Re: internal tech at DiEM25 (an issue I’m not directly involved in & never had authority for), as I mentioned in my talk in Passau, the next step you have to take is simple:

1. Put all DiEM25 code on public source control (including the code for the voting systems). Ideally, a GitLab instance under source.diem25.org.

This will reduce the truck factor, provide transparency (especially essential for voting code), and allow others to help.

Once this is done, let’s chat about step 2.

@aral @pedrojuan had some cool ideas about what to do with Mastodon to empower the grassroots: https://democracyindiem25.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/empowering-grassroots-in-diem25-by-using-mastodon/ ; did you see this post?
Empowering grassroots in DiEM25 by using Mastodon.

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