design process, from system architecture, to layout and verification. It takes place July 2-4 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. Info on how to register will be published soon.

[1] https://wiki.f-si.org/FSiC2025

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Today at 13.00 we have the NGI Zero network meetup at . Everyone welcome to meet each other and talk about the Next Generation Internet (or other things). It's in room AW1.121 and we'll bring some drinks and snacks.
Hope to see you there!
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6561-ngi-zero-network-meetup-bof/

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

We're organizing a NGI Zero network meetup at . Everyone who is part of or interested in the Next Generation Internet is welcome for a meet and greet on Saturday at 13.00 CET in room AW1.121.
Besides the BoF room there are also many other NGIZero related events like booths, devrooms and over 60 talks.
For and overview of all, see: https://nlnet.nl/events/20250201/FOSDEM/index.html

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@julian nice :). See you there!

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@newsmast here's to hoping the train runs on time and for us to see you there.

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@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

Two projects we love are currently running a crowdsource campaign. The modular Open Hardware laptop MNT Reform Next is up on Crowdsupply where you can support them by buying a T-shirt or treat yourself to an OH laptop in pre-sale. [1]
And the Pixelfed and Loops team is seeking backers to support the development of these federated social networks with no ads, no algorithms and no tracking. [2]

[1] https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reform-next/updates/mnt-reform-next-campaign-is-now-live
[2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

Happy 2025 everyone! On this first day of the fresh new year we are happy to announce 50 Free and Open Source projects were selected to receive NGI Zero grants.

We'd like to congratulate all the teams and individuals and thank them for working on a better internet for us all.

Come over and meet the projects:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250101-announcing-grantees-June-call.html

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If you are working on Free and Open Source technologies that improve the digital landscape for everyone, know that NGI0 offers financial & practical support.
We offer grants between €5k - €50k, open to everyone.
Calls currently open:
NGI0 Commons Fund: Reclaim the public internet
NGI TALER: Privacy-preserving digital payments
NGI MobiFree: More ethical mobile software
NGI Fediversity: Creating the hosting stack of the future
Deadline February 1, 2025
https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20241201-call.html

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badkeys is an open source tool to check cryptographic keys for known vulnerabilities. Its developer @hanno gave a talk at German OWASP Day where he discussed how old bugs never die. He tested for the Debian OpenSSL bug discovered in 2008 & found hundreds of DKIM setups still vulnerable. Vulnerable hosts included prominent names like Cisco, Oracle, Skype, and Github. But he sees even older vulns including one which is over 300 years old.
Watch the talk here: https://media.ccc.de/v/god2024-56276-the-debian-openssl-bug-and

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What if someone could help you with your documentation? Or offer advice on user retention. A person to talk to about testing or how to get things translated. How about untangling gnarly issues with the help of an all-round troubleshooter?
These people exist!
They are @JennyList Marjolein Kassenaar, Julian Harty, Dwayne Bailey & @eric_herman
We just had a where they introduced themselves and their services. And the recording is now live: https://nlnet.nl/events/20241128/index.html

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We are happy to let you know that 49 fantastic free and open source projects will receive NGI0 Core grants.

It's a wide variety of projects covering all 10 layers of the technology stack, from open hardware to applications.

But what unites them is they all contribute to alternatives and improvements to core internet architecture.

Together they are working on an open, resilient and trustworthy internet for all.

Come over and meet the projects! https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20241003-announcing-Core-call.html

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Are you working on a project to make our internet more resilient/secure/human-centered/inclusive/better/.../?

You could consider applying for funding.
We currently have 5 calls open:

NGI0 Core: Internet architecture
NGI0 Commons Fund: Reclaim the public nature of the internet
NGI TALER: Privacy-preserving digital payments
NGI MobiFree: More ethical and human mobile software
NGI Fediversity: Creating the hosting stack of the future

Deadline Oct 1

https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240601-call.html

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P.s. to be eligible projects must be free and open source, open standards, open data, open access, open hardware, open science, open ...

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

Come and meet the 41 projects which will receive funding in the latest round of the Entrust and NGI0 Core programs.

We want to thank all the people/teams/communities behind these free and open source projects for their important contribution to a trustworthy, resilient, open internet.

If you want to properly meet each project, come over to https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240417-announcing-projects.html and we'll give you a proper introduction.
Or, for a quick hello, see the list below.

@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar NGIZero , to random

Hi there, happy to see you on the Fediverse! Interested in free and open source software or hardware, open standards etc? NGI Zero helps support digital commons through grants with low overhead. Our crew of , @techcultivation , @fsfe @APC , , et al funds and supports amazing projects like @pixelfed , @interpeer , @Castopod , and many more)... Check out https://nlnet.nl/entrust & https://nlnet.nl/NGI0 - and help make the internet a better place!