NGI Zero open source funding @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz

Castopod is an in-development FOSS self-hostable podcasting platform, which now has Fediverse support too. You can follow at:

➡️ @Castopod

The project website is at https://castopod.org

It's still in alpha testing, but the latest version adds ActivityPub support so that people on Mastodon etc. can interact with Castopod posts.

The git is at https://code.podlibre.org/podlibre/castopod

#Castopod #Podcasting #Podcasts #Podcast #Fediverse #ActivityPub #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #SelfHosting

So I have an announcement. I sent an email to my work saying that I wanted to be able to focus on my work on taking advancing the federated social web to the next level. Read: better security / abuse resistance, richer interactions, virtual worlds.

How will I be funded to do this? I don't know. I do know that the state of the political world scares me enough that I feel I have to do this. If you want to support me: https://www.patreon.com/cwebber

Wish me luck. More updates soon.

Okay, okay, okay.

NFTs for carbon offset certificates.

/me drops mic

I'm happy that I'll be part of two meetings this month in front of the EU Commission talking about decentralized social networks and the work we've done https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/ec-ngi0-liaison-webinars-and-workshop-april-2021/1539

I believe this conversation is an important one to have, and I'd like to expand on why below.

@activitypub

Infos about the #activitypub #fediverse webinar by @NGIZero

https://mastodon.xyz/@NGIZero/105990149975241925

2021-03-31

The DREAM Team is proud to announce the first public release of our DREAM Data Specification (D1.1).

https://dream.public.cat/pub/dream-data-spec

This first release will enable developers to start looking into DREAM innovations. Early adopters can discuss this specification with #dream-catchers and enjoy open access to our collaborative research facility.

Follow-up discussion: https://dream.public.cat/c/dream-catchers/15

Distributed Mutable Container (DMC) specification: http://purl.org/dmc

#rdf #eris #dmc

Lightmeter 1.5 is out: now you can monitor remote #mailservers using either sockets or sync'ing! (#Logstash users: we've got you covered 😉). Also past delivery performance now gets analysed and Insights created, producing a handy digest of found issues 📜 https://lightmeter.io/lightmeter-1-5-historical-insights-and-logstash-support/

@rysiek
Indeed great, thanks @ilumium

Maybe @InteropNews might share our #SocialHub #interoperability event (2 webinars and a workshop) on the site, which we are preparing for European Commission representatives in April together with #NGI0

More information here: https://mastodon.social/@humanetech/105977030645045049

Tomorrow @NGIZero will send an official announcement.

And also maybe you'd like to join the Special Interest Group on SocialHub that'll lobby for #fediverse interop standards in EU,

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fediverse-policy-special-interest-group/1385

The evidence speaks for itself. The spread of biometric mass surveillance across different EU countries shows why we need a new law banning it.

Pass this on.

🔎 Read the EVIDENCE: https://reclaimyourface.eu/evidence-in-eu-countries/

✏️ SIGN our formal ECI: https://reclaimyourface.eu

#ReclaimYourFace

The EC/EU also realizes that they need to cooperate with open communities and innovative initiatives to achieve their goals.

And that these initiatives are often fighting uphill battle against Big Tech and need to be supported by funding and other forms of help.

Here @NGIZero is already playing a big role, and https://ngi.eu is central to many plans. But there will be other funds and grants too.

At #SocialHub we track all @activitypub dev opportunity.

E.g. at https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/grants-and-funding-for-our-projects/86

Part of the workshop will be focused on bringing https://europa.eu to the #fediverse

The #EC just laid out their digital targets for 2030

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/europes-digital-decade-digital-targets-2030_en

Per 4 years they set their #OSS strategy

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/informatics/open-source-software-strategy_en

And for upcoming legislation i.e. EU Digital Services Act they look for #interoperability standards, and we promote @activitypub for that in our #SocialHub SIG.

All this is where our #FediverseFutures align.

@NGIZero

If you are interested in helping, or want to suggest topics for discussion, then we invite you to join #SocialHub as a member.

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/

This event is a great opportunity for #fediverse evolution. The EC/EU itself is interested in making a move towards #foss and pursues a set of values of being more #Open #Privacy respecting #Collaborative with #Transparency and #Inclusion as principles.

We can help them get there!

#ActivityPub
#SocialMediaReimagined
#HumaneTechNow

@NGIZero

Dear #fediverse and especially #foss and #activitypub tech enthusiasts amongst you ..

At #SocialHub we're preparing a great event in the form of two webinars and a workshop in April, for representatives of the European Commission.

The topics are #ActivityPub #Interoperability and #FediverseFutures within the EU.

Interest for the event came from EC itself, who via @NGIZero - funder of many great AP projects - approached SocialHub to organize.

You can help prepare and certainly join the Event!

We want to thank our EU MEP fedizen @echo_pbreyer as great advocate for #fediverse in EU parliament.

"The Commission provides information to the public via various commercial, closed-source and centralised social media [..] accessible only to users who agree to legally and ethically controversial practices. Thus far, it has not provided [..] platforms that support open-source social networking protocols such as #ActivityPub [..]"

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-005987_EN.html

#privacy #foss

@NGIZero @activitypub

✔ Periodic overview of recently added #ActivityPub projects

• CastoPod Host: an open-source hosting platform made for podcasters who want engage and interact with their audience
• GoToSocial: headless #Mastodon compatible Fediverse server project written in #Golang
• Tranquility: small ActivityPub server written in #Rust
• hacker-don: server and web frontend written in #Clojure, prioritizing user sanity, safety and privacy
• Kazarma: A #Matrix bridge to ActivityPub

For all projects visit:
fediverse.party/en/miscellaneo…
git.feneas.org/feneas/fedivers…