The lack of public funding for these important technologies has a negative impact not only on free software, but on the entire future of the internet."

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Criticism-programmed-EU-cuts-funding-for-free-software-and-the-open-web-9841882.html

#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #HorizonEU #NGI

Criticism programmed: EU cuts funding for free software and the open web

The "Next Generation Internet" initiative has been funding open source projects since 2018. Despite high demand, the EU Commission wants to cut financial aid.

^{Stefan Krempl (heise online)}

Are you also concerned about the @EUCommission decision to cut the funding for #FreeSoftware projects?

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper 🗞️ to make their readers aware of the importance of funding #FreeSoftware solutions with a long-term sustainable funding:

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240828-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom #NGI #HorizonEU #getactive

Spread your concern about Free Software funding in your local newspaper - FSFE

Are you also worried and concerned about the European Commission decision to cut the funding for Free Software projects? Besides contacting European repres...

^{FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe}

Wie wird das Internet der Zukunft aussehen?

Wir sind auf der @FrOSCon , kommt an unserem Stand vorbei. Wir erklären euch, was die #NGI Initiative ist, wie ihr mitmachen könnt und was in Zukunft wichtig wird.

https://fsfe.org/activities/ngi/ngi.de.html

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240808-01.html

Just an idea: if the EU (e.g. the @EUCommission) could be convinced to publish its videos primarily on a Peertube instance (and only additionally on YouTube), maybe they would be more motivated to fund Peertube.

#NGI #softwarefreedom

"The EU’s #NGI programme has supported free, open source software for years. But now a silent death seems to be looming: An internal document suggests that financing may soon end. Developers are surprised and call for the programme’s survival."

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/next-generation-internet-eu-apparently-set-to-end-open-source-programme/

#softwarefreedom

Next Generation Internet: EU apparently set to end open source programme

The EU’s Next Generation Internet programme has supported free, open source software for years. But now a silent death seems to be looming: An internal document suggests that financing may soon end.

^{netzpolitik.org}

The #NGI Zero consortium, of which the FSFE is a partner, is granting small and medium R&D projects developing #FreeSoftware technologies that can improve the Internet.

Find more about the NGI Zero Common Fund: https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/

@EC_NGI

Hummm this is the #geekproblem talking to the #burocracy not actually what's happening. Though the #EU tech #openweb funding is doing some good the majority of this tech funding has been poorer down the drain https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/ any movement to prosecution on any of this?

#NGI #NLnet #EU