NGIZero

NGIZero, 5 months ago to random

Adblockers are legal, German courts ruled. Their argument: users not only have the right to receive information but also to refuse it.
That sounds about right. It'd be positively dystopian if companies can claim the right to force-feed information. A win for internet user freedom :).
One of the downsides of the ruling is that a company can exclude users with an activated adblocker from accessing its website.
@fsfe wrote an interesting article about the case
https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231220-01.en.html

NGIZero, 11 months ago to opensource

The @sovtechfund is offering grants to people who contribute to a sustainable open source ecosystem. Grants go up to €300,000 per application and cover three main topics:

1. Improve FOSS Developer Tooling
2. Securing FOSS Software Production
3. FOSS Infrastructure Documentation

With this program the Sovereign Tech Fund seeks to stimulate an open digital infrastructure: fundamental technologies that enable the creation of other software.

https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/challenges/ #opensource

NGIZero, 6 months ago to random

Nice video (in Dutch) about the Fediverse by unofficial fediverse-ambassador @erikkemp [1].
It's a presentation in hackerspace @tkkrlab and features an informative overview slide of the fediverse (CC BY-AS 4.0) by @axbom [2].
[1] https://makertube.net/w/4qJYRwGRPhEfvHpPpewy1D
[2] https://axbom.com/fediverse/

NGIZero, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Pouhiou of @Framasoft presents @peertube at #NGIFORUM23 "We built a videoplatform based on old internet values such as decentralization. Not one big platform but many small federated platforms." More than a 1000 instances & a million video's. All that in six years and one paid developer. (A 2nd dev recently joined. Yay!)
"With little means we can do a lot in the open source community",

NGIZero, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Is anyone going to #FOSDEM by way of #Veldhoven on Friday afternoon or Saturday? There will be thousands of stickers at the Stickerkoning.nl ready to go to FOSDEM. But they don't have a ride because most of us are already in Brussels. It's at least two big boxes so not a task for train people to take on.

NGIZero, 8 months ago to opensource

Are you working on a project that makes the internet better for everyone? We support projects like yours both financially & practically. The next deadline for our rolling open calls is October 1.
Applying is simple, just fill out the one-page form. You can request between €5 000 & €50 000 euros. Open source, open data, open hardware & open standards projects are welcome. All outcomes must be published under an #opensource license & papers as #openaccess.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2023/20230801-call.html
#FOSS #funding

NGIZero, 3 months ago to random

Join the #webinar on the GNU Name System (GNS) and the road to publishing an RFC.
GNS is a decentralized and censorship-resistant domain name resolution protocol providing an alternative to DNS. In 2023 the GNS was published as RFC 9498. The authors of the #RFC Martin Schanzenbach & Bernd Fix will talk about GNS & the road to published an RFC.
Stephen Farrell of Tolerant Networks will talk about getting advice with #standardisation processes.

February 22 at 13.00 CET https://nlnet.nl/webinars/

NGIZero, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to foss

NLnet Foundation is looking for a Rust developer/software engineer for our office in Amsterdam.

You will be responsible for the development and operation of the (Rust based) backend through which we administer our open source grant programmes, and which integrates with our website.

NLnet financially supports organisations and people who work on free and open source projects from around the world on all layers of internet technology.

https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/developer-rust.html

#FOSS #Rust #FediHire

NGIZero, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

We are happy to announce the launch of the new NGI0 Commons Fund. Its aim is to reclaim the public nature of the internet.

Offering small and medium-sized grants for free and open source projects across the entire technology stack.

First call opens February 1. If you are working on a project that contributes to reclaiming the public nature of the internet, do apply.

With many thanks to the @EU_Commission 's #NextGenerationInternet initiative.

https://nlnet.nl/news/2023/20240109-CommonsFund-starts.html

NGIZero, 1 month ago to opensource

Come and meet the 41 projects which will receive funding in the latest round of the #NGI0 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.
#NextGenerationInternet #opensource

NGIZero, 8 months ago to accessibility

Join us for our webinar How To Make Your Digital Product Accessible For All. Charlotte Swart will discuss accessibility and share the most common issues.

Charlotte is a user experience researcher at NGI0 partner HAN University. She leads the #accessibility auditing team for NGI0 projects. In the webinar she'll demonstrate how an audit works.

The webinar takes place September 21, 13.00 CEST. For more info and the link to the BigBlueButton platform see: https://nlnet.nl/events/20230921/index.html
#a11y

NGIZero, 3 months ago to random

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. RFC authors Martin Schanzenbach & Bernd Fix will explain GNS and how the RFC process works.
Stephen Farrell advises on working with #standardisation bodies.
The #webinar is open to all. You can find the link to the BBB platform here: https://nlnet.nl/webinars/

NGIZero, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

The European Commission has launched the Digital Services Terms and Conditions Database. The database helps to monitor compliance w. the Digital Services Act which asks for understandable ToS. The database builds on the work of the @opentermsarchive and the @ToSDR project. OTA is a digital common producing datasets of contractual documents. ToS;DR enables crowd-reading and rating of these same documents.

