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An interesting factoid is that in 2019 the European Commission put FileZilla in EU-FOSSA 2, a programme paying researchers to find security flaws in open source software that EU institutions use. Public money, and the fixes reach everyone who uses it. #PublicCode commission.europa.eu/news-and-med...
EU-FOSSA Bug Bounties in Full Force
More than 300 vulnerabilities in open source software have been submitted so far
commission.europa.eu
November 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
fsfe.org
The reform of European procurement rules is underway. We are working to turn Europe’s technological sovereignty ambitions into everyday procurement practice.

Find out what this means for Free Software:
fsfe.org/news/2026/ne...

#FreeSoftware #PublicCode #TechSovereignty #OpenSource #Procurement
Public Procurement Act: Europe needs control over its digital infrastructure - FSFE
The process to update European procurement rules has started. With the proposal for the Public Procurement Act, it is now up to the EU’s co-legislators to ...
fsfe.org
October 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
felicitas.pojtinger.com
RE: https://mastodon.social/@kirschner/117517079461023620

I keep on saying this: The UK is a cautionary tale for whatever policies you should _not_ implement.
Matthias Kirschner (@kirschner@mastodon.social)
This is extremely worrying! https://mu.social/profile/jonty.bsky.social/post/3myuvf72u3k2v See @fsfe's https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260504-01.en.html as background. If you have any additional information please reach out to @johas who is coordinating PublicMoney? #PublicCode ! We have to work hard to not loose good progress we already made before.
mastodon.social
October 28, 2026 at 6:36 AM
kirschner.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
This is extremely worrying! https://mu.social/profile/jonty.bsky.social/post/3myuvf72u3k2v

See @fsfe's https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260504-01.en.html as background. If you have any additional information please reach out to @johas who is coordinating PublicMoney? #publiccode ! We have to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
kirschner.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Just received some pictures from @nicorikken from our @fsfe strategy weekend with some sessions about Public Money, #publiccode, volunteer engagement, communications, a visit at #C2C lab about the relation of #c2c and #softwarefreedom https://c2c-lab.org/ and […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
One person pointing to a screen which has a slide about "public money? public code!" Person next to screen that says volunteer engagement. Person in room with others listening about communication strategy. Several people in room with C2C products listing to one of the persons.
October 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
softwareheritage.org
Today at #OSCL26 in Luxembourg: Stefano Zacchiroli on securing the software supply chain with Software Heritage, and Bastien Guerry on "The State of Public Code", how governments contribute to open source. Come say hi!

https://conference.opensource.lu/agenda/

#OpenSource #PublicCode
Agenda – Open Source Conference Luxembourg
conference.opensource.lu
October 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
csmarcum.bsky.social
If it is public money, it should be public code as well! I support @fsfe.org's call for more #publiccode: publiccode.eu (Not just in the EU, but also in the US and everywhere else too)
Public Money, Public Code
Public Money, Public Code - A campaign for releasing publicly financed software as Free Software
publiccode.eu
September 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
angelgarari.com
¡Si se trata de dinero público, también debe de ser código público! Apoyo con @fsfe.org's por más #publiccode: publiccode.eu/es/
Public Money, Public Code
Dinero público, Código público - Una campaña para que el software financiado públicamente sea Software Libre
publiccode.eu
September 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
softwareheritage.org
How do governments worldwide contribute to #OpenSource? A new @SWHeritage report has the answers. More on the State of Public Code: https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/07/01/public_code_2026_launch/
#GovTech #PublicCode
August 27, 2026 at 8:18 AM
h-b-news.eurosky.social
Interview mit Thomas Jarzombek #CDU: weist auf Abhängigkeiten fremder Mächte #USA + #China hin und die Dimensionen der #IT-Sicherheit + #Wertschöpfung in der #EU. Nennt #PublicMoney + #PublicCode, Digitale Souveränität

#OpenSource #CloudAct #Steuervermeidung #DiDay #Di-Day #KI #Maschinentechnik
Deutscher Bundestag - Wochenzeitung „Das Parlament“: CDU-Digitalpolitiker betont Notwendigke...
Vorabmeldung zu einem Interview in der nächsten Ausgabe der Wochenzeitung „Das Parlament“ (Erscheinungstag: 22. August 2026) – bei Nennung der Quelle frei zur sofortigen Veröffentlichung...
www.bundestag.de
August 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
mcepl.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy
If it is public money, it should be public code as well! I support @fsfe's call for more #publiccode: https://publiccode.eu/
Public Money, Public Code
Public Money, Public Code - A campaign for releasing publicly financed software as Free Software
publiccode.eu
August 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
opentalk.eu
Was ist eigentlich die "European Union Public Licence (EUPL)"?
Erfahren Sie mehr:
opentalk.eu/de/glossar/e...

