Why Free Software needs secured long-term funding
summary
Free software funding is fragmented: EU pilot programs (FOSSA2 hackathons), NGI funding gets cut, and member-state efforts (Germany’s sovereign tech agency) lack stable budgets. Proposal is to create dedicated budget lines, tie procurement reform (impact assessment due November) to public money public code, enforce Cyber Resilience Act steward and attestation rules by 2027, and mix public and private contributions (banking/insurance levies or 1% pledges). Practical tools include oversight by the Court of Auditors and a transparency nutri score for free software.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
- 0:43Current funding challenges
- 2:29EU funding programs and gaps
- 5:03Lack of long-term strategy
- 6:25Public Money Public Code campaign
- 7:51Existing EU funding schemes
- 9:15Avoiding national silos
- 10:40Key criteria for funding
- 12:04Private sector contribution
- 13:28How to support the cause
- 14:11Q&A session
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