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2023-01-01 09:32 UTC
@Di4na The 2016 Eghbal report [1] is very good; pp 120+121 are interesting about GitHub before the MS #EEE.
@forgefed #ForgeFed [2] - could you remind us of a good URL on ForgeFed funding (NLNet?) as a real-world example of funding FOSS?
@khinsen @civodul might have some good links on the current status of other EU-based initiatives towards sustainable incomes for FOSS developers/maintainers.
[1] https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure (pdf archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20221225103314/https://www.fordfoundation.org/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf)
[2] https://forgefed.org
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@Di4na@hachyderm.io 2023-01-01 19:24
@boud @forgefed @khinsen @civodul There are indeed multiple initiatives. You can also add https://sovereigntechfund.de/
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@pere@micro.towards.vision 2023-01-09 09:29
@boud ForgeFed's funding source has been NLNet indeed! I've documented the grant application and the whole the email exchange until the recent approval: https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/forgefed-nlnet-grant-application/2598 (huge thanks to @dachary for advocating radical transparency)