@osi The shift toward an EU Sovereign Tech Fund is a massive strategic move. But if this model shapes 'open source practice worldwide,' how do we ensure it doesn't just become a state-sponsored 'wrapper' for corporate infrastructure?

Can the EU-STF model provide actual Metabolic Insulation for the fundamental code—ensuring that the core developers are funded directly as a commons, rather than just as a 'resilience asset' for industrial users? #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #EUSTF

Support the EU-STF (sovereign tech fund) by responding to the survey (before Tuesday)

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

#FOSDEM #digitalsovereignty #EUSTF

@ainali There is some info about EDIC format in the #EUSTF report https://eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EU-STF-Feasibility-Study_final.pdf

Yesterday a person involved in the EDIC-DC explained to me how it's supposed to work. Apparently it's a supranational entity established by treaty; it is somewhat distinct from the incorporated entity of the same name [which is only some sort of secretariat for it?]. Not clear whether French legislation on nonprofits, taxation, procurement applies.

Maybe @senficon or others https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/KES3TH-funding_europes_open_digital_infrastructure_a_detailed_case_for_an_eu_sovereign_/ know.