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NGIZero

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NGI Zero is a grant making programme for R&D within free and open source technology, coordinated by NLnet Foundation in collab with https://mastodon.social/@fsfe, https://mastodon.social/@APC, https://ps.s10y.eu/@ps, https://chaos.social/@techcultivation, @ros, https://mastodon.f-si.org/@fsi, https://chaos.social/@nixos_org, Tolerant Networks, HAN University, Brno University, APELL, https://fosstodon.org/@ISOCSwitzerland, OW2, OFE & more | delivers technology for the #NextGenerationInternet

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NGIZero, to opensource
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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,
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Squishy
O-ESD: Open-hardware for ElectroStatic Discharge testing
openCologne
BrailleRAP
FPGA Fault Injection Testing
S-SATA for openXC7
Redox Flow Battery
WWW SCION
Cell broadcast support for the Linux Mobile Stack
CAKE-MAINT
Distributed GNU Shepherd
Renderling
Elliptic curve encryption speed-up using SIMD
Pre-Scheme
ELF tools in Rust
GPGPU Playground
WebXDC XMPP
RETETRA3
Enhancing vula with IPv6 and REUNION rendezvous
DeviceCode
Reproducible-openSUSE
The MacBook Liberation Project
CRAVEX

NGIZero, to random
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Tomorrow we're hosting the webinar:
Open source CPU and SoC design : The flow, the challenges and a perspective.

Speaker Charles Papon is the creator of the SpinalHDL, VexRiscv and NaxRiscv projects. He will speak about the tooling involved in designing a CPU and deploying it on hardware. The talk is followed by a Q&A.

Thursday April 11, 13:00-14:30 CEST.

Everybody is welcome and no need to subscribe.
More info and the link to the BBB platform: https://nlnet.nl/events/20240411/index.html

NGIZero, to random
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Submissions for talks for the 2024 Free Silicon Conference are open till May 1. FSiC2024 connects experts and enthusiasts who want to build a complete Free and Open Source CAD ecosystem for designing analog and digital integrated circuits.

takes place in Paris, France, June 19-21. Attending the conference is free of charge but do send an e-mail to let them know your coming.

Organized by partner Free Silicon Foundation (F-Si).

https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024

dcz, to android
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@NGIZero Thanks for acknowledging my application!

One "but". You wrote

"You've applied to the Mobifree Fund, which is focused on the Android ecosystem."

except https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/ doesn't contain the word . I had an "oh sh-" moment because my project is about .

Who's wrong, the web site or the email? You might want to fix one.

NGIZero,
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@dcz 1/2 NLnet & the larger NGI program are very interested in mobile beyond Android. Mobifree is a pilot led by /e/ foundation, which is an Android distribution - and involving the people responsible for Android based technologies like F-Droid (an alternative Android App Store), and apps like Ltt.rs (email client) and Conversations (instant messaging application). So the grants inside Mobifree are geared towards that platform. For other mobile OS-es there is the (much bigger) NGI0 Commons Fund.

NGIZero,
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@dcz 2/2 If you've submitted to the wrong fund, please contact us by replying to the message you got - and we can make sure your application ends up in the right place. And thanks for pointing this out. We'll add a clarification to our FAQs.

NGIZero,
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@dcz P.s. If your work involves porting any of the other software mentioned on the Mobifree site (https://mobifree.org/#solutions) to other mobile OS-es, or otherwise contribute to these (for instance DeltaChat runs on many platforms), that would of course also be eligible ... But if not just send an e-mail stating you're not sure you are in the right fund and that you are okay with us allocating your proposal to the most suitable fund.

NGIZero, (edited )
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@dcz p.p.s the FAQ has now been clarified: https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/faq/

tynstar, to opensource
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Any experienced C developers among my followers? .

Expat, arguably the world's most popular parser, is understaffed and without funding. As has shown, situations like this are dangerous.

Last month, maintainer Sebastian Pipping put up a plea for help at https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_6_2/expat/Changes

(I would help myself, but my C skills barely surpass "Hello, World".)

Found via @timbray - https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/112203547801373427



#C

NGIZero,
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Hi @stf, NGI0 programs do not only fund new features. The goal of (financial) support is to develop, strengthen and mature free and open source projects. That involves much more than just new features.

For a list of activities eligible for support see: https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/eligibility/

@guusdk @tynstar @timbray

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We have 4 new open calls for funding for projects that contribute to an open, trustworthy, human-centered internet. Projects must be free and open source and papers published as open access.

Themes
NGI0 Core: Internet architecture and digital commons
NGI0 Commons Fund: Reclaim the public nature of the internet
NGI TALER: Privacy-preserving digital payments
NGI MobiFree: More ethical and human mobile software

https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240401-call.html

Deadline is June 1, 12.00 (noon) CEST

NGIZero, to random
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Everyone is welcome to our two upcoming open hardware webinars:

Open source CPU and SoC design: The flow, the challenges and a perspective, with SpinalHDL creator Charles Papon on April 11, 13.00 CEST.