#EUPL #OpenSource #CodeTransparency #PublicCode
European Union Public Licence (EUPL) Die European Union Public Licence (EUPL) ist eine Open-Source-Softwarelizenz, die von der Europäischen Kommission entwickelt wurde.
December 6, 2024 at 8:55 AM
ottoke.bsky.social
👏 Switzerland has passed a new federal law requiring all government-funded software to be open source, embracing the "public money, public code" principle. Read more: www.zdnet.com/article/swit...
#opensource #publiccode
Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.
www.zdnet.com
July 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM
ngicommons.bsky.social
👋 @ngicommons.bsky.social had a great chat with Ben Cerveny from the Foundation for Public Code.

So... what should the real priorities be for the digital commons in 2025? 🤔

commons.ngi.eu/videos/

Let’s get into it. #DigitalCommons #PublicCode
May 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
inventadero.bsky.social
If it is public money, it should be public code as well! I support @fsfe's call for more #publiccode: #FOSS #Europe
Public Money, Public Code
Public Money, Public Code - A campaign for releasing publicly financed software as Free Software
publiccode.eu
January 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
inventadero.bsky.social
🇪🇺 ←
dinero público→código público
#PublicMoney→#publiccode @fsfe #ServiciosPúblicos @NadiaCalvino @_minecogob @SEDIAgob
#EducaciónPública @educaciongob @todofp @EducacionCan @Educastur @educamadrid
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#DerechosHDigitales
Public Money? Public Code! (Español)
¿Por qué el software creado con dinero de los impuestos no se publica como Software Libre? Queremos una legislación que permita que el software…
vimeo.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
inventadero.bsky.social
interesante artículo #PublicMoney #PublicCode #ServiciosPúblicos @fsfe @fsf en la publicación de @SoftwareLibreSM "Noticias de EventosAbiertos"
Usando Software Libre en Barcelona - Reciclanet
Usando Software Libre  para construir una sociedad digital mas democrática, inclusiva y sostenible – entrevista con Francesca Bria, Directora de Tecnología de Barcelona. Escrito por Erik Albers Artrículo traducido con Software Libre por Reciclanet Barcelona, ​​el segundo municipio más poblado de España, está trabajando activamente en una agenda de «ciudad inteligente» que está remodelando la […]
www.reciclanet.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM
piratenpartij.nl
Goed nieuws! De Nederlandse overheid lanceert code.overheid.nl — een eigen, open-source alternatief voor GitHub op basis van Forgejo.

Geen vendor lock-in, geen Big Tech.

Publiek geld = publieke code. Zo hoort het!

#PublicCode #OpenSource #DigitaleSoevereiniteit
Nederlandse overheid zet zelfgehost alternatief voor GitHub op poten
De Nederlandse overheid heeft code.overheid.nl online gezet. Dat is een eigen omgeving voor het publiceren van opensourcesoftware, die de overheid zelf host. Hiermee wordt afgestapt van GitHub en GitL...
tweakers.net
April 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM
drstrawpants.wobbly.earth
Should taxpayer funded software be available for everyone? I would add that funding bodies ought to set the publication of software as an explicit review criteria. @dfg_public @NWONieuws @NERCscience @ERC_Research. See @fsfe's call for more #publiccode: https://publiccode.eu/
https://publiccode.eu/en/
publiccode.eu
November 7, 2024 at 4:12 PM
suaudeau.fr
Si c'est de l'argent public, le code doit être public aussi ! Je soutiens l'appel de @fsfe pour plus de #publiccode: https://publiccode.eu/fr
Public Money, Public Code
Argent public ? Code public ! - Une campagne pour la publication sous Licence Libre des logiciels financés par le contribuable
publiccode.eu
November 21, 2024 at 2:30 AM
softwareheritage.org
29 billion unique source files. 438 million projects. One open archive. https://archive.softwareheritage.org
#OpenSource #SoftwareHeritage #DigitalPreservation #PublicCode
July 24, 2026 at 5:45 AM
softwareheritage.org
How do governments worldwide contribute to #OpenSource? Our new report has the answers. More on the State of Public Code: https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/07/01/public_code_2026_launch/
#GovTech #PublicCode
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July 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
softwareheritage.org
Today at #UNOSW: The Public Code Observatory launches to map public-sector contributions to #OpenSource worldwide on Software Heritage data, a first step in a collaborative, open process. https://www.unopensource.org/agenda
#OpenSource #PublicCode
June 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM