Our democratic public sphere needs open networks!

Together with @offene_netzwerke we demand that public money be invested into Free Software and in open, decentralised infrastructures.

Read our demands (en/de/fr), published this week:
https://offene-netzwerke.eu/forderungen/

#FreeSoftware #PublicCode #OpenSource #Fediverse #EUsummit25 @BMDS

Unsere demokratische Öffentlichkeit braucht offene Netzwerke!

Gemeinsam mit @offene_netzwerke fordern wir, dass öffentliche Mittel in Freie Software sowie offene, dezentralisierte Infrastrukturen investiert werden.

Unsere diese Woche veröffentlichten Forderungen (de/en/fr):
https://offene-netzwerke.eu/forderungen/

#FreeSoftware #PublicCode #OpenSource #Fediverse #EUsummit25 @BMDS

Our democratic public sphere needs open networks!

Together with @offene_netzwerke we demand that public money be invested into Free Software and in open, decentralised infrastructures.

Read our demands (en/de/fr), published this week:
https://offene-netzwerke.eu/forderungen/

#FreeSoftware #PublicCode #OpenSource #Fediverse #EUsummit25 @BMDS

Why #FreeSoftware for public services?
✅ Ensures transparency 📖
✅ Avoids dependency on single vendors 🔄
✅ Allows collaboration & improvement 🤝
✅ Saves money in the long run 💰

Taxpayer-funded software should be for the public

Public Money? Public Code!
https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj

🔗 https://publiccode.eu/

#publiccode#SoftwareFreedom

Why #FreeSoftware for public services?
✅ Ensures transparency 📖
✅ Avoids dependency on single vendors 🔄
✅ Allows collaboration & improvement 🤝
✅ Saves money in the long run 💰

Taxpayer-funded software should be for the public

Public Money? Public Code!
https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj

🔗 https://publiccode.eu/

#publiccode#SoftwareFreedom

Taxpayer money should benefit society! 💪

Public administrations rely on software to serve society. When that software is funded with public money, it should be #FreeSoftware

Public Money? Public Code!
https://publiccode.eu/

#publiccode

Taxpayer money should benefit society! 💪

Public administrations rely on software to serve society. When that software is funded with public money, it should be #FreeSoftware

Public Money? Public Code!
https://publiccode.eu/

#publiccode

✨ New from @NGICommons: We interviewed Nil Homedes Busquet @nilhb from @decidim to explore how participatory #democracy can scale — as a true #DigitalCommons.
#Decidim means "we decide" in Catalan, and that ethos runs deep in both their code and community governance.
Read about their journey, governance model, and funding challenges👇
🔗 https://commons.ngi.eu/2025/08/04/decidim-and-the-spirit-of-a-digital-commons-community/

#FOSS#CivicTech#PublicCode#CommonsBasedGovernance
@martelinnovate @openfuture @OpenForumEurope @cnrs @linuxfoundation @ngi @EC_NGI

After 100 days in office, the German federal government falls short on #FreeSoftware: Draft procurement act fails to secure tech sovereignty by prioritising Free Software. The “Germany Stack” lacks EU coordination and transparency. No reliable long-term funding for Free Software in the budget.

Make “Public Money? Public Code!” the rule: Software paid with public money must be Free Software! The time to act is now!

👉 https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250812-01.en.html

#FreeSoftware#PublicCode

After 100 days in office, the German federal government falls short on #FreeSoftware: Draft procurement act fails to secure tech sovereignty by prioritising Free Software. The “Germany Stack” lacks EU coordination and transparency. No reliable long-term funding for Free Software in the budget.

Make “Public Money? Public Code!” the rule: Software paid with public money must be Free Software! The time to act is now!

👉 https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250812-01.en.html

#FreeSoftware#PublicCode

✨ New from @NGICommons: We interviewed Nil Homedes Busquet @nilhb from @decidim to explore how participatory #democracy can scale — as a true #DigitalCommons.
#Decidim means "we decide" in Catalan, and that ethos runs deep in both their code and community governance.
Read about their journey, governance model, and funding challenges👇
🔗 https://commons.ngi.eu/2025/08/04/decidim-and-the-spirit-of-a-digital-commons-community/

#FOSS#CivicTech#PublicCode#CommonsBasedGovernance
@martelinnovate @openfuture @OpenForumEurope @cnrs @linuxfoundation @ngi @EC_NGI

🏦 💰 Taxpayer money should fund public goods.

When governments invest in software, it should be #FreeSoftware: software that gives the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share.

Sign the open letter to support this principle:
🔗 https://publiccode.eu

#publiccode#SoftwareFreedom