Profile for nlnet
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We are NLnet foundation. We support organisations and people who contribute to an open internet for all. If you are working on a project that helps fix the internet through open hardware, open software, open standards, open science and open data, we invite you to apply for a grant.
We're lead of the @NGIZero coalition which runs several programmes to fund those who are building free and open source technologies for the Next Generation Internet.
After an historical contribution to the early internet in Europe in the 1980's, we've been financially supporting the open internet since 1997.
We like hex stickers.
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On August 8, a new batch of 60 free and open source projects was selected for the NGI Zero Commons Fund. This is the outcome of the fund's 11th round.
Here is a description of all 60 projects: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260808-60-new-projects.html
On August 11, five newly selected projects were announced in the NGI Taler and NGI Fediversity pilot programs. You can find them here: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260811-5-new-projects.html
We're looking forward to see the results of these important contributions to the digital commons.
NLnet is looking for security-minded #Rust developer/software engineer.
Our new colleague will join the team responsible for development & operation of the (Rust based) back-end which facilitates our #opensource grant programs & integrates into our website.
As a small foundation with a big mission we work with hundreds of free and open source projects & a network of trusted partners. Come and join us to make this ecosystem run efficient & secure.
https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/developer-rust.html
#getfedihired #FOSS
After two decades of a steady rhythm of bimonthly open calls on the first day of every even month of the year, NLnet will change deadlines to the third day of every odd month.
If you are interested to learn why - and how this relates to FOSDEM, summer, and Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions - you can read our longer announcement here: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260803-phaseshift.html
The new sequence will commence on September 3.
Nick, Eddie, Jamie, and Adam of AMS-IX made it to the finish of the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse and received the traditional Gladiolus flower.
The team from the Amsterdam Internet Exchange turned this four day walking event into a fundraiser for an Open Internet For All. They chose NLnet to be the recipient of the proceeds.
We're very honored they picked us and we thank them and the donors. Here's picture of the finish, with the AMS-IX and NLnet logos happily together on the tailor-made T-shirt.
The second article in our series on digital autonomy looks into the open source software supply chain.
Author Jeffrey McGuire talks to Armijn Hemel (DeviceCode) & Philippe Ombredanne (AboutCode). Both have a long track record building tools to manage the FOSS supply chain.
Read "The Answer Was Already on the Shelf: How public money built defenses for open source software (way) before the law required them" on the @linuxmagazine website.
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/The-Answer-Was-Already-on-the-Shelf
The Digital Commons EDIC invites open source communities to put forward experts for its Advisory Board. DC-EDIC is a European consortium with a mission to advance the digital commons. The Advisory Board of 10 experts is to give advice, support with strategy development & work with the the DC-EDIC community network.
Deadline for application is September 7
https://digital-commons-edic.eu/news/2026-07-01-advisory-board-call-for-experts/
Changing the Chip Industry: How Public Investment Has Grown Open Silicon.
This article by Jeffrey A. McGuire talks about the current state of Open EDA, and how it contributes to technological sovereignty. With contributions from #Naja and @fsi@mastodon.f-si.org.
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Changing-the-Chip-Industry-How-Public-Investment-Has-Grown-Open-Silicon
It's the first in a five-part series we're doing with @linuxmagazine on how public funding of open source contributes to digital autonomy, featuring open ecosystems supported by #NGI0.
Today at 16.00 CEST we'll have another open office hour. If you have any questions about applying for funding you can ask them. Here is a link to the Matrix channel and an explanation how it works:
https://nlnet.nl/officehour/
You can already start adding questions to the Etherpad.
Edwin & Nicholas from AMS-IX will be taking on the 4Daagse (Four Day Marches) walking 50km a day. They're hiking for a charitable goal: an open internet for all. And they picked us to donate the proceeds to!
The Amsterdam Internet Exchange plays a crucial role at the core of the internet as one of the largest hubs for internet traffic in the world. So it's a great honour to be picked by such an internet icon for their charity drive.
If you want to support the walkers: https://www.ams-ix.net/ams/events/4days-marches
67 projects will receive NGI0 grants to support the great work they are doing to keep our internet fair, open, resilient and secure with us, the users, at the center. Together they are fixing the internet across the entire technology stack, from open hardware to end user applications. Each project is free/libre/open source meaning everyone can use, study, share and modify them. A true digital commons.
