Two projects we love are currently running a crowdsource campaign. The modular Open Hardware laptop MNT Reform Next is up on Crowdsupply where you can support them by buying a T-shirt or treat yourself to an OH laptop in pre-sale. [1] And the Pixelfed and Loops team is seeking backers to support the development of these federated social networks with no ads, no algorithms and no tracking. [2] [1]
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MNT Reform Next Campaign is Now Live!
You can now back the next-generation open hardware MNT Reform Next laptop!
 [2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks #OpenHardware #FOSS #Fediverse #NGI #NGI0
Happy 2025 everyone! On this first day of the fresh new year we are happy to announce 50 Free and Open Source projects were selected to receive NGI Zero grants. We'd like to congratulate all the teams and individuals and thank them for working on a better internet for us all. Come over and meet the projects:
NLnet; 50 Free and Open Source Projects Selected for NGI Zero grants
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If you are working on Free and Open Source technologies that improve the digital landscape for everyone, know that NGI0 offers financial & practical support. We offer grants between €5k - €50k, open to everyone. Calls currently open: NGI0 Commons Fund: Reclaim the public internet NGI TALER: Privacy-preserving digital payments NGI MobiFree: More ethical mobile software NGI Fediversity: Creating the hosting stack of the future Deadline February 1, 2025
NLnet; Apply for funding before February 1st 2025
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In the latest episode of the NGI0 podcast we talk to Adrian Georgescu. He was part of the Voice over IP revolution & in this episode you’ll learn much about that history and the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). With his company AG projects, Adrian created Blink, a pure SIP client and Sylk Suite which combines SIP with WebRTC. He also talks about what it’s like to run a #FOSS company & having to compete with Big Tech offering services for free.
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The VoIP revolution - Blink
Adrian Georgescu was part of the Voice over IP revolution and in this episode you’ll learn much about that history and the Session Initiation Pro...
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"It is important to be able to communicate freely", says Jérôme Poisson aka @npub1xkf4...w0mx in the In the NGI0 #podcast. He is the main developer of Libervia, a communication ecosystem based on #XMPP. XMPP is mostly known for chat but Libervia offers many more features such as blogs, fora, events & file sharing. It has gateways to other open protocols like #ActivityPub & email. He talks about Libervia, the political side of technology & offers advise about #NGI0 grants.
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"Technology is not neutral" - Libervia
It is important to be able to communicate freely, says Jérôme Poisson a.k.a. Goffi. He is the main developer of Libervia, a communication ecosyst...
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badkeys is an open source tool to check cryptographic keys for known vulnerabilities. Its developer @npub1syue...3cq9 gave a talk at German OWASP Day where he discussed how old bugs never die. He tested for the Debian OpenSSL bug discovered in 2008 & found hundreds of DKIM setups still vulnerable. Vulnerable hosts included prominent names like Cisco, Oracle, Skype, and Github. But he sees even older vulns including one which is over 300 years old. Watch the talk here:
The Debian OpenSSL bug and other Public Private Keys
In early 2024, hundreds of DKIM setups still used cryptographic keys vulnerable to a bug from 2008 in Debian's OpenSSL package. Vulnerabl...
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