Taxpayer money should fund public goods.

When governments invest in software, it should be #FreeSoftware: software that gives the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share.

Sign the open letter to support this principle:
https://publiccode.eu

XWiki will be at it-sa 2025 this October in Nuremberg!

The event focuses on digital trust, secure tools, and regaining control over tech — all things we care about deeply.

7–9 October
Hall 9, Booth 147 – NürnbergMesse

Join us to talk open-source knowledge sharing, documentation, and digital sovereignty.

@fsfe Are you aware of @civio's work about opening the source for a public program, BOSCO? I think it aligns with the #publiccode campaign. They've recently been on the Spanish Supreme Court fighting for it.

In case you're not, here are some links (in Spanish):
- How we've defended at the Supreme Court the transparency of public algorithms: https://civio.es/novedades/2025/07/08/vista-oral-bosco-civio-supremo/
- Bono-social tag at Civio's blog: https://civio.es/tag/bono-social/

Have a good day!

If it is public money, it should be public code as well! I support @fsfe's call for more #publiccode: https://publiccode.eu/en/

It's now basically impossible to log in to @EUCommission portal if you use GNU/Linux or other libre platforms.
The "EU Login Mobile App" is closed-source, which I refuse to install. No passwd or libre OTP option available.
It's a disgrace that the #EU forces their citizens to use propietary, closed source operating systems and applications.
Now we can not update news or releases of #GNUhealth in OSOR/JoinUP/Interoperable Europe until they change this rubbish portal. And we've been there since 2011.
@fsfe @victorhck
#OpenScience #PublicCode

Public Money? Public Code! (Italiano)

https://peertube.uno/w/9q3FhckytMguDXuLwFASLN

Do you think publicly funded software should be #FreeSoftware?

Make your voice heard!

sign our open letter and help push for fair, transparent, and accessible digital infrastructure!

https://publiccode.eu

@xwiki and @openproject have joined forces to give teams a true alternative to Confluence + Jira.

With XWiki for flexible knowledge sharing and OpenProject for project tracking, you get an open, sovereign toolkit that puts you in control.

Built in Europe. Open by default. No vendor lock-in.

Curious how it all fits together?

https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/open-source-alternative-to-Atlassian-XWiki-OpenProject/

Support Free Software in public services!
Public money should fund software that benefits everyone: Public Money? Public Code!

Sign the our open letter and support this initiative:

https://publiccode.eu

A vision for software freedom in 2048, Matthias Kirschner, DORS/CLUC 2025

https://media.fsfe.org/w/irrxN1PpocEB4FjD34cQxC

Instead of digital dependencies, we need transparent, resource-efficient, and sovereign IT infrastructures. The key? Open source software.

Open source enables:

Long-lasting IT systems
Circular economy in development
Full data sovereignty and transparency

Platforms such as OpenCloud are already demonstrating how sustainable digitalization can be achieved in practice.

Learn more: https://opencloud.eu/en/sustainable-digitalisation-open-source

Statt digitaler Abhängigkeiten braucht es transparente, ressourcenschonende und souveräne IT-Infrastrukturen. Der Schlüssel? Open Source Software.

Open Source ermöglicht:

Langlebige IT-Systeme
Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Entwicklung
Volle Datenhoheit und Transparenz

Plattformen wie OpenCloud zeigen schon heute, wie nachhaltige Digitalisierung in der Praxis gelingt.

Mehr erfahren: https://opencloud.eu/de/nachhaltige-digitalisierung-mit-open-source

European open source deserves the spotlight

Choosing local, open alternatives means you stay in control, not some global megacorp.

If digital sovereignty matters to you (and it should), now’s the time to support the ecosystem.

We’ve put together a list of EU-built tools that respect your rights and your data.

https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/European-alternatives-to-SaaS/

Should public funds create public code? Explore the push for #opensource #software in institutions. https://events.opensuse.org/ #FOSS #PublicCode

Podepsal jsem https://gov.cz/e-petice/1205-petice-za-povinne-zverejneni-zdrojovych-kodu-softwaru-pouzitych-ve-verejne-sprave

Učiňte také tak!

Live today at re:publica 25:

Peer Heinlein – A community has to do what a community has to do

In his keynote speech, Peer Heinlein explains why #OpenSource means freedom to him and uses a real-life example to highlight the importance of open source software for a digitally sovereign Europe.

May 27, 2025 | 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

https://re-publica.com/de/session/community-has-do-what-community-has-do

Heute live auf der re:publica 25:
Peer Heinlein – A community has to do, what a community has to do

Peer Heinlein zeigt in seiner Keynote, warum #OpenSource für ihn Freiheit bedeutet – und unterstreicht anhand eines realen Beispiels die Relevanz quelloffener Software für ein digital souveränes #Europa.

27.05.2025 | 17:30 – 18:00 Uhr

https://re-publica.com/de/session/community-has-do-what-community-has-do