🔊 Thinking about the commons today, and this quote from Mark Herringer keeps coming back to me:
“Commons, for me, is like a forest… Digital Commons is a common good in a similar way. We want to look after it and make sure that others can use it after us.”
Curious how others here think about digital commons 🌍
#DigitalCommons #Commons #Fediverse #OpenWeb #PublicGood #Stewardship #Care
"But there's one post-American system that's easy to imagine. The project to rip out all the cloud connected, backdoored, untrustworthy black boxes that power our institutions, our medical implants, our vehicles and our tractors; and replace it with collectively maintained, open, free, trustworthy, auditable code."
#CoryDoctorow, 2026
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
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📡 We’re spending the week in Brussels, with @NGICommons present day by day.
Listening, sharing, and connecting around open source, public digital infrastructure, and the future of the digital commons in Europe. These spaces matter. Because collaboration, is how sustainable digital ecosystems grow.
More info here: https://commons.ngi.eu/2026/01/27/ngi-commons-at-the-heart-of-eu-open-source-week-in-brussels/
#NGICommons #EUOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource #DigitalCommons
@openfuture @OpenForumEurope @martelinnovate @cnrs @linuxfoundation @EC_NGI
📡 We’re spending the week in Brussels, with @NGICommons present day by day.
Listening, sharing, and connecting around open source, public digital infrastructure, and the future of the digital commons in Europe. These spaces matter. Because collaboration, is how sustainable digital ecosystems grow.
More info here: https://commons.ngi.eu/2026/01/27/ngi-commons-at-the-heart-of-eu-open-source-week-in-brussels/
#NGICommons #EUOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource #DigitalCommons
@openfuture @OpenForumEurope @martelinnovate @cnrs @linuxfoundation @EC_NGI
I opened a discussion about a missing design constraint in #4opens.
How are creators expected to sustain themselves while producing #OpenSource and #Commons aligned work, without reintroducing hidden power or relying on self-sacrifice?
I am treating survival funding as a first-class design problem because it shapes governance, licensing, and organization.
Discussion:
https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/4opens/issues/17
I opened a discussion about a missing design constraint in #4opens.
How are creators expected to sustain themselves while producing #OpenSource and #Commons aligned work, without reintroducing hidden power or relying on self-sacrifice?
I am treating survival funding as a first-class design problem because it shapes governance, licensing, and organization.
Discussion:
https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/4opens/issues/17
At a time of global uncertainty, Europe must diversify its partnerships, reduce dependencies, and stand firmly for open, fair and rules-based trade. This deal does exactly that — reinforcing Europe’s role as a reliable global partner and strengthening our economic resilience.
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/115912057481583297
#EU_OS develops a template solution for organisations that want to diversify the desktop operating system: #Win11
Follow this account for updates!
More on our proof of concept: https://eu-os.eu/poc
#Trump #Tariffs #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #EDIC #DigitalCommons #DPI
At a time of global uncertainty, Europe must diversify its partnerships, reduce dependencies, and stand firmly for open, fair and rules-based trade. This deal does exactly that — reinforcing Europe’s role as a reliable global partner and strengthening our economic resilience.
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/115912057481583297
#EU_OS develops a template solution for organisations that want to diversify the desktop operating system: #Win11
Follow this account for updates!
More on our proof of concept: https://eu-os.eu/poc
#Trump #Tariffs #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #EDIC #DigitalCommons #DPI
The #PIDtoPortal project has launched! 🎉
We’re connecting the dots from persistent identifiers to the Netherlands Research Portal — strengthening the Dutch open research info ecosystem.
Serving two key groups:
🔹 #BarcelonaDeclaration signatories (monitoring)
🔹 #NL Research Portal metadata suppliers community (portal governance)
Read more on SURF Communities: https://communities.surf.nl/en/open-research-information/article/from-pid-to-portal-strengthening-the-open-research-information
#openscience #ORI #OpenResearch #Metadata #digitalcommons
This is a reminder: We’re still looking for an experienced Project Manager to help develop and deliver new projects at the Sovereign Tech Agency, from supporting the #DigitalCommons #EDIC to organizing events like the Maintain-a-thon at the United Nations.
We accept applications until Wednesday, January 14th. Apply here: https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/project-manager
Kurzer Reminder: Wir suchen eine*n erfahrene*n Project Manager*in, um neue Projekte bei der Sovereign Tech Agency zu entwickeln und umzusetzen – von der Unterstützung des #DigitalCommons #EDIC bis zur Organisation von Events wie dem Maintain-a-thon bei den Vereinten Nationen.
Bewerbungen sind noch bis Mittwoch, 14. Januar möglich: https://www.sovereign.tech/de/stellenangebote/projekt-manager_in
Kurzer Reminder: Wir suchen eine*n erfahrene*n Project Manager*in, um neue Projekte bei der Sovereign Tech Agency zu entwickeln und umzusetzen – von der Unterstützung des #DigitalCommons #EDIC bis zur Organisation von Events wie dem Maintain-a-thon bei den Vereinten Nationen.
Bewerbungen sind noch bis Mittwoch, 14. Januar möglich: https://www.sovereign.tech/de/stellenangebote/projekt-manager_in
This is a reminder: We’re still looking for an experienced Project Manager to help develop and deliver new projects at the Sovereign Tech Agency, from supporting the #DigitalCommons #EDIC to organizing events like the Maintain-a-thon at the United Nations.
We accept applications until Wednesday, January 14th. Apply here: https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/project-manager
Tomorrow in The Hague, EU Member States launch a new international organisation, one that invests in and cares for #DigitalCommons and open source. The EDIC for Digital Commons is a long term commitment and strategy to help governments transition to open source, work with the communities and strengthen the ecosystem. Much needed.
"Our custom #bikes and gear reflect our dirt intentions and we #LeaveNoTrace to keep it all sustainable. Our #bikepacking #commons weaves us together and forms the grounds of this community. We all help maintain our commons first and foremost by riding."
Important piece by Josh Meissner about how #Komoot betrayed the commons and what the bikepacking community must learn from it.
