I can confirm that for the past year or so our number one talking point in contacts with international partners has been: “the EU is a predictable and reliable partner; you can depend on us.” And this message lands.
Very sad this is not an April Fools post.
www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core...
Very insightful write-up by @thelocalstack of what happens to your data when you verify your #Linkedin account.
In short: don't.
thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-...
#Privacy #DataProtection #CloudAct #GDPR
This is a really good explanation of how.modern #OpenSource #software #development is in fact #distributed, not centralised (despite the best efforts of some to create control points).
www.collaboraonline.com/blog/distributed-by-desi...
Thanks to the huge effort we all have put in to help the @EUCommission understand the value of open source and the role it plays in cyber security they are taking care to include it in all their thinking around the #CRA. For example, this page explains why they created a new legal category of […]
Are you going to OggCamp this year? April 25-26 in Manchester (the original one in the UK).
https://www.oggcamp.org/
#Events #OpenSource #FreeCulture
So let me get this straight, after launching another war in the middle east with absolutely no plan, to counter a threat that doesn't exist, the US is now strengthening the only country who actually does pose a threat, undermining European security.
Absolutely shambolic, these people are not […]
Yes, i read your document.
No, there are no comments because I can only correct something that's almost right.
"Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire" - Winter #Olympics opening speech.
"The God Man", a delightful 10 minute long short film, definitely worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9CTDM3l4M
#Culture #Films #shortfilm
"Obligations of non-commercial #OpenSource software developers under the #CRA are ZERO. Anybody telling you something else can please go away and read the law."- Carl-Daniel Hailfinger, from the German market regulator BSI, at #FOSDEM […]
RE: social.opensource.org/@policy/1160136276604985...
This is our most detailed response to a public consultation yet, coming in at 16 pages!
I look forward to sharing more about it soon!
General view of a large lecture theatre. All rows are occupied and a panel of three speakers is in progress.
It's still before 10:00 on the Sunday after party night at #FOSDEM and the #EUPolicy room is on its second talk and very busy.
Aranet4 Air quality Meter showing 2376 ppm of CO2 and indicating "red"
Air quality in my current location at #FOSDEM
It cannot be right to spend public money on systems that create permanent dependency on a proprietary vendor. Digital sovereignty does not happen automatically - Dirk Schrödter, head of the state chancellery, Schleswig-Holstein
#OpenSource
When a government does not fully control its IT systems it is unable to govern effectively and this cannot be solved with legislation or contracts, only with #OpenSource - Dirk Schrödter, head of the state chancellery, Schleswig-Holstein and at #OFESummit
Roberto and Zach at a podium on sage at the Awards
Roberto Di Cosmo & @zacchiro just received an #EOSAwards26 for @swheritage - congratulations to them, very proud to be part of their team!
Daniel Stenberg at a podium for the European Open Source Awards
Here's @bagder getting the #EOSAwards26 started at the magnificent Solvay Library in Brussels.
Pie chart showing 70% of French academic software collaboration is hosted at GitHub.
Today's digital #sovereignty data point, courtesy of #SWH2026. This chart shows who is hosting French research projects but I've no doubt it is representative of other sectors.
If you are keeping a list of case studies showing why digital #sovereignty must be a priority for Europe in the age of Trump, here is another.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/202...
I hope someone at @EUCommission is […]
I just found a sack in the attic containing all my old coax #networking cables, connectors and terminators. Can anyone suggest a useful destination for it other than the local municipal #recycling centre here in the UK?
As ever in January, Element lit up like a Christmas tree on my phone as all the #Matrix invites for #FOSDEM came in this evening. Feels vaguely festive.
If "generating unlawful images" is now a premium feature over at Twitter, presumably the police in the UK should consider a blue tick as probable cause for an investigation? […]
I see the folk working on Collabora Online are getting together for an #OpenSource hackfest the two days after #FOSDEM.
forum.collaboraonline.com/t/collabora-office-fosde...
#OpenSource #Regulation incoming! The @EUCommission is about to ask for feedback for:
* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
* a strategic […]
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@jmaris/115788425247106542
Not that I expect many people following me to do so, but if you think the EU's DSA is about "Censorship" (at least in a bad way) you should read this thread...
The #CRA #standards team at #ETSI has organised detailed interactive free webinars on each of the vertical #standards throughout January. In these webinars, the rapporteurs of each vertical will present their work and give you an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. Full details on […]
I am concerned about Russian interference in UK domestic politics and have signed this #petition asking for a public enquiry.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744215
Looks like CloudFlare is down, but I can't even check at DownDetector as it uses CloudFlare too.
Roll on the #federated future.