The German government has setup a sovereign tech fund. It will fund open source technology because “the open source ecosystem serves as the foundation for society's innovative strength, competitiveness and democracy. Digital sovereignty is the self-determined use of digital technologies and systems by individuals, industry, and governments. “

https://www.sovereigntechfund.de


White pill?


Hahahaha.  Yeah, I'll pass.


I guess this was after they sold all their bitcoin..


This is how states capture new industries. They'll try to get into a kind of market dominance, then make rules, and opposition is weak because of the service. Treat with extreme suspicion.


Are they going to fund an alternative to asking me about cookie preferences?

World peace if they fix it.


Germany doing something that useful? Wow.


and probably a lot of them oney will just go to firefox and rust


ya, their cookies leave a bad taste


Nice (also, followed).