dwazou@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 day agoGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000 to the OpenStreetMap Projectwww.sovereign.techexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down11cross-posted to: opensource@programming.devbuyeuropean@feddit.ukBuyFromEU
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000 to the OpenStreetMap Projectwww.sovereign.techdwazou@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square8linkfedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@programming.devbuyeuropean@feddit.ukBuyFromEU
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up62·1 day agoImagine if we end up a place, where this tarrif shitshow actually ends up with EU and the world being independent from big tech corps on Maps, Office (Word, Excel), Windows etc. Sometimes all we need is a wake up call.
minus-squareboreengreen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-21 day agoGonna require some more wise investments in open source and free software. Which require awareness from decision makers.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoFor sure. Their decision about OpenStreetMaps seems pretty wise.
Imagine if we end up a place, where this tarrif shitshow actually ends up with EU and the world being independent from big tech corps on Maps, Office (Word, Excel), Windows etc.
Sometimes all we need is a wake up call.
Gonna require some more wise investments in open source and free software. Which require awareness from decision makers.
For sure. Their decision about OpenStreetMaps seems pretty wise.