I dont want Big Tech EuropeI want Open Source Europe

[primetime@mastodon.social]

I dont want Big Tech Europe
I want Open Source Europe

#europe #EU #bigtech #opensource

[kats@chaosfem.tw]

@Primetime Standard formats and protocols, not platforms.

[ajayiyer@mastodon.social]

@Primetime
I don't want Open Source Europe.
I want Free Libre and Open Source Europe.

[primetime@mastodon.social]

@ajayiyer Yes, there are certainly a lot of details to discuss in this. I want european software to be open source and to respect users freedom (libre). I want it to be a good career path, and something you can build a business on. I believe it is possible, but will require substantial support from the EU to be sustainable. It would require money spent on open source instead of big tech platforms. It would require effective enforcement of open source software licenses. Among many other things.

[primetime@mastodon.social]

@KatS Yes, this is also important

[ajayiyer@mastodon.social]

@Primetime @eff 's #publicmoneypubliccode initiative is a great move towards making Europe more libre, IMHO.

It's just that just "Open Source" absolutely doesn't cut it. Software *HAS* to be free/libre to prevent corporations from hijacking the project / infrastructure.

[primetime@mastodon.social]

@ajayiyer @eff Yes, we are in agreement.

[dexter@bsd.network]

@Primetime “Only proprietary software vendors want proprietary software.”