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This is probably like asking cats to self-herd, but is there value in creating a FOSS spokes-group - that can basically solve Kissingers problem - "When I want

This is probably like asking cats to self-herd, but is there value in creating a FOSS spokes-group - that can basically solve Kissingers problem - "When I want to speak to Europe, who do I call?". It would have to be something like a revolving body of FOSS luminaries who are willing to take the high level meetings and a smaller body of administrators and presumably some voting. I mean you can speak to debian, to the PSF etc.

dalbasal 3y ago
"FOSS Politics" might be a good idea. Being open and being authorative have a complex interplay and FOSS-like approaches can do things that regualtor-and firms complex cannot. Ultimately, FOSS and regulators are aligned in places where regulators and firms are opposed. That opens up possibilities.
ixxie 3y ago
I would love to hear if anybody knows of any organizations advocating FOSS in the EU. I would happily throw some money in their direction. Quick Ducking and I found FSF Europe: https://fsfe.org/ https://fsfe.org/ I'm guessing the European Pirate Party also engages with this topic: https://european-pirateparty.eu/ https://european-pirateparty.eu/
- account42 3y ago
  Last things I heard from these are idenity and green politics respectively so I wouldn't count on them to represent FOSS or computing freedom in general.
pjc50 3y ago
The nearest thing to that is https://edri.org/ https://edri.org/, who have been around for about 20 years, back when there was a fight over software patenting.
nsajko 3y ago
FFII comes to mind, apart from the other answers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_a_Free_Information_Infrastructure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_a_Free_Informat...
reedciccio 3y ago
Open Source Initiative and Open Forum Europe and Eclipse Foundation and many more... Check the signatures to open letter to the Commission on the cyber resilience act and consider donating to these organizations to keep educating policy makers https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/open-letter-european-commission-cyber-resilience-act https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/open-letter-...

dalbasal 3y ago

"FOSS Politics" might be a good idea. Being open and being authorative have a complex interplay and FOSS-like approaches can do things that regualtor-and firms complex cannot. Ultimately, FOSS and regulators are aligned in places where regulators and firms are opposed. That opens up possibilities.

ixxie 3y ago

I would love to hear if anybody knows of any organizations advocating FOSS in the EU. I would happily throw some money in their direction. Quick Ducking and I found FSF Europe: https://fsfe.org/ https://fsfe.org/ I'm guessing the European Pirate Party also engages with this topic: https://european-pirateparty.eu/ https://european-pirateparty.eu/

account42 3y ago
Last things I heard from these are idenity and green politics respectively so I wouldn't count on them to represent FOSS or computing freedom in general.

pjc50 3y ago

The nearest thing to that is https://edri.org/ https://edri.org/, who have been around for about 20 years, back when there was a fight over software patenting.

nsajko 3y ago

FFII comes to mind, apart from the other answers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_a_Free_Information_Infrastructure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_a_Free_Informat...

reedciccio 3y ago

Open Source Initiative and Open Forum Europe and Eclipse Foundation and many more... Check the signatures to open letter to the Commission on the cyber resilience act and consider donating to these organizations to keep educating policy makers https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/open-letter-european-commission-cyber-resilience-act https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/open-letter-...