Congratulations to all involved with this important milestone!

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launches-new-database-track-digital-services-terms-and-conditions

NGIZero, 11 months ago to random

Today it is precisely ten years ago that the first of the blockbuster revelations on decades of massive illegal infosec operations by the US government were published - made possible by whistleblower and conscientious objector Edward Snowden. The unprecedented privacy violations against internet users revealed then were a call to action for many. Why not come and help out too, and submit your idea to work for a more open, resilient and robust internet via https://nlnet.nl/propose

NGIZero, 9 months ago to fediverse

What do we mean when we say Fediverse? In The Multiple Meanings of the Fediverse, @fediversereport explores three different interpretations of the word. Each based on a different founding principle: Community, ActivityPub, or Interoperability.
Keeping in mind that people may have different interpretations can be useful when having conversations about the #fediverse.
https://fediversereport.com/the-multiple-meanings-of-fediverse/

NGIZero, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

On our way to #37c3 \o/. We hope to see you there! We have a meetup on open source funding together with @PrototypeFund and @sovtechfund on Day 1 - 17.00-18.00 - Saal D. https://events.ccc.de/congress/2023/hub/en/event/meet-the-funders-sovereign-tech-fund-nlnet-prototy/

There are many people who are involved with NGI0 giving talks and organizing sessions. Here you'll find a (probably non-exhaustive) list https://nlnet.nl/events/20231227/index.html

See you at Congress!

NGIZero, 5 months ago to foss

We want a more resilient, trustworthy and open internet. We need your contributions to get there.

Are you working on free and open source projects in open hardware, open software, open data or open standards?

Apply for funding from NGI Zero. We are looking forward to your proposals!

Apply before February 1st 2024 (noon).

https://nlnet.nl/news/2023/20231201-call.html

#FOSS

NGIZero, 4 months ago to random

We invite you to our webinar on security audits tomorrow, Thursday January 11, at 13.00 CET.
Radically Open Security / @ros 's Melanie Rieback and Andrea Jegher will explain and demonstrate how security audits work.
ROS is the world’s first not-for-profit computer security consultancy company. As an NGI0 partner it offers security audits to all projects within the #NextGenerationInternet initiative.
The webinar is open to all and no need to register.
https://nlnet.nl/events/20240111/index.html

NGIZero, 6 months ago to random

@mro

NGIZero, 6 months ago to random

Thank you @onepict and @librecast for your wonderful essay in which you so eloquently make clear that communities are the cornerstone of the next generation internet.

We can't wait to share it after the CfP has closed.

NGIZero, 9 months ago to fediverse

The @fediversereport featured an article about NLnet, one of the NGIZero coalition partners. It focuses on NLnet's involvement in funding #fediverse projects and gives insight into the grant application process. Many thanks to @laurenshof from The Fediverse Report, the newsletter providing links and context to news happening in the fediverse.
https://fediversereport.com/meet-nlnet/

NGIZero, 8 months ago to accessibility

Just a reminder that today we host the webinar How To Make Your Digital Product Accessible For All at 13.00 CEST

Charlotte Swart, lead of the #accessibility auditing team for NGI0 projects, will demonstrate how an accessibility audit works.

For more info and the link to the BigBlueButton platform see: https://nlnet.nl/events/20230921/index.html. Registration not needed, just join the room.

#a11y

NGIZero, 12 days ago to opensource

There'll be an #NGI breakout session during OW2con'24 for NGI beneficiaries. It's a chance to meet up with fellow contributors to the open internet, share a presentation about your project and to explore new collaboration possibilities.

Throughout the conference there'll be an NGI Community corner for projects to provide demos & meet open source professionals

OW2con'24 is held 11-12, June in Paris-Châtillon. Registration is free but mandatory.

https://www.ow2con.org/view/2024/Breakout_Sessions/NGI-Search

#NGIZero #opensource

NGIZero, 20 days ago to foss

Apply for Summer of Nix 2024 to join one of four teams in making selected free and open source software (FOSS) projects work reliably on a whim using Nix and NixOS.

Deadline May 10.

Summer of Nix is a rare opportunity for students or early-career professionals with diverse technical skills and interests to practice disciplined software development with Nix while contributing to the public good and receiving some payment for it.

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/summer-of-nix-2024-call-for-participants/43249

#Nix #NGI0 #NGI #FOSS

NGIZero, 15 days ago to random

Daniel Thompson-Yvetot co-founder of @TauriApps will be speaking at The Web Conference where he'll announce the launch of Verso.
Verso is a web browser that plays old world blues to build new world hope: a new open-source project that seeks to make a cross-platform, Rust-based browsing engine, webview, and browser.

On May 16, it's an in-person event but live stream will be provided. https://crabnebula.dev/events/the-web-conf-2024/
https://www2024.thewebconf.org/program/full-schedule/