Funding Open Source like public infrastructure
> To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.
https://dri.es/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure
Is there a free software system like kick starter?
I'd like to run a funding experiment and it would require this model.
Is there a free software system like kick starter?
I'd like to run a funding experiment and it would require this model.
Would love to hear migration thoughts & plans (if any) from other FOSS maintainers (and sponsors!) currently using Github Sponsors. Are you planning/supporting to leave? Are you afraid you'll lose sponsors?
Personally, I'd also love to hear from my own sponsors (some of which are also here 👋). I'm considering migrating various public & still private https://thi.ng repos to @Codeberg (and plan to join as a club member), but would keep GH as passive mirror for now (updated only during new releases). Issue tracking would move to CB...
Would you support such a move? What are your own concerns? Instead of GH Sponsors, I've also started accepting donations via https://liberapay.com/thi.ng/ and the old https://www.patreon.com/thing_umbrella also still exists (though their greedy 8% fee makes it a non-preferred option)
Would love to hear migration thoughts & plans (if any) from other FOSS maintainers (and sponsors!) currently using Github Sponsors. Are you planning/supporting to leave? Are you afraid you'll lose sponsors?
Personally, I'd also love to hear from my own sponsors (some of which are also here 👋). I'm considering migrating various public & still private https://thi.ng repos to @Codeberg (and plan to join as a club member), but would keep GH as passive mirror for now (updated only during new releases). Issue tracking would move to CB...
Would you support such a move? What are your own concerns? Instead of GH Sponsors, I've also started accepting donations via https://liberapay.com/thi.ng/ and the old https://www.patreon.com/thing_umbrella also still exists (though their greedy 8% fee makes it a non-preferred option)
Funding Open Source like public infrastructure
> To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.
https://dri.es/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure
Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.
The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.
“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.
The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.
#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
The order requires all #FederalAgencies, including #FEMA, the National #Science Foundation [#NSF] & the National Institutes of #Health [#NIH], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal #funding opportunities & #grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”
It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.
Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.
The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.
An #ExecutiveOrder signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give #political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by #FederalAgencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the #US the world leader in #research & #development.
#USpol#BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999
The order requires all #FederalAgencies, including #FEMA, the National #Science Foundation [#NSF] & the National Institutes of #Health [#NIH], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal #funding opportunities & #grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”
It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.
Yesterday President #Trump issued an executive order on federal research grants.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/
A few highlights:
* It criticizes previous granting criteria for promoting DEI and gender pluralism, providing legal aid to immigrants, and creating irreproducible research, fraud, and waste through high indirect costs.
* Agencies may peer-review grant applications provided that final decisions rest with political appointees.
* Agencies must review grants annually to ensure consistency with admin priorities.
* Grants must be subject to immediate "termination for convenience".
* Recipients must follow the Trump admin "Gold Standard" science. See my separate thread on the gold standard.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/114569635375660780
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
1/2 📢 Got a groundbreaking idea for #free #software and #privacy preserving projects that support our mission for @Taler but missed our first eight #funding calls? No worries!
🌟 Our 9th Open Call is live since 1st of August and you’ve got about two months to apply - the #deadline is 1st of October, 2025 12:00 CEST (noon). ⏰ @EC_NGI
💡We’re on the lookout for proposals that will revolutionize #digitalpayment systems and contribute to an #open, #trustworthy, and #reliable internet for all. 💻
Yesterday President #Trump issued an executive order on federal research grants.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/
A few highlights:
* It criticizes previous granting criteria for promoting DEI and gender pluralism, providing legal aid to immigrants, and creating irreproducible research, fraud, and waste through high indirect costs.
* Agencies may peer-review grant applications provided that final decisions rest with political appointees.
* Agencies must review grants annually to ensure consistency with admin priorities.
* Grants must be subject to immediate "termination for convenience".
* Recipients must follow the Trump admin "Gold Standard" science. See my separate thread on the gold standard.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/114569635375660780
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
1/2 📢 Got a groundbreaking idea for #free #software and #privacy preserving projects that support our mission for @Taler but missed our first eight #funding calls? No worries!
🌟 Our 9th Open Call is live since 1st of August and you’ve got about two months to apply - the #deadline is 1st of October, 2025 12:00 CEST (noon). ⏰ @EC_NGI
💡We’re on the lookout for proposals that will revolutionize #digitalpayment systems and contribute to an #open, #trustworthy, and #reliable internet for all. 💻
Update. "Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, in an Appropriations Committee vote that represents a clear rebuke of President Trump’s plan to dramatically reduce the agency’s spending."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih-budget-senate-committee-replaces-trump-cuts-with-400-million-increase/
( #paywalled)
#DefendResearch#Funding#Medicine#NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
Update. "Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, in an Appropriations Committee vote that represents a clear rebuke of President Trump’s plan to dramatically reduce the agency’s spending."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih-budget-senate-committee-replaces-trump-cuts-with-400-million-increase/
( #paywalled)
#DefendResearch#Funding#Medicine#NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
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