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Research and advocacy activities to support open technology and digital public goods
Amsterdam, North Holland
Joined April 2015
This can make contributions really easy. Just made a small donation to "html-webpack-plugin" 😇, which I didn't even specifically know this dependency, or whether they had a Open Collective account and how much they raised or need.. :)
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😍@opencollect knows how to do this!
Introducing BackYourStack https://t.co/Maqajy4aCT! Look for your github org or drag&drop your package.json/composer.json and find your dependencies seeking financial support. <3 🚀
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"remember the more money you make the more you help others..." Only if we could understand the importance of this. Same goes for most non-profit organizations as well, but especially #opensourceisnotcharity
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#UnitedNations ❤️ #opensource! @DIAL_community on Sustainability of Open Source in International Development at #FOSDEM18: https://t.co/HOLoFGPGVf
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Another great story from #FOSDEM18: Why I forked my own project and my own company ownCloud to Nextcloud? 👍 https://t.co/RuADm0hbov
@Nextclouders #opensource
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Brilliant initiative from @coinbase! Hope to see that this becomes an example to other organizations that rely on #opensource. Will be curious to know about the projects that you choose each month✌️
Welcome @coinbase
https://t.co/mr2JBVnivv Thank you for supporting the community! 🙏
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Useful tips & tricks about technical writing from Tanya Roth 👍: https://t.co/k9LaR2VjW1
#FOSDEM
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Want to control your connected home devices from one secure web interface? Us too. That’s why we’re launching PROJECT THINGS.
blog.mozilla.org
Last year, we said that Mozilla is working to create a framework of software and services that can bridge the communication gap between connected devices.
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#opensource & #money: the struggle is real. Another great talk @ #FOSDEM, by #XWiki: https://t.co/mez2zvzpO3
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Open source & Corporate Social Responsibility
There's a link between coding and social responsibility: Organizations producing free and open source software generate a public good. Should they report it? (from @jesgar) https://t.co/h5XidrE2Da
#TheOpenOrg
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The world's billionaires made enough money in 2017 alone to end extreme poverty not once – but seven times.
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Really sad news. @Gratipay was such an inspiration, and one of the milestones on making OSS sustainable. Sorry to hear this.
After 5+ years, we are shutting down at the end of the year: https://t.co/M40K9j9TtB. 1st: Sorry. 😢 2nd: Thank you all for an amazing run! 💃
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Let's test an assumption: #opensource creates tremendous value but captures very little of it. How much? How little?
gratipay.news
It Leaves $852B/y on the Table
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What a nice & useful collection!
How can we produce a lot of social value for little cost? 7 examples of inefficiencies in the "social value" market:
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Seeking: open-source leaders who want to sharpen their skills. Learn more about Mozilla Open Leaders training:
medium.com
Apply to Mozilla Open Leaders Round 4
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How to use Libraries.io data from millions of open source projects: https://t.co/A0EaqKaxd1
#opendata
opensource.com
What if we applied the techniques Google applied to index the internet back in 1998 to the world of open source software projects?
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The picture of inefficiency - Meet the doughnut: the new economic model that could help end inequality https://t.co/UjAQ4RvcLh via @wef
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One step at a time..
So grateful to be part of the @SustainOSS community. From @opencollect we wrote a post about what we've learned
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