Hey tech friends. I'm wondering about alternatives to stripe, specifically to stripe connect for split payouts. Anybody have any opinions about these European alternatives? https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/stripe

I see others like these but many of them have U.S. headquarters. https://tipalti.com/resources/learn/stripe-competitors-and-alternatives/

edit/added couple more tags for visibility.

#stripe #payments#eu#europe #europeanalternatives #tech#saas #startup #software#cloud #aws #gcp #digitalocean

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Should we do something native in the Fediverse?

And what would that actually look like? Let’s be honest about what the #Fediverse is, despite all the code and standards talk, the heart of the Fediverse is anarchism – not in the chaos sense, but in the older meaning:

The letter A for anarkhia (‘without ruler’), circled by an O that stands for order or organization.

We have plenty of the A with decentralization, voluntary cooperation and resistance to imposed authority. But where’s the O? Of clear coordination, transparent […]

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A conversation about money and the #openweb

Let’s talk about the tension at the heart of the modern #openweb, and why so many grassroots builders and radical technologists find themselves on the outside looking in. Scene: A typical “open internet” conference in Europe. Excited NGO-funded attendee toots:

“Just booked my place for ePIC in Lille! My first Eurostar trip! It’s where I started 10 years ago with Mozilla. Time flies. #OpenBadges #VerifiableCredentials”

Me (a social tech outsider):

“These things are […]

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Why most #geekproblem software fails: Trust vs. control

Almost all of our #geekproblem software fails because it’s built with a mindset of control.

Control over users.Control over systems.Control over outcomes.

But all good societies, and all durable communities, are based on trust. When we ignore this, we don’t just write bad code, we produce #techshit that nobody uses, that burns out developers, and that confuses users. Then we start over… and call it “innovation.” That’s #techchurn.Control-driven projects: Examples of […]

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What Do We Do With Our #Mainstreaming Alt-People?

This is an old and familiar problem: people who say they want change but consistently choose the path that neutralises it. Welcome to the “common sense” #NGO worldview, currently being repackaged in the #Fediverse as things like the Fedi Foundation. It’s not new. It’s not empowering. It’s a tired institutional gravity that drags every radical project into a fog of bureaucracy, branding, and paid careers.

In contrast, we have the “nativist” #openweb crew – grassroots people […]

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UK Prime Minister Starmer and German Chancellor Merz signed a friendship treaty between the United Kingdom and Germany.

The treaty between the countries includes a commitment for the two nations to assist each other in case of armed attack. This is a reaction to an increasingly aggressive Russia.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

The #EU #DMA compliance workshops exist to regulate gatekeepers powers, yet both #Apple and #Google treat them like "product launches" where non-engineers show slides and can never answer questions.

The Android play-field, instead of taking steps to respect the DMA, Google shrinks what Android even is. If Apple can own its closed iOS, Google figured they can privatize Android?

Maybe it being #FOSS for 17 years was just a glitch and now Android is out of the famous Google betas?

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Wildfires in Europe are surging, but we are ready.

How?

🚒 22 firefighting airplanes & 4 helicopters, stationed in 10 EU countries, are on standby
👨🏽‍🚒 Firefighters positioned in high-risk areas - almost 650 firefighters from 14 countries deployed to 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 to support local forces
📍 Experts monitoring risks 24/7

Since January 2025, the EU has had:

🔥 1,118 fires
🧯 Nearly 214 ha burnt

Follow the current situation 👉🏾 https://europa.eu/!HRmFq6

#EUCivilProtectionMechanism

@EUCommission
glad to hear the #EU is ready to fight fires. But you wouldn't really need to be that ready if you'd do more to protect the #climate

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This view is not arrogance, I should know, having worked at the heart of this mess for 30 years