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Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission - [Free Software Foundation Europe]

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Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission - FSFE

The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software. The non-transparent decision shows the need for sustainable long-term funding to allow t...

A few weeks ago the European Commission made the decision to stop funding the Next Generation Internet initiative (NGI) in its then current draft for the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme. This decision results in a loss of €27 million for software freedom.

Now you can ask for these funds and criticise the Commission’s decision, by taking part in the ongoing consultation on the Digital Europe Programme.

By participating in this consultation, which closes on 20 September (midnight Brussels time) you can help to advocate for a digital future that puts users in control of technology. Your input makes a difference.

The consultation on the linked website is available in all EU languages. It also provides hints how to take action.

Addition: You may also be interested in signing the petition about ‘public code’, claiming that code paid by the people should be available to the people.

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Only because something does not provide direct (monetary) benefit

but it does: NGI Assure is the EU blockchain, for example
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  Sure. And one may argue that that makes it even dumber…

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