Notices by NGI Zero open source funding (ngizero@mastodon.xyz)

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
#FOSS #Funding #NGI #NGI0

We're kicking off season 2 of the NGI Zero podcast with Armijn Hemel of DeviceCode. The electronics industry works differently than most people think. Behind the different brands and casings is often the same hardware, created by a single factory.
But security issue disclosure focuses on single devices, so vulnerabilities in similar devices go unnoticed.
DeviceCode uncovers the hidden patterns of the electronics industry to improve security.

https://podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero/episodes/devicecode/

#NGI0 #FOSS #podcast #NGI

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
#FOSS #NGI0 #NGI

"This project was a journey to own our software again", says Julien Malka / @luj in the NGI0 podcast. He and Camille Mondon have implemented Clevis in NixOS to make it possible to remotely reboot servers with full disk encryption. The project was extended to port the Proxmox Hypervisor on NixOS. In this episode they explain their project and talk about self-hosting as a way to empower people to own a little part of the internet.

https://podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero/episodes/the-internet-should-be-a-public-good-nixos-clevis

#FOSS #NGI0 #podcast #NixOS

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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We're organizing a NGI Zero network meetup at #FOSDEM. 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
#FOSS #NGI0 #NGI

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
#OpenHardware #FOSS #Fediverse #NGI #NGI0

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

#FOSS #NGI #NGIZero

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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In the latest episode of the NGI0 podcast we talk to Adrian Georgescu. He was part of the Voice over IP revolution & in this episode you’ll learn much about that history and the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). With his company AG projects, Adrian created Blink, a pure SIP client and Sylk Suite which combines SIP with WebRTC.
He also talks about what it’s like to run a #FOSS company & having to compete with Big Tech offering services for free.
https://podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero/episodes/the-voip-revolution-blink

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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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"It is important to be able to communicate freely", says Jérôme Poisson aka @Goffi in the NGI0 #podcast. He is the main developer of Libervia, a communication ecosystem based on #XMPP.
XMPP is mostly known for chat but Libervia offers many more features such as blogs, fora, events & file sharing. It has gateways to other open protocols like #ActivityPub & email. He talks about Libervia, the political side of technology & offers advise about #NGI0 grants.
https://podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero/episodes/technology-is-not-neutral-libervia
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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 #webinar where they introduced themselves and their services. And the recording is now live: https://nlnet.nl/events/20241128/index.html

#NGI #NGI0

This Thursday we're having a #webinar about support services. That is, practical help with your free and open source project. We'll be discussing: Technical writing, Testing, Translation & localisation, UX testing, & Troubleshooting.
Speakers are the people who provide the support so it is a nice way to get to know them.
The webinar is open to everyone. But note that the services can only be requested by people who've received an #NGI grant. Nov 28, 13.00 CET
https://nlnet.nl/events/20241128/index.html
#NGI0 #FOSS

Let's get rid of all the binary blobs. In S01E02 of the NGI0 podcast we talk to @janneke, founder of GNU Mes. The project helped to significantly reduce the number & size of binary seeds used in the bootstrap of GNU Guix 1.0.
He talks about working on GNU Mes, its community, NGI0 funding & calls for a 5th freedom: freedom 4. The freedom to build a program from source. "If you can't build a binary from source, how would you exercise freedom 0?"

https://podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero/episodes/janneke-gnu-mes

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Besides financial grants NGI0 also offers practical support to beneficiaries. In the upcoming webinar Ask Us For Help we will introduce four support services: technical writing, testing, translation & localisation and troubleshooting. They will be presented by the experts who deliver the services.
The webinar is open to anyone who is interested but note that the support services are only open to NGI beneficiaries.
November 28, 2024. 13.00-14.00 CET
more info: https://nlnet.nl/events/20241128/index.html

#NGI #NGI0

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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We are really happy to see collaboration emerging between @liberaforms and @Framasoft. LiberaForms produces free and libre software to create online forms & manage the outcomes. Framasoft, known for its work to develop and popularize free software, is testing LiberaForms to power its suite of services that help people get away from Big Tech cloud services.
To quote LiberaForms: "More participation should mean better software."
More about the collaboration: https://blog.liberaforms.org/2024/06/24/collaboration-framasoft-and-liberaforms/
#NGIZero

Request for input:

The @fsf are curious to learn more about current practices of those who advise projects to accept LLM-generated source code contributions & whether they follow any rules or guidelines.

The FSF have therefore started a survey published at https://my.fsf.org/llm-contributions.

Please respond to the survey if you are in any way involved in or have opinions about accepting LLM-generated contributions to software projects. Feel free to spread the link.

CC: @fsfe

Fourty-five free and open source projects have been selected to receive NGI Zero grants in the February round.
Each of these projects offer a unique contribution to an open, resilient, human-centered internet and a more open information society.
We want to thank the 45 teams and individuals for their efforts to build the Next Generation Internet for us all.

Here is an overview of the projects with a short description https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240618-Call-announcement.html

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