And a Tech Talk with Andrew "bunnie" Huang on IRIS: an open hardware project to verify chips. May 2, 11.00 CEST.
An interactive talk with hardware hacker bunnie on his project IRIS (Infra-Red, In-Situ) inspection of silicon.

https://nlnet.nl/webinars/

NGIZero, to random
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An interesting funding opportunity from the SIDN Fund for a more sustainable internet. They're calling for tools and awareness projects that contribute to a more environmentally friendly digital infrastructure.
They are offering of up to €75.000. The deadline is May 3.
https://www.sidnfonds.nl/call-duurzaam-internet [In Dutch]

NGIZero, to random
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Educators and researchers have send an open letter stating that open-source chip design tools (Electronic Design Automation -EDA- tools) are essential for the European renaissance in chip design education and innovation. They ask of European Strategic and Funding Directions that open-source EDA tools must be a first-class citizen of the ambitions to foster chip design capabilities in Europe.
https://open-source-eda-letter.eu/

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“Email is a minuscule text file that you transmit across the internet. To claim that you don’t have the competence to arrange that yourself is a sign of administrative incompetence”, says Michiel Leenaars in an interview on Radio 1. He’s is responding to a recent report of Clingendael Institute warning the Dutch government has squandered cloud sovereignty by outsourcing storing vital & sensitive information to American providers. Listen to the interview here [In Dutch] https://www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/spraakmakers/643d3e2d-6056-4d44-bdb9-ab3df4ad90d4/2024-03-11-michiel-leenaars-we-zijn-slaven-van-bedrijven-als-google-en-microsoft

NGIZero, to random
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Join us for the webinar Open source CPU and SoC design : The flow, the challenges and a perspective with Charles Papon on April 11, 2024, 13:00-14:30 CET.

Through the lens of the SpinalHDL, VexRiscv and NaxRiscv projects, Papon will discuss open CPU design, deploying it on hardware, lessons learned and challenges.

For more info and a link to the BBB room see https://nlnet.nl/webinars/. No need to subscribe, the room is open.

-V

NGIZero, to random
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Do you agree that the internet should be improved in terms of trustworthiness/security/user autonomy/decentralization/openness/.../?
Are you working on a project to get us there?
Would it help to receive funding and practical support to realize that project?
Well, there are 7 open calls right now within the @EC_NGI's initiative.
There is 1 for , 1 for , 3 for , 1 for & 1 for .
https://www.ngi.eu/opencalls/

NGIZero, to random
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Data Autonomy and Academic Freedom: great piece by philosophy scholar @tstahl arguing that Big Tech in academia not only fosters digital dependence but can undermine academic freedom. With a shout out to @SURF for creating a cooperative social media platform for Dutch scholars and students on Mastodon.
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/blog/data-autonomy-and-academic-freedom

NGIZero, to random
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Tomorrow we'll host a webinar on the GNU Name System (GNS) and the road to publishing an RFC.

Thursday Feb 22, 13.00 CET.

GNS provides a privacy-enhancing alternative to the Domain Name System. It was published as an . RFC authors Martin Schanzenbach & Bernd Fix will explain GNS and how the RFC process works.
Stephen Farrell advises on working with bodies.
The is open to all. You can find the link to the BBB platform here: https://nlnet.nl/webinars/

NGIZero,
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Hi @Huubje, you can find links to the recordings of previous webinars on the webinar page here https://nlnet.nl/webinars/#previous_sessions. Below each title is a link.

NGIZero,
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@tyil yes, the links to the recordings of our webinars on the BigBlueButton platform can be found here https://nlnet.nl/webinars/#previous_sessions

NGIZero, (edited ) to random
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Chaos Computer Club has put out a CfU (Call for Utopias). The idea is that people could do with stories of positive futures to be inspired and engaged in the present.

Utopias can be submitted in any and all forms and will be shown/acted out at . Deadline is on leap day.

It's in celebration of being 42 years old. Happy life, utopias and everything dear @CCC!

https://42.ccc.de/
@callforstories

downey, to mastodon
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:boost_love: Boost if you think groups like @NGIZero @nlnetlabs and others should band together and fund a hard fork of that prioritizes trust and safety, and the needs of admins to protect their users from abuse.

⭐ Favorite if you would support with a little money, too.

NGIZero,
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Hi @downey, you probably mean NLnet.nl not NLnetLabs.nl. @nlnetlabs works on open standards to strengthen internet architecture while NLnet funds free and open source projects. We're friends but different organisations.

NGIZero,
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@downey @nlnetlabs no worries it happens a lot.

NGIZero, to foss
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In a new round of funding 41 projects have received an NGI Zero grant. It is great to see so many people working on free and open source building blocks for the digital commons.

What stands out in this round is the large number of open hardware projects and the continued popularity of memory safe languages.

Here is an overview of the 41 projects: https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240212-announcing-projects.html

With thanks to the @EC_NGI European Commission's initiative.

NGIZero, to web
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Interesting funding opportunities from @openwebsearcheu. The project has launched two new open calls for grant applications. Researchers and innovators are invited to submit their ideas and can request funding between 50.000 and 150.000 Euro.

The Open Web Search project aims to develop an open European infrastructure for web search. Part of the project's budget is reserved for third-party funding.

The calls are open until April 4, 2024.
https://openwebsearch.eu/third-party-calls-2024-media-release/

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