Folks, tell the European Commission why open source is so important (ec.europa.eu)

submitted 1 month ago by phneutral@feddit.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/24793731

cross-posted from: https://piefed.europe.pub/c/europe/p/170040/folks-tell-the-european-commission-why-open-source-is-so-important

The commission is asking for your feedback on open source. Help them to understand the importance!

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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's also not just about freedom of information, but also about sovereinty. Can't be free of the hegemonic influence of the USA while using platforms made by closed-source companies located there.

[-] illusionist@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Freedom is more important than location

[-] Rothe@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

The two are deeply intertwined though.

[-] illusionist@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

In thus case, cutting ties is not enough. Freedom is more important

[-] gtr@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Are we cross-posting cross-posts now? Seems you really like cross-posts.

[-] phneutral@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, sorry. I do like cross-posts and cross-posted the same post twice into different foss communities. I didn’t realise that the second post wasn’t referring to the OG post.

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