dwazou@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agoGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000 to the OpenStreetMap Projectwww.sovereign.techexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down10
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000 to the OpenStreetMap Projectwww.sovereign.techdwazou@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up60·2 days 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-22 days agoGonna require some more wise investments in open source and free software. Which require awareness from decision makers.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days 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.