Taking this chance to also highlight some other cool projects that got #NGIzero funding in this round—thanks to @nlnet for facilitating the call where I got to (virtually) meet a bunch of the people behind them! 🎉
Also, the full list of newly selected projects here:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html
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https://nlnet.nl/project/Qryptr/
The Qryptr itself never connects directly to the Internet (or any network), making it impossible to hack that way. I like it mainly because it's a cool-looking pocketable device with a screen and a keyboard but I can see others finding it useful ✨
🧵 1/n
https://nlnet.nl/project/MPTCP-C-Flag/
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rust-query, a library with a better API to query #SQLite databases with #Rust
https://nlnet.nl/project/rust-query/
While that sounds relatively mundane, it's something I'm excited about because Rust really doesn't have as many options as, say, Python, where I just define a model in the code and it automagically generates tables, migrations, and everything in between. Did I say doesn't have options? Well, that was only until now 😉
🧵 3/n
Universal #EInk Solutions, which aims to provide a consistent API for driving #epaper displays 🖥️
https://nlnet.nl/project/Universal-EInk/
As someone who cannot concentrate for long periods on bright screens and the owner of an e-ink monitor as well as an e-reader, this is something I'm looking forward too as it'll increase hackability and enable the development of more #OpenHardware devices!
(On a related note, I also learnt during the course of the meeting that #Modos is also an NLnet-funded project)
🧵 4/n
