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I have a feeling the nlnet fund is bunch of nerds who have autonomy over the budget (ie: they are funding namecoin development). I don’t think they represent ei

by csomar 4mo ago

I have a feeling the nlnet fund is bunch of nerds who have autonomy over the budget (ie: they are funding namecoin development). I don’t think they represent either the EU or Netherlands position when it comes to privacy.

ggm 4mo ago
Nothing I said was meant to imply they represented either the EU or the Netherlands as a government. I said they are interested in the space, and I was trying to say I thought it reflected on trends I see. That's all. That's why I said "interested in" and "thinking about" On reviewing who is on it, I know several members of the board. I would not call them "nerds" in the pejorative sense they're serious people with decades of experience in the ICT sector. If you didn't mean it disparagingly, they are certainly nerdy, but they are not only a "bunch of nerds"
- fsckboy 4mo ago
  >Nothing I said was meant to imply they represented either the EU or the Netherlands as a government. the sentence you are referring to said (pay attention to the italics): "I don’t think they represent either the EU or Netherlands position when it comes to privacy.
  - ggm 4mo ago
    Good point. I should read carefully before firing off at other people. I also had focussed on the fintech digital currency and EU independence view of things and not the privacy issue.
- csomar 4mo ago
  > I would not call them "nerds" in the pejorative sense ... disparagingly ... but they are not only a "bunch of nerds" Not sure what got you fired here? This is hacker news, not a lawyers' forum. Also, personally, it was just a hunch from their continued namecoin support. I didn't even check the profiles of the committee. But back to re-explain my point, I think these individuals were acting on their own volition rather than a directive or planned strategy from the EU/NL.
  - em-bee 4mo ago
    the funds are listed here: https://ngi.eu/opencalls/ https://ngi.eu/opencalls/ i think nlnet is only the executor. NGI is a European Commission initiative. that's pretty close to a EU strategy i think.

by csomar 4mo ago

ggm 4mo ago

Nothing I said was meant to imply they represented either the EU or the Netherlands as a government. I said they are interested in the space, and I was trying to say I thought it reflected on trends I see. That's all. That's why I said "interested in" and "thinking about" On reviewing who is on it, I know several members of the board. I would not call them "nerds" in the pejorative sense they're serious people with decades of experience in the ICT sector. If you didn't mean it disparagingly, they are certainly nerdy, but they are not only a "bunch of nerds"

fsckboy 4mo ago
>Nothing I said was meant to imply they represented either the EU or the Netherlands as a government. the sentence you are referring to said (pay attention to the italics): "I don’t think they represent either the EU or Netherlands position when it comes to privacy.
- ggm 4mo ago
  Good point. I should read carefully before firing off at other people. I also had focussed on the fintech digital currency and EU independence view of things and not the privacy issue.
csomar 4mo ago
> I would not call them "nerds" in the pejorative sense ... disparagingly ... but they are not only a "bunch of nerds" Not sure what got you fired here? This is hacker news, not a lawyers' forum. Also, personally, it was just a hunch from their continued namecoin support. I didn't even check the profiles of the committee. But back to re-explain my point, I think these individuals were acting on their own volition rather than a directive or planned strategy from the EU/NL.
- em-bee 4mo ago
  the funds are listed here: https://ngi.eu/opencalls/ https://ngi.eu/opencalls/ i think nlnet is only the executor. NGI is a European Commission initiative. that's pretty close to a EU strategy i think.