Come over to meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260616-67-new-projects.html
As NLnet transitions from #NGI to the Open Internet Stack (OIS), we'll temporarily pause our bimonthly open calls, with the exception of NGI Taler & Fediversity.
In order to take stock of a decade of the Next Generation Internet initiative, we'll halt our open calls. After the summer the regular application process will re-open with 3 new programs under the new #OIS umbrella. Ongoing projects can continue their important work uninterrupted.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260612-NGIZero-stocktaking.html
#NGI0 #fossfunding #FOSS
Join us tomorrow for the monthly Open Office Hour. Everyone is welcome to ask questions about our grant programs for Free and Open Source technologies.
For more info and the link to the Matrix channel see: https://nlnet.nl/officehour/
This afternoon at 16.00 we hold our monthly open office hour. If you have any questions about applying to our FOSS funding programs, or anything else, join our Matrix room to pose your question(s).
You can enter your question on the Etherpad now if you prefer, or during the session. Do check out the FAQs first, as we have archived all Qs from previous sessions and the answer might already be there.
Find the links to the Matrix room, the Etherpad and FAQs here: https://nlnet.nl/officehour/
#FOSS
Internet pioneer Jaap Akkerhuis has received the Dutch Knighthood for his exceptional contribution to society. He has been instrumental in the development of the internet in the Netherlands & globally since the 1980s.
Jaap is a protocol designer & expert on the internet's naming system and is a senior research engineer at @nlnetlabs
We congratulate Jaap with this well-deserved honor & thank him for his tremendous contributions to NLnet, the internet & society at large.
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260428-Jaap-Akkerhuis-Knighted.html
57 free and open source projects are selected for grants in the ninth open call of the NGI Zero Commons Fund.
We want the thank these projects teams and all applicants for their contribution to the digital commons. They are building digital infrastructure that fosters user autonomy, resiliency, interoperability, openness, accessibility, and strive for technical excellence.
Come over to read all about the projects:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260409-announce-commons-fund.html
We want to thank the Proton community for giving a large donation to NLnet and 9 other organizations that promote digital freedom. Each year the Proton Foundation organizes a fundraiser for online freedom and invites its community to participate. This year over 50.000 people joined & raised $1,273,800!
The fellow online freedom proponents are: @edri @digiges @hackclub@social.dino.icu WITNESS humanetech Transparency International, Lighthouse reports, Open Markets Institute & The Insider.
https://proton.me/blog/2025-lifetime-fundraiser-results
Today at 16.00 CET we have another NLnet Open Office hour. If you have any questions, you can drop by in our Matrix room and ask them.
You can already enter your questions to the Etherpad and we'll answer them this afternoon.
The questions that are asked are collected in a FAQ so the answers are available to others as well.
Links to the Matrix room, Etherpad and FAQs can be found at:
The Call for Papers for the 8th International
Open Search Symposium is open! Deadline is March 1, 2026.
This years theme is Boosting Digital Sovereignty.
The conference will be held in Berlin in October, free of charge and is organized by the Open Search Foundation.
There is also a Call for Demos to young researchers and students to showcase their innovative work using the Open Web Index of the OpenWebSearch.eu project.
https://opensearchfoundation.org/events-osf/ossym2026/#CfP2026
The recordings of the matchmaking sessions for the @EUCommission 's Open Internet Stack open calls are online. There were lots of interesting people giving brief presentations about their current work and plans for the call. The sessions were hosted by @EC_NGI
If you are interested in applying to IOS but could not make it to the session, the recordings are a great way to find people to build a consortium with.
Video links and info about the calls: https://nlnet.nl/events/20260211/OIS-matchmaking/index.html
#foss #NGI #NGI0
Just a reminder that the first of the matchmaking sessions for Open Internet Stack open calls from the @EUCommission starts today at 14.00 CET.
If you are considering to apply and are looking for collaboration partners, join us today.
There are three separate sessions at 14.00, 15.30 & 17.00 for different calls.
@EC_NGI will give a brief introduction, and then the floor is open.
See for all the info:
https://nlnet.nl/events/20260211/OIS-matchmaking/index.html
#FOSS #opensource #NGI #NGI0 #openinternetstack
