Posts tagged "Education"

2025-02-08 | Stefane Fermigier

An opinionated guide, based on the experiences of a long-time open-source maintainer (Gael Varoqaux), on building successful open-source software tools. The guide emphasizes simplicity, tradeoffs, community, and quality as key principles for sustainable open-source projects.

2025-02-04 | Stefane Fermigier

The Gaia-X initiative, launched with the promise of a sovereign European cloud infrastructure, has largely failed to deliver, becoming entangled in bureaucracy and dominated by the very hyperscalers it aimed to challenge. Its multiple failures highlight the urgent need for Europe to abandon...

2025-01-30 | Stefane Fermigier

The European Commission is subsidising significant discounts (90%) on a cloud training scheme for SMEs, but as expected by anyone who has been following this trend for the last 25 years, the courses focus heavily on AWS. This is a small, but revelatory example of scoring goals against our own...

2024-06-27 | Stefane Fermigier

We outline strategies to effectively mobilize European Open Source communities to support providers and adopters within the Connected Collaborative Computing (3C) framework. Drawing on extensive experience with collaborative projects and funding schemes, we advocate for a shift towards more...

2024-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier

The year 2023 saw a surge of interest in Open Source software as a cornerstone of digital sovereignty across Europe. From the EU's Open Source Strategy to national initiatives and industry advocacy, key themes emerged that shaped the landscape of Open Source in Europe. This article provides an...

2023-12-12 | Stefane Fermigier

Europe's digital policy is in a state of flux, with policymakers grappling to balance security, innovation, and the unique nature of Open Source software. While the EU aims to bolster its digital sovereignty and cybersecurity, exemplified by the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), its approach and...

2023-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier

The year 2022 marked a year of both solidification and strategic shifts in the relationship between Open Source software (FOSS) and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that defined the year 2022 in Open Source and digital sovereignty.

2022-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier

The year 2021 was a pivotal year for Open Source software and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that shaped the Open Source ecosystem in Europe in 2021.

2021-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier

The year 2020 was a pivotal year for Open Source software and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that shaped the Open Source ecosystem in Europe in 2020.