Open source makes the world go around!

In honor of FOSS month, our SIGs wanted to thank the projects we're relying on most.

There are a ton, so please join us as we celebrate them all! 🙌

Ready for the #ilovefs day?
This year, we want to show our appreciation to all the maintainers: they keep #FreeSoftware alive, build packages, test updates, and ensure tools work for all of us.

Let’s thank them for their hard work! 🙌

#ThankYou #MaintainersMatter

https://quiz.fsfe.org/quiz?name=ilovefs26

The Sovereign Tech Agency is exploring how to better support open source maintainers and contributors who are actively working on technology standards relevant to their open source infrastructure projects.

Open standards are foundational to a healthy open source ecosystem. They enable interoperability, enhance digital sovereignty, foster competition and innovation and ensure that critical digital infrastructure remains accessible and serves the public interest.

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We are very happy to announce that the European Commission is funding the ELFA consortium to build a local-first, end-to-end encrypted workspace suite. Core tools include documents, spreadsheets, email, calendar, chat, video calls, and more!

Gathering 12 partners for at least 3 years, towards a suite composed of 16 apps!

@nextgraph @ironcalc @blocknote @AnanasTeknik @ontola @xwiki @CryptPad @uradotdesign @danubetech @xrhf and @nlnet who will soon offer sub-granting.

https://elfaconsortium.eu/

Robert presented #EU_OS today at #fosdem in Brussels: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DTE3NX-eu-os-1-year-after-with-feedback-and-wishlist/

The room was full and could have been filled a 2nd time. Those who missed it can watch it later online. Make sure to follow to stay updated through 2026! Check out our PoC at https://eu-os.eu/poc/ .

Robert is still around. So reach out via Mastodon @rriemann or on Matrix rriemann:kde.org .

UPDATE: watch online at https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DTE3NX-eu-os-1-year-after-with-feedback-and-wishlist/

#DigitalSovereignty #DPI #DigitalCommons #fosdem2026

And as of right now, its possible to buy early bird tickets to 3 days of delicious delectable unforgettable #BSidesLuxembourg2026 content!

https://pretix.eu/BSidesLux/2026/