We are excited to announce a significant investment of €508,640 by the German Sovereign Tech Agency, through its Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) initiative, into the development and stewardship of Flatpak. This two-year initiative, co-organized by Modal and with Para-Real Ltd. as supporting organization, will accelerate the evolution of Flatpak as a secure, sandboxed platform for packaging and distributing Linux desktop software. …

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Sovereign investment in #opensource software can be the most efficient use of public funds imaginable.

Its not a panacea, its not without its own risks but it has been a blind spot for too long. …

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