Sustaining OSS - Speaker Deck

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Sustaining OSS! 12 Oct 2024: OggCamp

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Hello there 👋 2 I’m Lorenzo Sciandra @kelset Technologist @ STF before: Microsoft, react-native

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What do we do? 3 xkcd “Dependency”

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What do we do? 4 xkcd “Dependency” 🇩🇪 💰

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So far… 5 critical technologies worthy of investment identified 195 technologies supported since October 2022 54 M€ invested in commissioned work 23.50

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For example: 6 Technologies

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…but how? 7

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How do we do what we do? 8 Fellowship for Maintainers Our Programs Bug Resilience Program General Investment others (Challenges, etc.)

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General Investment 9 • Our primary program • “Invests in open digital base technologies that are vital to the development of other software or enable digital networking” • Key Criteria: • Prevalence (widely adopted technologies) • Relevance (importance to societal sectors) • Vulnerability (lack of other funding) • Public Interest (societal benefits) • Activities (well-defined, realistic, and impactful actions aligned with project goals) • Expertise (demonstration of deep knowledge and skills by the applicants)

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General Investment 10 The overall pipeline for applications:

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General Investment 11 PHP Project Description

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Fellowship for Maintainers 12 • A new program • The focus is on the human behind the screen • Recognises invisible, recurring work • Developed with community input and feedback STF News

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Fellowship for Maintainers 13 Months of full support (either full-time or freelance) 12 Maintainers of multiple FOSS projects 5 A fluid approach where we will shape the program together with the fellows Pilot

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Bug Resilience Program 14 • Focused on proactively increasing security in FOSS projects • Provides 3 types of services: 1. Direct Contributions ➡ Neighbourhoodie Software 2. Bug & Fix Bounty Platform ➡ YesWeHack 3. Code Audits ➡ OSTIF (Open Source Technology Improvement Fund)

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Bug Resilience Program 15 BRP Report

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Other programs and ideas 16 • We never stop looking for new ways to support FOSS! • Example: Challenges • Set focus on key themes • Engage with communities and practitioners • Exploration of different, innovative ways to address problems • Streamlined application, selection, and contractual processes

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A lot of different ways 17 Fellowship for Maintainers Our Programs Bug Resilience Program General Investment others (Challenges, etc.)

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…but why? 18

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Our mission 19 The Sovereign Tech Fund aims to sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem. We focus on security, resilience, technological diversity, and the people behind the code.

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Our vision 20 Digital Sovereignty

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Our vision 21 Digital Sovereignty the self-determined use of digital technologies and systems by individuals, private organisations and the state.

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Our vision 22 xkcd “Dependency” 🇩🇪 💰

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Our vision 23 🇩🇪 💰 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 … 💰 🏭 🏣 🏢

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roundtable 24

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Thanks for participating! 25 Lorenzo Sciandra @kelset Technologist @ STF Reach out: • [email protected] • @[email protected] • linkedin • sovereigntechfund.de